Bishop George Ahr High School

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name = Bishop George Ahr High School


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grades = 9 - 12
district = Roman Catholic Diocese of Metuchen
type = Catholic high school
principal = Sr. Donna Marie Trukowski
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enrollment = 860 (as of 2005-06)
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nickname = Trojans
conference = Greater Middlesex Conference
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location = 1 Tingley Lane
Edison, NJ 08820
information = 732-549-1108
website = [http://www.bgahs.org School website]

Bishop George Ahr High School, also known as Bishop Ahr, Ahr or BGA, is a four-year, private, coeducational Roman Catholic high school located on a thirty-six acre campus in the northern section in Edison, New Jersey. It is a member of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Metuchen, which is headed by Bishop Paul G. Bootoski.

As of the 2005-06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 860 students. [http://nces.ed.gov/surveys/pss/privateschoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&SchoolID=00866669&ID=00866669 Data for Bishop George Ahr High School] , National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed August 19, 2008.]

The school opened in 1969 as St. Thomas Aquinas High School, and was renamed for Bishop George Ahr in 1984.

Students come from Middlesex, Union, Monmouth, and Somerset Counties in Central New Jersey. The current enrollment is 1,000 students.

The administration and teaching faculty are composed of Felician Sisters and lay people. All 70 faculty members hold a B.S. or B.A. degree; a significant percentage have M.A.'s and some hold a Ph.D. Bishop George Ahr High School is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools and the New Jersey Department of Education.

Athletics

The Bishop George Ahr High School Trojans compete in the Greater Middlesex Conference, which includes public and private high schools located in the greater Middlesex County area. The league operates under the supervision of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association.

For three consecutive seasons, 1984-1986, the football team was the South Jersey Parochial A State Champions.Fact|date=March 2008

The wrestling team won the 2007 NJSIAA Non-Public, South B state championship with a 46-27 win over Holy Cross High School. [ [http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=200640&tclass=Non-Public%2C%20South%20B 2007 Team Wrestling Tournament - Non-Public, South B] , NJSIAA. Accessed May 28, 2007.]

The 2006 baseball team won the Non-Public, South A sectional championship over St. Augustine College Preparatory School, 16-15. [ [http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=161273&tclass=Non-Public%2C%20South%20A 2006 Baseball - Non-Public, South A] , NJSIAA. Accessed may 28, 2007.]

The Swim team won the Greater Middlesex Conference for the 3rd year in a row (2005,2006,2007.)

The Gymnastic team hold the State Championship title for five years running, (2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007).

Notable alumni

* Ed Kalegi (born 1967), voice actor / narrator / host / actor. Public Address Announcer for both the New York Yankees' minor league team in Staten Island as well as the New Jersey Ironmen of the MISL. Voice Actor in the motion picture Sugar, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2008 and will be released nationwide in the Summer of 2008.
* Tom DeSanto (born 1968), producer of the "X-Men" movies and "Transformers".
* Kevin Mulvey (born 1985), drafted by the New York Mets as their first pick in the 2006 Major League Baseball Draft. [ [http://mlb.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20060809&content_id=1601486&vkey=pr_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb Mets sign RHP Kevin Mulvey] , Major League Baseball press release dated August 9, 2007. Accessed June 12, 2007. "Mulvey, 21, is a native of Parlin, N.J., and graduated from Bishop George Ahr High School in New Jersey."]
* Ivette Sosa (born 1976), a member of the disbanded girl group, Eden's Crush. [Granieri, Laurie. [http://www.crossroadsnb.com/Crossroads/Crossroads_Ledger.htm "Yo Soy Latina!" is Linda Nieves-Powell's declaration of independence.] , Copy of article from the "Home News Tribune", February 5, 2006. Accessed May 28, 2007. "Bishop George Ahr High School alum Ivette Sosa, who plays Migdalia, remembers yearning for blond hair and blue eyes."]
* Tammy Trenta, a candidate on "The Apprentice". [Ogle, Kathleen. [http://www.catholicspirit.com/stories/2006/may/0518schools3.html "Ahr Apprentice: Grad makes it to show’s 11th episode"] , "The Catholic Spirit", May 18, 2006. Accessed June 16, 2007. "She did not succeed in becoming Donald Trump’s fifth apprentice, but Bishop Ahr High School graduate Tammy Trenta considers her run on his show a priceless experience."]
* Darrin Winston (1966-2008), Major League Baseball player who played two seasons in Major League Baseball for the Philadelphia Phillies. [Staff. [http://www.app.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2008808170376 "DARRIN A. WINSTON, 42, of Clarksburg in MILLSTONE TOWNSHIP"] , "Asbury Park Press", August 17, 2008. Accessed September 4, 2008. "Winston, who was 42, starred at Bishop Ahr High School in Edison before moving on to Rutgers. "]

References

External links

* [http://www.bgahs.org/ Bishop George Ahr High School web site]
* [http://nces.ed.gov/surveys/pss/privateschoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&SchoolID=00866669&ID=00866669 Data for Bishop George Ahr High School] , National Center for Education Statistics