Camden Catholic High School

Infobox School
name = Camden Catholic High School


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motto = Honor, Faith, Loyalty
established = 1924
type = Private school
religion = Roman Catholic
district = Roman Catholic Diocese of Camden
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colors = Green & White
teamname = Fighting Irish
conference = Olympic Conference
location = 300 Cuthbert Road
Cherry Hill, NJ, 08002
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website = [http://www.camdencatholic.org School website]

Camden Catholic High School is a four-year comprehensive private coeducational Roman Catholic High School, located in Cherry Hill Township, New Jersey, serving students from the Camden County area. The school operates under the supervision of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Camden.

History

When the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception was built in 1862, space was set aside for the first parochial school in the city of Camden, which became the foundation of the current high school. In 1920, the existing elementary school program was extended to include a four-year, high school program graduating 15 girls and 6 boys in June 1921. Camden Catholic High School opened in 1924 with an enrollment of 400 students.

After a fire on April 17, 1960, destroyed two buildings at the Camden campus, a decision was made that a new school would be constructed on a 33 acre site in Cherry Hill.

ports

Camden Catholic High School participates in the nineteen-member Olympic Conference, which consists of public and private high schools located in Burlington County and Camden County.

The wrestling team won the 2007 Group A State Championship, defeating Don Bosco Preparatory High School 32-25 to take the title. [ [http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=200640&tclass=Group%20A%20Championship 2007 Team Wrestling Tournament - Group A Championship] , NJSIAA. Accessed July 23, 2007.]

Wrestler Anthony Trongone won the NJSIAA 171 pound championship in 2007. [ [http://infoweb.newsbank.com/iw-search/we/InfoWeb?p_action=doc&p_docid=117DAE4A2F0F5530&p_docnum=1&p_queryname=NaN&p_product=NewsBank&p_theme=aggregated4&p_nbid=U54Q4CYCMTE5MDAyNzY4My41NTQ5OTI6MTo3OnJhLTE4ODg "Sports Week"] , "Courier Post", March 11, 2007. Accessed September 17, 2007. "Camden Catholic senior Anthony Trongone (41-2) won the state 171-pound wrestling championship with a 4-2 win over Ocean Township's Kyle Kiss."] Trongone was a runner-up in 2005-06 season. Previous state champions from Camden Catholic are Bobby Stinson (in the convert|130|lb|abbr=on. weight class in 2002) and Ed Giosa (125 lb. in 2003). [Behre, Bob. [http://blog.nj.com/hswrestling/2007/03/171_final_1.html Jersey HS Wrestling] , NJ.com, March 4, 2007. Accessed September 17, 2007.]

The Boys Cross Country team, under the coaching leadership of Dennis "The Menace" Quinn and Ralph Harris, took the division championship on October 10, 2007, beating Paul VI High School and ending Paul VI's 28-year, 244 match dual meet winning streak. [Wood, Steve, [http://www.courierpostonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071011/VARSITY/710110476/1090 Camden Catholic ends Paul VI's long winning streak] , "Courier Post", October 11, 2007. Accessed October 12, 2007. "After 28 years and an epic win streak of 244 consecutive dual meets in boys' cross country, Paul VI High School has finally been dethroned.... On Wednesday, the Irish denied Paul VI of win No. 245, beating its division foe 21-36 and ending the longest win streak in South Jersey history.]

In 2007, the field hockey team won the South Jersey, Group II state sectional championship with a 5-3 win over West Deptford High School in the tournament final. [ [http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=243004&tclass=South%2C%20Group%20II 2007 Field Hockey - South, Group II] , NJSIAA. Accessed November 12, 2007.]

Notable alumni

*William T. Cahill (1912-1996), Governor of New Jersey and United States Representative. [ [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=C000019 William Thomas Cahill] , "Biographical Directory of the United States Congress". Accessed December 8, 2006.]
*Bill Conaty, former NFL player. [ [http://www.patriots.com/alumni/index.cfm?ac=alumnibiosdetail&bio=24223 Alumni Bio: Bill Conaty] , New England Patriots. Accessed November 13, 2007. "was all-conference, all-parochial south and all-south New Jersey during his senior year at Camden (NJ) Catholic"]
*William J. Fallon (1944-), United States Navy Admiral who is the former Commander of United States Central Command. [Martin, Susan Taylor. [http://www.sptimes.com/2007/01/14/Worldandnation/From_facilitator_to_w.shtml "From facilitator to warrior"] , "St. Petersburg Times", January 14, 2007. Accessed December 10, 2007. "Tall and lean, Fallon ran on the track team at Camden Catholic High."]
*Jonathan George (2002) - Pitcher for the Asheville Tourists Class A farm team of the Colorado Rockies
*Bishop James J. Hogan - Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown from 1966 - 1986
* Bishop George V. Murry, S.J. - Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Youngstown installed in 2007. [ [http://www.usccb.org/comm/archives/2007/07-024.shtml "Pope Appoints Bishop George V. Murry as Bishop of Youngstown"] , United States Conference of Catholic Bishops press release dated January 30, 2007. "George V. Murry was born December 28, 1948, in Camden, New Jersey. He attended Camden Catholic High School, St. Joseph’s College, Philadelphia, St. Thomas Seminary, Bloomfield, Connecticut, and St. Mary’s Seminary, Baltimore, where he received a B.A. in Philosophy in 1972."]
*Joseph M. Nardi, Jr. - New Jersey Superior Court Judge and former mayor of Camden, New Jersey. [ [http://www.dvrbs.com/PEOPLE/CamdenPeople-JosephMNardiJr.htm Joseph M. Nardi, Jr.] , The Delaware Valley Rhythm & Blues Society. Accessed August 22, 2007.]
*Kevin Owens (1998) - Professional Basketball Player currently playing for the Cairns Taipans of the National Basketball League in Australia. [ [http://www.nba.com/dleague/players/kevin_owens.html NBDL Player Profile: Kevin Owens] , accessed December 24, 2006]
*Joseph A. Mussomeli (1952-), US Ambassador to Cambodia. [ [http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/biog/61861.htm Joseph A. Mussomeli biography] , United States Department of State. Accessed October 18, 2007.]

References

External links

* [http://www.camdencatholic.org Camden Catholic High School web site]
* [http://camdencatholic1976.com Camden Catholic High School Class of 1976 web site]
* [http://nces.ed.gov/surveys/pss/privateschoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&SchoolID=00864796&ID=00864796 Data for Camden Catholic High School] , National Center for Education Statistics
* [http://www.sjsports.com/highschool/camdencatholic/ South Jersey Sports: Camden Catholic HS]
* [http://www.myspace.com/foreignpolicynj Foreign Policy 80's band my space]
* [http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/foreignpolicynj/ Foreign Policy 80's band Yahoo group]