Morris Catholic High School

Morris Catholic High School
Address
200 Morris Avenue Denville Township, New Jersey, (Morris County), 07834  United States
Coordinates	40°54′20″N 74°29′26″W / 40.90556°N 74.49056°W / 40.90556; -74.49056Coordinates: 40°54′20″N 74°29′26″W / 40.90556°N 74.49056°W / 40.90556; -74.49056
Information
Type	Private, Coeducational
Motto	"Scientia Caritatis Christi" [4] ("Knowledge of the Love of Christ")
Religious affiliation(s)	Roman Catholic, Sisters of Christian Charity
Established	1957
School district	Diocese of Paterson
President	Michael St. Pierre
Principal	Steven Kramer
Chaplain	Rev. Carmen Buono, Rev. Peter Glabik
Chief custodian	Gustavo Quintero
Faculty	32.6 (on FTE basis)[1]
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	433 [1]  (2011-12)
Student to teacher ratio	11:4:1[1]
Campus size	33 acres (130,000 m2)
Color(s)	Blue and White
Athletics conference	Northwest Jersey Athletic Conference
Team name	Crusaders
Accreditation(s)	Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools[2][3]
Publication	Scope (literary magazine)
Yearbook	'The Shield'
Dean of Students	Robert Abline
Athletic Director	Kevin Murray
Website	morriscatholic.org

Morris Catholic High School is a four year comprehensive Roman Catholic regional high school located in Denville, New Jersey, USA. It was founded in 1957 and is part of the Diocese of Paterson. Morris Catholic High School has been recognized by the Blue Ribbon Schools Program, the highest award an American school can receive.^[5][6]

As of the 2007-08 school year, the school had an enrollment of 502 students and 32.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 15.4.^[1]

The school is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Secondary Schools since 1967.^[3]

Awards and recognition

During the 1984-85 school year, Morris Catholic High School was awarded the Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence by the United States Department of Education.^[7]

Athletics

The Morris Catholic High School Crusaders compete in the Northwest Jersey Athletic Conference which comprises 39 public and parochial high schools covering Morris County, Sussex County and Warren County, and operates under the jurisdiction of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA). The sports that Morris Catholic offers are men's and women's soccer, football, women's volleyball, men's and women's basketball, wrestling, ice hockey, winter and spring track and field, men's and women's lacrosse, baseball, softball, and golf.

The 2000 girls soccer team won the Parochial North B state sectional championship, defeating Kent Place School in the tournament final.^[8]

The boys soccer team won the 2005 NJSIAA North Group B State Championship with a 1-0 win against St. Rose High School.^[9]

In 2007, the girls basketball team won the NJSIAA North Group A State Championship with a 53 - 32 win against Immaculata High School.^[10]

In 2010 Will Hurley placed 10th in the Northwest Jersey Athletic Conference inaugural golf tournament.

Notable alumni and faculty

• Gerry Gallagher (born 1951, class of 1969), head college football coach.^[11]
• Judith Novellino, English teacher and librarian, murdered in June 2010.^[12]
• Peter and Paul Payack, (Class of 1968) authors.^[13][14] Paul Payack is founder of Global Language Monitor. Peter Payack is Poet Populace of Cambridge, Massachusetts 2007-2009.^[15]
• Karen Ann Quinlan, figure in the history of the right to die debate in United States.^[16]
• Roseann Quinn, schoolteacher whose murder inspired Judith Rossner's 1975 novel Looking for Mr. Goodbar as well as the 1977 film adaptation directed by Richard Brooks.^[17]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} Morris Catholic High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 4, 2011.
2. ^ MSA-CSS. "MSA-Commission on Secondary Schools". http://www.css-msa.org/search.php/. Retrieved 2009-07-31. 
3. ^ ^{a b} Morris Catholic High School profile, Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Secondary Schools. Accessed May 31, 2007.
4. ^ Catholic High School. Accessed May 31, 2007.^{[dead link]}
5. ^ CIBA cited as one of the best by Education Department, Journal Inquirer, November 16, 2006. "The Blue Ribbon award is given only to schools that reach the top 10 percent of their state's testing scores over several years or show significant gains in student achievement. It is considered the highest honor a school can achieve."
6. ^ Viers Mill School Wins Blue Ribbon; School Scored High on Statewide Test; The Washington Post. September 29, 2005 "For their accomplishments, all three schools this month earned the status of Blue Ribbon School, the highest honor the U.S. Education Department can bestow upon a school."
7. ^ Blue Ribbon Schools Program: Schools Recognized 1982-1983 through 1999-2002 (PDF), United States Department of Education. Accessed May 11, 2006.
8. ^ 2000 Soccer - Parochial North B, NJSIAA. Accessed July 20, 2007.
9. ^ 2005 Boys Soccer - Non-Public Finals, NJSIAA. Accessed June 4, 2007.
10. ^ 2007 Girls Basketball - North A, NJSIAA. Accessed June 20, 2007.
11. ^ Havsy, Jane. "Safety is goal of new state guidelines", Daily Record (Morristown), August 26, 2007. Accessed February 4, 2011. "When Gallagher played at Morris Catholic in the 1960s, coaches would give players salt tablets."
12. ^ Leibowitz, Barry. "Catholic School Teacher Murdered; Ex-Husband Sought in N.J. Murder in Home Where Both Still Lived", CBS News, June 22, 2010. Accessed February 4, 2011. "A family member found Judith Novellino's body around 7 p.m. Saturday and called 911. Bianchi said it appears that the woman, an English teacher at Morris Catholic High School, and her killer, were involved in 'a violent struggle.'"
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16. ^ "A Life in the Balance". Time Magazine. November 3, 1975. http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,913631-2,00.html. Retrieved May 31, 2007. "Friends from Morris Catholic High School, from which Karen graduated in 1972, describe her as a quiet person." 
17. ^ "Teacher, 28, Slain In Her Apartment On West 72d Street; Teacher, 28, Is Slain in Her Apartment Other Violence Recalled". The New York Times. January 5, 1973. p. 65. 

External links

• School Website
• Data for Morris Catholic High School, National Center for Education Statistics