St. Mary High School (Rutherford, New Jersey)

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name = St. Mary High School


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established = 1929
grades = 9 - 12
district = Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark
type = Catholic high school
principal = Roy Corso
enrollment = 310 (as of 2008-09)
faculty = 26.4 (on FTE basis)
ratio = 13.1
nickname = Gaels
conference = Bergen County Scholastic League
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location = 64 Chestnut Street
Rutherford, NJ 07070
information = 201-933-5220
website = [http://www.stmaryhs.org School website]

St. Mary High School is a four-year Roman Catholic high school located in Rutherford, New Jersey, United States.

The school was established in September 1929, with instruction provided through the Sisters of Saint Dominic of Caldwell, New Jersey. The school's building was dedicated and opened on November 5, 1932. [ [http://www.stmaryhs.org/aboutus/index.html About Us] , St. Mary High School. Accessed May 28, 2007.] It is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark.

As of the 2005-06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 347 students and 26.4 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 13.1. [http://nces.ed.gov/surveys/pss/privateschoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&SchoolID=00861864&ID=00861864 St. Mary High School] , National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed June 25, 2008.]

Athletics

The St. Mary High School Gaels compete in the Bergen County Scholastic League, whose three conferences consist of public and parochial high schools covering Bergen County and Hudson County in northern New Jersey. The league operates under the jurisdiction of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA).

The wrestling team was recognized as the winner of the 2007 team wrestling tournament for the Non-Public, North B state sectional championship. [ [http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=200640&tclass=Non-Public%2C%20North%20B 2007 Team Wrestling Tournament - Non-Public, North B] , NJSIAA. Accessed July 22, 2007.] The wrestling team moved on to win the NJSIAA 2007 Team Wrestling Tournament Group B State Championship, topping Bishop George Ahr High School, 53-19. This was the Gaels 4th consecutive State Championship,beating St.Augustine, Holy Cross, and St. Joseph's (Hammonton) in the previous three finals. The Gaels had also won six consecutive Sectional titles, three District 16 titles, three BCSL National Titles. The Gaels Wrestling teams established the school's most prolific athletic dynasty. [ [http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=200640&tclass=Group%20B%20Championship 2007 Team Wrestling Tournament - Group B Championship] , NJSIAA. Accessed May 28, 2007.]

St. Mary High School has filed a complaint against Queen of Peace High School with the NJSIAA, claiming that a new wrestling program run by former Gaels coach Scot Weaver at Queen of Peace will induce St. Mary's wrestlers to transfer schools. [Schutta, Gregory. [http://www.northjersey.com/page.php?qstr=eXJpcnk3ZjcxN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXk2JmZnYmVsN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXk3MTQzNzkz "St. Mary seeks ruling to prevent transfers"] , "The Record (Bergen County)", May 31, 2007. Accessed May 31, 2007. "St. Mary is taking Queen of Peace in front of the NJSIAA next week in a preemptive strike, hoping to stem an anticipated wave of transfers of its wrestlers to the fledgling program being built by former Gaels coach Scot Weaver at the North Arlington school."]

References

External links

* [http://www.stmaryhs.org/ St. Mary High School]
* [http://nces.ed.gov/surveys/pss/privateschoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&SchoolID=00861864&ID=00861864 Data for St. Mary High School] , National Center for Education Statistics