Wildwood Catholic High School

Wildwood Catholic High School is a co-educational four-year Catholic high school in North Wildwood, New Jersey, United States. The school operates under the auspices of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Camden. [ [http://www.camdendiocese.org/schools/directory.html Catholic Schools Office] , Roman Catholic Diocese of Camden. Accessed July 17, 2007.] The school opened in September 1948 with an initial enrollment of 80 students. [ [http://wildwoodcatholic.org/history.php History of Wildwood Catholic] . Accessed July 17, 2007.]

As of the 2004-05 school year, the school had an enrollment of 365 students and 23.0 faculty members (on an FTE basis), resulting in a student-teacher ratio of 15.9. [ [http://nces.ed.gov/surveys/pss/privateschoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&SchoolID=00864413&ID=00864413 Data for Wildwood Catholic High School] , National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed July 17, 2007.]

Wildwood Catholic High School has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools since 1956. [ [http://www.css-msa.org/search.php?MODE=VIEW(NJ378)&org=CSS Wildwood Catholic High School] , Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools. Accessed July 17, 2007.]

Athletics

The Wildwood Catholic High School Crusaders compete in the National Division of the Cape-Atlantic League. [ [http://www.capeatlanticleague.com/ Cape-Atlantic League] . Accessed July 17, 2007.] The school is a member of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association.

The boys soccer team won the 2006 South B state sectional championship with a 1-0 win over St. Rose High School in the tournament final. [ [http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=186283&tclass=South%20B 2006 Boys Soccer Tournament - South B] , NJSIAA. Accessed July 17, 2007.]

The boys soccer team won the 1998 Parochial B state title with a 2-1 win over Eastern Christian Academy. Patrick Mitchell and Michael Rennie scored for the Crusaders.

Notable alumni

*Justin Catanoso (born 1959), journalist and author of "My Cousin The Saint, A Search for Faith, Family, and Miracles". [Vanore, Jim. [http://www.capemaycountyherald.com/article/28506-unanswered-prayers-unanswered-questions-won-t-stop-journey "Unanswered prayers, unanswered questions won’t stop this journey"] , "Cape May County Herald", May 19, 2008. Accessed May 27, 2008. "“Working in the family business as a kid, I knew I didn’t want to do that for a living,” said Justin, a North Wildwood native, who was raised in a traditional Catholic family, and graduated from Wildwood Catholic High School."]

References

External links

* [http://wildwoodcatholic.org/ Wildwood Catholic High School]
* [http://nces.ed.gov/surveys/pss/privateschoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&SchoolID=00864413&ID=00864413 Data for Wildwood Catholic High School] , National Center for Education Statistics
* [http://www.sjsports.com/highschool/wildwoodcatholic/ South Jersey Sports: Wildwood Catholic HS]