Immaculate Conception High School (Montclair, New Jersey)

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Immaculate Conception High School
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Address
Immaculate Conception High School (Montclair, New Jersey)
33 Cottage Place

Montclair
,
(Essex County)
,
New Jersey
07042

United States
Coordinates 40°48′59″N74°12′59″W / 40.816295°N 74.216258°W / 40.816295; -74.216258
Information
Other nameImmaculate Montclair
Type Private, Coeducational
Religious affiliation(s) Roman Catholic
DenominationSisters of Charity
Patron saint(s) Immaculate Conception, St. Teresa of Calcutta, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
Established1925
FounderRev. Fr. Edward Farrel
StatusOpen
School boardBoard of Trustees
School district Archdiocese of Newark
CategoryHigh School
SuperintendentMargaret Dames
CEEB code 310805
NCES School ID00864005 [1]
PresidentMike Malkinski
PrincipalMichele Neves [2]
Faculty25 FTEs [1]
Grades 9–12
Enrollment246 (as of 2021–22) [1]
Student to teacher ratio9.8:1 [1]
Color(s)  Navy blue
  White and
  Silver [3]
Athletics conference Super Essex Conference (general)
North Jersey Super Football Conference (football)
MascotLion
Team nameLions [3]
Accreditation Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools [4]
YearbookImmaculata
Tuition$9,800 (2022-23) [5]
AlumniBlue Lion Booster Club
Website www.ichspride.org

Immaculate Conception High School is a Roman Catholic co-educational college preparatory high school located in Montclair, in Essex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The school operates under the supervision of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark. [6] The school has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools since 1957. [4]

Contents

Immaculate Conception High School was established in 1925 as a parish school under the guidance of its founder, Rev. Edward M. Farrel. The Sisters of Charity of Saint Elizabeth began their connection to the school with the appointment of Mother Mary Alexandrine as the school's first principal. [7]

Per its mission statement, Immaculate Conception High School "strives, within the context of family to develop the whole person: morally, intellectually, emotionally, and physically, recognizing the work and uniqueness of each individual".

As of the 2021–22 school year, the school had an enrollment of 246 students and 25 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 9.8:1. The school's student body was 63.4% (156) Black, 32.5% (80) Hispanic and 4.1% (10) White. [1]

History

By 2014, the school had debts of $900,000. That year NJ.com reported that the school "is fighting to stay open." [8] Fundraisers that year generated about $500,000 helped to ensure the school's survival. [9] The necessary money was generated in approximately one month. [10]

Athletics

The Immaculate Conception High School Lions [3] compete in the Super Essex Conference, which is comprised of public and private high schools in Essex County and operates under the supervision of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA). [11] Prior to the 2010 realignment of the NJSIAA, the school had previously participated in the Colonial Hills Conference; which included schools in Essex, Morris and Somerset counties in west Central Jersey. [12] With 170 students in grades 10–12, the school was classified by the NJSIAA for the 2019–20 school year as Non-Public B for most athletic competition purposes, which included schools with an enrollment of 37 to 366 students in that grade range (equivalent to Group I for public schools). [13] The football team competes in the United Blue division of the North Jersey Super Football Conference, which includes 112 schools competing in 20 divisions, making it the nation's biggest football-only high school sports league. [14] [15] The school was classified by the NJSIAA as Non-Public Group B (equivalent to Group I for public schools) for football for 2022–2024, which included schools with 64 to 223 students. [16]

The boys basketball team won the Non-Public Group C state championship in 1978, defeating Sacred Heart High School by a score of 53–51 in the tournament finals. [17] [18]

The boys track team won the spring / outdoor track title in Non-Public B in 1980–1984, 1986–1988, 1998 and 2005. The program's 10 state titles are tied for eighth-most in the state. [19]

The 1983 softball team finished the season with a 16–10 record after winning the Non-Public group B state championship in 1983, with a 9–6 victory against runner-up Gloucester Catholic High School in the finals. [20] [21]

The girls team won the NJSIAA spring / outdoor track state championship in Non-Public B in 1991. [22]

The football team won the Non-Public B South state sectional championship in 1994 and the Non-Public Group I title in 1998. [23] The 1994 team finished the season 11–0 after winning the Non-Public B South title against four-time defending champion St. Joseph High School by s score of 20–6 in the tournament final. [24]

Dominique Booker won the 55 meter dash at the 2009 Meet of Champions with a time of 6.92 seconds, setting a meet record that was also the fastest time in the nation for the event that year. [25] At the 2011 Meet of Champions, Mirabel Nkenke won a silver medal with a time of 56.21 in the 400 meter dash, setting a school record for the event. [26]

Notable alumni

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