Father Judge High School

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Father Judge High School
Address
Father Judge High School
3301 Solly Avenue

Philadelphia
,
Pennsylvania
19136

United States
Coordinates 40°2′55″N75°1′25″W / 40.04861°N 75.02361°W / 40.04861; -75.02361
Information
Type Catholic high school
Motto Latin: Non Excidet
(He will not fall away [1] )
Religious affiliation(s) Catholic Church
Denomination Oblates of St. Francis de Sales
Patron saint(s) Francis de Sales
Established1954 (1954)
StatusCurrently operational [2]
Oversight Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia
CEEB code 393305
NCES School ID 01186718 [2]
PresidentBrian P. King
PrincipalJames Hozier
Staff42.3 (on an FTE basis) [2]
Grades 9–12 [2]
Gender All-male [2]
Enrollment767 [2]  (2019–2020)
 •  Grade 9 196 [2]
 •  Grade 10 178 [2]
 •  Grade 11 201 [2]
 •  Grade 12 192 [2]
Average class size29
Student to teacher ratio18.1:1 [2]
Hours in school day6.7 [2]
Color(s) Sheridan Red and Columbia Blue   
Athletics conference Philadelphia Catholic League
Nickname Crusaders
RivalsNorth Catholic (traditional) Archbishop Ryan (contemporary)
Accreditation MSA [3]
PublicationWriter's Bloc
NewspaperThe Crusader
YearbookThe Quest
Website www.fatherjudge.com
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Father Judge High School is a Roman Catholic high school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. The Oblates of St. Francis de Sales provide ministerial leadership to the school community, which the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia established in 1954.

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History

The school is named for Father Thomas Augustine Judge (1868–1933), who organized lay missionaries in the northeastern United States and founded the Missionary Servants of the Most Holy Trinity. [4] Fr. Judge also founded the congregation of sisters whose "motherhouse" is located next to the high school; these sisters then donated a portion of the land to the archdiocese on which the school was built. [5]

Curriculum

The school offers ten Advanced Placement classes for sophomore, junior, and senior students: U.S. Government & Politics, English Language and Composition, Literature, Calculus, European History, U.S. History, Psychology, Physics, Environmental Science, and Biology. [6]

Extracurricular activities

Father Judge Model United Nations Team

2006 World Model United Nations Champions Model UN World Champions (Father Judge High School, 2006).jpg
2006 World Model United Nations Champions

Crusader News Network

CNN ("Crusader News Network") is Father Judge's student-run network television station. Renovated in 2013–2014 with the help of several students from the class of 2014, CNN provides live announcements during homeroom via the school's YouTube Channel. [11]

Athletics

The school is a member of the Philadelphia Catholic League (PCL) and the Philadelphia City (now PIAA District XII). The Athletic Department currently offers 16 interscholastic athletic programs and two club sports programs. The athletic programs offered at Father Judge include: Soccer, Football, Golf, Cross Country, Fall Crew, Basketball, Wrestling, Bowling, Indoor Track, Baseball, Lacrosse, Outdoor Track, Tennis, Spring Crew, and club sports Ice Hockey. [12] The school has participated in 59 PCL Championships and 18 City (District XII) Championships over its 60-year history, with the most recent teams of Soccer, Wrestling, and Bowling capturing their titles in the 2013–2014 season. Joe Galasso was the first wrestler from Philadelphia to win a State Title in the 138lb weight class for wrestling.[ citation needed ]They won the PCL Championship in the 24/25 season.

The school has two gymnasiums (The Fox Gymnasium and the Mitchell Activity Center), a wrestling training room, a weight room and fitness center, a track & athletic complex, a synthetic turf multi-purpose (football, soccer, lacrosse, rugby) field, an artificial turf baseball field, three locker rooms, and a cross country course in nearby Pennypack Park.

The school launched the Patrick S. McGonigal '81 Center for Fitness and Wellness in 2013 to offer fitness and wellness programming open to the entire student body. The center offers fitness programming, strength training, intramurals, and an Outdoor Recreation Club.

Notable alumni

References

  1. ↑ "School History". About Us. Father Judge High School. Retrieved May 12, 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "Search for Private Schools – School Detail for Father Judge High School". National Center for Education Statistics . Institute of Education Sciences . Retrieved May 12, 2022.
  3. ↑ "MSA-Commission on Secondary Schools". MSA-CSS. Archived from the original on June 10, 2011. Retrieved May 23, 2009.
  4. ↑ "Fr. Judge". Archived from the original on June 29, 2007. Retrieved June 5, 2007.
  5. ↑ "Departments". Fatherjudge.com. Archived from the original on August 17, 2008. Retrieved October 22, 2011.
  6. ↑ "Father Judge High School - Advanced Placement Courses". Fatherjudge.com. Archived from the original on September 30, 2011. Retrieved October 22, 2011.
  7. ↑ The Catholic Standard & Times - Next step critical for Pa. marriage amendment Archived September 27, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  8. ↑ "Model United Nations". Fatherjudge.com. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved October 22, 2011.
  9. ↑ Archived November 17, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
  10. ↑ "Resolution No. 060514:Resolution honoring Father Judge High School for achieving top honors at Model United Nations Archived October 2, 2006, at the Wayback Machine ." Journal of the City Council of Philadelphia. June 1, 2006
  11. ↑ "Crusader News Network". YouTube. Retrieved October 15, 2024.
  12. ↑ "Athletic Teams". www.fatherjudge.com. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
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