Marylawn of the Oranges Academy

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Marylawn of the Oranges Academy
Address
Marylawn of the Oranges Academy
445 Scotland Road

South Orange
,
Essex County
,
New Jersey
07079

United States
Coordinates 40°45′14″N74°15′5″W / 40.75389°N 74.25139°W / 40.75389; -74.25139
Information
Type Private, Coeducational
Religious affiliation(s) Roman Catholic,
Sisters of Charity of Saint Elizabeth
Established1935
ClosedJune 2013
DeanPeter Ruckdeschel
Faculty21.9 (on FTE basis) [1]
Grades 6–12
Enrollment160 [1]  (2009-10)
Average class size15
Student to teacher ratio7.3:1 [1]
Color(s)Blue and white   
SongHail Alma Mater
Athletics conference Super Essex Conference
MascotKnight
Team nameLady Knights
Accreditation Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools [2]
YearbookMadonna
Tuition6th-8th: $5,500 9-12th: $8,300
Website www.marylawn.us
Marylawn of Oranges Academy Marylawn of Oranges Academy 2014-03-14 17-20.jpg
Marylawn of Oranges Academy

Marylawn of the Oranges Academy, also known as Marylawn of the Oranges High School, [3] was an all-girl, private, Roman Catholic college-preparatory high school for grades 7 through 12 located in South Orange, in Essex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Sponsored by the Sisters of Charity of Saint Elizabeth since its founding in 1935, Marylawn was located within the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark. [4] The school had been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools since 1962. [2]

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For the ten years before the school closed, Marylawn had a 100% graduation and 100% college acceptance rate.[ citation needed ]

As of the 2009–10 school year, the school had an enrollment of 160 students and 21.9 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a Student–teacher ratio of 7.3:1. [1]

In October 2012, it was announced that the school would close in June 2013. [5]

Since March 2018, the former site of the high school has been the home of the STEM Innovation Academy, a joint effort of Montclair State University, the New Jersey Institute of Technology, the Orange Board of Education and Orange, New Jersey. [6]

Athletics

The Marylawn of the Oranges High School Lady Knights competed in the Super Essex Conference, which comprises public and private high schools in Essex County and was established following a reorganization of sports leagues in Northern New Jersey by the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. [7]

The 1985 tennis team won the Non-Public B state championship, defeating runner-up Mater Dei High School 3–2 in the finals. [8] [9]

Mission

The mission of Marylawn of the Oranges Academy was to prepare, motivate, and challenge young women, intellectually and morally, to assume their roles in society according to Catholic tradition and in the founding spirit of the Sisters of Charity of New Jersey.

Notable alumni

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Marylawn of the Oranges Academy, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed September 10, 2012.
  2. 1 2 Marylawn of the Oranges [ permanent dead link ], Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools. Accessed June 7, 2012.
  3. ↑ "Catholic Secondary Schools". Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark. February 2, 2003. Archived from the original on February 2, 2003. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
  4. ↑ Essex County High Schools Archived September 11, 2011, at the Wayback Machine , Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark. Accessed June 7, 2012.
  5. ↑ Worth, Marcia. "Marylawn of the Oranges Academy to Close in June; The class of 2013 will be the last to graduate from the South Orange school", South Orange Patch, October 17, 2012. Accessed December 11, 2016.
  6. ↑ Giannantonio, Christina. "STEM Innovation Academy celebrates new facility", The Star-Ledger , March 19, 2018. Accessed December 10, 2018. "School is finally in session at The STEM Innovation Academy of the Oranges, which celebrated its grand opening March 6 with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. Late last month, 45 ninth-graders began attending class at the newly renovated facility at 445 Scotland Road in South Orange, the site of the former Marylawn of the Oranges Academy."
  7. ↑ League Memberships – 2012-2013 Archived November 9, 2012, at the Wayback Machine , New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed September 10, 2012.
  8. ↑ Girls Tennis Championship History: 1971–2023, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association, updated November 2023. Accessed September 1, 2024.
  9. ↑ Jordan, Bob. "RBC, Rumson capture NJSIAA tennis titles", Asbury Park Press , October 31, 1985. Accessed January 18, 2021, via Newspapers.com. "Mater Dei also represented the Shore in yesterday's court marathon, but was collared 3-2 by Marylawn of the Oranges in the Parochial B title match."
  10. ↑ Karen Hunter, The History Makers. Accessed December 10, 2018. "Publisher and author Karen Hunter was born on April 24, 1966 in Orange, New Jersey. In 1983, she graduated from Marylawn of the Oranges Academy in South Orange, New Jersey."
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