Saint Joseph Regional High School

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Saint Joseph Regional High School

Vir Fidelis ~ The Faithful Man
Established	1962
School type	Private
Religious affiliation	Catholic
Location	Montvale, NJ, USA
Campus	Urban Fringe of Large Metro Area, 35+ acres (14+ hectares)
Average class size	N/A
Student:teacher ratio	N/A
Average SAT scores ()	N/A
Color(s)	Green and gold
Mascot	Green Knights
Conference	Northern New Jersey Interscholastic League

Saint Joseph Regional High School is a private, Roman Catholic, college preparatory school for boys, located on a 33-acre campus in Montvale, New Jersey. The school operates under the auspices of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark.^[1]

St. Joseph Regional High School was founded in 1962 by the Brothers of Saint Francis Xavier.^[1]

The St. Joseph curriculum includes an extensive array of Honors and Advanced Placement Program courses, and has college credit courses available through Saint Peter's College, New Jersey in Jersey City, New Jersey.^[1]

The school is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools.

St. Joseph Regional High School is usually abbreviated as "SJR", and is affectionately referred to by its students as "The Reg".

1 Administration
2 Athletics
3 Extracurricular activities
- 3.1 Theater
- 3.2 WSJR
4 Notable alumni
5 References
6 External links

[edit] Administration

Principal: Mr. John Job
Vice Principal: Mr. Michael Doherty
Assistant Principal: Mr. Barry Donnelly
Assistant Principal: Mr. Nick Nese
Athletic Director: Mr. Anthony Karcich

A view of SJR from above

The infamous SJR Green Knight.

[edit] Athletics

The Saint Joseph Regional High School Green Knights participate in Division C of the Northern New Jersey Interscholastic League (NNJIL). The SJR varsity football team had a streak of seven Non-Public Group 3 titles through the 2005 season, this run, however, sadly ended with a close loss to Holy Cross in the first round of the 2006 playoffs.. The football team has also had its share of national rankings by USA Today, including #8 nationally in 1995, #11 nationally in 1997, #7 in 1999 and other teams have been listed in the nation's top 25 rankings during various parts of the year.

[edit] Extracurricular activities

[edit] Theater

SJR, while being a very sports-oriented school, is noted for its theater program. The school's theater program is led by director John Asselta, along with musical director Neil Berg. The SJR play is generally a musical, although it alternates between drama and comedy by each year.

[edit] 2004

In 2004, SJR presented Les Mis.

[edit] 2005

In 2005, SJR presented The Prince and the Pauper.

[edit] 2006

In 2006, SJR presented the world high school premiere of Miss Saigon^{[citation needed]}. It was nominated for multiple awards in the 10th Annual Drama Festival at Fairleigh Dickinson University, as well as the Helen Hayes Theater Awards, and the Paper Mill Playhouse Rising Star Awards.

Awards won at FDU include:

Best Supporting Actor in a Musical - Dan Roe
Best Supporting Actress in a Musical - Eliza Boggia
Best Ensemble
Best Overall Musical

Helen Hayes awards include:

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role - Katie Feeney (for the part of Kim)
Best Scenic Effect - St. Joe's "The Chopper"
Best Lobby Display

Helen Hayes nominations include:

BEST OVERALL MUSICAL PRODUCTION: St Joe’s Miss Saigon
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE: Dan Kuhn
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE: Katie Feeney
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE: Eliza Boggia
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN SCENIC EFFECT: St Joe’s Chopper Effect
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN LOBBY DISPLAY: St Joe’s Miss Saigon
EDUCATIONAL IMPACT AWARD: St. Joe’s Miss Saigon

Paper Mill Rising Star Awards nominations include:

Final Nomination for Best Actor - Dan Kuhn
Final Nomination for Best Actress - Katie Feeney
Final Nomination for Best Musical Director - Neil Berg
Honorable Mention for Best Lighting - Herrick Goldman and Susan Nicholoson
Educational Impact Award given to St Joseph Regional HS

[edit] 2007

As of October 15, 2006, the 2007 musical is set to be Urinetown: The Musical. The final cast list reaches 106 people, without crew, which will make it the largest production in SJR history.

[edit] WSJR

WSJR in action, with supervisor Mr. Salvati

St. Joes has a fully fledged functional TV studio, named WSJR, that runs on a closed circuit system on every school day from 8:15am to 8:32am. WSJR generally has students as anchors, and broadcasts school announcements, and sport results (school and pro). On a bi-monthly basis, original content produced entirely by students is also broadcast. Local high school news is also broadcast, if it concerns SJR students, as well as programming provided by sponsor Channel One. Only 20 members allowed per year. WSJR currently features two studio grade cameras, one main editing computer, one "slave" computer, a professional grade blue screen, and a fully functional video board, as well as a sound board.

[edit] Notable alumni

Vinny Ciurciu - Linebacker, Carolina Panthers.
John Flaherty - Major League Baseball catcher from 1992-2005; Sideline reporter for the YES Network.
Lawrence R. Inserra Jr. - Founder of Inserra Supermarkets.