Union Catholic Regional High School

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Union Catholic Regional High School
Motto: Quality education in a faith-based environment
Established	1961
Type	Roman Catholic
Principal	Sister Percylee Hart, RSM
Vice Principals	James Reagan Jr. Karen Piasecki Christine McCoid Noreen Andrews
Students	800
Grades	9-12
Location	1600 Martine Avenue Scotch Plains, NJ USA
Oversight	Archdiocese of Newark
Colors	Blue and White
Mascot	The Viking
Yearbook	Momentum
Newspaper	The Prophet
Faculty	approximately 85
Website	http://www.unioncatholic.org

Union Catholic Regional High School is a private Roman Catholic high school located in Scotch Plains, New Jersey. Its motto promises to provide a "Quality education in a faith-based environment." Founded in 1969 as separate schools for boys and girls, each with its own separate administration and faculty, it has been coeducational since a merger of the two schools in 1979. The school is an active participant in the Anytime/Anywhere learning program. Students from three counties attend the school. The school operates under the auspices of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark.

Advanced Placement courses are offered in AP Biology, AP Chemistry, AP English Language and Composition, AP United States History, AP European History, AP Calculus, AP Statistics, AP Physics B and AP Spanish Language. Accelerated and Honors courses are offered in English, History, Mathematics, World Languages and Science.

1 Requirements for graduation
2 Clubs & Activities
3 Technology
4 Athletics
5 Performing Arts Company
6 External link

[edit] Requirements for graduation

A minimum of 124 Credits is required for graduation and is distributed as follows: English, 20; US History, 10; World History, 5; Lab Sciences, 10; Mathematics, 15; World Language, 10; Phys. Ed., 8, and Religion, a passing grade each year.

[edit] Clubs & Activities

Academic Team
Authors' Support Group
Band
Big Brother/Big Sister Program
Black History Club
Campus Ministry
Dance Team
Environmental Club
Filipino Club
Foreign Language Honor Society
Forensics Team
French Club
Gospel Choir
Health Club
History Club
Italian Club
Junior Prom Committee
National Honor Society
PAC/Tech Crew
Pep Rally Committee
Photography Club
Poetic Expressions (Poetry Club)
Portuguese Club
Prom Committee
Prophet (school newspaper)
Puzzle Club
Respect for Life Club
Right to Life
Service Club
Ski Club/Snowboarding Club
Spanish Team
Sports Lovers' Club
Step Squad
Student Ambassadors
Student Council
Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD)
Student Movement Against Cancer (SMAC)
Yearbook

[edit] Technology

Union Catholic is known as one of the few schools in the state of New Jersey that uses Laptops. Union Catholic has made a special agreement with IBM Technology to provide new students, up to date laptops for taking notes and, etc. Through the server the school can look at what the students are doing like some kind of Nazi facist type manner and have expelled people for just having something on the students computer that the "115 crew" dosen't like.

[edit] Athletics

Union Catholic is home to the 2005 Non-Public State Champion Girl's Volleyball team, as well as All-American soccer star Mike Seamon who led the soccer team to an 18-2 season. Nick Ferreria, Daniel Rodriguez, Bobby McGuire, Guiseppe Fortunato, and goalie Kevin Riehl lead a strong team into the state tournament with a 10-3 record

[edit] Performing Arts Company

The Union Catholic Performing Arts Company (PAC) showcases professional theatre at a high school level. The company celebrated their 25th Anniversary in 2006 with their fall comedy: Neil Simon's Rumors and their spring musical: Sugar which is based on the movie Some Like it Hot. The fall plays are directed by the husband and wife team of Cheri and Rob Addison. Some of their past shows include: Arsenic & Old Lace, Fools, and Inspecting Carol. The spring musicals are directed by Maryann C. Carolan and choreographed by Emily Eger. Some of their past shows include: Pippin, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Honk!, and Seussical.