Cardinal McCarrick High School

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Cardinal McCarrick High School is a Catholic secondary school located in South Amboy, New Jersey. It was founded in 1885 by Saint Mary's parish, and included grades one to eleven. It was expanded to include the twelfth grade in 1918, was accredited as Saint Mary's High School in 1919, and the first graduating class was in 1922. The original building was destroyed by a fire in 1968, and a new school was rebuilt in its place.

During the early 1990s, the high school went from being a parish high school to a diocesan high school. As a result of the change the high school went through several name changes, including St. Mary Regional High School (1996-2000), St. Mary Diocesan High School (2000-2001). On June 11, 2001, then Diocese of Metuchen Bishop Vincent Breen announced that Saint Mary's would close and reopen under a new name.

In September 2001, the school was named Cardinal McCarrick High School, in honor of Theodore Cardinal McCarrick, the first bishop of the Diocese of Metuchen.

Also in fall of 2001, the school opened a local branch of a credit union called the Eagle's Nest.

The High School also has a partnership with St. Peter's College in Elizabeth, NJ to serve as a satellite campus for their graduate studies.

[edit] Athletics

The Cardinal McCarrick High School Eagles compete in the Greater Middlesex Conference, comprised of 33 public and private high schools located in the greater Middlesex County area. The league operates under the supervision of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association.