Christian Brothers Academy (New Jersey)

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Christian Brothers Academy
Location
850 Newman Springs Road
Lincroft, NJ, 07738
United States
Information
Affiliation(s) De La Salle Christian Brothers
President Brother Andrew O'Gara
Principal Brother Stephen Olert
Asst. Principal Mr. R. Ross Fales (Student Affairs)
Mr. Peter Santanello (Academics)
Chaplain Father John Folchetti
Enrollment

984 (as of 2005-06)[1]
Faculty 66.0 (on FTE basis)[1]
Student:teacher ratio 14.9[1]
Type Catholic school, All-Male
Grades 9-12
Campus 157 Acres
Motto Religio Mores Cultura
Cultivating Character with God
Nickname Colts[2]
Color(s) Navy and White[2]                  
Yearbook Pegasus
Newspaper The Academy Torch
Established 1959
Information 732-747-1959
Campus Minister Timothy Sewnig
Homepage School web site

Christian Brothers Academy (also known as CBA or "The Academy"), located in the Lincroft section of Middletown Township, New Jersey, is a private, all boys College preparatory school with a focus on Christian education run by the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools, founded by St. Jean-Baptiste de la Salle. The school was originally a farm owned by the prominent Whitney family of New York City, and home to their renowned Greentree Stables. The land was eventually given to the Christian Brothers for the purpose of teaching. The school opened for the first time in September, 1959 and was blessed by the Bishop of Trenton on October 11, 1959. Christian Brothers Academy is entirely independent from the Roman Catholic Diocese of Trenton and is governed by a Board of Trustees.

As of the 2005-06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 919 students and 57.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 16.1.[1]

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[edit] Awards and recognition

During the 1983-84 school year, Christian Brothers Academy was recognized with the Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence by the United States Department of Education,[3] the highest award an American school can receive.[4][5]

[edit] History

Christian Brothers Academy was founded in 1958, when a group of devoted laymen, including Doctor George A. Sheehan, realized the need for another Catholic High School in Monmouth County. With the approval of the Bishop, they initiated a drive to raise funds for the purchase of a piece of property. The Brothers of the Christian Schools, under the leadership of their Provincial, Brother Anthony John Halpin, agreed to staff the school and finance its construction.

The former Whitney Greentree Stables, a 157-acre farm, was purchased and one building was converted into what is now Henderson Hall. With six Brothers and 150 students, the school was opened in September, 1959; two years later the new school building was finished and ready for occupancy. The school has had six principals since then:

  1. Brother Bernard McKenna, FSC (1959-1965);
  2. Brother Stephen McCabe, FSC (1965-1972);
  3. Brother Peter Mannion, FSC (1972-1979);
  4. Brother Andrew O'Gara, FSC (1979-1991); (Brother Andrew O' Gara left the office of Principal of CBA to become its first President.)
  5. Brother Ralph Montedoro, FSC (1991-2005);
  6. Brother Stephen Olert, FSC (2005-2008);
  7. Brother James Butler, FSC (2008-present);

Over the years, the school has undergone many additions and renovations, including the building of the Henderson Theater, three science labs, two large gyms, and extra classrooms. The school's Christian emphasis is noted by a sign in the lobby which reads: "Jesus is the reason for this school, the unseen but ever present teacher in its classes, the model of the faculty and the inspiration of its students."

[edit] Extracurricular activities

Some activities at CBA include:

Chess: The CBA chess team has won the shore title in 2003, 2006 and again in 2007. The team also captured the New Jersey Title for the first time in its history. The team also placed 14th in 2007 at the U1500 at the National High School Chess Tournament in Kansas City, Missouri.[6]

The school also offers the LaSallian Youth club, a way for students to perform service to surrounding areas.

A complete list of activities can be found on the CBA website which is run by the student body.

[edit] Sports

The Christian Brothers Academy Colts compete in the Shore Conference, an athletic conference made up of private and public high schools centered at the Northern Jersey Shore.[7] All schools in this conference are located within Monmouth County and Ocean County. The league operates under the jurisdiction of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA).

The school was recognized as the Group A winner of the NJSIAA ShopRite Cup in 2005-06. The award recognized the school for achieving 1st in Boys Cross Country, a tie for 3rd in Boys Swimming, a tie for 3rd in Wrestling, 1st in Indoor Track Relays, 1st in Boys Indoor Track Championships, 2nd in Boys Basketball, 1st in Boys Golf and a tie for 3rd in Boys Tennis.[8]

Baseball

Under the direction of Head Coach Marty Kenny, the Colts have been a dominant force in New Jersey High School Baseball circa 1975. Most recently, Coach Kenny earned his 600th career win over Wall High School.[9] Dozens of former Colts are currently playing NCAA Division I, II, & III Baseball.

Varsity Baseball Championships:

  • State: '77
  • Parochial "A" South: '77, '01, '02
  • Shore Conference Tournament: '93, '00, '01, '02
  • Shore Conference "A" North Division: '92, '93, '94, '97, '00, '01, '02
  • Monmouth County Tournament: '94, '97, '00

2008 Varsity Baseball Schedule

Basketball

The team has reached the Final Four of the Shore Conference Tournament in all but five years since their inclusion, and have not lost a home game to a division opponent in almost ten years. However, the Colts Neck Cougars ended that streak in December of 2006 with a 33 point victory over the Colts. They were dominant in recent years, including a national ranking of #11 in USA Today's final 1999-2000 rankings.[10] The team has sent numerous players to Division I programs. Forward Dan Werner won New Jersey Player of the Year on NJ.com for 2006.[11] Coach Ed Wicelinski retired after 27 years and a 625-116 record. Geoff Billet, CBA '95 was named the head basketball coach on August 1, 2007. .[12] The team has won the NJSIAA Non-Public, South A state sectional champions in 2005 (with a 49-43 win vs. St. Augustine College Preparatory School[13]), 2006 (with a 51-47 over Monsignor Donovan High School[14]) and 2007 (42-37 over Camden Catholic High School[15]).

Crew

The team was founded in 2004 by Volodar Lojko, Rutgers University alumnus and teacher of English at Christian Brothers Academy. In the founding year of the program it won its first and only New Jersey State Scholastic Rowing Championships in the Novice 4+ event.[16] In the 2006 season, the team gained national recognition when its newly-formed Lightweight 4+ placed 2nd at the Scholastic Rowing Nationals in Saratoga, New York.[17] Currently, the team is recognized as a varsity sport under the coaching of Scott Belford (also a Rutgers University alumni) and Assistant Peter Stajk (a Saint Joseph's University alumnus).

Cross Country

The Cross Country team, coached by Tom Heath, holds the national high school record for consecutive dual meet wins, currently at 288 as of October 2, 2007. The streak dates back to September 19, 1974. Currently, the team is 1st in New Jersey, and 3rd in the United States.

Golf

The golf team is coached by Tim Sewnig. The golf team won the state championship in 2005.

Soccer

The soccer team has won four state championships, in 1995, 1998, 2000, 2002. Coach Dan Keane has over 400 victories in his career, a Shore Conference record. The 1998 recorded an undefeated season over the course of twenty-three games, and with a record of 21-0-2, the Colts were champions of four titles: A-North Champions, Shore Conference Champions, Parochial A South Champions, and Parochial A State Champions. The 2007 team won the South A state sectional championship with a 3-1 win over Gloucester Catholic High School in the tournament final.[18]

Swimming

The CBA Swim Team has been the Monmouth County and Shore Conference Champions for 17 years in a row. Additionally, they also won a State Championship in 1998. Notable CBA swimmers are 2000 Summer Olympics bronze medalist Tom Wilkens, and professional baseball player Vito Chiaravalloti.

Wrestling

In 2005-2006, the team went 17-4 and made it to the division Finals; the Colts finished ranked 15th in New Jersey and had one state placewinner. The Colts had four district champions and advanced eight to the region 6 tournament. David Santamaria (class of 1998) placed 2nd in the New Jersey high school state wrestling tournament 3 years in a row; Kevin Mount (class of 1999) placed 4th in the New Jersey high school state wrestling tournament his senior year. Coach Michael Baldi recently retired after years of dedicated service. The new head coach is Michael Tomaino who received his first career victory as the head coach in the opening match of the 2006-2007 season. The team ended with a 14-10 Record with 3 twenty match winners and James Beshada set a school record of 41 single season victories. In March of 2007, James Beshada (Class of 2007) placed 2nd in the New Jersey high school wrestling tournament in his weight class, 130 lbs.

In the 2007-2008 season, the Colt Wrestlers finished second in District 22, beating state-ranked Raritan, and coming within one place of beating Ocean Township for the championship. CBA sent 9 wrestlers to the Region tournament, and had 12 of 14 notch wins in districts. They finished their dual meet season with a record of 14-12, and beat traditional rivals St. John Vianney 35-22 to send them to the Sectional Semi-finals of the Non-public A South NJSIAA Tournament where they lost to Camden Catholic, 35-19. Their season was capped by a 5th in the State finish by Senior Captain Joe Favia. This is the third consecutive season the Colts placed a wrestler in the state tournament.

Volleyball

Coached by Monica Slattery (Varsity), Tim Dowd (JV), and Craig Dashkavich (Freshman). CBA's main rival in all levels of volleyball is Southern Regional.

Hockey

Coached by Ryan Boagan the CBA varsity hockey team enjoyed a successful season and now is in the state playoffs. The JV team coched by Tony Namati won the JV champonship.

Rivalries

CBA is the rival of almost every team in the Shore Conference. Each sport has its own rival. Probably the best known rivalry would be the basketball rivalry with Seton Hall Prep. Their main local rival is Colts Neck High School in every sport.

Another mentionable rivalry is the rowing rivalry with Lower Merion High School (Ardmore, Pennsylvania) in the Boy's Lightweight 4+. Beginning at the 2006 Fourth Manny Flick Series Regatta Lower Merion and CBA have been separated by extremely small margins with the win continuously going to Lower Merion. The closest margins being 0.22 seconds at the 2006 Stotesbury Cup Regatta and 1.1 seconds at the 2006 SRAA Championship. Continuing in the 2007 Spring Season and into the 2007 Fall Season Lower Merion went on to win each of the races against CBA with the New Jersey Scholastic Championships, Philadelphia City Championships, Stotesbury Cup Regatta, SRAA and Head of the Charles. Currently CBA's record since the inaugural 2006 Fourth Manny Flick Regatta is 0-10 against Lower Merion. [1] [2][3][4][5] [6]

[edit] Notable alumni

[edit] Notable Faculty

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d Data for Christian Brothers Academy, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed June 8, 2008.
  2. ^ a b Christian Brothers Academy, Shore Conference. Accessed March 11, 2008.
  3. ^ Blue Ribbon Schools Program: Schools Recognized 1982-1983 through 1999-2002 (PDF), United States Department of Education. Accessed May 11, 2006.
  4. ^ CIBA cited as one of the best by Education Department, Journal Inquirer, November 16, 2006. "The Blue Ribbon award is given only to schools that reach the top 10 percent of their state's testing scores over several years or show significant gains in student achievement. It is considered the highest honor a school can achieve."
  5. ^ Viers Mill School Wins Blue Ribbon; School Scored High on Statewide Test; The Washington Post. September 29, 2005 "For their accomplishments, all three schools this month earned the status of Blue Ribbon School, the highest honor the U.S. Education Department can bestow upon a school."
  6. ^ 2007 National High School (K-12) Championship, United States Chess Federation. Accessed November 10, 2007.
  7. ^ School Info, Shore Conference. Accessed March 9, 2008.
  8. ^ Third Annual ShopRite Cup: 2005‐2006 Final Standings, NJSIAA. Accessed June 2, 2008.
  9. ^ SHORECONFERENCESPORTS.COM BASEBALL TOP 10, 5/18/07, shoreconferencesports.com, Accessed May 18, 2007.
  10. ^ Super 25 boys basketball rankings: 1999-00 Final, USA Today, accessed December 19, 2006.
  11. ^ Southeastern Conference Preview: Florida Gators, Lexington Herald-Leader, November 12, 2006. "Donovan added four promising freshmen, including New Jersey Player of the Year Dan Werner."
  12. ^ Morris, Tim. "Legendary career ends as Wicelinski steps down: Leaves CBA as one of state's most successful, popular coaches", Holmdel Independent, May 9, 2007. Accessed May 30, 2007. "With a career record of 625 wins and just 116 losses, he has a record he can match up with anyone. In his 27 years, the Colts have won nine NJSIAA South Jersey state sectional titles (including the last three consecutive) and three Parochial state championships. His teams won 14 Shore Conference Tournament titles in 20 trips to the finals in the 25 seasons the team has been in the conference. CBA won 23 A North Division titles and had an overall division record of 333-12."
  13. ^ 2005 Boys Basketball - Non-Public, South A, NJSIAA. Accessed June 4, 2007.
  14. ^ 2006 Boys Basketball - South A, NJSIAA. Accessed May 30, 2007.
  15. ^ 2007 Boys Basketball - South A, NJSIAA. Accessed July 25, 2007.
  16. ^ Row2k Results 2004. Accessed May 30, 2007.
  17. ^ Scholastic Rowing Association Annual Regatta (2006). Accessed May 30, 2007.
  18. ^ 2007 Boys Soccer - North A, NJSIAA. Accessed November 14, 2007.
  19. ^ John Crotty player profile, accessed December 16, 2006.
  20. ^ Tom Duerr Player Profile accessed May 12, 2007.
  21. ^ Nic LaBrocca player profile, Major League Soccer. Accessed August 20, 2007.
  22. ^ "Clijsters, Lynch wed in Belgian ceremony", Asbury Park Press, July 14, 2007. Accessed July 25, 2007. "Retired tennis star Kim Clijsters and U.S. basketball player Brian Lynch, a Belmar resident, were married Friday in a secret early morning ceremony.... Clijsters said she wanted to focus on her wedding and a new life with Lynch, a graduate of Christian Brothers Academy who went on to play basketball at Villanova and plays professionally in the Belgian league."
  23. ^ Concha, Joe. "RealHoboken Celebrity Series: An Interview with ESPN’s Tony Reali", RealHoboken.com. Accessed October 23, 2007. "One of the aforementioned shows, Around the Horn is hosted by 28-year-old Tony Reali, a Marlboro, New Jersey native and graduate of Christian Brothers Academy in Lincroft."
  24. ^ Another Feather for Van Riemsdyk, accessed May 5, 2007.
  25. ^ Justice, David. "Werner provides glimpse of future", The News & Observer, December 29, 2005. Accessed May 30, 2007. "Werner, a 6-foot-7 Wolfpack recruit out of Christian Brothers Academy in Lincroft, N.J., scored 13 points in the first quarter and led the Colts to a 57-30 win over Phoebus of Hampton, Va."
  26. ^ WILKENS DAY PARADE SLATED FOR SUNDAY IN MIDDLETOWN, Atlantic Highlands Herald, October 19, 2000.

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