Oak Knoll School of the Holy Child
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| Oak Knoll School of the Holy Child | |
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| 41 Blackburn Road Summit, NJ 07901 |
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| School district | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Type | Private school |
| Grades | K-12 |
| Athletics conference | Mountain Valley Conference |
| Motto | "Actions not words." -Cornelia Connelly |
| Team name | Oak Knoll Royals |
| Established | 1924 |
| Information | 908-522-8100 |
| Homepage | http://www.oakknoll.org/ |
Oak Knoll School of the Holy Child is a private Roman Catholic K-12 day school in Summit, New Jersey. It is coeducational up through sixth grade, and girls-only from seventh grade on. The school is served by the Society of the Holy Child Jesus and operates under the auspices of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark.
The school is a member of the New Jersey Association of Independent Schools.
Oak Knoll School is unique among New Jersey's Catholic independent schools in offering coeducational opportunities in the primary grades and single-sex education for the secondary grades.
The school boasts a top quality education which is fulfilled due to the superb teachers, curriculum, and community opportunities. There are also many opportunities for leadership.
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[edit] History
Founded in 1924, Oak Knoll's roots actually go back to 1846, when Cornelia Connelly founded the Society of the Holy Child Jesus and opened her first school in England. Cornelia Connelly believed that the goal of every Holy Child School should be to help each student develop to his or her fullest potential. With that charge, six Sisters of the Holy Child Jesus and seven lay teachers crossed the Atlantic to transform the Larned Estate in Summit, N.J., into Oak Knoll School of the Holy Child. The 11-acre site originally included the stone manor house "Stoneover" (now known as "Grace Hall"), built in 1887. A stable, located where Connelly Hall now stands, provided gym and classroom space for the Junior School. Two houses on Prospect Street also contained classrooms and convent space. In 1954, Bonaventura Hall was constructed for the elementary grades, and in 1956, construction on the new Upper School, Connelly Hall, was completed.
Renovation and growth characterized the '90s, with the renovation of the Lower School Library in 1992; addition of the Tisdall Hall athletic complex and expansion of the Upper School Library in 1993; renovation of the Grace Hall Chapel in 1994; completion of the Campion Center for the Performing Arts in 1995; and modernization of the Aileen Maury Dining Hall in 1997. From modest beginnings numbering just 17 students, Oak Knoll's current enrollment exceeds 500 students.
In 2004, Oak Knoll completed construction of much-needed athletic fields, located five miles away in Chatham Township. Growth and change will always be evident at Oak Knoll, as the School endeavors to fulfill Cornelia Connelly's exhortation to "meet the wants of the age."
[edit] Athletics
Oak Knoll School competes in the Mountain Valley Conference, which consists of sixteen public and parochial high schools covering Union County and Essex County in northern New Jersey. The conference operates under the jurisdiction of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA).
The girls lacrosse team won the 2005 North B state championship with an 8-4 win over Mountain Lakes High School.[1]
In 2007, the field hockey team won the North I, Group I state sectional championship with a 4-1 win over Pompton Lakes High School in the tournament final.[2] The team moved on to win the Group I State Championship with a 2-1 win over Shore Regional High School in the semis and a 4-0 win against Holy Cross High School in the finals.[3]
[edit] Extracurricular Activities
In addition to opportunities to compete in a variety of sports and to participate in a range of visual and performing arts, Oak Knoll offers activities to inspire any student. There are approximately 35 extracurricular activities available to Upper School students at Oak Knoll. Of our students, 99 percent participate in one or more extracurricular activity. Beginning in 7th grade, students can choose from many activities.
[edit] References
- ^ 2005 Girls Lacrosse - North B, NJSIAA. Accessed June 1, 2007.
- ^ 2007 Field Hockey - North I, Group I, NJSIAA. Accessed November 12, 2007.
- ^ 2007 Field Hockey - Group Semis/Finals, NJSIAA. Accessed November 13, 2007.
