Wildwood Catholic High School

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Wildwood Catholic High School is a co-educational four-year Catholic high school in North Wildwood, New Jersey, United States. The school operates under the auspices of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Camden.[1] The school opened in September 1948 with an initial enrollment of 80 students.[2]

As of the 2004-05 school year, the school had an enrollment of 365 students and 23.0 faculty members (on an FTE basis), resulting in a student-teacher ratio of 15.9.[3]

Wildwood Catholic High School has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools since 1956.[4]

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[edit] Athletics

The Wildwood Catholic High School Crusaders compete in the National Division of the Cape-Atlantic League.[5] The school is a member of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association.

The boys soccer team won the 2006 South B state sectional championship with a 1-0 win over St. Rose High School in the tournament final.[6]

The boys soccer team won the 1998 Parochial B state title with a 2-1 win over Eastern Christian Academy. Patrick Mitchell and Michael Rennie scored for the Crusaders.

[edit] Notable alumni

  • Justin Catanoso, journalist and author of My Cousin The Saint, A Search for Faith, Family, and Miracles.[7]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Catholic Schools Office, Roman Catholic Diocese of Camden. Accessed July 17, 2007.
  2. ^ History of Wildwood Catholic. Accessed July 17, 2007.
  3. ^ Data for Wildwood Catholic High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed July 17, 2007.
  4. ^ Wildwood Catholic High School, Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools. Accessed July 17, 2007.
  5. ^ Cape-Atlantic League. Accessed July 17, 2007.
  6. ^ 2006 Boys Soccer Tournament - South B, NJSIAA. Accessed July 17, 2007.
  7. ^ Vanore, Jim. "Unanswered prayers, unanswered questions won’t stop this journey", Cape May County Herald, May 19, 2008. Accessed May 27, 2008. "“Working in the family business as a kid, I knew I didn’t want to do that for a living,” said Justin, a North Wildwood native, who was raised in a traditional Catholic family, and graduated from Wildwood Catholic High School."

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