Bishop Eustace Preparatory School | |
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5552 Route 70 Pennsauken, NJ 08109-4798 |
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Type | Private, Coeducational |
Motto | The Tradition Is That of a Winner |
Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic |
Established | 1954 |
School district | Diocese of Camden |
Principal | Cyril Bleistine[1] |
Vice principal | Joseph DiAmore[1] |
Headmaster | Br. James Beamesderfer, SAC[1] |
Faculty | 54.9 (on FTE basis)[2] |
Grades | 9–12 |
Enrollment | 782[2] (2009-10) |
Student to teacher ratio | 14.2:1[2] |
Campus size | 32 acres (130,000 m2) |
Color(s) | Black White |
Slogan | "Quod Deus Vult" |
Athletics conference | Olympic Conference |
Mascot | Crusader |
Team name | Crusaders |
Rival | Camden Catholic High School, Paul VI High School, Holy Cross High School |
Accreditation(s) | Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools[3] |
Publication | Phoenix (literary magazine) |
Newspaper | 'Eustacian' |
Yearbook | 'Crusader' |
Tuition | $14,900 |
Dean of Students | Alice Penza[1] |
Director of Student Activities | Marylou L. Williams[1] |
Athletic Director | Victoria Wishnick[1] |
Website | http://www.eustace.org |
Bishop Eustace Preparatory School is a coeducational private high school in Pennsauken Township, New Jersey, which was founded in 1954 by the priests and brothers of the Society of the Catholic Apostolate (The Pallottines). The school was named after Bishop Bartholomew J. Eustace, first bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Camden, where Pennsauken is located, and the school is overseen by the Camden Diocese.[4] The school is a coeducational institution (prior to 1972, it was all-male) serving grades 9 to 12. The school has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Secondary Schools since 1977.[3]
As of the 2009-10 school year, the school had an enrollment of 782 students and 54.9 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 14.2.[2]
The school is a member of the Association of Delaware Valley Independent Schools.[5]
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The Bishop Eustace Preparatory School Crusaders compete in the Olympic Conference, an athletic conference consisting of nineteen public and private high schools located in Burlington County, Camden County and Gloucester County. The Olympic Conference operates under the aegis of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Bishop Eustace moved into Non-Public Group A for the 2009-10 sports seasons because of Gloucester Catholic High School moving into Non-Public Group B, and returned to Non-Public Group B for the 2010-11 sports seasons.
The boys swimming team won the 2007 Non-Public Group B championship with a 98-72 win over Pingry School.[6]
The school was recognized as the Group B winner of the NJSIAA ShopRite Cup in 2005-06. The award recognized the school for achieving 3rd in Girls Cross Country, a tie for 3rd in Football, 2nd in Boys Swimming, 2nd in Girls Indoor Track Relays, 2nd in Girls Indoor Track Championships, 1st in Baseball, a Tie for 3rd in Softball, a tie for 3rd in Boys Tennis and 2nd in Girls Outdoor Track.[7]
In 2002, the baseball team won the Parochial South B title with a win over St. Rose High School, by a 3-1 final score,[8] and became the Group B State Champions with a 5-1 win over Montclair Kimberley Academy.[9] The team repeated the South B title in 2004 with 6-4 win over St. Rose,[10] and repeated as Parochial group B champion with a 12-2 win over Newark Academy.[11] The 2006 team won the South B sectional championship with a 7-3 win against Sacred Heart High School in the final game.[12]
The girls soccer team won the 2003 South Parochial B title by edging Holy Spirit High School 2-1[13] The team repeated for the South B state championship in 2004 with a 5-0 win over Holy Spirit.[14] The team won the 2006 South B title with a 1-0 win vs. Gloucester Catholic High School.[15] In 2007, the team won the South B state sectional championship with a 2-0 win over Holy Cross High School in the tournament final.[16][17]
The boys soccer team won the 2001 Parochial South B title, topping St. Rose High School 3-0.[18]
The 2002 girls basketball won the Parochial South B championship with a 47-37 win vs. St. Rose High School.[19]
The girls field hockey team won the Central, Group I state tournament with a 2-1 win over New Egypt High School.[20]
The Bishop Eustace 2007-08 wrestling team won their second state championship with a 55-24 win over Hudson Catholic Regional High School in the tournament final meet. The 2008-09 wrestling team repeated as state champions by an identical 55-24 score over Hudson Catholic, marking the program's third state title.[21][22]
In 2007, the Boy's Freshmen crew team was the first Bishop Eustace Crew team to win the New Jersey State Championships in Bishop Eustace School history. In 2007, 2008, and 2009, the Bishop Eustace Varsity Girls Crew won first place in the Stotesbury Cup Regatta's Varsity 8 category.[23] In 2007, the Varsity 8 competed in the Henley Women's Regatta in England.[24] In 2010, the Bishop Eustace Varsity 8 Boys Crew Team won the New Jersey Scholastic Championships.[25]
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