Bishop Eustace Preparatory School

Bishop Eustace Preparatory School
Location
5552 Route 70
Pennsauken, NJ 08109-4798
Coordinates 39°55′49″N 75°03′54″W / 39.9302°N 75.0650°WCoordinates: 39°55′49″N 75°03′54″W / 39.9302°N 75.0650°W
Information
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 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. 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 14.2:1.[2]

The school is a member of the Association of Delaware Valley Independent Schools.[4]

Athletics

The Bishop Eustace Preparatory School Crusaders compete in the Olympic Conference, an athletic conference consisting of public and private high schools located in Burlington County, Camden County and Gloucester County, operateing under the supervision of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA).[5] 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] 2012 Baseball team won the South Jersey Diamond Classic Championship. Giving the school a total of 5, second most in South Jersey, behind Gloucester Catholic with 6.

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]

Notable alumni

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Administrative Staff, accessed March 17, 2007.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Bishop Eustace Preparatory School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed June 10, 2011.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Bishop Eustace Preparatory School, Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Secondary Schools. Accessed July 10, 2011.
  4. ↑ Listing of ADVIS member schools, Association of Delaware Valley Independent Schools. Accessed July 10, 2011.
  5. ↑ League Memberships – 2012-2013, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed September 11, 2012.
  6. ↑ 2007 Boys Team Swimming - Non-Public - B, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed May 28, 2007.
  7. ↑ Third Annual ShopRite Cup: 2005‐2006 Final Standings, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed June 2, 2008.
  8. ↑ 2002 Baseball - Parochial South B, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed May 28, 2007.
  9. ↑ 2002 Baseball - Parochial Finals, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed May 28, 2007.
  10. ↑ 2004 Baseball - Parochial South B, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed May 28, 2007.
  11. ↑ 2004 Baseball - Parochial Finals, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed May 28, 2007.
  12. ↑ 2006 Baseball - Non-Public, South B, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed July 17, 2007.
  13. ↑ 2003 Girls Soccer - South Parochial B, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed May 28, 2007.
  14. ↑ 2004 Girls Soccer - South B, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. May 28, 2007.
  15. ↑ 2006 Girls Soccer Tournament - South B, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed May 28, 2006.
  16. ↑ 2007 Girls Soccer - South B, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed November 15, 2007.
  17. ↑ Lewis, John. "Valiant Lancers fall short", Burlington County Times, November 9, 2007. "The Holy Cross girls soccer team battled hard, as their coach thought it would. The Lancers gave themselves a chance to avoid their fate — a 2-0 loss to Bishop Eustace Prep School in yesterday's South Jersey Non-Public B championship — but that fate was sealed when the Crusaders put in their second goal of the night."
  18. ↑ 2001 Boys Soccer - Parochial South B, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed May 28, 2007.
  19. ↑ 2002 Girls State Basketball - Parochial South B, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed May 28, 2007.
  20. ↑ 2006 Field Hockey Tournament - Central, Group I, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed May 28, 2007.
  21. ↑ Brower, Donald J. "The wrap-up: Bishop Eustace defeats Hudson Catholic for the New Jersey state team wrestling tournament Non-Public B title", The Star-Ledger, February 16, 2009. Accessed July 10, 2011. "For the second year in a row, Bishop Eustace defeated Hudson Catholic for the Non-Public B title when it rolled to a 55-24 decision yesterday at the Ritacco Center in Toms River. Bishop Eustace beat Hudson Catholic by the same 55-24 score in last season's Non-Public B final."
  22. ↑ Benevento, Don. "Raiders, Eustace wrestling champs", Courier-Post, February 16, 2009. Accessed July 10, 2011. "Bishop Eustace also brought home a state championship with a 55-24 victory over Hudson Catholic. It was the third state title for the Crusaders."
  23. ↑ Girls Senior Eight - Robert Engman Trophy, Stotesbury Cup, updated March 28, 2010. Accessed July 10, 2011.
  24. ↑ 2007 Results, Henley Women's Regatta. Accessed July 10, 2011.
  25. ↑ New Jersey Scholastic Rowing Championship May 22, 2010 Cooper River, New Jersey Scholastic Rowing Championship. Accessed July 10, 2011.
  26. ↑ Anastasia, Phil (March 15, 2011). "Tennis coach Ipri retires after 45 years". The Philadelphia Inquirer. philly.com. Retrieved January 31, 2012.
  27. ↑ Kelli James, USA Field Hockey. Accessed December 19, 2007.
  28. ↑ Billy Lange profile, CSTV. Accessed July 17, 2007. "A native of Haddon Heights, N.J., Lange played basketball at Bishop Eustace (N.J.) High School for his father, Bill Lange Sr., and at Rowan College before moving into the coaching ranks in 1995. In his first and only season as the head coach, taking over for his father who was in a life-threatening accident just one week into the season, Lange led Bishop Eustace to a 20-6 record and an appearance in the state New Jersey State Championship game."
  29. ↑ The Game I'll Never Forget: Bill Melchionni, Basketball Digest, January 2001.
  30. ↑ Vecsey, Peter. "DALY LIVED, AND COACHED, DREAM; BAD BOYS LEADER HAD HEART OF GOLD", New York Post, May 10, 2009. Accessed August 7, 2012. "As coach of Bishop Eustace (N.J.) High school ([Hubie Brown] showed up in his gym in the mid-1960s to recruit Gary Melchionni), Casey would scout [Jack McCloskey]'s squad, or study Harry Litwack's Hall of Fame zone precepts at Temple, or what Jack Ramsay was concocting at St. Joseph's."
  31. ↑ Major League baseball player profile: Blaine Neal, accessed December 10, 2006.
  32. ↑ Staff. "John Olive", Philadelphia Inquirer, April 7, 1992. Accessed August 7, 2012. "Olive, an assistant at Villanova for the last seven seasons, was Massimino's first Villanova basketball recruit and enjoyed a successful playing career with the Wildcats, ranking among the top scorers and rebounders in school history when he graduated in 1977. Olive played his high school ball at Bishop Eustace Prep in Pennsauken."
  33. ↑ Behre, Bob. "In full swing", The Star-Ledger, June 25, 2006. Accessed May 28, 2007."Billy Rowell amassed 27 home runs and 116 RBI during his magnificent sophomore and junior seasons.... "I was a pull monster," the Bishop Eustace shortstop said.... Rowell, a 6-5, 215-pound specimen, was drafted ninth overall by the Baltimore Orioles in Major League Baseball's First-Year Player's Draft on June 6."
  34. ↑ "A S. JERSEY GIRL TAKES THE CROWN AS MISS AMERICA \ BUT SHE'S MISS ILLINOIS.", The Philadelphia Inquirer, September 14, 1977. "Moorestown native and Bishop Eustace graduate Katherine Shindle was named Miss America 1998 last night, topping an all-vocalist field of five finalists in the 77th annual competition."

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