DePaul Catholic High School

DePaul Catholic High School is a private, Roman Catholic, high school in Wayne, in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States, that operates under the auspices of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Paterson.[5] The school is accredited by AdvancED.[3]

DePaul Catholic High School
Address
DePaul Catholic High School
DePaul Catholic High School
DePaul Catholic High School
1512 Alps Road

Wayne
,
(Passaic County)
,
New Jersey
07470

United States
Coordinates40°57′28″N 74°14′38″W
Information
TypePrivate, coed. high school
MottoLarge Enough to Challenge, Small Enough to Care
Religious affiliation(s)Roman Catholic
Established1956
PresidentFr. Jared Brogan
PrincipalRussell Petrocelli
Vice PrincipalSr. Jeanne Agans
ChaplainFr. Jared Brogan
Faculty43 FTEs[1]
Grades8–12
Enrollment450 (as of 2020-21)[1]
Average class size16
Student to teacher ratio11.8:1[1]
Color(s)     Green and
     white[2]
Athletics conferenceBig North Conference
MascotSpartan
Team nameSpartans[2]
AccreditationAdvancED[3]
PublicationImpressions (literary magazine)
YearbookGreen Years
Tuition$14,200 (2020-21)[4]
AffiliationDiocese of Paterson
Alumni10,000+
Department ChairsNicholas Lombardi
Colleen Sullivan
Bernadette Wiltshire
Bethany Dacles
Oresta Ferrito
Sue Parler
Websitedepaulcatholic.org

As of the 2020–21 school year, the school has an enrollment of 450 students and 43 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.8:1. The school's student body was 65.5% White, 13.1% Hispanic, 6.5% Black, 6.5% Asian and 8.6% two or more races.[1]

History

DePaul Catholic was established in 1956.[6]

Academics

The program of studies offered at DePaul Catholic High School seeks to equip college-bound students with a foundation for the pursuit of academic excellence while emphasizing a curriculum tailored for individual differences. Students learn to apply their knowledge and training toward their ongoing development of the Whole Person.

DePaul Catholic is a college preparatory high school offering advanced placement, honors, college prep, and foundations levels of study. In the Class of 2015, 98% of graduates are attending colleges and universities. Graduates in the Class of 2015 were awarded over $10.5 million in academic merit-based scholarships, and 99% of the graduates have gone on to colleges, universities, and technical schools.

All students and faculty use Tablet PC laptop computer/notebooks connected using a wireless Internet system.

Athletics

The DePaul Spartans[2] competes in the Big North Conference, following a reorganization of sports leagues in Northern New Jersey by the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association.[7] Before the NJSIAA's 2010 realignment, the school had competed in the Northern Hills Conference an athletic conference made up of private and public high schools located in Essex, Morris and Passaic counties.[8]

There are over 20 varsity sports for boys and girls in the school. The athletic director is Joe Lennon. The mascot is the Spartan and the colors are green and white. The sports teams that are available include: Boys - baseball, basketball, bowling, cross country, football, golf, ice hockey, lacrosse, skiing, soccer, swimming, track and field, winter track, volleyball, wrestling; Girls - basketball, bowling, cheerleading (football), cross country, golf, lacrosse, soccer, softball, skiing, swimming, track and field, volleyball, dance team, winter track.[2] 23 varsity teams for boys and girls and 30 extracurricular activities are offered.

DePaul participates in a joint cooperative ice hockey program with Morris Catholic High School as the host school / lead agency under an agreement that expires at the end of the 2017–18 school year.[9]

The football team was awarded the sectional championship by the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association in 1962 and 1972 (as co-champion).[10] Since the playoff system was introduced in 1974, the team has won the Non-Public A sectional title in 1975, the Non-Public B North state sectional championship in 1992 and won the Non-Public II state title in 2013, 2014 and 2015.[11] In 2017, facing a Saint Joseph Regional High School team that had won the previous 13 games between the two teams, top-seeded DePaul won the Non-Public Group III state sectional championship by a score of 7–3 over third-seeded Saint Joseph in the tournament title game played at Kean University's Alumni Stadium.[12][13]

The boys' cross country team won the Non Public B state championship in 1966.[14]

The field hockey team won the Parochial A North state sectional title in 1982, and went on to win the Parochial A state championship that year, defeating Holy Spirit High School in the title game.[15]

The softball team won the Non-Public A state championship in 1984 (defeating Camden Catholic High School in the tournament final) and won the Non-Public B title in 1985 (vs. Bishop Eustace Preparatory School).[16]

The wrestling team won the Parochial B North state sectional title in 1993, and won the Non-Public B North sectional title in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014. The team won the Parochial B state championship in 1993 and the Non-Public B state title in 2014.[17]

Stand Tall

85% of students and staff are members of "Stand Tall", DePaul's voluntary drug prevention program, which offers voluntary and school-sponsored, drug testing for students and staff.[18]

Notable alumni

References
  1. School data for De Paul Catholic High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed October 20, 2017.
  2. DePaul Catholic High School, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed January 25, 2016.
  3. De Paul Catholic High School, AdvancED. Accessed March 28, 2017.
  4. Scholarships and Tuition Assistance, DePaul Catholic High School. Accessed February 3, 2020.
  5. Passaic County Schools, Roman Catholic Diocese of Paterson. Accessed September 6, 2017.
  6. DPCHS. "DePaul Catholic High School History". DePaul Catholic High School website. Retrieved 2007-08-01.
  7. League Memberships – 2016-2017 Archived 2012-11-09 at the Wayback Machine, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed January 10, 2017.
  8. Home Page, Northern Hills Conference, backed up by the Internet Archive as of January 28, 2011. Accessed November 25, 2014.
  9. NJSIAA 2017 - 2019 Co-Operative Sports Programs Archived 2017-07-31 at the Wayback Machine, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed January 22, 2017.
  10. Conrad, JJ; and Iseman, Chris. "NJ HS football championships: How past finalists fared", The Record (North Jersey), November 27, 2016. "Although the state established the current playoff format in 1974, titles have been awarded for decades. Here are the most decorated North Jersey teams playing for a title this weekend, listed by their state championship totals:.... DePaul: (7): 1962, 1972 (co-champs), 1975, 1992, 2013, 2014, 2015"
  11. Goldberg, Jeff. NJSIAA Football Playoff Champions, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed November 19, 2015.
  12. Stypulkoski, Matt. "Late goal-line stand lifts No. 5 DePaul over No. 3 St. Joseph (Mont.) for NP3 title", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, December 2, 2017. Accessed December 7, 2017. "The intensity of the hugs and tears looked more like the celebration of a first-time champion than a program that had just secured its fourth Non-Public, Group 3 title in five seasons. But that outpouring of emotion was an expression of just what the top-seeded and No. 5 DePaul's 7-3 win over third-seeded and No. 3 St. Joseph (Mont.) at Kean University in Union on Saturday meant."
  13. "Football - 2017 NJSIAA Non-Public, Group 3 Playoffs", NJ.com. Accessed December 7, 2017.
  14. State Group Team Champions, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed March 28, 2017.
  15. History of the NJSIAA Field Hockey Championships, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed December 7, 2017.
  16. History of the NJSIAA Softball Championships, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed March 28, 2017.
  17. History of the NJSIAA Team Championships, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed January 25, 2016.
  18. Stand Tall - Drug Prevention Program, DePaul Catholic High School. Accessed March 28, 2017.
  19. Iseman, Chris. "DePaul alum Klenofsky selected in MLS SuperDraft", The Record (North Jersey), January 13, 2017. Accessed April 9, 2017. "Eric Klenofsky, a DePaul graduate, was selected by D.C. United in the second round of the 2017 Major League Soccer SuperDraft on Friday."
  20. Farrell, Sean. "DePaul girls soccer repeats as Passaic County champion", The Record (North Jersey), October 26, 2019. Accessed February 15, 2020. "The senior made a pact with close friend and fellow Clifton native Jazlyn Oviedo to build the Spartans into a winner. DePaul had never gone past the semifinal round until last season."
  21. Staff. "Shakim Phillips of DePaul has verbally committed to Boston College", The Star-Ledger, January 28, 2010. Accessed April 9, 2017.
  22. Hunt, Todderick. "DePaul Catholic's Kareem Walker ranked No. 1 RB in the country by ESPN and 247Sports; talks Rutgers, potential visits", NJ Advance Medis for NJ.com, July 10, 2014. Accessed April 9, 2017. "DePaul Catholic's (Wayne, N.J.) Kareem Walker was recently upgraded to the No. 1 running back in the nation for the class of 2016 by both 247Sports.com composite -- a proprietary algorithm that compiles rankings and ratings listed in the public domain by the major media recruiting services -- and ESPN, due to his physical running style, breakaway speed and overall prototypical, big-time running back traits."
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