Immaculate Conception High School is a
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co-education
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al college preparatory
high school
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located in
Montclair, in
Essex County, New Jersey, United States. The school operates under the supervision of the
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark. The school has been accredited by the
Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools since 1957.
[Immaculate Conception High School]
Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools. Accessed February 5, 2022.
Immaculate Conception High School was established in 1925 as a parish school under the guidance of its founder, Rev. Edward M. Farrel. The
Sisters of Charity of Saint Elizabeth
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began their connection to the school with the appointment of Mother Mary Alexandrine as the school's first principal.
Per its
mission statement, Immaculate Conception High School "strives, within the context of family to develop the whole person: morally, intellectually, emotionally, and physically, recognizing the work and uniqueness of each individual".
As of the 2013–14 school year, the school had an enrollment of 179 students and 24.4 classroom teachers (on an
FTE basis), for a
student–teacher ratio of 7.3:1. The school's enrollment was 1.7% White, 78.2% Black, 17.9% Hispanic, 0.6% Asian and 1.7% two or more races.
[School data for Immaculate Conception High School]
National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed August 15, 2017.
History
By 2014, the school had debts of $900,000. That year
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reported that the school "is fighting to stay open." Fundraisers that year generated about $500,000 helped to ensure the school's survival. The necessary money was generated in approximately one month.
Athletics
The Immaculate Conception High School Lions
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New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed October 20, 2020. compete in the
Super Essex Conference, which is comprised of public and private high schools in Essex County and operates under the supervision of the
New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA). Prior to the 2010 realignment of the NJSIAA, the school had previously participated in the
Colonial Hills Conference
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; which included schools in Essex,
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. With 170 students in grades 10–12, the school was classified by the NJSIAA for the 2019–20 school year as Non-Public B for most athletic competition purposes, which included schools with an enrollment of 37 to 366 students in that grade range (equivalent to Group I for public schools). The football team competes in the United Blue division of the
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History
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, which includes 112 schools competing in 20 divisions, making it the nation's biggest football-only high school sports league. The school was classified by the NJSIAA as Non-Public Group II for football for 2018–2020.
The boys basketball team won the Non-Public Group C state championship in 1978, defeating
Sacred Heart High School by a score of 53–51 in the tournament finals.
The boys track team won the spring track title in Non-Public B in 1980–1984, 1986–1988, 1998 and 2005. The program's 10 state titles are tied for eighth-most in the state.
The 1983 softball team finished the season with a 16–10 record after winning the Non-Public group B state championship in 1983, with a 9–6 victory against runner-up
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in the finals.
The girls team won the NJSIAA spring track state championship in Non-Public B in 1991.
The football team won the Non-Public B South state sectional championship in 1994 and the Non-Public Group I title in 1998. The 1994 team finished the season 11–0 after winning the Non-Public B South title against four-time defending champion
St. Joseph High School by s score of 20–6 in the tournament final.
Dominique Booker won the 55 meter dash at the 2009 Meet of Champions with a time of 6.92 seconds, setting a meet record that was also the fastest time in the nation for the event that year. At the 2011 Meet of Champions, Mirabel Nkenke won a silver medal with a time of 56.21 in the 400 meter dash, setting a school record for the event.
Notable alumni
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Tom Ammiano
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Rich Kenah
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Jose L. Linares
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Ron Simpson, former professional basketball player.
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Ben Sirmans (born 1970),
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coach and former
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. "A 'borderline' student at Montclair Immaculate Conception High, Sirmans grew up in a tough neighborhood in East Orange, N.J."
References
External links
Immaculate Conception High School websiteData for Immaculate Conception High School National Center for Education Statistics
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1925 establishments in New Jersey
Educational institutions established in 1925
Middle States Commission on Secondary Schools
Montclair, New Jersey
Private high schools in Essex County, New Jersey
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark
Catholic secondary schools in New Jersey