Roselle Catholic High School is a

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al,

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, located on a campus in Roselle, in Union County, in the

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. The school, established in 1959, operates under the supervision of the

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and the

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. The school is accredited by the

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through July 2027.Roselle Catholic High School

Commissions on Elementary and Secondary Schools. Accessed January 2, 2024. As of the 2017–18 school year, the school had an enrollment of 354 students and 28 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a

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of 12.6:1. The school's student body was 34.7% (123) Black, 24.9% (88) White, 17.8% (63) Hispanic, 12.7% (45) Asian and 9.9% (35) two or more races.School data for Roselle Catholic High School

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. Accessed September 1, 2020. Morses Creek flows through the campus.

Athletics

The Roselle Catholic High School LionsRoselle Catholic High School

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. Accessed October 20, 2020. compete in the

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, which includes public and private high schools in Union County and operates under the supervision of the

(NJSIAA) and was established as part of a reorganization of sports leagues in Northern New Jersey. Prior to the NJSIAA's 2009 realignment, the school had participated in the Mountain Valley Conference, which included public and private high schools in Essex County, Somerset County and Union County. With 255 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 II for public schools). The boys track team won the indoor track Non-Public state championship in 1965, 1967 and 1969, and won the Non-Public B title in 2011. The girls team won the Group II title in 2004 (as co-champion) and the Non-Public B title in 2009. The boys track team won the Non-Public indoor relay championships in 1967–1969, 1973 and 1974. The program's five state titles are tied for ninth-most in the state.History of the NJSIAA Indoor Relay Championships

. Accessed May 1, 2023. The boys baseball team won the Non-Public A North state championship in 1967 and 1968, and won the Non-Public A state title in 1978 vs.

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.Baseball Championship History: 1959–2024

, updated September 2024. Accessed September 1, 2024. The 1978 team won the Parochial A state title with a 3–1 win against Camden Catholic in the championship game played at

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. The boys track team won the Non-Public Group A spring / outdoor track state championship in 1967 and 1973.NJSIAA Boys Spring Track Summary of Group Titles

. Accessed May 1, 2023. The boys cross country running team won the Non-Public Group A state championship in 1968 and 1969, and won the Non-Public B title 2004 and 2008.NJSIAA Boys Cross Country State Group Champions

. Accessed May 1, 2023. The boys bowling team won the Group I state championship in 2008 and 2009. The girls volleyball team won the Non-Public state championship in 2006, defeating runner-up

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in the final match of the tournament.NJSIAA Girls Volleyball Group Champions

. Accessed May 1, 2023. The boys' basketball team won the Non-Public B state championships in 2013-2015 (defeating St. Anthony High School in the finals each of the three years) and 2018 (vs.

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). The team won their third consecutive Non-Public B title in 2015 with a 56–52 win against St. Anthony in the championship game. The team won the 2018 Non-Public B title with a 63–61 win against Ranney School on a basket scored with just over six seconds remaining in the championship game. The team came into the 2013

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as the top seed and finished the season 25-5 after winning the program's first ToC title with a 78–54 win against fifth-seeded Newark Tech High School in the semifinals and 65–49 against number-two seed

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of Metuchen in the championship game.NJSIAA Boys Basketball Tournament Of Champions History

. Accessed November 20, 2020. The 2015 team won the school's second ToC title with a 103–34 win against

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in the semifinals and 57–45 against

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in the finals, behind 27 points by

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. The team came into the 2018 ToC as the top seed and won the program's third title with a 75–62 win against

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in the semifinals and a 61–54 win against

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in the finals at the

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in Trenton, despite a career-high 33 points from Don Bosco's

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Labyrinth

At the center of the school's courtyard is a spiraling brick walkway called the Roselle Catholic High School Labyrinth. The labyrinth is made of 8,000 bricks and was constructed in the summer of 2008 to commemorate Roselle Catholic's 50th anniversary as a school.

Notable alumni

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(born 2003), basketball player. *

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and

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. * Tom Coyne (1954-2017),

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. *

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(born 1952, class of 1970), actor and star of ''

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'' television series. * Wan J. Kim (born 1968, class of 1986), former Assistant Attorney General for the

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. *

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(born 1999), college

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player for the

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, who transferred after his freshman year. *

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(born 2004),

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who has committed to play for the

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* Bill Murphy (born 1989),

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for the

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(born 2001), basketball player for the

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and the Nigeria national team *

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(born 1986), artist, singer, songwriter and musician. *

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(born ; class of 1986), mathematician. * Nazreon Reid (born 1999),

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for the

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of the

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. *

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(born 1996), NBA basketball player for the

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. * Tyler Roberson (born 1994), professional

player for the Agua Caliente Clippers of the

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. * Karl Schellscheidt (born 1968, class of 1986), soccer player, educator and entrepreneur. *

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(born 1996, class of 2015),

player (previously), now player in the

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. *

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(class of 1982), writer, producer, actor, director and creator of ''

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'' television series. * Dick Sweeney (class of 1966), co-founder of

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. * Kahlil Whitney (class of 2019), basketball player

References

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