Union Catholic Regional High School

Union Catholic Regional High School is a private accredited high school located in Scotch Plains, in Union County, New Jersey, United States. Its motto promises to provide a "quality education in a faith-based environment." Founded in 1962 as separate schools for boys and girls, each with its own separate administration and faculty, it has been coeducational since a merger of the two schools in 1980. The school is an active participant in the Anytime/Anywhere learning program. Students from three counties attend the school. The school operates under the auspices of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark.[5]

Union Catholic High School
Address
1600 Martine Avenue

Scotch Plains
,
Union County
,
New Jersey
07076

United States
Coordinates40°37′31″N 74°21′29″W
Information
TypePrivate
MottoQuality education in a faith-based environment
Religious affiliation(s)Roman Catholic
Established1962 (1962)
OversightArchdiocese of Newark
School code311362
NCES School ID00863431[1]
PrincipalSister Percylee Hart, RSM
Faculty52.9 FTEs[1]
Grades9–12
GenderCo-educational
Enrollment806 (as of 2017–18)[1]
Student to teacher ratio15.2:1[1]
Color(s)  Blue
  Silver and
  white[2]
Athletics conferenceUnion County Interscholastic Athletic Conference
Team nameVikings[2]
AccreditationMiddle States Association of Colleges and Schools[3]
NewspaperThe Prophet
YearbookMomentum
School fees$500[4]
Tuition$16,320 (2019-20)[4]
Websitewww.unioncatholic.org

As of the 2017–18 school year, the school had an enrollment of 806 students and 52.9 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 15.2:1. The school's student body was 41.9% (338) White, 21.2% (171) Black, 15.8% (127) Hispanic, 11.8% (95) Asian and 8.9% (72) two or more races.[1]

The school has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools since November 1969; the school's accreditation expires in May 2023.[3]

Academics

Requirements for graduation

A minimum of 124 Credits is required for graduation and is distributed as follows: English, 20; US History, 10; World History, 5; Lab Sciences, 10; Mathematics, 15; World Language, 10; Phys. Ed., 8, and Religion, a passing grade each year.

Course levels

Union Catholic offers many classes at a variety of levels that range from easy to difficult. Levels include Basic, Regular Adapted, Regular, Honors, Accelerated, and Advanced Placement (AP).

Advanced Placement courses are offered in AP Art History, AP Biology, AP Chemistry, AP English Language and Composition, AP English Literature and Composition, AP Environmental Science, AP United States History, AP United States Government and Politics, AP European History, AP Calculus, AP Statistics, AP Physics B and AP Spanish Language. Accelerated and Honors courses are offered in English, History, Mathematics, World Languages and Science. Most courses available have an Honors/Accelerated/AP equivalent available for students to take provided certain prerequisites are met.

Athletics

The Union Catholic High School Vikings[2] compete in the Union County Interscholastic Athletic Conference, following a reorganization of sports leagues in Northern New Jersey by the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA).[6] 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.[7] Dave Luciano is the Athletic Director.

The girls swimming team won the Girls Division B state title in 1980–1982.[8]

The baseball team won the Non-Public Group A state championship in 1984, defeating Holy Spirit High School in the tournament final.[9]

The girls basketball team won the Non-Public Group A state championship in 1987 (against McCorristin Catholic High School), 1988 (vs. Notre Dame High School) and 1989 (vs. Paul VI High School).[10]

The boys basketball team won the Non-Public Group A state championship in 1987 against runner-up Christian Brothers Academy in the playoff finals.[11]

Union Catholic's girls' volleyball team won the 2005 Non-Public state championship with a win over Lacordaire Academy in the tournament final (25-21, 19–25, 25-22).[12] The win marks the school's first ever state championship.[13][14]

The boys' 4 × 200 m relay placed first with a time of 1:28.81 at the National Scholastic Indoor Championships in New York City, on March 16, 2008.[15] The boys' 800m sprint medley relay team took first place at the Nike Outdoor National Championship held on June 18, 2008. Their time of 1:31.72 broke the school's record and placed them #7 in New Jersey records.[16]

The boys track team won the indoor relay Non-Public Group B state championship in 2013, and won the Non-Public A title in 2014. The girls team won the Non-Public A title in 2015–2020; The program's six state group titles are tied for fifth-most in the state.[17]

The boys track team won the Non-Public Group A spring track state championship in 2013–2015.[18]

The girls spring track team won the Non-Public Group A state championship in 2015–2019.[19]

The girl's cross country team won the Non-Public Group A state championship in 2015 and 2017.[20]

Union Catholic student Sydney McLaughlin, class of 2017, qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro in the women's 400-meter hurdles.[21]

Technology

Union Catholic High School currently has a Laptop for Learning Program. All Freshman students receive an Fujitsu Laptop. This laptop is used all four years of high school. Laptops are used for scholarly purposes such as taking notes, searching for information, and doing homework. Students also receive their own @unioncatholic.org email address. This email address is used to send information and notes within the building. Wireless Internet is available throughout the building and can be utilized by all students. Some textbooks are available online, so students are not required to bring all textbooks to class. An acceptable use policy is in place to prevent misuse of the Internet. UC also has a virtual library that utilizes various Internet databases. Smartboard (virtual blackboards) are available in some classrooms.[22]

Performing Arts Company

The Union Catholic Performing Arts Company (UCPAC) showcases professional theatre on a high school level. The company celebrated their 25th Anniversary in 2006 with their fall comedy: and their spring musical: Sugar which is based on the movie Some Like it Hot. Some of their past plays include: Arsenic and Old Lace, Fools, and Inspecting Carol. Some of their past musicals might include: Pippin, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Honk!, and Seussical. In 2007 the fall comedy was The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940, and the spring musical production was Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. The 2008-2009 UCPAC Season presented the play Incorruptible by Michael Hollinger in the Fall and the musical Into the Woods by Stephen Sondheim in the spring. The summer production Love (Awkwardly) was performed on the Union Catholic stage during the Summer of 2009. It then moved to NYC Off-Broadway at the end of the summer. Due to critical acclaim, it returned to NYC in January 2010. In the 2009–10 school year, UCPAC presented Noises Off and Les Misérables. The 10–11 season showed The Nerd and The Drowsy Chaperone. In the 2011-12 year, UCPAC presented The Miss Firecracker Contest and Zombie Prom. The 2012–2013 season showcased Stepping Out and Legally Blonde. The 14–15 season performed Boeing-Boeing in the fall and Hairspray in the spring. The 15–16 season performed The Cripple of Inishmaan in the fall and Bring It On in the spring. The 16–17 season showcased "Rumors" in the fall and "In The Heights" in the spring.The 17–18 season consisted of Peter and the Starcatcher" for the fall play and "The Mystery of Edwin Drood" as the spring musical.The 18-19 season consisted of "A Flea in Her Ear" and Spamalot. The 2019-20 will bring "Clue on Stage" and "Mamma Mia!".

Notable alumni
Mayor Victoria Napolitano (Class of 2006) addresses the crowd at a town hall meeting
Sydney McLaughlin (Class of 2017) smiles in her Union Catholic track uniform

References
  1. School data for Union Catholic Regional High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed September 1, 2020.
  2. Union Catholic Regional High School, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed July 16, 2016.
  3. Union Catholic Regional High School, Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools. Accessed December 18, 2019.
  4. Tuition & Fees, Union Catholic Regional High School. Accessed December 18, 2019.
  5. Union County Catholic High Schools, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark. Accessed August 13, 2017.
  6. League & Conference Officers/Affiliated Schools 2020-2021, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed October 20, 2020.
  7. Home Page, Mountain Valley Conference, backed up by the Internet Archive as of February 2, 2011. Accessed December 15, 2014.
  8. NJSIAA Boys and Girls Team Swimming History, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed September 1, 2020.
  9. NJSIAA Baseball Championship History, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed October 20, 2020.
  10. NJSIAA Girls Basketball Championship History, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed October 20, 2020.
  11. NJSIAA Boys Basketball Championship History, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed September 1, 2020.
  12. NJSIAA Girls Volleyball Group Champions, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed October 20, 2020.
  13. Battaglia, Joe. "Union Catholic captures first state championship", The Star-Ledger, November 13, 2005. Accessed August 5, 2007. "Union Catholic, No. 3 in The Star-Ledger Top 20, shed its hard-luck image behind the play of Harris, who put away six of her team-high 13 kills in the third game to spark a 25-21, 19-25, 25-22 victory over No. 15 Lacordaire for the program's first NJSIAA/PSEG Non-Public championship before 300 yesterday at William Paterson University in Wayne."
  14. 2005 Girls' Volleyball - Non-Public, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed August 5, 2007.
  15. 25th National Scholastic Indoor Champs March 14-16, 2008 - The New Balance Track and Field Center at The Armory, NY NY - 4x200, DyeStat. Accessed November 28, 2011.
  16. 18th Nike Outdoor Nationals: June 19-21, 2008 - North Carolina A&T University, Greensboro NC, DyeStat. Accessed November 28, 2011.
  17. History of the NJSIAA Indoor Relay Championships, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed October 20, 2020.
  18. NJSIAA Spring Track Summary of Group Titles Boys, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed September 1, 2020.
  19. NJSIAA Girls Spring Track Summary of Group Titles, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed October 20, 2020.
  20. NJSIAA Girls Cross Country State Group Champions, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed October 20, 2020.
  21. Staff. "Union Catholic Track Star Will Be Youngest U.S. Track Star in Olympics", TAP Into Union, July 11, 2016. Accessed July 13, 2016. "Sydney McLaughlin a member of the Class of 2017 at Union Catholic High School in Scotch Plains, set a high school and new world junior record in the women's 400 hurdles at the U.S. Olympic trails."
  22. FAQ, Union Catholic Regional High School. Accessed December 18, 2019.
  23. Mallozzi, Vincent M. "Rookie's Career Path Leads Back Home", The New York Times, November 4, 1990. Accessed November 11, 2017. "Tate George grew up in Newark, and, at least half-heartedly, became a New Jersey Nets fan.... Indeed, Mr. George, who was a first team all-State and all-City player at Union Catholic High School in Scotch Plains just four years ago, has come a long way."
  24. Kyle Lofton, St. Bonaventure Bonnies men's basketball. "Hometown: Hillside, N.J.; High School: Union Catholic"
  25. Schneider, Jeremy. "With a championship pedigree, Damon Lynn quietly leads Union Catholic's best season in years", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, February 8, 2013, updated January 26, 2014. Accessed July 18, 2016. "Moments after the final buzzer on Jan. 12, Linden coach Phil Colicchio took Union Catholic guard Damon Lynn aside on the Kean University court and put an arm over his shoulder."
  26. Riordan, Kevin. "Moorestown may have its youngest leader", The Philadelphia Inquirer, January 6, 2015. Accessed November 11, 2017. "I met Napolitano at the gracious West Moorestown home she shares with Vinny, 27, her husband of nearly four years. He is Gov. Christie's director of constituencies, and she is a designer of e-learning materials for an international data and information firm in Philadelphia. The couple met at Union Catholic High School in Union County, where both grew up."
  27. Staff. "Union Catholic Graduate Fabiana Pierre-Louis Nominated To Become First Black Woman To Serve on NJ Supreme Court", TAP into Elizabeth, June 5, 2020. Accessed June 5, 2020. "Fabiana Pierre-Louis, a member of Union Catholic’s Class of 1998, made history on Friday when N.J. Governor Phil Murphy said he will nominate her to become New Jersey’s first black woman to serve on the New Jersey Supreme Court."
  28. Giase, Frank. "NY Red Bulls go for attacking players in MLS draft, trade for veteran defender Chris Albright", The Star-Ledger, January 14, 2010. Accessed November 11, 2017. "The only other player with New Jersey ties taken in the draft was Villanova midfielder Mike Seamon, a Rahway native who attended Union Catholic High."
  29. Williams, Thomas Chatterton. Self-Portrait in Black and White: Unlearning Race, p. 41. W. W. Norton & Company, 2019. ISBN 978-0-393-60887-8. Accessed December 18, 2019 "I told Pappy to sign me up that same day for Union Catholic."
  30. Bob Wischusen, Vision Sports Group. Accessed October 30, 2016. "The Boston College alum and Union Catholic High School Graduate maintained his close ties to the Garden State by calling local New Jersey college football, basketball, and baseball games for the Comcast network from 1997 through 2000."
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