Bishop George Ahr High School
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Bishop George Ahr High School, also known as Bishop Ahr, Ahr or BGA, is a four-year, private, coeducation
al Roman Catholic
high school located on a campus covering 36 acres (14.6 ha) in the northern section in Edison
, New Jersey
. The school operates under the auspices of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Metuchen
. The school opened in 1969 as St. Thomas Aquinas High School, and was renamed for Bishop George Ahr in 1984.
As of the 2009-10 school year, the school had an enrollment of 946 students and 59.4 classroom teacher for a student–teacher ratio of 15.9. Students come from Middlesex
, Union
, Monmouth
, and Somerset
Counties in Central New Jersey
.
The administration and teaching faculty are composed of Felician Sisters
and lay people. All 70 faculty members hold a B.S. or B.A. degree; a significant percentage have M.A. degrees and some hold a Ph.D. Bishop George Ahr High School is overseen by the New Jersey Department of Education
and has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools
Commission on Secondary Schools since 1977.
, which includes public and private high schools
located in the greater Middlesex County area and operates under the supervision of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association
.
For three consecutive seasons, 1984–1986, the football team was the Non-Public South A sectional champions. In recent history, The football team was champion of the Middlesex County Blue Division in 2005, 2007, and 2008.
The wrestling team won the 2007 Non-Public South B sectional championship with a 46-27 win over Holy Cross.
The 1996 Baseball team won the Greater Middlesex County Tournament with a win over rival Edison High School. Senior pitcher Kevin Lawrence pitched to a 12-0 record that year to lead the team to a 21-6 record.
The 2006 baseball team won the Non-Public South A sectional championship over St. Augustine
, 16-15.
The swimming team won the Greater Middlesex Conference for three years running-- from 2005-2007-- and again in 2011.
The gymnastic team captured state titles for five consecutive years, from 2003-2007.
In 2009, the Trojans made their way past the opening state game for the first time in seven years under the first year coaching of Missy Magyar. The softball team took the Non-Public South A Sectional title, shutting out both Holy Spirit High School and Camden Catholic High School
, and won the tournament final by a 2-1 score over Gloucester Catholic High School
to win the team's first sectional title since 2000. The team were runners up for the Non Public A State Tournament to Immaculate Heart Academy
, losing 5-4 after IHA tied the game with three runs in the bottom of the 7th and each team scored a single run in the 10th, before IHA won the game with an 11th-inning run.
Coeducation
Mixed-sex education, also known as coeducation or co-education, is the integrated education of male and female persons in the same institution. It is the opposite of single-sex education...
al Roman Catholic
Roman Catholic Church
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the world's largest Christian church, with over a billion members. Led by the Pope, it defines its mission as spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ, administering the sacraments and exercising charity...
high school located on a campus covering 36 acres (14.6 ha) in the northern section in Edison
Edison, New Jersey
Edison Township is a township in Middlesex County, New Jersey. What is now Edison Township was originally incorporated as Raritan Township by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 17, 1870, from portions of both Piscataway Township and Woodbridge Township...
, New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
. The school operates under the auspices of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Metuchen
Roman Catholic Diocese of Metuchen
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Metuchen is a Roman Catholic diocese in New Jersey, centered in the borough of Metuchen. It was erected on November 19, 1981, from the territory of the Diocese of Trenton....
. The school opened in 1969 as St. Thomas Aquinas High School, and was renamed for Bishop George Ahr in 1984.
As of the 2009-10 school year, the school had an enrollment of 946 students and 59.4 classroom teacher for a student–teacher ratio of 15.9. Students come from Middlesex
Middlesex County, New Jersey
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 750,162 people, 265,815 households, and 190,855 families residing in the county. The population density was 2,422 people per square mile . There were 273,637 housing units at an average density of 884 per square mile...
, Union
Union County, New Jersey
Union County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2010 Census, the population was 536,499. It is part of the New York Metropolitan Area. Its county seat is Elizabeth. Union County ranks 93rd among the highest-income counties in the United States. It also ranks 74th in...
, Monmouth
Monmouth County, New Jersey
Monmouth County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey, within the New York metropolitan area. As of the 2010 Census, the population was 630,380, up from 615,301 at the 2000 census. Its county seat is Freehold Borough. The most populous municipality is Middletown Township with...
, and Somerset
Somerset County, New Jersey
Somerset County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey. In 2010, the population was 323,444. It is part of the New York Metropolitan Area. Its county seat is Somerville....
Counties in Central New Jersey
Central Jersey
Central Jersey is a common designation for a region of the state of New Jersey in the United States of America. Trenton is considered the boundary between designated "North Jersey" and "South Jersey"...
.
The administration and teaching faculty are composed of Felician Sisters
Felician Sisters
The Sisters of St. Felix of Cantalice, or Felician Sisters, are one branch of the Third Order of St. Francis. The active-contemplative order was founded in Warsaw, Poland, in 1855, by Sophia Truszkowska, and named for a shrine of St. Felix, a 16th century Franciscan saint especially devoted to...
and lay people. All 70 faculty members hold a B.S. or B.A. degree; a significant percentage have M.A. degrees and some hold a Ph.D. Bishop George Ahr High School is overseen by the New Jersey Department of Education
New Jersey Department of Education
The New Jersey Department of Education administers state and federal aid programs affecting more than 1.4 million public and non-public elementary and secondary school children in the state of New Jersey. The department is headquartered in Trenton.The Department is responsible for ensuring that...
and has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools
Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools
The Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools is a voluntary, peer-based, non-profit association dedicated to educational excellence and improvement through peer evaluation and accreditation...
Commission on Secondary Schools since 1977.
Incident
In 2010, a woman employed by the school as the girls swimming coach was fired after pleading guilty to sexual criminal misconduct with one of the girls on the team.Athletics
The Bishop George Ahr High School Trojans compete in the Greater Middlesex ConferenceGreater Middlesex Conference
The Greater Middlesex Conference is an athletic conference comprising 33 public and private high schools located in the greater Middlesex County, New Jersey area. The league operates under the supervision of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association.-Gold Division:-Blue...
, which includes public and private high schools
Secondary education in the United States
In most jurisdictions, secondary education in the United States refers to the last six or seven years of statutory formal education. Secondary education is generally split between junior high school or middle school, usually beginning with sixth or seventh grade , and high school, beginning with...
located in the greater Middlesex County area and operates under the supervision of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association
New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association
The New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association is an association of hundreds of New Jersey high schools that regulates high school athletics and holds tournaments and crowns champions in high school sports.-State championships:...
.
For three consecutive seasons, 1984–1986, the football team was the Non-Public South A sectional champions. In recent history, The football team was champion of the Middlesex County Blue Division in 2005, 2007, and 2008.
The wrestling team won the 2007 Non-Public South B sectional championship with a 46-27 win over Holy Cross.
The 1996 Baseball team won the Greater Middlesex County Tournament with a win over rival Edison High School. Senior pitcher Kevin Lawrence pitched to a 12-0 record that year to lead the team to a 21-6 record.
The 2006 baseball team won the Non-Public South A sectional championship over St. Augustine
St. Augustine College Preparatory School
St. Augustine College Preparatory School is an all-boys Roman Catholic four-year high school located in the Richland section of Buena Vista Township, New Jersey, United States...
, 16-15.
The swimming team won the Greater Middlesex Conference for three years running-- from 2005-2007-- and again in 2011.
The gymnastic team captured state titles for five consecutive years, from 2003-2007.
In 2009, the Trojans made their way past the opening state game for the first time in seven years under the first year coaching of Missy Magyar. The softball team took the Non-Public South A Sectional title, shutting out both Holy Spirit High School and Camden Catholic High School
Camden Catholic High School
Camden Catholic High School is a four-year comprehensive private coeducational Roman Catholic High School, located in Cherry Hill Township, New Jersey, serving students from the Camden County area...
, and won the tournament final by a 2-1 score over Gloucester Catholic High School
Gloucester Catholic High School
Gloucester Catholic High School is a co-educational four-year Roman Catholic high school located in Gloucester City, New Jersey, United States. The school operates under the auspices of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Camden...
to win the team's first sectional title since 2000. The team were runners up for the Non Public A State Tournament to Immaculate Heart Academy
Immaculate Heart Academy
Immaculate Heart Academy is an all-girls college preparatory private Roman Catholic high school located in Washington Township, in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. The school was founded in 1960 by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace as the first regional high school for girls in the Roman...
, losing 5-4 after IHA tied the game with three runs in the bottom of the 7th and each team scored a single run in the 10th, before IHA won the game with an 11th-inning run.
Notable alumni
- Ed KalegiEd KalegiEd Kalegi is an American voice actor, radio personality, host, and actor based in the New York City area and born in 1967. Currently the afternoon Traffic/Weather/Sports personality on Bloomberg 1130 Radio. He is the public address announcer of the Staten Island Yankees, a minor league affiliate...
(born 1967), actor / radio personality / host / voice actor. - Tom DeSantoTom DeSantoTom DeSanto is an American film producer and screenwriter. DeSanto is best known for his work with long time friend Bryan Singer, especially with his contributions to the first two X-Men movies.-Education:...
(born 1968), producer of the X-MenX-MenThe X-Men are a superhero team in the . They were created by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby, and first appeared in The X-Men #1...
movies and Transformers. - Kevin MulveyKevin MulveyKevin John Mulvey is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Arizona Diamondbacks of Major League Baseball. He has previously played for the Minnesota Twins.-Early life:Mulvey is a New Jersey native...
(born 1985), drafted by the New York MetsNew York MetsThe New York Mets are a professional baseball team based in the borough of Queens in New York City, New York. They belong to Major League Baseball's National League East Division. One of baseball's first expansion teams, the Mets were founded in 1962 to replace New York's departed National League...
as their first pick in the 2006 Major League Baseball Draft2006 Major League Baseball DraftThe 2006 First-Year Player Draft, Major League Baseball's annual amateur draft, was held on June 6 and 7. It was conducted via conference call with representatives from each of the league's 30 teams.-First Round Selections:...
. - Ivette SosaIvette SosaIvette Maritza Sosa is a Puerto Rican singer and dancer was born in Perth Amboy, New Jersey U.S. Ivette found she had a passion for stage and she began dancing at 3 years old. She attended High School at Bishop George Ahr High School...
(born 1976), a member of the disbanded girl groupGirl groupA girl group is a popular music act featuring several young female singers who generally harmonise together.Girl groups emerged in the late 1950s as groups of young singers teamed up with behind-the-scenes songwriters and music producers to create hit singles, often featuring glossy production...
, Eden's CrushEden's CrushEden's Crush is a former girl group based in Los Angeles created on the American television series Popstars which aired on AOL Time Warner's WB television network in early 2001, and promoted on the AOL on-line service...
. - Darrin WinstonDarrin WinstonDarrin Alexander Winston was a Major League Baseball player. He played two baseball seasons in the majors, both for the Philadelphia Phillies, and also played in the Montreal Expos and Pittsburgh Pirates minor league organizations. He batted right-handed and threw left-handed during his baseball...
(1966–2008), Major League BaseballMajor League BaseballMajor League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
player who played two seasons for the Philadelphia PhilliesPhiladelphia PhilliesThe Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team. They are the oldest continuous, one-name, one-city franchise in all of professional American sports, dating to 1883. The Phillies are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's National League...
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External links
- Bishop George Ahr High School web site
- Data for Bishop George Ahr High School, National Center for Education StatisticsNational Center for Education StatisticsThe National Center for Education Statistics is the part of the United States Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences that collects, analyzes, and publishes statistics on education and public school district finance information in the United States...