Roselle Catholic High School is a coeducational, Roman Catholic high school, located in Roselle, in Union County, New Jersey, United States. The school was established in 1959 and operates as part of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark.
As of the 2013-14 school year, the school had an enrollment of 401 students and 26.9 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 14.9:1.
Morses Creek (New Jersey) flows over the property.
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Athletics
The Roselle Catholic High School Lions compete in the Union County Interscholastic Athletic Conference, which includes public and private high schools in Union County and operates under the supervision of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA). 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.
The boys track team won the Non-Public indoor relay championships in 1967, 1968, 1969, 1973 and 1974.
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. Camden Catholic High School.
The boys bowling team won the Group I state championship in 2008 and 2009.
The boys basketball team won the Non-Public B state championships in 2013, 2014 and 2015, defeating St. Anthony High School each year.
Administration
Core members of the school's administration are:
- Thomas Berrios, President / Principal
- Martha Konczal, Assistant Principal - Academics
- Joe Skrec, Assistant Principal - Student Affairs
Labyrinth
At the center of the school's courtyard is a spiraling brick walkway called the Roselle Catholic High School Labyrinth. The labyrinth is composed of 8,000 bricks and was constructed in the summer of 2008 to commemorate Roselle Catholic's 50th anniversary as a school. A sign near the entrance to the courtyard explains its significance:
Notable alumni
- Isaiah Briscoe (born 1996; class of 2015), basketball player for the Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team.
- Daniel Hugh Kelly (born 1952; class of 1970), actor and star of Hardcastle and McCormick television series.
- Wan J. Kim (born 1968; class of 1986), former Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division in the United States Department of Justice.
- Marissa Paternoster (born 1986), artist, lead singer/songwriter and lead guitarist of independent rock band Screaming Females and solo project Noun.
- John Pelesko (born c. 1968; class of 1986), mathematician.
- Karl Schellscheidt (born 1968, class of 1986), soccer player, educator and entrepreneur.
- Chris Silva (born 1996, class of 2015), basketball player for the South Carolina Gamecocks.
- Kurt Sutter (class of 1982), writer, producer, actor, director and creator of Sons of Anarchy television series.
- Dick Sweeney (class of 1966), businessman and co-founder of Keurig, developer of the K-Cup single coffee brewing system.
- Jameel Warney (born 1994, class of 2012), basketball player who was a two-time America East Conference Player of the Year.
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