St. Joseph High School (Hammonton, New Jersey)

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name = St. Joseph High School


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grades = 9 - 12
district = Roman Catholic Diocese of Camden
type = Private high school
principal = Lynn Domenico
nickname = Wildcats
conference = Cape-Atlantic League
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location = 328 Vine Street
Hammonton, NJ 08037
information = 609-561-8700
website = [http://www.stjoek12.org/ School website]

St. Joseph High School is a four-year co-educational Catholic high school located in Hammonton, New Jersey, United States, serving students in grades 9-12, under the auspices of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Camden.

Athletics

The St. Joseph High School Wildcats compete in the National Division of the Cape-Atlantic League, an athletic conference consisting of both parochial and public high schools located in Atlantic County, Cape May County, Cumberland County, and Gloucester County, New Jersey. The Cape-Atlantic League operates under the aegis of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association.

The softball team won the 2007 Non-Public South B state sectional championship with a string of shutout victories over Timothy Christian School (15-0), St. Rose High School (6-0) and Gloucester Catholic High School (2-0) in the tournament final. [ [http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=220864&tclass=South%20B 2007 Softball - South B] , NJSIAA. Accessed June 12, 2007.]

The wrestling team won the Non-Public, South B sectional title in 2006 with a 45-31 win over Sacred Heart High School in the tournament final. [ [http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=141653&tclass=Non-Public%2C%20South%20B 2006 Team Wrestling - Non-Public, South B] , NJSIAA. Accessed July 17, 2007.]

St. Joseph's Football team has won 18 state championships since 1983.

Teacher controversy

In June 2005, religion teacher and athletics coach Michael McColgan was arrested on charges brought against him in relation to child pornography traced back to his online account. Upon searching his home, authorities discovered dozens more images on his personal computer and also copied onto disk. [ [http://www.nbc10.com/news/4585483/detail.html Catholic Religion Teacher Accused Of Possessing Child Pornography] ] McColgan pleaded guilty. In May 2006, McColgan was sentenced in a federal court to 48 months in prison for possession of child pornography, and was due to report the following month. [ [http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/nj/press/files/mcc00512_r.htm "Former High School Teacher Sentenced to 48 Months in Federal Prison for Possession of Child Pornography"] , The United States Attorney's Office: District of New Jersey press release dated May 12, 2006. Accessed September 22, 2007.]

References

External links

* [http://www.stjoek12.org/ St. Joseph High School]
* [http://nces.ed.gov/surveys/pss/privateschoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&SchoolID=00864708&ID=00864708 Data for St. Joseph High School] , National Center for Education Statistics
* [http://www.sjsports.com/highschool/saintjoseph/ South Jersey Sports: St. Joseph HS]