Roselle Catholic High School is a coeducation

Coeducation

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al, Roman Catholic high school, located in Roselle

Roselle, New Jersey

Roselle is a Borough located in Union County in the state of New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 21,085....

, in Union County

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...

, New Jersey

New Jersey

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. The school was established in 1959 and operates as part of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark

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.

As of the 2007-08 school year, the school had an enrollment of 678 students and 43.4 classroom teachers (on an FTE

Full-time equivalent

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 basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 15.6.

Athletics

Roselle Catholic High School competes in the Mountain Valley Conference

Mountain Valley Conference

The Mountain Valley Conference was a New Jersey high school sports association under the jurisdiction of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association . The conference consisted of sixteen public and parochial high schools covering Union County and Essex County in northern New Jersey...

, a high school sports association that consists of sixteen public and parochial high schools covering Union County and Essex County

Essex County, New Jersey

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. The conference operates under the jurisdiction of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association

New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association

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 (NJSIAA).

Sports programs

• Baseball (M)
• Basketball (M/F)
• Bowling (M/F)
• Cheerleading (M/F)
• Cross Country (M/F)
• Golf (M/F)
• Indoor track (M/F)
• Outdoor track and field (M/F)
• Soccer (M/F)
• Softball (F)
• Swimming (M/F)
• Tennis (F)
• Volleyball (M/F)

Administration

Core members of the school's administration are:

• Robert Stickles, Principal
• Patrick Hagan, Assistant Principal
• Martha Konczal, Assistant Principal
• Maureen Murin, Assistant Principal

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:

"Walking the ancient labyrinth is an ancient spiritual act that is being rediscovered in our time. Labyrinths are unicursal, offering one path. Unlike a maze, there are no dead ends. By combining a number of even older symbols, the labyrinth represents the journey inward to our own true selves and back out into the everyday world. Walking a labyrinth can be a metaphor for life – full of unexpected twists and sudden changes in direction. This can be a profoundly moving experience which offers opportunities for spiritual and personal growth."

Notable alumni

• Daniel Hugh Kelly
  Daniel Hugh Kelly
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   (Class of 1970), actor.
• Wan J. Kim
  Wan J. Kim
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   (Class of 1986), former Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division in the United States Department of Justice.
• John Pelesko
  John Pelesko
  John A. Pelesko is an American mathematician. He is currently an Associate Professor at the University of Delaware.John grew up and in Roselle, New Jersey and attended Roselle Catholic High School from which he graduated in 1986. Pelesko graduated with a B.S. in Pure Mathematics with cum laude...
  
   (Class of 1986), mathematician.
• Karl Schellscheidt
  Karl Schellscheidt
  Karl Schellscheidt is an American soccer player, educator and entrepreneur. He was born on April 28, 1968 and was raised in Union, New Jersey. He is the son of soccer coach and player Manfred "Manny" Schellschedit...
  
  (Class of 1986), soccer player, educator & entrepreneur.