Saint Joseph Regional High School
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Saint Joseph Regional High School (known as SJR, St. Joe's or Joe's) is a private, Roman Catholic, college preparatory school
for boys, located on a 33 acres (133,546.4 m²) campus in Montvale
, New Jersey
. The school operates under the auspices of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark
. St. Joseph Regional High School was founded in 1962 by the Brothers of Saint Francis Xavier
. The school has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools
Commission on Secondary Schools since 1968.
As of the 2009-10 school year, the school had an enrollment of 484 students and 29.3 classroom teachers (on an FTE
basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 16.5.
The St. Joseph curriculum includes an extensive array of Honors and Advanced Placement courses, and has college credit courses available through Saint Peter's College in Jersey City
, New Jersey
.
. Students can take classes as diverse as Mandarin Chinese and Marine Biology.
Students who are qualified may apply and be accepted into the National Honor Society
, Spanish Honor Society, French Honor Society, and Tri-M Music Honor Society.
Saint Joseph Regional boasts a 100% college acceptance rate and millions of dollars in scholarship money earned each year. Students have been accepted to many of the most prestigious colleges and universities in the country such as Harvard, Yale
, Columbia
, Brown
, Cornell, Penn
, NYU, Notre Dame, Georgetown
, Fordham
, Holy Cross
, Boston College
, the United States Military Academy
, the United States Naval Academy
, Villanova
, Northeastern, Johns Hopkins
and many more.
, following a reorganization of sports leagues in Northern New Jersey by the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association
. Until the 2010 realignment, the school had participated in Division C of the Northern New Jersey Interscholastic League
(NNJIL), until its dissolution following the 2008-09 season. The Green Knights have enjoyed a very successful history with athletics, achieving league, county and state titles in football
, baseball
, basketball
, wrestling
, golf
, ice hockey
, and winter and spring track and field athletics in the last two decades. The Green Knights' rivals include Bergen Catholic High School
, Don Bosco Preparatory High School
, and Paramus Catholic High School
.
Fall sports
SJR offers three varsity fall sports including football, cross country, and soccer. SJR football has been long and still considered a regional powerhouse. The SJR varsity football steam had a streak of seven Non-Public Group 3 titles through the 2005 season. This run ended with a close loss to Holy Cross High School in the first round of the 2006 playoffs. The football team has also had its share of national rankings by USA Today
, including #8 in 1995, #11 in 1997, #7 in 1999, and #23 in 2004. SJR has also been ranked #1 in the state in 1995, 1997, and 1999. Other teams have been listed in the nation's top 25 rankings during various parts of the year. The Green Knights have won 14 state championships: 1987, 1988, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008 and 2009. SJR also received The Star-Ledger
Trophy in 1995, 1997, and 1999, recognizing the team as the #1 football team in New Jersey. The team had heartbreaking seasons in 2006 and 2007, not making it into the state finals and enduring very disappointing seasons. However, the 2008 team finished with an 11-1 record and won against Immaculata High School 27-6 in the state championship on Friday, December 5. The 2009 varsity football team defeated Immaculata again in the state championship 14-0.
Winter sports
SJR currently offers five varsity winter sports including basketball, bowling, ice hockey, wrestling, and winter track. The SJR basketball team has been on the rise, winning 1 sectional championship, 3 county championships, most recently in 2005, and 5 league championships, most recently in 2005, 2007, and in 2009, where they enjoyed recent success with a win over Teaneck High School
, 63-50, less than 48 hours after losing to them in the County jamboree finals 55-53, and ended their season with a record of 16-2 in the NNJIL. In 2005, the SJR basketball team were state finalists, but lost to Seton Hall Preparatory School
63-54 in the Non-Public North A state sectional tournament. SJR Wrestling has been a long dominant force in northern New Jersey. SJR Wrestling was inducted into the New Jersey Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2005. In 2010, SJR Hockey, who entered the NJTCC Cup as the lowest seed, upset top-seeded Passaic Valley High School and DePaul en route to the championship on February 28.
Spring sports
SJR currently offers five varsity spring sports including baseball, golf, lacrosse, tennis, and track and field. SJR baseball has been a very dominant force in New Jersey, winning the NNJIL championship twelve times in 1984, 1986, 1988, 1992, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 , 2002, 2003, and 2005, the county tournament in 1984, 1986, 1988, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2005 and 2009, and the state championship in 1992, 1998, and 2004. The 2009 SJR varsity squad won the county tournament by defeating Ramapo High School 10-0. The 2009 squad was also a state finalist after a 7-6 victory over nationally ranked Don Bosco Preparatory High School
, but lost to Delbarton School
4-3. Despite the loss, the team was ranked #5 in the state, and #1 in the county. SJR baseball has also had its share of state and national rankings by USA Today
, achieving #1 in Northern New Jersey in 2002, 2003, 2005 and 2009, #1 in New Jersey in 2005, #10 in the country in 1998, #1 in the east in 1998, #9 in the east in 2004, and is currently ranked #6 in the east in the 2009 season. St. Joe's has had a long-lasting rivalry in baseball with Don Bosco Prep.
and Academy of the Holy Angels
.
. It was nominated for multiple awards in the 10th Annual Drama Festival at Fairleigh Dickinson University
, as well as the Helen Hayes Theater Awards, and the Paper Mill Playhouse
Rising Star Awards.
Awards won at FDU include:
Helen Hayes awards include:
. The final cast list reached 106 people, without crew, which made it the largest production in SJR history.
Helen Hayes Theater Awards:
Paper Mill Rising Star Awards:
. It had an outstanding seven final nominations for the Helen Hayes Theater Awards, and four final nominations for the Paper Mill Rising Star Awards. West Side Story also received the 2008 Showstopper Runner-Up Award for best musical in the country by USA Weekend, making SJR theater not only recognized locally, but nationally as well.
Helen Hayes Theater Awards include:
Paper Mill Rising Star Awards include:
. SJR received seven final nominations from the Metropolitan High School Theater Awards, formerly known as the Helen Hayes Youth Theater Awards, and three final nominations from the Paper Mill Rising Star Awards.
On January 28, 2009, Fox 5 News came to SJR and taped the senior citizens production of SJR's Tommy and aired a special on it on live TV at 7:45 a.m. on Good Day New York and at 5:00 p.m. The special included interviews of cast members, and clips of the cast performing on stage.
Metropolitan High School Theater Award (Helen Hayes Youth Theater Awards):
Paper Mill Rising Star Award:
, which was recognized by the Metropolitan High School Theater Awards as Outstanding Overall Production.
, which earned a Metropolitan High School Theater Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor for Taylor Popielarz.
St. Joes has a fully fledged functional TV studio, named WSJR, that runs on a closed circuit system on every school day from 8:15am to 8:32am. WSJR generally has students as anchors, and broadcasts school announcements, and sport results (school and pro). Frequently, original content produced entirely by students is broadcast. Local high school news is also broadcast, if it concerns SJR students, as well as programming provided by sponsor Channel One News
. Only 20 members allowed per year. WSJR currently features two studio grade cameras, one main editing computer, one slideshow/visual effects computer, a professional grade blue screen, and a fully functional video board, as well as a sound board.
University-preparatory school
A university-preparatory school or college-preparatory school is a secondary school, usually private, designed to prepare students for a college or university education...
for boys, located on a 33 acres (133,546.4 m²) campus in Montvale
Montvale, New Jersey
Montvale is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 7,844.Montvale was incorporated as a borough on August 31, 1894, from portions of Orvil Township and Washington Township, at the height of the "Boroughitis" craze then...
, 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 Archdiocese of Newark
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark
The Archdiocese of Newark is an archdiocese of the Catholic Church in northern New Jersey, United States. Its ecclesiastic territory includes all of the Catholic parishes and schools in the New Jersey counties of Bergen, Union, Hudson and Essex .-History:Originally established as the Diocese of...
. St. Joseph Regional High School was founded in 1962 by the Brothers of Saint Francis Xavier
Xaverian Brothers
The Xaverian Brothers or Congregation of St. Francis Xavier are a religious order founded by Theodore James Ryken in Bruges, Belgium in 1839 and named after Saint Francis Xavier...
. The school 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 1968.
As of the 2009-10 school year, the school had an enrollment of 484 students and 29.3 classroom teachers (on an FTE
Full-time equivalent
Full-time equivalent , is a unit to measure employed persons or students in a way that makes them comparable although they may work or study a different number of hours per week. FTE is often used to measure a worker's involvement in a project, or to track cost reductions in an organization...
basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 16.5.
The St. Joseph curriculum includes an extensive array of Honors and Advanced Placement courses, and has college credit courses available through Saint Peter's College in Jersey City
Jersey City, New Jersey
Jersey City is the seat of Hudson County, New Jersey, United States.Part of the New York metropolitan area, Jersey City lies between the Hudson River and Upper New York Bay across from Lower Manhattan and the Hackensack River and Newark Bay...
, 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...
.
Academics
Saint Joseph Regional offers courses in English, World/US History, Science, Foreign Language, Mathematics, Theology, and a number of electives, most with accelerated and honor levels. The school offers a number of Advanced Placement and college-level courses. In addition, a Virtual High School program provides an opportunity for qualified students to take courses on-line through an educational consortium endorsed by the United States Department of EducationUnited States Department of Education
The United States Department of Education, also referred to as ED or the ED for Education Department, is a Cabinet-level department of the United States government...
. Students can take classes as diverse as Mandarin Chinese and Marine Biology.
Students who are qualified may apply and be accepted into the National Honor Society
National Honor Society
The National Honor Society is a recognition program for high school students in grades 10-12 in the United States and in several other countries...
, Spanish Honor Society, French Honor Society, and Tri-M Music Honor Society.
Saint Joseph Regional boasts a 100% college acceptance rate and millions of dollars in scholarship money earned each year. Students have been accepted to many of the most prestigious colleges and universities in the country such as Harvard, Yale
YALE
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, Columbia
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
, Brown
Brown University
Brown University is a private, Ivy League university located in Providence, Rhode Island, United States. Founded in 1764 prior to American independence from the British Empire as the College in the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations early in the reign of King George III ,...
, Cornell, Penn
University of Pennsylvania
The University of Pennsylvania is a private, Ivy League university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Penn is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States,Penn is the fourth-oldest using the founding dates claimed by each institution...
, NYU, Notre Dame, Georgetown
Georgetown University
Georgetown University is a private, Jesuit, research university whose main campus is in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Founded in 1789, it is the oldest Catholic university in the United States...
, Fordham
Fordham University
Fordham University is a private, nonprofit, coeducational research university in the United States, with three campuses in and around New York City. It was founded by the Roman Catholic Diocese of New York in 1841 as St...
, Holy Cross
College of the Holy Cross
The College of the Holy Cross is an undergraduate Roman Catholic liberal arts college located in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA...
, Boston College
Boston College
Boston College is a private Jesuit research university located in the village of Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, USA. The main campus is bisected by the border between the cities of Boston and Newton. It has 9,200 full-time undergraduates and 4,000 graduate students. Its name reflects its early...
, the United States Military Academy
United States Military Academy
The United States Military Academy at West Point is a four-year coeducational federal service academy located at West Point, New York. The academy sits on scenic high ground overlooking the Hudson River, north of New York City...
, the United States Naval Academy
United States Naval Academy
The United States Naval Academy is a four-year coeducational federal service academy located in Annapolis, Maryland, United States...
, Villanova
Villanova University
Villanova University is a private university located in Radnor Township, a suburb northwest of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the United States...
, Northeastern, Johns Hopkins
Johns Hopkins University
The Johns Hopkins University, commonly referred to as Johns Hopkins, JHU, or simply Hopkins, is a private research university based in Baltimore, Maryland, United States...
and many more.
Athletics
The Saint Joseph Regional High School Green Knights participate in the United Division of the Big North ConferenceBig North Conference
The Big North Conference is a high school athletic conference in New Jersey. It is one of six North Jersey "super athletic conferences" created by the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association in 2009...
, following a reorganization of sports leagues in Northern New Jersey by 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:...
. Until the 2010 realignment, the school had participated in Division C of the Northern New Jersey Interscholastic League
Northern New Jersey Interscholastic League
The Northern New Jersey Interscholastic League, abbreviated NNJIL, was a former athletic conference located in Bergen County, Passaic County and Essex County, New Jersey...
(NNJIL), until its dissolution following the 2008-09 season. The Green Knights have enjoyed a very successful history with athletics, achieving league, county and state titles in football
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
, baseball
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
, basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
, wrestling
Wrestling
Wrestling is a form of grappling type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. A wrestling bout is a physical competition, between two competitors or sparring partners, who attempt to gain and maintain a superior position...
, golf
Golf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
, ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
, and winter and spring track and field athletics in the last two decades. The Green Knights' rivals include Bergen Catholic High School
Bergen Catholic High School
Bergen Catholic High School is an all-male Roman Catholic high school in Oradell, Bergen County, New Jersey, United States, serving students in ninth through twelfth grade...
, Don Bosco Preparatory High School
Don Bosco Preparatory High School
Don Bosco Preparatory High School is a private, Roman Catholic secondary school for young men, grades 9 through 12. Founded by the Salesians of Don Bosco, a religious order of priests and brothers, the school is situated on a campus in Ramsey, New Jersey, United States...
, and Paramus Catholic High School
Paramus Catholic High School
Paramus Catholic High School is a co-educational Roman Catholic high school located in Paramus in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. The school, founded in 1965, is one of several high schools in the Archdiocese of Newark...
.
Fall sports
SJR offers three varsity fall sports including football, cross country, and soccer. SJR football has been long and still considered a regional powerhouse. The SJR varsity football steam had a streak of seven Non-Public Group 3 titles through the 2005 season. This run ended with a close loss to Holy Cross High School in the first round of the 2006 playoffs. The football team has also had its share of national rankings by USA Today
USA Today
USA Today is a national American daily newspaper published by the Gannett Company. It was founded by Al Neuharth. The newspaper vies with The Wall Street Journal for the position of having the widest circulation of any newspaper in the United States, something it previously held since 2003...
, including #8 in 1995, #11 in 1997, #7 in 1999, and #23 in 2004. SJR has also been ranked #1 in the state in 1995, 1997, and 1999. Other teams have been listed in the nation's top 25 rankings during various parts of the year. The Green Knights have won 14 state championships: 1987, 1988, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008 and 2009. SJR also received The Star-Ledger
The Star-Ledger
The Star-Ledger is the largest circulated newspaper in the U.S. state of New Jersey and is based in Newark. It is a sister paper to The Jersey Journal of Jersey City, The Times of Trenton and the Staten Island Advance, all of which are owned by Advance Publications.The Newark Star-Ledgers daily...
Trophy in 1995, 1997, and 1999, recognizing the team as the #1 football team in New Jersey. The team had heartbreaking seasons in 2006 and 2007, not making it into the state finals and enduring very disappointing seasons. However, the 2008 team finished with an 11-1 record and won against Immaculata High School 27-6 in the state championship on Friday, December 5. The 2009 varsity football team defeated Immaculata again in the state championship 14-0.
Winter sports
SJR currently offers five varsity winter sports including basketball, bowling, ice hockey, wrestling, and winter track. The SJR basketball team has been on the rise, winning 1 sectional championship, 3 county championships, most recently in 2005, and 5 league championships, most recently in 2005, 2007, and in 2009, where they enjoyed recent success with a win over Teaneck High School
Teaneck High School
Teaneck High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school, which is part of the Teaneck Public Schools district in Teaneck, New Jersey, United States...
, 63-50, less than 48 hours after losing to them in the County jamboree finals 55-53, and ended their season with a record of 16-2 in the NNJIL. In 2005, the SJR basketball team were state finalists, but lost to Seton Hall Preparatory School
Seton Hall Preparatory School
Seton Hall Preparatory School, generally called Seton Hall Prep, is a Roman Catholic boys' high school located in the suburban community of West Orange in Essex County, New Jersey, operating under the supervision of the Archdiocese of Newark...
63-54 in the Non-Public North A state sectional tournament. SJR Wrestling has been a long dominant force in northern New Jersey. SJR Wrestling was inducted into the New Jersey Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2005. In 2010, SJR Hockey, who entered the NJTCC Cup as the lowest seed, upset top-seeded Passaic Valley High School and DePaul en route to the championship on February 28.
Spring sports
SJR currently offers five varsity spring sports including baseball, golf, lacrosse, tennis, and track and field. SJR baseball has been a very dominant force in New Jersey, winning the NNJIL championship twelve times in 1984, 1986, 1988, 1992, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 , 2002, 2003, and 2005, the county tournament in 1984, 1986, 1988, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2005 and 2009, and the state championship in 1992, 1998, and 2004. The 2009 SJR varsity squad won the county tournament by defeating Ramapo High School 10-0. The 2009 squad was also a state finalist after a 7-6 victory over nationally ranked Don Bosco Preparatory High School
Don Bosco Preparatory High School
Don Bosco Preparatory High School is a private, Roman Catholic secondary school for young men, grades 9 through 12. Founded by the Salesians of Don Bosco, a religious order of priests and brothers, the school is situated on a campus in Ramsey, New Jersey, United States...
, but lost to Delbarton School
Delbarton School
Delbarton School is a private all-male Roman Catholic college preparatory school in Morristown, New Jersey, educating young men from 7th to 12th grade. Delbarton is a Catholic independent school directed by the Benedictine monks of St. Mary's Abbey....
4-3. Despite the loss, the team was ranked #5 in the state, and #1 in the county. SJR baseball has also had its share of state and national rankings by USA Today
USA Today
USA Today is a national American daily newspaper published by the Gannett Company. It was founded by Al Neuharth. The newspaper vies with The Wall Street Journal for the position of having the widest circulation of any newspaper in the United States, something it previously held since 2003...
, achieving #1 in Northern New Jersey in 2002, 2003, 2005 and 2009, #1 in New Jersey in 2005, #10 in the country in 1998, #1 in the east in 1998, #9 in the east in 2004, and is currently ranked #6 in the east in the 2009 season. St. Joe's has had a long-lasting rivalry in baseball with Don Bosco Prep.
Theater program
SJR is noted for its theater program, led by director John Asselta, along with musical director Neil Berg. SJR always presents a musical in the fall/winter, and a drama or comedy in the spring. SJR students also perform in productions put on by Immaculate Heart AcademyImmaculate 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...
and Academy of the Holy Angels
Academy of the Holy Angels
The Academy of the Holy Angels is an all-female Roman Catholic college preparatory high school located in Demarest, Bergen County, New Jersey, United States, serving students in ninth through twelfth grade. The school operates under the auspices of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark...
.
2006
In 2006, SJR presented the world high school premiere of Miss SaigonMiss Saigon
Miss Saigon is a musical by Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil, with lyrics by Boublil and Richard Maltby, Jr.. It is based on Giacomo Puccini's opera Madame Butterfly, and similarly tells the tragic tale of a doomed romance involving an Asian woman abandoned by her American lover...
. It was nominated for multiple awards in the 10th Annual Drama Festival at Fairleigh Dickinson University
Fairleigh Dickinson University
Fairleigh Dickinson University is a private university founded as a junior college in 1942. It now has several campuses located in New Jersey, Canada, and the United Kingdom.-Description:...
, as well as the Helen Hayes Theater Awards, and the Paper Mill Playhouse
Paper Mill Playhouse
Paper Mill Playhouse is a regional theatre with approximately 1200 seats, located in Millburn, New Jersey, less than 25 miles from Manhattan. Due to its location, it can draw from the pool of actors who live in New York City. Its location, as well as its focus on producing large-scale shows, makes...
Rising Star Awards.
Awards won at FDU include:
- Best Supporting Actor in a Musical - Dan Kuhn
- Best Supporting Actress in a Musical - Eliza Boggia
- Best Ensemble
- Best Overall Musical
Helen Hayes awards include:
- Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role - Katie Feeney
- Best Scenic Effect - St. Joe's "The Chopper"
- Best Lobby Display
2007
As of October 15, 2006, SJR presented Urinetown: The MusicalUrinetown
Urinetown: The Musical is a satirical comedy musical, with music by Mark Hollmann, lyrics by Hollmann and Greg Kotis, and book by Kotis. It satirizes the legal system, capitalism, social irresponsibility, populism, bureaucracy, corporate mismanagement, and municipal politics...
. The final cast list reached 106 people, without crew, which made it the largest production in SJR history.
Helen Hayes Theater Awards:
- Overall Production of a Musical
Paper Mill Rising Star Awards:
- Educational Impact Award
2008
In 2008, SJR presented West Side StoryWest Side Story
West Side Story is an American musical with a script by Arthur Laurents, music by Leonard Bernstein, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and choreographed by Jerome Robbins...
. It had an outstanding seven final nominations for the Helen Hayes Theater Awards, and four final nominations for the Paper Mill Rising Star Awards. West Side Story also received the 2008 Showstopper Runner-Up Award for best musical in the country by USA Weekend, making SJR theater not only recognized locally, but nationally as well.
Helen Hayes Theater Awards include:
- Best Actor in a Dramatic Role - Ryan Mati
- Best Performance by an Ensemble Group - The Jet Boys: Brendan Hall, Michael Peer, Brian Doyle, John-Christopher Record, Taylor Popielarz, Matt DiPietro, Joseph Hall, Steve Simone, and Derek Scheeler.
- Joe Egan - Outstanding Achievement in Scenic Design
Paper Mill Rising Star Awards include:
- Best Actress in a Supporting Role - Alliy Drago
- Educational Impact Award
2009
The 2009 musical was The Who's TommyThe Who's Tommy
The Who's Tommy is a rock musical by Pete Townshend and Des McAnuff based on The Who's 1969 double album rock opera Tommy, also by Pete Townshend, with additional material by John Entwistle, Keith Moon and Sonny Boy Williamson.-Productions:...
. SJR received seven final nominations from the Metropolitan High School Theater Awards, formerly known as the Helen Hayes Youth Theater Awards, and three final nominations from the Paper Mill Rising Star Awards.
On January 28, 2009, Fox 5 News came to SJR and taped the senior citizens production of SJR's Tommy and aired a special on it on live TV at 7:45 a.m. on Good Day New York and at 5:00 p.m. The special included interviews of cast members, and clips of the cast performing on stage.
Metropolitan High School Theater Award (Helen Hayes Youth Theater Awards):
- Outstanding Stage Crew
Paper Mill Rising Star Award:
- Educational Impact Award
2010
In 2010, SJR presented CurtainsCurtains (musical)
Curtains is a musical with a book by Rupert Holmes, lyrics by Fred Ebb, and music by John Kander, with additional lyrics by Kander and Holmes....
, which was recognized by the Metropolitan High School Theater Awards as Outstanding Overall Production.
2011
In 2011, the play presented was Les MisérablesLes Misérables (musical)
Les Misérables , colloquially known as Les Mis or Les Miz , is a musical by Claude-Michel Schönberg, based on the novel of the same name by Victor Hugo....
, which earned a Metropolitan High School Theater Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor for Taylor Popielarz.
WSJR
Channel One News
Channel One News is a 12 minute news program for teens broadcast via satellite to middle schools and high schools across the United States. Channel One is owned by Alloy Media + Marketing and based in New York City.-Program History:...
. Only 20 members allowed per year. WSJR currently features two studio grade cameras, one main editing computer, one slideshow/visual effects computer, a professional grade blue screen, and a fully functional video board, as well as a sound board.
Notable alumni
- Vinny CiurciuVinny CiurciuVincenzo Ciurciu is an American football linebacker that is currently a National Football League free agent. He was signed by the Carolina Panthers as an undrafted free agent in 2003...
(born 1980), linebacker, Detroit LionsDetroit LionsThe Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League , and play their home games at Ford Field in Downtown Detroit.Originally based in Portsmouth, Ohio and...
. - John FlahertyJohn FlahertyJohn Timothy Flaherty is a television baseball broadcaster and a retired Major League Baseball player. Flaherty was a catcher, and last played in the major leagues for the New York Yankees.-Early life:...
(born 1967), 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...
catcher from 1992–2005, and color commentator/analyst/talent for the YES NetworkYES NetworkThe Yankees Entertainment and Sports Network is a New York City-based, regional cable television channel; it broadcasts a variety of sports events, with an emphasis on New York Yankees baseball games, and New Jersey Nets basketball games. YES made its debut on March 19, 2002...
. - Junior GaletteJunior GaletteJunior Galette is an American football defensive end and linebacker for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League. He was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Saints in 2010...
(born 1988), defensive end for the New Orleans SaintsNew Orleans SaintsThe New Orleans Saints are a professional American football team based in New Orleans, Louisiana. They are members of the South Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League ....
. - Augie HoffmannAugie HoffmannAugust W. "Augie" Hoffmann III is an American football guard. Hoffmann attended Saint Joseph Regional High School in neighboring Montvale, New Jersey...
(born 1981), former New Orleans SaintsNew Orleans SaintsThe New Orleans Saints are a professional American football team based in New Orleans, Louisiana. They are members of the South Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League ....
guardGuard (American football)In American and Canadian football, a guard is a player that lines up between the center and the tackles on the offensive line of a football team....
., now SJR English teacher and Freshmen Football Team Head Coach - Mike MassenzioMike MassenzioMike Vito Massenzio is an American mixed martial artist who competes as a middleweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He wrestled in New Jersey and was a two-time high school state champion in 2000 and 2001 at St. Joseph Regional High School in Montvale, New Jersey. Additionally in 2001,...
(born 1982), mixed martial artsMixed martial artsMixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...
fighter. - Devin McCourtyDevin McCourty-2010 season:McCourty was drafted by the New England Patriots in the first round of the 2010 NFL Draft. He signed a five-year contract on July 28, 2010. Following a preseason injury to veteran Leigh Bodden, McCourty began his rookie season as a starter at cornerback...
(born 1987), cornerback for the New England PatriotsNew England PatriotsThe New England Patriots, commonly called the "Pats", are a professional football team based in the Greater Boston area, playing their home games in the town of Foxborough, Massachusetts at Gillette Stadium. The team is part of the East Division of the American Football Conference in the National...
. - Jason McCourtyJason McCourtyJason McCourty is an American football cornerback for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League. He was drafted in the 6th round of the 2009 NFL Draft. He played college football at Rutgers.-College career:...
(born 1987), cornerback for the Tennessee TitansTennessee TitansThe Tennessee Titans are a professional American football team based in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. They are members of the South Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Previously known as the Houston Oilers, the team began play in 1960 as a charter...
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- Saint Joseph Regional High School
- SJR Theater Program
- Data for Saint Joseph Regional 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...