Our Lady of Good Counsel High School (New Jersey) explained

Our Lady of Good Counsel High School
Streetaddress:239 Woodside Avenue
City:Newark
State:New Jersey
County:(Essex County)
Zipcode:07104
Country:United States
Coordinates:40.7746°N -74.1646°W
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District:Archdiocese of Newark
Religion:Roman Catholic
Type:Private, Coeducational Catholic school
Grades:912
Established:1925
Status:Closed
Closed:2006

Our Lady of Good Counsel High School was a private, Roman Catholic high school in Newark, in Essex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.

Opened as a four-year high school in September 1925,[1] the school closed in June 2006 due to declining enrollment and increasing financial deficits.[2] A new school, Christ the King Preparatory School, opened on the site in September 2007.[3] Christ the King, later known as Christo Rey Newark High School, closed in 2020.

Athletics

The basketball team won the Non-Public Group A state championship in 1934 (defeating St. Mary High School of Rutherford in the tournament final) and 1940 (vs. Camden Catholic High School).[4] Down by 10 points in the middle of the fourth quarter, the 1940 team mounted a furious comeback to win the Group II private schools title (since reclassified as Non-Public A) with a 41–39 win against Camden Catholic in the championship game played at the Elizabeth Armory.[5]

The boys track team won the Non-Public Group A spring / outdoor track state championship in 1935–1940. The streak of six cpnsecutive titles is tied for fourth longest.[6]

The boys track team won the indoor / winter track Non-Public Group I/II state championship in 1940.[7]

The boys cross country running team won the Non-Public Group A state championship in 1951.[8]

Notable alumni

Notes and References

  1. http://newarkreligion.com/rcatholic/ourladyofgoodcounselrcschool.php Our Lady of Good Counsel
  2. [Samuel G. Freedman|Freedman, Samuel G.]
  3. [Samuel G. Freedman|Freedman, Samuel G.]
  4. https://www.njsiaa.org/sites/default/files/documents/2020-11/2020-basketball-history_0.pdf NJSIAA Boys Basketball Championship History
  5. https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/446283732/ "Local 'Irish' Wilt in Closing Minutes as Good Counsel Wins, 41-39; Lose Parochial Title"
  6. https://www.njsiaa.org/sites/default/files/documents/2021-08/21-history.pdf NJSIAA Boys Spring Track Summary of Group Titles
  7. https://www.njsiaa.org/sites/default/files/documents/2024-01/Boys%20Indoor%20Track%20%26%20Field_0.pdf Boys Winter Track and Field Championship History: 1922-2023
  8. https://www.njsiaa.org/sites/default/files/documents/2021-12/21-xc-group-team-champions_0.pdf NJSIAA Boys Cross Country State Group Champions
  9. https://books.google.com/books?id=FoWHAAAAMAAJ&q=michael+adubato+%22high+school%22+newark Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey, 1986
  10. https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/480449209/ "Andy Chisick Elected Villanova Grid Leader"
  11. https://www.newarkpulse.com/events/event/115487/newark-lifetimes-jose-linares-teresa-ruiz "Newark Lifetimes: Jose Linares & Teresa Ruiz"
  12. References