| St. Rose High School | |
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| Address | |
| 607 7th Avenue Belmar, (Monmouth County), New Jersey 07719 United States | |
| Coordinates | 40°10′54″N 74°01′25″W / 40.18167°N 74.02361°W / 40.18167; -74.02361 |
| Information | |
| Type | Private, Coeducational |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Catholic |
| Established | 1923 |
| School district | Diocese of Trenton |
| Superintendent | Vincent de Paul Schmidt |
| NCES School ID | 00866851 |
| Principal | Robert Dougherty |
| Faculty | 39.1 FTEs |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Gender | co-ed |
| Enrollment | 382 (as of 2021–22) |
| Student to teacher ratio | 9.8:1 |
| Color(s) | Purple Gold |
| Athletics conference | Shore Conference |
| Team name | Purple Roses |
| Accreditation | AdvancED |
| Tuition | $14,400 (2023-24) |
| Website | www |
St. Rose High School is a co-educational four-year Catholic high school in Belmar, in Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The school operates under the auspices of the Diocese of Trenton. The school was founded in 1923 by the Parish of St. Rose and the Sisters of St. Joseph.
As of the 2021–22 school year, the school had an enrollment of 382 students and 39.1 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 9.8:1. The school's student body was 91.1% (348) White, 3.4% (13) Hispanic, 3.1% (12) Asian, 1.8% (7) Black and 0.5% (2) two or more races.
St. Rose High School has been accredited by AdvancED.
Athletics
The St. Rose High School Purple Roses compete in Division A Central of the Shore Conference, an athletic conference comprised of public and private high schools in Monmouth and Ocean counties along the Jersey Shore. The league operates under the jurisdiction of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA). With 339 students in grades 10–12, the school was classified by the NJSIAA for the 2019–20 school year as Non-Public B for most athletic competition purposes, which included schools with an enrollment of 37 to 366 students in that grade range (equivalent to Group II for public schools).
The school participates as the host school / lead agency in a joint ice hockey team with Donovan Catholic High School and Red Bank Catholic High School. The co-op program operates under agreements scheduled to expire at the end of the 2023–24 school year.
The school was recognized by the NJSIAA as the Group B winner of the Seventh Annual ShopRite Cup in 2009–10, based on the overall performances of the school's athletic teams which included first-place finishes in boys' cross country, boys' indoor track and field, girls' outdoor track and field and boys' outdoor track and field; second place in boys' soccer, third in girls' indoor track and field and baseball (tied), and fourth in boys' golf, plus bonus points for having no disqualifications for the fall season. The school was Group B winner of the ShopRite Cup for 2010–11, awarded for first-place finishes in girls' soccer and boys' soccer, second in boys' indoor group track and field, third in boys' cross country, girls' basketball (tied), girls' indoor group track and field, boys' outdoor track & field and boys' tennis (tied), and fourth in boys' golf plus bonus points for having no disqualifications for the fall and spring seasons.
The baseball team won the Non-Public Group C state championship in 1973 (defeating St. Patrick's High School in the tournament final), and won the Non-Public B state title in 1992 (vs. Essex Catholic High School), 2005 (vs. Morristown-Beard School), 2008 (vs. St. Mary High School of Rutherford) and 2009 (vs. Montclair Kimberley Academy). With three runs scored in the sixth inning, the 1973 team came back from a 1–0 deficit to finish the season with a 12–5 record after defeating St. Patrick's by a score of 3–2 in the Parochial C championship game. In 1992, the team finished with a 23–4 record after defeating Essex Catholic by a score of 12–4 in the Parochial C championship game. The 2005 team won the South Jersey Non-Public B state sectional title with a 10–3 win over St. Joseph High School of Hammonton, with nine of the runs coming with two outs in the sixth inning. The 2005 team won the Non-Public B state championship over Morristown-Beard School by a score of 4–0, with pitcher Anthony Ranaudo throwing a complete game two-hitter and hitting a first inning three-run home run that gave St. Rose all the runs it needed. The 2008 team won the Non-Public B title with an 8–4 win in the finals against St. Mary's.
The boys' basketball team won the Non-Public Group B state championship in 1949 (against runner-up Immaculate Conception High School of Montclair in the playoff final), 1962 (vs. Immaculate Conception of Montclair), 1963 (vs. Phillipsburg Catholic High School), 1966 (vs. Our Lady of the Valley High School), 1977 (vs. Our Lady of the Valley) and 2024 (vs. Immaculate Conception of Montclair). Bob Verga scored 26 points to lead the 1962 team to the Parochial B state title with a 63-31 team against Immaculate Conception. The 2002 boys' basketball team won the Parochial South B state sectional championship with a 67–46 win over Wildwood Catholic High School in the tournament final. The 2004 team repeated the victory in the South Parochial B state sectionals, taking the title with a 58–46 win over Wildwood Catholic. The boys team won the Non-Public B South sectional title in 2023, taking down Eustace Preparatory School by a score of 59-43 to win their first sectional title in 19 years. The 2024 team defeated Immaculate Conception of Montclair by a score of 73-29 in the finals to win the Non-Public B state title for the first time in 47 years. Bob Verga, a prolific scorer at both St. Rose and Duke University, went on to play in the now-defunct ABA and hooked on to play in the NBA post-merger. He set a state record with 1,033 points scored during his senior year at St. Rose and led his team to consecutive state championship in 1962 and in his senior year in 1963, when he scored the winning points in a game against Phillipsburg Catholic High School despite being triple teamed.
The boys' cross country team won the Non-Public Group B state championship in 1967, 1969, 1988, 2000, 2001, 2009 and 2022. The boys' cross country team was the subject of the 2007 book God on the Starting Line: The Triumph of a Catholic School Running Team and Its Jewish Coach by Marc Bloom.
The boys' soccer team won the Non-Public C state championship in 1973 (against runner-up St. Cecilia High School (New Jersey) in the tournament final), and won the Non-Public B title in 1975 (vs. Don Bosco Preparatory High School), 1977 (vs. Paterson Catholic High School) and 1978 (vs. Paterson Catholic) and 1988 (vs. St. Benedict's Preparatory School), and won the Non-Public A title in 1981 (vs. Delbarton School), 1985 (vs. Bergen Catholic High School), 1986 (vs. Don Bosco) and 2010 (vs. Oratory Preparatory School). The program's 10 state titles are tied for fifth-most in the state. The 1977 team finished the season with a record of 17-2-1 after a 6–3 win against Paterson Catholic in the Parochial B championship game. The 1981 team defeated Delbarton by a score of 2–0 in the Non-Public A championship game to finish the season 21-2-1. In 2002, the boys' soccer team took the South Parochial B state sectional championship with a 5–0 win against Wildwood Catholic High School. The team won the Non-Public B South title in 2022, defeating Eustace Preparatory School in a game that would be decided by penalty kicks (5-3).
The girls' basketball team won the Group II state championship in 1976 (against Lyndhurst High School in the playoff finals) and 1977 (vs. Union Catholic Regional High School), won the Non-Public Group A title in 1983 (over Paramus Catholic High School), 2012 (vs. Immaculate Heart Academy), 2018 (vs. Immaculate Heart) and 2019 (vs. Immaculate Heart), and the Group B titles in 1993 (against DePaul Catholic High School of Wayne), in 1998 (vs. Marist High School of Bayonne), 2000 (vs. Marist), 2014 (vs. Morris Catholic High School) and 2015 (vs. Immaculate Conception High School of Lodi). The program's 12 state titles are ranked second in the state. The 1977 team finished the season with a 29–1 record after winning the Group II state title with a victory against Union Catholic by a score of 58–36 in the tournament final. The 1993 team won the Parochial B title with a 66–48 victory against DePaul in the championship game. The team won the Parochial South B state sectional championship in 2000 with a 66–40 win over Sacred Heart High School in the tournament final. The 2004 won the South B state sectional title with a 47–36 win against Holy Spirit High School in the tournament final.
The girls' tennis team won the Non-Public B state championship in 1984, defeatimg Pope John XXIII High School in the final match of the tournament. The team won the 2000 South B sectional state championship with a 4–1 win against Sacred Heart High School.
The girls' cross country team won the Non-Public Group B state championship in 1993, 1997, 1998, 1999 and 2007.
The girls' winter / indoor track team won the Non-Public Group B state championship in 2013, and won the indoor relay Non-Public Group B state title in 2013 (as co-champion) and 2022.
The girls' spring / outdoor track team won the Non-Public Group B state championship in 1998.
The girls' soccer team won the Non-Public Group B state championship in 2010, defeating runner-up Morris Catholic High School in the finals.
The boys' track team won the Non-Public Group B spring / outdoor track state championship in 2010, 2016, 2022 and 2023.
The boys team won the Non-Public Group B title in 2022.
The boys' track team won the winter / indoor state championship in 2010. The boys team won the indoor relay Non-Public Group B state championship in 2022.
The boys' bowling team won the Group I state championship in 2018.
Notable alumni
See also: Category:St. Rose High School alumni- Nicole Atkins (born 1978), singer.
- Bill Carmody (born 1951), college basketball coach.
- Regina Egea, Chief of Staff to Governor Chris Christie.
- Marlene Lynch Ford (born 1954, class of 1972), politician, prosecutor and jurist who served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1984 to 1992.
- Tim Hauser (1941-2014), founding member of pop-jazz quartet The Manhattan Transfer.
- Ken Lolla (born c. 1962, class of 1980), former head coach of the Louisville Cardinals men's soccer team, author and speaker who was a 1980 High School All-American for St. Rose.
- Tom McGowan (born 1959), actor.
- Anthony Ranaudo (born 1989), MLB pitcher for the Texas Rangers.
- Bob Verga (born 1945), former professional basketball player.
- Tommy West (1942–2021), record producer and singer-songwriter who co-founded The Criterions with Tim Hauser, a predecessor to The Manhattan Transfer.
References
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- "Roses Capture Parochial 'C' By Defeating St. Patrick, 3-2", The Daily Register, June 7, 1973. Accessed February 21, 2021, via Newspapers.com. "St. Rose of Belmar (12-5) won the N.J. State Interscholastic Athletic Association's Parochial 'C' baseball championship here yesterday by scoring three runs in the sixth inning to beat St. Patricks of Elizabeth. 3-2."
- "St. Rose wins its run for the title", The Record, June 9, 1992. Accessed January 9, 2021, via Newspapers.com. "St. Rose started and finished strong Monday, battering Essex Catholic, 12-6, at Middlesex County Tech to win the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association Parochial B baseball championship.... Chris Matuch capped the win with a three-run homer in the seventh, which gave the Roses (23-4) a 12-4 advantage and left moot a two-run uprising by Essex Catholic in the bottom of the inning."
- Staff. "St. Joe implodes in sixth inning, St. Rose of Belmar scored nine runs in the inning to oust the shocked Wildcats, 10-3.", The Philadelphia Inquirer, June 9, 2005. Accessed July 16, 2011. "Leading by two runs and just four outs away from capturing its first sectional baseball championship since 1977, St. Joseph of Hammonton suffered through a nightmare ending in yesterday's NJSIAA South Jersey Non-Public B final. St. Rose of Belmar scored nine sixth-inning runs – all with two outs – to erase a 3–1 deficit and outlast a dazed St. Joseph, 10–3, at sun-drenched Mercer County Park."
- Waldeyer, Debbie. "Roses in bloom", Asbury Park Press, June 12, 2005. Accessed July 16, 2011. "Ranaudo's hit cleared the right-field wall 330 feet from home plate for a three-run homer in the first inning and cleared the way for St. Rose's 4–0 win over Morristown-Beard in the NJSIAA Non-Public B baseball championship."
- Staff. "Holy Spirit falls short to Montclair Kimberley in quest for softball title", Courier-Post, June 12, 2005. Accessed July 16, 2011. "Anthony Ranaudo pitched a two hit, complete game shutout and launched a three-run home run to lead St. Rose to a 4–0 win over Morristown-Beard."
- Kensik, Edward. "Rose wouldn't wilt against the Gaels", South Bergenite, June 11, 2008. Accessed January 9, 2021, via Newspapers.com. "Unfortunately for St. Mary's they went down for the second time in three years as St. Rose defeated the Gaels, 8-4, in the Non-Public B state championship."
- Boys Basketball Championship History 1919–2024, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association, updated March 2024. Accessed March 26, 2024.
- "St. Rose Wing State Cage Title; Neptune Beaten, 72-52", Asbury Park Press, March 17, 1962. Accessed January 17, 2021, via Newspapers.com. "St. Rose High School's basketball team beat down a stubborn Immaculate Conception High team of Montclair, 63-61, here last night to win the Parochial B championship in the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association's 44th tournament. A crowd of 3.100 in the not-too-comfortable Delaware Valley Garden gymnasium watched the late-blooming Purple Roses cling to a precarious lead doggedly until the game Immaculate Conception Lions simply ran out of time a field goal away from a chance at the biggest prize in New Jersey scholastic basketball."
- 2002 Boys Basketball - Parochial South B, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed July 17, 2007.
- 2004 Boys Basketball - South Parochial B, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed July 17, 2007.
- Edelson, Stephen. "St. Rose basketball turns to Roselle Catholic after first section title win in 19 years", Asbury Park Press, March 2, 2023. Accessed June 4, 2023. "The latest chapter in the Purple Roses' meteoric rise was written in Wednesday's NJSIAA South Non-Public B final. Behind an intense defensive effort and fourth-quarter offensive surge, they rolled to a 59-43 victory over Bishop Eustace to win the title for the first time in 19 years."
- Manley, Matt. "Boys Basketball – St. Rose Caps Historic Season With State-Final Rout Boys Basketball – St. Rose Caps Historic Season With State-Final Rout", Shore Sports Network, March 8, 2024. Accessed March 26, 2024. "That team was St. Rose and less than two years after Lynch got that text, the Purple Roses likely just cemented their case as the No. 1 team in New Jersey with a 73-29 dismantling of Immaculate Conception of Montclair Friday in the Non-Public B championship game at Jersey Mike's Arena.... St. Rose had not won an overall state championship since 1977 and prior to last season, had not played in a state final since 2004."
- Boys Basketball All-Century Top 10, The Star-Ledger. Accessed July 16, 2011. "Bob Verga, St. Rose (Belmar), Final season: 1962-63. Key statistics: Scored 1,033 points, then a single-season state record, in his senior year to lead St. Rose to a second straight Parochial B championship. Though triple-teamed, he hit a jumper with four seconds to play to lift his team over Phillipsburg Catholic, 82–80, for the 1963 title."
- Boys Cross Country Championship History 1946–2023, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed May 1, 2024.
- Kriftcher, Noel. "Review of God on the Starting Line: The Triumph of a Catholic School Running Team and Its Jewish Coach by Marc Bloom", Jewish Book Council. Accessed May 26, 2015. "Responding to a desire to coach, Bloom takes the only job he can get, that of cross-country coach at St. Rose, a small Catholic high school at the New Jersey shore."
- Boys Soccer Championship History 1946–2023, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed May 1, 2024.
- "Palumbo' s Super Effort at St. Rose Garners Coach-of-the-Year Honors", Asbury Park Press, December 4, 1977. Accessed December 8, 2020, via Newspapers.com. "This year was the Roses' loudest with a 17-2-1 record, and a third NJSIAA Parochial B championship in five years giving Palumbo a final career record of 81-34-11.... With Palumbo's final year as a guiding inspiration, the Roses came roaring back this season and clubbed Paterson Catholic in the NJSIAA Parochial B final, 6-3."
- LoGiudice, Daniel. "NJ boys soccer: 30 greatest Jersey Shore teams ever", Asbury Park Press, June 16, 2020. Accessed December 8, 2020. "1981 St. Rose (21-2-1) - Head coach Joe Donahue, the youngest coach to win a state title after leading St. Rose to a championship in 1978 at age 22, won his second state championship, and St. Rose's fourth overall, with a 2-0 victory against Delbarton in the Parochial A final."
- 2002 Boys Soccer - South Parochial B, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed July 18, 2007.
- Sebastian, Nestor F. "Boys soccer: St. Rose ousts Bishop Eustace in PKs to claim South Non-Public B title", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, November 9, 2022, updated February 16, 2023. Accessed June 4, 2023. "Top-seeded St. Rose won in penalty kicks 5-3 over third-seeded Bishop Eustace after finishing goalless through regulation and extra time in the final of the South Jersey Non-Public B NJSIAA/Wawa soccer championships."
- Girls Basketball Championship History: 1919–2024, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association, updated March 2024. Accessed September 1, 2024.
- "Nutley Wins First Title; Asbury Gals Romp, 70-47", New York Daily News, March 20, 1977. Accessed January 3, 2021, via Newspapers.com. "St. Rose of Belmar, keeping Union Catholic from scoring a field goal for 16 minutes, captured the Group 2 state championship title 58-36 yesterday In North Brunswick."
- "Roses" Asbury Park Press, March 17, 1993. Accessed January 13, 2021, via Newspapers.com. "Mannion, who only scored in double figures twice during the regular season, led a second-half comeback to give St. Rose a 66-48 win over DePaul of Wayne Township in last night's Parochial B championship game in the New Jersey State Athletic Association tournament."
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- Girls Winter Track and Field Championship History 1981-2024, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed May 1, 2024.
- Girls Spring Track Track and Field Championship History 1976–2023, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed May 1, 2024.
- Girls Soccer Championship History 1946–2023, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed May 1, 2024.
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- We Are The Champions: A Look At Each Group Championship Team
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- Boys Bowling Championship History 1958–2024, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed May 1, 2024.
- Carlson, Jen. "Nicole Atkins, Musician" Archived January 22, 2016, at the Wayback Machine, Gothamist, March 13, 2007. Accessed June 20, 2011. "I'll never forget the first time I... played my first gig. it was in the cafeteria of st. rose high school in belmar nj. we...did 'the end' from the doors for our encore. i was so out of it i screamed..right in the vice principal's face and the place went wild. i had weekend detentions for way too long after that one."
- Coach Bill Carmody Follows a Legend, Princeton University Sports, December 25, 1996. Accessed December 3, 2007. "Bill Carmody is the fifth of 11 children born to a Spring Lake, New Jersey, family. He played basketball at St. Rose High School in Belmar, and was good enough to attract the interest of a number of college coaches, including Carril."
- "Profile: Governor's New Chief Of Staff Takes Second-Term Helm", NJ Spotlight, December 4, 2013. Accessed December 2, 2019. "Egea grew up in Monmouth County, where she attended St. Rose High School in Belmar."
- "Monsignor awards diplomas at St. Rose High School", Asbury Park Press, June 3, 1984. Accessed November 8, 2017. "Diplomas were awarded by Monsignor Thomas Leubking, superintendent of schools of the Diocese of Trenton. Assemblywoman Marlene Lynch Ford, D-N.J., a 1972 graduate of St. Rose, also spoke."
- ^ Warner, Jay. "American Singing Groups: A History from 1940 to Today", p. 135. Hal Leonard Corporation, 2006. ISBN 0-634-09978-7. Accessed June 20, 2011. "16-year-old SPANlELS-influenced Tim Hauser and several friends went to see Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers perform at the Convention Center but instead wound up in a near riot.... Then in February 1958 a classmate at St. Rose High School named Tommy Picardo, who had heard about the encounter with his idol Frankie Lymon, came over to Tim in the schoolyard."
- Ken Lolla Archived March 10, 2015, at the Wayback Machine, Louisville Cardinals men's soccer. Accessed May 26, 2015. "Lolla holds a bachelor's degree in biology from Duke, which he received in 1983. He was a high school All-America pick in 1980 at St. Rose High School in Belmar, N.J. and also played on the U.S. Olympic Sports Festival teams in 1979 and 1983."
- Mann, Virginia. "Preserving a Distinctive New Jersey Flavor", The Record, June 19, 1992. Accessed August 9, 2008.
- Sullivan, T.R. "Readying for spring, Ranaudo feels 'welcome' in Texas", MLB.com, February 3, 2015. Accessed May 26, 2015. "Ranaudo went to St. Rose Belmar (N.J.) High School. The Catholic school on the North Jersey Shore has an enrollment of 562, but the Rangers still found him in 2007, selecting Ranaudo in the 11th round of the First-Year Player Draft."
- via Associated Press, "Bills Pleas: Hey, Look Me Over!", The Palm Beach Post, February 15, 1968. Accessed June 20, 2011. "Drescher, 6-foot-4 and 200 pounds, played two years with a St. Rose High School team in Belmar, N.J., which won state championships in its parochial Class B. Division each year. As a senior, he averaged 14 points a game and 10 to 12 rebounds. A teammate, Bob Verga, plays with Dallas in the American Basketball Association."
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