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Students had the opportunity to meet students and staff from each of the Archdiocese’s 24 high schools at these expos, discover financial aid and scholarship opportunities, and learn about how Archdiocese Catholic high schools maintain a 100% graduation rate, with 98% of graduates attending college.

Pope Francis encourages student participants at the Ursuline Global Education Compact to embrace true beauty and allow it shine throughout the world by welcoming the marginalized and working to defend our common home.

Juliette Wester, AP World History teacher at Seton Hall Prep in West Orange, has been awarded the New Jersey Council for Private Education (NJ CAPE) Nonpublic School Teacher of the Year Award for 2022. She was nominated for the award in June. After a lengthy application and interview process over the summer, Wester was chosen for the award from a pool of three finalists.

High school students across the Archdiocese of Newark were recently recognized by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC®) for outstanding achievement on the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT®) in 2021. The Archdiocese is proud to congratulate its five students who were awarded the title of National Merit Scholarship Semifinalist and the 28 students who were recognized as Commended Students.

Saint Peter’s Prep is commemorating its 150th anniversary with the installment of a seven-foot bronze statue of a young Saint Peter that is now a significant addition to the landscape of the school’s Jersey City campus. The statue is remarkable because it depicts Saint Peter as a young man, about the same age as a high school senior.

As students return to school this fall, it may be an opportune time to learn about the lives and works of some of the Catholic Saints most influential to Catholic education. Learning about the lives of saints can help us become better Catholics. By studying the lives of saints, we can see the power and positive influence of having great faith. Here are 10 saints who impacted Catholic education and whom you should get to know this school year.

The Scholarship Fund for Inner-City Children (SFIC), a non-profit organization that provides partial tuition assistance for students who attend Catholic schools within the Archdiocese of Newark, held their first Future Alumni Celebration during the second week of September. The event celebrated members of the SFIC Class of 2023 with food, beverages, a live DJ, a photo booth, and party games. A total of 40 senior students and their families from across the Archdiocese attended the event on Sept. 8.

During the last week of August, preparations for the 2022-23 school year were in full swing at the Archdiocese of Newark. The Office of Catholic Schools recently welcomed three new administrators, Father Stephen Fichter, Ph.D., the new Episcopal Vicar of Education of the Archdiocese of Newark; Barbara Dolan, newly appointed Superintendent for Catholic Schools; and Brother Christopher Hall, C.F.C., Ed.D., the new Assistant Superintendent of High Schools of the Archdiocese of Newark. Along with welcoming these new members to the administrative team, Catholic educators and school leaders from across four counties gathered to meet, collaborate, and discuss preparations for the upcoming school year.

When Cardinal Joseph Tobin, the Archbishop of Newark, appointed the Rev. Stephen Fichter to be his Episcopal Vicar for Education, he must have been thinking of this line from the Gospel of Matthew: “For to all those who have, more will be given, and they will have an abundance.” ...three newly appointed leaders will oversee schools in the Archdiocese of Newark. Rev. Stephen Fichter, Episcopal Vicar for Education; Christian Brother Christopher D. Hall, Assistant Superintendent of Schools; and Barbara Dolan, Superintendent of Schools.

Every year, eighth grade students across the country prepare for the next big step in their educational journeys: high school. For Catholic schools within the Archdiocese of Newark, the first step towards getting in is registering for the High School Placement Test (HSPT®) as part of the Cooperative Admissions Program (COOP). The COOP is designed to facilitate the high school admissions process for students and families using a common entrance examination.

Newark’s Clinton Avenue, the street outside of Mercy House, was packed with families and school-age children on Tuesday−some of whom arrived five hours in advance of the event−as volunteers inside prepared to distribute back-to-school supplies to community members. The Newark-based charity provided approximately 100 families with children grades K-12 with free supplies for the upcoming school year.

Autumn is right around the corner, and with the turn of the seasons comes another annual milestone.  Children across the country will begin going back to school in late August and early September. The Archdiocese of Newark office of Schools has been enthusiastically preparing for the start of its new school year. As families prepare students to head back to school here are six helpful back-to-school tips to keep in mind. 

The Scholarship Fund for Inner-City Children (SFIC), a partner of the Archdiocese of Newark, recently gave six high school sophomores and juniors from archdiocesan schools the summer vacation of their dreams by providing them with scholarships to attend the prestigious Advanced Space Academy at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, AL.

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops and Catholic education leaders are urging support for a federal school choice bill that is poised to aid families whose children attend Catholic schools. The Educational Choice for Children Act (ECCA) – S. 4416 and H.R. 8137 – would create a new tax credit for donors who give to scholarship awards, which would increase available scholarship funding.

Rather than hitting the beach or hanging out with friends, 45 teens from throughout North Jersey and Pennsylvania devoted part of their summer vacation to completing a range of community service projects for a unique camp offered by the Archdiocese of Newark’s Office for Youth & Young Adult Ministry during the last week of July. Read more about this story at JerseyCatholic.org.

It seemed like divine intervention when, during the hottest heatwave in decades, the humidity broke long enough last week to allow 28 teens to enjoy building birdhouses. With no mobile devices in sight, they found themselves having fun gluing, coloring, and getting their hands dirty under a large tent at Gate of Heaven Cemetery in East Hanover. Read more about this story at JerseyCatholic.org.

Hudson Catholic Regional High School (HCRHS) is rolling out a new program this fall designed to prepare students for higher education. The Media Arts Certificate Program is an 18-credit program hosted by Hudson Catholic Regional High School and New Jersey City University. The goal of the program is to promote successful undergraduate educational experiences for qualified students during the 2022-2023, 2023-2024, and 2024-2025 academic years.

Ms. Juliette Wester is a history teacher at Seton Hall Preparatory School in West Orange, NJ. She joined the Seton Hall family in 2014 and has since become a fixture in the school community. Julie was awarded the Monsignor Michael E. Kelly Award this past school year, Seton Hall Prep’s equivalent to Teacher of the Year Award. Her school community went on to nominate her for the New Jersey Council for American Private Education (NJCAPE) 2022 New Jersey Nonpublic School Teacher of the Year Award.  

Dan and Cindy Ritchey have always been grateful for how instrumental Union Catholic’s Success Program was in the development and success of their daughter, Alex, a member of UC’s Class of 2017. As a result, they’ve found ways to give back to the school as a way to show their appreciation for the profound impact Union Catholic had on Alex, who worked tirelessly to earn Honor Roll Status all four years and went on to make the Dean’s List at Kean University, where she recently graduated.

Roselle, NJ: People in the audience to watch the 2022 graduating class of Roselle Catholic High School were seeing double this year thanks to a unique situation: six sets of graduating twins.