Marylawn of the Oranges Academy explained

Marylawn of the Oranges Academy
Streetaddress:445 Scotland Road
City:South Orange
County:Essex County
State:New Jersey
Zipcode:07079
Country:United States
Coordinates:40.7539°N -74.2514°W
Religion:Roman Catholic,
Sisters of Charity of Saint Elizabeth
Dean:Peter Ruckdeschel
Avg Class Size:15
Type:Private, Coeducational
Tuition:6th-8th: $5,500 9-12th: $8,300
Grades:612
Song:Hail Alma Mater
Accreditation:Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools
Mascot:Knight
Conference:Super Essex Conference
Team Name:Lady Knights
Colors:Blue and white
Yearbook:Madonna
Established:1935
Closed:June 2013
Enrollment:160
Enrollment As Of:2009-10
Faculty:21.9 (on FTE basis)
Ratio:7.3:1

Marylawn of the Oranges Academy, also known as Marylawn of the Oranges High School,[1] was an all-girl, private, Roman Catholic college-preparatory high school for grades 7 through 12 located in South Orange, in Essex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Sponsored by the Sisters of Charity of Saint Elizabeth since its founding in 1935, Marylawn was located within the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark.[2] The school had been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools since 1962.[3]

For over ten years before it closed, Marylawn had a 100% graduation and 100% college acceptance rate.

As of the 2009–10 school year, the school had an enrollment of 160 students and 21.9 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a Student–teacher ratio of 7.3:1.[4]

In October 2012, it was announced that the school would close in June 2013.[5]

Since March 2018, the former site of the high school has been the home of the STEM Innovation Academy, a joint effort of Montclair State University, the New Jersey Institute of Technology, the Orange Board of Education and Orange, New Jersey.[6]

Athletics

The Marylawn of the Oranges High School Lady Knights competed in the Super Essex Conference, which comprises public and private high schools in Essex County and was established following a reorganization of sports leagues in Northern New Jersey by the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association.[7]

The 1985 tennis team won the Non-Public B state championship, defeating runner-up Mater Dei High School 3–2 in the finals.[8] [9]

Mission

The mission of Marylawn of the Oranges Academy is to prepare, motivate, and challenge young women, intellectually and morally, to assume their roles in society according to Catholic tradition and in the founding spirit of the Sisters of Charity of New Jersey.

Notable alumni

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Catholic Secondary Schools. https://web.archive.org/web/20030202022142/http://www.rcan.org/schools/hs.html. dead. 2003-02-02. Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark. February 2, 2003 . June 22, 2020 .
  2. http://www.catholicschoolsnj.org/csnj/Secondary%20Schools/Essex%20County%20High%20Schools/ Essex County High Schools
  3. http://www.css-msa.org/search.php?MODE=VIEW(NJ174)&org=CSS Marylawn of the Oranges
  4. http://nces.ed.gov/surveys/pss/privateschoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&SchoolID=00861875&ID=00861875 Marylawn of the Oranges Academy
  5. Worth, Marcia. "Marylawn of the Oranges Academy to Close in June; The class of 2013 will be the last to graduate from the South Orange school", South Orange Patch, October 17, 2012. Accessed December 11, 2016.
  6. Giannantonio, Christina. "STEM Innovation Academy celebrates new facility", The Star-Ledger, March 19, 2018. Accessed December 10, 2018. "School is finally in session at The STEM Innovation Academy of the Oranges, which celebrated its grand opening March 6 with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. Late last month, 45 ninth-graders began attending class at the newly renovated facility at 445 Scotland Road in South Orange, the site of the former Marylawn of the Oranges Academy."
  7. http://www.njsiaa.org/NJSIAA/12leagueaffiliations.pdf League Memberships – 2012-2013
  8. https://www.njsiaa.org/sites/default/files/documents/2021-10/21-girls-team-tennis-history.pdf History of NJSIAA Girls Team Tennis Championships
  9. Jordan, Bob. "RBC, Rumson capture NJSIAA tennis titles", Asbury Park Press, October 31, 1985. Accessed January 18, 2021, via Newspapers.com. "Mater Dei also represented the Shore in yesterday's court marathon, but was collared 3-2 by Marylawn of the Oranges in the Parochial B title match."
  10. http://www.thehistorymakers.org/biography/karen-hunter Karen Hunter