Bishop George Ahr High School

Bishop George Ahr High School
Address
Bishop George Ahr High School
Bishop George Ahr High School
1 Tingley Lane
Edison, (Middlesex County), NJ 08820
United States
Coordinates 40°34′41″N 74°22′35″W / 40.57806°N 74.37639°W / 40.57806; -74.37639Coordinates: 40°34′41″N 74°22′35″W / 40.57806°N 74.37639°W / 40.57806; -74.37639
Information
Type Private, Coeducational
Religious affiliation(s) Roman Catholic
Established 1969
School district Diocese of Metuchen
Principal Sr. Donna Marie Trukowski[1]
Vice principal Mark Fiore[1]
Assoc. Principal Harry Ziegler[1]
Faculty 57.6 FTEs[2]
Grades 9–12
Enrollment 832 (as of 2015-16)[2]
Student to teacher ratio 14.4:1[2]
Color(s)      Scarlet and
     white[3]
Athletics conference Greater Middlesex Conference
Team name Trojans[3]
Accreditation AdvancED[4]
Publication Reflections (literary magazine)
Newspaper Satoma
Yearbook Insight
Tuition $12,900 (2017-18)[5]
Athletic Director Michael Wolfthal[1]
Website http://www.bgahs.org
Bishop Ahr High School main entrance - April 2017

Bishop George Ahr High School, also known as Bishop Ahr or BGA, is a private four-year college preparatory and coeducational Roman Catholic high school for students from ninth through twelfth grades located on a campus covering 34 acres (14 ha) in the northern section of Edison, in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. The school operates under the auspices of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Metuchen.[6] The school opened in 1969 as St. Thomas Aquinas High School and was renamed for Bishop George W. Ahr in 1984. As of the 2015-16 school year, the school had an enrollment of 832 students and 57.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 14.4:1. The school's student body was 56.4% White, 16.8% Asian, 13.2% Hispanic, 8.3% Black, 0.5% Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander and 4.8% two or more races[2]. Students attend the school from Middlesex, Union, Monmouth, and Somerset counties in Central New Jersey.

The administration and teaching faculty are composed of Felician Sisters and lay people. All 72 faculty members hold a B.S. or B.A. degree; a significant percentage have M.A. degrees, and some hold a Ph.D. Bishop George Ahr High School is overseen by the New Jersey Department of Education and is accredited by AdvancED.[4]

Clubs and organizations

Clubs at Bishop Ahr include:[7]

  • Adobe Generation Club
  • African-American Club
  • Ahr Choice: Promotes a no use lifestyle; students must be selected to participate.
  • Ahr Star
  • Anime Club
  • Art Club
  • Book Club
  • Christian Social Action Club (CSAC)
  • The Future Lawyers' Club
  • Gaming Club
  • Green Club
  • Hope for Animals
  • In Harm's Way
  • Insight
  • International Club
  • Medical Explorers Club
  • National Honor Society
  • Photography Club
  • P.in.K: Power in Knowledge is a young women's' group
  • Pro-Life Club
  • Satoma, a quarterly published news magazine
  • Science Club
  • Student Council
  • Swing Dance Club
  • Video Production Club

Honor Societies

Latin Honor Society, National Honor Society, Chinese Honor Society, Spanish Honor Society, Italian Honor Society, Tri-M (Music Honor Society), Science Honor Society

Athletics

The Bishop George Ahr High School Trojans[3] compete in the Greater Middlesex Conference, which includes public and private high schools located in the greater Middlesex County area and operates under the supervision of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association.[8] Sports offered for men include: baseball, basketball, bowling, cross country, football, golf, lacrosse, soccer, swimming, tennis, wrestling, and winter and spring track. Women's sports include: basketball, bowling, cheerleading, cross country, golf, gymnastics, lacrosse, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, volleyball, and winter and spring track.[3]

The football team was champion of the Middlesex County Blue Division in 2005, 2007, and 2008[9]. The wrestling team won the 2007 Non-Public South B sectional championship with a 46-27 win over Holy Cross[10]. Their baseball team won the 2006 Non-Public South A sectional championship over St. Augustine, 16-15[11]. The school's swimming team won the Greater Middlesex Conference in 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2011[12].

The girls' gymnastics team has won the team state championship in 1992, 1994, 1995, 2003-2007, 2010 and 2013; the 10 titles are the second most of any school in the state.[13]

The softball team took the 2009 Non-Public South A Sectional title, shutting out both Holy Spirit High School and Camden Catholic High School, and won the tournament final over Gloucester Catholic High School to win the team's first sectional title for nine years.[14]

The girls' soccer team won the NJ Non-Public A state championship against Immaculata High School 1-0[15]. The varsity cheerleading team won the National Championship and best overall Grand Champion in Myrtle Beach, S.C. on March 11.[16]

Fine arts

Bishop Ahr High School offers students a wide range of creative options, including art courses in a full-studio art department, graphic design courses, video production, a drama department, and a music department.[17]

The Drama Department performs three full show runs per school year with a fall Shakespeare play, a fall drama production, and a spring musical. The Drama Department has competed and won awards at the Bucks County Playhouse, among many other events.[18]

The Music Department includes a marching band, a symphonic band, a concert choir, a liturgical band, a jazz band, and music theory courses.[19]

In May 2012, Bishop Ahr's Music Department competed in the 2012 Music Showcase Festival in Busch Gardens, VA. The jazz band won 1st place overall jazz ensemble. The concert band won 2nd place overall concert band. The jazz choir won 1st place overall jazz choir. The concert choir won 1st place overall mixed choir. The concert choir also won the grand championship trophy for the highest overall competition score among all vocal groups.[19]

Technology

Bishop Ahr High School has always been committed to providing a wide array of technology courses and options to its students. The cornerstone of BGA's approach to educational technology is that there isn't one right tool for every task. BGA teachers have at their disposal a number of technology options that they can call upon depending on the nature of their lesson. In addition to three computer labs, teachers also have access to a fleet of laptops, iPads, and Chromebooks that they can use to enhance their instructional offerings. To round out these offerings, BGA has a robust bring-your-own-device (BYOD) policy that allows teachers the opportunity to infuse technology on-the-fly, allowing them to incorporate technology in a real world manner and to capitalize on teachable moments.[20]

Notable alumni

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Contact Us & Staff Directory, Bishop George Ahr High School. Accessed July 4, 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 4 School data for Bishop George Ahr High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed October 20, 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Bishop Ahr High School, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed December 30, 2016.
  4. 1 2 Bishop George Ahr High School, AdvancED. Accessed December 30, 2016.
  5. ↑ Tuition and Financial Aid, Bishop George Ahr High School. Accessed August 17, 2017.
  6. ↑ Bishop George Ahr High School, Roman Catholic Diocese of Metuchen. Accessed December 30, 2016.
  7. ↑ Clubs and Activities, Bishop George Ahr High School. Accessed February 4, 2018.
  8. ↑ League Memberships – 2016-2017, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed April 26, 2017.
  9. ↑ Haley, John. "Middlesex County Football Blog: All-time GMC champions chart", The Star-Ledger, November 4, 2009. Accessed October 3, 2011.
  10. ↑ 2007 Team Wrestling Tournament - Non-Public, South B, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed May 28, 2007.
  11. ↑ 2006 Baseball - Non-Public, South A, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed May 28, 2007.
  12. ↑ "NJSIAA BOYS AND GIRLS TEAM SWIMMING HISTORY" (PDF). NSIAA.
  13. ↑ History of NJSIAA Girls Gymnastics, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed November 7, 2017.
  14. ↑ Iezzi, Bill. "Plate call pulls plug on Rams' hopes", The Philadelphia Inquirer, June 3, 2009. Accessed October 3, 2011. "Ahr (24-2), the second seed, won its first sectional trophy since 2000, when its coach, Missy Magyar, was a junior playing shortstop for the Trojans.... The Trojans, who shut out Holy Spirit, 13-0, and Camden Catholic, 2-0, to advance to the final, demonstrated that they could get their bats on the ball one through nine."
  15. ↑ "Girls soccer: Unranked Bishop Ahr knocks out No. 4 Immaculate Heart, 1-0, for first Non-Public A title". NJ.com. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  16. ↑ Content, Submitted (March 22, 2017). "Champs - Bishop George Ahr High School Cheerleaders". Greater Media Newspapers. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  17. ↑ Home page, Bishop George Ahr High School. Accessed October 16, 2012.
  18. ↑ Drama Announcement and News, Bishop George Ahr High School. Accessed October 16, 2012.
  19. 1 2 Joseph Cullinan, Bishop George Ahr High School. Accessed October 16, 2012.
  20. ↑ Technology Policy, Bishop George Ahr High School. Accessed May 13, 2012.
  21. ↑ Biography Archived February 9, 2012, at the Wayback Machine., Ed Kalegi. Accessed December 24, 2011. "Some years later, Ed's acting abilities were first cultivated at Bishop George Ahr/St. Thomas High School in Edison, NJ during the early 1980s under the tutelage of Drama Director Gordon Inverno."
  22. ↑ "Woodbridge Mayor Challenges BGAHS", Bishop George Ahr High School. Accessed April 26, 2017. "Mr. John McCormac, the mayor of Woodbridge Township, also happens to be a BGA/STA Class of 1976 alumnus."
  23. ↑ About Mayor McCormac, Woodbridge Township, New Jersey. Accessed July 4, 2018. "After graduation from St. Cecelia's grammar school in Iselin and St. Thomas Aquinas High School (class of 1976) Mayor McCormac went on to earn a BA in Accounting from Rutgers University and a Master’s Degree in Finance from St. John's University."
  24. ↑ Staff. "D.C. Law Firm Names Morrisey as Partner", The Westfield Leader and The Scotch Plains - Fanwood Times, March 11, 2004. Accessed July 4, 2018. "The former Westfield resident grew up in Edison, where he graduated from Bishop Ahr/St. Thomas Aquinas High School."
  25. ↑ Mets sign RHP Kevin Mulvey, Major League Baseball press release dated August 9, 2007. Accessed June 12, 2007. "Mulvey, 21, is a native of Parlin, N.J., and graduated from Bishop George Ahr High School in New Jersey."
  26. ↑ Staff. "Darrin A. Winston, 42, of Clarksburg in Millstone Township", Asbury Park Press, August 17, 2008. Accessed September 4, 2008. "Winston, who was 42, starred at Bishop Ahr High School in Edison before moving on to Rutgers."
  27. ↑ Sullivan, William J. "Former Rutgers baseball star Darrin Winston dies of leukemia", The Star-Ledger, August 16, 2008. Accessed July 4, 2018. "Winston, a product of Bishop Ahr High School in Edison, has six children and one grandchild."
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