Christ the King Preparatory School (New Jersey)

Christ the King Preparatory School
Address
Christ the King Preparatory School
Christ the King Preparatory School
239 Woodside Avenue
Newark, (Essex County), NJ 07104
United States
Coordinates 40°46′27″N 74°9′53″W / 40.77417°N 74.16472°W / 40.77417; -74.16472Coordinates: 40°46′27″N 74°9′53″W / 40.77417°N 74.16472°W / 40.77417; -74.16472
Information
Type Private, coeducational
Motto "The School That Works"
Religious affiliation(s) Roman Catholic
Established 2007
President Fr. Bob Sandoz, OFM
Dean Charles Syby
Principal

Fr. Gregory Gebbia, OFM

OFM
Faculty 15.0 FTEs[1]
Grades 9–12
Enrollment 278 (as of 2015-16)[1]
Student to teacher ratio 18.5:1[1]
Color(s)      Blue and
     Gray[2]
Athletics conference Super Essex Conference
Sports Basketball, soccer, volleyball, track, cross country, bowling, golf, cheerleading, softball, swimming, wrestling
Mascot Knights
Nickname CTK
Team name Knights[2]
Tuition $2,700 (2016-17)[3]
Affiliation Cristo Rey Network
Admissions Director, Veronica Ortega
Athletics Director, Robert Kearns
Website www.ctkprep.org

Christ The King Preparatory School is a private, Roman Catholic high school in Newark, New Jersey. The school opened in the 2007 school year with an initial freshman class of 100 students, and operates within the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark.[4]

As of the 2015-16 school year, the school had an enrollment of 278 students and 15.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 18.5:1. The school's student body was 56.1% Black, 30.6% Hispanic, 1.1% White, 1.1% Asian, 0.7% Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander and 10.4% two or more races.[1] The school was opened to serve primarily the Hispanic and Black, inner-city working class.[4]

Background

The school operates on the site of the now-defunct Our Lady of Good Counsel High School, which closed in June 2006.[4]

Christ The King Preparatory School opened in August 2007 and graduated its first class in 2011. It is part of the Cristo Rey Network of high schools nationwide, the original being Cristo Rey Jesuit High School in Chicago.[4][5] The president of Christ the King Prep is Fr. Bob Sandoz. Its founding principal is Kevin P. Cuddihy, the former principal of St. Peter's Preparatory School in Jersey City and former dean of students at Xavier High School in Manhattan.

For the 2016-17 school year, the cost per student was $12,835, which is defrayed through a $7,100 corporate internship and $2,700 in financial assistance provided to all students; the net tuition was $2,700 per student.[3]

Students must complete 40 hours of voluntary service in each of the first two years and 50 hours of service in both junior and senior years.[6] Various retreat opportunities are offered and all make a retreat in junior year.[7]

Student ambassadors are selected to represent the school to the public, and there is an elected student council.[8]

Athletics

The Christ the King Knights[2] compete in the Super Essex Conference, following a reorganization of sports leagues in Northern New Jersey by the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA).[9]

Sports offered include:[2]

Boys: Basketball, baseball (pending)

Girls: Volleyball, softball, cheerleading,and basketball

Co-Ed: Bowling, soccer, track & field, cross country, golf, and swimming (pending)

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 School data for Christ The King Preparatory School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed October 20, 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Christ the King Preparatory School, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed August 15, 2017.
  3. 1 2 Tuition, Christ The King Preparatory School. Accessed August 17, 2017.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Freedman, Samuel G. "Eager to Learn, Newark Teenagers Embrace Lessons in Perseverance", The New York Times, October 24, 2007. Accessed October 24, 2007.
  5. ↑ CKPHS. "Christ the King-About Us". Archived from the original on 2007-08-05. Retrieved 2007-05-11.
  6. ↑ "Service - Christ the King Prep, Newark's Cristo Rey School". www.ctkprep.org. Retrieved 2018-01-05.
  7. ↑ "Retreats - Christ the King Prep, Newark's Cristo Rey School". www.ctkprep.org. Retrieved 2018-01-05.
  8. ↑ "Student Activities - Christ the King Prep, Newark's Cristo Rey School". www.ctkprep.org. Retrieved 2018-01-05.
  9. ↑ League & Conference Affiliations 2016-2017, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed January 10, 2017.

Further reading

  • Kearney, G. R. More Than a Dream: The Cristo Rey Story: How One School's Vision Is Changing the World. Chicago, Ill: Loyola Press, 2008. ISBN 978-0-82-942576-5
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