Our Lady of Good Counsel High School | |
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239 Woodside Avenue , , 07104
United States
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Coordinates | 40°46′29″N 74°09′53″W / 40.7746°N 74.1646°W / 40.7746; -74.1646 |
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Type | Private, Coeducational Catholic school |
Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic |
Established | 1925 |
Status | Closed |
Closed | 2006 |
School district | Archdiocese of Newark |
Grades | 9–12 |
Our Lady of Good Counsel High School was a private, Roman Catholic high schoolinNewark, in Essex County, in the U.S. stateofNew Jersey.
Opened as a four-year high school in September 1925,[1] the school closed in June 2006 due to declining enrollment and increasing financial deficits.[2] A new school, Christ the King Preparatory School, opened on the site in September 2007.[3] Christ the King, later known as Christo Rey Newark High School, closed in 2020.
The basketball team won the Non-Public Group A state championship in 1934 (defeating St. Mary High School of Rutherford in the tournament final) and 1940 (vs. Camden Catholic High School).[4] Down by 10 points in the middle of the fourth quarter, the 1940 team mounted a furious comeback to win the Group II private schools title (since reclassified as Non-Public A) with a 41–39 win against Camden Catholic in the championship game played at the Elizabeth Armory.[5]
The boys track team won the Non-Public Group A spring / outdoor track state championship in 1935–1940. The streak of six cpnsecutive titles is tied for fourth longest.[6]
The boys track team won the indoor / winter track Non-Public Group I/II state championship in 1940.[7]
The boys cross country running team won the Non-Public Group A state championship in 1951.[8]
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