Paramus Catholic High School
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Paramus Catholic High School is a co-educational Roman Catholic high school located in Paramus in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. The school, founded in 1965, is one of several high schools in the Archdiocese of Newark. It is the largest Roman Catholic high school in the state of New Jersey, enrolling 1,668 students in the 2006-07 school year (per the National Center for Education Statistics).
School colors are Black, White, Gold and the mascot is the Paladin.
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[edit] Faculty
President:
- Mr. James P. Vail
Principal:
- Mr. Joseph P. Agostino
Vice Principals:
- Mr. Leonard Lewandowski
- Mr. Vincent Sausto
- Ms. Stephanie Macaluso
[edit] Notable alumni
- Anne Donovan, Seattle Storm coach, 2008 Beijing Olympics US National Women's Basketball Team coach
[edit] School Facts
- Student teacher ratio- 15:1
- Class size average- 25 students, no class will exceed 30
- Over 110 faculty and staff
[edit] Athletics
Paramus Catholic is part of the "Big 6" parochial schools that dominate North Jersey high school athletics. They participate in the Northern New Jersey Interscholastic League (NNJIL). They are known for their cheerleading squad, which is ranked one of the best squads in the country and also fortheir great tradition in girls basketball. In addition to cheer and girls basketball, they are also a consistent power in boys basketball, ice hockey, and softball. Their biggest rivals include Bergen Catholic High School, Immaculate Heart Academy, St. Joseph Regional High School, Academy of the Holy Angels and Don Bosco Preparatory High School.