St. Mary's High School (Perth Amboy, New Jersey)
St. Mary's High School was a private, Roman Catholic high school in Perth Amboy, Middlesex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.
History
[edit]St. Mary's Church was established in 1844 to serve the Irish Catholics who had settled in Perth Amboy. A grammar school was established in 1852, followed by St. Mary High School in 1923, both staffed by the Sisters of Mercy.[1]
St. Mary's High School closed in 1981 in the wake of declining enrollment.[2] The grammar school remained open and staffed by the Sisters of Mercy until 1986, when it was merged into Perth Amboy Catholic School.[1]
Notable alumni
[edit]- Thomas J. Deverin (1921-2010), politician who served 11 terms in the New Jersey General Assembly, from 1970 to 1992[3]
- Chris Smith (born 1953), politician currently serving in his 20th term as the U.S. representative for New Jersey's 4th congressional district, having served since 1981[4]
- Ruth White (1914-1969), actress who worked in theatre, film, and television[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "St. Mary Parish", JohnPaulSecond.com, St. John Paul II Parish, retrieved 2023-08-07
- ^ "St. Mary's High School To Operate Under Diocese", The South Amboy Citizen, April 3, 1986. Accessed September 3, 2019. "Five years ago, St. Mary's in Perth Amboy closed due to a decline in enrollment."
- ^ Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey, Volume 203, Part 1, p. 259. J.A. Fitzgerald, 1988. Accessed September 3, 2019. "Thomas J. Deverin, Dem., Carteret - Assemblyman Deverin resides at 28 Cypress St., Carteret. He was born in Perth Amboy July 7, 1921. He is a graduate of St. Mary's High School, Perth Amboy, and has taken extension courses at the Research Institute of America, New York."
- ^ Faherty, Emily. "Unsung Hero; By now, everyone is familiar with the David Goldman custody battle. But what everyone might not be aware of is the depth of Congressman Chris Smith's involvement in returning Sean to his father.", New Jersey Monthly, March 15, 2010. Accessed September 3, 2019. "Raised as a Roman Catholic with two brothers, Smith attended St. Mary’s High School in Perth Amboy, where he ran track and cross-country and wrestled."
- ^ "Ruth White, 55, Of Stage And TV; Actress Who Won Emmy in Little Moon of Alban Dies", The New York Times, December 4, 1969. Accessed November 14, 2017. "Ruth Catherine White, born April 14, 1924, into a family that had been in Perth Amboy for more than 150 years, was the daughter of Charles V. and Jane Gibbons White, She attended St. Mary's High School in her hometown and was graduated from Douglass College in New Brunswick, N. J."