Father Judge High School

Father Judge High School is a Roman Catholic high school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. The Oblates of St. Francis de Sales provide ministerial leadership to the school community, which the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia established in 1954.

Father Judge High School
Location
3301 Solly Avenue Philadelphia , Pennsylvania 19136 United States
Coordinates	40°2′55″N 75°1′25″W
Information
Type	Catholic high school
Motto	Latin: Non Excidet (He will not fall away[1])
Religious affiliation(s)	Catholic Church
Denomination	Oblates of St. Francis de Sales
Patron saint(s)	Francis de Sales
Established	1954 (1954)
Status	Currently operational[2]
Oversight	Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia
CEEB code	393305
NCES School ID	01186718[2]
President	Brian P. King
Principal	James Hozier
Staff	42.3 (on an FTE basis)[2]
Grades	9–12[2]
Gender	All-male[2]
Enrollment	767[2] (2019–2020)
• Grade 9	196[2]
• Grade 10	178[2]
• Grade 11	201[2]
• Grade 12	192[2]
Average class size	29
Student to teacher ratio	18.1:1[2]
Hours in school day	6.7[2]
Color(s)	Sheridan Red and Columbia Blue
Athletics conference	Philadelphia Catholic League
Nickname	Crusaders
Rivals	North Catholic (traditional) Archbishop Ryan (contemporary)
Accreditation	MSA[3]
Publication	Writer's Bloc
Newspaper	The Crusader
Yearbook	The Quest
Website	www.fatherjudge.com

History

The school is named for Father Thomas Augustine Judge (1868–1933), who organized lay missionaries in the northeastern United States and founded the Missionary Servants of the Most Holy Trinity.^[4] Fr. Judge also founded the congregation of sisters whose "motherhouse" is located next to the high school; these sisters then donated a portion of the land to the archdiocese on which the school was built.^[5]

Curriculum

The school offers ten Advanced Placement classes for sophomore, junior, and senior students: U.S. Government & Politics, English Language and Composition, Literature, Calculus, European History, U.S. History, Psychology, Physics, Environmental Science, and Biology.^[6]

Extracurricular activities

Father Judge Model United Nations Team

2006 World Model United Nations Champions

• UNA-USA Model United Nations Conference 1st place (1999, 2002, 2006, 2007, 2008 (only school to have won this title in back to back to back seasons. Father Judge is also the only school to have won this award five times).^[7][8]
• North American Invitational Model United Nations 1st place (2000) and(2003)^[9]
• Honorary resolutions from both the Philadelphia City Council and Pennsylvania State Senate for their achievements in debate.^[10]

Crusader News Network

CNN ("Crusader News Network") is Father Judge's student-run network television station. Renovated in 2013–2014 with the help of several students from the class of 2014, CNN provides live announcements during homeroom via the school's YouTube Channel.^[11]

Athletics

The school is a member of the Philadelphia Catholic League (PCL) and the Philadelphia City (now PIAA District XII). The Athletic Department currently offers 16 interscholastic athletic programs and two club sports programs. The athletic programs offered at Father Judge include: Soccer, Football, Golf, Cross Country, Fall Crew, Basketball, Wrestling, Bowling, Indoor Track, Baseball, Lacrosse, Outdoor Track, Tennis, Spring Crew, and club sports Ice Hockey.^[12] The school has participated in 59 PCL Championships and 18 City (District XII) Championships over its 60-year history, with the most recent teams of Soccer, Wrestling, and Bowling capturing their titles in the 2013–2014 season. Joe Galasso was the first wrestler from Philadelphia to win a State Title in the 138lb weight class for wrestling.^{[citation needed]}They won the Men's Basketball PCL Championship in the 24/25 season.

The school has two gymnasiums (The Fox Gymnasium and the Mitchell Activity Center), a wrestling training room, a weight room and fitness center, a track & athletic complex, a synthetic turf multi-purpose (football, soccer, lacrosse, rugby) field, an artificial turf baseball field, three locker rooms, and a cross country course in nearby Pennypack Park.

The school launched the Patrick S. McGonigal '81 Center for Fitness and Wellness in 2013 to offer fitness and wellness programming open to the entire student body. The center offers fitness programming, strength training, intramurals, and an Outdoor Recreation Club.

Notable alumni

• Joe Bonikowski, baseball pitcher
• Joseph R. Cistone, bishop, diocese of Saginaw
• Jeffrey Clark, attorney indicted among the co-conspirators to overturn the 2020 US presidential election
• Kyle Daukaus, mixed martial arts fighter
• Joseph DeFelice, former Regional Administrator of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
• Bob File, baseball pitcher
• Joe Kerrigan, baseball pitcher and manager
• Frank Legacki, swimmer and entrepreneur
• Dan McCaffery, Associate Justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court
• Mike McCloskey, NFL player
• Michael McGeehan, Pennsylvania House of Representatives
• John Sabatina, Pennsylvania House of Representatives
• Vincent Wolanin, athlete, businessman, philanthropist