Hudson Catholic Regional High School – CLOSING
View of the school from Mercer Street. Photo Credit: graciepoo. Larger Size here.
(Quick rant: This is a rush post, I have to publish this in a hurry before I lose my connection again. My internet is acting up for a couple of days now and Verizon Tech Support is not even reachable!)
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UPDATE (05/07/2008) : Hudson Catholic Regional High School will stay open for next school year!
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UPDATE (04/20/2008) : An online petition was created to keep the school open. Click here for more details.
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UPDATE on the first comment below….
My post about the death of Staff Sergeant William Neil Jr in Afghanistan has been getting quite a few of hits from google search lately. I wrote that entry two weeks ago, but I was surprised the post keeps on showing up in my site’s stat.
The reason: people are coming from google search using the keywords “Hudson Catholic High School Closing”
I was surprised when I saw that. The school doesn’t even display any symptoms of closure. What is happening with Catholic Schools in Jersey City right now?
Just 3 years ago, 90-year-old St. Aedan School – now known as Primary Prep (right across Hudson Catholic), was forced to shut down (parents protested) due to low number of incoming students. And I also have posted about two weeks ago that Caritas Academy on Kennedy Boulevard will close at the end of this school year.
I wanted to confirm this news but Hudson Catholic office is closed right now. I will try to talk to a couple of principals of various Catholic Schools in Hudson County to check if they knew anything about this… will update this post if I get something of substance.
Are you a current student of Hudson Catholic School? What have you heard about the school’s status? Is it really closing?
Hudson Catholic Regional High School
Address : 790 Bergen Avenue, Jersey City, NJ 07306
Phone : (201) 332-5970 (Principal) | (201) 332-3429 (Admission)
Fax : (201) 332-6373
Website : www.hudsoncatholic.org
Email : contact-at-hudsoncatholic.org
Status : CLOSING
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UPDATE (830PM): I talked to the pastor of St. Aedan Church, and when I asked “Is it true, Father?” I didn’t have to elaborate.
He said: “About Hudson?” And he nodded.
And then I met a former elementary student of mine who is now studying at Hudson. I asked him about the school’s status and he said yes, Hudson is indeed closing. He’s transferring to Marist next school year.
This is sad. When I was younger… before moving out of Jersey City, my brother attended Hudson Catholic and I really wanted to follow in his footsteps. I unfortunately moved to the suburbs and never got the chance. Now, 19 years later, to hear this news saddens me.
Yup, it was saddening and shocking to me as well. Some of my former students are studying there, and a current student has a full scholarship for next sch year. I just hope he has “option B”.
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UPDATE (05/07/2008) : Hudson Catholic Regional High School will stay open for next school year.