Community-Oriented, Structured, Disciplined, Committed

PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS

Student/Partner Alliance provides scholarships to ten private schools in Essex, Hudson and Union counties. These schools consider it their mission to  educate disadvantaged students.  Many of New Jersey's inner-city public schools have major problems, both academically and socially.  Some graduate as few as 35% of their students.  By contrast, the private schools in the same neighborhoods are graduating over 90% of their students and the vast majority of those graduating go on to institutions of higher learning. Although all of the schools in the program have a religious affiliation, they were not selected for religious reasons, but rather because they are the only private schools in these inner-city neighborhoods.  Most of the students want to attend these schools because they provide a better educational experience than the public schools.  The schools SPA supports have limited financial resources but use structure, discipline, accountability and encouragement to motivate their student bodies.   SPA schools have consistently high behavioral and academic standards for  their students, and also provide the support and additional help needed to achieve those standards.  All of the schools promote college readiness from freshman year on and provide the guidance and counseling necessary for the students to reach their academic goals.

Unfortunately, most inner-city youngsters don't have the financial means to attend a private school.  In addition to helping the students directly through scholarship support, The Student/Partner Alliance helps ensure the economic viability of our partner schools by enrolling additional students for  those schools not at full capacity.

St. Anthony High School
175 Eighth Street
Jersey City, NJ  07302
201-332-5970
Principal:  Dr. Matthew Glowski
SPA Coordinator:  Margie Calabrese
www.stanthonyhighschool.org
St. Benedict’s Preparatory
520 Martin Luther King Blvd.
Newark, NJ  07103
973-643-4800
Principal:  Father Edwin Leahy
SPA Coordinator: Candace Bradshur
www.sbp.org

Christ the King Preparatory High School
239 Woodside Avenue
Newark, NJ 07104
973-483-0033
Principal:  Kevin Cuddihy

SPA Coordinator: Dr. Pamela Rauscher
www.ctkprep.org

Hudson Catholic Regional High School
790 Bergen Avenue
Jersey City, NJ  07306
201-433-8877
Principal: Father Warren Hall
SPA Coordinator:  Mr. Tim Brennan

www.hudsoncatholic.org

Immaculate Conception High School
33 Cottage Place
Montclair, NJ  07042
973-744-7445
Principal:  Joann Degnan
SPA Coordinator:  Virginia Montamuro
www.ichspride.org

Marist High School
1241 Kennedy Blvd
Bayonne, NJ  07002
201-437-4544
Principal: Bro. Don Neary

SPA Coordinator:  Br. Stephen Schlitte
www.marist.org

St. Mary's High School
209 Third Street
Jersey City, NJ  07302
201-656-8008
Principals:  Beatriz Esteban-Messina
SPA Coordinator: Liz Centinaro

www.saintmaryhighschool.org

Marylawn of the Oranges Academy
445 Scotland Road
South Orange, NJ  07079
973-762-9222
Principal:  Christine Lopez
SPA Coordinator:  Kathy Cirlincione
www.marylawn.us

St. Patrick's High School
221 Court Street
Ellizabeth, NJ  07206
908-353-5220
Principal:  Joe Picaro
SPA Coordinator:  Brother Daniel McCullough

www.stpatrickhs.net

St. Vincent’s Academy
228 West Market Street
Newark, NJ  07103
973-622-1613
Administrative Director:  Sr. June Favata
SPA Coordinator:  Sr. Margaret Killough
www.svanewark.org