Trenton Catholic High School was a

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serving boys in

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through

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s located in the

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section of Trenton, in Mercer County, in the

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. The school closed after the 1961-1962 school year, at which time St. Anthony High School was created to fill the void. After being renamed as McCorristin Catholic High School, the school was then known as

Trenton Catholic Academy Trenton Catholic Preparatory Academy (formerly Trenton Catholic Academy) was a Catholic school in Trenton, New Jersey, Trenton, in Mercer County, New Jersey, Mercer County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It served students in pre-kindergarten ...

until its rebrand in 2021 to Trenton Catholic Preparatory Academy. Then converted to charter in 2024, now known as Thrive Charter School.

Athletics

The spring / outdoor track team won the Non-Public A state title in 1934, 1946, 1948 and 1951NJSIAA Boys Spring Track Summary of Group Titles

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. Accessed May 1, 2023. The basketball team won the Non-Public Group A state championship in 1938 (defeating Good Counsel High School of Newark in the championship game). 1946 (vs.

Seton Hall Preparatory School Seton Hall Preparatory School, generally called Seton Hall Prep, SHP, or "The Prep", is a Roman Catholic all boys' high school located in the suburban community of West Orange in Essex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, operating under ...

), 1947 (vs. Seton Hall Prep), 1948 (vs. St. Michael's High School), 1950 (vs.

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of Jersey City), 1957 (vs. St. Peter's of Jersey City), 1958 (vs. Seton Hall Prep) and 1960 (vs. St. Peter's of Jersey City). The eight championship titles remains tied for seventh-most in the state, despite the school having been closed for more than 50 years The 1947 team won the Parochial A state title with a 55-47 win against a Seton Hall team that had beaten then twice during the regular season The soccer team was awarded the Non-Public A state title by the

in 1949, 1950, 1958 and 1959NJSIAA History of Boys Soccer

. Accessed May 1, 2023.

Notable alumni

* Carmen J. Armenti (1929–2001), restaurateur and politician who served as the mayor of Trenton, New Jersey from 1966 to 1970 and again from 1989 to 1990 * Kathleen Byerly (1944–2020),

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in the

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* Francis J. McManimon (1926–2020), politician who served in the

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from 1972 to 1982 and in the

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from 1982 to 1992 * Joe J. Plumeri (born 1944, class of 1961), Chairman & CEO of

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, and owner of the

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* John K. Rafferty (1938–2021), politician who served as Mayor of Hamilton Township, New Jersey from 1976 to 1999 and in the

from the 14th Legislative District from 1986 to 1988 * Karl Weidel (1923–1997), politician who served in the

* Nick Werkman (born 1941, class of 1959), basketball player for the

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, who led the NCAA in scoring in 1962-63 and was in the top three nationally on his two other collegiate seasonsStaff
"Seton Hall is No. 1 in Werkman's Heart"
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'', March 29, 1989. Accessed January 31, 2011. "I remember I was thinking about leaving (Werkman had 250 scholarship offers as a senior at Trenton Catholic High School)..."

References

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