Our Lady of the Valley High School
Our Lady of the Valley High School was a Catholic high school in Orange in Essex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, that operated under the supervision of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark.
The school closed in June 1981.[1]
Athletics[edit]
The boys basketball team won the Non-Public Group C state championship in 1970 (vs. St. Joseph's High School of Toms River) and won the Non-Public B title in 1979 (vs. St Joseph's of Toms River).[2]
In 1973, the baseball team, seeded first, won the 41st Annual Greater Newark Tournament by defeating second-seed Bloomfield High School by a score of 3-1 in the tournament final.[3] At the end of the season, Our Lady of the Valley was named the state's top high school baseball team (all groups, all high schools) by The Star-Ledger, finishing with a 23-4 record.[citation needed]
The baseball team won the Non-Public Group B state championship in 1977, defeating St. John Vianney High School in the tournament final.[4]
Notable alumni[edit]
- John B. Duff (1931-2013), historian who served as the 8th President of Columbia College Chicago.[5]
- Richard Codey (born 1946), politician who has served in the New Jersey Senate and as Governor of New Jersey.[6]
- Brian Hill (born 1947, class of 1965), retired American basketball coach.[7]
- Mary Jo Kopechne (1940–1969, class of 1958), campaign worker for Robert F. Kennedy's 1968 presidential campaign who asphyxiated when a car driven by Ted Kennedy left a narrow road on Chappaquiddick Island[8]
- James T. McHugh (1932-2000), prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who served as Bishop of Camden (1989–98) and Bishop of Rockville Centre (2000).[9]
- Gregory J. Studerus (born 1948), prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who has been serving as an auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of Newark[10]
Notable faculty[edit]
- Richie Adubato (born 1937), former basketball coach in the NBA for the Detroit Pistons, Dallas Mavericks and Orlando Magic, who coached the basketball team at Our Valley in 1964 and 1965.[11]
References[edit]
- ^ "IC Gridders To Play Five At Home Including Thanksgiving Clash", The Montclair Times, August 4, 1983. Accessed October 29, 2020. "When Our Lady of the Valley High School in Orange closed its doors in June of 1981 it marked the end of a traditional Turkey Day battle with IC."
- ^ Boys Basketball Championship History 1919-2024, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association, updated March 2024. Accessed March 26, 2024.
- ^ "Baseball: The history of the Greater Newark Tournament, with throwback photos", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, May 13, 2019. Accessed May 17, 2023. "1973: Our Lady of the Valley 3, Bloomfield 1"
- ^ NJSIAA Baseball Championship History, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed May 1, 2023.
- ^ Marquard, Bryan. "John B. Duff, 82, state’s first higher education chancellor", The Boston Globe, October 7, 2013. Accessed December 2, 2017. "Born in South Orange, N.J., to John Duff Sr. and the former Mary Cunningham, John Bernard Duff Jr. was the oldest of four brothers.... He graduated from Our Lady of the Valley High School in Orange, N.J., and studied history as an undergraduate and graduate student, receiving a bachelor’s degree from Fordham University in the Bronx, N.Y., a master’s from Seton Hall University in South Orange, and a doctorate from Columbia University in New York City."
- ^ Codey, Richard J. Me, Governor?: My Life in the Rough-and-tumble World of New Jersey Politics, p. 28. Accessed December 3, 2017. "From Saint John's, I went to Our Lady of the Valley High School until my father and the priests agreed that my clowning might be better appreciated elsewhere. Throwing frogs around a biology class with some friends was my final act as a student at the Valley."
- ^ Brian Hill, National Basketball Association. Accessed December 2, 2017.
- ^ "School Friend Remembers Quiet Mary Jo Kopechne", Asbury Park Press, September 7, 1969. Accessed March 12, 2024, via Newspapers.com. "She and Mary Jo, the Washington secretary who died July 18 when a car driven by Sen. Edward M. Kennedy plunged off a bridge near Martha's Vineyard, had attended Our Lady of the Valley High School in Orange."
- ^ Dowdy, Zachary R. "From the archives: Bishop James McHugh dies at 68", Newsday, December 11, 2000. Accessed December 3, 2017. "In his hometown of Orange, McHugh attended St. Venantius School and Our Lady of the Valley High School."
- ^ Most Reverend Gregory J. Studerus, D.D., Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark. Accessed March 12, 2024. "The son of the late John A. Studerus and Ann Rita Davis, Bishop Gregory J. Studerus was born on March 31, 1948, in Orange, New Jersey.... Bishop Studerus attended elementary and high school at Our Lady of the Valley in Orange before pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Art Education from Montclair State College."
- ^ TV Commentators Orlando Magic. Accessed December 2, 2017. "Adubato spent 18 years as a high school and college coach in New Jersey, compiling an overall record if 290-85 (.773). Ironically, one high school player he coached at Our Lady of the Valley High School (Orange, N.J.) in 1964 and 1965 was former Magic Head Coach Brian Hill."