On April 25 Campus Ministry was a proud shop vendor at the 5th Annual Cathedral Kitchen Operation Mothers & Fathers Day shopping event. Ellie Rabenhorst '23, Gianna George '23 and Genevieve McMullen '23 delivered the donated items (thank you CCHS families!) and set up shop for Cathedral Kitchen guests to bring home wonderful presents for their moms and dads to help celebrate Mother's Day and Father's Day. #missionofmercy #IrishPride #IrishMinistry
Jack Baylouny and Caroline O'Callaghan were honored as Camden Catholic's 2023 Olympic Conference Scholar-Athletes on Tuesday. Both seniors are among the top-ranked students in the graduating class, all the while also leading on the field, mat, and court. Jack is a key member of both the wrestling and lacrosse teams while Carly is a three-sport athlete for the Irish, playing soccer, basketball and lacrosse. Jack plans to attend Clemson University and Carly will attend Syracuse University. Congratulations Jack and Carly!
Congratulations to those students who earned Distinguished Honors and Honors for Quarter 3 of the 2022-23 academic year. View the list here: https://5il.co/1tuok
Congratulations to Beatrice Daverso '24 for continuing to improve on the pole vault, once again breaking her own school record with a jump of 9' at the Fast Times at Cherokee High event this weekend.
Did you know...America's first documented Baby Boomer is CCHS graduate Kathleen Casey-Kirschling '64! Mrs. Casey-Kirschling has been featured in various media outlets and was included in the recently published book: The Last Days of the Baby Boom and the Future of Power in America. She was kind enough to hand deliver the book to us for the Hocker Information Commons with a personal inscription.
Bishop Dennis Sullivan has appointed Mr. Rory J. Sweeney as the next president of Camden Catholic High School, effective July 1, 2023. Mr. Sweeney brings strong leadership qualities and a reputation as a distinguished Catholic educator and administrator as the new President of Camden Catholic. He is a man of deep faith who will serve as an excellent role model for the Camden Catholic traditions of Honor, Faith, and Loyalty. The Camden Catholic community will be well served by Mr. Sweeney’s experience across many Catholic School settings.
Support The Fund for Camden Catholic at the Brian Deutsch '98 Memorial Golf Benefit scheduled for Monday, May 15, 2023, at Ron Jaworski’s Valleybrook Country Club in Blackwood, NJ. To register and support the event: https://www.camdencatholic.org/page/memorialgolf
“Father, into your hands I commend my spirit.”
May we take Good Friday to remember the sacrifice Jesus made for our eternal life. #tridium #paschalmystery #camdencatholic
Living Stations of the Cross, led by Mrs. Werner-Kaiser and our students in the Thespian Society, was a beautiful and prayerful way to continue our Lenten journey this morning. Thank you to Campus Ministry and our Music Ministry for leading us in song and prayer this morning.
Camden Catholic wishes our faculty, staff, students, alumni and friends a Blessed Easter. May the hope and joy of the Resurrection fill your hearts with renewed faith and inspiration.
The CCHS Parents Association "Bag Bingo" committee is kindly requesting a $5 cash donation from each student for their class basket. This will help to make incredible raffle basket prizes for this sell-out event. Save the Date for May 6. Tickets on sale soon! $5 donations due April 5 to Room 109. Raffle tickets will be sold ahead of time & you need not be present to win. Basket viewing event on May 5.
Thank you for your support!
Camden Catholic is pleased to announce that we have selected Coach Seamus O’Connor as the new Camden Catholic Boys Soccer Head Coach. Coach O’Connor is a seasoned soccer professional who has coached both mens and womens teams at various skill levels, including the Temple University Women’s Soccer assistant coach from 2011-2013 before being named head coach in 2013.
Coach O’Connor’s Temple coaching highlights include: 2014 record of 11-8-1, the team's first season with 10+ wins since 2001; 2015 record of 12-7-1, and a mark of 4-4-1 in the American Athletic Conference. This was the first back-to-back 10-win seasons ever in Temple women’s soccer history, and they also finished .500 in conference play for the first time since 1995.
Before arriving at Temple in 2011, Coach O'Connor served in multiple capacities in the soccer programs at Chestnut Hill College, starting in 2007. He first coached the men's team before acting as Director of Soccer and coaching both teams for the 2008 and 2009 seasons. In 2010 he chose to exclusively coach the women's program. In his second season coaching the women, O'Connor led the Griffins to their first postseason appearance as a member of the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) and National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division II. He was recognized with the CACC Coach of the Year Award at season's end. In 2010 the team was ranked #8 in the NSCAA East Region and they qualified for a second postseason appearance in a row.
He has also held head coaching positions at St. Joe’s Hammonton, Immaculata University, Alvernia University and PDA South Youth Soccer Club.
Coach O'Connor graduated from Athlone Institute of Technology in Ireland in 1997 where he was the starting goalkeeper for three seasons. While in college, he trained with League of Ireland clubs Athlone Town and Longford Town. His soccer education includes a Football Association of Ireland (FAI) Coaching License, FAI Goalkeeping License, National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) National License, NSCAA Level 2 Goalkeeping License. He is a native of Galway, Ireland, resides in Medford, N.J., with his wife, Alexandra, son, Shay, and daughter, Annabridget.
CCHS is proud to announce Wayne Gilliam II '10 as our new Head Football Coach! Coach Gilliam was most recently the defensive backs and wide receiver coach at Paul VI High School. Since the 2021 season, Coach Gilliam helped evolve the Paul VI defense by changing schemes and coverages, which led to a 20 interception season and allowing 176 points that season. He also led the defense to only allow 134 points on the season in 2022.
Coach Gilliam graduated with a BS in Business Administration and Sports Management from Widener University and earned his Master’s in Education Administration from Grand Canyon University. He works as the Director of Operations at the High Road School in Philadelphia.
Summer Camp Registration is open! Theater, STEM, Robotics, HSPT Prep, Coding, Forensics, Studio Art & a ton of Athletic Camps will be offered. Online registration is preferred. Click here for dates, ages, details & registration:
https://www.camdencatholic.org/page/summer-camps
CCHS is proud to annouce the Irish Giving Day 2023 total of $204,121 as of March 21! There is still time to donate to support much needed tuition assistance and scholarships and support for academic, arts and athletic programs at Camden Catholic. Thanks to all who have donated so far!
https://tinyurl.com/24amh53a
Irish Giving Day featured on 6ABC
CLICK HERE for the story: https://6abc.com/irish-giving-day-camden-catholic-high-school-st-patricks-paddys/12968093/
Irish Giving Day 12 Noon Update: we have raised a total of $122,293! Thank you to all of our loyal donors.
Happy St. Patrick's Day and Irish Giving Day 2023! Thank you to all of our very generous donors already today. We opened up the day with over $78,000. Can we make it over $100,000 before noon?!
Holiday Inn continues this weekend with shows Friday, March 17 and Saturday, March 18 at 7:30PM and the finale on Sunday, March 19 at 2PM! Tickets are available online and at the door for this delightful and joyful Broadway experience reminiscent of the Fred Astaire era. You will celebrate every holiday on Grandi Auditorium stage and will smile through the entire show thanks to the incredible talent, gorgeous sets and costumes.
https://tinyurl.com/22tt6vme
Alumni - where does your class rank in the Alumni March Madness Challenge? Gifts now through Irish Giving Day on March 17 will count for Irish Giving Day and can help lead your class to the 'Great Eight'. It's still anyone's game, as only 13 donors separate the Class of '94 from the top seed!
Visit www.camdencatholic.org/marchmadness or link in bio for more information.
