# Immaculate Heart Academy

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High school in Bergen County, New Jersey, US

Immaculate Heart Academy Location 500 Van Emburgh Avenue Township of Washington , (Bergen County) , New Jersey 07676 United States 40°59′30″N 74°04′41″W / 40.991601°N 74.078059°W / 40.991601; -74.078059 Information Type Private, College-prep Day school Religious affiliation Roman Catholic Established 1960 Oversight Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark NCES School ID 00863599[7] President Jason Schlereth[1] Principal Kerry Carroll '04[1] Faculty 62.5 FTEs[7] Grades 9–12 Gender Girls Enrollment 638 (as of 2023–24)[7] Student to teacher ratio 10.2:1[7] Colors Navy blue and white[5] Athletics conference Big North Conference Mascot Rosie the Blue Eagle Team name Blue Eagles[5] Accreditation Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools[3]New Jersey Association of Independent Schools[4] Publication ORB (literary magazine)[6] Newspaper Accents[6] Yearbook Halcyon[6] School fees $700 (registration)[2] Tuition $21,000 (2025–26)[2] Website www.ihanj.com

**Immaculate Heart Academy** (**IHA**) is an all-girls [college preparatory](/source/University-preparatory_school) [private](/source/Private_school) [Roman Catholic](/source/Roman_Catholic_Church) [high school](/source/Secondary_education_in_the_United_States) located in [Washington Township](/source/Washington_Township%2C_Bergen_County%2C_New_Jersey), in [Bergen County](/source/Bergen_County%2C_New_Jersey), in the [U.S. state](/source/U.S._state) of [New Jersey](/source/New_Jersey).

Immaculate Heart Academy has been accredited by the Commission on Secondary Schools of the [Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools](/source/Middle_States_Association_of_Colleges_and_Schools) since 1971 and is accredited until January 2034.[3] The school is also accredited by the [New Jersey Association of Independent Schools](/source/New_Jersey_Association_of_Independent_Schools).[4]

As of the 2023–24 school year, the school had an enrollment of 638 students and 62.5 classroom teachers (on an [FTE](/source/Full-time_equivalent) basis), for a [student–teacher ratio](/source/Student%E2%80%93teacher_ratio) of 10.2:1.[7]

The school colors are blue and white, and the school's athletes are known as the Blue Eagles.[5]

## History

The school was founded in 1960 by the [Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace](/source/Sisters_of_St._Joseph#United_States,_England,_Ireland_&_Scotland_-_Sisters_of_St._Joseph_of_Peace) as the first regional high school for girls in the [Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark](/source/Roman_Catholic_Archdiocese_of_Newark).[8] From 1990 to 2008, administration shifted to the [Apostles of the Sacred Heart of Jesus](/source/Apostles_of_the_Sacred_Heart_of_Jesus).[9]

The school opened in 1960 with 180 students in ninth grade in an interim site at a church in [Paramus](/source/Paramus%2C_New_Jersey), having received approval to build a Permanent facility on almost 11 acres (4.5 ha) in Washington Township that would accommodate a maximum enrollment of one thousand students.[10]

For the 1996–97 school year, Immaculate Heart Academy was recognized with the [National Blue Ribbon Award of Excellence](/source/National_Blue_Ribbon_Schools_Program) from the [United States Department of Education](/source/United_States_Department_of_Education), the highest honor that an American school can achieve.[11]

## Consultative Board

The Immaculate Heart Academy Consultative Board began its duties on July 1, 2009. In prior years, a Finance Committee had been established and was effectively providing financial advice and direction to the school.[12]

## Athletics

The Immaculate Heart Academy Blue Eagles[5] play in the [Big North Conference](/source/Big_North_Conference_(New_Jersey)), a super conference that includes 40 public and private high schools in Northern New Jersey and operates under the supervision of the [New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association](/source/New_Jersey_State_Interscholastic_Athletic_Association) (NJSIAA).[13] Before the realignment in 2010, IHA played as a member of the [North Jersey Tri-County Conference](/source/North_Jersey_Tri-County_Conference), an interim conference created to facilitate the realignment.[14] Until the NJSIAA's 2009 realignment, the school had participated in Division C of the [Northern New Jersey Interscholastic League](/source/Northern_New_Jersey_Interscholastic_League), which included high schools located in Bergen County, [Essex County](/source/Essex_County%2C_New_Jersey) and [Passaic County](/source/Passaic_County%2C_New_Jersey), and was separated into three divisions based on NJSIAA size classification.[15] With 1,062 students in grades 10-12, the school was classified by the NJSIAA for the 2019–20 school year as Non-Public A for most athletic competition purposes, which included schools with an enrollment of 381 to 1,454 students in that grade range (equivalent to Group IV for public schools).[16]

Immaculate Heart Academy has a longstanding rivalry with [Academy of the Holy Angels](/source/Academy_of_the_Holy_Angels).[17]

Immaculate Heart Academy currently has 17 athletic teams which include basketball, bowling, cross country, dance, field hockey, flag football, golf, ice hockey, lacrosse, ski racing, soccer, softball, spring track & field, swimming, tennis, volleyball, and winter track & field.[18] IHA added a varsity flag football team to its roster for the 2025–26 season.[19]

### Softball

The softball team won the Non-Public A state title in 1993 (defeating runner-up [Paul VI High School](/source/Paul_VI_High_School) in the finals), 1994 (vs. [St. John Vianney High School](/source/St._John_Vianney_High_School_(New_Jersey))), 1995 (vs. [Notre Dame High School](/source/Notre_Dame_High_School_(New_Jersey))), 1996 (vs. [Bishop Ahr High School](/source/St._Thomas_Aquinas_High_School_(New_Jersey))), 1999 (vs. [Eustace Preparatory School](/source/Eustace_Preparatory_School)), 2000 (vs. Bishop Ahr), 2003 (vs. St. John Vianney), 2009 (vs. Bishop Ahr), 2012 (vs. St. John Vianney), 2015 (vs. [Pope John XXIII Regional High School](/source/Pope_John_XXIII_Regional_High_School)), 2016 (vs. [Donovan Catholic High School](/source/Donovan_Catholic_High_School)) and 2017 (vs. Donovan Catholic). The program's 12 state titles are the most of any school in the state.[20]

[NJ.com](/source/NJ.com) / *[The Star-Ledger](/source/The_Star-Ledger)* ranked Immaculate Heart as their number-one softball team in the state in 1999, 2000, 2009 and 2012.[21] The team earned recognition as the top-ranked team in the state on the inaugural "[NJ.com](/source/NJ.com) Top 50".[22]

The 2017 team won the Non-Public A state title with a victory against Donovan Catholic in the finals.[23] In the inaugural softball [Tournament of Champions](/source/Tournament_of_Champions_(NJSIAA)), the team won the first ToC title with a 5–4 victory in extra innings against [Immaculate Conception High School](/source/Immaculate_Conception_High_School_(Lodi%2C_New_Jersey)) of Lodi to finish the season with a record of 30-4.[24] For the second straight year, Immaculate Heart was recognized as the number-one softball team in the state on the "[NJ.com](/source/NJ.com) Top 50".[25]

### Swimming

The swimming team won the Division A state championship in 1994 and won the Non-Public A title in 1995-2005 and 2008-2020. The program's 24 state titles are the most of any school in New Jersey. The streaks of 13 consecutive titles from 2008 to 2020 and of 12 straight wins from 1994 to 2005 are the longest such streaks in the state.[26]

The 2000 team finished the season with an 11-0 record after winning the program's seventh title in a row with a 114-56 win in the Parochial A final against Bishop Ahr High School (since renamed as [St. Thomas Aquinas High School](/source/St._Thomas_Aquinas_High_School_(New_Jersey))).[27]

The 2011 team scored 386 1/2 points at the Bergen Meet of Champions to win its 12th straight County title by a 177-point margin.[28] Later, the team, seeded #2 in the New Jersey Non-Public Group A Tournament, defeated [Holy Spirit High School](/source/Holy_Spirit_High_School_(New_Jersey)) in the state quarterfinals 118-52, Red Bank Catholic in the state semi-finals 107-63 and top-seeded [Bishop Eustace High School](/source/Bishop_Eustace_High_School) 108-62 in the finals to win its fourth straight, and a record 16th, state championship.[29]

### Tennis

The tennis team won the Non-Public A state championship in 1995 (defeating runner-up [Notre Dame High School](/source/Notre_Dame_High_School_(New_Jersey)) in the tournament's final round), 1996 (vs. Notre Dame), 2005 (vs. [Holy Spirit High School](/source/Holy_Spirit_High_School_(New_Jersey))), 2006 (vs. [Red Bank Catholic High School](/source/Red_Bank_Catholic_High_School)), 2007 (vs. Holy Spirit) and 2008 (vs. Holy Spirit)[30]

In 2006, the team won the Non-Public A title after defeating Red Bank Catholic 4–1 in the finals at [Mercer County Park](/source/Mercer_County_Park).[31]

The 2008 team won the program's fourth consecutive Non-Public A title with a 3–2 win against Holy Spirit in the finals.[32]

### Basketball

The basketball team on the Non-Public A state championship in 2002 (defeating [Red Bank Catholic High School](/source/Red_Bank_Catholic_High_School) in the finals of the tournament), 2014 (vs. [St. John Vianney High School (New Jersey)](/source/St._John_Vianney_High_School_(New_Jersey))) and 2023 (vs. St. John Vianney).[33]

The 2004 basketball team won the North Parochial A state championship, defeating [Paramus Catholic High School](/source/Paramus_Catholic_High_School) by 36-21 in the tournament final.[34]

In 2005, the NJSIAA stripped the IHA basketball team of 22 of its victories and eliminated the team from the North Non-Public A girls basketball tournament for the use of an ineligible player. The athlete in question had played high school-level basketball at a New York State high school as an eighth grader, a practice that would allow the student to participate in all four years of high school sports in New York, but is not permitted in New Jersey.[35]

### 2003-08 academic years

In 2003, the IHA cross-country team was disqualified from the Northern New Jersey Interscholastic League (NNJIL) C championship for violating High School Federation Rules limiting the number of runners each team could enter in its varsity race to seven, while the coaches had entered nine runners into the race.[36]

In 2007, the soccer team won the Non-Public North Group A sectional championship with a 3–1 win over [Morris Catholic High School](/source/Morris_Catholic_High_School) in the tournament final, the team's first sectional title in four years.[37][38]

### 2009-10 academic year

During the 2009-10 academic year, Immaculate Heart Academy won the Non-Public Group A state championship in soccer, swimming, winter track and volleyball, where the team also won the New Jersey State Tournament of Champions, gaining the title of best volleyball team in New Jersey by defeating [Bridgewater-Raritan High School](/source/Bridgewater-Raritan_High_School) 25-14, 25-15 in the tournament final[39] The Blue Eagles also won the Non-Public North A sectional titles in basketball (finishing 2nd overall in the state) and spring track (finishing 3rd overall.)

The IHA bowling team won the New Jersey Tri-County Conference championship and eventually finished 3rd overall in the state.

### 2010-11 academic year

The soccer team won its fourth straight Bergen County championship, only the second team in the county to win in four consecutive years.[40] In the state tournament, the Blue Eagles defeated [The Pingry School](/source/The_Pingry_School) for the Non-Public Group A North sectional championship in double overtime by a score of 1-0.[41] The team advanced shared the Non-Public Group A state title with Red Bank Catholic after a 1–1 tie, giving IHA a third straight state title. With this championship, the 2010-11 Blue Eagles Senior Class won 11 out of a possible 12 titles (County, Sectional and State) in their four-year career at IHA.[42]

In volleyball, despite losing in the Bergen County tournament, the Blue Eagles won the Non-Public Group A state championship for the fourth straight year. The team defeated [Union Catholic](/source/Union_Catholic_Regional_High_School) in the state tournament, the third straight year IHA defeated Union Catholic for the state crown.[43] The team advanced to the [Tournament of Champions](/source/Tournament_of_Champions_(NJSIAA)), where they lost in the semifinal round to [Ramapo High School](/source/Ramapo_High_School_(New_Jersey)).[44]

The basketball team finished the season with a 27-1 record (the most wins in school history), winning the championship at the Joe Poli Tournament and Bergen County Championship and earning the top spot in the final Bergen Record Top 25 poll.[45]

By the end of the 2010-11 academic year, Blue Eagles squads were named by the *[Bergen Record](/source/The_Record_(North_Jersey))* as the North Jersey Team of the Year in Girls Soccer,[46] Bowling,[47] Basketball,[48] and Softball,[49] while *[The Star-Ledger](/source/The_Star-Ledger)* named the IHA Swimming team the North Jersey Team of the Year.[29]

Student-athletes have were named Athletes of the Year by *The Record* in Soccer,[50] Basketball,[51] Golf,[52] and Track and Field,[53] and by *The Star-Ledger* in Bowling.[54] Both *The Record* and *The Star-Ledger* named IHA senior Danielle Romain as their Swimmer of the Year.[29][55]

### 2011-12 academic year

In cross country, IHA won the Big North Conference United Division championship, finished third in the Bergen County Championships,[56] third in the North Non-Public Group A sectional meet,[57] and fifth in the Non-Public Group A state meet to champion [Mount Saint Dominic Academy](/source/Mount_Saint_Dominic_Academy).[58]

The soccer team finished the season 15-3-2 with losses to [Ramapo High School](/source/Ramapo_High_School_(New_Jersey)) in the BCWCA Girls' Soccer Championship semifinals,[59] and to [The Pingry School](/source/The_Pingry_School) in the North Non-Public Group A sectional championship game.[60]

In volleyball, IHA won the BCWCA Bergen County tournament by defeating [Bogota High School](/source/Bogota_High_School)[61] and also won the Non-Public Group A state championship for the fifth straight year, defeating Union Catholic in the state tournament for the fourth consecutive time.[62] The team later won the school's fourth Tournament of Champions title by defeating [River Dell High School](/source/River_Dell_High_School) in the semifinals[63] and [Demarest High School](/source/Demarest_High_School) in the championship round.[64]

### 2016-17 academic year

The softball team won its third consecutive Non-Public A state championship with a 5–1 win in the final against [Donovan Catholic High School](/source/Donovan_Catholic_High_School).[65] The team won the inaugural [New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association](/source/New_Jersey_State_Interscholastic_Athletic_Association) softball [Tournament of Champions](/source/Tournament_of_Champions_(NJSIAA)) with a 7–6 win in extra innings against [Immaculate Conception High School](/source/Immaculate_Conception_High_School_(Lodi%2C_New_Jersey)) in the tournament final.[66] The program has won the Non-Public A state championship in 1993-96, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2009, 2012 and 2015–2017; the 12 state championships and 19 appearances in tournament finals are the most of any school in the state.[67]

### The ShopRite Cup

Immaculate Heart Academy received the NJSIAA Group A [ShopRite](/source/ShopRite_(United_States)) Cup for the 2007-08 athletics season,[68] which is awarded annually to the school with the top athletics program in each statewide grouping. The school received this honor for the second consecutive year for its 2008-09 athletics season,[69] and again for the 2009-10 season.[70]

## Notable alumnae

See also: [Category:Immaculate Heart Academy alumni](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Immaculate_Heart_Academy_alumni)

- [Serena Bocchino](/source/Serena_Bocchino) (born 1960, class of 1978), artist working primarily in the realm of abstract painting[71]

- [Katrina Bowden](/source/Katrina_Bowden) (born 1988), *[30 Rock](/source/30_Rock)* actress[72]

- [Carol Higgins Clark](/source/Carol_Higgins_Clark) (1956–2023), [mystery](/source/Mystery_fiction) author and actress[73]

- [Mary Jane Clark](/source/Mary_Jane_Clark) (born 1954), crime novel author and [CBS](/source/CBS) journalist[74]

- [Erin C. Conaton](/source/Erin_C._Conaton) (born 1970), United States [Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness](/source/Under_Secretary_of_Defense_for_Personnel_and_Readiness) and 2010 Commencement Speaker[75]

- [Chrissy Costanza](/source/Chrissy_Costanza) (born 1995), singer-songwriter and lead vocalist for [Against the Current](/source/Against_the_Current_(band))[76]

- [Gabriella Cuevas](/source/Gabriella_Cuevas) (born 1993), [footballer](/source/Association_football) who plays as a [centre back](/source/Centre_back) for Finnish [Kansallinen Liiga](/source/Kansallinen_Liiga) club [Kuopion Palloseura](/source/Kuopion_Palloseura) and the [Dominican Republic women's national team](/source/Dominican_Republic_women's_national_football_team)[77]

- [Mary Beth Keane](/source/Mary_Beth_Keane) (born 1977), author of *The Walking People*[78]

- [Bridget Anne Kelly](/source/Bridget_Anne_Kelly) (born 1972), former Deputy [Chief of Staff](/source/Chief_of_Staff) to [Governor of New Jersey](/source/Governor_of_New_Jersey) [Chris Christie](/source/Chris_Christie)[79]

- [Alyssa Monks](/source/Alyssa_Monks) (born 1977, class of 1995), painter[80]

- [Krysten Moore](/source/Krysten_Moore) (born 1989), beauty pageant participant and founder of "S.H.I.N.E." (Students Helping Instill New Esteem)[81]

- [Mary Gordon Murray](/source/Mary_Gordon_Murray) (born 1953), actress and singer who was nominated for a [Tony Award](/source/Tony_Awards) for [Best Actress in a Musical](/source/Tony_Award_for_Best_Actress_in_a_Musical) for *[Little Me](/source/Little_Me_(musical))*[82]

- [Sarah Pagano](/source/Sarah_Pagano) (born 1991), [long-distance runner](/source/Long-distance_running)[83]

- [Nia Reed](/source/Nia_Reed) (born 1996), professional volleyball player and member of [United States women's national volleyball team](/source/United_States_women's_national_volleyball_team)[84]

- [Tracey Wigfield](/source/Tracey_Wigfield) (born 1983), Emmy Award-winning writer for *[30 Rock](/source/30_Rock)*[85]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Leadership_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Leadership_1-1) ["Immaculate Heart Academy announces new president and principal"](https://www.rcan.org/immaculate-heart-academy-announces-new-president-and-principal), [Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark](/source/Roman_Catholic_Archdiocese_of_Newark), January 13, 2021. Accessed January 13, 2021. "The Office of the Superintendent of Schools of the Archdiocese of Newark is pleased to announce the appointment of Jason Schlereth as president of Immaculate Heart Academy (IHA), effective July 2021. Schlereth will succeed Immaculate Heart Academy’s current president, Patricia Molloy, whose pending retirement has been previously announced."

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Tuition_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Tuition_2-1) [Tuition and Financial Aid](https://www.immaculateheartnj.com/admissions/tuition-financial-aid/), Immaculate Heart Academy. Accessed September 11, 2025.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-CESS-MSA_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-CESS-MSA_3-1) [Immaculate Heart Academy](https://www.msa-cess.org/school-profile/?oId=0065e00000B8S7o&typ=school-profile), [Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools](/source/Middle_States_Association_of_Colleges_and_Schools) Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools. Accessed January 15, 2025.

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1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Clubs_6-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Clubs_6-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-Clubs_6-2) [Clubs and Activities](https://www.immaculateheartnj.com/academy-life/clubs-activities/), Immaculate Heart Academy. Accessed April 28, 2022.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-NCES_7-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-NCES_7-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-NCES_7-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-NCES_7-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-NCES_7-4) [School data for Immaculate Heart Academy](https://nces.ed.gov/surveys/pss/privateschoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&ID=00863599), [National Center for Education Statistics](/source/National_Center_for_Education_Statistics). Accessed September 1, 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** [Bergen County Catholic High Schools](https://catholicschoolsnj.org/high-school/bergen-county-catholic-high-schools/) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20170812060714/https://catholicschoolsnj.org/high-school/bergen-county-catholic-high-schools/) August 12, 2017, at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine), [Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark](/source/Roman_Catholic_Archdiocese_of_Newark). Accessed July 20, 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** [History & Alma Mater](http://www.immaculateheartnj.com/apps/pages/history), Immaculate Heart Academy. Accessed October 25, 2017. "In 1989, the Sisters of St. Joseph resigned and were replaced in 1990 by the Apostles of the Sacred Heart.... The Apostles if the Sacred Heart were re-assigned in June 2008 but have left an incredible mark on the school."

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["Two Parochial Schools Endorsed By Planners; Township Officials Set Final Decision For Tuesday On R. C. Projects"](https://www.newspapers.com/clip/100640292/plans-for-immaculate-heart-academy/), *[Bergen Evening Record](/source/The_Record_(North_Jersey))*, September 7, 1960. Accessed April 28, 2022, via [Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com). "The other is Immaculate Heart Academy, a County Catholic girls high school, which will be built on a 10.95-acre site off Van Emburgh Avenue. Our Lady will open in temporary quarters in its church and parish house, while Immaculate Heart will use temporary facilities in Our Lady of Visitation R. C. Church in Paramus. About 125 pupils will attend the elementary school, about 180 freshmen the high school.... The Sisters of St. Joseph of Newark will conduct the high school, whose student body represents 42 County parishes. When built here. Immaculate Heart will serve 1,000 students in a 2 1/2 story building off Van Emburgh Avenue, a contemporary-style brick and stone-faced structure."

1. **[^](#cite_ref-blueribbon_11-0)** [Blue Ribbon Schools Program: Schools Recognized 1982-1983 through 1999-2002 (PDF)](https://www2.ed.gov/programs/nclbbrs/list-1982.pdf), [United States Department of Education](/source/United_States_Department_of_Education). Accessed May 11, 2006.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** [IHA Consultative Board](https://www.immaculateheartnj.com/apps/pages/board), Immaculate Heart Academy. Accessed January 18, 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-13)** [League & Conference Officers/Affiliated Schools 2020-2021](https://www.njsiaa.org/sites/default/files/documents/2020-10/2020-2021-lc-officers-schools.pdf), [New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association](/source/New_Jersey_State_Interscholastic_Athletic_Association). Accessed October 20, 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-14)** [New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association League Memberships – 2009-2010](https://web.archive.org/web/20110724142847/http://www.njsiaa.org/NJSIAA/09leagueaffiliations.pdf), [New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association](/source/New_Jersey_State_Interscholastic_Athletic_Association), backed up by the [Internet Archive](/source/Internet_Archive) as of July 24, 2011. Accessed August 14, 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-15)** [Home Page](https://web.archive.org/web/20090509221527/http://www.nnjil.com/), [Northern New Jersey Interscholastic League](/source/Northern_New_Jersey_Interscholastic_League), backed up by the [Internet Archive](/source/Internet_Archive) as of May 9, 2009. Accessed December 16, 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-16)** [NJSIAA General Public School Classifications 2019–2020](https://www.njsiaa.org/sites/default/files/documents/2020-11/general-classifications-2018-2020.pdf), [New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association](/source/New_Jersey_State_Interscholastic_Athletic_Association). Accessed November 20, 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-17)** Chessari, Joe. ["AHA, IHA Ready To Rekindle Budding Rivalry"](http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-22451154.html) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20110516205616/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-22451154.html) May 16, 2011, at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine), *[The Record](/source/The_Record_(North_Jersey))*, February 14, 1999. Accessed October 26, 2007. "It's a friendly rivalry, this one between the girls' basketball teams of Academy of the Holy Angels and Immaculate Heart Academy."

1. **[^](#cite_ref-18)** ["Teams"](https://www.immaculateheartnj.com/athletics/teams/). *Immaculate Heart*. Retrieved October 24, 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-19)** [IHA Adds Varsity Flag Football Team](https://www.immaculateheartnj.com/2025/10/15/iha-flag-football-team/), Immaculate Heart Academy. Accessed October 24, 2025. "Immaculate Heart Academy is thrilled to announce the addition of a Flag Football Team to its impressive athletic program during the 2025-26 school year!"

1. **[^](#cite_ref-20)** [NJSIAA Softball Championship History](https://www.njsiaa.org/sites/default/files/documents/2020-11/20-softball-history.pdf), [New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association](/source/New_Jersey_State_Interscholastic_Athletic_Association). Accessed November 1, 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-21)** ["Softball: Every No. 1 team in the state from 1979 to 2015"](https://www.nj.com/highschoolsports/article/softball-every-no-1-team-in-the-state-from-1979-to-2015/), NJ Advance Media for [NJ.com](/source/NJ.com), June 21, 2015, updated August 24, 2019. Accessed January 4, 2021. "Following are the teams that finished as the NJ.com No. 1 softball team in the state with year and record.... 2012: Immaculate Heart (32-0)... 2009: Immaculate Heart (28-2)... 2000: Immaculate Heart (28-3) 1999: Immaculate Heart (31-1)"

1. **[^](#cite_ref-22)** Schneider, Jeremy; and Evans, Bill. ["Softball: The first-ever NJ.com Top 50"](https://www.nj.com/hssn-mms/2016/06/softball_the_first-ever_njcom.html), NJ Advance Media for [NJ.com](/source/NJ.com), June 14, 2016, updated May 16, 2019. Accessed January 7, 2021. "1-Immaculate Heart (31-1) The Blue Eagles repeated as Non-Public A champions, taking down Donovan Catholic in the title game."

1. **[^](#cite_ref-23)** Evans, Bill. ["Stars of the Game: Immaculate Heart tops Donovan Catholic in Non-Public A state softball final"](https://www.nj.com/highschoolsports/article/stars-of-the-game-immaculate-heart-tops-donovan-cathoilic-in-non-public-a-state-softball-final/), NJ Advance Media for [NJ.com](/source/NJ.com), June 3, 2017, updated August 23, 2019. Accessed January 7, 2021. "No. 18 Immaculate Heart won its third consecutive state Non-Public A softball championship, beating No. 4 Donovan Catholic, 5-1, on Saturday. It was a rematch of last year's final won by IHA, 2-1."

1. **[^](#cite_ref-24)** Kensik, Edward. ["Immaculate Conception softball team makes history"](https://www.northjersey.com/story/sports/high-school/softball/2017/06/10/immaculate-conception-softball/386366001/), *[The Record](/source/The_Record_(North_Jersey))*, June 10, 2017. Accessed January 7, 2021. "You would have thought that Immaculate Conception had won the first state Tournament of Champions final Friday night at Ivy Hill Park on the Seton Hall University campus. Blue Wolves coach Jeff Horohonich was glowing about his team after his squad had just lost a heartbreaking 5-4 game at the hands of fellow Bergen County rival Immaculate Heart in eight innings."

1. **[^](#cite_ref-25)** Schneider, Jeremy; and Evans, Bill. ["Immaculate Heart is NJ.com's softball Team of the Year, 2017; plus the final Top 50"](https://www.nj.com/highschoolsports/article/softball-the-njcom-final-top-50-for-2017/), NJ Advance Media for [NJ.com](/source/NJ.com), June 22, 2017, updated August 23, 2019. "Immaculate Heart finished the season exactly where it started it — at No. 1. The Blue Eagles shook off some early season losses and some late hiccups to win a third straight Non-Public A title, its 12th overall, and then took out Cedar Grove and Lodi Immaculate en route to winning the first-ever T of C. The Blue Eagles went 30-4 on the season, with their last victory coming on a walk-off against Bergen County rival Lodi Immaculate."

1. **[^](#cite_ref-26)** [NJSIAA Boys and Girls Team Swimming History](https://www.njsiaa.org/sites/default/files/documents/2020-11/20-swimming-history.pdf), [New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association](/source/New_Jersey_State_Interscholastic_Athletic_Association). Accessed November 1, 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-27)** Fortuna, Nick. ["IHA adds to its glory; Rolls to seventh consecutive title"](https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/499585907/), *[The Record](/source/The_Record_(North_Jersey))*, February 28, 2000. Accessed January 31, 2021, via [Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com). "At Saturday's party, coach Bob Lemley told his team that he expected a 15-point victory over Bishop Ahr at the College of New Jersey on Sunday, a figure that proved to be far too conservative for his powerhouse squad. Instead, the Blue Eagles rolled past the Trojans, 114-56, to capture their seventh straight Parochial A State title and their 87th consecutive victory. 'We were really up for this,' said Lemley, who has coached IHA (11-0) the last 13 seasons."

1. **[^](#cite_ref-28)** Esposito, Mike. ["Immaculate Heart continues Bergen domination"](http://www.northjersey.com/sports/114440209_Immaculate_Heart_continues_Bergen_domination.html), *[The Record](/source/The_Record_(North_Jersey))*, January 22, 2011. Accessed November 20, 2011. "Every year a surprise team or two will come out of nowhere, but one thing remains constant in North Jersey swimming — Immaculate Heart will continue to win. At the Bergen Meet of Champions on Saturday, IHA scored 386 1/2 points to win its 12th straight County title by a 177-point margin."

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Swimming2011_29-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Swimming2011_29-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-Swimming2011_29-2) Bevensee, Rich. ["North Jersey girls swimming season in review, 2010-11"](http://www.nj.com/hssports/blog/girlsswimming/index.ssf/2011/04/north_jersey_girls_swimming_season_in_review_2010-11.html), *[The Star-Ledger](/source/The_Star-Ledger)*, April 3, 2011. Accessed September 3, 2011. "Romain, the Immaculate Heart Academy senior bound for Purdue, made the swim team's legacy part of her identity. Since Romain arrived on campus, Immaculate Heart has not lost a single dual meet and has won four straight Non-Public A state championships.... Team of the year: Immaculate Heart Academy rolled up a 9-0 dual-meet record and defeated Holy Spirit (126-44), Red Bank Catholic (107-63) and Bishop Eustace (108-62) en route to its fourth straight Non-Public A state title, the program's 16th overall, a state record."

1. **[^](#cite_ref-NJSIAAGirlsTennis_30-0)** [Girls Tennis Championship History: 1971–2023](https://www.njsiaa.org/sites/default/files/documents/2023-10/Girls%20Tennis.pdf), [New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association](/source/New_Jersey_State_Interscholastic_Athletic_Association), updated November 2023. Accessed September 1, 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-31)** Celentano, Rob. [""Ferrari lifts IHA to State crown"](https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/504820268/), *[The Record](/source/The_Record_(North_Jersey))*, October 20, 2006. Accessed January 20, 2021, via [Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com). "It was fitting that Lauren Ferrari won the deciding point for Immaculate Heart on Thursday. The senior captain has been an absolute rock for the Blue Eagles for four years at singles and doubles, going undefeated in regular-season matches. She has shown the last two seasons she can thrive in the postseason as well. Ferrari defeated Brooke Stevenson, 6-3, 6-1, at second singles to help IHA defeat Red Bank Catholic, 4-1, for its second straight Non-Public A title at Mercer County Park."

1. **[^](#cite_ref-32)** Zuckerman, Andrew. ["Holy Spirit loses in state final to unbeaten immaculate Heart"](http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=AC&p_theme=ac&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=12405796086137C8&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM), *[The Press of Atlantic City](/source/The_Press_of_Atlantic_City)*, October 23, 2008. Accessed June 23, 2011. "In fact, the third time for the Holy Spirit High School girls tennis team was just like the past two times, a 3-2 loss in the Non-Public A state final to Immaculate Heart, Wednesday at Mercer County Park. The Spartans have been in a state final six times since 2000 and have come up short each time. Last season and in 2005, they also lost 3-2 to Immaculate Heart.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-NJSIAAGirlsBasketball_33-0)** [Girls Basketball Championship History: 1919–2024](https://www.njsiaa.org/sites/default/files/documents/2020-11/2020-girls-basketball-history.pdf), [New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association](/source/New_Jersey_State_Interscholastic_Athletic_Association), updated March 2024. Accessed September 1, 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-34)** [2004 Girls Basketball - North Parochial A](http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=56611&tclass=North%20Parochial%20A), [New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association](/source/New_Jersey_State_Interscholastic_Athletic_Association). Accessed April 28, 2007.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-35)** Staff. ["Chart on Teams barred from NJSIAA tournaments for infractions"](http://www.nj.com/hssports/news/wrestling/index.ssf/2009/02/chart_on_teams_barred_from_njs.html), *[The Star-Ledger](/source/The_Star-Ledger)*, February 9, 2009. Accessed June 23, 2011. "2005: The Immaculate Heart Academy girls' basketball team was forced to forfeit 22 of its 24 victories when it was determined that one of its players participated for a varsity team in New York state as an eighth-grader."

1. **[^](#cite_ref-36)** Schwartz, Paul. ["IHA hit with disqualification"](http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-85858760.html) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20121106054411/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-85858760.html) November 6, 2012, at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine), *[The Record](/source/The_Record_(North_Jersey))*, October 17, 2003. Accessed June 23, 2011. "Immaculate Heart Academy took seven of the first eight spots in Tuesday's NNJIL C championship at Garret Mountain, but the Blue Eagles were disqualified for entering nine runners in the varsity race, two more than allowed."

1. **[^](#cite_ref-37)** [2007 Girls Soccer - North A](http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=246050&tclass=North%20A), [New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association](/source/New_Jersey_State_Interscholastic_Athletic_Association). Accessed November 15, 2007.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-38)** Leonard, Tim. ["Magical season lives on for IHA"](http://www.northjersey.com/page.php?qstr=eXJpcnk3ZjcxN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXk2JmZnYmVsN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXk3MjE5Mjc1), *[The Record](/source/The_Record_(North_Jersey))*, November 9, 2007. Accessed November 15, 2007. "IHA overwhelmed Morris Catholic, defeating the Crusaders, 3-1, on Thursday at Passaic Tech to capture the State Sectional title for the first time since 2003."

1. **[^](#cite_ref-39)** [2009 Girls Volleyball - Tournament of Champions](http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=340182&tclass=Tournament%20of%20Champions), [New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association](/source/New_Jersey_State_Interscholastic_Athletic_Association). Accessed June 23, 2011.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-40)** Leonard, Tim. ["Girls soccer Team of the Year: Immaculate Heart Academy"](http://www.northjersey.com/sports/111770924_Blue_Eagles_don_t_rest_on_past_glory.html), *[The Record](/source/The_Record_(North_Jersey))*, September 3, 2011. "The Blue Eagles appeared to be sputtering early in the season, but figured out a way to win their fourth consecutive Bergen County tournament title and their fourth consecutive State North A title. IHA completed a 19-2-2 season as State Non-Public A co-champions after a 1-1 tie with Red Bank Catholic in the final. IHA did something only one other team has done in Bergen County history when it won its fourth consecutive County tournament."

1. **[^](#cite_ref-41)** Tartaglia, Greg. ["IHA, Mawhah, Ramapo highlight All-Suburban girls soccer"](http://www.northjersey.com/sports/112049544_IHA__Mahwah_and_Ramapo_headline_girls_all-star_squad.html), *The Ridgewood News*, December 17, 2010. Accessed June 23, 2011. "TARA WILK, Immaculate Heart — This 5-foot-2 senior scored the biggest goal of her career in the North Non-Public A finals, lifting the Blue Eagles past Pingry, 1-0 in double overtime, for their fourth straight sectional title."

1. **[^](#cite_ref-42)** Leonard, Tim. ["IHA is co-champ; third straight State soccer title"](http://www.northjersey.com/sports/hs_sports/girls_soccer/111910_IHA_is_co-champ_third_straight_State_soccer_title.html), *[The Record](/source/The_Record_(North_Jersey))*, November 19, 2010. Accessed June 23, 2011. "Immaculate Heart, which had won the last two State Non-Public A girls soccer titles handily, went home with another title Thursday night, but it was shared. The Blue Eagles and Red Bank Catholic played 100 minutes and finished in a 1-1 tie at The College of New Jersey."

1. **[^](#cite_ref-43)** Moretti, Mike. ["Immaculate Heart 2, Union Catholic 0 (High school Girls Volleyball scores and results)"](http://highschoolsports.nj.com/news/article/9071169065119286739/immaculate-heart-2-union-catholic-0-high-school-girls-volleyball-scores-and-results/), *[The Star-Ledger](/source/The_Star-Ledger)*, November 13, 2010. Accessed September 3, 2011. "With junior middle hitter Raquel Scott leading the way with 18 kills, Immaculate Heart, No. 3 in The Star-Ledger Top 20, sewed up its third straight NJSIAA/Riegel Printing Non-Public championship with a 25-12, 25-16 victory over No. 20 Union Catholic yesterday at William Paterson University in Wayne.... Union Catholic, the Union County Tournament champion, lost in the Non-Public final for the third straight season to IHA."

1. **[^](#cite_ref-44)** Vasquez, Andy. ["Ramapo ends Immaculate Heart's TOC title reign"](http://www.northjersey.com/sports/hs_sports/girls_volleyball/109605014_Ramapo_gains_final.html), *[The Record](/source/The_Record_(North_Jersey))*, November 21, 2010. Accessed September 3, 2011. "Ramapo ended Immaculate Heart's reign over the TOC with a 25-23, 25-23 win in the semifinals to advance to its first final."

1. **[^](#cite_ref-45)** Staff. ["Girls Basketball final Top 25"](http://www.northjersey.com/sports/hs_sports/girls_basketball/118317634_Girls_Basketball_final_Top_25.html), *[The Record](/source/The_Record_(North_Jersey))*, March 20, 2011. Accessed September 3, 2011.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-46)** Leonard, Tim. ["Girls soccer Team of the Year: Immaculate Heart Academy"](http://www.northjersey.com/sports/111770924_Blue_Eagles_don_t_rest_on_past_glory.html), *[The Record](/source/The_Record_(North_Jersey))*, December 13, 2010. Accessed September 15, 2011. "The Blue Eagles appeared to be sputtering early in the season, but figured out a way to win their fourth consecutive Bergen County tournament title and their fourth consecutive State North A title. IHA completed a 19-2-2 season as State Non-Public A co-champions after a 1-1 tie with Red Bank Catholic in the final. IHA did something only one other team has done in Bergen County history when it won its fourth consecutive County tournament."

1. **[^](#cite_ref-47)** Leonard, Tim. ["Girls bowling Team of the Year: Immaculate Heart"](http://www.northjersey.com/sports/hs_sports/girls_bowling/118148389_Blue_Eagles_learn_from_rare_loss.html), *[The Record](/source/The_Record_(North_Jersey))*, March 17, 2011. Accessed September 15, 2011. "The Blue Eagles placed fifth in Group 4, but had a three-game series of 2,549, the highest of any North Jersey team. It all added up to IHA being The Record girls bowling Team of the Year. IHA went on to place three girls on the All-Bergen first team."

1. **[^](#cite_ref-48)** Staff. ["2011 All-Bergen girls' basketball teams"](http://www.northjersey.com/sports/118317389_2011_All-Bergen_girls_basketball_teams.html?page=all), *[The Record](/source/The_Record_(North_Jersey))*, March 20, 2011. Accessed September 15, 2011.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-49)** Vasquez, Andy. ["Softball Team of the Year: Immaculate Heart"](http://www.northjersey.com/sports/hs_sports/124172574_Fine_results_follow_host_of_questions.html), *[The Record](/source/The_Record_(North_Jersey))*, June 20, 2011. Accessed September 15, 2011. "The Blue Eagles won their league, Bergen County and the North Non-Public A titles. That is enough to earn IHA honors as the North Jersey Softball Team of the Year."

1. **[^](#cite_ref-50)** Leonard, Tim. ["Girls soccer Player of the Year: Gabby Cuevas of IHA"](http://www.northjersey.com/sports/111770899_Cuevas_shows_a_lot_of_Heart.html), *[The Record](/source/The_Record_(North_Jersey))*, December 13, 2010. Accessed September 15, 2011.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-51)** Czerwinski, Mark J. ["North Jersey Player of the Year: Raquel Scott of Immaculate Heart"](http://www.northjersey.com/sports/hs_sports/girls_basketball/118317229_Scott_never_lacked_for_attention.html), *[The Record](/source/The_Record_(North_Jersey))*, March 20, 2011. Accessed September 15, 2011.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-52)** Mattura, Greg. ["Girl Golfer of the Year: Christina Paulsen, IHA"](http://www.northjersey.com/sports/hs_sports/124121709_Junior_puts_her_mind_to_the_test_for_success.html), *[The Record](/source/The_Record_(North_Jersey))*, June 18, 2011. Accessed September 15, 2011."The power of positive thinking certainly helped Paulsen. Her 39.9 average was 3.1 strokes better than her sophomore season, and she won four tournaments, including the Big North and Bergen County titles."

1. **[^](#cite_ref-53)** Clark, Ronald P. ["IHA's Theresa Picciallo North Jersey Girls Track Athlete of Year"](http://www.northjersey.com/sports/hs_sports/124333704_Armed_and_dangerous.html), *[The Record](/source/The_Record_(North_Jersey))*, June 22, 2011. Accessed September 15, 2011.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-54)** Moretti, Mike. ["Girls bowling: North Jersey season in review, 2010-11"](http://www.nj.com/hssports/blog/girlsbowling/index.ssf/2011/04/girls_bowling_north_jersey_season_in_review_2010-11.html), *[The Star-Ledger](/source/The_Star-Ledger)*, April 3, 2011. Accessed September 15, 2011."Bowler of the year: Nicole Linder of Immaculate Heart dominated North Jersey, winning the sectional with a career-high 257-718 and leading her school to the North Jersey, Group 4 championship."

1. **[^](#cite_ref-55)** Esposito, Mike. ["Swimmer of the Year: Danielle Romain, IHA"](http://www.northjersey.com/sports/hs_sports/girls_swimming/118222724_Water_world_is_a_place_to_learn.html), *[The Record](/source/The_Record_(North_Jersey))*, March 18, 2011. Accessed September 15, 2011. "Immaculate Heart senior Danielle Romain used to be scared of water.... Now she has 14 gold medals, tied for second in Bergen County history. She's also a two-time All-American, four-time State champion and has been part of a team that's never lost a meet with her."

1. **[^](#cite_ref-56)** ["Bergen County Cross Country Championships | 2011 Season | Cross Country | Fraulo Race Timing"](http://www.lfracing.com/cross-country/2011-season/bergen-county-cross-country-championships/). Lfracing.com. Retrieved May 2, 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-57)** ["New Jersey NJSIAA Cross Country Group Championships - News - 2011 Results - New Jersey NJSIAA Cross Country Group Championships"](http://www.runnerspace.com/eprofile.php?event_id=1129&do=news&news_id=22032). Runnerspace.com. Retrieved May 2, 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-58)** ["2011 NJSIAA Meet of Champions- Girls - NJRunners.com"](http://nj.milesplit.com/meets/96619/results/183143). Nj.milesplit.com. November 19, 2011. Retrieved May 2, 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-59)** ["2011 BCWCA Bergen County Girls Soccer Championship"](http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=410008'). Bracketmaker.com. Retrieved May 2, 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-60)** ["Girls soccer: IHA falls to Pingry in North Non-Public A final"](http://www.northjersey.com/sports/hs_sports/girls_soccer/With_run_over_IHA_looks_to_bright_future_in_girls_soccer.html). NorthJersey.com. November 11, 2011. Retrieved May 2, 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-61)** [2011 BCWCA Bergen County Girls Volleyball Championship](http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=410017), Bergen County Women Coaches Association at BracketMaker.com. Accessed June 13, 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-62)** ["Union Catholic (0) at Immaculate Heart (2), NJSIAA Group Tournament, Final Round, Non-Public - Girls Volleyball"](https://www.nj.com/highschoolsports/article/union-catholic-0-at-immaculate-heart-2-njsiaa-group-tournament-final-round-non-public-girls-volleyball/), NJ Advance Media for [NJ.com](/source/NJ.com), November 12, 2011. Accessed June 13, 2022. "Even with her left wrist taped, Immaculate Heart Academy sophomore middle blocker Nia Reed made sure her teammates would have two hands securely on their fifth straight Non-Public trophy at the William Paterson University Rec Center in Wayne."

1. **[^](#cite_ref-63)** ["Immaculate Heart Academy, Demarest punch tickets to NJSIAA Tournament of Champions final on Sunday"](https://www.nj.com/highschoolsports/article/immaculate-heart-academy-demarest-punch-tickets-to-njsiaa-tournament-of-champions-final-on-sunday/), NJ Advance Media for [NJ.com](/source/NJ.com), November 19, 2011. Accessed June 13, 2022. "Immaculate Heart Academy, the Non-Public champion and ranked No. 1 in The Star-Ledger Top 20, swept River Dell, 26-24, 25-15, to reach the T of C final, set for Sunday at 2 p.m. at William Paterson University in Wayne."

1. **[^](#cite_ref-64)** Freundlich, Carolyn. ["Immaculate Heart Academy holds off Demarest for Tournament of Champions crown"](https://www.nj.com/highschoolsports/article/immaculate-heart-academy-holds-off-demarest-for-tournament-of-champions-crown/) NJ Advance Media for [NJ.com](/source/NJ.com), November 20, 2011. Accessed June 13, 2022. "IHA was prepared. And in showing that there are no holes in a squad as deep, talented and hard-working as IHA, the Washington Township school capped its season with an undefeated in-state record at 32-0, and with its fourth T of C title in five years."

1. **[^](#cite_ref-65)** Evans, Bill. ["Stars of the Game: Immaculate Heart tops Donovan Catholic in Non-Public A state softball final"](http://highschoolsports.nj.com/news/article/4333138695000146548/stars-of-the-game-immaculate-heart-tops-donovan-cathoilic-in-non-public-a-state-softball-final/), NJ Advance Media for [NJ.com](/source/NJ.com), June 3, 2017. Accessed December 2, 2017. "No. 18 Immaculate Heart won its third consecutive state Non-Public A softball championship, beating No. 4 Donovan Catholic, 5-1, on Saturday. It was a rematch of last year’s final won by IHA, 2-1."

1. **[^](#cite_ref-66)** Schneider, Jeremy. ["IHA walks off in extras to beat Lodi Immaculate for first-ever T of C title "](http://highschoolsports.nj.com/news/article/-670629510156750016/lodi-immaculate-vs-immaculate-heart-t-of-c-final/), NJ Advance Media for [NJ.com](/source/NJ.com), June 9, 2017. Accessed December 2, 2017. "It was, by definition, the biggest game in New Jersey softball history — the first-ever Tournament of Champions final, which would crown a true No. 1 team.... Senior outfielder Caroline Ventor blasted a two-out, two-strike walk-off single to left field that scored Mia Recenello as Immaculate Heart, No. 18 in the NJ.com Top 20, came from behind to down No. 14 Lodi Immaculate, 5-4, in eight innings in the NJSIAA Tournament of Champions final at Ivy Hill Park on Friday night.... The inaugural Tournament of Champions trophy joins Immaculate Heart's state-best 12 group titles – the last of which came last weekend when the Blue Eagles downed No. 4 Donovan Catholic for a third straight Non-Public A title."

1. **[^](#cite_ref-67)** [*Softball Championship History 1972–2023*](https://www.njsiaa.org/sites/default/files/documents/2024-02/Softball%2023.pdf), [New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association](/source/New_Jersey_State_Interscholastic_Athletic_Association), updated July 2023. Accessed April 1, 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-68)** [Fifth Annual ShopRite Cup 2007-2008 Final Standings](https://www.njsiaa.org/sites/default/files/document/08%20Fifth%20Annual%20ShopRite%20Cup%20Final%20Standings.pdf) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20200920211554/https://www.njsiaa.org/sites/default/files/document/08%20Fifth%20Annual%20ShopRite%20Cup%20Final%20Standings.pdf) September 20, 2020, at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine), [New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association](/source/New_Jersey_State_Interscholastic_Athletic_Association). Accessed September 1, 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-69)** [Sixth Annual ShopRite Cup 2008-2009 Final Standings](https://www.njsiaa.org/sites/default/files/document/09%20Sixth%20Annual%20ShopRite%20Cup%20Final%20Standings.pdf) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20200920204159/https://www.njsiaa.org/sites/default/files/document/09%20Sixth%20Annual%20ShopRite%20Cup%20Final%20Standings.pdf) September 20, 2020, at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine), [New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association](/source/New_Jersey_State_Interscholastic_Athletic_Association). Accessed September 1, 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-70)** [Seventh Annual ShopRite Cup 2009-2010 Final Standings](https://www.njsiaa.org/sites/default/files/document/10%207th%20Annual%20ShopRite%20Cup%20Summary%20Final%20Standings.pdf) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20200920204707/https://www.njsiaa.org/sites/default/files/document/10%207th%20Annual%20ShopRite%20Cup%20Summary%20Final%20Standings.pdf) September 20, 2020, at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine), [New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association](/source/New_Jersey_State_Interscholastic_Athletic_Association). Accessed September 1, 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-71)** [Hall of Fame - April 3, 2022](https://www.immaculateheartnj.com/apps/news/article/1007192), Immaculate Heart Academy. Accessed October 26, 2022. "This year, we are pleased to honor: Alumna Serena Bocchino '78"

1. **[^](#cite_ref-72)** Rohan, Virginia. "'Rock' & a good place; Wyckoff's Katrina Bowden gains rich experience on NBC's surging sitcom.", *[The Record](/source/The_Record_(North_Jersey))*, December 24, 2006. "It's a big change from the "typical Catholic school uniform" that Bowden not so long ago wore at Immaculate Heart Academy in Washington Township, where she juggled her studies with auditions, acting and modeling work."

1. **[^](#cite_ref-73)** Longo, Rosalie. ["Author-actress finds her flair runs in family"](https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-herald-news-carol-higgins-clark-of-i/126661485/), *[Herald News](/source/Herald_News)*, July 7, 1992. Accessed June 18, 2023, via [Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com). "Carol Higgins Clark is certainly a woman of mystery.... The Bergen-reared author (graduate of Immaculate Heart Academy in Washington Township) says she enjoys both but admits that each has a different discipline."

1. **[^](#cite_ref-74)** From, Arielle. ["New York Times Bestselling Author Holds Book Signing At Shaw's"](http://westwood-washington.patch.com/articles/new-york-times-bestselling-author-holds-book-signing-at-shaws) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20110902072345/http://westwood-washington.patch.com/articles/new-york-times-bestselling-author-holds-book-signing-at-shaws) September 2, 2011, at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine), Westwood-Washington Township Patch, January 8, 2011. Accessed April 14, 2011. "After moving to Westwood at age 6, Clark went to St. Andrew's for grammar school, and the Immaculate Heart Academy for high school."

1. **[^](#cite_ref-75)** [Schroeder, Robert](/source/Bob_Schroeder). ["A Very Busy Sunday"](http://www.robertschroeder.com/wordpress/?p=398), Assemblyman Robert Schroeder. Accessed April 14, 2011. "My morning began at Immaculate Heart Academy in Township of Washington, where I took part in the 47th Annual Commencement Exercises. The Keynote Address was given by an IHA alum, the Honorable Erin C. Conaton, who currently serves as Under Secretary of the U.S. Air Force."

1. **[^](#cite_ref-76)** Ciravolo, Mia. ["Meet Chrissy Costanza: From YouTube Sensation to Rock Star"](http://paintingbohemia.org/urban/biographies-interviews/meet-chrissy-costanza-from-youtube-sensation-to-famous-rock-star/), Painting Bohemia, October 2, 2014. Accessed June 21, 2020. "[Chrissy and I] attended Immaculate Heart Academy together for our four years of high school."

1. **[^](#cite_ref-77)** Lawlor, Christopher. ["Eric Klenofsky is a local success story"](https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/662733119/), *Suburban Trends*, May 5, 2019. Accessed January 18, 2022, via [Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com). "As for the girls, Danielle Schulmann (Connecticut, Maccabi Kiryat Gat of Israel) and Wayne residents Gabriella Cuevas (Immaculate Heart, Connecticut, Monmouth) and Nickolette Driesse (Wayne Hills, Florida State, Penn State, Orlando Pride) are playing professionally overseas or coaching after spells in the NWSL."

1. **[^](#cite_ref-78)** Mancari, Jim. ["Great Irish Fair Honorees 2013"](https://thetablet.org/great-irish-fair-honorees-2013/), *The Tablet*, September 12, 2013. Accessed October 25, 2017. "Born in the Bronx, Keane grew up in Pearl River, N.Y., where she attended St. Margaret’s School and then went to Immaculate Heart Academy, an all-girls high school in Washington Township, N.J."

1. **[^](#cite_ref-79)** [Kelly, Mike](/source/Mike_Kelly_(journalist)). ["Mike Kelly: Image of former Christie aide Bridget Anne Kelly doesn't fit résumé"](http://www.northjersey.com/columnists/Kelly_Image_of_former_Christie_aide_Bridget_Anne_Kelly_doesnt_fit_resume.html?page=all) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20140113170531/http://www.northjersey.com/columnists/Kelly_Image_of_former_Christie_aide_Bridget_Anne_Kelly_doesnt_fit_resume.html?page=all) January 13, 2014, at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine), *[The Record](/source/The_Record_(North_Jersey))*, January 9, 2014. Accessed January 18, 2014. "Kelly grew up in Ramsey, the daughter of Richard Daul, now the director of veterans services in the Bergen County government. In 1990, she graduated from Immaculate Heart Academy, an all-girls Catholic high school in Washington Township."

1. **[^](#cite_ref-80)** ["Alyssa Monks'95 Named in Top 30 Most Influential Women Artists"](https://www.immaculateheartnj.com/apps/news/article/676808), Immaculate Heart Academy. Accessed June 21, 2020. "Listed at #16, Alyssa Monks'95 is named one of the 30 Most Influential Women Artists Alive Today."

1. **[^](#cite_ref-81)** Mazzola, Jessica. [" Mahwah Beauty Queen Places Miss New Jersey Top 10; The Miss Bergen County winner says pageants help her fight bullying"](https://patch.com/new-jersey/mahwah/mahwah-beauty-queen-places-top-0-in-miss-new-jersey), Mahwah Patch, August 1, 2012. Accessed October 25, 2017. "Moore, who attended through eighth grade and then graduated from Immaculate Heart Academy, is currently studying Computer Engineering and Math and Computer Science."

1. **[^](#cite_ref-82)** ["'Love in the Afternoon' requires a full day's work"](https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-courier-news-profiles-of-soap-opera/142056363/), *[Courier News](/source/Courier_News)*, February 13, 1982. Accessed February 25, 2024, via [Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com). "Mary Gordon Murray, who plays country singer Becky Lee Abbott on the show, is starring in Broadway's *Little Me.*... Murray grew up in Fair Lawn, where her parents still live, and graduated from Immaculate Heart Academy in Washington Township."

1. **[^](#cite_ref-83)** [Sarah Pagano - 2012-13 Track and Field](http://cuse.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=9752), [Syracuse Orange](/source/Syracuse_Orange). Accessed December 11, 2017. "Hometown: Ringwood, N.J.; High School: Immaculate Heart"

1. **[^](#cite_ref-84)** [Nia Reed](https://usavolleyball.org/athlete/nia-reed/), [USA Volleyball](/source/USA_Volleyball). Accessed June 13, 2022. "Hometown: Fort Lee, N.J. High School: Immaculate Heart"

1. **[^](#cite_ref-85)** Winters, Debra. ["Wayne native Tracey Wigfield scores Emmy for '30 Rock' writing"](http://www.northjersey.com/community/225503922_Wayne_native_scores_Emmy_for__30_Rock__writing.html?page=all), *Wayne Today*, September 27, 2013. Accessed October 27, 2013. "Wigfield graduated from Immaculate Heart Academy, an all girls school located in Washington Township, in 2001."

## External links

- [Immaculate Heart Academy website](https://www.ihanj.com/)

- [Data for Immaculate Heart Academy](https://nces.ed.gov/surveys/pss/privateschoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&SchoolID=00863599&ID=00863599), [National Center for Education Statistics](/source/National_Center_for_Education_Statistics)

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