Immaculate Conception High School (Lodi, New Jersey)


Immaculate Conception High School is an American private, Roman Catholic, all-girls college-preparatory high school located in Lodi, in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. The school operates under the jurisdiction of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark. The school was founded in 1915 by the Felician Sisters. ICHS has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Secondary Schools since 1961.
As of the 2015-16 school year, the school had an enrollment of 217 students and 20.0 classroom teachers, for a student–teacher ratio of 10.9:1. The school's student body was 66.8% White, 19.4% Hispanic, 11.5% Black and 2.3% Asian. Average class size is 15 students. The administration, faculty and staff consist of three Felician Sisters, 19 women, and 8 men. About 98% of seniors pursue higher education.

Athletics

The Immaculate Conception High School Blue Wolves are a member of the North Jersey Interscholastic Conference, following a reorganization of sports leagues in Northern New Jersey by the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Prior to league realignment that took effect in the fall of 2010, Immaculate Conception was part of the smaller Bergen-Passaic Scholastic League.
Sports offered include soccer, volleyball, tennis, cross country, basketball, softball, cheerleading, swimming and track.
Athletic accomplishments:
The team has won the Non-Public B state championship each year from 2013–17, tied for sixth among all programs in the state.
The softball team won its first state championship in 2013, defeating Sacred Heart High School by a score of 6-4 in the tournament final; Sacred Heart had defeated Immaculate Conception by a 3-1 score in the 2012 finals the previous season and was playing its final softball game before the school's closure at the end of the 2012-13 school year.
The team repeated as Non-Public B champion in 2014, with a 5-0 win against St. Joseph High School in the final game of the tournament, finishing with a 27-2 record for the season.
The team won their third consecutive title in 2015 with a 2-1 win in a rematch against St. Joseph, coming from behind to win the tournament final by scoring one run in the bottom of the sixth inning and a walk-off run on a single with one out in the seventh, finishing the season with a 22-5 record.
In a game that marked Jeff Horohonich's 600th career victory as a coach, the team won its fourth title with a 3-0 win against Benedictine Academy in the 2016 final, to finish the season with a 20-9 record and become the third program to win four straight group titles.
In 2017, the softball team won the Non-Public B championship, defeating Wildwood Catholic High School by a score of 8-2 in the tournament final; the win was the program's fifth consecutive Non-Public B title, setting a state record for consecutive softball state group championships. The team advanced to the inaugural New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association softball Tournament of Champions and made it to the final, where the team lost by a score of 7-6 in extra innings against Immaculate Heart Academy in the tournament final.
In 2018, IC lost 9-0 to Steinert High School in the state Tournament of champion final.

Clubs

Clubs offered include: Student Council, National Honor Society, Rho Kappa National Honor Society, National English Honor Society, Mu Alpha Theta Math Honor Society, Spanish Honor Society, Ambassadors, Art Club, Yearbook, Vocal Ensemble, Dance Club, Adoration Club, Spiritual Book Club, Book Club, Choir, Knitting and Crocheting Club, Music Appreciation Club, Literary Magazine, Fitness Club, Math League, Photography Club

Musical theatre

ICHS performs a musical once a year in the spring.
Past Shows:
ICHS has recently revived its annual fall drama.
Past Shows: