We, the faith-filled community of Saint Raphael School, are inspired to celebrate and share our God-given talents, be passionate life-long learners who strive for academic excellence, and foster a spirit of respect, reverence, and responsibility as we journey together empowered by the Gospel message to serve the Lord.
Saint Raphael School dates back to the fall of 1921, when then
Bishop Thomas Walsh established Holy Angels Parish. At the same
time, he also gave Father John F. Walsh, the first pastor of Holy
Angels, the responsibility for Saint Raphael's Mission. After
twenty-two years (1921-1943) of co-existing with Holy Angels,
Saint Raphael Parish was canonically established. On March 4, 2005,
the Most Reverend John M. Smith, Bishop of Trenton announced the
restructuring of the Roman Catholic parishes in the Trenton area.
This announcement was preceded by a year-long study and analysis of
the demographic trends, availability of priest personnel and
resources to effectively serve the spiritual needs of the
parishioners. As a result of this study, Saint Raphael Church
and the Church of the Holy Angels merged on July 1, 2005 to create
the new parish of The Church of Saint Raphael - Holy Angels. Both
church buildings are located within two miles of each other on
South Broad Street in Hamilton Township, New Jersey and will
continue to serve as worship spaces for Sunday liturgies. The
pastor of Saint Raphael - Holy Angel's parish is the chief
administrator for Saint Raphael School. The school was founded in
1951 and shortly thereafter the school building was built on Gropp
Avenue in Hamilton, New Jersey. Saint Raphael School has provided
thousands of students with a quality education and Catholic
principles since its doors opened. Throughout its history the
school building has undergone several renovations in order to
improve and pro-actively maintain the facilities. In 1976, the
school completed its largest construction project since the
original school was built -- the Saint Raphael Parish
Center. The Parish Center includes a gymnasium / auditorium
and a cafeteria, both of which are utilized on a daily basis by the
school. In 2008, in order to support the expanded preschool
program, the school designed and constructed its new Little Angels
Preschool. In 2009, Saint Raphael School developed a Science Lab
for Grades 5 - 8 and a laptop computer lab. The campus was also
enhanced by the addition of a new Little Angels playground as well
as a new softball field and a soccer field. Recently, Saint
Raphael School completed the upgrade to a 100% wireless network.
The Computer Lab was updated to include 34 Dell 23-inch Touch
Screen Computers running Windows 10. Also, new computer desks were
installed in the Computer Lab. Additionall, in 2013 SRS adopted the
STREAM approach to education.
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