as the world's largest Catholic high school for boys. Enrollment peaked at 4,726 students from 98 parishes was served by 109 Oblates, 9 nuns, and 14 laypeople. The school year beginning September 1954 marked the first decrease in enrollment in a decade because of the newly opened Father Judge High School, which was founded in 1954 to relieve overcrowding at Northeast Catholic. September 1955 was remarkable in that, for the first time in 16 years, first-year students attended classes in the Main Building. On June 8, 1956, 1,103 seniors graduated-the largest class ever. In the 1950s, three graduates, Frank Fendler '52, Tom Keifer '53, and Jack Meehan '53, were appointed to and graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy. The 60s forward The 1958 academic year showed an enrollment below 3000 for the first time in 20 years. In September 1960, Rev. Edward Conlin replaced Fr. Tocik as Rector of Northeast Catholic. In September 1962, Rev. Edward Corcoran, Class of 1932, replaced Fr. Conlin as Rector--the first time an alumnus headed the school. The fall of 1963 marked the seventh consecutive Catholic League title for the soccer team, and they repeated in 1964. They also won City Titles in 1959 & 1962. North Catholic's Drama Department became well known in the city for producing top-notch shows. The department's "golden years" between 1967 and 1973 had some of the best shows in the school's history. For many of those years, the school did a comedy in the fall, a drama in the winter, and a musical in the spring. The school's impressive band, featured in its concerts, was among the highlights of the spring musical. The 1967 Basketball team led by Hank Siemiontkowski took the PCL and City Championships. But it was the 1968 basketball season that brought national recognition to Northeast Catholic. On the day of the 1st round of the Catholic League playoffs, Jack Friel, Hon. 1970, the Head coach and school disciplinarian chose to suspend the entire varsity team due to a violation of team rules. Instead, the junior varsity team took the floor at the Palestra and defeated Bishop McDevitt High. The incredible story made national news. The 1971 school year was marked by the Model U.N. Debating team, coached by Rev. John J.Hurley, OSFS, winning a first-place award at the Harvard University Model U.N. with an all junior lineup. In 1973, North captured first-place awards at the