▁to ▁develop ▁her ▁full est ▁potential ▁in ▁a ▁Christian ▁atmosphere ▁of ▁love ▁and ▁car ing . ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁private ▁Catholic ▁secondary ▁school , ▁founded ▁by ▁the ▁Sister s ▁of ▁Mer cy ▁of ▁New ▁Jersey . '' ▁ ▁Future ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁state - of - the - art ▁science ▁labor ator ies ▁and ▁science ▁and ▁math ▁class rooms ▁gre et ed ▁students ▁as ▁they ▁began ▁the ▁school ▁year . ▁Several ▁months ▁later , ▁a ▁student ▁center / ca f eter ia ▁and ▁school ▁book store ▁were ▁completed ▁in ▁the ▁newly ▁renov ated ▁lower ▁cor rid or ▁of ▁the ▁Saint ▁Joseph ' s ▁building . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁The ▁Ang els ▁of ▁Vict ory ▁field ▁was ▁completed , ▁a ▁tur f ▁field ▁for ▁s occer , ▁field ▁hockey , ▁lac ros se , ▁and ▁track ▁and ▁field . ▁ ▁Athletics ▁The ▁Mount ▁St . ▁Mary ▁Academy ▁Mount ▁L ions comp ete ▁in ▁the ▁Sky land ▁Conference , ▁which ▁is ▁made ▁up ▁of ▁public ▁and ▁par och ial ▁high ▁schools ▁sp anning ▁Som erset , ▁Hunter don , ▁and ▁Warren ▁count ies ▁in ▁northern ▁New ▁Jersey , ▁operating ▁under ▁the ▁juris diction ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁Jersey ▁State ▁Inter sch ol astic ▁Athlet ic ▁Association ▁( N J SI AA ). ▁Prior ▁to ▁the ▁N J SI AA ' s ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁real ignment , ▁the ▁school ▁had ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁Mountain ▁Valley ▁Conference , ▁which ▁included ▁public ▁and ▁private ▁high ▁schools ▁in