Our Purpose

To raise significant funds so that Immaculata High School can offer need-based tuition assistance to current and incoming qualified student. We, as part of the Immaculata family desire to ensure that ALL students will have the freedom to choose a Catholic education at Immaculata High School in Somerville, NJ.

Our Goal
Funds raised from this event will go directly into the “Msgr. J. Nevin Kennedy Scholarship Fund” and will be used for need-based tuition assistance for those seeking an education at Immaculata High School. This fund was built on Msgr. Kennedy’s legacy – that no one should be denied a Catholic education because of financial need.

Our Cause
To invite, inspire and challenge alumni, school families past and present, parishioners and members of the community to rally behind this event so that sufficient funds can be raised to offer need-based tuition assistance. An endowment fund has also been created to ensure significant monies will be available in the future.

Our Case
Immaculata High School depends on tuition to help support operating costs and salaries. Contrary to some perceptions, there is still a great need for financial support even though Immaculata Conception Parish received a multi-million dollar gift several years ago. The gift money was used wisely to pay for school construction costs to avoid incurring debt. The remainder was invested and the principle cannot be used. Monies are still needed for salaries, medical benefits, operating costs and most of all, need-based tuition assistance.

For many years, IHS tuition remained low compared to other area Catholic schools, making an Immaculata education more affordable for those who desired this opportunity. However, the past few years brought required and significant tuition increases in order to fund much-needed salary increases for faculty. With the decrease in vocations, the presence of the IHM Sisters is diminishing. This means that we need to continue to hire highly qualified lay faculty educators, offering them competitive salaries.