Marist School (Georgia) Explained

Marist School
Streetaddress:	3790 Ashford Dunwoody Road NE
City:	Brookhaven
State:	Georgia
Zipcode:	30319
Country:	USA
Type:	Private
Motto:	Sub Mariae Nomine Under the name of Mary
Religious Affiliation:	Roman Catholic
Established:	1901
President:	J. D. Childs
Principal:	Kevin Mullaly
Teaching Staff:	94.3
Grades:	7–12
Enrollment:	1,098 (2020–21)^[1]
Affiliation:	National Catholic Educational Association^[2]
Accreditation:	Cognia^[3]
Ratio:	11.7
Nickname:	War Eagles
Colors:	Blue and gold

Marist School is a private Catholic school located in Brookhaven, Georgia, United States, north of the city of Atlanta. Founded in 1901, it is operated independently of the Archdiocese of Atlanta.^{[4] [5]}

History

Marist School was originally founded by the Society of Mary (Marists) in 1901, opening its doors on October 2 of that year. The school originated as the boys' military school Marist College High School, and was located in a three-story schoolhouse on Ivy Street, now called Peachtree Center Avenue, in downtown Atlanta. In the 1940s, while it was a military school, the boys wore a blue military uniform with a soft cap, and performed a marching drill routine on the field, which was next to the school and in front of the Sacred Heart Catholic School.

Notable alumni

• Sean Guenther - MLB pitcher for the Detroit Tigers

• Ken Adamson - AFL Football Player, Denver Broncos (Class of 1956)
• Cecil Alexander - Atlanta architect (attended freshman through junior years)
• Paul V. Applegarth - first chief executive officer of Millennium Challenge Corporation (class of 1964)
• Bret Baier - Fox News correspondent, host of Special Report with Bret Baier (class of 1988)
• Marshall Brain - founder of HowStuffWorks
• Christopher M. Carr - Attorney General - State of Georgia (class of 1990)
• Drew Dollar - racing driver in NASCAR and the ARCA Menards Series (class of 2019)^[6]
• Andrew Economos - NFL long snapper, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
• Kyle Farmer - Minnesota Twins shortstop
• Kyle Hamilton - Baltimore Ravens safety, Notre Dame Fighting Irish (class of 2019)
• Omari Hardwick - Star of the STARZ hit series Power; former UGA football player
• Matt Harpring - NBA player, Utah Jazz
• David Hasselhoff - actor Knight Rider, Baywatch, attended but did not graduate
• Will Heller - NFL tight end, Detroit Lions (class of 1999)
• John Hester - Los Angeles Angels catcher
• Kathleen Hersey - Olympic swimmer; finished 8th in the 200-meter butterfly at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing (class of 2008)
• Kit Hoover - TV personality
• Disco Inferno - WCW wrestler, real name Glenn Gilberti
• Ernie Johnson Jr. - Sportscaster for Turner Sports and host of Inside the NBA for TNT
• Bobby Jones - golf legend, attended but did not graduate
• Chris Krebs - inaugural Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency^[7]
• Ed Lafitte - MLB pitcher for the Detroit Tigers (1909–12), Brooklyn Tip-Tops (1914–15), and Buffalo Blues (1915)
• Patrick Mannelly - NFL long snapper, Chicago Bears (class of 1993)
• Peter Marshall - former world record-holding swimmer in 50 and 100 yard backstroke (class of 2000)
• Sean McVay - NFL head coach of the Los Angeles Rams (class of 2004)
• Bert Parks - longtime Host (1955–1979) of annual Miss America telecast
• Bob Olderman - NFL player
• Ryan Roushandel - NASL, Atlanta Silverbacks
• Anderson Russell - NFL, Redskins
• Leigh Torrence - NFL defensive back, New Orleans Saints
• Mark Watson - MLB pitcher for the Cleveland Indians (2000), Seattle Mariners (2002), and Cincinnati Reds (2003)
• Rob Woodall - Georgia US House of Representatives (7th District)
• Omari Hardwick - Actor Power, Army of the Dead

See also

• National Catholic Educational Association

External links

• Marist School website
• Ivy Street historical marker

Notes and References

1. Web site: Search for Private Schools - School Detail for MARIST SCHOOL .
2. Web site: NCEA School Locator . 2015-09-29 . NCEA . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150925110407/http://www.ncea.org/data-information/school-diocesan-locator. 2015-09-25 .
3. Web site: AdvancED-Find Accredited Institutions. March 11, 2020 . AdvancED . nces.ed.gov. EN.
4. Web site: A reflection and prayer at Marist leads to teacher on leave and students on edge.
5. Web site: Catholic students mark Parkland tragedy with prayers, activism.
6. Web site: Drew . Drew Dollar Racing . December 28, 2019.
7. Web site: 2018-02-15. Christopher Krebs '95 nominated for undersecretary of the Department of Homeland Security's National Programs and Protection Directorate. 2022-01-23. Marist School. en.