Mount Saint Joseph High School Explained

Mount Saint Joseph College
Motto:"Deo Optimo Maximo"
Streetaddress:4403 Frederick Avenue
City:Baltimore, (Irvington)
County:(Baltimore City)
State:Maryland
Zipcode:21229
Country:USA
Type:Parochial
Religion:Christian
Denomination:Roman Catholic,
Xaverian Brothers
Patron:Saint Joseph
Established:1876
Founder:Brother Bernadine
Authority:Archdiocese of Baltimore
Principal:Brendan Donohue[1]
Grades:912
Average Class Size:18
Ratio:11:1
Slogan:Building boys into men that matter
Athletics:17 sports
Athletics Conference:Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA); Baltimore Catholic League (basketball only)
Nickname:The Gaels
Accreditation:Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools[2]
Publication:The Carpenter (Art/Literary magazine)
Newspaper:The Quill
Yearbook:Tower
President:George E. Andrews, Jr.
Tuition:$19,495 (2024-2025)[3]
Campus Size:medium
Enrollment:920
Enrollment As Of:2019
Free Label3:Athletic Director
Free Text3:Kraig Loovis
Free Label5:Endowment
Free Text5:$8 Million

Mount Saint Joseph College (commonly MSJ or Mount Saint Joe) is a Catholic college preparatory school and secondary school / high school for young men from ninth to twelfth grade sponsored by the Xaverian Brothers and founded in 1876.[4] It is located within the Archdiocese of Baltimore, Maryland.

Extracurricular activities

School colors and mascot

The school colors are purple and cream. The mascot of the Mount is the Gael.

Sports

Mount Saint Joseph plays most of its sports including wrestling, football, rugby, soccer, volleyball, basketball, baseball, lacrosse, ice hockey, mountain biking, water polo and tennis in the Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA) “A” Conference[5] against other Catholic and private schools. The basketball team competes in both the MIAA and the Baltimore Catholic League. The most success has come from the wrestling program, whose varsity team has over 30 state championships and 9 national championships. The basketball team won the Baltimore Catholic League in 2012/13.[6]

Clubs and activities

Mount Saint Joseph sponsors many student-inspired clubs[7] such as chain-mail club, the Beatles club, Think Tank, the anime club, the video game club, and an It's Academic team, which won the Baltimore Catholic League in 2001 2007, 2008 and 2013. There is also a chapter of the National Honor Society, as well as an ACE Mentoring program for aspiring engineers. In recent years, the school has begun a Model United Nations team, and has participated in the National History Bee and Bowl since its inauguration in 2010, with at least one of its teams advancing to the national tournament every year. The Drama Club partners up with the local Catholic all-girls school, Mount de Sales Academy to perform two shows each year: a play in the fall and a musical in the spring.

Notable alumni

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://www.msjnet.edu/about/administration
  2. Web site: MSA-Commission on Secondary Schools. 2009-07-31. MSA-CSS. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110514215741/http://www.css-msa.org/search.php. 2011-05-14.
  3. https://www.msjnet.edu/admissions/tuition-and-affordability
  4. Web site: Mount Saint Joseph High School: History. www.msjnet.edu. 2016-09-16.
  5. Web site: Varsity Sports Network. Escaffi. Carlos. www.miaasports.net. 2016-09-15.
  6. News: Graham. Glenn. Mount St. Joseph wins fifth BCL tournament championship. 29 May 2015. The Baltimore Sun. 25 Feb 2013.
  7. Web site: Mount Saint Joseph High School: Clubs & Activities. www.msjnet.edu. 2016-09-15.
  8. News: George E. Heffner, delegate, police magistrate . 2008-10-13 . . 2023-03-04.