Saint Joseph Central High School | |
Streetaddress: | 22 Maplewood Avenue |
City: | Pittsfield |
State: | Massachusetts |
County: | (Berkshire County) |
Zipcode: | 01201 |
Country: | USA |
Coordinates: | 42.4547°N -73.2508°W |
District: | Diocese of Springfield |
Religion: | Roman Catholic |
Affiliation: | Diocese of Springfield |
Principal: | Amy Gelinas |
Avg Class Size: | 15 |
Ratio: | 7:1 |
Type: | Private, Coeducational |
Tuition: | $6,750 (without parish assistance) |
Grades: | 9–12 |
Campus Size: | small |
Campus Type: | Urban |
Conference: | Berkshire County League |
Accreditation: | New England Association of Schools and Colleges[1] |
Mascot: | Crusaders |
Nickname: | St. Joe |
Established: | 1897 |
Closed: | 2017 |
Enrollment: | ~ 60 |
Homepage: | http://www.stjosephpittsfield.org |
Saint Joseph Central High School was a private, college preparatory, Roman Catholic high school in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. Saint Joseph offered a co-educational intensive college preparatory curriculum to students in grades 9 through 12. SJCHS had a strong international student community with students from Korea, China, Austria, and Spain, but did not offer boarding facilities. International students live with local host families. Former principal Francis X. Foley announced his resignation in June 2013, and has been replaced with Dr. Amy Gelinas.[2] The School closed in June 2017.[3]
Saint Joseph Central High School was established as Saint Joseph Academy by the Sisters of St. Joseph in 1897 in downtown Pittsfield. It moved to its present location, 22 Maplewood Ave, in 1942.[4]
Saint Joseph offered various varsity sports. Boys teams included soccer, basketball, baseball, and lacrosse. Girls teams included volleyball, soccer, basketball and softball, Co-ed teams included cross-country (running), alpine skiing, swimming, tennis, track and field, golf, ice hockey, and bowling (club).