Archbishop Murphy High School

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Archbishop Thomas J. Murphy High School
Address
Archbishop Murphy High School
12911 39th Avenue SE

, ,
98208

United States
Coordinates 47°52′51″N122°10′41″W / 47.88083°N 122.17806°W / 47.88083; -122.17806
Information
Type Private, coeducational
Motto“In Christ There Is Joy And Hope”
Religious affiliation(s) Roman Catholic
Established1988;36 years ago (1988)
CEEB code 480-391
PresidentSteve Schmutz
PrincipalAlicia Mitchell
Faculty69
Grades 912
Enrollment467 (2019)
Average class size19
Student to teacher ratio11:1
Campus size21 acres
Color(s) Black, red and white
   
SongAMHS Fight Song
Athletics conferenceWesco 2A/ Northwest Conference 2A (Football Only)
MascotWildcat
Team nameWildcats
Accreditation Northwest Accreditation Commission [1]
NewspaperInto The Jungle
Graduation Rate100%[ citation needed ]
College Acceptance Rate100%[ citation needed ]
Website School website

Archbishop Thomas J. Murphy High School is a co-educational private Catholic college-preparatory high school located in Everett, Washington, United States. Founded as Holy Cross High School in 1988 at the old site of Our Lady Of Perpetual Help grade school, it was renamed Archbishop Murphy High School in 1999 and in October moved to its present location.

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The school serves students grades nine through twelve; enrollment has increased from 23 students in 1988 to approximately 467 in 2019.

It is named for Thomas Joseph Murphy, the bishop of the Archdiocese of Seattle from 1991 until his death in 1997. [2]

Sports

Since 2004, Archbishop Murphy has been classified as a 2A school by the WIAA.

In the 2016 football season, 5 schools from the Cascade Conference forfeited league football games against the Archbishop Murphy High School Wildcats, citing depth concerns, fear of injury, and competitive imbalance. Archbishop Murphy went on to win their first 2A state football championship in December of that year. [3]

College Credit Courses

The following courses can generate college credit:

Clubs and Activities

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References

  1. NAAS. "Northwest Association of Accredited Schools". Archived from the original on January 25, 2009. Retrieved 2009-07-29.
  2. "Archbishop Murphy dies". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). Associated Press. June 26, 1997. p. 4A.
  3. "Archbishop Murphy High School Wildcats - the team no-one wants to play". BBC. October 6, 2016. Retrieved October 6, 2016.
  4. "Link Lookup". Archived from the original on 2013-08-13. Retrieved 2013-03-01. Clubs and Activities