DeMatha Catholic High School

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DeMatha Catholic High School
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DeMatha Catholic High School
4313 Madison Street

Hyattsville
,
Maryland
20781

United States
Coordinates 38°57′29″N76°56′32″W / 38.95806°N 76.94222°W / 38.95806; -76.94222
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Type Private, College-prep
MottoFaith Filled Gentlemen & Scholars
Religious affiliation(s)Roman Catholic
Patron saint(s) St. John of Matha
Established1946
Founder Trinitarian Order
School district Archdiocese of Washington Catholic Schools [1]
PrincipalDaniel McMahon
Faculty85
Grades 9–12
Gender Boys
Enrollment825
Student to teacher ratio12:1
Campus size10 acres (40,000 m2)
Campus typeSuburban
Color(s)Red and blue   
SongDeMatha Forever!
Fight song One DeMatha
Athletics conference Washington Catholic Athletic Conference
Nickname Stags
Accreditation Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools [2]
Publication"Red & Blue Review" and "DeMatha Express"
NewspaperThe DeMatha Stagline
Tuition$21,950
Website www.dematha.org

DeMatha Catholic High School is a four-year Catholic high school for boys located in Hyattsville, Maryland, United States. Named after John of Matha, DeMatha is under the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington and is a member of the Washington Catholic Athletic Conference.

Contents

History

In 1990, 21 girls from Regina High School were allowed to attend DeMatha for their final year of high school after their school closed. [3]

Academics

The United States Department of Education recognized DeMatha as a Blue Ribbon School in 1984 and 1991. [4]

Music program

According to the school's website, the music program includes "five concert bands, three choruses, three percussion ensembles, three string orchestras, six levels of music theory, and a History of Rock and Roll class" plus "two jazz ensembles, a pep band for basketball games, a gospel choir, as well as numerous small ensembles." [5]

Athletics

Sports Illustrated recognized DeMatha as the No. 2 high school athletic program in the United States in 2005, [6] and again in 2007. [7]

Morgan Wootten Gymnasium Dematha gym.jpg
Morgan Wootten Gymnasium

Notable alumni

Religious

Arts and entertainment

Television

Politics

Publishing

Sports

Baseball

Basketball

Football

Lacrosse

NASCAR

Soccer

Track and field

Notable staff

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