Mary Star of the Sea High School

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Mary Star of the Sea High School
Mary Star of the Sea Logo.jpg
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Mary Star of the Sea High School
2500 North Taper Avenue

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90731

United States
Coordinates 33°46′1″N118°18′7″W / 33.76694°N 118.30194°W / 33.76694; -118.30194 Coordinates: 33°46′1″N118°18′7″W / 33.76694°N 118.30194°W / 33.76694; -118.30194
Information
Type Private
MottoMonstra te esse matrem
(Show yourself to be our mother)
Religious affiliation(s) Roman Catholic
Established1954
Oversight Archdiocese of Los Angeles
PrincipalRita Dever
Grades 9-12
Enrollment519 (2010)
Student to teacher ratio Coeducational
Color(s)   Navy Blue and Gold
Athletics conference CIF Southern Section
Camino Del Rey Association
Nickname Stars
Rival Bishop Montgomery
Accreditation Western Association of Schools and Colleges
YearbookStella Maris
Tuition$7,350-$15,000
Website marystarhigh.com

The Mary Star of the Sea High School (Mary Star High) is a private, Roman Catholic high school in San Pedro neighborhood, Los Angeles, California.

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The school is operated by Mary Star of the Sea Parish under the supervision of the Department of Catholic Schools of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. It was named one of the Top 50 Catholic High Schools in America in 2006. [1]

Academics

The following Advance Placement classes are offered: AP Calculus, AP English Literature, AP European History, AP Government, AP Spanish Language, AP Environmental science, AP Physics [2] and AP U.S. History.[ citation needed ]

History

Mary Star of the Sea was established in 1954 by Mary Star of the Sea Parish. There is also a Mary Star of the Sea elementary in San Pedro, which was founded in 1922. [3]

In 1959, the Archdiocese created a separate boys' high school, Fermin Lasuen High School, and Mary Star of the Sea was transitioned to a girls' school. Fermin Lasuen was closed in 1971, and MSoS once again became coeducational. [4]

The school was originally located on 8th Street and moved to a brand new campus on Taper Avenue in the fall of 2007.

On June 10, 2021, the girls' basketball team captured the school's first CIF-Southern Section sports championship with a 54–50 victory over Agoura of Agoura Hills for the Division 4-AA title in front of a large standing room only crowd at Mary Star High.

Notable alumni (including Fermin Lasuen alumni)

Notes and references

  1. MSSHS. "Catholic High School Honor Roll Website" . Retrieved 2009-01-21.
  2. Rocha, Veronica (January 11, 2017). "Physics teacher at Catholic high school in San Pedro is arrested in child porn case". Los Angeles Times . Archived from the original on January 13, 2017. According to the Mary Star of the Sea website, O'Connell taught physics and advanced placement physics. He also tutored students after school.
  3. MSSHS. "Mary Star of the Sea Website" . Retrieved 2007-05-11.
  4. MSSHS. "Mary Star of the Sea High School History" . Retrieved 2020-06-22.