San Joaquin Memorial High School

San Joaquin Memorial High School
Address
1406 North Fresno Street Fresno , California 93703 United States
Coordinates	36°45′45″N119°46′49″W / 36.76250°N 119.78028°W / 36.76250; -119.78028
Information
Type	Private, coeducational
Religious affiliation(s)	Roman Catholic
Established	1945
Founder	Reverend Philip Scher
Superintendent	Joan Bouchard
Rector	Fr. Rob Wesinger
Head of school	Pamela Lyons
Faculty	43 [1]
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	605 [1]  (2010-2011)
•  Grade 9	150
•  Grade 10	152
•  Grade 11	136
•  Grade 12	144
Average class size	24 [1]
Student to teacher ratio	15:1 [1]
Color(s)	Red  and  Blue
Athletics conference	County Metro League
Sports	Football, Cross Country, Water Polo, Tennis, Golf, Girls Lacrosse, Boys Rugby, Basketball, Baseball, Soccer, Softball, Track and Field, Cheer Squad
Team name	Panthers
Rival	Garces Memorial High School, Bullard High School (Fresno, California)
Accreditation	Western Association of Schools and Colleges [2]
Newspaper	The Red and Blue
Yearbook	Spirit
Tuition	$14,700 (2025-2026 school year)
Website	http://www.sjmhs.org

San Joaquin Memorial High School is a private Roman Catholic high school in Fresno, California, United States. Founded in 1945, it is the only Catholic high school in the Fresno metropolitan area. It is in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Fresno and has a current enrollment of about 430 students.

Athletics

San Joaquin Memorial High School is part of the County Metro League of the Central Section.

Notable alumni

• Jim Costa, United States Congressman
• Pete Dalena, professional baseball player and coach.
• Henry S. Ensher, American Career Foreign Service Officer
• Jalen Green, professional basketball player
• Josh Kelly, college football player ^[3]
• Brook Lopez, professional basketball player
• Robin Lopez, professional basketball player
• Jalen McMillan, professional football player ^[4]
• Frank Ortenzio, professional baseball player
• Cliff Pondexter, professional basketball player
• Roscoe Pondexter, professional basketball player
• Quincy Pondexter, professional basketball player
• Mike Pronovost, Internet entrepreneur and founder and CEO of Powerband and Pronovost Technologies
• Ethan Quinn, tennis player ^[5]
• Ruthie Quinto, CFO and Deputy Superintendent Fresno Unified School District
• Phil Roman, animator of the Peanuts and Garfield animated specials
• Jeff Schattinger, professional baseball player ^[6]
• Sybil Smith, All-American collegiate swimmer and mother of Sloane Stephens
• Robert Upshaw, professional basketball player
• Gary L. Wolfram, William E. Simon Professor in Economics and Public Policy at Hillsdale College
• Maximilian Arfsten, professional soccer player who won the 2023 MLS Cup with the Columbus Crew

References

1. "School Profile". San Joaquin Memorial High School website. Archived from the original on February 3, 2009. Retrieved June 12, 2009.
2. WASC-ACS. "WASC-Accrediting Commission for Schools" . Retrieved June 5, 2009.
3. Galaviz, Anthony. "San Joaquin Memorial WR Josh Kelly talks Fresno State". Fresno Bee. Retrieved November 17, 2024.
4. "High School Hot Shot: Jalen McMillan". YourCentralValley.com. September 23, 2019. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
5. "San Joaquin Memorial Student Ethan Quinn Competes on International Tennis Stage". San Joaquin Memorial High School.
6. "Stoddard, Lohuis Drafted; Johnson Again Passed By". The Fresno Bee . June 8, 1978. Retrieved October 25, 2022.

External links

• http://www.sjmhs.org
• Private School Review