St. John's College High School

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St. John's College High School
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St. John's College High School
2607 Military Road, NW

,
Washington, D.C.
20015

United States
Coordinates 38°57′44″N77°3′17″W / 38.96222°N 77.05472°W / 38.96222; -77.05472
Information
Type Private
MottoReligio, Scientia (Latin)
(Religion, Knowledge)
Religious affiliation(s) Roman Catholic
(Lasallian)
Established1851(173 years ago) (1851)
CEEB code 090185
PresidentKevin Haley
PrincipalChristopher Themistos [1]
Faculty125.0 (on an FTE basis) [2]
GenderCoeducational
Enrollment1,217 (2019–20) [2]
Student to teacher ratio9,7 [2]
Campus size30 acres (120,000 m2)
Campus typeSuburban
Color(s)Scarlet and gray
  
Athletics conference WCAC
Nickname Cadets
Accreditation MSA [3]
NewspaperThe Sabre
Website www.stjohnschs.org

St. John's College High School (SJC, SJCHS, or St. John's) [4] is a Catholic high school in Washington, D.C. Established in 1851, is the third oldest Christian Brothers school in the United States, and was one of the oldest Army JROTC schools until the program was abolished in 2019 in pursuit of a private “leadership academy” program with no relationship to the United States Armed Forces.

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History

In 1878, the Brothers purchased the property at 1225 Vermont Avenue NW from the estate of General Montgomery C. Meigs as the site for a new school building. In August of that year, the construction of the building was begun. At first it was known as St. John's Collegiate Institute, and in 1887, it assumed the title of St. John's College. That same year, the college was incorporated under the District of Columbia statutes with the power to confer the academic degrees of Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts. [5] At the commencement of June 26, 1888 two Bachelor of Arts, four Bachelor of Science, and three Master of Arts degrees were conferred on graduates. [6]

As the undergraduate departments of The Catholic University of America and Georgetown University expanded, it was decided in 1921 by the Board of Trustees of St. John's to discontinue the college department and devote the school facilities to secondary education alone. [5]

Military program

A military cadet company was established at the school in 1915 after an inspection by the War Department, [7] which detailed Major John Augustus Dapray, retired, to the school on December 30, 1915 as the first professor of military science and tactics. [8] The school later established a Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps program, and was one of 100 original U.S. Army JROTC programs established by the U.S. Congress under the National Defense Act of 1916.

In addition to regular classroom instruction, cadets participate in regional and national competitions as members of Raiders (called the Rangers until 1994), the drill team (called the "McGovern Rifles"; see notable alumni below), rifle team (marksmanship club), and color guard. The regiment participates in many events each year, such as the annual Cherry Blossom Parade and Presidential inaugurations (including the 2005 Inauguration of George W. Bush). Originally mandatory, the program became optional in 1991. By 2005, 50 percent of the students participated in the JROTC program, and current participation is less than one-fifth of the student body.[ citation needed ] In 2019 the military program was ended and replaced with a cadet corps program with no relationship to the formal JROTC Program but it still produces students who decide to attend one of the service academies.

Athletics

St. John's teams play in the Washington Catholic Athletic Conference.

Football

The 2008 St. John's vs. Gonzaga College High School football game was recognized as one of the top 25 rivalries in the United States by inclusion in the Great American Rivalry Series. In 2013 the varsity football team defeated their historical rival Gonzaga in the WCAC semi-finals, advancing to the championship game for the first time in over 20 years, which they lost to the Dematha Stags. [9] [10]

On November 18, 2017, St. John’s varsity football team defeated Gonzaga 30-7 to win the 2017 WCAC championship. They finished the season having gone undefeated in the WCAC for the first time since 1976 and having won the school’s first football conference championship since 1989. [11] The 2017 team is also the only St. John's football team to ever defeat both DeMatha (first win since 1994) and Gonzaga twice in the same season. In 2017 the St. John's varsity football team finished their season ranked 17th and 19th in the United States, after starting the pre-season ranked No. 21. [12] [13] [ better source needed ]

Soccer

In 2007, the St. John's girls' soccer team was ranked #1 in the United States. [14]

Baseball

St. John's varsity baseball team won the 2018 WCAC baseball championship, the fifth consecutive title for the school, and the sixth title since 2010. [15]

Athletic facilities

The campus features three multi-sport turf surfaces used for field hockey, football, lacrosse, rugby, soccer and softball. Baseball plays at Gibbs Field. Gallagher Gymnasium is the home of the basketball, volleyball and wrestling teams. The school also used to have tennis courts on site but they were removed when Gallagher gym was expanded. [16]

Notable alumni

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