St. Joseph High School (Connecticut)

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St Joseph High School
Address
St. Joseph High School (Connecticut)
2320 Huntington Turnpike

,
Fairfield County
,
Connecticut
06611

United States
Coordinates 41°15′42″N73°9′54″W / 41.26167°N 73.16500°W / 41.26167; -73.16500
Information
Type Parochial, Coeducational
MottoPrivilege and Responsibility
Religious affiliation(s) Roman Catholic
Established1962(63 years ago) (1962)
Oversight Diocese of Bridgeport
CEEB code 070797
PresidentDavid J. Klein
PrincipalNancy DiBuono
ChaplainFr Ferry Galbert,
Faculty100
EnrollmentApprox. 820 (2018)
Average class size18
Campus size58 acres (230,000 m2)
Campus typeSuburban
Color(s)Maroon and gold
  
MascotCadets
Accreditation New England Association of Schools and Colleges [1]
PublicationAmaranth
YearbookSpectrum
Tuition$19,100 for the 2024-2025 school year inclusive of textbooks
Website www.sjcadets.org

St Joseph High School, is a private, Catholic high school in Trumbull, Connecticut. A four-year, co-educational college preparatory school, St. Joseph was founded in 1962 by the Diocese of Bridgeport. It is a self governing institution within the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bridgeport in Trumbull, Connecticut. It has approximately 830 students. [2]

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History

Founded in 1962, St Joseph High School was run by the Marist Brothers and the School Sisters of Notre Dame. [3] The following individuals have served as principals: Brother Edward Caffrey, Monsignor Richard Shea, Richard Bishop, Matthew Kenney, Kenneth Mayo, James P. Keane, and Nancy DiBuono (current principal). [4]

Catholic identity

St Joseph High School offers Mass each day in the Alumni Chapel located on campus. [5] The school also boasts a full-time Chaplain, Fr. Férry Galbert. [6] All students of St Joseph High School, regardless of religion, are required to take Catholic religion classes all 4 years.

Service

At St. Joes, all students are required to reach a specific number of community service hours each year.

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Athletics

St Joseph High School is part of the Fairfield County Interscholastic Athletic Conference (FCIAC). The school fields 49 teams in 19 sports, including cheerleading, cross country, field hockey, football, soccer, swimming and diving, volleyball, basketball, bowling, ice hockey, indoor track, wrestling, baseball, golf, lacrosse, outdoor track, softball, and tennis. The school also participates in co-op Teams with Trumbull High School for swimming and diving, ice hockey, and gymnastics. [8] Since 1975, SJ athletic teams and individuals have won more than 100 championships. [9]

In 2019, the St Joseph High School varsity football team became the first team to win three different Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference (CIAC) state class championships (Class S, Class M, Class L) in three consecutive years. [10]

In 2021, the St Joseph High School boys varsity golf team won both the Division III state championship during the spring season and the Division II state championship during the fall season after the state boys golf schedule was reorganized. [11] [12]

In 2023 The Girls Soccer Team completed an undefeated season and took home their second straight FCIAC title third straight state [13] and finished the season ranked #6 in the country. [14]

Notable alumni

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