St. Joseph High School (Brooklyn)

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St. Joseph High School
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St. Joseph High School (Brooklyn)
80 Willoughby Street

Downtown Brooklyn

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11201

United States
Coordinates 40°41′32.5″N73°59′8″W / 40.692361°N 73.98556°W / 40.692361; -73.98556 Coordinates: 40°41′32.5″N73°59′8″W / 40.692361°N 73.98556°W / 40.692361; -73.98556
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Type Private
Religious affiliation(s) Roman Catholic
Patron saint(s)Saint Joseph
Established1904
FounderSisters of St. Joseph
PrincipalMaysa Antonio
Faculty50
Grades 9-12
Gender Girls
Enrollmentaround 300
Average class size21
Student to teacher ratio20:1
Color(s) Blue and Gold   
SongAlma Mater
AthleticsJV/V Basketball, Track & Field, STEP, Softball, Speech
Athletics conference CHSAA Brooklyn-Queens section
SportsBasketball, Softball
MascotLady Cougars
Team nameCougars
USNWR ranking8.5/10
NewspaperParmentier
Tuition$6,500
Alumni7000+
Website http://www.stjosephhighschool.org

St. Joseph High School was an all-girls, private, Roman Catholic high school in Brooklyn, New York. Established in 1904 by the Sisters of St. Joseph (CSJ), and basing their educational mission on CSJ principles, St. Joseph High School is located within the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn. [1]

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Sisters of St. Joseph (CSJ) Schools are Catholic college-preparatory educational communities.

History

Established in 1904 in downtown Brooklyn, St. Joseph High School was founded by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Brentwood, New York.

In the beginning, SJHS provided a two-year commercial curriculum to the daughters of immigrants and the working class. In 1936, SJHS became a four-year high school, and in 1965 it adopted a college preparatory curriculum. [2]

In 2019, it was announced that St. Joseph High School would permanently close in June 2020. [3] [4]

Academic Curriculum

All students are required to take 4 years of English, Religious Studies, Mathematics and Social Studies, 3 years of Science, and 3 years of Spanish, Physical Education, Dance, Art, or Computer Technology. They may also take electives in Fine Arts, Business, Mathematics, Psychology, Science Research, Journalism and Yearbook.

Athletics [5]

Clubs and Activities

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References

  1. SJHS. "History of St. Joseph in Brooklyn". St. Joseph High School website. Archived from the original on 2007-07-05. Retrieved 2007-08-01.
  2. "History - St. Joseph High School". St. Joseph High School. Retrieved 2017-10-03.
  3. "After 115 Years, St. Joseph HS to Close in 2020". 29 May 2019.
  4. "With Schools Closing, is Catholic Education Disappearing in Brooklyn?". 21 June 2019.
  5. "Student Life - St. Joseph High School". St. Joseph High School. Retrieved 2017-10-03.
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