Mount Saint Joseph College
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Mount Saint Joseph High School, (commonly Mount Saint Joseph , or Mount Saint Joe) is a private, Catholic high school located in Baltimore, Maryland in the community of Irvington. The 33 acres (133,546.4 m²) campus consists of four academic buildings, an athletic field house, and housing for the school's chaplains. It was founded by the Xaverian Brothers
in November 1876. Today, Mount Saint Joseph is the site of the Xaverian Brothers Generalate, the national headquarters of the Brothers in the United States.
The Ryken program is designed for students who have received low scores on standardized tests and/or who have struggled in previous academic work.
. Though the Gael is similar to the University of Notre Dame
's mascot, it represents the school's Roman Catholic heritage and was first used in the 1920s, 15 years prior to the first use on Notre Dames campus. That heritage notwithstanding, Mount Saint Joseph College has a religiously and ethnically diverse campus.
team. There is also a chapter of the National Honor Society
, as well as an ACE Mentoring program for aspiring engineers.
Xaverian Brothers
The Xaverian Brothers or Congregation of St. Francis Xavier are a religious order founded by Theodore James Ryken in Bruges, Belgium in 1839 and named after Saint Francis Xavier...
in November 1876. Today, Mount Saint Joseph is the site of the Xaverian Brothers Generalate, the national headquarters of the Brothers in the United States.
Faculty
The Mount Saint Joseph faculty currently consists of 90 teachers, 5 guidance counselors, and one on-campus chaplain (Father Michael Murphy). The student/faculty ratio is 12:1 and the average class size is 19.Students
For the 2009-2010 academic year, there are 1,025 students enrolled at Mount Saint Joseph. Students at Mount Saint Joseph represent a wide variety of socio-economic backgrounds and are drawn from a broad geographic area, surrounding and including Baltimore.Special programs
Mount Saint Joseph has a few special programs to accommodate the needs of all students at the school. The DePaul program is designed for college-bound students with specifically diagnosed mild learning/language disabilities such as dyslexia, dysgraphia, or other language-related difficulties.The Ryken program is designed for students who have received low scores on standardized tests and/or who have struggled in previous academic work.
School colors and mascot
The school colors are purple and cream. The mascot of the Mount is a purple GaelGaël
Gaël is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department of Brittany in north-western France.It lies southwest of Rennes between Saint-Méen-le-Grand and Mauron...
. Though the Gael is similar to the University of Notre Dame
University of Notre Dame
The University of Notre Dame du Lac is a Catholic research university located in Notre Dame, an unincorporated community north of the city of South Bend, in St. Joseph County, Indiana, United States...
's mascot, it represents the school's Roman Catholic heritage and was first used in the 1920s, 15 years prior to the first use on Notre Dames campus. That heritage notwithstanding, Mount Saint Joseph College has a religiously and ethnically diverse campus.
Sports
Mount Saint Joseph plays most of its sports including football, soccer, volleyball, basketball, water polo and tennis in the MIAA 'A' Conference against other Catholic and private schools. The most success has come from the soccer program, whose varsity team are defending champions, as well as basketball and volleyball. The soccer team is ranked #1 by the Baltimore Sun.Clubs and Activities
Mount Saint Joseph sponsors many student-inspired clubs such as chain-mail club, the Beatles club, the anime club, the video game club, and an It's AcademicIt's Academic
It's Academic is a televised academic quiz competition for high school students, currently airing on two NBC affiliates in Washington, D.C. and Central Virginia and one CBS affiliate Baltimore, Maryland . The show has been on the air since October 7, 1961, making it the longest...
team. There is also a chapter of the National Honor Society
National Honor Society
The National Honor Society is a recognition program for high school students in grades 10-12 in the United States and in several other countries...
, as well as an ACE Mentoring program for aspiring engineers.
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