Private school in Annapolis, Maryland, United States
St. Mary's High School
is a small, co-educational, college-preparatory
Catholic
high school located in downtown
Annapolis, Maryland
. It is part of the
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Baltimore
.
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St. Mary's is accredited by
AdvancED
, the
Archdiocese of Baltimore
, and is recognized and approved by the
Maryland State Department of Education
.
History
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St. Mary's High School is co-located with its affiliated parish church St. Mary's Church and elementary school. The church and parish itself date back to 1853 with the arrival of the
Redemptorists
in
Baltimore
. St. Mary's School (elementary) was founded in 1862 and the high school was added in 1946.
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Demographics
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The demographic breakdown of the 479 students enrolled in 2017-2018 was:
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- Native American/Alaskan - 0.2%
- Asian/Pacific islanders - 1.4%
- African American - 3%
- Hispanic - 3.2%
- White - 85.1%
- Multiracial - 7%
Campus features
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The school is located in downtown
Annapolis
on Duke of Gloucester Street. It is connected by a hallway and outdoor walkway with St. Mary's Elementary School, with whom it also shares a library building, and shares its grounds with St. Mary's Church as well as the Charles Carroll House, the historic home of
Charles Carroll of Annapolis
. Originally, the
School Sisters of Notre Dame
maintained a convent on the property; that building has since been transformed primarily into a library and computer labs. Classrooms and hallways are based on a traditional corridor basis (A, B, and C), with lockers located in each along the walls. The gymnasium is named after C. Mason "Daffy" Russell, a longtime coach at St. Mary's.
Being located in a dense, urban area and surrounded by historic properties, the school does not have athletic fields of its own on campus. Historically, the school has utilized practice facilities at Bates Middle School and Germantown Elementary School for practices and used various sites in the area for home games. In 2007, St. Mary's gained its own home field by building the St. Mary's Field at St. John Neumann Church on Bestgate Road, approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) from campus.
Academics
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St. Mary's offers AP and Honors classes for advanced students. In 2016, St. Mary's immersed their student body and faculty with a 1:1 iPad program. A program offered at the high school is their St. Isidore Cyber Program, designated for students interested in a STEM-based program of study and internship, designed to develop student proficiency and exploration in the areas of science, technology, engineering, and math.
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Student life
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The school newspaper is
The Crabnet
, and St. Mary's has a total of 25 clubs, including a sailing team, Model UN, and a variety of others.
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Campus ministry is a big component of student life. Each year, students must attend a retreat. Their senior year, the students participated in Kairos.
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Athletics
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The school's main rival is the
Severn School
.
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They play
lacrosse
in a match called "Battle Lax"
[
citation needed
]
and
football
in a game called "The River Classic."
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St. Mary's participates in the
Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association
(MIAA), primarily in boy's athletics, and the
Interscholastic Athletic Association of Maryland
(IAAM), primarily in girl's athletics.
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The school fields the following sports:
Fall
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Cross Country
(
Varsity
- Boys), Cross Country (Varsity - Girls),
Field Hockey
(
Junior Varsity
& Varsity - Girls), Football (JV & Varsity - Boys),
Soccer
(JV & Varsity - Boys), Soccer (JV & Varsity - Girls),
Volleyball
(JV & Varsity - Girls).
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Winter
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Basketball
(JV & Varsity - Boys), Basketball (JV & Varsity - Girls),
Ice Hockey
(Varsity - Boys),
Swimming
(Varsity - Boys), Swimming (Varsity - Girls),
Wrestling
(Varsity - Boys).
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Spring
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Baseball
(JV & Varsity - Boys), Lacrosse (Freshman/Sophomore, JV, & Varsity - Boys), Lacrosse (FR/SO, JV, & Varsity - Girls),
Golf
(Varsity - Boys & Girls),
Tennis
(Varsity - Boys & Girls),
Track
(Varsity Boys), Track (Varsity Girls).
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Notable alumni
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- Robert C. Baldwin
,
Maryland Delegate
- Michael E. Busch
, former
Speaker of the Maryland House of Delegates
- Chuck Bresnahan
, former defensive coordinator for the
Cincinnati Bengals
- Henry Ciccarone
,
Hall of Fame
lacrosse coach for
Johns Hopkins
- John Dorsey
,
NFL
executive and former player
- Chris Garrity
, professional lacrosse player
- Joshua Grannell
, actor, filmmaker, and
drag queen
known as
Peaches Christ
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- Terry Hutchinson
, sailor
- Peter Oakley
, Senator from Maryland
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