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. St. Mary's is accredited by AdvancED, the Archdiocese of Baltimore and is recognized and approved by the Maryland State Department of Education.
History
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.
Demographics
The demographic breakdown of the 500 students enrolled in 2013-2014 was:
- Native American/Alaskan - 0.2%
- Asian/Pacific islanders - 4.4%
- Black - 2.8%
- Hispanic - 3.8%
- White - 88.0%
- Multiracial - 0.8%
Campus features
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 as well; 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 also located on campus, and is named after C. Mason "Daffy" Russell, a longtime coach at St. Mary's.
Being located in a tight, urban area, 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 has used various sites in the area for home games. In 2007, St. Mary's finally gained its own home field by building the St. Mary's Field at St. John Neumann Church on Bestgate Road, approximately 2 miles (3.2Â km) from campus.
Academics
St. Mary's offers AP and Honors classes for advanced students.
Student life
The school newspaper is The Crabnet, and St. Mary's has a total of 32 clubs, including a sailing club, model U.N., and a variety of others.
Athletics
The school main rival has been Severn School. They play lacrosse in a match called "Battle Lax" and football in a game called "The River Classic."
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. The school fields the following sports:
Fall
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).
Winter
Basketball (JV & Varsity - Boys), Basketball (JV & Varsity - Girls), Ice Hockey (Varsity - Boys), Swimming (Varsity - Boys), Swimming (Varsity - Girls), Wrestling (Varsity - Boys).
Spring
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).
Notable alumni
- Robert C. Baldwin, Maryland Delegate
- Michael E. Busch, current Speaker of the Maryland House of Delegates
- Chuck Bresnahan, defensive coordinator for the Cincinnati Bengals
- Henry Ciccarone, Hall of Fame lacrosse coach for Johns Hopkins
- John Dorsey, linebacker, Green Bay Packers
- Chris Garrity, professional lacrosse player
- Terry Hutchinson, sailor
See also
- National Catholic Educational Association
References
External links
- Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Baltimore
- Official website
- The Crabnet - The Online Student Newspaper of St. Mary's High School