St. Joseph High School (Brooklyn)

St. Joseph High School
Address
80 Willoughby Street
Downtown Brooklyn
New York City (Downtown Brooklyn), New York 11201
United States
Coordinates 40°41′32.5″N 73°59′8″W / 40.692361°N 73.98556°W / 40.692361; -73.98556Coordinates: 40°41′32.5″N 73°59′8″W / 40.692361°N 73.98556°W / 40.692361; -73.98556
Information
Type Private
Religious affiliation(s) Roman Catholic
Patron saint(s) Saint Joseph
Established 1904
Founder Sisters of St. Joseph
Principal Caroline Latham
Faculty 50
Grades 9-12
Gender Girls
Enrollment around 300
Average class size 21
Student to teacher ratio 20:1
Color(s) Blue and Gold         
Song Alma Mater
Athletics JV/V Basketball, Track & Field, STEP, Softball, Speech
Athletics conference CHSAA Brooklyn-Queens section
Sports Basketball, Softball
Mascot Lady Cougars
Team name Cougars
USNWR ranking 8.5/10
Newspaper Parmentier
Tuition $6,500
Alumni 7000+
Website http://www.stjosephhighschool.org

St. Joseph High School is 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]

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 2016 and 2017, in accordance with their longstanding focus on providing a rigorous academic education that prepares SJHS students for a fulfilling career and provides a needed contribution to society, the school expanded their STEM program through partnerships with FabLab Connect, Black Girls Code, Mouse Technology and NYU Tandon School of Engineering. In 2017, continuing this emphasis on STEM programming, the Mathematics department piloted a new Fundamentals of Engineering course required for all Sophomores, and is in the process of developing an after school Woodworking Club.

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[3]

  • Basketball A member of the Catholic High School Girls Athletic Association, the Basketball Teams play on the varsity and junior varsity levels. The teams enjoy a partnership with St. Francis College, where they practice and play home games.
  • Softball A member of the Catholic High School Girls Athletic Association, the softball team plays on junior varsity level. Home games are played locally at Commodore Barry Park or McLaughlin Park.
  • Track & Field A member of the Catholic High School Athletic Association, the Track and Field Team meets twice a week at the Brooklyn Bridge, the Cadman Plaza Park, the school’s fitness room, The Brooklyn Promenade and Tillary Park. During the winter, the team meets at the YMCA gym to perfect skills in jogging, power walking, weight training, Zumba fitness and proper daily nutrition. The team competes at the Colgate Games for Women.
  • Volleyball Intramural volleyball team practices and plays at St. Francis College.
  • Step Team A 10 year tradition at SJHS, stepping is a sport that uses the body as a percussive instrument, creating complex beats through movements including stomping, clapping and shouting. Stepping is rooted in movement and rhythm traditions from African and African Diaspora cultures.[4] The SJHS Step Team won first place in the 2017 CHSAA Championships.

Clubs and Activities

  • Student Ambassadors
  • Book Club
  • Robotics & Logic Club
  • Society of Hispanic Engineers
  • Spanish Club
  • Anime Club
  • City Explorers
  • Culture Club
  • Cooking Club
  • Dance Club
  • Drama Club
  • Model U.N.
  • Speech and Debate Team

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. ↑ "Student Life - St. Joseph High School". St. Joseph High School. Retrieved 2017-10-03.
  4. ↑ "Step Afrika: What is Stepping?".


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