St. Joseph Central High School (Pittsfield, Massachusetts)

Saint Joseph Central High School
St. Joseph Central High School
Address
22 Maplewood Avenue Pittsfield, Massachusetts, (Berkshire County) 01201 United States
Coordinates	42°27′17″N 73°15′3″W / 42.45472°N 73.25083°W / 42.45472; -73.25083Coordinates: 42°27′17″N 73°15′3″W / 42.45472°N 73.25083°W / 42.45472; -73.25083
Information
Type	Private, Coeducational
Religious affiliation(s)	Roman Catholic
Established	1897
School district	Diocese of Springfield
Principal	Dr. Amy Gelinas
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	~ 150
Average class size	15
Student to teacher ratio	7:1
Campus size	small
Campus type	Urban
Color(s)	Purple and Gold
Athletics conference	Berkshire County League
Mascot	Crusaders
Nickname	St. Joe
Accreditation	New England Association of Schools and Colleges^[1]
Tuition	$6,750 (without parish assistance)
Affiliation	Diocese of Springfield
Athletic Director	Lori Cote
Website	http://www.stjosephpittsfield.org

Saint Joseph Central High School is a private, college preparatory, Roman Catholic high school in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. Saint Joseph offers a co-educational intensive college preparatory curriculum to students in grades 9 through 12. SJCHS has a strong international student community with students from Korea, China, Austria, and Spain, but does not offer boarding facilities. International students live with local host families. Former principal Francis X. Foley announced his resignation in June 2013, and has been replaced with Dr. Amy Gelinas.^[2]

Background

Saint Joseph Central High School was established as Saint Joseph Academy by the Sisters of St. Joseph in 1897 in downtown Pittsfield. It moved to its present location, 22 Maplewood Ave, in 1942. ^[3]

Athletics

Saint Joseph offers various varsity sports. Boys teams include soccer, basketball, baseball, and lacrosse. Girls teams include volleyball, soccer, basketball and softball, Co-ed teams include cross-country (running), alpine skiing, swimming, tennis, track and field, golf, ice hockey, and bowling (club).

Notes and references

↑ NEASC-CIS. "NEASC-Commission on Independent Schools". Retrieved 2009-07-28.
↑ http://www.berkshireeagle.com/news/ci_23953219/amy-gelinas-dalton-named-new-principal-st-joseph
↑ SJCHS. "Saint Joseph Central High School Mission". Retrieved 2013-06-22.

External links

Diocese of Springfield in Massachusetts

Ordinaries	Bishops Patrick Thomas O'Reilly Thomas Daniel Beaven Thomas Michael O'Leary Christopher Joseph Weldon Joseph Francis Maguire John Aloysius Marshall Thomas Ludger Dupré Timothy Anthony McDonnell Mitchell Thomas Rozanski

Churches	Cathedral St. Michael's Cathedral St. Stanislaus Parish, Adams Basilica Basilica of St. Stanislaus

Education	High Schools Cathedral High School Holyoke Catholic High School St. Joseph Central High School Saint Mary High School

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