St. Joseph High School (Brooklyn)

St. Joseph High School was 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]

St. Joseph High School
Address
80 Willoughby Street

Downtown Brooklyn

New York City (Downtown Brooklyn)
,
New York
11201

United States
Coordinates40°41′32.5″N 73°59′8″W
Information
TypePrivate
Religious affiliation(s)Roman Catholic
Patron saint(s)Saint Joseph
Established1904
FounderSisters of St. Joseph
PrincipalCaroline Latham
Faculty50
Grades9-12
GenderGirls
Enrollmentaround 300
Average class size21
Student to teacher ratio20:1
Color(s)Blue and Gold   
SongAlma Mater
AthleticsJV/V Basketball, Track & Field, STEP, Softball, Speech
Athletics conferenceCHSAA Brooklyn-Queens section
SportsBasketball, Softball
MascotLady Cougars
Team nameCougars
USNWR ranking8.5/10
NewspaperParmentier
Tuition$6,500
Alumni7000+
Websitehttp://www.stjosephhighschool.org

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.

In 2019, it was announced that St. Joseph High School would permanently close in June 2020.[3][4]

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[5]
  • 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.[6] 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. https://thetablet.org/st-joseph-hs-closing-next-year/
  4. https://bklyner.com/with-schools-closing-is-catholic-education-disappearing-in-brooklyn/
  5. "Student Life - St. Joseph High School". St. Joseph High School. Retrieved 2017-10-03.
  6. "Step Afrika: What is Stepping?".
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