Stella Maris High School

Stella Maris High School
Stella Maris High School
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Address
	140 Beach 112th Street; New York City (Rockaway Park, Queens), New York 11694; United States
Coordinates	40°34′47″N 73°49′58″W / 40.57972°N 73.83278°W
Information
Type	Private, All-Female
Religious affiliation(s)	Roman Catholic;; Sisters of Saint Joseph
Established	1943
Closed	2010
School code	SM
Principal	Miss. Geri Martinez
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	approx. 500 (2008)
Color(s)	Blue and Gold
Slogan	A small school where big things happen.
Team name	Flippers
Accreditation	Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools
Publication	Sandprints (literary magazine)
Newspaper	The Beacon
Tuition	$7,100 (2008-2009)
Athletic Director	Kevin McCarthy
Website	http://www.stellamarishs.org (archived version)

Stella Maris High School was an all-girls, private, Roman Catholic high school on the Rockaway Peninsula in Queens, New York. It was in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn. The highlight event of this school was "Blue And Gold," a school spirit event where the freshmen and seniors competed against the sophomores and juniors in a series of events.^[2] This school overlooked the Atlantic Ocean.^[3]

Background

Stella Maris was established in 1943, by the Sisters of St. Joseph.^[4]

The school had an estimated 500 students coming from all over the peninsula. The teacher-to-student ratio was one teacher to every twelve students. The tuition fee was $7,300 per year. Stella Maris was affiliated with Adelphi University and St. John's University for fifteen credits. In the high school was a junior high school called Maura Clarke Junior High School Program. This program closed in 2008.

It was announced in October 2009, that Stella Maris HS would close in June 2010 due to low enrollment.^[5]

References

^ MSA-CSS. "MSA-Commission on Secondary Schools". Archived from the original on May 14, 2011. Retrieved May 27, 2009.
^ "Stella Maris Celebrates Blue And Gold". The Wave. April 11, 2008. Retrieved April 1, 2024.
^ Lisa L. Colangelo (October 26, 2009). "One of Queens' three Catholic girls schools will close after 66 years". NY Daily News. Retrieved October 13, 2017.
^ SMHS. "Stella Maris School History". Stella Maris High School website. Retrieved August 1, 2007.
^ Howard Schwach (October 23, 2009). "Stella Maris HS Closing Doors". The Wave. Archived from the original on June 15, 2011. Retrieved January 24, 2010.

External links

Media related to Stella Maris High School at Wikimedia Commons
Official website

[MSA-Commission_on_Secondary_Schools-1] MSA-CSS. "MSA-Commission on Secondary Schools". Archived from the original on May 14, 2011. Retrieved May 27, 2009.

[2] "Stella Maris Celebrates Blue And Gold". The Wave. April 11, 2008. Retrieved April 1, 2024.

[3] Lisa L. Colangelo (October 26, 2009). "One of Queens' three Catholic girls schools will close after 66 years". NY Daily News. Retrieved October 13, 2017.

[Stella_Maris_School_History-4] SMHS. "Stella Maris School History". Stella Maris High School website. Retrieved August 1, 2007.

[Stella_Maris_HS_Closing_Doors-5] Howard Schwach (October 23, 2009). "Stella Maris HS Closing Doors". The Wave. Archived from the original on June 15, 2011. Retrieved January 24, 2010.

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