Moore Catholic High School

Moore Catholic High School
Location
100 Merrill Avenue

Staten Island, New York
10314

United States
Coordinates40°36′35″N 74°9′52″W / 40.60972°N 74.16444°W / 40.60972; -74.16444
Information
Former nameCountess Moore High School (until 1978)
TypeCatholic
Religious affiliationRoman Catholic
Established1962 (1962)
FounderRoman Catholic Archdiocese of New York; Presentation Sisters of Staten Island
PresidentGina DeSantis
DeanJoseph A. Fiechter
PrincipalScott Gabel
ChaplainFather Rhey Garcia
Grades9–12
Gender
Average class size25
Campus size6 acres (24,000 m2)
Colors   Red and black
MascotMaverick
Team nameMavericks
AccreditationMiddle States Association of Colleges and Schools
Tuition$9,680
Websitemoorecatholichs.org

Moore Catholic High School is an American private, Catholic school in the Bulls Head neighborhood of Staten Island, New York. It was founded by the Presentation Sisters of Staten Island in September 1962 and named for Mary Young Moore (not to be confused with Maryland governor Wes Moore), a beneficiary to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York,[1] and was the first archdiocesan high school for girls on Staten Island.[2]

Moore became co-educational in September 1969, and the name was formally changed from Countess Moore High School to Moore Catholic High School in October 1978.[3]

Enrollment is about 400 students, evenly divided between males and females.[4]

Advanced academics

In 2005, Moore initiated a program called Presentation Scholars Academy(PSA) for gifted students. The students are challenged and take accelerated, college-level, and Advanced Placement classes. The school also has a partnership with St. John's University, a large Catholic university that gives academic credit to Moore students for college-level extension courses.[1]

Clubs

School clubs include National Honor Society, Student Council, The Game Club, Teaching the Christian Message, Yearbook, International Club, Interact Club, Art Club, and The Design Club.

Electives

Senior Electives: Creative Writing, American Sign Language, Theology, Sociology, Psychology, Statistics, Criminal Justice, Immunology, AP Calculus, AP English, AP US History, AP Biology, Digital Art, Studio Art, AP Physics, and AP Computer Science A.

Events

The school has several annual events: Freshman Field Day, Senior Costume Day, Junior Prom, Senior Prom, Hall of Fame Dinner and Golf Outing, Performing Arts Dinner Cabaret, Coaches for Cancer Basketball Tournament, Fall play, Christmas Spectacular and Spring musical, Dance and Music Recitals.

Athletics

Moore Catholic offers basketball, baseball, softball, lacrosse, soccer, co-ed cheerleading, bowling, and track and field.

The Integrated Athletic Initiative does sports for children with autism and other disabilities at Moore Catholic.

Faculty

Moore Catholic is staffed by the Daughters of Our Lady of the Garden, and dedicated lay faculty and staff. 28 member faculty hold 22 advanced degrees.

Notable alumni

References

  1. ^ a b "Student Handbook" (PDF). Moore Catholic High School. September 2018. Retrieved April 7, 2019.
  2. ^ Lundrigen, Margaret (2009). Irish Staten Island. Arcadia Publishing. p. 44. ISBN 978-0-7385-6279-7. Retrieved April 7, 2019.
  3. ^ benanti@siadvance.com, Carol Ann Benanti | (September 18, 2022). "Happy birthday to Moore Catholic High School as it marks its 60-year Diamond Jubilee 'Grand Gala' Sept. 24". silive. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
  4. ^ "Students at Moore Catholic High School". Niche. Retrieved April 7, 2019.
  5. ^ "Yancey Arias". IMDB.
  6. ^ De Biase, Charlie Jr. (April 12, 2019). "Moore Catholic to induct three new members into its Hall of Fame". Station Island Advance.
  7. ^ "Jennifer Esposito, Trivia". IMDB.
  8. ^ "Where Next is Born". ESPN. October 15, 2008.
  9. ^ "'Shea Spitzbarth". Molloy University.
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