• Source: St. Joseph High School (Connecticut)

      • St Joseph High School, is a private, Catholic high school in Trumbull, Connecticut. A four-year, co-educational college preparatory school, St. Joseph was founded in 1962 by the Diocese of Bridgeport. It is a self governing institution within the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bridgeport in Trumbull, Connecticut. It has approximately 830 students.


      History


      Founded in 1962, St Joseph High School was run by the Marist Brothers and the School Sisters of Notre Dame. The following individuals have served as principals: Brother Edward Caffrey, Monsignor Richard Shea, Richard Bishop, Matthew Kenney, Kenneth Mayo, James P. Keane, and Nancy DiBuono (current principal).


      Catholic identity


      St Joseph High School offers Mass each day in the Alumni Chapel located on campus. The school also boasts a full-time Chaplain, Fr. Férry Galbert. All students of St Joseph High School, regardless of religion, are required to take Catholic religion classes all 4 years.


      Service


      At St. Joes, all students are required to reach a specific number of community service hours each year.

      Freshmen must earn 25 service hours
      Sophomores must earn 25 service hours
      Juniors must earn 25 service hours
      Seniors must earn 25 service hours.
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      Athletics


      St Joseph High School is part of the Fairfield County Interscholastic Athletic Conference (FCIAC). The school fields 49 teams in 19 sports, including cheerleading, cross country, field hockey, football, soccer, swimming and diving, volleyball, basketball, bowling, ice hockey, indoor track, wrestling, baseball, golf, lacrosse, outdoor track, softball, and tennis. The school also participates in co-op Teams with Trumbull High School for swimming and diving, ice hockey, and gymnastics. Since 1975, SJ athletic teams and individuals have won more than 100 championships.
      In 2019, the St Joseph High School varsity football team became the first team to win three different Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference (CIAC) state class championships (Class S, Class M, Class L) in three consecutive years.
      In 2021, the St Joseph High School boys varsity golf team won both the Division III state championship during the spring season and the Division II state championship during the fall season after the state boys golf schedule was reorganized.
      In 2023 The Girls Soccer Team completed an undefeated season and took home their second straight FCIAC title third straight state and finished the season ranked #6 in the country.


      Notable alumni



      Matthew Batten, Second Baseman for San Diego Padres
      Lisa Lampinelli, comedienne/actress/motivational speaker
      Julia Marino, professional snowboarder, Member of 2018 USA Winter Olympic team, 5x Winter X Games Medalist
      Tyler Matakevich, Linebacker for Pittsburgh Steelers - Former AP All-American for the Temple Owls, winner of the Nagurski and Bednarik awards.
      Kevin Nealon, actor/comedian
      Timajh Parker-Rivera, basketball player
      Christy Carlson Romano, actress
      Jaden Shirden, Running Back for Carolina Panthers


      References




      External links


      Official website
      Roman Catholic Diocese of Bridgeport

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