Archbishop Mitty High School
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Archbishop Mitty High School (commonly known as Mitty) is a private, Roman Catholic high school
located in San Jose, California
, USA
. The school is named for the late Archbishop
John Joseph Mitty
, the fourth Archbishop of San Francisco
. It was the first diocesan
Catholic high school
in the Santa Clara Valley
. Construction of the school began in 1963, and when completed, the campus occupied its present twenty-four acres. It is owned and operated by the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Jose in California
.
In 2009, Mitty's athletic program was ranked first in California and third in the United States by Sports Illustrated, and in 2010, Mitty's athletic program was ranked second in California and fourth in the United States by MaxPreps.
Archbishop Mitty High School expanded its student body in 1969 and began sharing classes with Mother Butler Memorial High School (which is now The Harker School
) and St. Lawrence Girls High School, with consolidation of the three schools to be completed by the fall of 1972. With the creation of the Diocese of San Jose
in 1981, Archbishop Mitty became the only high school owned and operated by the Diocese. Today, the school campus encompasses 24 acres (97,000 m²) in West San Jose along Lawrence Expressway. In 1990, Bishop Pierre DuMaine
appointed Mr. Timothy T. Brosnan principal of Archbishop Mitty High School.
donated a new professional sand volleyball court, which is located towards the back of the school, behind the baseball field. In December 2011 the Schott Family Music Center, complete with recording studios, opened, allowing the old band room to be converted into a dance studio that will open in January 2012.
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As of the 2011-2012 school year, there are 1680 students who attend Archbishop Mitty High School. While the racial composition of Archbishop Mitty changes every year, the student body is currently 46.8% White, 14.0% Asian, 14.9% Hispanic, 3.0% African-American, and 21.3% from other races. In terms of religious affiliation, 70% of the student body is Catholic.
, mathematics
, social studies
, science
, modern language
, fine art
s, physical education
, and religious studies
. Archbishop Mitty also provides honors and Advanced Placement program, offering students over 34 AP courses and honors courses. Students are required to have a minimum semester course load of six classes. Many students take seven or eight classes per semester.
Students matriculate from Archbishop Mitty High School to all of the UC and CSU campuses as well as all of the Ivy League schools, many Catholic universities and private colleges and universities throughout the country. 100% of Archbishop Mitty graduates go on to college. The class of 2011 earned over $18.8 million in academic scholarships and another $3.3 million in athletic scholarships to colleges and universities across the United States.
. Sports include football
, badminton
, basketball
, baseball
, cross country
, field hockey
, golf
, soccer, softball
, swimming
, diving
, tennis
, track and field
, volleyball
, water polo
, wrestling
, and lacrosse
. Mitty's rivals include Bellarmine College Prep and Saint Francis High School
.
In 2009, Mitty's athletic program was ranked first in the state and third in the nation by Sports Illustrated, after Mitty won state championships in softball, women's volleyball, women's swimming, and women's tennis. In 2010, Mitty's athletic program was ranked second in the state and fourth in the nation by MaxPreps.
Archbishop Mitty also fields two officially recognized club sports teams that do not compete in the West Catholic Athletic League
. The ice hockey
team plays at Sharks Ice at San Jose in a CIF-run high school hockey league. The roller hockey
team plays in the high school league at Rollin' Ice in the Silver Creek Sportsplex, which is located in East San Jose
.
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
located in San Jose, California
San Jose, California
San Jose is the third-largest city in California, the tenth-largest in the U.S., and the county seat of Santa Clara County which is located at the southern end of San Francisco Bay...
, USA
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The school is named for the late Archbishop
Archbishop
An archbishop is a bishop of higher rank, but not of higher sacramental order above that of the three orders of deacon, priest , and bishop...
John Joseph Mitty
John Joseph Mitty
John Joseph Mitty was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as the third Bishop of Salt Lake City and the fourth Archbishop of San Francisco .-Early life and education:...
, the fourth Archbishop of San Francisco
Roman Catholic Archbishop of San Francisco
The Roman Catholic Archbishop of San Francisco is the Archbishop of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Francisco, the Roman Catholic Church in San Francisco, San Mateo and Marin counties in California, the United States...
. It was the first diocesan
Diocese
A diocese is the district or see under the supervision of a bishop. It is divided into parishes.An archdiocese is more significant than a diocese. An archdiocese is presided over by an archbishop whose see may have or had importance due to size or historical significance...
Catholic high school
Secondary education
Secondary education is the stage of education following primary education. Secondary education includes the final stage of compulsory education and in many countries it is entirely compulsory. The next stage of education is usually college or university...
in the Santa Clara Valley
Santa Clara Valley
The Santa Clara Valley is a valley just south of the San Francisco Bay in Northern California in the United States. Much of Santa Clara County and its county seat, San José, are in the Santa Clara Valley. The valley was originally known as the Valley of Heart’s Delight for its high concentration...
. Construction of the school began in 1963, and when completed, the campus occupied its present twenty-four acres. It is owned and operated by the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Jose in California
Roman Catholic Diocese of San Jose in California
The Roman Catholic Diocese of San José; in California is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the northern California region of the United States. It comprises Santa Clara County, and is led by a bishop. Its patron saints are Saint Joseph and Saint Clare of...
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In 2009, Mitty's athletic program was ranked first in California and third in the United States by Sports Illustrated, and in 2010, Mitty's athletic program was ranked second in California and fourth in the United States by MaxPreps.
History
Construction of Archbishop Mitty High School began in 1963. Initially, brothers and priests of the Society of Mary were given responsibility to conduct the school. The school opened in the fall of 1964 with 189 male students. The first classes of Archbishop Mitty were held on the grounds of the adjacent Queen of Apostles Elementary School, but moved to the newly completed high school buildings in April 1965.Archbishop Mitty High School expanded its student body in 1969 and began sharing classes with Mother Butler Memorial High School (which is now The Harker School
The Harker School
The Harker School is a private, co-educational, non-profit college preparatory school in San Jose, California, United States. Founded in 1893 as Manzanita Hall by Frank Cramer, Harker now has three campuses: Bucknall, Blackford, and Saratoga, named for the streets on which they lie. Bucknall is...
) and St. Lawrence Girls High School, with consolidation of the three schools to be completed by the fall of 1972. With the creation of the Diocese of San Jose
Roman Catholic Diocese of San Jose in California
The Roman Catholic Diocese of San José; in California is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the northern California region of the United States. It comprises Santa Clara County, and is led by a bishop. Its patron saints are Saint Joseph and Saint Clare of...
in 1981, Archbishop Mitty became the only high school owned and operated by the Diocese. Today, the school campus encompasses 24 acres (97,000 m²) in West San Jose along Lawrence Expressway. In 1990, Bishop Pierre DuMaine
Pierre DuMaine
Roland Pierre DuMaine is an American Roman Catholic bishop. He was the Bishop of San José in California for the first 18 years of the diocese. Bishop DuMaine attended St. Joseph College, Mountain View, California, and St. Patrick Seminary in Menlo Park, California. Bishop DuMaine was ordained...
appointed Mr. Timothy T. Brosnan principal of Archbishop Mitty High School.
Campus
Archbishop Mitty High School is located in west San Jose. The school is located near highway 280, and is bordered by Lawrence Expressway on one side and Queen of Apostles School on the other. Mitty has a 24 acres (97,124.6 m²) campus. The main entrance and staff and faculty parking lot are located in front of the school. There is also a flag pole and the school sign near the main entrance. To the west there is the student parking lot, located near the Fien and MacLean Gyms. Towards the east side of the campus are the tennis courts and the junior parking lot. The junior parking lot is in close proximity to the baseball and softball fields. Towards the back of the school is the track and the football field. Under the football grandstand is the newly built Caputo Weight Training Room, which is open to students and faculty. The pool is located parallel to the football field. Alumna and Olympic volleyball champion Kerri WalshKerri Walsh
Kerri Lee Walsh-Jennings is an American professional beach volleyball player.Walsh-Jennings and teammate Misty May-Treanor were the gold medalists in beach volleyball at both the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics...
donated a new professional sand volleyball court, which is located towards the back of the school, behind the baseball field. In December 2011 the Schott Family Music Center, complete with recording studios, opened, allowing the old band room to be converted into a dance studio that will open in January 2012.
Faculty
Approximately 100 full- and part-time faculty teach at Archbishop Mitty High School. Currently, more than 70% of these faculty members possess advanced degrees. All full-time faculty are represented by a labor union and have a collective bargaining agreement with the Diocese of San Jose that governs the terms of their employment. The labor union's official name is The San Francisco Archdiocesan Federation of Teachers, Local 2240, which is an affiliate of the California Federation of Teachers, the American Federation of Teachers, and the AFL-CIOAFL-CIO
The American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations, commonly AFL–CIO, is a national trade union center, the largest federation of unions in the United States, made up of 56 national and international unions, together representing more than 11 million workers...
.
Student body
Academics
As a Catholic college preparatory school, Archbishop Mitty requires coursework in EnglishEnglish language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
, mathematics
Mathematics
Mathematics is the study of quantity, space, structure, and change. Mathematicians seek out patterns and formulate new conjectures. Mathematicians resolve the truth or falsity of conjectures by mathematical proofs, which are arguments sufficient to convince other mathematicians of their validity...
, social studies
Social studies
Social studies is the "integrated study of the social sciences and humanities to promote civic competence," as defined by the American National Council for the Social Studies...
, science
Science
Science is a systematic enterprise that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the universe...
, modern language
Modern language
A modern language is any human language that is currently in use. The term is used in language education to distinguish between languages which are used for day-to-day communication and dead classical languages such as Latin, Attic Greek, Sanskrit, and Classical Chinese, which are studied for...
, fine art
Fine art
Fine art or the fine arts encompass art forms developed primarily for aesthetics and/or concept rather than practical application. Art is often a synonym for fine art, as employed in the term "art gallery"....
s, physical education
Physical education
Physical education or gymnastics is a course taken during primary and secondary education that encourages psychomotor learning in a play or movement exploration setting....
, and religious studies
Religious studies
Religious studies is the academic field of multi-disciplinary, secular study of religious beliefs, behaviors, and institutions. It describes, compares, interprets, and explains religion, emphasizing systematic, historically based, and cross-cultural perspectives.While theology attempts to...
. Archbishop Mitty also provides honors and Advanced Placement program, offering students over 34 AP courses and honors courses. Students are required to have a minimum semester course load of six classes. Many students take seven or eight classes per semester.
Students matriculate from Archbishop Mitty High School to all of the UC and CSU campuses as well as all of the Ivy League schools, many Catholic universities and private colleges and universities throughout the country. 100% of Archbishop Mitty graduates go on to college. The class of 2011 earned over $18.8 million in academic scholarships and another $3.3 million in athletic scholarships to colleges and universities across the United States.
Athletics
The Archbishop Mitty Monarchs field 67 teams in 25 sports, most of them in the West Catholic Athletic LeagueWest Catholic Athletic League
The West Catholic Athletic League or WCAL is a highly competitive high school athletic conference in the Central Coast Section of the California Interscholastic Federation. The boys division is made up of seven private Catholic schools and one Christian school in the Western and Southern portions...
. Sports include football
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
, badminton
Badminton
Badminton is a racquet sport played by either two opposing players or two opposing pairs , who take positions on opposite halves of a rectangular court that is divided by a net. Players score points by striking a shuttlecock with their racquet so that it passes over the net and lands in their...
, basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
, baseball
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
, cross country
Cross country running
Cross country running is a sport in which people run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain. The course, typically long, may include surfaces of grass and earth, pass through woodlands and open country, and include hills, flat ground and sometimes gravel road...
, field hockey
Field hockey
Field Hockey, or Hockey, is a team sport in which a team of players attempts to score goals by hitting, pushing or flicking a ball into an opposing team's goal using sticks...
, golf
Golf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
, soccer, softball
Softball
Softball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of 10 to 14 players. It is a direct descendant of baseball although there are some key differences: softballs are larger than baseballs, and the pitches are thrown underhand rather than overhand...
, swimming
Swimming (sport)
Swimming is a sport governed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation .-History: Competitive swimming in Europe began around 1800 BCE, mostly in the form of the freestyle. In 1873 Steve Bowyer introduced the trudgen to Western swimming competitions, after copying the front crawl used by Native...
, diving
Diving
Diving is the sport of jumping or falling into water from a platform or springboard, sometimes while performing acrobatics. Diving is an internationally-recognized sport that is part of the Olympic Games. In addition, unstructured and non-competitive diving is a recreational pastime.Diving is one...
, tennis
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
, track and field
Track and field
Track and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...
, volleyball
Volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
, water polo
Water polo
Water polo is a team water sport. The playing team consists of six field players and one goalkeeper. The winner of the game is the team that scores more goals. Game play involves swimming, treading water , players passing the ball while being defended by opponents, and scoring by throwing into a...
, wrestling
Scholastic wrestling
Scholastic wrestling, sometimes known in the United States as Folkstyle wrestling, is a style of amateur wrestling practised at the high school and middle school levels in the United States. This wrestling style is essentially Collegiate wrestling with some slight modifications. It is currently...
, and lacrosse
Lacrosse
Lacrosse is a team sport of Native American origin played using a small rubber ball and a long-handled stick called a crosse or lacrosse stick, mainly played in the United States and Canada. It is a contact sport which requires padding. The head of the lacrosse stick is strung with loose mesh...
. Mitty's rivals include Bellarmine College Prep and Saint Francis High School
Saint Francis High School
Saint Francis High School may refer to:*St. Francis de Sales High School *Saint Francis High School , in La Cañada Flintridge, California*Saint Francis High School , in Calgary, Alberta...
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In 2009, Mitty's athletic program was ranked first in the state and third in the nation by Sports Illustrated, after Mitty won state championships in softball, women's volleyball, women's swimming, and women's tennis. In 2010, Mitty's athletic program was ranked second in the state and fourth in the nation by MaxPreps.
Archbishop Mitty also fields two officially recognized club sports teams that do not compete in the West Catholic Athletic League
West Catholic Athletic League
The West Catholic Athletic League or WCAL is a highly competitive high school athletic conference in the Central Coast Section of the California Interscholastic Federation. The boys division is made up of seven private Catholic schools and one Christian school in the Western and Southern portions...
. The ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
team plays at Sharks Ice at San Jose in a CIF-run high school hockey league. The roller hockey
Roller hockey
Roller Hockey is a form of hockey played on a dry surface using skates with wheels. The term "Roller Hockey" is often used interchangeably to refer to two variant forms chiefly differentiated by the type of skate used. There is traditional "Roller Hockey," played with quad roller skates, and...
team plays in the high school league at Rollin' Ice in the Silver Creek Sportsplex, which is located in East San Jose
East San Jose
East San Jose is the name for several neighborhoods east of downtown San Jose, California. These neighborhoods include:* King and Story* Alum Rock* East Foothills* Little Portugal-Demographics:...
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Clubs
Currently for the 2010-2011 school year, Archbishop Mitty offers 31 clubs for students to participate in. The clubs offered are San Jose Sharks Club, Beach Volleyball Club, AASU (African American Student Union), French Club, Math Club, Skate Club, Scrapbooking Club, AMHS Robotics, Global Solidarity Club, Math Team, Self Defense Club, Anime Club, Green Club, Future Business Leaders of America, Mock Trial Team, Ski and Snowboard Club, APISU (Asian Pacific Islander Student Union), Guitar Club, Mountain Biking Club, The Society for the Appreciation of Motion Pictures, Ballroom Dance Club, Irish American Club, Portuguese Club, Students Above the Influence Club, Chess Club, Italian Club, Table Tennis Club, Creative Student Association, LASU (Latin American Student Union), Science Fiction Club, Tech Club, and the Ultimate Frisbee Club and many more.Dances
Mitty has about six dances a school year. The dances include: The Back to School Dance, Homecoming, Christmas Dance, Sadie Hawkins, Junior Prom, and Senior Ball.Monarch Madness
The school hosts an event each year on the first Thursday in March called "Monarch Madness". This event was started by the school's current principal Timothy Brosnan in 1991, his second year at the position. He created this event in search of an activity that the whole school could participate in and as an opportunity for the campus to come together as a community. Each class (freshmen, sophomores, juniors, and seniors) picks a theme for their class 'team'; each team consists of 25 boys and 25 girls. Each class competes in dances, games, and 'The Roar'. Points are given for each event, including for cheering and sportsmanship. The event started out being held in the Fien Gym on campus, but due to its popularity, it is currently held in downtown San Jose at the Civic Auditorium.Notable alumni
- Aaron BatesAaron BatesAaron Bates is an American professional baseball outfielder and first baseman for the Rochester Red Wings.He played in the Cape Cod Baseball League for the Brewster Whitecaps....
, first baseman for the Pawtucket Red Sox. - Shannon Bothelio, U.S. ParalympicParalympic GamesThe Paralympic Games are a major international multi-sport event where athletes with a physical disability compete; this includes athletes with mobility disabilities, amputations, blindness, and Cerebral Palsy. There are Winter and Summer Paralympic Games, which are held immediately following their...
swimmerSwimming (sport)Swimming is a sport governed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation .-History: Competitive swimming in Europe began around 1800 BCE, mostly in the form of the freestyle. In 1873 Steve Bowyer introduced the trudgen to Western swimming competitions, after copying the front crawl used by Native...
and winner of two silver and two bronze medals. - Brandi ChastainBrandi ChastainBrandi Denise Chastain is a professional American soccer defender and midfielder who plays for the team California Storm of Women's Premier Soccer League and is a former member of the United States women's national soccer team....
, Olympic gold medalist and Women's World Cup champion soccer player. - Blake ChowBlake ChowCommander Blake Chow was born and raised in San Jose California. After attending Archbishop Mitty High School, he went to and graduated with a degree in Business/Finance.-Early career:...
, the first Chinese-American promoted to Commander in the LAPD's 140 year history. - Chelsea Stock, played Ariel on Broadway in The Little MermaidThe Little Mermaid"The Little Mermaid" is a popular fairy tale by the Danish poet and author Hans Christian Andersen about a young mermaid willing to give up her life in the sea and her identity as a mermaid to gain a human soul and the love of a human prince...
. - Raymond TownsendRaymond TownsendRaymond Anthony Townsend is a Filipino-American retired professional basketball player.A 6'3", 175-lb point guard, Townsend attended Camden High School and Archbishop Mitty High School in San Jose, California before playing college basketball at UCLA...
, former NBANational Basketball AssociationThe National Basketball Association is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in North America. It consists of thirty franchised member clubs, of which twenty-nine are located in the United States and one in Canada...
player for the Golden State WarriorsGolden State WarriorsThe Golden State Warriors are an American professional basketball team based in Oakland, California. They are part of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association...
and Indiana PacersIndiana PacersThe Indiana Pacers are a professional basketball team based in Indianapolis, Indiana. They are members of the Central Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Basketball Association...
. - Kerri WalshKerri WalshKerri Lee Walsh-Jennings is an American professional beach volleyball player.Walsh-Jennings and teammate Misty May-Treanor were the gold medalists in beach volleyball at both the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics...
, winner of two consecutive U.S. OlympicOlympic GamesThe Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...
beach volleyballBeach volleyballBeach volleyball, or sand volleyball, is an Olympic team sport played by two teams of two players on a sand court divided by a net.Like volleyball, the object of the game is to send the ball over the net in order to ground it on the opponent’s court, and to prevent the same effort by the opponent....
gold medals. - Steve Purdy, Professional Soccer player for the Portland Timbers
- Drew GordonDrew GordonDrew Gordon is an American college basketball player for the New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team. Born in San Jose, California, Gordon began his college career at UCLA, yet transferred during his sophomore year to the University of New Mexico...
, college basketball player for the New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team - Danielle Robinson, point guard for San Antonio Silver Stars, #6 overall WNBA draft choice
- Robert Perry, outfielder Shrevport Captains, 16th round draft pick of the San Diego Padres
- John Faylor, defensive back San Francisco 49ers