Bishop Walsh School
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Bishop Walsh School is a K-12
Catholic school
located in Cumberland, Maryland
, and under the jurisdiction of the Archdiocese of Baltimore
. Approximately 600 students attend. The school also hosts a pre-K program and operates the St. Michael's pre-K program in Frostburg
.
, a monastic order, and is named in honor of the Bishop James Walsh
, a Cumberland-born missionary
and member of the Maryknoll
order, who preached in China
and was imprisoned in solitary confinement by its Communist government
for twelve years. When Walsh was finally released from prison in 1970 he was greeted by Pope Paul IV on August 25, 1970. He died on July 29, 1981.
Opening in 1966, the school was originally Bishop Walsh High School (BW) and replaced four other Catholic high schools: La Salle, Ursuline Academy, Girls Central, and St. Peter's. In the mid-1980s, St. Mary's Elementary school closed and St. Patrick's and St. Peter & Paul reorganized as a grade school and middle school. Later, the grade school became St. John Neuman and BW became a middle/high school.
In the 2001-2002 school year, it combined with St. John Neumann
Elementary School and St. Peter's Elementary School in Westernport, to form a K-12 school. (St. John Neumann school, located on the corner of Fayette and Smallwood streets, has since been torn down.) The school is run in part by the Catholic organization the School Sisters of Notre Dame
. The Christian Brothers served the Cumberland, MD area for over 100 years until 2011 when the last of the remaining Brothers were reassigned from Bishop Walsh. The school's sports teams are called the Spartans after the warriors of ancient Sparta
.
and Allegany High School
for Cumberland City championships in all sports except football
. The athletic director is Mr. James Zamagias.
team was 'City Champions' in 1978 (undefeated) and 2007.
The Spartan's Baseball team won a state championship in baseball in 2008.
The BW Women's Softball Team achieved State Championship status in their respective private school division in 2006.
300th win.
Between 1984 and 1988 the Boys Soccer team goes undefeated in City Play.
In 1988 Scott Vines, Varsity Boys Soccer, ties the national HS scoring record for most individual goals in a game. He scored 12 goals on 15 shots against Beall High School
.
The football team is currently coached by Geno Taylor.
. Their most recent victory in the tournament came in 2011 against St. Benedict's Prep (NJ), 61-60.
The girls basketball team serves as the host each year for the Bishop Walsh Girls Invitational Tournament that attracts some of the top teams in the Mid-Atlantic region.
.
The Books Alive! after school program gives elementary, middle and high school students an opportunity to pursue their interests in acting, writing and set and costume design.
K-12
K–12 is a designation for the sum of primary and secondary education. It is used in the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand where P–12 is also commonly used...
Catholic school
Catholic school
Catholic schools are maintained parochial schools or education ministries of the Catholic Church. the Church operates the world's largest non-governmental school system...
located in Cumberland, Maryland
Cumberland, Maryland
Cumberland is a city in the far western, Appalachian portion of Maryland, United States. It is the county seat of Allegany County, and the primary city of the Cumberland, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area. At the 2010 census, the city had a population of 20,859, and the metropolitan area had a...
, and under the jurisdiction of the Archdiocese of Baltimore
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Baltimore
The Metropolitan Archdiocese of Baltimore is a particular church of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States. The archdiocese comprises the City of Baltimore as well as Allegany, Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Carroll, Frederick, Garrett, Harford, Howard, and Washington Counties in Maryland...
. Approximately 600 students attend. The school also hosts a pre-K program and operates the St. Michael's pre-K program in Frostburg
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History
The school was founded by the Christian BrothersInstitute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools
The Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools is a Roman Catholic religious teaching congregation, founded in France by Saint Jean-Baptiste de la Salle and now based in Rome...
, a monastic order, and is named in honor of the Bishop James Walsh
James Walsh (priest)
James Edward Walsh was an American Roman Catholic priest and a bishop in China. He was a member of the Maryknoll order, and a missionary in China....
, a Cumberland-born missionary
Missionary
A missionary is a member of a religious group sent into an area to do evangelism or ministries of service, such as education, literacy, social justice, health care and economic development. The word "mission" originates from 1598 when the Jesuits sent members abroad, derived from the Latin...
and member of the Maryknoll
Maryknoll
Maryknoll is a name shared by three organizations that are part of the Roman Catholic Church and whose joint focus is on the overseas mission activity of the Catholic Church in the United States...
order, who preached in China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
and was imprisoned in solitary confinement by its Communist government
History of the People's Republic of China
The history of the People's Republic of China details the history of mainland China since October 1, 1949, when, after a near complete victory by the Communist Party of China in the Chinese Civil War, Mao Zedong proclaimed the People's Republic of China from atop Tiananmen...
for twelve years. When Walsh was finally released from prison in 1970 he was greeted by Pope Paul IV on August 25, 1970. He died on July 29, 1981.
Opening in 1966, the school was originally Bishop Walsh High School (BW) and replaced four other Catholic high schools: La Salle, Ursuline Academy, Girls Central, and St. Peter's. In the mid-1980s, St. Mary's Elementary school closed and St. Patrick's and St. Peter & Paul reorganized as a grade school and middle school. Later, the grade school became St. John Neuman and BW became a middle/high school.
In the 2001-2002 school year, it combined with St. John Neumann
John Neumann
Saint John Nepomucene Neumann, C.Ss.R., was a Redemptorist missionary to the United States who became the fourth Bishop of Philadelphia and the first American bishop to be canonized...
Elementary School and St. Peter's Elementary School in Westernport, to form a K-12 school. (St. John Neumann school, located on the corner of Fayette and Smallwood streets, has since been torn down.) The school is run in part by the Catholic organization the School Sisters of Notre Dame
School Sisters of Notre Dame
School Sisters of Notre Dame is a worldwide order of Roman Catholic nuns devoted to primary, secondary, and post-secondary education. Their life in mission centers on prayer, community life and ministry...
. The Christian Brothers served the Cumberland, MD area for over 100 years until 2011 when the last of the remaining Brothers were reassigned from Bishop Walsh. The school's sports teams are called the Spartans after the warriors of ancient Sparta
Sparta
Sparta or Lacedaemon, was a prominent city-state in ancient Greece, situated on the banks of the River Eurotas in Laconia, in south-eastern Peloponnese. It emerged as a political entity around the 10th century BC, when the invading Dorians subjugated the local, non-Dorian population. From c...
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Notable alumni
- Samuel PerlozzoSam PerlozzoSamuel Benedict Perlozzo is a former second baseman and manager in Major League Baseball, most recently with the Baltimore Orioles...
- professional baseballBaseballBaseball 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...
player and MLB manager (Baltimore OriolesBaltimore OriolesThe Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland in the United States. They are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's American League. One of the American League's eight charter franchises in 1901, it spent its first year as a major league...
) (class of 1969) - Kevin KellyKevin Kelly (politician)Kevin Kelly is an American politician from Maryland and a member of the Democratic Party. He is currently serving in his fifth term in the Maryland House of Delegates, representing district 1B in Allegany County. Kelly is a member of the Judiciary Committee and its Civil Law and Procedure...
- (D)Democratic Party (United States)The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
1B, Maryland House of DelegatesMaryland House of DelegatesThe Maryland House of Delegates is the lower house of the General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Maryland, and is composed of 141 Delegates elected from 47 districts. The House chamber is located in the state capitol building on State Circle in Annapolis...
, (class of 1971)
Athletics
Bishop Walsh's athletic teams compete in the Appalachian Mountain Athletic Conference (AMAC) in all sports except football. They also compete against rivals Fort Hill High SchoolFort Hill High School
Fort Hill High School is a four-year public high school in Cumberland, Maryland, United States, operating under the direction of the Principal Stephen M. Lewis, with about 900 Negro students in grades 9 through 12.-History:...
and Allegany High School
Allegany High School
Allegany High School is a public high school in Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland. Allegany High School was built as Allegany County High School in 1887, hence it is often referred to as 'Alco'....
for Cumberland City championships in all sports except 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...
. The athletic director is Mr. James Zamagias.
Baseball & Softball
The school's baseballBaseball
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...
team was 'City Champions' in 1978 (undefeated) and 2007.
The Spartan's Baseball team won a state championship in baseball in 2008.
The BW Women's Softball Team achieved State Championship status in their respective private school division in 2006.
Soccer
The BW Boys Soccer is coached by Joe and Tim Rowan. In 2007, the coaches recorded their300th win.
Between 1984 and 1988 the Boys Soccer team goes undefeated in City Play.
In 1988 Scott Vines, Varsity Boys Soccer, ties the national HS scoring record for most individual goals in a game. He scored 12 goals on 15 shots against Beall High School
Mountain Ridge High School (Frostburg, Maryland)
Mountain Ridge High School is a high school in Frostburg, Maryland, that houses over 1000 students from the Georges Creek Valley, the Greater Frostburg vicinity, and the Westernport region...
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Football
Cumberland City football champions 1967 and 1978. The Spartans recorded their best record of 9-1 during the 1991 and 2008 seasons.The football team is currently coached by Geno Taylor.
Basketball
The Boys Basketball team captured another city title, its first since 1996, in 2009 and again in 2011. The boys basketball team serves as the host school for the annual Alhambra Catholic Invitational Tournament (ACIT), which is a prestigious tournament held at Frostburg State UniversityFrostburg State University
Frostburg State University is a four-year university located on a campus in Frostburg, Maryland, in Western Maryland, and is part of the University System of Maryland. FSU is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education.-History:...
. Their most recent victory in the tournament came in 2011 against St. Benedict's Prep (NJ), 61-60.
The girls basketball team serves as the host each year for the Bishop Walsh Girls Invitational Tournament that attracts some of the top teams in the Mid-Atlantic region.
Other titles
- 29 straight years with a championship (boys soccer)
- 2 state titles (boys soccer)
- 5 area championships (boys soccer)
- 18 city championships (boys soccer)
- 3 baseball state championships
Mock trial
The Bishop Walsh Mock Trial team is coached by Tony Orndoff. James Zamagias headed the team for 24 years. The team participates in a statewide competition administered by the Citizen Law-Related Education Program (CLREP). Bishop Walsh won the state championship in 1990 and was a finalist in 1989, 2003, and 2010. Bishop Walsh also made the "Final Four" in 1997, 1998, 2002, 2004, and 2011. Bishop Walsh is the two-time reigning Circuit Four champion.Drama
The Spartan Little Theater produces a musical every spring. In 2012, the musical will be Anything GoesAnything Goes
Anything Goes is a musical with music and lyrics by Cole Porter. The original book was a collaborative effort by Guy Bolton and P.G. Wodehouse, heavily revised by the team of Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse. The story concerns madcap antics aboard an ocean liner bound from New York to London...
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The Books Alive! after school program gives elementary, middle and high school students an opportunity to pursue their interests in acting, writing and set and costume design.