Blessed Sacrament-St. Gabriel High School
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Blessed Sacrament-St. Gabriel High School is a co-educational, private
, Roman Catholic high school
in New Rochelle, New York
in Westchester County. The school is a result of the merger of Blessed Sacrament and St. Gabriel into one co-educational institution. The school is conducted by members of the Sisters of Charity
and the Congregation of Christian Brothers
together with other religious and lay persons. It is located in Blessed Sacrament Parish.
Private school
Private schools, also known as independent schools or nonstate schools, are not administered by local, state or national governments; thus, they retain the right to select their students and are funded in whole or in part by charging their students' tuition, rather than relying on mandatory...
, Roman Catholic high school
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....
in New Rochelle, New York
New York
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in Westchester County. The school is a result of the merger of Blessed Sacrament and St. Gabriel into one co-educational institution. The school is conducted by members of the Sisters of Charity
Sisters of Charity
Many religious communities have the term Sisters of Charity as part of their name. The rule of Saint Vincent for the Daughters of Charity has been adopted and adapted by at least sixty founders of religious orders around the world in the subsequent centuries....
and the Congregation of Christian Brothers
Congregation of Christian Brothers
The Congregation of Christian Brothers is a worldwide religious community within the Catholic Church, founded by Blessed Edmund Rice. The Christian Brothers, as they are commonly known, chiefly work for the evangelisation and education of youth, but are involved in many ministries, especially with...
together with other religious and lay persons. It is located in Blessed Sacrament Parish.
Courses
The following courses constitute the program of studies at Blessed Sacrament-St. Gabriel High SchoolFreshmen:
Juniors:
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Interscholastic Sports
The school offers the following interscholastic sports:- 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...
- Varsity
- BasketballBasketballBasketball 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...
- Varsity, Junior Varsity
- Soccer - Varsity
- SoftballSoftballSoftball 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...
- Varsity
- Track and Field
- VolleyballVolleyballVolleyball 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...
- Junior Varsity
Clubs and activities
- National Honor SocietyNational Honor SocietyThe National Honor Society is a recognition program for high school students in grades 10-12 in the United States and in several other countries...
- Student Government
- ChessChessChess is a two-player board game played on a chessboard, a square-checkered board with 64 squares arranged in an eight-by-eight grid. It is one of the world's most popular games, played by millions of people worldwide at home, in clubs, online, by correspondence, and in tournaments.Each player...
Club
- ArtArtArt is the product or process of deliberately arranging items in a way that influences and affects one or more of the senses, emotions, and intellect....
Club
- Academic Team