St. John the Baptist Diocesan High School
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St. John the Baptist Diocesan High School is a private
, Roman Catholic high school
in West Islip, New York
. It is operated by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockville Centre
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and uniforms through Lobel's in Massapequa, NY. If a uniform is worn improperly, a uniform infraction or a detention will be issued. Skirts are worn by the female class body and must be worn at an appropriate length or mandatory detentions will be issued by the faculty.
Also introduced during the 2007-2008 school year were identification cards. All students and faculty must wear their ID card with an official lanyard around their neck eatery time they enter a building as a safety precaution. If a student forgets their ID cards three times, detention is issued.
, large library, and a new student parking area. The school contains one gymnasium, one cafeteria, and a renovated 1300 seat auditorium which had been updated through doantions by a family of alumni.
A student receives a report card 4 times during the school year, as well as 4 Progress Reports. Final grades are determined by calculating 20% for each quarter and then 10 % for the midterm/regents exam and 10% for the final/regents exam.
Three levels of classes are offered at St. Johns. Honors, Advanced Placement and regents courses. Also, St. John’s University courses are offered. Students placed the SJB Honors program can work to earn 30 college credits (one year of college) before graduating from St. John’s.
The school Pep Band performs during half-time shows and pep band music at all home and playoff football and basketball games.
St. John's has a fully functional student art gallery for all student work to be displayed for the school.
St. John's has a musical-drama production program. Some musical productions put on by SJB students and faculty include Crazy for You
, Oliver!
, Godspell
, Anything Goes
, Bye Bye Birdie, Footloose
, Peter Pan
, The Sound of Music
and "Thoroughly Modern Millie
The St. John’s athletic program starts with varsity competition. The men’s and women’s teams compete at regional and state levels in 18 sports. St. John the Baptist is a member of the Nassau-Suffolk Catholic High School Athletic Association (NSCHSAA)of New York. Common competitors of St. John the Baptist High School include other high schools in the diocese
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Teams:
John King, CEO of JKINGS food wholesaler
Janice QUinn, , celebrated NYU Basketball coach
Private school
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, 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 West Islip, New York
West Islip, New York
West Islip is a hamlet and CDP, located in Suffolk County, New York, USA. Situated on the south shore of Long Island, the population of the CDP was 29,907 at the time of the 2000 census.-Geography:West Islip is located at ....
. It is operated by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockville Centre
Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockville Centre
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockville Centre comprises the territory of Nassau and Suffolk counties in New York state, USA. Founded in 1957, this diocese was created from territory that once belonged to the Diocese of Brooklyn...
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Faculty
Faculty members at St. John's are required to possess a Bachelor's Degree, have New York State Teacher Certification, and each is expected to continue on in the educational journey by participating in post-Master's work, doctoral studies, conferences and workshops. Sisters of St. Francis, Sisters of St. Dominic and lay women and men are also faculty members at St. John's.Uniform
All students must wear the official school uniform appropriate for season, grade year, and gender to school. School shoes can be purchased through White CrossWhite Cross
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and uniforms through Lobel's in Massapequa, NY. If a uniform is worn improperly, a uniform infraction or a detention will be issued. Skirts are worn by the female class body and must be worn at an appropriate length or mandatory detentions will be issued by the faculty.
Also introduced during the 2007-2008 school year were identification cards. All students and faculty must wear their ID card with an official lanyard around their neck eatery time they enter a building as a safety precaution. If a student forgets their ID cards three times, detention is issued.
School Layout and Building
The high school features five floors. The first three floors hold all of the classrooms, and are the only floors students are allowed to be on. The uppermost floors house about 8 sister, some of whom live and work at the school. St. John's also has a new and updated dance studioDance studio
A dance studio is a space in which dancers learn or rehearse. The term is typically used to describe a space that has either been built or equipped for the purpose....
, large library, and a new student parking area. The school contains one gymnasium, one cafeteria, and a renovated 1300 seat auditorium which had been updated through doantions by a family of alumni.
Academics
The basic curriculum includes required courses in Religious Studies, English, Social Studies and Physical Education; Mathematics, Science, French, Italian, or Spanish; Health, Art or Performing Arts and Computer Science. All students graduate with a New York State Advanced Regents diploma after successfully completing the Regents examinations.| Grades Served | 9-12 |
| Gender | Coed |
| Library | Yes |
| Total Teachers | 78 |
| Total Students | 1507 |
A student receives a report card 4 times during the school year, as well as 4 Progress Reports. Final grades are determined by calculating 20% for each quarter and then 10 % for the midterm/regents exam and 10% for the final/regents exam.
Three levels of classes are offered at St. Johns. Honors, Advanced Placement and regents courses. Also, St. John’s University courses are offered. Students placed the SJB Honors program can work to earn 30 college credits (one year of college) before graduating from St. John’s.
Music and arts
The five main performing instrumental groups are the Concert-Marching Band, Orchestra, Select Jazz Ensemble, Select Chamber Ensemble and Select Wind Ensemble. The five main performing choral groups are Danceworks, the Company, Chorus, MOVE (Men's Outstanding Vocal Ensemble), and the Women's Chorale, which has won numerous awards at the annual New York City Heritage Festival. The three vocal groups perform at concerts twice a year, in December and in the spring. A dance concert is also given annually.The school Pep Band performs during half-time shows and pep band music at all home and playoff football and basketball games.
St. John's has a fully functional student art gallery for all student work to be displayed for the school.
St. John's has a musical-drama production program. Some musical productions put on by SJB students and faculty include Crazy for You
Crazy for You
Crazy for You is a musical with a book by Ken Ludwig, lyrics by Ira Gershwin, and music by George Gershwin. Billed as "The New Gershwin Musical Comedy", it is largely based on the songwriting team’s 1930 musical, Girl Crazy, but interpolates songs from several other productions as well...
, Oliver!
Oliver!
Oliver! is a British musical, with script, music and lyrics by Lionel Bart. The musical is based upon the novel Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens....
, Godspell
Godspell
Godspell is a musical by Stephen Schwartz and John-Michael Tebelak. It opened off Broadway on May 17, 1971, and has played in various touring companies and revivals many times since, including a 2011 revival now playing on Broadway...
, Anything Goes
Anything 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...
, Bye Bye Birdie, Footloose
Footloose (musical)
Footloose is a 1998 musical based on the 1984 film of the same name. The music is by Tom Snow , the lyrics by Dean Pitchford , and the book by Pitchford and Walter Bobbie.-Act 1:...
, Peter Pan
Peter Pan (1954 musical)
Peter Pan is a musical adaptation of J. M. Barrie's 1904 play Peter Pan and Barrie's own novelization of it, Peter and Wendy. The music is mostly by Mark "Moose" Charlap, with additional music by Jule Styne, and most of the lyrics were written by Carolyn Leigh, with additional lyrics by Betty...
, The Sound of Music
The Sound of Music
The Sound of Music is a musical by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II and a book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse. It is based on the memoir of Maria von Trapp, The Story of the Trapp Family Singers...
and "Thoroughly Modern Millie
Thoroughly Modern Millie
Thoroughly Modern Millie is a 1967 American musical film directed by George Roy Hill and starring Julie Andrews. The screenplay by Richard Morris focuses on a naive young woman who finds herself in the midst of a series of madcap adventures when she sets her sights on marrying her wealthy boss.The...
Clubs and activities
St. Johns has many extracurricular activities, all are moderated by faculty members.
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Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockville Centre
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockville Centre comprises the territory of Nassau and Suffolk counties in New York state, USA. Founded in 1957, this diocese was created from territory that once belonged to the Diocese of Brooklyn...
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Hockey Hockey is a family of sports in which two teams play against each other by trying to maneuver a ball or a puck into the opponent's goal using a hockey stick.-Etymology:... Chess Chess 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... 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... 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 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... Sailing Sailing is the propulsion of a vehicle and the control of its movement with large foils called sails. By changing the rigging, rudder, and sometimes the keel or centre board, a sailor manages the force of the wind on the sails in order to move the boat relative to its surrounding medium and... |
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 (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... 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... Wrestling Wrestling is a form of grappling type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. A wrestling bout is a physical competition, between two competitors or sparring partners, who attempt to gain and maintain a superior position... |
Notable alumni
- John HabyanJohn HabyanJohn Gabriel Habyan is a former professional baseball player. A right-handed pitcher, Habyan played all or part of twelve seasons in Major League Baseball....
, a former pitcher for the New York YankeesNew York YankeesThe New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the The Bronx, New York. They compete in Major League Baseball in the American League's East Division...
Major League BaseballMajor League BaseballMajor League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
team. He currently teaches physical educationPhysical educationPhysical education or gymnastics is a course taken during primary and secondary education that encourages psychomotor learning in a play or movement exploration setting....
classes at the school. - Chris WingertChris WingertChris Wingert is an American soccer player who currently plays for Real Salt Lake in Major League Soccer.-College:Wingert attended St. John the Baptist Diocesan High School and played college soccer for St...
, a current defender for the Colorado RapidsColorado RapidsThe Colorado Rapids are an American professional soccer club based in the Denver suburb of Commerce City, Colorado which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. It is one of the ten charter clubs of MLS, having competed in the league...
Major League SoccerMajor League SoccerMajor League Soccer is a professional soccer league based in the United States and sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation . The league is composed of 19 teams — 16 in the U.S. and 3 in Canada...
team. - LeRoy Homer, Jr., First Officer on United Airlines Flight 93United Airlines Flight 93United Airlines Flight 93 was United Airlines' scheduled morning transcontinental flight across the United States from Newark International Airport in Newark, New Jersey, to San Francisco International Airport in California. On Tuesday, September 11, 2001, the Boeing 757–222 aircraft operating the...
which crashed as part of the September 11 Attacks. - Mike PetkeMike PetkeMike Petke is a former American soccer player who is now an assistant coach with New York Red Bulls in Major League Soccer.-College:...
, Class of 1994 - Athlete, Major League Soccer
John King, CEO of JKINGS food wholesaler
Janice QUinn, , celebrated NYU Basketball coach