| Bishop McDevitt High School | |
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125 Royal Avenue ,, 19095 United States | |
| Coordinates | 40°5′39″N75°9′20″W / 40.09417°N 75.15556°W /40.09417; -75.15556 |
| Information | |
| Type | Private,coeducational |
| Motto | Maria Impende Juvamen (Mary, bestow your aid.) |
| Religious affiliation | Roman Catholic |
| Established | 1958 |
| School district | Archdiocese of Philadelphia |
| President | Dr. Matthew Powell |
| Principal | Patricia Rooney |
| Faculty | 25 |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 475 (2014) |
| Student to teacher ratio | 21:1 |
| Colors | Gold (color) andWhite |
| Athletics conference | Philadelphia Catholic League |
| Mascot | Royal Lancers |
| Team name | Royal Lancers |
| Accreditation | Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools[1] |
| Newspaper | The Royalist |
| Yearbook | The Realm |
| Tuition | $7,050 (2016-2017) |
| Alumni | 15,560+ |
| Admissions Director | Megan Gerhard |
| Athletic Director | Patrick Manzi |
| Website | www.mcdevitths.org |
Bishop McDevitt High School was aprivate, comprehensive, co-educationalRoman Catholichigh school in theWyncote community inCheltenham Township, Pennsylvania, United States. It was located in theRoman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia.
The school served grades nine through twelve with a diverse[clarification needed] mix of students with an academic program grounded in the teachings and formations of the Catholic faith.
It was accredited by thePennsylvania Department of Education, theMiddle States Association of Colleges and Schools, and theArchdiocese of Philadelphia.
The faculty consisted of lay and religious men and women, the majority of whom held advanced degrees in their area of specialization.[2]
Bishop McDevitt High School was dedicated on December 8, 1958, and opened to students the following day. The school celebrated its first graduating class in June 1961. The school added vocational and technical education in 1965; wonPhiladelphia Catholic League marching band title in 1965; won its first boys'Philadelphia Catholic League title in 1966; became co-educational shortly after it first opened Ed; won its first girls' Philadelphia Catholic League title in 1979; welcomed its first lay principal in 1985; opened its first computer lab in 1987; achieved itsMiddle States accreditation in 1988; started a Development Office and Alumni Association in 1989; and moved into open enrollment and a restructured president and principal model of administration in 1993.
The school was closed in 2020, effective at the end of the school year in 2021.
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