Bishop McDevitt High School (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania)
Private high school in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Bishop McDevitt High School is a private, Roman Catholic, co-educational high school in Lower Paxton Township, Pennsylvania, United States. It was founded in 1918 as "Catholic High School" in Harrisburg and renamed in 1957 to honor the memory of the Most Reverend Philip R. McDevitt, fourth bishop of Harrisburg and founder of the school.[5][6]
Not to be confused with Bishop McDevitt High School (Wyncote, Pennsylvania).
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Bishop McDevitt High School | |
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1 Crusader Way , Pennsylvania 17111 United States | |
Coordinates | 40°16′29.8″N 76°47′30″W |
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Type | Private high school |
Motto | Religione sapientia colitur (In Religion's Garden Grows Wisdom[1]) |
Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic |
Established | 1918; 106 years ago (1918) |
Oversight | Roman Catholic Diocese of Harrisburg |
Principal | Vincent Harper[2] |
Teaching staff | 26.5 (on an FTE basis) (2017–18)[3] |
Grades | 9–12 |
Gender | Co-educational |
Enrollment | 757 (2022–23)[3] |
Student to teacher ratio | 15:1 (2021–22)[3] |
Color(s) | Midnight Navy and Vegas gold |
Athletics conference | PIAA District 3 |
Mascot | Crusader |
Nickname | Crusaders |
Accreditation | Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools[4] |
Publication | The Larch |
Newspaper | The Twin Towers |
Yearbook | Pridwen |
Website | www |
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It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Harrisburg.