Bishop Amat Memorial High School
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Monstra Matrem
Show thyself a mother
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| 14301 Fairgrove Avenue La Puente, California, (Los Angeles County), 91746  United States |
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| Coordinates | 34°3′15″N 117°57′54″W / 34.05417°N 117.965°WCoordinates: 34°3′15″N 117°57′54″W / 34.05417°N 117.965°W |
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| Type | Private, Coeducational |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic |
| Established | 1957 |
| President | Msgr. Aidan Carroll |
| Principal | Dr. Merritt Hemenway |
| Vice principal | Richard Beck |
| Asst. Principal | Ivette Salcedo, Maria Gover |
| Chaplain | Fr. Michael Sezzi |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 1,427[1] (2008) |
| Grade 9 | 378 |
| Grade 10 | 365 |
| Grade 11 | 338 |
| Grade 12 | 346 |
| Color(s) | Royal Blue and Gold |
| Fight song | Go Big Blue |
| Athletics conference | Serra League |
| Mascot | Lancer |
| Accreditation(s) | Western Association of Schools and Colleges[2] |
| Newspaper | 'Lance' |
| Yearbook | 'Tusitala' |
| Tuition | $6,435 (as of 10-11)[3] |
| Website | http://www.bishopamat.org |
Bishop Amat Memorial High School is a co-ed Catholic high school serving the San Gabriel Valley in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles, and was founded in 1957. The campus is located in La Puente, California, approximately 20 miles east of downtown Los Angeles in Los Angeles County. The coeducational student body comprises approximately 1,520 students in grades 9 through 12, making Bishop Amat the largest private high school in Los Angeles County. It is the only Catholic high school in Los Angeles County that offers the rigorous Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IB) (International Baccalaureate).
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[edit] History
The school is named for the first Bishop of Monterey-Los Angeles, the Most Reverend Thaddeus Amat y Brusi, who served as the ordinary of Los Angeles from 1853 to 1878. He founded some of the first schools in Los Angeles and invited the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul to open St. Vincent's College, which was the predecessor to Loyola Marymount University.
[edit] Sports
Bishop Amat participates in the California Interscholastic Federation Southern Section Serra and Del Rey League.
[edit] Notable alumni
- France Córdova President-Purdue University - Class of 1965
- Carlos Pascual (U.S. Ambassador to Mexico, State Department’s Special Envoy and Coordinator for International Energy Affairs), Class of 1976
- Maria Sachs Member of the Florida State Senate - Class of 1967
- Troy Auzenne (NFL player)
- Eric Bieniemy (NFL player/coach)
- Ralph Brown (NFL player), Class of 1996
- Allen Evangelista (actor)
- Pat Haden (football player/sportscaster/USC Athletic Director)
- Dan Haren (MLB pitcher)
- John Jackson (NFL player/Fox Sports broadcaster)
- Mike Lamb (MLB player), Class of 1993
- Daylon McCutcheon (retired NFL player)
- John McKay, Jr. (USC Assistant Athletic Director/NFL player/son of football coach John McKay)
- Tamara Mello (actress)
- Kory Minor (NFL player)
- William Robinson (NFL player)
- Brian Russell (NFL player), Class of 1996
- John Sciarra (retired NFL player)
- Ryan Smith (NFL player)
- Michael Young (MLB player - Texas Rangers)
