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Bishop McDevitt High School (Wyncote, Pennsylvania)

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Coordinates: 40°5′39″N 75°9′20″W / 40.09417°N 75.15556°W / 40.09417; -75.15556
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Bishop McDevitt High School
Address
Map
125 Royal Avenue

Wyncote
,
(Montgomery County)
,
Pennsylvania
19095

United States
Coordinates40°5′39″N 75°9′20″W / 40.09417°N 75.15556°W / 40.09417; -75.15556
Information
TypePrivate, coeducational
MottoMaria Impende Juvamen
(Mary, bestow your aid.)
Religious affiliation(s)Roman Catholic
Established1958
School districtArchdiocese of Philadelphia
PresidentDr. Matthew Powell
PrincipalPatricia Rooney
Faculty25
Grades9-12
Enrollment475 (2014)
Student to teacher ratio21:1
Color(s)Gold (color) and White   
Athletics conferencePhiladelphia Catholic League
MascotRoyal Lancers
Team nameRoyal Lancers
AccreditationMiddle States Association of Colleges and Schools[1]
NewspaperThe Royalist
YearbookThe Realm
Tuition$7,050 (2016-2017)
Alumni15,560+
Admissions DirectorMegan Gerhard
Athletic DirectorPatrick Manzi
Websitewww.mcdevitths.org

Bishop McDevitt High School was a private, comprehensive, co-educational Roman Catholic high school in the Wyncote community in Cheltenham Township, Pennsylvania, United States. It was located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia.

Background

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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 the Pennsylvania Department of Education, the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, and the Archdiocese 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]

History

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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; won Philadelphia 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 its Middle 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.

Notable alumni

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Notes and references

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  1. ^ MSA-CSS. "MSA-Commission on Secondary Schools". Archived from the original on May 14, 2011. Retrieved May 23, 2009.
  2. ^ "Bishop McDevitt High School | Wyncote, PA". 18 October 2017.
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