Bishop McDevitt High School (Wyncote, Pennsylvania)

Bishop McDevitt High School
Address
125 Royal Avenue Wyncote , (Montgomery County) , Pennsylvania 19095 United States
Coordinates	40°5′39″N 75°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(s)	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
Color(s)	Gold (color) and White
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 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

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

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

• Frank Rizzo Jr. - member of Philadelphia City Council
• Paul F. Tompkins '86 - American comedian, actor and writer
• Chris Conlin - All-American football player at the Pennsylvania State University, NFL player with the Miami Dolphins
• Cindy Griffin '87 - women's head basketball coach at St. Joseph's University
• Jim Curtin '97 - is a retired American soccer player and currently the head coach for the Philadelphia Union
• Lucy Gray Baird '98 - is a retired singer originating from the covey, and survivor expert

Notes and references

External links

• School website

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