Bishop Amat Memorial High School

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Bishop Amat Memorial High School
Royal Blue and Gold   
Slogan"Steadfast, Loyal and True" "Go Big Blue!"
Fight song"Amat Will Shine"
Athletics conferenceCIF Southern Section
Del Rey League
MascotLancer
AccreditationWestern Association of Schools and Colleges[2]
NewspaperLance”
YearbookTusitala
Tuition1 student= $8,525 per year 2 students- same family $14,300 per year($ 2,750 discount) 3 Students- same family $16,500 per year ($6,325 discount).
AlumniSee listing
Websitehttp://www.bishopamat.org

Bishop Amat Memorial High School is a

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.

History

The school is named for the first

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
. Bishop Amat Memorial High School was formally dedicated to his memory in October 1959.

Academics

Bishop Amat offers both Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate courses.[3]

Campus

The campus site has grown over the years with the present 200 and 500 wings added in 1959. The gymnasium was added in 1962, the stadium in 1965 and the 300 wing in 1966. In 1973, the school formally became co-educational, with a single administrative structure. A building dedicated to the performing arts was completed in 1982. Four classrooms, including a full computer lab, were completed in 1988. A second computer lab was added in 1993, a refurbished physics lab in 1994 and the Brutocao Library in 1995. In 2000, a new covered lunch structure was built completed with integrated sound system and bbq pit.

In 2002, the school undertook a major campus renovation with plans for the replacement of the Tate Duff Memorial gymnasium. On March 16, 2003, demolition commenced on the facility. A leveled site groundbreaking for the new facility was held on April 16, 2003, with Bishop Zavala conducting the ceremony. On May 16, 2004, the living Rosary was held as the first activity in the new facility. The new Student Activity Center houses a main pavilion which seats 1600 spectators for Masses, assemblies, rallies and basketball and volleyball contests. New locker rooms for boys (down stairs) and girls (upstairs) are included as well as a lunchroom, dance studio, weight room facility and athletic and coaching offices. An equipment room and seminar room enhanced the many uses of the facility. In 2008 the facility was named in honor of Bishop Amat's first President, Monsignor Aidan Carroll who developed the concept of the center and raised the money to pay its cost.

Sports

Bishop Amat participates in the

Southern Section of the California Interscholastic Federation
, fielding 42 teams in 15 sports,

Amat Lancers have won four state championships - girls' basketball (2), Girls Cross Country (1), and Boys Cross Country (1).

The Lancer girls' basketball team won the state championship in 2005 and 2006.[4] The girls' cross country team won the state championship in 2015.[5] The boys' cross country team won the state championship in 2014.[5] Both the Boys and Girls Cross Country teams compete regularly in the Nike Portland and Cross Nationals in Portland, Oregon.

The school was selected as national champion by Collegiate Baseball Magazine twice (in 2001 and 2002). As of 2014 It was the only school to have been selected twice.[6] The baseball program has won the National Classic game four times.[7]

The Bishop Amat football program won the CIF-SS championships in 1961, 1970[permanent dead link], 1971 Archived September 24, 2021, at the Wayback Machine, 1992, 1995. The 1992 Lancer football team won the Reebok Bowl Archived September 21, 2021, at the Wayback Machine which was the first-ever championship between the CIF-Southern Section champion and the Los Angeles CIF city champion.

Notable alumni

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "BISHOP AMAT MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL". Private School Universe Survey. Natiopnal Center for Education Statistics. Archived from the original on June 15, 2020. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
  2. ^ WASC-ACS. "WASC-Accrediting Commission for Schools". Archived from the original on August 14, 2009. Retrieved June 5, 2009.
  3. ^ "Course Offerings/Curriculum". Bishop Amat High School. Retrieved April 13, 2022.
  4. ^ "All-Time GIRLS Champions" (PDF). Basketball State Championships - Past Champions & Records (through 2019). California Interscholastic Federation. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
  5. ^ a b "CIF State Championship Results" (PDF). Cross Country Past Championship Records and Results through 2019. California Interscholastic Federatio. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
  6. ^ "High School Baseball National Champions". LINEUPFORMS.COM. February 4, 2014. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
  7. ^ Ramirez, Stephen (August 30, 2017). "Bishop Amat baseball wins National Classic for a record fourth time". San Gabriel Valley Tribune. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
  8. Seattle Times
    . Retrieved November 1, 2021.
  9. ^ "They Have Mask Ball for Titans". Los Angeles Times. June 18, 2003. Retrieved December 25, 2021.
  10. ^ "Bishop Amat football standout Tyler Vaughns picks USC". San Gabriel Valley Tribune. August 19, 2015.
  11. ^ "BASEBALL: Bishop Amat's Zamora, Ruiz combine to no-hit St. Paul – Daily Breeze". Dailybreeze.com. April 8, 2011. Retrieved August 18, 2018.

External links

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