St. Joseph Central High School  
  At A Glance  
 
   

St. Joseph Central High School

22 Maplewood Avenue, Pittsfield, MA 01201

Phone (413) 447-9121     Fax (413) 443- 7020

 

Administration                       

 

Mrs. Lillian Quinn, Academic Dean                     

Guidance

Ms. Leslie Walton, Director     

Mrs. Tammi Dunham, Counselor        

Ms. Diane Dinan, Secretary

Business Department

Madeline Phelps, Business Manager

Lori Arevalo, Bookeeper

 

Philosophy                  

St. Joseph Central High School is college preparatory in nature and exists to provide a quality Catholic education.  In order to accomplish this goal, opportunities are provided for the spiritual, intellectual, aesthetic, physical, and social development of the total person.


School                        

Located in downtown Pittsfield, the school was founded in 1897.  The present structure opened in 1942.  The adjacent building, housing the library and business, was purchased in 1965.

 

Staff                            

The staff consists of thirty (30) lay faculty.

  • All departments hold membership in state and/or national professional organizations.

 

Teacher/Student Ratio   

1:10

 

Accreditation              

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

 

Curriculum                  

Each student is required to take six subjects every year, and Physical Education.  In order to recieve credit for the course, students must obtain a passing grade.  Courses in Mathematics and Science are offered according to ability levels (i.e., fundamental through Honors levels).  Written student application and department approval are required for acceptance into Honors Pre-calculus, Organic Chemistry, Honors Biology, Biology 2, Physics, Anatomy & Physiology, Honors English 1-4, and Advanced Placement courses:  Art History, English Literature and Composition, Chemistry, U.S. History, Calculus, and Computer Science.  St. Joseph CHS is a member of the Virtual High School Global Consortium  (goVHS.org).

 

Co-Curricular              

Seventy percent (70%) of the students participate in activities.  There are fifteen Varsity sports under the rules of the Massachusetts Inter-Scholastic Athletic Association.

 

Class Rank                  

NOT WEIGHTED – Numerical Average

 

Grading System          

                                  

1st Honors – 90 average with nothing less than a B

2nd Honors – 85 average with nothing less than a C+ 

  

A+

 

A

 

A-

97-100

93-96

90-92

B+

B

B-

87-89

83-86

80-82

C+

C

C-

77-79

73-76

70-72

D+

D

D-

F

67-69

63-66

60-62

Below 60

High School Graduation Rate

100%

Students That Continue to Further Education

99%

Colleges Students Have Attended After High School Graduation

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