| Bishop Amat Memorial High School | |
| Address | |
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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 |
| Information | |
| Type | Private, Coeducational |
| Motto | Monstra Matrem (Show thyself a mother) |
| Religious affiliation | Roman Catholic |
| Established | 1957 |
| President | Msgr. Aidan Carroll |
| Principal | 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 |
| Athletics conference | Serra League |
| Mascot | Lancer |
| Accreditation(s) | Western Association of Schools and Colleges[2] |
| Newspaper | Lance |
| Yearbook | Tusitala |
| Tuition | $6,100 (as of 08-09)[3] |
| Admissions Director | Debbie Oswald |
| Athletic Director | Michael Manzo |
| Faculty Emeritus | The Kid Henry |
| 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). It is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles. The school's yearbook is called Tusitala. Bishop Amat High School runs on the block schedule. Although the students are required to follow a dress code, the school offers a wide range of options.
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.
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Athletics
The school's sports teams use the nickname "Lancers." Female teams are known as the "Lady Lancers."
Bishop Amat competes in the following sports:
- Football
- Baseball
- Softball
- Wrestling
- Track
- Boys' and girls' cross country
- Boys' and girls' volleyball
- Boys' and girls' golf
- Boys' and girls' tennis
- Boys' and girls' swimming
- Boys' and girls' soccer
- Boys' and girls' basketball
Bishop Amat participates in the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) Del Rey League against Bishop Montgomery (Torrance), St. Bernard (Playa del Rey), St. Paul (Santa Fe Springs), Serra, and Don Bosco Technical Institute (Rosemead, California) (Gardena).
Bishop Amat's rival school is St. Paul High School in Santa Fe Springs, California
Non CIF teams at Amat include: Bishop Amat Hockey Team (California Street Hockey Association)
Anniversary
On September 17, 2007, Bishop Amat celebrated their 50th anniversary mass. The Mass was celebrated by Roger Cardinal Mahony. A school history written by Ronald C. Woolsey, Steadfast, Loyal and True: The Lancers of Bishop Amat High School, 1957-2007, is available for purchase through the school.
Notable alumni
- Eric Bieniemy (NFL player, coach)
- Ralph Brown (NFL player) Class of 1996
- Pat Haden (football player/sportscaster)
- 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. NFL player and son of football coach John McKay
- Tamara Mello (actress)
- William Robinson (NFL player)
- Brian Russell (NFL player) Class of 1996
- John Sciarra (retired NFL player)
- Ryan Smith (NFL player)
- Michael Young (baseball)(MLB player)
References
Dustin Manahan (Cleveland Browns (retired))
External links
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