Moore Catholic High School

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| name = Moore Catholic High School

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| streetaddress = 100 Merrill Avenue

| city = Staten Island, New York

| zipcode = 10314

| country = U.S.

| coordinates = {{Coord|40|36|35|N|74|9|52|W|type:edu_region:US-NY|display=inline,title}}

| former_name = Countess Moore High School (until 1978)

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| religion = Roman Catholic

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| founder = Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York; Presentation Sisters of Staten Island

| president = Gina DeSantis

| principal = Scott Gabel

| dean = Joseph A. Fiechter

| chaplain = Father Rhey Garcia

| avg_class_size = 25

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| type = Catholic

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| tuition = $8,250{{citation needed | date = November 2022}}

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| grades = 912

| campus size = {{convert|6|acre|m2}}

| accreditation = Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

| mascot = Maverick

| team_name = Mavericks

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| colors = {{color box|red}}{{color box|black}} Red and black

| established = {{start date and age | 1962 | paren = y}}

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| gender = {{ubl|Girls until 1969|Coeducational from 1969}}

| homepage = {{URL|moorecatholichs.org}}

}}Moore Catholic High School is an American private, Catholic school in the Bulls Head neighborhood of Staten Island, New York. It was founded by the Presentation Sisters of Staten Island in September 1962 and named for Mary Young Moore, a beneficiary to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York,{{cite web |url=http://moorecatholichs.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Student-Handbook-2018-2019b.pdf |title=Student Handbook |publisher=Moore Catholic High School |date=September 2018 |access-date=April 7, 2019}} and was the first archdiocesan high school for girls on Staten Island.{{Cite book |last=Lundrigen |first=Margaret |title=Irish Staten Island |publisher=Arcadia Publishing |date=2009 |page=44 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=46d5e9ijhOEC&pg=PA44 |isbn=978-0-7385-6279-7 |access-date=April 7, 2019}}

Moore became co-educational in September 1969, and the name was formally changed from Countess Moore High School to Moore Catholic High School in October 1978.{{Cite web |last=benanti@siadvance.com |first=Carol Ann Benanti {{!}} |date=2022-09-18 |title=Happy birthday to Moore Catholic High School as it marks its 60-year Diamond Jubilee ‘Grand Gala’ Sept. 24 |url=https://www.silive.com/news/2022/09/happy-birthday-to-moore-catholic-high-school-as-it-marks-its-60-year-diamond-jubilee-grand-gala-sept-24.html |access-date=2023-06-16 |website=silive |language=en}}

Enrollment is about 400 students, evenly divided between males and females.{{cite web |url=https://www.niche.com/k12/moore-catholic-high-school-staten-island-ny/students/ |title=Students at Moore Catholic High School |publisher=Niche |access-date=April 7, 2019}}

Advanced academics

In 2005, Moore initiated a program called Presentation Scholars Academy for gifted students. The students are challenged and take accelerated, college-level, and Advanced Placement classes. The school also has a partnership with St. John's University, a large Catholic university that gives academic credit to Moore students for college-level extension courses.

Clubs

School clubs include National Honor Society, Student Council, The Game Club, Teaching the Christian Message, Yearbook, International Club, Interact Club, and The Art Club.

Electives

Senior Electives: Creative Writing, American Sign Language, Theology, Sociology, Psychology, Statistics, Criminal Justice, Immunology, AP Calculus, AP English, AP US History, & AP Biology.

Events

The school has several annual events:

Freshman Field Day, Senior Costume Day, Junior Prom, Senior Prom, Hall of Fame Dinner and Golf Outing, Performing Arts Dinner Cabaret, Coaches for Cancer Basketball Tournament, Fall play, Christmas Spectacular and Spring musical, Dance and Music Recitals.

Athletics

Moore Catholic offers basketball, baseball, football, softball, lacrosse, soccer, co-ed cheerleading, bowling, and track and field, and Nick Giannatasio is the Varsity Football Coach.

Faculty

Moore Catholic is staffed by the Daughters of Our Lady of the Garden, and dedicated lay faculty and staff. 28 member faculty hold 22 advanced degrees.

Notable alumni

  • Yancey Arias, actor[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0034733/bio/ IMDB website, Yancey Arias]
  • Kathy Brier, actress[https://www.silive.com/highschoolsports/2019/04/moore-catholic-to-induct-three-new-members-into-its-hall-of-fame.html Station Island Live website, Moore Catholic to induct three new members into its Hall of Fame, article by Charlie De Biase Jr dated April 12, 2019]
  • Jennifer Esposito, actress[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0261170/trivia/ IMDB website, Jennifer Esposito, Trivia]
  • Vidal Hazelton, football wide receiver[https://www.espn.co.uk/espnmag/story?section=magazine&id=3645423 ESPN website, Where Next is Born, article dated October 15, 2008]
  • Shea Spitzbarth, baseball player[https://molloylions.com/sports/baseball/roster/shea-spitzbarth/2571 Molloy University website, Shea Spitzbarth]

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