St. Joseph Central High School (Pittsfield, Massachusetts)

{{Short description|Private, coeducational school in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States}}

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| streetaddress = 22 Maplewood Avenue

| city = Pittsfield

| state = Massachusetts

| county = (Berkshire County)

| zipcode = 01201

| country = USA

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| district = Diocese of Springfield

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| religion = Roman Catholic

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| affiliation = Diocese of Springfield

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| principal = Amy Gelinas

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| avg_class_size = 15

| ratio = 7:1

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| type = Private, Coeducational

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| tuition = $6,750 (without parish assistance)

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| grades = 9–12

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| campus size = small

| campus type = Urban

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| conference = Berkshire County League

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| accreditation = New England Association of Schools and Colleges{{cite web|url=http://cis.neasc.org/cis_directory_of_schools|title=NEASC-Commission on Independent Schools|access-date=2009-07-28|author=NEASC-CIS|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080624122506/http://cis.neasc.org/cis_directory_of_schools|archive-date=2008-06-24}}

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| mascot = Crusaders

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| nickname = St. Joe

| colors = Purple and Gold {{color box|purple}}{{color box|gold}}

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| established = 1897

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| closed = 2017

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| enrollment = ~ 60

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| homepage = http://www.stjosephpittsfield.org

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Saint Joseph Central High School was a private, college preparatory, Roman Catholic high school in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. Saint Joseph offered a co-educational intensive college preparatory curriculum to students in grades 9 through 12. SJCHS had a strong international student community with students from Korea, China, Austria, and Spain, but did not offer boarding facilities. International students live with local host families. Former principal Francis X. Foley announced his resignation in June 2013, and has been replaced with Dr. Amy Gelinas.{{cite web |url=http://www.berkshireeagle.com/news/ci_23953219/amy-gelinas-dalton-named-new-principal-st-joseph |title=Amy Gelinas of Dalton named new principal of St. Joseph Central High School in Pittsfield - Berkshire Eagle Online |website=www.berkshireeagle.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130901101903/http://www.berkshireeagle.com/news/ci_23953219/amy-gelinas-dalton-named-new-principal-st-joseph |archive-date=2013-09-01}} The School closed in June 2017.{{cite web |url=https://www.berkshireeagle.com/archives/final-bell-for-st-joseph-central-high-school/article_3687b60f-f0ad-5de6-8e57-b6c0dc7d595c.html|title=Final bell for St. Joseph Central High School }}