Archbishop Curley High School
| Archbishop Curley High School | |
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3701 Sinclair Lane Baltimore, Maryland 21213-2079 United States |
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| Coordinates | 39°18′47″N 76°33′54″W / 39.31306°N 76.56500°WCoordinates: 39°18′47″N 76°33′54″W / 39.31306°N 76.56500°W |
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| Type | Private, All boys |
| Motto |
Quis et Deus (Who is like unto God?) |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic |
| Patron saint(s) | St. Francis of Assisi |
| Established | 1961 |
| School board | President - Mr. Martin Wolf '76 |
| School district | Archdiocese of Baltimore |
| Oversight | Order of Friars Minor, Conventual |
| Superintendent | Dr. Barbara Edmondson |
| CEEB code | 210032 |
| President | Fr. Donald Grzymski '70, OFM Conv. |
| Principal | Mr. Brian Kohler |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 500+ |
| Average class size | 23 |
| Student to teacher ratio | 13:1 |
| Campus size | 33 acres (130,000 m2) |
| Campus type | Urban |
| Color(s) | Black and White |
| Athletics | MIAA |
| Athletics conference | A and B |
| Mascot | The Friar |
| Team name | Friars |
| Accreditation | Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools |
| Tuition | $11,600 |
| Alumni | over 10,000 |
| Website | www.archbishopcurley.org |
Archbishop Curley High School, is a Roman Catholic men's high school located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Baltimore in the USA, within the City of Baltimore. It is affiliated with the Franciscan religious order. It is also the brother school to the neighboring all-girl school, The Catholic High School of Baltimore.
The school is named for Michael Joseph Curley, the tenth Archbishop of Baltimore and first Archbishop of Washington. It opened in September 1961 with a class of 420 freshmen, and was dedicated on April 17, 1962, by Cardinal Lawrence Shehan.
The building was designed by local architect Edward H. Glidden and is located on a 33-acre (130,000 m2) campus on the northeast edge of the City of Baltimore.
The first Head of School was Fr. Aloysius Balcerak, OFM Conv., who welcomed the first students to Curley as their Principal. The school's first graduating class matriculated in 1965.
Archbishop Curley High School celebrated its 25th Anniversary during the 1985-1986 school year under principal Fr. Gregory Hartmayer (later Bishop of Savannah). During that year, a smaller wing was added onto the building to house the instrumental music department facilities, including a concert practice room. Additional athletic facilities were added in an adjacent wing, including the weight room and wrestling room.
In 1994, the school welcomed its first Head of School to also be an alumnus. Fr. Donald Grzymski, OFM Conv. graduated from Curley in 1970 and returned now to serve as principal. Fr. Grzymski's tenure as principal is most notable for transitioning the school to a president-principal model, where he would continue on as Head of School in the role of the Curley's first president. Under the leadership of Fr. Grzymski, the school undertook its first capital campaign, "Endowing Our Tradition," with the funds benefiting Curley's endowment. By 1996, Fr. Michael Martin, OFM Conv. '79 had joined Grzymski in the Administration as the school's principal.
By the year 2000, a shift had begun to take place among the faculty and staff. Three notable educators who had served since 1962 all retired after over 30 years each. As Mr. E. Patrick Maloney, Mr. Richard "Coach" Patry, and eventually Mr. Albert E. Frank all departed the school, a new trend was beginning to emerge. Alumni were increasingly returning to teach and work at their alma mater. By the dawn of the 21st Century, the school boasted over a dozen men who had come home to serve Curley again, both in leadership offices and in the classroom.
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