Bishop Amat Memorial High School
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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 117.96500°WCoordinates: 34°3′15″N 117°57′54″W / 34.05417°N 117.96500°W |
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| Type | Private, Coeducational |
| Motto | Monstra Matrem (Show thyself a mother) |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic |
| Established | 1957 |
| Authority | Archdiocese of Los Angeles |
| President | Msgr. Aidan Carroll |
| Principal | Mr. Richard Beck |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 1,401 (2013-2014) |
| Color(s) | Royal Blue and Gold |
| Slogan | "Steadfast, Loyal and True" |
| Fight song | "Amat Will Shine" |
| Athletics conference |
CIF - Southern Section Camino Del Rey Association |
| Mascot | Lancer |
| Accreditation | Western Association of Schools and Colleges |
| Newspaper | Lance |
| Yearbook | Tusitala |
| Tuition | $7,700 (9 months) (as of 15-16) |
| 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 (32 km) 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 International Baccalaureate Diploma Program (IB).
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. Bishop Amat Memorial High School was formally dedicated to his memory in October 1959.
In 2005, Bishop Amat was approved for accreditation by the prestigious International Baccalaureate Organization. the school now offers the full IB diploma for students who meet the strict standards of the IB Programme. Bishop Amat is the only Catholic high school in The Los Angeles County that offers the rigorous Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IB) International Baccalaureate.
The campus site has grown over the years with the present 200 and 500 wings added in 1959. The gymnasium was added in 1962, the stadium in 1965 and the 300 wing in 1966. In 1973, the school formally became co-educational, with a single administrative structure. A building dedicated to the performing arts was completed in 1982. Four classrooms, including a full computer lab, , were completed in 1988. A second computer lab was added in 1993, a refurbished physics lab in 1994 and the Brutocao Library in 1995. In 2000, a new covered lunch structure was built completed with integrated sound system and bbq pit.
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