Bishop McNamara High School
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6800 Marlboro Pike Forestville, Maryland 20747 United States |
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| Coordinates | 38°51′8″N 76°53′22″W / 38.85222°N 76.88944°WCoordinates: 38°51′8″N 76°53′22″W / 38.85222°N 76.88944°W |
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| Type | Private, Coeducational, College Preparatory |
| Motto | To Think With Christ |
| Patron saint(s) | Blessed Fr. Basil Moreau and Saint Andre Bessette |
| President | Dr. Marco Clark '85 |
| Principal | Dr. Robert Van der Waag |
| Staff | 30 |
| Faculty | 81 |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 870 |
| Average class size | 21 |
| Student to teacher ratio | 11:1 |
| Campus size | 14+ Acre |
| Campus type | Suburban |
| Color(s) | Maroon and Gold |
| Song | "Hail to thee, our McNamara" |
| Fight song | "The Maroon and Gold Fight Song" |
| Athletics conference | Washington Catholic Athletic Conference |
| Mascot | Mustang |
| Nickname | Mighty Mac |
| Accreditation | Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools |
| Publication | "Mustang Messenger" |
| Yearbook | Caritas |
| Tuition | $14,540 in 2016-2017 |
| Affiliation | Brothers of Holy Cross |
| Alumni eNewsletter | "Mustang Minute" |
| Student Newspaper | The Stampede Online |
| School Phone | 301-735-8401 |
| Admissions Director | Patricia Garber at Ext. 113 |
| Athletic Director | Anthony Johnson at Ext. 103 |
| Website | www.bmhs.org |
Bishop McNamara High School is a private, Catholic coed high school, in the Holy Cross tradition offering a college preparatory curriculum and a range of Fine Arts, athletics and activities. Founded in 1964 by the Congregation of Holy Cross, Bishop McNamara is located on a 14-acre campus in Forestville, Maryland, United States, just 7 miles south of Washington, D.C., serving students ranging from six different Maryland counties, Northern Virginia and the District of Columbia and is part of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington. The school bears the name of Bishop John Michael McNamara, a former auxiliary bishop to the Archbishops of Baltimore and Washington and the founder of St. Gabriel's parish in Washington, D.C..
Built on a site adjacent to Mount Calvary Catholic Church on Marlboro Pike in Forestville, Maryland, Bishop McNamara High School is a result of Msgr. Peter Paul Rakowski's plan to build a Catholic high school for boys, and one for girls in the southern part of Prince George's County. To that end, in 1962, Patrick A. O'Boyle, archbishop of Washington, D.C., extended an invitation to the Brothers of Holy Cross to administer and staff the new high school, which would serve the county and parts of Washington, DC.
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