Coyle and Cassidy School Coyle-Cassidy School |
|
---|---|
Address | |
2 Hamilton Street Taunton, Massachusetts 02780 United States |
|
Coordinates | 41°54′33″N 71°5′42.5″W / 41.90917°N 71.095139°WCoordinates: 41°54′33″N 71°5′42.5″W / 41.90917°N 71.095139°W |
Information | |
Type | Private, coed high school |
Motto | Enter to Learn, Leave to Serve |
Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic |
Established | 1911 |
Founder | James Coyle |
Oversight | Diocese of Fall River |
CEEB code | 222120 |
President | Mary Patricia Tranter |
Principal | Kathleen St. Laurent |
Chaplain | William M. Rodrigues |
Grades | 6–8 (Middle School Division) |
Enrollment | 503 (2013, before Middle School Division) |
• Grade 6 | N/A |
• Grade 7 | N/A |
• Grade 8 | N/A |
• Grade 9 | 111 |
• Grade 10 | 108 |
• Grade 11 | 151 |
• Grade 12 | 133 |
Average class size | 24 |
Student to teacher ratio | 13:1 |
Campus | Urban |
Color(s) |
Blue Gold |
Slogan | Tradition Lives Here |
Fight song | "Charge On You Warriors" |
Athletics | MIAA |
Athletics conference | Eastern Athletic |
Sports | 22 varsity teams, 15 sports |
Mascot | Warrior |
Team name | Warriors |
Rivals | Taunton High School, Bishop Feehan High School |
Accreditation | New England Association of Schools and Colleges |
Newspaper | Warrior Word |
Tuition | High school: $9,050 Middle school: $5,850 |
Website | www.coylecassidy.com |
Coyle and Cassidy School, or Coyle-Cassidy School, officially Coyle Cassidy Memorial High School and Middle School Divisions (formerly St. Mary's High School, Monsignor Coyle High School, and Coyle and Cassidy High School) is a private, Catholic Diocesan school located in Taunton, Massachusetts, US. The school has been a co-education middle and high school facility since 2014. Coyle serves students living within and beyond the Greater Taunton Area.
The school's history dates back to 1911, when Monsignor James Coyle, pastor of Saint Mary's Church, established Saint Mary's High School. The high school grew, and by the early 1930s the need for a larger school was apparent. In 1933, shortly after Monsignor Coyle's death, Monsignor Coyle High School opened on Summer Street, staffed by the Brothers of the Holy Cross. The boys' population transferred to Coyle, and the girls' population stayed at Saint Mary's under the guidance of the Holy Union Sisters. In 1963, a new high school for girls was opened on the corner of Hamilton Street and Adams Street, named for Bishop James Edwin Cassidy. However, given the economics of the time, the aging of the old Coyle High School building, and the lack of ordained staff for each school, it was decided in 1971 that the two schools would merge into Coyle-Cassidy High School in the Bishop Cassidy site. The former Monsignor Coyle High School building became known as the Taunton Catholic Middle School, and served the diocese until the 2014.
In February 2014, the school announced that it would begin to host grades 6-8 in a new "Middle School Division", while grades 9-12 would be known as the "High School Division". This was in response to the shutting down of Taunton Catholic Middle School, which had hosted grades 5-8 in a previous Coyle location.
The full name of the school was modified to include both divisions; however, the school name with no modifier before the word "school" is far more common than the more complex long-form name.
Coyle-Cassidy has been located at 2 Hamilton Street since 1971. In 1983, an athletic wing was added onto the existing academic wing. In 1997, a theater, tech center, new library, and two classrooms were added onto the academic wing. In 2006, the third floor of the building was remodeled into a state-of-the-art music and fine arts center. Also in 2013, Coyle-Cassidy received ownership of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Parish, a Catholic church that is located about .25 miles away from Coyle on 80 Bay St. The parish center of the church is currently being used as an annex of Coyle-Cassidy.