DeMatha Catholic High School
| DeMatha Catholic High School | |
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Gentlemen & Scholars
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4313 Madison Street Hyattsville, Maryland 20781 United States |
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| Coordinates | 38°57′29″N 76°56′32″W / 38.95806°N 76.94222°WCoordinates: 38°57′29″N 76°56′32″W / 38.95806°N 76.94222°W |
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| Type | Private, College-prep |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic |
| Patron saint(s) | St. John of Matha |
| Established | 1946 |
| Founder | Trinitarian Order |
| Principal | Daniel McMahon |
| Faculty | 85 |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Gender | Boys |
| Enrollment | 800 |
| Student to teacher ratio | 12:1 |
| Campus size | 10 acres (40,000 m2) |
| Campus type | Suburban |
| Color(s) | Red and blue |
| Song | DeMatha Forever! |
| Fight song | One DeMatha |
| Athletics conference | Washington Catholic Athletic Conference |
| Nickname | Stags |
| Rivals | Our Lady of Good Counsel High School |
| Accreditation | Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools |
| Average SAT scores | 560 verbal 575 math 560 writing |
| Newspaper | The DeMatha Stagline |
| Tuition | $16,995 |
| Website | www |
DeMatha Catholic High School, named after Saint John of Matha, is a four-year Catholic high school for young men located in Hyattsville, Maryland, USA. A member of the Washington Catholic Athletic Conference, DeMatha is under the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington.
DeMatha was founded by the Order of the Most Holy Trinity, or Trinitarians, in 1946 in Hyattsville, Maryland, about 2 miles south of University of Maryland, College Park. Originally, the school was designed for Catholic seminarians from the Trinitarian order. However, many locals desired a Catholic secondary school for their children, and DeMatha's location in the Maryland suburbs of Washington proved ideal for this desire. As a result, the school began admitting more students, and expanded its academic and athletic programs while constructing the "old wing", or original school structure.
In addition to the original building, the school erected a state-of-the-art second wing, completed in 1990. The former band practice facility, known as "Fort Necessity", burned down in the 1970s. This building was refurbished and became the Anthony Fotos Arts Center, named for a beloved teacher of mechanical drawing and other architectural and engineering courses and a 30-year veteran of the school.
In 2001, the school purchased two acres adjacent to the original campus along Route 1, or Baltimore Avenue, in downtown Hyattsville. The additional property is now a Gateway on Route 1 and three parking lots. In 2009, the McCarthy Activity Center became the home of DeMatha's Music Department, and in early 2010, the LT (SEAL) Brendan Looney '99 Convocation Center opened on Madison Street. This building includes a new gym, which replaced the Morgan Wootten Gymnasium, as well as a weight/fitness room, classrooms, athletic offices, alumni lounge, Stag Store, snack shop, film room, batting cages, and other amenities.
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