Marist School (Georgia)
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3790 Ashford Dunwoody Road NE Atlanta, Georgia, (DeKalb County) 789 United States |
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| Coordinates | 33°54′5″N 84°20′2″W / 33.90139°N 84.33389°WCoordinates: 33°54′5″N 84°20′2″W / 33.90139°N 84.33389°W |
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| Type | Private, Coeducational |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic |
| Established | 1901 |
| President | Fr. John Harhager, S.M. |
| Principal | Fr. Joel Konzen, S.M. |
| Faculty | 165 |
| Grades | 7–12 |
| Enrollment | 1,071 (2008) |
| Student to teacher ratio | 12:1 |
| Campus | 77 acres (310,000 m2), 18 buildings, 7 playing fields (practice and competitive) |
| Color(s) | Blue and Gold |
| Mascot | War Eagles |
| Rival | St. Pius X Catholic High School (DeKalb County, Georgia) |
| Accreditation | Southern Association of Colleges and Schools |
| Publication | Rapier |
| Newspaper | Blue & Gold |
| Yearbook | Guidon |
| Tuition | $18,100/year + $1,550 (fees) |
| Affiliation | National Catholic Educational Association |
| Alumni | 7,000 |
| Website | http://www.marist.com |
Marist School is an independent private Roman Catholic college preparatory school located in Brookhaven, Georgia, United States, north of the city of Atlanta. Founded in 1901, it is operated independently of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Atlanta.
Marist School was founded by the Society of Mary (Marists) in 1901, opening its doors on October 2 of that year. The school originated as the boys' military school Marist College High School, and was located in a three-story schoolhouse on Ivy Street, now called Peachtree Center Avenue, in downtown Atlanta.In the 1940s, while a military school, the boys wore a blue military uniform with a soft cap, and performed a marching drill routine on the field, which was next to the school and in front of the Sacred Heart Catholic School.
The school's Advanced Placement Art History program was named the top program among schools of similar size internationally and nationally and named an exemplary program in the Advanced Placement Report to the Nation 2006.
A Marist science teacher received the 2007 Outstanding Biology Teacher Award for Georgia from the National Association of Biology Teachers. A Marist social studies teacher was named the 2009 Distinguished Educator of the year by the Georgia Commission on the Holocaust for his excellence in the teaching of a course on that topic.
Since 2000, Marist has been one of the few schools to offer an Advanced Placement Summer Institute using its own faculty exclusively as consultants. Seven Marist teachers, six of whom are currently certified by the College Board, consult in the AP Summer Institute.
In the period 2007-2009, 1768 Advanced Placement examinations were taken and 95% of the exam scores were 3 or higher. Students received an average score of 4.3 on the AP exams in the same time period Juniors and seniors are limited to three AP courses per year. The most rigorous curriculum usually contains 5-7 AP courses over four years. Students enroll by permission only.
Teachers average 20 years' experience. Advanced degrees are held by 84% of the faculty. The student-to-teacher ratio is 11:1, and the average class size is 18.
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