St. Patrick-St. Vincent High School
| St. Patrick-St. Vincent High School Espiritu Santos |
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1500 Benicia Road Northern California Vallejo, California, (Solano County) 94591 USA |
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| Coordinates | 38°5′12″N 122°12′7″W / 38.08667°N 122.20194°WCoordinates: 38°5′12″N 122°12′7″W / 38.08667°N 122.20194°W |
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| Type | Private, Coeducational |
| Motto | Facere et Docere ∙ Veritas (To do and To Teach ∙ Truth) |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic |
| Established | 1870 (St. Vincent) 1968 (St. Patrick) |
| Opened | 1987 (merger) |
| CEEB code | 053604 |
| President | Dave Perry |
| Dean | Patrick Vogelpohl |
| Principal | Coleen Martin |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 658 (2008-2009 school year) |
| Campus size | 31 acres (130,000 m2) |
| Color(s) | Dark Forest Green, Vegas Gold and White |
| Team name | Bruins |
| Accreditation | Western Association of Schools and Colleges; Western Catholic Educational Association |
| Dean of Students | Patrick Vogelpohl |
| Admissions Director | Sheila Williams |
| Athletic Director | Lane Hawkins |
| Athletic Trainer | Trina Santos |
| Website | www.spsv.org |
St. Patrick-St. Vincent High School is a private, Roman Catholic high school in Vallejo, in the U.S. state of California. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sacramento.
St. Patrick-St. Vincent High School's long history began in 1870 when St. Vincent Ferrer parish established the Catholic Free School in Vallejo. The first graduates received diplomas in 1880. St. Vincent Ferrer, the "Saints," remained a co-educational high school serving students from the greater Solano County (Benicia, Fairfield, Napa, Vacaville, Vallejo) and West Contra Costa County until June 1968. In September 1968, at the urging of Msgr. Thomas Kirby, the Diocese of Sacramento opened St. Patrick High School, "St. Pat's," an all-boys school at the current location on Benicia Road. St. Vincent became an all-girls school.
During the succeeding years, the two high schools shared social events and occasionally shared faculty and instructional resources. Eventually, the schools had several co-ed athletic teams. In 1983, the changing demographics of Solano County and the rising cost of Catholic education necessitated some long range planning, and the decision was made to merge St. Patrick and St. Vincent High Schools. On October 18, 1986, the groundbreaking for a new classroom facility, to meet the expanding student body, took place, and in the fall of 1987, the first classes of St. Patrick-St. Vincent High School were united to continue the long and excellent tradition of Catholic secondary education in Solano County. The Dominican Sisters of San Rafael administered St. Vincent Ferrer High School under the auspices of the Diocese of Sacramento. The Congregation of Christian Brothers (formerly known as the Christian Brothers of Ireland) administered and staffed St. Patrick High School. After the merger, the Christian Brothers and the Dominican Sisters continued to serve in both administrative and teaching capacities. In 1993, when the Christian Brothers withdrew from St. Patrick-St. Vincent High School the Diocese of Sacramento assumed the responsibility for hiring the administrator of the school.
The traditions of both the Christian Brothers and the Dominican Sisters serve as a strong foundation upon which St. Patrick-St. Vincent High School can continue the mission of Catholic education well into the 21st century.
St. Patrick-St. Vincent High School offers a rigorous, college preparatory education with an emphasis on math, science and the humanities. Classes meet all relevant Common Core standards. AP classes are offered in the areas of English (Literature and Composition, Language and Composition), Math (Statistics and Calculus), Computer Science, Art (Studio, 2-D and 3-D) World Language and Culture (Spanish and French) and History (World and US).
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