St. Joseph High School (Lakewood, California)

Saint Joseph High School
Address
5825 North Woodruff Avenue Lakewood, California, (Los Angeles County), 90713 United States
Coordinates	33°51′38″N 118°7′4″W / 33.86056°N 118.11778°W / 33.86056; -118.11778Coordinates: 33°51′38″N 118°7′4″W / 33.86056°N 118.11778°W / 33.86056; -118.11778
Information
Type	Private, All-Female
Motto	Love, Hope and Zeal
Religious affiliation(s)	Roman Catholic
Patron saint(s)	St. Joseph
Established	1964
Oversight	Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet & Archdiocese of Los Angeles
Principal	Dr. Terri Mendoza
Asst. Principal	Mrs. Karen Castillo Ms. Amelia Hercules Ms. Patricia Ponczocha
Chaplain	Salesians of Don Bosco
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	615 (2014-2015)
Student to teacher ratio	22:1
Color(s)	Orange and White
Mascot	Jester
Nickname	SJ;Joseph's;St. Joe's
Team name	Jesters
Accreditation	Western Association of Schools and Colleges^[1]
Newspaper	SJ Press
Tuition	Regular Rate $9,966.00 Active Parish-Registered Catholics Rate $9,317 (2015-2016)
Athletic Director	Ms. Rachael Rosenbloom
Website	http://www.sj-jester.org

Saint Joseph High School is a private Catholic all-girls high school located in Lakewood, California. It is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles and sponsored by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet. Its brother school is St. John Bosco High School

History

The high school was founded by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet (CSJ). It opened its doors on September 14, 1964 and was dedicated on May 5, 1967 by Cardinal James McIntyre who had asked the CSJ to open a school for girls in Lakewood. Since its founding, the school has graduated over 4,200 students. Class mascots are Kermit the Frog, Donald Duck, Mickey Mouse, and Winnie the Pooh. Class colors are green, blue, red, and yellow.

Recognitions and accreditations

Saint Joseph is a National Blue Ribbon School and is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and colleges (WASC) and the Western Catholic Education Association (WCEA).

Admissions to Saint Joseph is based on entrance examination, activities, arts and athletics. The admissions process is competitive. The school primarily accepts girls who are college bound. Admission decisions are based on interview of parents and (separately) the student; letters of recommendation from teachers; participation in activities, community service, arts and/or athletics; grades from elementary school, and entrance test scores.

Notable alumni

Ava DuVernay - film director^[2]
Lisa Fernandez - member of the United States Women Olympic Softball Team (1996, 2000, and 2004)
Leslie Sykes - morning weekday co-anchor of the "Eyewitness News" at KABC-TV in Los Angeles.
Berta Arrabal - radio producer, Radio y Televisión Martí, 1990-present

Notes and references

↑ WASC-ACS. "WASC-Accrediting Commission for Schools". Retrieved 2009-06-05.
↑ "SJ Alumna Receives A Golden Globe Nomination". St. Joseph's High School. Retrieved 13 January 2015.

External links

Home page

Lakewood, California

Education

Primary and secondary schools	Long Beach Unified School District Lakewood High School ABC Unified School District Artesia High School Bellflower Unified School District Mayfair High School Paramount Unified School District St. Joseph High School

Libraries	County of Los Angeles Public Library

Other

Landmarks	Lakewood Center

Services	Sky Knight Helicopter Program

This list is incomplete.

Archdiocese of Los Angeles

Ordinaries of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles

Bishop of Two Californias	Francisco García Diego y Moreno

Bishop of Monterey	Joseph Sadoc Alemany

Bishops of Monterey-Los Angeles	Thaddeus Amat y Brusi Francisco Mora y Borrell George Thomas Montgomery Thomas James Conaty John Joseph Cantwell

Bishop of Los Angeles-San Diego	John Joseph Cantwell

Archbishops of Los Angeles	John Joseph Cantwell James Francis Cardinal McIntyre Timothy Cardinal Manning Roger Cardinal Mahony José Horacio Gómez

Auxiliary bishops, current	Thomas John Curry Gerald Eugene Wilkerson Edward W. Clark Oscar Azarcon Solis Alexander Salazar Joseph Brennan David O'Connell Robert Barron

Auxiliary bishops, former	Juan Alfredo Arzube Alden John Bell Stephen Blaire Joseph Patrick Dougherty Carl Anthony Fisher William Robert Johnson William Levada Joseph Thomas McGucken Donald William Montrose Manuel Duran Moreno Armando Xavier Ochoa Sylvester Donovan Ryan Joseph Martin Sartoris Thaddeus Anthony Shubsda John J. Ward Gabino Zavala George Patrick Ziemann

Priests who became bishops	Justin F. Rigali

Churches in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles

Archdiocese	Cathedral Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels Cathedral, former Cathedral of Saint Vibiana

Our Lady of the Angels Pastoral Region	Deanery 13 (Westside) Corpus Christi Catholic Church, Pacific Palisades St. Monica Catholic Church, Santa Monica St. Augustine Catholic Church, Culver City St. Martin of Tours Catholic Church, Brentwood St. Timothy Catholic Church, Los Angeles Church of the Good Shepherd, Beverly Hills St. Ambrose Church, West Hollywood Saint Victor Catholic Church, West Hollywood Deanery 14 (Central LA/Hollywood) Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church, Hollywood Cathedral Chapel, Los Angeles Christ the King Catholic Church, Los Angeles St. Basil Catholic Church, Wilshire St. Brendan Catholic Church, Los Angeles Deanery 15 (Downtown/South) Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels La Iglesia de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Ángeles Precious Blood Catholic Church,Los Angeles St. Cecilia Catholic Church, Los Angeles St. Patrick Catholic Church, Los Angeles St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church, Los Angeles St. Vincent de Paul Church, Los Angeles Deanery 16 (South LA/Inglewood): Ascension Catholic Church, Los Angeles Spanish Mission La Iglesia de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Ángeles Note: This is not a Spanish Mission, but rather, a parish church.

San Fernando Pastoral Region	Deanery 5 (West San Fernando Valley) St. Cyril of Jerusalem Church and School, Encino Deanery 6 (Crescenta Valley, Glendale and Eagle Rock) Holy Family Catholic Church, Glendale Incarnation Catholic Church and School, Glendale Deanery 7 (Central San Fernando Valley and Burbank) Cathedral of St. Mary Byzantine Catholic Church, Sherman Oaks St. Charles Borromeo Church, North Hollywood St. Finbar Catholic Church and School, Burbank St. Robert Bellarmine Catholic Church, Burbank Deanery 8 (Santa Clarita Valley and Lancaster/Palmdale): Blessed Junipero Serra Catholic Church, Lancaster

San Gabriel Pastoral Region	Deanery 9 (East LA, Boyle Heights, City Terrace): All Saints Catholic Church, Los Angeles Assumption Catholic Church, Los Angeles Deanery 10 (Pasadena, Altadena, San Gabriel, Monterey Park, Montebello, Alhambra) All Souls Catholic Church, Alhambra Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church, Pasadena St. Andrew's Catholic Church, Pasadena Mission San Gabriel Parish, San Gabriel Deanery 11 (Arcadia, Covina, Glendora, Monrovia, La Puente): Annunciation Catholic Church, Arcadia Deanery 12 (San Dimas, Claremont, Pomona, Diamond Bar, La Puente, Valinda, Walnut):

San Pedro Pastoral Region	Deanery 17 (Downey, Compton, Huntington Park, Lynwood): Deanery 18 (Whittier, La Mirada, Pico Rivera, Norwalk): Beatitudes of Our Lord Catholic Church, La Mirada Deanery 19 (South Bay and San Pedro) American Martyrs Catholic Church, Manhattan Beach SS. Peter and Paul's Church, Wilmington Deanery 20 (Long Beach):

Santa Barbara Pastoral Region	Deanery 1 (Lompoc, Solvang, Santa Maria) La Purisima Mission, Lompoc Mission Santa Inés, Solvang Deanery 2 (Santa Barbara) Santa Barbara Mission, Santa Barbara Deanery 3 (Oxnard, Ventura, Ojai, Fillmore, Santa Paula) Mission San Buenaventura, Ventura Deanery 4 (Simi Valley, Westlake Village, Thousand Oaks, Moorpark, Camarillo): Blessed Junipero Serra Catholic Church, Camarillo

Education in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles

Archdiocese	Seminaries St. John's Seminary

Our Lady of the Angels Pastoral Region	Universities and Colleges Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles Mount St. Mary's College, Los Angeles High schools Bishop Conaty-Our Lady of Loretto High School, Harvard Heights Cathedral High School, Los Angeles (Boys) Immaculate Heart High School, Los Feliz (Girls) Loyola High School, Harvard Heights (Boys) Marymount High School, Bel Air (Girls) Notre Dame Academy, Los Angeles (Girls) St. Bernard High School, Playa del Rey St. Mary's Academy, Inglewood (Girls) St. Monica Catholic High School, Santa Monica Verbum Dei High School, Watts (Boys) High schools, closed Daniel Murphy High School, Los Angeles

San Fernando Pastoral Region	Universities and Colleges: High schools Bellarmine-Jefferson High School, Burbank Bishop Alemany High School, Mission Hills Chaminade High School, West Hills Crespi Carmelite High School, Encino Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy, La Cañada Flintridge Holy Family High School, Glendale Louisville High School, Woodland Hills Notre Dame High School, Sherman Oaks Paraclete High School, Lancaster Providence High School, Burbank St. Francis High School, La Cañada Flintridge St. Genevieve High School, Panorama City

San Gabriel Pastoral Region	Universities and Colleges: High schools Ramona Convent Secondary School, Alhambra St. Lucy's Priory High School, Glendora Bishop Amat Memorial High School, La Puente Damien High School, La Verne Salesian High School, Los Angeles Cantwell-Sacred Heart of Mary High School, Montebello La Salle High School, Pasadena Mayfield Senior School, Pasadena St. Monica Academy, Pasadena Pomona Catholic High School, Pomona San Gabriel Mission High School, San Gabriel Alverno High School, Sierra Madre

San Pedro Pastoral Region	Universities and Colleges Marymount College, Palos Verdes High schools St. John Bosco High School, Bellflower Queen of Angels Academy, Compton St. Pius X / St. Matthias Academy, Downey Junipero Serra High School, Gardena St. Joseph High School, Lakewood St. Anthony High School, Long Beach Don Bosco High School, Rosemead Mary Star of the Sea High School, San Pedro St. Paul High School, Santa Fe Springs Bishop Montgomery High School, Torrance

Santa Barbara Pastoral Region	Universities and Colleges St. John's Seminary, Camarillo Thomas Aquinas College, Santa Paula High schools Bishop Garcia Diego High School, Santa Barbara La Reina High School, Thousand Oaks St. Bonaventure High School, Ventura St. Joseph High School, Santa Maria Santa Clara High School, Oxnard Villanova Preparatory School, Ojai

Hospitals and Cemeteries in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles

Our Lady of the Angels Pastoral Region	Hospitals Saint John's Health Center, Santa Monica Cemeteries Crypt Mausoleum of the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, Los Angeles Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City

San Fernando Pastoral Region	Hospitals Northridge Hospital Medical Center, Northridge Providence Holy Cross Medical Center, Mission Hills Cemeteries San Fernando Mission Cemetery, San Fernando

San Gabriel Pastoral Region	Hospitals: Cemeteries Calvary Cemetery, East Los Angeles

San Pedro Pastoral Region	Hospitals: Cemeteries:

Santa Barbara Pastoral Region	Hospitals: Cemeteries:

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Single-gender schools in California

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Merged	Westlake School for Girls (Los Angeles)

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