Stella Maris High School

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Private, all-female school in New York City , New York, United States

Stella Maris High School

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Address

140 Beach 112th Street

New York City (Rockaway Park, Queens)

New York

11694

United States

Coordinates| 40°34′47″N 73°49′58″W﻿ / ﻿40.57972°N 73.83278°W﻿ / 40.57972; -73.83278
Information
Type| Private, All-Female
Religious affiliation(s)| Roman Catholic;
Sisters of Saint Joseph
Established| 1943
Closed| 2010
School code| SM
Principal| Miss. Geri Martinez
Grades| 9-12
Enrollment| approx. 500 (2008)
Color(s)| Blue and Gold
Slogan| A small school where big things happen.
Team name| Flippers
Accreditation| Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools[1]
Publication| Sandprints (literary magazine)
Newspaper| The Beacon
Tuition| $7,100 (2008-2009)
Athletic Director| Kevin McCarthy
Website| http://www.stellamarishs.org

Stella Maris High School was an all-girls, private, Roman Catholic high school on the Rockaway Peninsula in Queens, New York. It was located within the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn. The highlight event of this school was "Blue And Gold," a school spirit event where the freshman and seniors competed against the sophomores and juniors in a series of events.[citation needed] This school overlooked a beautiful beach scenery and the Atlantic Ocean.[2]

## Background[edit]

Stella Maris was established in 1943, by the Sisters of St. Joseph.[3]

The school had an estimated 500 students coming from all over the peninsula. The teacher-to-student ratio was one teacher to every twelve students. The tuition was $7,300 per year. Stella Maris was affiliated with Adelphi University and St. John's University for fifteen credits. In the high school was a junior high school called Maura Clarke Junior High School Program. This program closed in 2008.

It was announced on October 19, 2009 that Stella Maris HS would close in June 2010, because of low enrollment. In June 2010 Stella Maris High School graduated its last class and closed its doors, after 67 years of educating the young women of the Rockaway Peninsula.[4]

## References[edit]

1. ^ MSA-CSS. "MSA-Commission on Secondary Schools". Archived from the original on 2011-05-14. Retrieved 2009-05-27.
2. ^ "One of Queens' three Catholic girls schools will close after 66 years". NY Daily News. Retrieved 2017-10-13.
3. ^ SMHS. "Stella Maris School History". Stella Maris High School website. Retrieved 2007-08-01.
4. ^ Howard Schwach. "Stella Maris HS Closing Doors". The Wave of Long Island website. Archived from the original on 2011-06-15. Retrieved 2010-01-24.

## External links[edit]

* Media related to Stella Maris High School at Wikimedia Commons
* Official website

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