Saint Joseph's Catholic Academy is a Catholic high school located in Boalsburg, Pennsylvania, near State College. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown.
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901 Boalsburg Pike , , 16827 United States | |
| Coordinates | 40°47′9″N 77°47′40″W / 40.78583°N 77.79444°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Private, Coeducational |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic |
| Established | 2011[2] |
| School district | State College Area School District |
| Head of school | [1] |
| Chaplain | Fr. Michael Pleva |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Campus type | Suburban |
| Color(s) | Blue and Orange |
| Athletics | Baseball, Basketball, Cross Country, Football (Suspended), Golf, Indoor Track, Soccer, Softball, Track & Field, Volleyball, Wrestling |
| Athletics conference | Tri-Valley Athletic Association |
| Mascot | Wolfpack |
| Accreditation | Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools[3] |
| Tuition | $6,500[2] |
| Website | stjoeacad |
Background
editSaint Joseph's Catholic Academy, also abbreviated as SJCA, was founded in 2011 to serve students in the State College area. It graduated its first senior class in 2014.[2]
Athletics
editSaint Joseph's Catholic Academy had a PIAA District 6, Class A football team.[4] As of July 2018, this football team was suspended.[5]
St. Joseph's currently has a variety of sports teams: soccer, basketball, indoor and outdoor track and field, volleyball, golf, cross country, and baseball.[6] SJCA competes in PIAA District 6 Class A, with the exception of track and field, which competes in class AA. Starting in the 2022-2023 school year, they will join the Tri-Valley Athletic Association.
The St. Joseph's girls cross country team has won the Class A PIAA State Cross Country Championship three times: in 2016, 2017, and 2019.[7] Their boys' soccer team won the District 6 A Championship in 2021.[8]
Notes and references
edit- ^ "Welcoming Our New Head Of School". stjoeacad.org. Archived from the original on 4 April 2019. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
- ^ a b c "Frequently Asked Questions". stjoeacad.org. Archived from the original on 8 December 2013. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
- ^ MSA-CSS. "MSA-Commission on Secondary Schools". Archived from the original on 2009-09-17. Retrieved 2009-05-23.
- ^ PIAA. "School Details". Archived from the original on 2014-05-06. Retrieved 2014-05-06.
- ^ "Why a local high school is suspending its football program for 2018". centredaily. Archived from the original on 2018-10-09. Retrieved 2018-10-09.
- ^ "Saint Joseph's Catholic Academy". sjcasports.org. Archived from the original on 2022-06-25. Retrieved 2022-06-18.
- ^ "State College, PA - St. Joe's Girls Cross Country Wins State Championship -". www.statecollege.com. Retrieved 2020-04-22.
- ^ "Saint Joseph's Catholic Academy (Boalsburg, PA) Varsity Soccer". www.maxpreps.com. Retrieved 2022-06-18.