St. Joseph's High School South Bend, Indiana

Saint Joseph High School (commonly referred as St. Joe) is a Roman Catholic college preparatory high school located in South Bend, Indiana. Formerly located adjacent to the campuses of the University of Notre Dame, St. Mary's College, and Holy Cross College, in 2012, the school moved to a new location about a mile south of Notre Dame. It is located within the Diocese of Fort Wayne–South Bend. Contents 1 History 2 Academics 2.1 Academic teams 3 Athletics 4 Notable alumni 5 See also 6 References 7 External links History[edit] Saint Joseph's High School began classes on September 20, 1953, as the first consolidated, co-institutional Catholic high school in the South Bend area. The school was made up of students from Central Catholic High School, Saint Hedwig School, Saint Joseph's Academy, and South Bend Catholic High School. Contributions from South Bend and Mishawaka parishioners enabled building the school on 5.7 acres (23,000 m2) of land donated to the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend by the Brothers of Holy Cross. From 1953 to 1968, Saint Joseph's High School had separate divisions for boys and girls. The faculty consisted primarily of Sisters of the Holy Cross and Brothers of Holy Cross. In 1968 the school became coeducational. In 2012, St. Joseph's constructed a new building on the site formerly occupied by Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center. Along with the new building, the official name of the school was changed from Saint Joseph's High School to Saint Joseph High School.[2] Academics[edit] SJHS is accredited by the Indiana Department of Education and the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools and is also a member of the National Catholic Education Association. 17 different AP classes[3] are offered. St Joe has been named a Blue Ribbon school by the United States Department of Education.[4] AP classes offered include AP Biology, AP Calculus AB, AP Calculus BC, AP Chemistry, AP Computer Science A, AP English Language and Composition, AP Environmental Science, AP Latin, AP Macroeconomics, AP Microeconomics, AP Physics C, AP Spanish, AP Statistics, AP United States Government and Politics, AP United States History. SJHS was named one of the Top 50 Catholic High Schools in the Catholic High School Honor Roll every year from 2006–2013.[5] Academic teams[edit] Euro Challenge[6] Fed Challenge National Champions in 2010[7] Quiz Bowl Traditional State Champions in 2013, Rotary State Champions in 2013, 2014,[8] 2015[9]