St. Joseph by the Sea High School

St. Joseph by-the-Sea High School (also known as SJS or Sea) is a co-educational Catholic school in the Huguenot neighborhood of Staten Island, New York, United States. Though technically an independent school with its own board of trustees, it functions for all intents and purposes as a school of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York. The school serves approximately 1,200 students in 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th grades.

TypePrivate, coeducational

MottoIpsius Est Mare
(The Sea is His)

Religious affiliation

Roman Catholic

Patron saint

Saint Joseph

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St. Joseph by-the-Sea High School
Location
5150 Hylan Boulevard Staten Island , New York 10312 United States 40°31′32″N 74°10′36″W
Information
Type	Private, coeducational
Motto	Ipsius Est Mare (The Sea is His)
Religious affiliation	Roman Catholic
Patron saint	Saint Joseph
Established	1963
CEEB code	335-383
Principal	Michael Reilly
Faculty	55
Grades	9-12
Student to teacher ratio	23:1
Colors	Blue and gray
Sports	Baseball, basketball, bowling, cheerleading, cross country, track & field, football, golf, hockey, lacrosse, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, volleyball, wrestling, sailing, archery, fencing, dance
Nickname	Vikings
Accreditation	Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools[1]
Newspaper	The Viking Press
Yearbook	SAGA
Website	josephsea.org

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The school property was previously owned by steel magnate Charles M. Schwab, who was developing it as a summer resort. In 1909, he donated it to the Sisters of Charity of New York, as a seaside home for children from the New York Foundling hospital. Then after many years as a children's home and a convent, the Sisters transformed the property into a high school, first for girls in 1963, then co-educational since 1973.^[2][3][4]