Elizabeth Seton High School is a
private
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Music
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* Private (band), a Denmark-based band
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, all-girls
Catholic
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high school in
Bladensburg, Maryland
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History
Originally called Garr ...
. It is located in the
Archdiocese of Washington
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History
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.
History
Elizabeth Seton High School was established on March 15, 1957, and opened with an enrollment of 138 freshmen and a faculty of six
Daughters of Charity in September 1959.
As early as 1965, the
Maryland State Department of Education issued a Certificate of Approval to the school and in 1968 the
Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools
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accredited it.
Elizabeth Seton was named one of 10 private schools of distinction by ''
The Washington Post
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'' in 2005.
Description
Seton covers grades 9–12 and can hold about 650 students.
The school was named in honor of the American Catholic saint
Elizabeth Ann Seton
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. The school colors are scarlet, gold, and white. The mascot is a
roadrunner
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. The school motto is "Light to know. Grace to do."
Enrollment
* Grades 9-12: 552 (2016–2017)
* Student/teacher ratio: 13-1
* Average class size: 16
* Student/computer ratio: 7.5-1; 1:1 Beginning with the class of 2019
* Class of 2015: 109
Notable alumni
* Class of 1990:
Muriel Bowser
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, current mayor of
Washington, D.C.
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References
External links
School website
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Catholic secondary schools in Maryland
Schools in Prince George's County, Maryland
Educational institutions established in 1959
Girls' schools in Maryland
1959 establishments in Maryland
Bladensburg, Maryland