Mount Saint Joseph High School (commonly MSJ or Mount Saint Joe) is a

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and

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for young men from ninth to twelfth grade sponsored by the

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and founded in 1876. It is located within the

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, Maryland.

Extracurricular activities

School colors and mascot

The school colors are purple and cream. The mascot of the Mount is the

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Sports

Mount Saint Joseph plays most of its sports including wrestling, football, rugby, soccer, volleyball, basketball, baseball, lacrosse, ice hockey, mountain biking,swimming,water polo and tennis in the

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(MIAA) “A” Conference against other Catholic and private schools. The basketball team competes in both the MIAA and the

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. The most success has come from the wrestling program, whose varsity team has over 30 state championships and 9 national championships. The basketball team won the Baltimore Catholic League in 2012/13.

Clubs and activities

Mount Saint Joseph sponsors many student-inspired clubs such as chain-mail club, the Beatles club, Think Tank, the anime club, the video game club, and an

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team, which won the Baltimore Catholic League in 2001 2007, 2008 and 2013. There is also a chapter of the

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, as well as an ACE Mentoring program for aspiring engineers. In recent years, the school has begun a

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team, and has participated in the

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since its inauguration in 2010, with at least one of its teams advancing to the national tournament every year. The Drama Club partners up with the local Catholic all-girls school, Mount de Sales Academy to perform two shows each year: a play in the fall and a musical in the spring.

Notable alumni

* George E. Heffner – member of the Maryland House of Delegates * Gordon England (1955) –

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and two-time

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* Emory Elliott (1960) – professor of American literature and advocate for expanding the literary canon to include a more diverse range of voices. * Tom Phoebus (1960) – professional baseball player during the 1960s and 1970s * Kurt Seibert (1974) – professional baseball player,

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for the

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* James A. Watson (1974) – Rear Admiral James Watson, United States Coast Guard, Atlantic Area Command * Rico Chiapparelli (1982) – American

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trainer, attended for 3 years before transferring to

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his senior year in 1982 * Vinny Smith (1982) – businessman, billionaire, former CEO of

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, and founder of Toba Capital. *

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(1984) – Triple Crown races caller for NBC Sports *

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(1984) – Defensive coordinator for the

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. Former Head Coach of the

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(2009-2013). Won the

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as the defensive coordinator of the

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. * Mike Brennan (1986) – professional football player, offensive tackle for the

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(1998) – professional basketball player * Tommy Hannan (1998) – Olympic Gold Medalist (

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) * Michael O'Connor (1998) – Professional Athlete, former

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for the

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(1998) – Major League 1B, 2003-2016 for Texas Rangers and

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(2000) – Professional Athlete,

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* Gavin Floyd (2001) – Professional Athlete, former

for several

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teams, including the

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* John Grant Jr. (2002) – Professional Lacrosse player and 2012 NLL MVP * Steve Clevenger (2004) – Professional baseball player, former

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, and

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* Will Thomas (2004) – Helped lead

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basketball team to the Final Four, and currently plays for

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in Spain * Henry Sims (2008) – Professional Athlete, former basketball center who played for

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before playing for several

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teams, including the

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* Kyle Fuller (2010) – Professional football player,

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for the

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(2012) – Professional Soccer Player *

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(2014) – Won 2022 MVP of the

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and a member of the

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* Phil Booth (2014) – Professional Basketball Guard. Won 2 NCAA championships for the

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. Currently plays for

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* Peter Solomon (2014) –

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pitcher for the

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(2017) – Professional Basketball

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for the

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* Jalen Smith (2018) – Professional Basketball Center for the

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* Brett St. Martin (2018) – Professional Athlete * Aamir Hall (2020) – College football cornerback *

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(2021) – College football wide receiver for the

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References

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Extracurricular activities

School colors and mascot

Sports

Clubs and activities

Notable alumni

See also

References

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