St. John the Baptist Diocesan High School explained

St. John the Baptist Diocesan High School is a private, Roman Catholic high school in West Islip, New York. It is operated by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockville Centre.

Faculty

Faculty members at St. John's are required to possess a master's degree, and have New York State Teacher Certification.St. John's student to teacher ratio is approximately 16:1.^[4]

Academics

Three levels of classes are offered at St. Johns. Honors, Advanced Placement and regents courses. Also, college credit courses are offered through St. John's affiliates such as St. John's University, Molloy College and the New York Institute of Technology. Students placed in the SJB College extension program can work to earn 30 college credits (one year of college) before graduating from St. John's.^[5]

Notable alumni

• Richard Angelo, '80, serial killer^[6]
• Ed Henry, American news anchor^[7]
• LeRoy Homer Jr., '83, airline pilot that was the first officer of the hijacked United Airlines Flight 93 that crashed in Shanksville, Pennsylvania during the September 11 attacks^[8]
• Joseph Lhota, '72, former chairman of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and candidate in the 2013 New York City mayoral election^[9]
• Logan O'Hoppe, '18, professional baseball catcher for the Los Angeles Angels^[10]
• Joe Palumbo, '13, professional baseball pitcher for the Texas Rangers^[11]
• Mike Petke, '94, former professional soccer player and head coach of Major League Soccer club Real Salt Lake^[12]
• Chris Wingert, '00, professional soccer player for New York City FC in Major League Soccer^[13]

Notes and References

1. Web site: St. John the Baptist Administration . St. John the Baptist Diocesan High School . October 15, 2019.
2. Web site: A Family Fully Alive . St. John the Baptist Diocesan High School . October 15, 2019.
3. Web site: MSA-Commission on Secondary Schools. May 27, 2009. MSA-CSS. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090917141934/http://www.css-msa.org/search.php/. September 17, 2009.
4. Web site: St. John the Baptist Diocesan High School - Who We Are . April 11, 2014 . dead . https://archive.today/20140303212530/http://www.stjohnthebaptistdhs.net/site_res_view_template.aspx?id=d2656cd7-11cd-4948-83a7-dc80a2ec6053 . March 3, 2014 .
5. Web site: St. John the Baptist Diocesan High School - Academic Highlights . March 3, 2014 . dead . https://archive.today/20140303212525/http://www.stjohnthebaptistdhs.net/site_res_view_template.aspx?id=dc75ba5c-11b8-4858-964f-b6c7462d8a1f . March 3, 2014 .
6. News: Schmitt . Eric . 17 November 1987 . Nurse known as Dedicated Worker . The New York Times.
7. Web site: Fox News' ed Henry, an LI native, opens up about donating part of his liver to his sister.
8. Web site: Remembering the Life and Memory of ... Major LeRoy W. Homer Jr. . April 15, 2019 . NJ Run For The Fallen . www.njrunforthefallen.org.
9. News: Joe Lhota, now worth millions, had humble beginnings in family of immigrants . October 13, 2013 . April 15, 2019 . . Annie . Karni . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20190416022815/https://www.nydailynews.com/news/election/lhota-humble-beginnings-family-immigrants-article-1.1483814 . April 16, 2019.
10. News: Sayville's Logan O'Hoppe promoted to the Major Leagues, gets first hit for Los Angeles . 1 October 2022 . Greater Sayville . 29 September 2022 . Long Island, New York.
11. Web site: Joe Palumbo was a 30th round draft pick. He's about to make his big-league debut. The Athletic. Levi Weaver. June 7, 2019. June 8, 2019.
12. News: Crooks: Petke's New Job, Miazga's Reported New Adventure With Chelsea . January 29, 2016 . April 16, 2019 . CBS New York . Glenn . Crooks . newyork.cbslocal.com.
13. Web site: Chris Wingert – USMNT . February 13, 2014 . April 16, 2019 . United States National Soccer Team Players . ussoccerplayers.com.