Seton High School (Manassas, Virginia)

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Seton High School
Address
9314 Maple Avenue Manassas, Virginia, Manassas City County, 20110 United States
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Affiliation(s)	Diocese of Arlington
Director	Anne Carroll
Students	351
Teaching staff	22 teachers
Student:teacher ratio	16:1
School type	Private High School
Grades	7-12
Publication	The Sentinel
Established	1975
Homepage	http://www.seton-school.org

Seton is an accredited, private, co-educational junior & senior high school founded in and operated by Catholic lay persons dedicated to promoting the established tradition of Catholic secondary education. Seton teaches orthodox, traditional Catholicism, in harmony with the Magisterium of the Catholic Church and its leader, Pope Benedict XVI. Furthermore, the entire curriculum at Seton is grounded on a Christian understanding of the world and of the human person. In addition, the education experience at Seton emphasizes providing individual attention to the student, meeting and exceeding high academic standards, and holding students to high standards of conduct. These are coupled with close cooperation with parents, a family atmosphere, and making a variety of activities available to all students.

Seton School is officially affiliated with the Roman Catholic Diocese of Arlington, under the authority of the bishop in matters of religious education and the qualifications of its religion teachers, who are certified by the diocese. In all other areas Seton is independent, and retains autonomy in curriculum and methods. Seton is not a diocesan school and does not receive any diocesan subsidies.

[edit] History of the School

What would become Seton High School was started by Dr. Anne Carroll in 1973 and called the Christian Commonwealth School. In 1975, Carroll moved the school from Warrenton to Manassas, Virginia and renamed it for St. Elizabeth Ann Seton who was canonized that year. From the sixteen first students of Seton, the school continued to grow.^[1] In 1982, the Seton Home Study program began. This program eventually became its own entity, known as Seton Home Study School. The enrollment of Seton High School finally reached the hundred student mark in 1989. After purchasing church buildings in 1980 at the present location of the campus, a number of additional expansions allowed the school to continue its growth. After the dedication of the St. Joseph's wing of the school in 1992, enrollment increased from 135 to 186 students. Later expansions include the John Paul II Center which was opened in 1994, the Our Lady of the Rosary wing (1995), and the Corpus Christi Center (2006). Currently the school has reached its capacity enrollment of approximately 350.^[2]

[edit] Sports Accolades

Lacrosse State Champions 2007

3 time Soccer State Champions

[edit] Footnotes

1. ^ Flach, Michael. "Warren and Anne Carroll Receive the Brent Award", The Catholic Herald, May 20, 2004. Accessed April 30, 2008
2. ^ "Seton School Handbook" Accessed May 21, 2008