Archbishop Edward A. McCarthy High School

Infobox high school
name = Archbishop Edward A. McCarthy
High School
established = 1998
type = Catholic
staff = 75
students = 1,350
city = Southwest Ranches (Fort Lauderdale)
state = Florida
country = USA
website = [http://www.mccarthyhigh.org www.mccarthyhigh.org]
newspaper = The Maverick Post

Archbishop Edward A. McCarthy High School (abbreviated AMHS as well as ABMHS) was opened in 1998 in Southwest Ranches, Florida. Sponsored by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Miami, it is accredited through the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. Named after the second Archbishop of Miami, Edward A. McCarthy, the school's ma scot is the Maverick. The principal of the school, since its opening, is Dr. Richard Perhla. Students are required to wear a uniform consisting of a uniform white or light blue shirt, official AMHS khaki slacks, a black leather belt, black leather shoes with clear bottoms, and a student ID with AMHS lanyard. Students must go to mass at least once a week.

Campus

Archbishop McCarthy High School is a Catholic high school in the South Florida area. The campus consists of two main peach two-story buildings, a football field with a surrounding track, one baseball diamond, one softball diamond, a brand new cafetorium with its own "Maverick Grill" including a stage, as well as its own prepared food. A large air conditioned gymnasium, outdoor weight rooms, three "learning modules" (portables) which are referred to as the Fine Arts Village, an outdoor courtyard, a chapel, and a several hundred space parking area. It is located next to Saint Mark Catholic Church and Saint Mark Elementary/Middle School. Their mascot is a maverick.

Academics

Archbishop McCarthy High School identifies itself as a college preparatory institution and takes measures to exemplify this in its curriculum. This school has been awarded catholic high school honor roll for years 2005 and 2007. The school has a dual enrollment program through St. Thomas University in addition to a growing Advanced Placement Program. In 2006, the school had one winner of a Silver Knight Award and two National Merit Finalists. In addition, the school continues to boast a 98% college acceptance rate. The other 2% are currently serving as enlisted personnel and officers within the United States Military.

Athletics

:As of 2007, sponsored sports activities at the school included:
**Baseball
**Basketball "(Men's)"
**Basketball "(Women's)"
**Cross Country
**Cheerleading (Men's)
**Cheerleading (Women's)
**Dance
**Flag Football "(Women's)"
**Football
**Golf
**Ice Hockey
**Lacrosse "(Men's)"
**Soccer "(Men's)"
**Soccer "(Women's)"
**Softball
**Swimming
**Track
**Volleyball
**Wrestling
**Tennis

Prominent Men Athletes:
Alex Avila, Professional Baseball;
Leo Caldeira, Soccer;
Nick Soares, Central Connecticut State University Soccer;
Daniel Farquhar, Baseball;
Shane Payne, University of Florida Basketball;
Gustavo Vasquez-Milan, Three time Track & Field 400m State Placer, Kent State University;
Kyle Johnson, Brown Univ. Football;
Luke Whitworth, Two time Wrestling State Placer;
Colby Borchetta, Two time Wrestling State Champion 2007,2008;
Matt Gizzi, Volleyball;
Jason Clerkin, Track & Field 800m;
Garrett Faulkender, Track & Field 1600m;
Ian Fitzpatrick, Two time Wrestling Regional Champion;
Andrew DeLeo, Men's Pole-vaulting State Champion 2008,

Clubs

:As of 2007, the following clubs and after school activity programs were in operation at Archbishop McCarthy High School:
**Anime Club
**Art Club
**National Art Honor Society
**Best Buddies
**Future Business Leaders of America
**Chorus
**Close Up
**Environmental Club
**Forensics Club
**French Honor Society
**Future Nurses of America
**Hope Outreach
**International Club
**Interclub Council
**International Thespian Society
**Journalism
**Key Club
**L.I.F.E.
**Literary
**Liturgy
**Mav Tv Teal/Black
**Model United Nations
**Mu Alpha Theta
**National English Honor Society
**National Honor Society
**Peace & Justice
**Pep Club
**Pre-Law Club
**Pre-Med Club
**Respect Life
**S.A.D.D.
**Salsa Club
**Science
**Science Honor Society
**Spanish Honor Society
**Student Ambassadors
**Student Government
**Support Our Troops
**S.W.A.T.
**TRI-M Music Honor Society [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tri-M]
**Technology/Media
**Yearbook

Band

The Maverick Sound is one of the fastest growing programs and one of the largest fine arts program at Archbishop Edward McCarthy High school. The band is split into four different programs: Marching Band, Jazz Band, Concert Band, and Color Guard. The Concert Band is the oldest band program in the school, Finally the Color Guard is a performance ensemble that competes year round in the Marching Band and Winter Guard Season. The band program has sent several students to several honors programs. AMHS is the only Catholic school in South Florida to have sent representatives to these honor festivals such as FSU Tri-State Honors Band, All-State, All-County,USF Festival of Winds, and the UM South Florida Honors Band. The band program is one of the only high school bands in the Archdioceses of Miami and the South Florida Catholic School System to compete and play at a public school level. The band program is associated with the following associations.

FBA- Florida Band Masters AssociationFMBC- Florida Marching Band CoalitionMENC- Music Educators National ConferenceBCBDA-Broward County Band Directors AssociationFMEA-Florida Music Educators AssociationSFWGA-South Florida Winter Guard Association

Chess team

In 2007 for the second year in a row, the AMHS chess team earned the state title in the Under 1000 division of the Scholastic Chess Champions tournament. Also earning second place in the open division of the SuperStates 2007 Chess Championship. Currently they are ranked first in the nation in the Under 1200 Division.Coached by Fabio Hurtado. Sophomore Marc Rodriguez from Davie became McCarthy's first individual state champion in chess. The McCarthy chess team, has 20 members,and was established in 2004.Former chess team member Ian Snowden has placed 2nd in the High School Blitz Chess Championship. Former member David Wilson liked men. [http://www.miamiarch.org/ip.asp?op=H1000070608G The Archdiocese of Miami ] ] .

Drama

The Drama Program is one of largest parts of the AMHS Fine Arts Department. McCarthy typically puts on two mainstage plays a year, a fall play and a spring musical, with community service plays in between. The Drama Program also includes International Thespian Society (ITS) Troupe 6164, directed by Robin Gleason, which competes in Florida State Thespians District 13. The mainstage plays is directed by Cindy Keegan. she is also the director of the community service shows, in addition to teaching the Drama classes. Past mainstage plays include "Grease", which was performed at Bailey Concert Hall, "West Side Story", "Little Shop of Horrors", "The Wizard of Oz", "Bus Stop", "Zombie Prom", "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn", and, most recently, the classic musical, "The Fantasticks". Performers in "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" were honored with 3 nominations at the South Florida Cappies Awards, a program which honors excellence in high school theatre.

The Maverick ZOO

The Archbishop McCarthy Maverick Zoo was founded and created in 2007 by Joe Curtis, Tyler Stampler and Harry Stampler and is the student section at the Morozowski Center ("THE MO") Home of the Zoo. The critically acclaimed Maverick Zoo as been featured in prominent Newspapers like The Miami Herald and Sun-Sentinel. The "Zoo" as students and faculty call it, is rated the Toughest High School Gym in South Florida by the FHSAA. The Maverick Zoo is also located online at http://themaverickzoo.com.

Mission and vision

The following is the school's official mission statement:

*"Our mission as a Roman Catholic, college-preparatory institution is to provide a safe, structured, diverse, creative, and Christ-centered environment for all students that enables the development of their intellectual, spiritual and physical beings, so they can be productive members of family, community, and society."

The following is the school's statement on its various values and beliefs:

*Archbishop McCarthy High School, as a Christocentric institution, is dedicated to the spiritual development of our students. To emphasize this, we built our school chapel in the center of our campus.

*Archbishop McCarthy High School also requires that students give back to their community in the form of service hours. Service hours help students to realize the true meaning of Christ's teaching through hands on experience. These retreats help students develop a powerful, personal relationship with Christ beyond that of what the classroom studies offer. Throughout the students' high school career, they are required to complete designated amounts of service hours. They are highly encouraged to complete more than the assigned amount of hours.

The school is currently a member of or has staff membership in the following organizations::NAACP:Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development:Broward County Non-Public School Association:Davie-Cooper City Chamber of Commerce:Florida Catholic Conference:Florida High School Activities Association:National Association of Secondary School Principals:National Catholic Education Association:National Honor Society of Secondary Schools:National Math Honor Society:Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Valedictorians

*2008: Andrew Alvarez
*2007: Robert Lenzen/Francesca Raffa (tie)
*2006: Clelia Douyon
*2005: Carolyn Fortson
*2004: Margaret Wickett
*2003: Elizabeth Meyer
*2002: Anika Nilchany

Sister school

Archbishop Edward McCarthy High School is the sister school of Archbishop Coleman F. Carroll High School. Both schools have the exact same building blueprints and school colors. Both schools were established in 1998.

References

External links

* [http://www.mccarthyhigh.org Official School Website]
* [http://www.edline.net/pages/Archbishop_EdwardAMcCarthy_HS/Clubs/maverick_sound Official School Band Website]