Bishop McDevitt High School (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania)

Bishop McDevitt High School (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania)

Infobox school | name = Bishop McDevitt High School
name2=


motto= Religione Colitur Sapientia
established= September, 1918
type= Roman Catholic high school
address= 2200 Market Street,
location = Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 17103
faculty = 60
enrollment = 842
free_label = Membership
free_text = National Catholic Educational Association
information =
Fax=
principal = Sister Mary Anne Bednar, I.H.M (2007)
VP = Joseph K. Chiara
website =http://www.bishopmcdevitt.org/

Bishop McDevitt High School is a private, coeducational Catholic high school of the Diocese of Harrisburg, located in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States. The school was founded in 1918 and renamed in 1957 to honor the memory of the Most Reverend Philip R. McDevitt, fourth bishop of Harrisburg and founder of the school. [cite web| url=http://www.bishopmcdevitt.org/departments/history.htm| year=2006| title= History of Bishop McDevitt|first=| last=| publisher=Bishop McDevitt High School| accessdate=2006-12-18] The current school is a Neo-Gothic structure, built in 1930, and was originally known as Harrisburg Catholic High School. [cite web| url=http://www.harrisburgpa.gov/visitors/centerCity/centralBusiness2.html| year=2002| title= Harrisburg Visitor's Guide: City Wide Sights|first=| last=City of Harrisburg| publisher=harrisburgpa.gov/| accessdate=2006-12-18] Bishop McDevitt has an enrollment of over 850 students in grades 9th through 12th and around 60 full-time faculty. [cite web| url=http://www.privateschoolreview.com/school_ov/school_id/23124| year=2006| title= Bishop McDevitt High School profile|first=| last=Private School Review| publisher=privateschoolreview.com/| accessdate=2006-12-18]

Notable Alumni

*Ursula Abbott (1994) - supporting roles in television ("") and film ("Chapter 27")
*Michael Behe (1969) - an American biochemist and one of the leading intelligent design advocates.
*Carmen Finestra (1965) - best known as supervising producer of "The Cosby Show" and "Home Improvement"
*Jeremy McCarter (1985) - Broadway drama critic for "New York" magazine
*LeRon McCoy (2000) - NFL wide receiver for the San Francisco 49ers
*LeSean McCoy (2006) - University of Pittsburgh running back
*Steven Pasquale (1995) - actor, Sean Garrity on FX's "Rescue Me" and star of ""
*Stephen R. Reed (1967) - current and longest serving Mayor of Harrisburg
*Ricky Watters (1987) - former NFL running back


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