Maura Clarke Junior High School

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Maura Clarke Junior High School
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Location
Queens, New York, U.S.
Information
Director Ms. Cordes
Students Approx. 20-25
Faculty Approx. 15
Type Private, Catholic, Co-Education
Established U/A
Homepage www.mauraclarkejhs.org

[1]Maura Clarke Junior High School (Maura Clarke JHS) is a Catholic Junior High School program on the Rockaway peninsula in Queens, New York. Maura Clarke J.H.S. is a part of Stella Maris High School community in Rockaway Park. The school got its name from Maura Clarke the Maryknoll sister who lost her life as a martyr in El Salvador along with Ita Ford, Jean Donovan, and Dorothy Kazel. The school is known as the only Catholic Junior High School in Queens, New York.

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[edit] Present Day School

Currently Maura Clarke JHS is a small sized school with extremely small classes. The school has had grades with as few students as six. Maura Clarke JHS currently has a seventh and an eighth grade, although the school used to have a sixth grade.

[edit] Admissions

In order for a student to be accepted into the school they must pass a cumulative exam. The school tries to limit the number of students per grade to eighteen, but it is known to have reached twenty plus students.

[edit] Respect

At Maura Clarke Junior High School respect and discipline are very important aspect of the school. This is a quality that must be acquired because the Maryknoll Sisters of Saint Joseph are the teachers for many classes.

[edit] Classes

The following are classes that must be taken:

    1] Mathematics
    2] Earth Science/Biology
    3] American History
    4] Morality
    5] Spanish
    6] Music - Chorus
    7] Art

The following classes can no longer be taken:

    1] Guidance
    2] Music - Recorder
    3] French

[edit] References

  1. ^ [http://www.mauraclarkejhs.org Maura Clarke Junior High School]
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