Global InformationAcademy of Saint Joseph information
| Academy of Saint Joseph | |
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| Address | |
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1725 Brentwood Road Brentwood , (Suffolk County) , New York 11717 United States | |
| Coordinates | 40°46′24″N 73°14′30″W / 40.77333°N 73.24167°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Private |
| Motto | Ad Astra Per Adua (To the stars through adversity.) |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic |
| Established | 1856 |
| Closed | 2009 |
| President | Sr. Eileen Kelly |
| Principal | Sr. Kerry Handal |
| Grades | K-12 |
| Gender | Coeducational (K-8) Girls (9-12) |
| Enrollment | 250 (high school) (2008) |
| Campus size | 200 acres (0.81 km2) |
| Color(s) | Red and White |
| Sports | Soccer, Basketball, Badminton, Track, Softball, Swimming, Tennis, Equestrian, Volleyball |
| Mascot | Dragon |
| Accreditation | Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools[1] |
| Newspaper | Campanile |
| Yearbook | In the Pines |
| Admissions Director | Diane Sabbatino |
| Athletic Director | Chris Donello |
| Website | http://www.asjli.org |
The Academy of Saint Joseph, in Brentwood, New York, was a Catholic college-preparatory school for Kindergarten to Grade 12, single-sex for girls grades 9 - 12. The academy was founded in 1856, by the Sisters of Saint Joseph named after Saint Joseph. At the request of the Bishop of Brooklyn, Mother Austin Kean came from Philadelphia to Brooklyn to found what is now the Sisters of St. Joseph of Brentwood, New York. She was accompanied by Sister Baptista Hanson and Sister Theodosia Hegeman from Buffalo.[2] It closed in 2009, after a 153-year history of educating the youth of Brooklyn, Queens and Long Island.
Situated on a 200-acre (0.81 km2) campus, it was accredited by the New York State Board of Regents and by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools and held full membership in the New York State Association of Independent Schools and the National Catholic Educational Association. It was operated independent of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockville Centre. The Academy of St. Joseph had been having financial problems for over a decade before its closure.
- ^ MSA-CSS. "MSA-Commission on Secondary Schools". Archived from the original on 2011-05-14. Retrieved 2009-05-27.
- ^ "About Us: Our History". Sisters of St. Joseph.