Marin Catholic High School

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Location
Marin Catholic High School

“Faith, Knowledge, Service”
Kentfield, California
Information
President	Fr. Thomas A Daly
Principal	Don Ritchie
Enrollment	715
Faculty	93
Type	Private, Coeducational Catholic Secondary School
Campus	Suburban
Athletics conference	North Coast Section (NCS), Marin County Athletic League (MCAL)
Mascot	Wildcats
Color(s)	Navy, White
Yearbook	Montestella
Established	1950
Homepage	http://www.marincatholic.org

Marin Catholic High School is a Roman Catholic college preparatory school located in unincorporated Kentfield in Marin County, California. The school colors are navy and silver and the school mascot is the wildcat.

The student population currently numbers around 736. A full class can exceed to 200 students. The school is owned by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Francisco

[edit] Background

Marin Catholic High School challenges students by providing them with a more challenging curriculum than public schools, which prepares them for their college experience. Along with a broad range of courses that students may take from the science, language, arts, math, and much more, students also take a mandatory religion class each year. This course focuses on a variety of topics ranging from morality, scripture, and Bible interpretation. MCHS also offers AP/Honors classes for those students that qualify and feel the desire to challenge themselves, but there are requirements to fulfill before entering.

95% of the 2007 class entered four-year colleges and universities. Approximately, 65% of the student body is Catholic with remaining 35% being composed of students of other faiths.

Students are required to complete 100 hours of community service, though students are encouraged to exceed the requirement and may be rewarded with entrance into the 200+ club. Such activities range from coaching sports teams in the community to helping out the elderly.

MCHS has a strong sports program although students are not required to participate. Sports information can be found here: http://www.marincatholic.org/index/sports-sport-action/