Marist High School (Georgia)

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Location
Marist School
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metropolitan Atlanta, GA USA
Information
Religion	Christian (Catholic)
President	Fr. John Harhager, S.M.
Principal	Fr. Joel Konzen, S.M.
Enrollment	1,071
Faculty	165
Type	Private
Tuition	$14,225/year
Grades	7-12
Mascot	War Eagle
Color(s)	blue and gold
Yearbook	Guidon
Newspaper	Blue & Gold
Established	1901
Alumni	7,000
Homepage	www.marist.com

Marist School is an Independent private Catholic school in unincorporated DeKalb County, Georgia, United States, east of the city of Atlanta. It is operated independent of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Atlanta.

It was founded in 1901 by the Society of Mary (Marists) as a private, Catholic, military school. The original school building was on Ivy Street in Atlanta (current location of the IBM tower - about 10 miles from downtown), and the current campus is located at 3790 Ashford Dunwoody Road. The school became coeducational in 1976. ^[1]

The Marist Fathers and Brothers have started schools all over the world. The mission of Marist is to form the whole person in the image of Christ, created by blending three distinct traditions: the pursuit of academic excellence, the heritage of Catholic education, and the spirit of the Society of Mary.

1 Notable alumni
2 Athletics
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Notable alumni

David Hasselhoff - Actor (attended Marist but did not graduate)
Glenn Gilberti - WCW Wrestler, "Disco Inferno"
Matt Harpring - NBA player, "Utah Jazz"
Will Heller - NFL Tight End, "Seattle Seahawks"
Kit Hoover - TV Personality
Patrick Mannelly - NFL Long Snapper, "Chicago Bears"
Peter Marshall - World Record Holding Swimmer (class of 2000)
Leigh Torrence - NFL Defensive Back, "Washington Redskins"
Ernie Johnson - NBA TV Announcer
The Brothers Chaps - Michael and Matthew Chapman, creators of "Homestar Runner"
Bret Baier - Fox News Correspondent (Class of 1988)
Gannon Shepherd - former NFL offensive lineman for the "Atlanta Falcons" and "Houston Texans"
Kathleen Hersey - Four Time Pan-American Games Gold medalist in swimming

[edit] Athletics

Marist is regarded as the most consistently prominent athletic powerhouse in Georgia. In 2004, Sports Illustrated ranked Marist #1 on its list of the best athletic programs in the country.

The school has won either the AAA or AAAA Georgia Director's Cup (going to the best overall sports program, sorted by class) every year since the creation of the award in 1999. Marist has won multiple state championships in football, baseball, men's basketball, volleyball, men's and women's tennis (11 straight from 1995-2006), women's golf, men's and women's cross country, men's and women's swimming, and men's and women's soccer, to name a few.