Marist High School (Georgia)

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Marist High School
School type	Private High School
Established	1901
Grades	7–12
President	Fr. Egan
Principal	Fr. Joel Konzen
Students	1200
Mascot	War Eagles
Location	Atlanta, GA United States

Marist High School is a private Catholic high school in Atlanta, Georgia. It was founded in 1901 by the Marist Brothers as a private, Catholic, military school. The original school building was on Ivy Street in Atlanta, and the current campus is located at 3790 Ashford Dunwoody Rd. The school became coeducational in 1976. ^[1]

1 Athletics
2 Academics
3 Notable alumni
4 See also
5 External links

[edit] Athletics

Marist has traditionally been a premier athletic powerhouse in Georgia. Currently, 77% of males and 67% of females participate in athletics at Marist School. It has won the AAAA Director's Cup for the best athletic program since its inception in 1997. The Marist athletes have recently won state championships in Boy's and Girl's Soccer, Girl's Volleyball, Boy's and Girl's Cross Country, Football, Swimming, Baseball, and Track and Field. Marist now sponsors a boy's and girl's lacrosse team. In 2005, both teams made the state playoffs in their second season. Marist recently won the 2006 State AAAA Volleyball beating Starr's Mill High School. This marks their 5th straight state finals appearance and their second state championship. In 2006 the varisty football team advanced to the AAAA championship game against Northside High School in Warner Robins and lost.

[edit] Academics

As a college preparatory school Marist celebrates a rich and challenging academic environment. The average SAT score of Marist students is 1249. During 2004-2005, 318 students took 551 AP tests, with 91% achieving a grade of 3, 4, or 5. Student-faculty ratio is 10:1; average class size is 19.