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Archbishop Murphy High School

Private, coeducational school in Everett, Washington, U.S.


Summary

Private, coeducational school in Everett, Washington, U.S.

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nameArchbishop Thomas J. Murphy High School
streetaddress12911 39th Avenue SE
cityEverett
stateWashington
county(Snohomish County)
zipcode98208
countryUnited States
coordinates
religionRoman Catholic
head of schoolSteve Schmutz
faculty69
ceeb480-391
avg_class_size19
ratio11:1
typePrivate, coeducational
grades9–12
campus size21 acres
conferenceWesco 2A/ Northwest Conference 2A (Football Only)
songAMHS Fight Song
motto“In Christ There Is Joy And Hope”
accreditationNorthwest Accreditation Commission
mascotWildcat
team_nameWildcats
colorsBlack, red and white
newspaperInto The Jungle
established
enrollment467
enrollment_as_of2019
homepageSchool website

Archbishop Thomas J. Murphy High School is a co-educational private Catholic college-preparatory high school located in Everett, Washington, United States. Founded as Holy Cross High School in 1988 at the old site of Our Lady Of Perpetual Help grade school, it was renamed Archbishop Murphy High School in 1999 and in October moved to its present location.

The school serves students grades nine through twelve; enrollment has increased from 23 students in 1988 to approximately 467 in 2019.

It is named for Thomas Joseph Murphy, the bishop of the Archdiocese of Seattle from 1991 until his death in 1997.

Sports

  • Cross Country
  • Track and Field
  • Football (2002 and 2003 1A State Champions, 2016 and 2025 2A State Champions)
  • Volleyball
  • Soccer (2015, 2016, 2017 State Champions)
  • Wrestling
  • Basketball
  • Golf
  • Softball
  • Baseball
  • Swimming
  • Tennis
  • Lacrosse

Since 2004, Archbishop Murphy has been classified as a 2A school by the WIAA.

In the 2016 football season, 5 schools from the Cascade Conference forfeited league football games against the Archbishop Murphy High School Wildcats, citing depth concerns, fear of injury, and competitive imbalance. Archbishop Murphy went on to win their first 2A state football championship in December of that year.

References

References

  1. NAAS. "Northwest Association of Accredited Schools".
  2. (June 26, 1997). "Archbishop Murphy dies". Moscow-Pullman Daily News.
  3. (October 6, 2016). "Archbishop Murphy High School Wildcats - the team no-one wants to play". BBC.
  4. "Link Lookup".
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