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{{Infobox School
{{Infobox_University
|name = Saint Joseph Higher Secondary School'''
|name = Mineola High School
|image = [[Image:MineolaYellowJackets.jpg‎]]
|image_size = 220px
|motto = Advancing in wisdom and virtue
|caption = Mineola YellowJackets Logo
|established = [[1954]] |
|motto =
|established = [[1968]]
|type = Private higher secondary school |
|type = [[Public school|Public]], [[Coeducation|co-educational]]
|affiliation = Catholic Archdiocese of Dhaka
|district = [[Mineola Independent School District|Mineola ISD]]
|Vice Principal = Reverend Brother Leo
|city = [[Dhaka]] |
|grades = 9th-12th
|country = [[Bangladesh]]
|principal = Ricky Stephens
|campus = Asad Avenue, Mohammadpur, Dhaka
|location = [[Mineola, Texas]]
|former_names = Saint Joseph High School
|country = [[USA]]
|campus type =
|sports = [[Cricket]], [[Basketball]], [[Football]], [[Table tennis]], [[Track and field athletics|Athletics]]
|campus size = 3A
|affiliations = [[Congregration of Holy Cross]], [[Catholic Archdiosese of Dhaka]] |
|enrollment = 453 (2007)
}}
|faculty = 40
|mascot = [[YellowJacket]]|colors = [[Orange (color)|Orange]] and [[White]]
|website = [http://www.mineolaisd.net/ Mineola ISD]
}}
{{otherplaces3|Mineola High School (New York)}}


Mineola High School is school located in [[Mineola, Texas]]. The school is a part of the [[Mineola Independent School District]].
'''Saint Joseph High School''' is a [[Roman Catholic Church|Catholic]] [[high school|secondary school]] located at 97, Asad Avenue, Mohammadpur, [[Dhaka]], [[Bangladesh]]. Established in 1954 as the "St. Joseph English Medium School" in 16 Monir Hossain Lane, Narinda in the current old part of Dhaka by the [[Congregation of Holy Cross]] missionaries, the institution had a General Certificate of Education(GCE) based education structure. The school moved to its current location in 1965. After the liberation war of Bangladesh, the medium of instruction in Saint Joseph High School changed to Bengali. In 1973 the last of the Cambridge groups took their examinations, as the school integrated itself into the government regulated secondary education system in Bangladesh, although it is still recognized for its particular emphasis in teaching English. However, the institution currently has both English and Bengali medium based education for secondary level. Higher Secondary Education had also been introduced in Saint Joseph, changing the name of the institution to "Saint Joseph Higher Secondary School". The school is recognized by the Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education, [[Dhaka]], [[Bangladesh]]. The average graduating class from Saint Joseph each year used to have 130 to 140 students. It is a Boys' School and the students are known as "the Josephites".
The school includes grades 9 through 12. The school principal is Ricky Stephens . The school serves most of the city of Mineola.


==History==
Saint Joseph is indisputably one of the topmost secondary schools in the country, in terms of the quality of education and success records in public examinations, discipline, practice of leadership, sports and co-curricular activities. Many of the graduates from the school are established leaders and notable personnels of the country in various fields. The school has a beautiful campus with varieties of trees and plants, and a big play-ground for soccer, cricket, volley-ball, badminton and so on. It also has table-tennis facilities and a basket-ball court which is usable as an auditorium. The alumni of the school had formed the Saint Joseph Old Boys Association (SJOBA), which continues to organize regular events and programs in and outside the school boundaries.


The original high school was opened in 1914 and was destroyed by a fire on March 27, 1924.
[[Image:St_Joseph_HS_School.JPG|right|thumb|Dhaka Collegiate School]]
The school was built in the 1925 and destroyed in 1968 . The school was located in the 400 block of West Blair Street. In 1968-present, the new High School was built.


==Football==
Saint Joseph is run under the supervision of the [[Catholic Archdiocese of Dhaka]].
====Football Coaches 2008====


*Coach Drennon
==Notable academic results==
*Coach Barefield
*During the ten years of Cambridge, 233 boys took the overseas examination and 98% passed with over 60% in the first division.
*Coach Dudley
*Eight positions (including the first position) in the merit list among approximately 100 graduating students in 1980.
*Coach Valladares
*Eight positions (including the first position) in the merit list among approximately 100 graduating students in 1992.
*Coach Ragle
*Five positions (including the third position) in the merit list among approximately 80 graduating students in 1995.
*Coach Talley
*Highest percentage of GPA 5.0/5.0 in S.S.C. Examination in 2004,2005,2006,2007.
*Coach Pride
*Coach Casey
*Coach Blackwell
*Coach Johnson


====Varsity====
==Notable achievements and contributions==
'''2008 Mineola Varsity Scores'''
*Introduction of Basketball in Bangladesh
*Introduction of Parliamentary Format Debate in Bangladesh
*Established the first High School Level Science Club of Bangladesh in 1957
*Formed the first High School Level Debating Club in Bangladesh in 1650


{| class="wikitable" border="1"
==Notable alumni==
|-
*Dr. Rashid Uddin (One of the Leading Neurologists in the Indian Sub-continent)
! Home Or Away
*Babna - Band Music (Member of [[Warfaze]])
! Opponent
*Kamal - Band Music (Member of [[Warfaze]])
! Score
*Manam Ahmed - Band Music (Member of [[Miles (band)]])
! Date
*Miraj - Band Music, Bassist (Member of Black) Class of 1999
! Winner
*Saimum Hasan Nahian - Band Music, Guitarist and Band Leader (Member of [[Powersurge (band)]], winner D RockStars 2007), also Severe Dementia, Class of 2001
! W to L
*[[Niaz Morshed]] (Grand Master of Chess), Class of 1983
|-
*Reefat Bin Sattar (Grand Master of Chess)
| Away
*Russel - Band Music (Member of [[Warfaze]])
| Quinlan Ford
*[[Shahriar Nafees]] - Sports (Cricketer, Bangladesh National Team), Class of 2001
| 36-8
*Tahsan - Band Music (Ex Member of Black)
| Aug 31
*Shafin Ahmed (Member of Miles)
| Mineola
*Naqib Khan (Member of Renaissance)
| 1-0
|-
| Away
| Quitman
| 33-27
| Sep. 5
| Mineola
| 2-0
|-
| Home
| Grand Saline
| 28-7
| Sep. 12
| Mineola
| 3-0
|-
| Away
| Edgewood
| 35-33
| Sep. 19
| Edgewood
| 3-1
|-
| Home
| Mount Vernon (Home Coming)
| 35-6
| Sep. 26
| Mount Vernon
| 3-2
|-
| Home
| Eustace
| 7-6
| Oct. 10
| Mineola
| 4-2
|-
| Home
| Van
|
| Oct. 17
|
|
|-
| Away
| Canton
|
| Oct. 24
|
|
|-
| Home
| Kemp
|
| Oct. 31
|
|
|-
| Away
| Wills Point
|
| Nov. 17
|
|
|}


====Stadium====
==Head masters and/or Principals==
* Yellowjackets Stadium 1914-1992
*Brother Jude Costello, C.S.C. (1954 - 1962)
* [[Meredith Memorial Stadium]] 1992-
*Brother Gerald Kraeger, C.S.C. (1963 - 1967)
*Brother Thomas O'Linn C.S.C. (1967 - 1969)
*Brother Ralph Baird, C.S.C (1969 - 1972 & 1979 - 1985)
*Brother John Stephen, C.S.C. (1985-1987)
*Brother Thomas Moore, C.S.C. (1973 - 1978 & 1987 - 1988)
*Brother Nicholas Thielman, C.S.C.(1987 - 1989)
*Brother John Rozario, C.S.C - Prick (1990 - 2007)
*Brother Leo James Pereira, C.S.C (2007-Present)


==Faculty==
==Track==
* Gregg Armstrong
*Late Mr. Sarkar
* Karen Newkirk
*Late Mr. A. Sattar
* Kerry Van Cleve
*Late Mr. Mahtab Hossain
<br>
*Mr. Benjamin Rozario (left)
The Mineola High School Track Team is quite successful in all events.
*Brother Dominic Mree (left)
A few make it to Regional Meets and some even the State Meet.
*Mr. Moinuddin Ahmed (left for Mastermind)
*Ms. Lucille Sadekin (retired in 2005)
*Mr. Bidhubhushan Paul (currently residing in Canada)
*Mr. Joseph Modhu (retired)
*Ms. Hosne Ara Biswas (retired in 2006)
*Ms. S. Suraiya Akhtar (retired in 2006)
*Ms. Afifa M. M. Ahmed (retired)
*Mr. Abdul Bari Mridha (left)
*Mr. George Gomes (retired in 2007)
*Mr. Milton Das (left)
*Mrs. Zulfikar (left)
*Mrs. Mathews
*Mr. Albert A. Golder (retired in 2006)
*Ms. Nishat Jahan (left)
*Mr. Raihan Uddin Ahmed (retired in 2007)
*Ms. Rehana Begum
*Mr. Keshob Chandra Chakrabarty
*Mr. Suvankar Dutta
*Mr. Phanindra C. Banik
*Ms. Nargis Labib
*Ms. Sabera Khanam
*Mr. Harashit Biswas
*Mr. Mathew Mendez
*Mr. Francis P. Rozario
*Ms. Charlotte Rozanov
*Mr. Krishno Pada Chakroborty
*Mr. Anil Kumer Mallick
*Mr. Mahmudar Rahman
*Mr. Md. Farid Uddin
*Mr. Amit Kumer Baroi
*Mr. Isodor Palma
*Mr. Leonard Vincent Gomes
*Mr. Uttom Halder
*Mr. Asifur Rahman
*Mr. Amimul Ahsan
*Mr. Ariful Kabir
*Mr. Amit Anjus
*Mrs. Shibani Halder
*Mrs. Rabeya Rahman Hena
*Mrs. Lauisa Sarder
*Mr. Md. Azizur Rahman
*Br. Nipu Hubert Rozario (Asst. Headmaster) (2007)
*Ms. Lipi Daisy Gregory (2005)
*Br. James Sarker (2005)
*Mr. Amit E. Anjus (2005)
*Mr. Prodip Kumer Samaddar (2007)
*Ms. Toma Samaddar (2006)
*Ms. Zeenat Hossain (2006)
*Mr. Swapan Kumer Mistry (1999), Chemistry
*Mr. Khairul Bashar, Mathematics
*Mr. Sudeb Chandra Paul (2000), Physics
*Mr. Motasim Billah (Lipon) (2008), Physics
*Mr. Debbrota Kumar Biswas, Physics
*Mr. Alok Kumar Das (2008), Chemistry


==Grades/Classes==
==Theatre==
theatre department of Mineola High School is known as Act I & Company. Act I & Company has won the UIL One Act Play Championship in conference 3A, 7 times. Of those 7 championships, 5 were consecutive wins--the most consecutive wins in any UIL activity. Act I & Company has also placed first runner up and second runner up at the State Meet.
Instead of Section 1, 2, 3 or A, B, C etc, St. Joseph traditionally uses names for its sections of different grades. There are three sections for grades 3 - 10, and there are six sections for grades 11 - 12. In the school section, each class contains 55 students. Below is a complete list:
Numerous theatre students have also advanced to the UIL State Meet in Prose and Poetry Interpretation.
*Grade 3: Eagles, Hawks, Falcons
Most recently Mineola has advanced to the state level for the UIL Theatrical Design Contest. Mineola has advanced to the state level 3 years in a row in the design contest.
*Grade 4: Lions, Tigers, Mountain Lions
Theatre students from Mineola have went on the study theatre at colleges and universities such as; Marymount College, The University of Texas at Austin, St. Edwards University, Sam Houston State University, Panola College, Kilgore College, and Tyler Junior College.
*Grade 5: Hornets, Wasps, Drones
*Grade 6: Bears, Wildcats, Polar Bears
*Grade 7: Jaguars, Panthers, Leopards
*Grade 8: Comets, Meteors, Asteroids
*Grade 9: Jets, Rockets, Concords
*Grade 10: Giants, Stars, Titans
*Grade 11: Venus, Mercury, Jupiter, Mars, Saturn, Vulcan
*Grade 12: Pluto, Phobos, Uranus, Earth, Neptune, Diebos


==Lab facilities==
==Band==
St. Joseph has some of the best high school lab facilities in the country. The Biology lab and the chemistry lab is well-equipped and large in size. Some external schools and educational institutions as the [[British Council]] use these facilitiesfor their students. St. Joseph Higher Secondary School has two computer labs with multimedia projector, scanner and printers, and one internet lab where both students and teachers can explore the net.


Mineola High School Band<br />
==Extra-curricular organizations==
over 65 members<br />
*Josephite Chess Club
has won 3rd place in the 3A division in Plano East Competition.
*Josephite Cultural Forum (Currently JCF, formerly JCC), established 1993
*Josephite Debating Club (JDC)
*Rotary Interact Club of Saint Joseph
*Scintilla Science Club
*Josephite Language & Reading Club
*Josephite Natya Dal
*St. Joseph Boy Scouts
*Josephite Business Club


==Year Book==
==FFA==
FFA or [[Future Farmers of America]] is run by Mr. Dossett.
*The Josephites
FFA has won lots of awards from Greenhand Skills to saying the [[FFA]] Creed


*2008-09 FFA President for Mineola: Michelle Aguilar
==References==

*History of "The Josephite" ; Golden Jubilee Souvenir 2004
==See also==
*Hussain, Mukbil. [http://banglapedia.org/HT/S_0536.htm "''St Joseph High School and College''] ''[[Banglapedia]]''
*[[List of school districts in Texas]]
*[[Mineola ISD]]
*[[Mineola, Texas]]
*[[Mineola Middle School]]


==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.mineolaisd.net/ Mineola ISD]
*[http://www.holycrosscongregation.org/english/direct.htm Directory of Holycross Congregration-run institutions]

*[http://www.josephites.info/ SJOBA (St. Joseph Old Boys' Association)]
{{TEA district rating|AA}}
*[http://www.josephite89.org/ Josephite Batch 89 Alumni Portal]

*[http://www.josephite.net/ Alumni forum]
[[Category:School districts in Texas]]
[[Category:Wood County, Texas]]


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[[Category:Holy Cross secondary schools]]
[[Category:Congregations of Holy Cross]]
[[Category:Roman Catholic secondary schools in Asia]]
[[Category:Educational institutions established in 1954]]
[[Category:Schools in Bangladesh|Saint Joseph]]

Revision as of 14:08, 12 October 2008

Mineola High School
File:MineolaYellowJackets.jpg
Mineola YellowJackets Logo
Location
Map
Mineola, Texas

USA
Information
TypePublic, co-educational
Established1968
School districtMineola ISD
PrincipalRicky Stephens
Faculty40
Grades9th-12th
Enrollment453 (2007)
Campus size3A
Color(s)Orange and White
MascotYellowJacket
WebsiteMineola ISD
For other places with the same name, see Mineola High School (New York).

Mineola High School is school located in Mineola, Texas. The school is a part of the Mineola Independent School District. The school includes grades 9 through 12. The school principal is Ricky Stephens . The school serves most of the city of Mineola.

History

The original high school was opened in 1914 and was destroyed by a fire on March 27, 1924. The school was built in the 1925 and destroyed in 1968 . The school was located in the 400 block of West Blair Street. In 1968-present, the new High School was built.

Football

Football Coaches 2008

  • Coach Drennon
  • Coach Barefield
  • Coach Dudley
  • Coach Valladares
  • Coach Ragle
  • Coach Talley
  • Coach Pride
  • Coach Casey
  • Coach Blackwell
  • Coach Johnson

Varsity

2008 Mineola Varsity Scores

Home Or Away Opponent Score Date Winner W to L
Away Quinlan Ford 36-8 Aug 31 Mineola 1-0
Away Quitman 33-27 Sep. 5 Mineola 2-0
Home Grand Saline 28-7 Sep. 12 Mineola 3-0
Away Edgewood 35-33 Sep. 19 Edgewood 3-1
Home Mount Vernon (Home Coming) 35-6 Sep. 26 Mount Vernon 3-2
Home Eustace 7-6 Oct. 10 Mineola 4-2
Home Van Oct. 17
Away Canton Oct. 24
Home Kemp Oct. 31
Away Wills Point Nov. 17

Stadium

Track

  • Gregg Armstrong
  • Karen Newkirk
  • Kerry Van Cleve


The Mineola High School Track Team is quite successful in all events. A few make it to Regional Meets and some even the State Meet.

Theatre

theatre department of Mineola High School is known as Act I & Company. Act I & Company has won the UIL One Act Play Championship in conference 3A, 7 times. Of those 7 championships, 5 were consecutive wins--the most consecutive wins in any UIL activity. Act I & Company has also placed first runner up and second runner up at the State Meet. Numerous theatre students have also advanced to the UIL State Meet in Prose and Poetry Interpretation. Most recently Mineola has advanced to the state level for the UIL Theatrical Design Contest. Mineola has advanced to the state level 3 years in a row in the design contest. Theatre students from Mineola have went on the study theatre at colleges and universities such as; Marymount College, The University of Texas at Austin, St. Edwards University, Sam Houston State University, Panola College, Kilgore College, and Tyler Junior College.

Band

Mineola High School Band
over 65 members
has won 3rd place in the 3A division in Plano East Competition.

FFA

FFA or Future Farmers of America is run by Mr. Dossett. FFA has won lots of awards from Greenhand Skills to saying the FFA Creed

  • 2008-09 FFA President for Mineola: Michelle Aguilar

See also

External links

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