Junipero Serra High School

Junípero Serra High School, in San Mateo, California, opened its doors on September 11, 1944 with a faculty of five and a student body of eighty-six freshman and sophomore boys. Established by Archbishop Mitty as the Archdiocesan high school to provide for the Catholic educational needs of the boys of San Mateo County, it was named in honor of Padre Junípero Serra, the Apostle of California, and was the first Catholic high school west of the Mississippi River to be staffed entirely by diocesan priests. The Reverend Vincent I. Breen was assigned as the first principal of Junípero Serra, which was originally located at what is now the site of St. Bartholomew's parish on Columbia Drive and the Alameda de las Pulgas.

Related Topics:
San Mateo, California - September 11 - 1944 - Freshman - Sophomore - Catholic - San Mateo County - Padre Junípero Serra - Apostle - Mississippi River - Diocesan - Priest

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:Junipero Serra High School

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:451 W. 20th Avenue

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:San Mateo, CA 94403

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