DeMatha Catholic High School is a four-year

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for boys located in

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, United States. Named after

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, DeMatha is under the

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and is a member of the

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Academics

The

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recognized DeMatha as a Blue Ribbon School in 1984 and 1991.

Music program

According to the school's website, the music program includes "five concert bands, three choruses, three percussion ensembles, three string orchestras, six levels of music theory, and a History of Rock and Roll class" plus "two jazz ensembles, a pep band for basketball games, a gospel choir, as well as numerous small ensembles."

Athletics

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'' recognized DeMatha as the #2 high school athletic program in the United States in 2005, and again in 2007. Dematha gym

Notable alumni

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Arts and entertainment

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player who plays for the

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Lacrosse

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NASCAR

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Soccer

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Track and field

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Notable staff

Morgan Wootten Morgan Bayard Wootten (April 21, 1931January 21, 2020) was an American high school basketball coach for 46 seasons at DeMatha Catholic High School in Hyattsville, Maryland. He led the Stags to five national championships and 33 Washington Cathol ...

is the school's former basketball coach. He coached the team to five national championships and in 2000 was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. *

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was an assistant basketball coach under Wootten for the 1970-1971 school year.

References

External links

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