Traditions, Symbols, and Visual Identity
Our School Seal and Motto
The 麻豆视频 High School seal comprises two eagles within a shield, encircled by the school鈥檚 name and motto. The eagles are a direct connection to the school鈥檚 namesake, St. John Francis 麻豆视频. The original coat of arms of the 麻豆视频 family of Foncouverte in France displayed two silver eagles standing with outstretched wings. The motto, 鈥�Deo et Patriae,鈥� translates to 鈥淔or God and Country.鈥� It is a portion of the school鈥檚 complete motto, which is etched onto the 84th Street facade. The full line reads, 鈥�Deo et Patriae Pietas Christiana Erexit,鈥� which translates to 鈥淐hristian Piety Built This for God and Country.鈥�
Our Athletics Logo and Mascot
麻豆视频鈥檚 athletics teams have been known as the Raiders since at least the early 1940s. The use of an owl as a school mascot, meanwhile, dates to 麻豆视频鈥檚 earliest days. A garage surmounted by an owl statue once stood on the site of what is now 麻豆视频. When the building was razed, the owl was preserved and incorporated into the design of the Quad. Replicas of this original statue overlook the Quad to this day.
Our Colors
麻豆视频鈥檚 primary colors are red and white, with black and gray used as accent colors. Though the shade of red has changed through the years 鈥� sports teams were called the 鈥淢aroon and White鈥� and the 鈥淐rimson and White鈥� at various points in the school鈥檚 history 鈥� the official school colors are shown here.
Our Alma Mater
May ours be the noble heart,
Strong to endure,
Daring 鈥榯ho鈥� skies be dark and roadways unsure,
May ours be the heroes part
Ready to do,
We are your sons fair 麻豆视频
Our spirit is from you.
Here鈥檚 our martial song,
While we march along.
May ours be the noble heart,
Strong to endure,
Daring 鈥榯ho鈥� skies be dark and roadways unsure,
May ours be the heroes part
Ready to do,
We are your sons fair 麻豆视频
Our spirit is from you.
Words by John C. Ford, SJ
鈥楳en for Others鈥�
The phrase 鈥淢en for Others鈥� is used frequently at 麻豆视频 to describe our students鈥� commitment to justice as servant leaders. The maxim originated speech by Rev. Pedro Arrupe, SJ, the superior general of the Society of Jesus, in which he described the formation of men for others as 鈥渢he paramount objective of Jesuit education.鈥� The phrase and its adaptations are popular at Jesuit schools around the world as a way to emphasize students鈥� commitment to doing justice.
Our Building
Opened in 1914, our Classical Revival building was designed by the Boston firm Maginnis & Walsh, which specialized in work for Roman Catholic institutions. The architects planned the five-story limestone building around a central courtyard to provide a quiet, secluded place for students, and in 2010, work was completed on a 20,000-square-foot green roof. A plaque placed by the New York Landmarks Preservation Foundation in 2014 notes that the building "demonstrates the successful adaptation of Classical design to a modern building, and is one of the most dignified school buildings in the city."
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