Bishop McNamara High School

Bishop McNamara High School, a Catholic, Holy Cross, coeducational, college preparatory, liberal arts school provides wide ranging and evolving curricular and co-curricular activities for students to learn and practice the Catholic faith in an inclusive and dynamic school community.

The School integrates this faith message, rooted in the Holy Cross tradition, within all its activities by relating the Gospel to content areas, by the living example of its employees, by partnership with families, and by service to the wider world.Because today's students may not know how to "do family, " we have a tremendous opportunity to model it.

Bishop McNamara High School, built adjacent to Mount Calvary Catholic Church in Forestville, Maryland, thrives today as a result of Msgr. Peter Paul Rakowski's vision to build Catholic high schools, one for boys and one for girls, in southern Prince George's County.

In 1962, Patrick A. O'Boyle, Archbishop of Washington, D.C., extended an invitation to the Brothers of Holy Cross, (members of the Congregation of Holy Cross), an association of Catholic religious brothers and priests founded in 1837 by Blessed Basile Moreau to make God known, loved, and served), to administer and staff the new high school for boys.

Caritas is a Latin term meaning loving kindness towards others. It is linked to the generosity and helpfulness one extends to another; the act of self-sacrifice for the good of others; genuine charity motivated by love. Caritas is held to be the ultimate perfection of the human spirit.

Women and men honored with the Bishop McNamara Caritas Award exhibit these qualities and exemplify the values and vision of Father Basil Anthony Moreau, founder of the Congregation of Holy Cross.Please read the description of each award within the nomination form and then take the time to nominate a colleague, a parent and alumni member that you believe is worthy of this honor using the online forms above.

Building on our shared vocation as educators in the faith, Bishop McNamara High School's leadership model reflects the ideals and aspirations of The Congregation of Holy Cross.

Two roles and two groups play a significant function in the administration and governance of Bishop McNamara High School as an educational institution sponsored by The Brothers of Holy Cross: Institutional Administration, Operational Administration, the Board of Directors, and the Parent Board.

To educate hearts and minds in a dynamic, inclusive Catholic school community rooted in the Holy Cross tradition. Fully embrace our Holy Cross, Catholic identity by integrating our mission and vision in all aspects of school life. Educate the whole person - body, mind, heart, and soul - preparing our students to thrive as balanced young adults, global citizens, and leaders with integrity, faith, and excellence.