Central Catholic High School (Toledo, Ohio)
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2550 Cherry Street Toledo, (Lucas County), Ohio 43608 United States | |
Coordinates | 41°40′24″N 83°32′36″W / 41.67333°N 83.54333°WCoordinates: 41°40′24″N 83°32′36″W / 41.67333°N 83.54333°W |
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Type | Private, Co-educational |
Motto |
"Dominus Dominantium" ("Lord of Lords") |
Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic |
Established | 1919 |
Oversight | Roman Catholic Diocese of Toledo |
Chaplain | Father Matthew Rader |
Teaching staff | 85 |
Grades | 9-12 |
Enrollment | 600 |
Color(s) | Scarlet and Gray |
Athletics | 24 Varsity sports |
Athletics conference | Three Rivers Athletic Conference |
Mascot | Leprechaun |
Accreditation | North Central Association of Colleges and Schools [1] |
Newspaper | The Centric |
Yearbook | The Centripetal |
Website | http://www.centralcatholic.org |
Central Catholic High School, is a Catholic, co-educational, college prep secondary school in Toledo, Ohio. It is operated by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Toledo and is the largest Catholic high school in the area. CCHS was founded as Cathedral High School in 1919, with its name change in 1920. The school, which is located one mile northwest of Downtown Toledo, offers three possible degrees: honors, college prep, or standard. It has received two School of Excellence Awards[2] and the Drug Prevention Award.
School Body
Central Catholic currently has an enrollment of 600 students. 72.11% of the students at CCHS are White, 24.14% are Black, 3.41% are Hispanic, 0.24% are Asian/Pacific Islander, and .08% are American Indian/Alaskan. There are 85 classroom teachers with a student-teacher ratio of 14.45.
Kress Family Library
Open from 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. daily, the library features over 8,000 reference, fiction, and non-fiction circulating books, an automated library catalog, daily newspapers, a periodical collection and archives, video/DVD and CD collections, database access, A/V equipment and support, professional education print resources, 17 student computer workstations, and 30 laptop workstations.
Athletics
In Athletics, Central Catholic's nickname is the Fighting Irish. Their colors are scarlet and gray.
They were a member of the Toledo City League from 1928-2010 and then joined the new Three Rivers Athletic Conference (TRAC) in 2011. The biggest rivals for the Irish include fellow parochial schools St. John's Jesuit and St. Francis de Sales in guys' sports, and St. Ursula Academy and Notre Dame Academy in girls' sports.
Other rivalries include the Whitmer Panthers.
Gallagher Athletic Complex
This facility was blessed and dedicated at a ceremony on October 9, 1998. Charles and Diane (Bertling) Gallagher, 1956 and 1958 CCHS graduates, were presented a wooden replica of the bronze dedication plaque that is permanently placed in the Athletic Complex. The complex consists of a track, football and soccer field, and permanent seats for spectators. The Fighting Irish varsity football team played its first home game at the complex on September 25, 2004, coming away with a homecoming victory.
Renovations
The stadium received a complete overhaul renovation in 2007. The new stadium includes permanent seating for 6,500 spectators and FieldTurf for its playing surface. Also included in the renovation was a state-of-the-art weight room, a home locker room equipped with 3 flat-screen TVs, coach's offices, and a team meeting room all located under the home side bleachers. It was constructed on the site of the existing complex and includes a full press box with hospitality suites that accommodates 120 people. A 450-seat stadium club section with chair-back seats is located at midfield on the home side. Construction began in the spring of 2007 and was complete in time for the 2007 homecoming game.
In 2018, more renovations took place, including the replacement of the field turf and the resurfacing of the track.
Sullivan Center
The ground breaking for the Sullivan Center was in the spring of 1996. In the fall of 1997, the center was officially opened with a Mass led by Bishop Hoffman. The center holds 3,000 people, making it the largest high school field house in Northwest Ohio. The Sullivan Center includes a 3,000 seat capacity for convocation events, a 2,800 seat capacity for athletic events, one main court and two recreational cross courts, a 600-foot interior jogging track, four concession areas, six locker rooms, and a meeting room with a seating capacity for over 100 people. The Sullivan Center installed a new gym floor in the summer of 2009.
Mercy Field
Mercy Field is home to the Central Catholic High School baseball team, and it opened in the spring of 2012. 1982 Central Catholic alumnus, Cleves Delp, donated $2.5 million to build Mercy Field.[3] The stadium features an all-turf field with a clay mound and 12-foot outfield fence, and the field is lighted for night games. It has bleacher seating for 440, dugouts, a two-mound bullpen on each side, a 10-inning scoreboard, a press box with radio and TV booth, and an owner's viewing suite. The structure also includes a concession stand, locker room, player's study room, coach's office, and indoor hitting room.
Mercy Field was named the Midwest Field of the Year by the National High School Baseball Association in 2012.[4]
Lourdes University, a NAIA Division II program, also takes advantage of Central Catholic's facility, using it for their home games.
Ohio High School Athletic Association State Championships
Central Catholic has won seven (7) state championships.
The Irish Knight
The Irish Knight is awarded to the winner of the Central Catholic High School and St. Francis de Sales High School football game. The winning school receives and hosts the Irish Knight trophy in their school, along with bragging rights. CCHS has won the last 14 contests, including a 27-13 victory in 2017. The Irish Knight series is led by the Fighting Irish 30-28-1. There has only been one overtime game, which occurred in 2003.[10]
Notable alumni
- Gene Kranz - 1951 - NASA flight director (Apollo 13)
- Ned Skeldon - 1942 - Former Toledo politician. He was the driving force behind bringing a baseball team to Toledo, Ohio in 1965, the Toledo Mud Hens. The original stadium was eventually renamed Ned Skeldon Stadium in his honor in 1988.
- Frank Gilhooley - 1942 - A Toledo Sports Broadcast Legend
- Dick Kinzel - 1958 - Former CEO and President of Cedar Fair Entertainment Company
- Mary Zilba - 1981 - Miss Ohio 1987. National Canadian Recording artist, garnering over 6 top 20 hits. Main cast member in the show The Real Housewives of Vancouver.
- Don Donoher - 1950 - Former NCAA Division 1 college basketball head coach; was the head coach for the Dayton Flyers men's basketball team from 1964 until 1989. He is Dayton's all-time winningest coach.
- Brad Cousino - 1971 - Retired NFL player. Played in the league for 3 seasons from 1975 to 1977. Was a first-team All-American college football player at Miami University, also a two-time Mid-American Conference Defensive Player of the Year.[11]
- Casey Biggs - 1973 - An American actor
- Jim Joyce - 1973 - Current Major League Baseball umpire with arguably the most unusual "Strike!" call. Also known for missing an out call at firstbase costing Armando Galarraga's near-perfect game of the Detroit Tigers on June 2, 2010.
- Joe Kruzel - 1984 - An American baseball coach. He is currently the manager of the State College Spikes, a Minor League Baseball team.
- JoJuan Armour - 1995 - Retired NFL player and former Canadian Football League player.
- Ericka Haney - 1998 - Retired WNBA player. Drafted in the 3rd round (47th overall selection) of the 2002 WNBA Draft.[12]
- Ryne Robinson - 2003 - Former NFL wide receiver/kick returner
- Ellen Herman - 2006 - Professional volleyball player for VT Aurubis Hamburg. While playing at Ohio University, she was named 2006 Mid-American Conference Freshman of the Year; 2008 & 2009 MAC Player of the Year; she concluded her collegiate career as Ohio University and the Mid-American Conference all-time leader in kills (1,984), total points and attacks.[13]
- Dane Sanzenbacher - 2007 - Former NFL wide receiver for the Cincinnati Bengals.
- Eric Herman (American football) - 2008 - Former NFL offensive lineman for the Baltimore Ravens.
- Ashley Frazier - 2008 - Professional volleyball player for Bangkok Glass VC.
- DeShone Kizer - 2014 - American football quarterback for the Green Bay Packers. Playing college football for Notre Dame Fighting Irish and 2nd round NFL draft pick in 2017 by the Cleveland Browns.
- Keith Towbridge - 2013 - An American football tight end for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL).
References
- ↑ NCA-CASI. "NCA-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement". Archived from the original on April 29, 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-23.
- ↑ "Toledo Blade - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Retrieved 2014-06-13.
- ↑ http://www.toledoblade.com/Education/2010/11/09/Central-Catholic-alumnus-delivers-2-5M-to-offer-Irish-a-Field-of-Dreams.html
- ↑ "Central Catholic's Mercy Field selected regional field of the year | Sports Diocese of Toledo Ohio". catholicchronicle.org. Retrieved 2014-06-13.
- ↑ "ALL-TIME STATE CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS" (PDF). Past Tournament Results - Football. OHIO HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
- ↑ http://www.toledoblade.com/HighSchool/2005/12/01/1962-Irish-weren-t-paper-tigers.html
- ↑ "Boys State Tournament History" (PDF). Boys Golf History. Ohio High School Athletic Association. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
- ↑ "State Champions & Runners-Up By School" (PDF). Track & Field History. Ohio High School Athletic Association. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
- ↑ "All-Time State Tournament Participants" (PDF). Volleyball History. Ohio High School Athletic Association. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
- ↑ https://fightingirishathletics.org/irish-knight/
- ↑ Lavin, Tim (2014). Walk-On U: The Shocking Truth Behind Football's Unsung Underdogs. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
- ↑ "Ericka Haney Bio". CBS Interactive. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
- ↑ "Ellen Herman signs to play pro volleyball in Germany". The Press. 29 July 2010. Retrieved 18 February 2018.