Covington Latin School

Covington Latin School
Covingtonensis Latina Schola
Address
21 East 11th Street
Covington, (Kenton County), Kentucky 41011
United States
Coordinates 39°4′45″N 84°30′29″W / 39.07917°N 84.50806°W / 39.07917; -84.50806Coordinates: 39°4′45″N 84°30′29″W / 39.07917°N 84.50806°W / 39.07917; -84.50806
Information
Type Private, Coeducational, college preparatory
Motto

Bonitatem et disciplinam et scientiam, doce me.

("Teach me goodness, discipline and knowledge.")
Religious affiliation(s) Roman Catholic
Established 1923
Founder Francis Howard
CEEB code 180540
Grades 7–12
Student to teacher ratio 11:1
Color(s) Green and Gold         
Slogan Achieve here. Excel here. Belong here.
Nickname Trojan
Accreditation Southern Association of Colleges and Schools[1]
Average SAT scores 1916 combined (Class of 2014 average)
Average ACT scores 30.4 combined (Class of 2017 average)
Publication Untitled Passages (Literary Magazine)
Newspaper The Leader
Yearbook The Dardanian
School fees $600
Website http://www.covingtonlatin.org

Covington Latin School is a co-educational Catholic college-preparatory high school in Covington, Kentucky, USA, offering a classical education. Since its inception in 1923, the school has operated under the Diocese of Covington; it is located next to the Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption.

History

Covington Latin School was founded in 1923 as a boys' school by Bishop Francis Howard and modeled on the German gymnasium. It opened in a private house with 15 students. In 1925 it moved to Mother of God School and in November 1926 to the Knights of Columbus hall, an 1877 building that had originally been a Methodist Episcopal and was renovated to house the school. The official dedication of that building took place in March 1927. In 1941 the school replaced it with a three-story purpose-built building on the same site, designed in gothic style to harmonize with the cathedral. That year there were 170 students.[2][3]

An expansion of the building that more than doubled its instructional space and included new science classroom and laboratory space, a technology center, a multi-purpose room that can serve as a theatre, and elevator access to both old and new sections was opened on December 7, 2011, the anniversary of the 1941 opening.[4][5]

Beginning in the late 1930s, the school offered a college-level program called St. Thomas More College in association with Villa Madonna College, a Catholic women's college; this ended in 1945 when Villa Madonna became coeducational (in 1964 it became Thomas More College).[2] Merger discussions with Villa Madonna Academy, a Catholic girls' school, were suggested by the diocese but were unfruitful; instead in 1992–93 Covington Latin School became coeducational on its own (as later did Villa Madonna).[2][3]

Since 2013, the school has had a system of 14 houses.[6]

Faculty

Covington Latin School has 30 faculty members. The student to faculty ratio is 9:1. The average class size is approximately 17. The headmaster is Jason Huther, since fall 2016.[7]

Extracurriculars

Covington Latin School is a member of the Kentucky High School Athletic Association and offers athletic teams in:

Varsity, Junior Varsity, and Freshman teams are offered but vary annually, co-educationally and between sports.[8]

Notable alumni

References

  1. ↑ Institution Summary, AdvancED, Retrieved 2012-07-10
  2. 1 2 3 "Covington Latin School". Kenton County Library. Retrieved 2016-02-29.
  3. 1 2 Tenkotte, Paul A.; Claypool, James C., eds. (2009). "Covington Latin School". The Encyclopedia of Northern Kentucky. Lexington: University Press of Kentucky. p. 243. ISBN 9780813159966.
  4. ↑ "Groundbreaking for Major Building Project at Covington Latin School" (PDF) (Press release). Covington Latin School. 2010-09-24.
  5. ↑ Peagler, Annette (2011-12-07). "Covington Latin School dedication same date as Pearl Harbor attacks". Cincinnati: WCPO 9.
  6. ↑ "Covington Latin Starts House System". The Catholic Beat. 2013-12-11.
  7. ↑ "Covington Latin School". Covington Latin School. Archived from the original on 2016-08-23. Retrieved 2016-08-18.
  8. ↑ "Athletics". Covington Latin School. Retrieved 2016-02-29.
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