Wheeling Central Catholic High School

Central Catholic High School
Address
75 14th Street
Wheeling, (Ohio County), West Virginia 26003
United States
Coordinates 40°3′59″N 80°43′10″W / 40.06639°N 80.71944°W / 40.06639; -80.71944Coordinates: 40°3′59″N 80°43′10″W / 40.06639°N 80.71944°W / 40.06639; -80.71944
Information
Type Private, coeducational
Religious affiliation(s) Roman Catholic
Established 1853, 1923
Authority Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston, Archbishop William E. Lori
Oversight Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston
Superintendent Mrs. Lisa Deschaine
President Lawrence E. Bandi
Principal Rebecca Sancomb
Chaplain William Matheny
Grades 9–12
Campus type Urban
Color(s) Maroon and white         
Slogan "To Think and Act Like Christ."
Fight song Hail Central
Athletics Boys soccer, girls soccer, cross country, golf, football, hockey, swimming, boys basketball, girls basketball, track and field, lacrosse, baseball, tennis, softball, cheerleading, wrestling
Athletics conference OVAC
Mascot Maroon Knight
Team name Maroon Knights
Rival Shadyside High School, The Linsly School
Accreditation North Central Association of Colleges and Schools [1]
Publication Knight Times
Yearbook Accolade
Pastor Rev. Msgr. Paul A. Hudock
Website http://www.cchsknights.org

Central Catholic High School is a parochial, Roman Catholic high school in Wheeling, West Virginia. It is part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston.

Central Catholic High School has been educating young men and women since 1865. The school is an integral part of the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston campus, which includes the Cathedral of St. Joseph, the Diocesan Offices, and the Chancery.

Central's overriding mission is to provide all students with an outstanding education within a Christ-centered environment so that they "think and act like Christ."

At the end of the 2016–2017 school year, Bishop Donahue Memorial High School closed and merged into Central Catholic.[2]

Academics

Central Catholic High School offers Advanced Placement (AP) classes for students wishing to experience college level academics. The AP courses for the 2013–2014 year include the following: AP Chemistry, AP U.S History, AP Calculus, and AP English Language and Composition. In an effort to prepare underclassmen for the challenges of these courses Central Catholic is vertically aligning all courses with the Advanced Placement curriculum.

The graduation rate is 98.7%.

Athletics

Central's athletic teams are called the Maroon Knights. They include:

  • Boys: football, hockey, basketball, soccer, lacrosse and baseball, wrestling
  • Girls: football, cheerleading, volleyball, soccer, basketball, and softball
  • All: tennis, track and field, cross-country, swimming, and golf
  • Club sports: ice hockey

State championships

  • Football: 1979, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2017
  • Softball: 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2006, 2007, 2016, 2017, 2018
  • Cheering: 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2008
  • Baseball: 1999, 2000, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2011
  • Boys basketball: State Catholic Championships: 1938, 1939, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1966. WV ‘AA’ State Championships: 1982, 1987, 1990. WV ‘A’ State Championships: 1996, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2014, 2018
  • Girls basketball: 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2018
  • Golf: 2000, 2004, 2006, 2018
  • Girls tennis: 2005
  • Boys track: 2005, 2008
  • Hockey: 2007, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2016, 2017, 2018
  • Lacrosse: 2010, 2016
  • Girls Track: 2017

Famous alumni

See also

Notes and references

  1. ↑ NCA-CASI. "NCA-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement". Archived from the original on April 29, 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-23.
  2. ↑ http://bishopdonahue.org/2017/01/19/diocese-wheeling-charleston-announces-unification-two-catholic-high-schools/
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