Allentown Central Catholic High School

Allentown Central Catholic High School
Address
301 North Fourth Street Allentown, Pennsylvania, (Lehigh County), 18102 United States
Coordinates	40°36′30″N 75°28′2″W
Information
Type	Private, Coeducational
Religious affiliation(s)	Roman Catholic
Principal	Yvonne McCarthy
Vice principal	William Tielman
Chaplain	Rev. Allen J. Hoffa
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	900  (2009)
Color(s)	Green and Gold
Athletics conference	Lehigh Valley Conference
Team name	Vikings/Vikettes
Accreditation(s)	Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools
Average SAT scores	539 Verbal 549 Math
Athletic Director	Michael Kopp
Website	http://www.acchs.info
Allentown Central Catholic

Allentown Central Catholic High School is a private, parochial school located at 301 North Fourth Street in Allentown, Pennsylvania, in the United States. Located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Allentown, ACCHS predominantly serves students from the Lehigh Valley region of the state.

ACCHS employs about 50 teaching staff making up 10 departments, as well as a library and guidance department. Students have options to take electives in Informational Technology, Visual Arts and Performing Arts (music, drama and choir). As of 2008, the school's total enrollment is 910 students, with a nearly equal number of female and male students.

Academics

The school is a multiple Blue Ribbon Award winning school of excellence. Additionally, the Class of 2006 earned $14.5 Million in scholarships and had 3 National Merit Semifinalists, 7 Commended Scholars, 3 National Finalists, 1 Minority Recognition Award Winner and One (of 2,500) National Scholarship Winner. The Class of 2005 had 5 Commended National Merit Scholars, 4 semi-finalists, 4 Finalists, and 1 Scholar.

Alma Mater

Alma Mater, we salute thee

valiant leader of our youth

loyalty we pledge forever

noble teacher of the truth

so we'll sing a song of good old student days,

Alma Mater of our fold,

and we'll raise on high

to all the clear blue skies

our colors green and gold!

And joyfully to victory,

we'll cheer thee in life's battle old,

for we're proud to sing of good old student days

and cheer the green and gold!

Athletics

See also: Lehigh Valley Conference

The school competes athletically in the highly-competitive Lehigh Valley Conference in District XI of the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association. It holds the fourth most Lehigh Valley Conference championships in all sports, behind Parkland High School, Emmaus High School and Easton Area High School. CCHS also holds the record for the most Lehigh Valley Conference championships in girls basketball, girls cross country and girls volleyball.

CCHS plays its home football and some of its soccer games at J. Birney Crum Stadium, a 15,000 capacity stadium on Linden Street between 20th and 22nd streets. Their football team has won three PIAA state championships in 1993, 1998, and 2010 and nearly a dozen district XI championships. The school plays the majority of its indoor sporting events, including basketball and wrestling, in Rockne Hall, the school's historic indoor sporting facility.

CCHS is known for its powerhouse girls basketball teams which won four state championships in a row from 2001 through 2004 and has six overall. The CCHS girls basketball team has ranked among the best on the entire East Coast in recent years, with USA Today ranking the team seventh in the East in both 2001-02 and 2002-03.

In 2001-2002, both the girls volleyball and girls cross country running teams were State Champions. Additionally, in 2007 and 2008 the girls volleyball team won the AAA state championship. Individual PIAA State Champions include David Rivera (2002 in wrestling), Frances Koons (2003-Girls Cross Country), Frances Koons (2004 in track and field), and Catherine Rose (2008, 2009 and 2010 in diving)

Notable alumni

• Walt Groller, polka musician
• Tim Heidecker, comedic actor starring in Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! and Tom Goes to the Mayor.
• Jim Honochick, former Major League Baseball umpire.
• Gina Lewandowski, current professional soccer player, 1. FFC Frankfurt.
• Michelle Marciniak, women's basketball coach, University of South Carolina, and former professional basketball player, WNBA's Portland Fire and Seattle Storm.
• Billy McCaffrey, former college basketball shooting guard, Duke University and Vanderbilt University.
• Ed McCaffrey, former professional football player, New York Giants, San Francisco 49ers and Denver Broncos.
• Andrew Pataki, Eastern Catholic hierarch, second bishop of Parma for the Byzantines, and the third bishop of Passaic for the Byzantines
• Tony Stewart, current professional football player, Oakland Raiders.
• Christine Taylor, actress and wife of actor Ben Stiller.
• Stephanie Woodling, opera singer.

Notable faculty

• John Birmelin, Pennsylvania German dialect poet and playwright (teacher of music from 1926 to 1936).

External links

• Allentown Central Catholic High School Official Web Site.
• Allentown Central Catholic athletics schedule and scores at HighSchoolSports.net.
• Allentown Central Catholic High School Page at Lehigh Valley Conference Official Web Site.
• Allentown Central Catholic page on MaxPreps.com.