Carondelet High School
Carondelet High School is an all-girls private Catholic high school in Concord, California. Carondelet High School was founded by the Sisters of Saint Joseph. The school of about 800 students was founded in 1965. It shares some resources with the all-boys school, De La Salle High School, which is across a side-street that separates them. De La Salle High School was founded by the Christian Brothers. Students in their junior and senior years are able to take classes at the other school for four of the school's six class periods, and also as lowerclassmen for language and art. The school is located within the Diocese of Oakland.
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[edit] History
Carondelet was founded in 1965, by the Sisters of Saint Joseph as suggested by Bishop Floyd Begin of Oakland. At that time, Carondelet was the only Catholic high school for girls in Contra Costa County. It opened in September 1965 consisting of only six classrooms and nine teachers. The freshman class was of only 115 young women. The school was completed on October 22, 1966, being dedicated to Bishop Floyd Begin.
[edit] Academics
Students are offered a challenging college preparatory curriculum including elective courses in art, music, physical education and computer science. AP and Honors courses in English, Math, Social Studies, Modern Languages, Science and Visual and Performing Arts are available as well as an Educational Resource Program for those students in need of academic support. The combined course offerings of Carondelet and De La Salle, an adjacent Catholic boys’ school, at the Junior and Senior level, provides a co-educational experience while maintaining individual school identity.
Extracurricular activities include, but are not limited to, campus ministry, theater, honor societies, interscholastic sports, music, peer counseling, athletics, student government and yearbook.
[edit] Athletics
Carondelet Athletics include soccer, basketball, cross country running (which won the 2006 state championship), volleyball, golf, water polo, tennis, lacrosse, track and field, swimming, softball, diving, as well as a cheer team and dance team.
[edit] Clubs and Councils
ASB Council; Freshmen, Sophomore, Junior, and Senior Councils; Spiritual Life Council; A-Team; E-Team; Speech and Debate Team; Activity Representatives; Amnesty International; Spanish Honor Society; Spanish Literature Club; French Club; Latin Club; Car Club; Yearbook; Japanese Animation Guild; Science Club; Model UN Club; Inkblot (literary magazine); Academic Club; Knitting Bandits; Cooking Club; and many others.
[edit] Notable Alumnae
- Jayne Appel, Class of 2006, Stanford Basketball Team
- Sara Dukes, Class of 2000, Stanford Volleyball Team, AVP Professional Beach Volleyball Player
- Natalie Coughlin, Class of 2000, Olympic swimming gold medalist.
- Tiffany Roberts, Class of 1995, U.S. Women's Soccer Team
- Tiffany Million, professional wrestler, adult film actress.
