Holy Redeemer High School

Holy Redeemer High School
Address
159 South Pennsylvania Boulevard Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, (Luzerne County), 18701 United States
Coordinates	41°14′29″N 75°53′3″W
Information
Type	Private, Coeducational
Motto	Omnia per Christum (All Things Through Christ)
Religious affiliation(s)	Roman Catholic
Established	2007
Principal	Anita M. Sirak
Vice principal	Michael D. Booth
Faculty	About 75
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	860
Color(s)	Red, White and Gold
Team name	Royals
Accreditation(s)	Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools
Website	HolyRedeemerHS.org

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Holy Redeemer High School is a high school of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Scranton, located in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, United States. Holy Redeemer High School is located in Luzerne County.

History

Holy Redeemer

In January 2007, Bishop Joseph Martino announced the consolidation of four schools into a central Catholic high school for Luzerne County. On February 27, 2007, James J. Redington, then-principal of Seton Catholic High School in Pittston, was selected to be the first principal of the new Holy Redeemer High School. The school opened on July 1, 2007. It is a consolidation of Bishop Hafey High School in Hazleton, Bishop Hoban High School in Wilkes-Barre, Bishop O'Reilly High School in Kingston and Seton Catholic High School in Pittston. The school is housed in the former Bishop Hoban building.

Holy Redeemer's team name is the Royals and its colors are red, white and gold. It opened its doors for the first day of school in August 2007 and by fall of that year, its students and faculty had celebrated the first Opening Liturgy at St. Nicholas Church and the first Junior Ring Ceremony.

The school was not in session on February 28, 2008, because a majority of faculty members called in sick to protest the diocese's refusal to acknowledge a teachers' union. The following day, over 200 students conducted a walkout in support of the teachers and their position. The diocese did not accept the union's terms.

On April 29, 2008, Holy Redeemer conducted their first official ceremony for the school's National Honor Society. Later that year, the high school community celebrated their first senior awards ceremony and senior graduation.

The high school's first student government election was held on December 17, 2008. The first student body officers were: President Joseph Sebastianelli, Vice President Matthew Powell, Secretary Moses Sam, and Treasurer Robert Gawlas.

In June 2010, the school's first principal, James Redington, retired. The assistant principal, Anita Sirak, succeeded him.

Activities

Activities at Holy Redeemer include:

Anime Club Band Baseball Basketball Bowling Club Cheerleading Chess Club Chorus Color Guard Cross Country Diving Field Hockey	Football Forensics French Club GLBT Alliance Golf Ice Hockey Investment Club Latin Club Library Aides Mock Law	National Honor Society Pro-Life Club P.J.A.S. Royal Singers Saint Michael's Society School Musical Ski Club	Soccer Softball Spanish Club Stage Crew Student Leadership Council Swimming Tennis Track & Field T.V. Club Volleyball Wrestling Yearbook Staff

Principals of Holy Redeemer

	Principal	Term
1	James J. Redington	2007 - 2010
2	Anita M. Sirak	2010 - present