Trinity Catholic High School (Florida)

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Trinity Catholic High School
Address
2600 SW 42nd Street
Ocala, Florida, (Marion County), 34474
 United States
Coordinates 29°8′43″N 82°10′4″W / 29.14528°N 82.16778°W / 29.14528; -82.16778Coordinates: 29°8′43″N 82°10′4″W / 29.14528°N 82.16778°W / 29.14528; -82.16778
Information
School type Private, Coeducational private
Motto nulli secundus
(second to none)
Religious affiliation(s) Roman Catholic,
Congregation of Christian Brothers
Established 2000
Opened 2000
Founder Fr. Patrick Sheedy
CEEB Code 101616
President MR. David Mckenzie
Dean Tommy Bond
Administrator Mrs. Casey
Vice principal Jacquelyn Gehrsitz
Asst. Principal MR. Domeo
Chief custodian Mr. Cimijoti
Grades 912
Gender male&female
Age range 13–19
Average class size 20-25
Classes offered AP, standard, honors, foundations
Language English, Spanish, French
Hours in school day 7
Campus type urban
Color(s) Green and Gold         
Slogan live jesus in our hearts forever!
Athletics football,wrestling,cheerleading,soccer,laccrosse,bowling,track and field, cross country, basketball.
Athletics conference kingdom of the sun
Sports football,wrestling,laccrosse,track and field,soccer,basketball,crosscountry,bowling,cheerleading
Mascot Celtic leprechaun
Nickname lucky green and gold.
Team name Celtics
Rival Pahokee High School
Accreditation(s) Southern Association of Colleges and Schools[1]
Average SAT scores 1170–1190
Newspaper celtic weekly
Endowment christian brothers schools
School fees book
Tuition $9,000
Feeder schools blessed trinity, st. pauls.
Graduates 100% graduation rate
Alumni John Brantley Kadron Boone chris johnson
Athletic Director Tommy Bond
Website

Trinity Catholic High School is a Roman Catholic college preparatory day school in Ocala, Florida, operated by the Christian Brothers. Located in the Diocese of Orlando, Trinity Catholic is the first and only Catholic high school in metropolitan Ocala.

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History [edit]

Trinity Catholic was established in 2000 to serve the growing Catholic population in the Greater Ocala area. trinity catholic was voted best of best schools in central florida in 2012.[2]

Sports [edit]

The Trinity Catholic football team, the Celtics, have been to the class 2B championship game 4 times. Three games were played against Pahokee High School, while the fourth was against the University School Suns. Trinity Catholic won the first game 37–30 but suffered a loss the following two appearances. The fourth time Trinity Catholic made Florida history by winning the longest high school football championship game in Florida history, going into triple overtime and winning 56–55. Other notable sports include basketball, softball, baseball, golf, soccer, track and field, wrestling, swimming, tennis, lacrosse, and weight lifting.

On January 6, 2011, the mayor declared January 6 as Trinity Catholic Celtics Day, in honor of Trinity Catholic sports teams.

Trinity produced the 2010 wrestling state champ Quincy Hoppel in the 1a 145 weight class.


trinity catholic's girls soccer team won states for the 2012-2013 season

Trinity holds 2 football state championship titles and two state runners up. The football team also has two starting NCAA FBS starting quarterbacks. (John Brantley at Florida, and Rob Henry at Purdue)


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Notes and references [edit]

  1. ^ SACS-CASI. "SACS-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement". Retrieved 2009-06-23. [dead link]
  2. ^ TCHS. "History of Trinity Catholic High School". Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-05-11.