Bishop Louis Reicher Catholic School

Reicher Catholic High School
Address
2102 North 23rd Street Waco , (McLennan County) , Texas 76708 United States
Coordinates	31°33′37″N 97°9′56″W
Information
Type	Private, Coeducational
Religious affiliation(s)	Catholic
Established	1954
Superintendent	Dr. Ned Vanders
Principal	Mindy Taylor (interm)
Grades	9-12
Average class size	30
Student to teacher ratio	10:1
Color(s)	Columbia Blue, Royal Blue, Black, and White
Athletics conference	TAPPS
Sports	Football, Volleyball, Basketball, Soccer, Baseball, Softball, Track, Powerlifting, Track, Golf, Tennis, and Cross Country
Mascot	Cougar
Accreditation	Texas Catholic Conference Education Department
Graduates	One hundred percent of graduates enroll in college
Website	http://www.reicher.org

Reicher Catholic High School is a private Catholic high school located in Waco Texas. It is situated halfway between Dallas and Austin. Reicher was founded in 1954 by the Diocese of Austin to serve an economically and ethnically diverse population by providing an excellent education at an affordable cost. Current enrollment in grades 9-12 is 228. Reicher academics include curriculum offering of Advanced Placement, Dual Credit and Honor courses.

History

"Reicher Catholic High School educates each student in spirit, mind and body by fostering personal excellence within the Catholic tradition."

          —RCHS Mission Statement

Reicher was founded in 1954 on the present location in north Waco. For over fifty years, it has been working toward the betterment of the community for all Wacoans.

In 1998, against the advice of those who urged fleeing to the suburbs, Reicher renewed its commitment to the city by launching the $9 million Reicher Renaissance Capital Improvement Project.

This project included renovating an aging facility into a modern campus that now includes a 1,200-squarefoot art studio, a music studio with practice rooms, a large meeting hall, a conference room, a new gym/activity center with athletic locker rooms, a field house, state-of-the-art performing arts center and chapel.

In 2008, a girls weight room was added to the existing field house along with a newly constructed Concession Stand in J.J. Kearns stadium. New entry ways were also added to the stadium.

And in 2010, Reicher Catholic High School was named the Best TAPPS 3A High School in Texas, winning the Henderson Overall Championship Cup for academic and athletic excellence.

Athletics

There are a wide range of sports and athletics at Reicher Catholic High School, such as basketball, soccer, track, baseball, softball, volleyball, powerlifting, cross country, and football.

The Athletic Director and Head Football Coach at Reicher Catholic High School is Mark Waggoner, who has been there since 1989. Reicher has won nine Football State Championships in 1958, 1962, 1963, 1974, 1975, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009. Reicher is the first team (since Waco High 1925-1927) to win three straight state championships in a row in the Waco area.

Matt Marquez, a senior running back during the 2001 season, still holds the state record for fumbles in a season at 21.

Reicher offers 14 Varsity-level sports having won TAPPS State Championships in the following sports.

Football 1962, '63, '68, '74, '75, 2004, '07, '08, '09

Baseball 1976, 2006, 2010

Softball 1988, 2010

Boys Soccer 1985, '86, '87, '88, '90, '91, 2002

Boys Track 2005, '09, '10

Girls Track 1979, 2007, '08

Boys Powerlifting 2010

Extra-curricular Activities

Reicher Robotics Competition, Cheerleading, Royal Jazzcats Dance Team, Band, Mock Trial, Word Power, Ambassadors, Spanish Club, Technology Club, National Honor Society, Student Council, Theater Production, TAPPS Fine Arts, TAPPS Academic Competition, Advanced Reading, Reicher Abroad program, Blue Crew spirit Group.

External links

• Official Website
• Roman Catholic Diocese of Austin