Wheeling Central Catholic High School

Central Catholic High School
Central Catholic High School
Address
	75 14th Street; Wheeling, (Ohio County), West Virginia 26003; United States
Coordinates	40°3′59″N 80°43′10″W / 40.06639°N 80.71944°W
Information
Type	Private, coeducational
Religious affiliation(s)	Roman Catholic
Established	1853, 1923
Authority	Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston, Archbishop William E. Lori
Oversight	Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston
Superintendent	Mrs. Lisa Deschaine
President	Lawrence E. Bandi
Principal	Rebecca Sancomb
Chaplain	William Matheny
Grades	9–12
Campus type	Urban
Color(s)	Maroon and white
Slogan	"To Think and Act Like Christ."
Fight song	Hail Central
Athletics	Boys soccer, girls soccer, cross country, golf, football, hockey, swimming, boys basketball, girls basketball, track and field, lacrosse, baseball, tennis, softball, cheerleading, wrestling
Athletics conference	OVAC
Mascot	Maroon Knight
Team name	Maroon Knights
Rival	Shadyside High School, The Linsly School
Accreditation	North Central Association of Colleges and Schools
Publication	Knight Times
Yearbook	Accolade
Pastor	Rev. Msgr. Paul A. Hudock
Website	http://www.cchsknights.org

Central Catholic High School is a parochial, Roman Catholic high school in Wheeling, West Virginia. It is part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston.

Central Catholic High School has been educating young men and women since 1865. The school is an integral part of the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston campus, which includes the Cathedral of St. Joseph, the Diocesan Offices, and the Chancery.

Central's overriding mission is to provide all students with an outstanding education within a Christ-centered environment so that they "think and act like Christ."

At the end of the 2016–2017 school year, Bishop Donahue Memorial High School closed and merged into Central Catholic.^[2]

Academics

Central Catholic High School offers Advanced Placement (AP) classes for students wishing to experience college level academics. The AP courses for the 2013–2014 year include the following: AP Chemistry, AP U.S History, AP Calculus, and AP English Language and Composition. In an effort to prepare underclassmen for the challenges of these courses Central Catholic is vertically aligning all courses with the Advanced Placement curriculum.

The graduation rate is 98.7%.

Athletics

Central's athletic teams are called the Maroon Knights. They include:

Boys: football, hockey, basketball, soccer, lacrosse and baseball, wrestling
Girls: football, cheerleading, volleyball, soccer, basketball, and softball
All: tennis, track and field, cross-country, swimming, and golf
Club sports: ice hockey

State championships

Football: 1979, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2017
Softball: 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2006, 2007, 2016, 2017, 2018
Cheering: 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2008
Baseball: 1999, 2000, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2011
Boys basketball: State Catholic Championships: 1938, 1939, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1966. WV ‘AA’ State Championships: 1982, 1987, 1990. WV ‘A’ State Championships: 1996, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2014, 2018
Girls basketball: 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2018
Golf: 2000, 2004, 2006, 2018
Girls tennis: 2005
Boys track: 2005, 2008
Hockey: 2007, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2016, 2017, 2018
Lacrosse: 2010, 2016
Girls Track: 2017

Famous alumni

John Corbett, actor
Joe DeNardo, Pittsburgh meteorologist
Mike Florio, sportswriter
Bill Gompers, football player
Johnny Pramesa, former professional baseball player (Cincinnati Reds, Chicago Cubs)
Doug Wojcik, college basketball coach
Dave Wojcik, college basketball coach

External links

Notes and references

^ NCA-CASI. "NCA-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement". Archived from the original on April 29, 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-23. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ http://bishopdonahue.org/2017/01/19/diocese-wheeling-charleston-announces-unification-two-catholic-high-schools/

[NCA-Council_on_Accreditation_and_School_Improvement-1] NCA-CASI. "NCA-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement". Archived from the original on April 29, 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-23. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[2] ttp://bishopdonahue.org/2017/01/19/diocese-wheeling-charleston-announces-unification-two-catholic-high-schools/

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Bishops	Ordinaries Richard Vincent Whelan John Joseph Kain Patrick James Donahue John Joseph Swint Joseph Howard Hodges Francis B. Schulte Bernard William Schmitt Michael J. Bransfield Mark E. Brennan Coadjutor Thomas John McDonnell Auxiliary James Edward Michaels
Churches	Cathedrals Cathedral of St. Joseph, Wheeling Basilica of the Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, Charleston Parishes Good Shepherd Church, Coalburg St. Peter's Church, Harpers Ferry St. Francis Xavier Church, Parkersburg Former parishes St. Bernard Church, Camden St. Colman's Church, Dillon
Education	Higher education Catholic Distance University Wheeling Jesuit University High schools Charleston Catholic High School, Charleston Madonna High School, Weirton Notre Dame High School, Clarksburg Parkersburg Catholic High School, Parkersburg St. Joseph Central Catholic High School, Huntington Wheeling Central Catholic High School, Wheeling Former high school Mount de Chantal Visitation Academy, Wheeling Grade school Cathedral Parish School
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