Charlotte Catholic High School is a private, parochial high school in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Mission statement
Charlotte Catholic High School is an educational community which promotes academic achievement grounded in the Roman Catholic Church mission: to proclaim the Gospels. We value each person as a gifted individual with unique intellectual, spiritual, emotional, physical and social needs and abilities. We seek to empower individuals to realize their vocation to serve as Christians in our changing world.
Beliefs
- 1) We believe individuals should model and integrate the teachings of Jesus in all areas of conduct in order to nurture faith and inspire action, especially in the areas of service and volunteerism.
- 2) We believe academic excellence is a priority as teachers set high expectations of performance while providing appropriate resources and academic challenges for all students.
- 3) We believe prayer, worship and reflection are essential elements which foster spiritual and moral development of our students, faculty and staff.
- 4) We believe in cultivating a supportive, healthy and challenging environment which recognizes the dignity of all students and promotes an appreciation for cultural diversity.
- 5) We believe opportunities should be provided for parents and the local community to participate in and support Charlotte Catholic High School.
History
History of Diocese
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Charlotte is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the southern United States comprised of the western piedmont and mountain regions of the state of North Carolina. It is led by a prelate bishop which serves as pastor of the motherchurch, Cathedral of Saint Patrick in the City of Charlotte.
The diocese was canonically erected on November 12, 1971 by Pope Paul VI and took its territories from the neighboring Diocese of Raleigh. The bishop for the Diocese of Charlotte at this time is Bishop Peter Jugis.
History of the School
- School History
-The school first opened in 1955
-The first recorded principal in a yearbook is Sister Columba in 1958. There are no records of principals before her
-Some of the past principal's include Richard Duffy, Sister Roseland, Sister Paulette, and Father Jim Cassidy
-Mr. Gerald Healy is currently principal at CCHS
-The school was previously located on Park Road, in the campus now called Holy Trinity Middle School
-At one point, the school was not co-ed. The girls were located at the St. Patrick's campus and moved here during the 1968-1969 school year
-The brothers left after the 1969 school year and then the Sisters of Mercy nuns were the only teachers at CCHS<
- Sports History
The schools Swim Teams (both Men's and Womans) are one of the most winning teams in school history. While in the 2A division the woman's swim team one four consecutive state champions (2001-2005) and the men one their first 2A championship in 2005. When the school was moved up into the 3A division the cougars continued their swimming dominance by winning both the men and womans state championships (2006).
In 2005, Coach Jim Oddo led the Cougars to win the North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) Division 3AA State Championship, after winning the 2AA Title in 2004. They are currently undefeated with 32-0 for the last two seasons.
Mascot: Cougar,
Colors: Red, White, Columbia Blue.
CCHS has an extensive athletic program.
There are 31 teams competing in 14 different sports as members of the Rocky River 2A Conference.
Catholic is one of only two non-public school members of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association
In 2004-2005 the following teams qualified for the state playoffs:
Men's and Women's Track
Volleyball
Football
Men's and Women’s Tennis
Men’s and Women’s Cross Country
Men's and Women's Soccer
Men’s and Women’s Swimming
Men's Golf
Lacross
There were 14 conference champions.
Charlotte Catholic had 9 state team champions and 3 state individual champions.
The successes of the athletic program led to the 7th consecutive year that CCHS was awarded the prestigious Wachovia Cup for overall athletic excellence. All of this is achieved with the support of the CCHS Athletic Association.
This year, catholic joined the Queen City 3A-4A Conference as a 3A team. The other 3A teams are Olympic and Waddell. The 4A teams are Berry Academy, Garinger, Harding University, and West Mecklenberg.
Campus
Charlotte Catholic High School Currently resides at 7702 Pineville Matthews Blvd. in Charlotte, North Carolina. Since moving to this new ___location, parking has seemed to have been a problem, and the school now takes action on the students who cant seem to find a parking spot in the overcrowded lot. Before moving to this ___location in 1995, the school was located on Park Road on a campus that is now occupied by Holy Trinity Catholic Middle School. The current building previously served as an office building. Outfitting and renovating the building to transform it into a high school cost approximately 10 million dollars. The building was outfitted with over 50 classrooms, a gymnasium, and Keffer Stadium was constructed. When the new building was first occupied, many classrooms remained unfinished and were completed during summers to accommodate the growing student population. In 2002 the cafeteria was expanded into the original lecture hall. The school had an expansion project spanning from the 2004 to 2005 school year adding a new wing with an additional 18 classrooms and a new, larger lecture hall. During this time a new Chapel was built with seating room for about 400 people. The chapel was officially dedicated and blessed in May 2005. Principal Gerald Healy wished that the ceremony might be visable to all students so a televison broadcast station was erected in the chapel and the ceremony was broadcast on the schools closed circuit television system. The gymnasium is transformed into a Chapel when the school holds mass during religious holdiays. Future projects include a track and an auditorium. Plans are being finalized now for the construction of a Fine Arts building which will include a state of the art theatre, scene shop, paint deck, as well as classrooms and offices for the drama, music, and visual arts departments.
Student Body
With over 1200 students, Charlotte Catholic has grown exponentially from when it first opened with only 400 students. The majority of students are caucasian, with a small minority population represented mostly by hispanic, african and asian americans. The beliefs of the students also vary. While many consider themselfs "conservative" politically, there are also several openly gay students.
School Spirit
- School Motto:
*2005-2006 School Year "Different people, different beliefs, different yearnings, different hopes, different dreams." - Jimmy Carter
*2004-2005 School Year "The soul of education is the education of the soul" - Pope Pius XI
- School Mascot: Cougar
- School Colors: Red, White, Columbia Blue
Arts and Entertainment
Traditionally, the school puts on two major theatrical productions per year: a fall drama produced by the drama department, and a spring musical produced by the drama department in association with the music department. Even though its only stage is in the gym, the school always manages to produce amazing technical and artistic works. In recent years the drama department has added much state-of-the-art technical equipment (sound design and set construction) thanks to past students and has been able to produce professional-level performances a small space.
Past Musicals
2006 Oklahoma!
2005 Crazy for You
2004 Anything Goes
2003 Hello, Dolly!
2002 Bye, Bye Birdie
2001 The Wiz
2000 Cinderella
Past Dramas
2005 Our Town
2004 Three Murders and It's Only Monday! and Murder's Bad, But Monday Can Kill You!
2003 Up the Down Staircase
2002 To Kill a Mockingbird
2001 Steel Magnolias
2000 Pygmalion
Televised morning announcements have been a part of Charlotte Catholic lore for quite some time. Most notable in recent history was the 2003-2004 Manny-Mac Show with B-to-the-Rendan with production credits to Brad Peterson. The show specialized in short spoof videos of various topics such as "The Crocudile Hunter: The Belkosauras" and "Grand Theft Auto". Also produced was a spoof of Britney Spears' "Toxic". The show was reprimanded for what some thought was "tasteless". The show apologized but lost that special edge. In 2004-2005 the show was pushed until the end of the day and was given a strict 3 minute time frame. Eventually the pleas from the student body won out and the show's format was moved to the beginning of first period. While the show kept to just announcements, the humour remained. The show staff eventually became more and more involved with the 2005 production of "Crazy for You". The show for the 2005-2006 is just standard announcements.
Administration
- Principal: Gerald Healy
- Assistant Principal: Steve Carpenter
- Dean of Students: Randy Belk
General Thoughts
Like most independent schools in the Charlotte area, Charlotte Catholic High School students are predominantly Caucasian and wealthy. The school is, of course, open to all people and many different christian denominations are represented.
Drug Policy
In 2004 a new drug policy was instituted. Under the new policy, all students are subject to random urine drug testing at any time during the school year. The typical pattern has been to test four random students from each grade, and then test additional students several days later. The policy was put into place to combat what Gerald Healy was tols as, "the underground drug subculture at Charlotte Catholic" and as a reaction to the reputation the school gained in the late 1990's as a school whose students were inclined to smoke marijuana and do cocaine. The policy is not zero tolerance, but students who test positive are subject to further testing and disciplinary action.
Mr Belk is a flaming douche bag
References
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Gerry Healy likes the cock in his ass