Cleveland Central Catholic High School
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Cleveland Central Catholic High School is a private
Private school
Private schools, also known as independent schools or nonstate schools, are not administered by local, state or national governments; thus, they retain the right to select their students and are funded in whole or in part by charging their students' tuition, rather than relying on mandatory...

 co-educational high school
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....

 located in Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state. The city is located in northeastern Ohio on the southern shore of Lake Erie, approximately west of the Pennsylvania border...

. It is run by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Cleveland
Roman Catholic Diocese of Cleveland
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Cleveland is a Roman Catholic diocese in Ohio. It was erected on April 23, 1847 by Pope Pius IX. The diocese lost territory in 1910 when the Diocese of Toledo was erected by Pope Pius X, and in 1943 when the Diocese of Youngstown was erected by Pope Pius XII...

. It is a member of the North Central Association, the Notre Dame Education Association, and the National Catholic Education Association.

Clubs and activities

The school's Latin Club functions as a local chapter of both the Ohio Junior Classical League (OJCL) and National Junior Classical League
National Junior Classical League
The National Junior Classical League is a youth organization of secondary school students sponsored by the American Classical League...

 (NJCL).
Other Clubs/Activities Include:
Basketball,
Football,
Volleyball,
Cross Country,
Track,
Cheerleading (both football and basketball),
Soft Ball,
Baseball,
Wrestling,
Student Senate,
Drama,
Central Hearts,
GIRLS Club,
Video Game Club,
Peer Ministry,
Robotics,
School Newspaper,
Yearbook,
Literary Magazine,
NHS,
and a few others.

Ohio High School Athletic Association State Championships

  • Girls Basketball
    Basketball
    Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...

     - 2007
  • Boys Basketball
    Basketball
    Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...

     - 2009


Notable alumni

  • Earl Boykins
    Earl Boykins
    Earl Antoine Boykins is an American professional basketball player who most recently played for the Milwaukee Bucks of the NBA. Standing at 5 feet, 5 inches in height, he is the second shortest player in NBA history behind Muggsy Bogues, who was 5 feet, 3 inches tall. His NBA listed...

     - NBA player. Washington Wizards
  • Delbert Cowsette
    Delbert Cowsette
    Delbert Raymond Cowsette is a former American football defensive tackle in the National Football League. He was originally drafted in the seventh round of the 2000 NFL Draft out of the University of Maryland, College Park by the Washington Redskins...

     - NFL Player. Chicago Bears.
  • Xen C. Scott
    Xen C. Scott
    -External links:...

     - Head football coach at University of Alabama, 1919-1922.
  • Bill Wertz
    Bill Wertz
    William Charles Wertz is an American former Major League Baseball player. A pitcher, Wertz played for the Cleveland Indians in and . He played college baseball at Ohio State University. He last played professional baseball in with the minor league Akron Aeros.-External links:...

     - Former MLB Player.
  • Jantel Lavender
    Jantel Lavender
    Jantel Lavender is a basketball player who most recently played for the Los Angeles Sparks of the Women's National Basketball Association.-WNBA:Lavender was selected the first round of the 2011 WNBA Draft by the Los Angeles Sparks....

    - WNBA Player. Los Angeles Sparks
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