Steubenville Catholic Central High School
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Catholic Central High School is a Catholic High School, located in Steubenville, Ohio, at 320 West View Avenue. Catholic Central is operated by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Steubenville
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room. In 1978-1979 a third building project provided the Gymnasium/Bandroom/locker-room complex. In 1979, the new metric track field was added to the existing sports facilities. In 2008, the Junior high, housing 7th and 8th grade students was added to the former religion wing.
standardized tests to graduate.
Catholic Central High School
educates young men and women
by fostering the work of God's grace
and nurturing the spiritual, intellectual, physical, cultural and social facets of each student's life.
Faithful to the Catholic Church,
we strive to form disciples who serve
God and others with
justice, respect, and charity.
And memories shall last,
Then we shall cherish thoughts of yesteryear.
And pleasant they will be,
When e'er we think of thee,
Dear Alma Mater know our loyalty!
And sing, ye of Central sing,
Hail to Thee!
Thy name is liberty, truth, morality.
Bum, Bum, Bum (unofficial)
Wave true ye blue and gold,
March on Crusaders bold,
Victr'y will then enfold
CENTRAL HIGH!
Crusaders marching by! Crusaders, we're with you do or die.
Win or lose you're the team we choose.
Those Crusaders, it's more than just a game!
You're carrying our name!
Every eye, every eye, is on Catholic Central High as Crusaders go marching by!
Fight, fight, fight, fight, fight, fight, fight, fight!
Oh we are from beautiful Ohio, and we think that Steubenville is grand,
and we think Ohio is the finest! It's the best state in all of the land!
We will praise the U.S.A. forever! Three cheers for the red, white, and blue,
Rah, rah rah!
Tally up the score as we did in games before as Crusaders go marching by!
Poll Championships:
Roman Catholic Diocese of Steubenville
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Steubenville is a Roman Catholic diocese covering thirteen counties in Ohio. The diocese was erected by Pope Pius XII on October 21, 1944 out of territory from the Diocese of Columbus....
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History
The Most Reverend John King Mussio, after his installation as first bishop of the Diocese of Steubenville, designated Catholic Central (at its former downtown Steubenville location) a Diocesan High School under the administration of a Board made up of pastors of Steubenville, Mingo Junction, and Toronto. In 1947, plans were made for a new Catholic Central High School in the West End of Steubenville (the present location). On January 15 of that year, nine pastors and lay chairmen from each of their parishes met with Bishop Mussio in order to formulate plans for a drive to provide funds for the building of the new school. The campaign was launched on February 16, 1947, and was successfully concluded just twelve days later. A tract of land, the old Becker Highway property, was purchased; contracts were let and the present building was begun early in 1949. The new school opened its doors in September 1950 and graduated 171 boys and girls in 1951. In 1963-1964, the present cafeteria and auto shop complex was added, but now the auto shop is used as a weight liftingWeight training
Weight training is a common type of strength training for developing the strength and size of skeletal muscles. It uses the weight force of gravity to oppose the force generated by muscle through concentric or eccentric contraction...
room. In 1978-1979 a third building project provided the Gymnasium/Bandroom/locker-room complex. In 1979, the new metric track field was added to the existing sports facilities. In 2008, the Junior high, housing 7th and 8th grade students was added to the former religion wing.
Alumni
- Rich DonnellyRich DonnellyRichard Francis Donnelly has been a Major League Baseball coach for over 25 years, most recently as a coach for the Los Angeles Dodgers. He currently is a roving minor league instructor for the Pittsburgh Pirates.- Early life :Donnelly graduated from Steubenville Catholic High School in Ohio where...
, Baseball coach - Mark Eddie Lesinski, comedian, 1982 graduate
- Anthony Deptula, Writer, Producer, and Actor in Sundance film One Too Many Mornings (http://www.onetoomanymornings.com), 1998 graduate
Performing Arts
Catholic Central is also home to a Marching Band (9-12), a Concert Choir and multiple drama clubs.Academics
Steubenville Catholic Central is a fully accredited high school, meeting all secondary school requirements of both the state of Ohio and North Central Educational Association. Students are required to take the ACTACT
ACT may refer to:* Australian Capital Territory, the capital territory of the Commonwealth of Australia* ACT , a college placement exam in the United StatesIn aviation:...
standardized tests to graduate.
Mission statement
educates young men and women
by fostering the work of God's grace
and nurturing the spiritual, intellectual, physical, cultural and social facets of each student's life.
Faithful to the Catholic Church,
we strive to form disciples who serve
God and others with
justice, respect, and charity.
Alma mater
When school days long are past,And memories shall last,
Then we shall cherish thoughts of yesteryear.
And pleasant they will be,
When e'er we think of thee,
Dear Alma Mater know our loyalty!
And sing, ye of Central sing,
Hail to Thee!
Thy name is liberty, truth, morality.
Bum, Bum, Bum (unofficial)
Wave true ye blue and gold,
March on Crusaders bold,
Victr'y will then enfold
CENTRAL HIGH!
Fight song
Here come those Crusaders from Catholic Central High!Crusaders marching by! Crusaders, we're with you do or die.
Win or lose you're the team we choose.
Those Crusaders, it's more than just a game!
You're carrying our name!
Every eye, every eye, is on Catholic Central High as Crusaders go marching by!
Fight, fight, fight, fight, fight, fight, fight, fight!
Oh we are from beautiful Ohio, and we think that Steubenville is grand,
and we think Ohio is the finest! It's the best state in all of the land!
We will praise the U.S.A. forever! Three cheers for the red, white, and blue,
Rah, rah rah!
Tally up the score as we did in games before as Crusaders go marching by!
Sports Offered
- WrestlingWrestlingWrestling is a form of grappling type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. A wrestling bout is a physical competition, between two competitors or sparring partners, who attempt to gain and maintain a superior position...
- FootballAmerican footballAmerican football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
- Soccer
- Track & Field
- VolleyballVolleyballVolleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
- SwimmingSwimming (sport)Swimming is a sport governed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation .-History: Competitive swimming in Europe began around 1800 BCE, mostly in the form of the freestyle. In 1873 Steve Bowyer introduced the trudgen to Western swimming competitions, after copying the front crawl used by Native...
- DivingDivingDiving is the sport of jumping or falling into water from a platform or springboard, sometimes while performing acrobatics. Diving is an internationally-recognized sport that is part of the Olympic Games. In addition, unstructured and non-competitive diving is a recreational pastime.Diving is one...
- CheerleadingCheerleadingCheerleading is a physical activity, sometimes a competitive sport, based on organized routines, usually ranging from one to three minutes, which contain the components of tumbling, dance, jumps, cheers, and stunting to direct spectators of events to cheer on sports teams at games or to participate...
- BaseballBaseballBaseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
- GolfGolfGolf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
- BasketballBasketballBasketball 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...
- Fastpitch SoftballSoftballSoftball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of 10 to 14 players. It is a direct descendant of baseball although there are some key differences: softballs are larger than baseballs, and the pitches are thrown underhand rather than overhand...
- Marching BandMarching bandMarching band is a physical activity in which a group of instrumental musicians generally perform outdoors and incorporate some type of marching with their musical performance. Instrumentation typically includes brass, woodwinds, and percussion instruments...
- BowlingBowlingBowling Bowling Bowling (1375–1425; late Middle English bowle, variant of boule Bowling (1375–1425; late Middle English bowle, variant of boule...
Ohio High School Athletic Association State Championships
- BaseballBaseballBaseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
- 1994 - FootballAmerican footballAmerican football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
– 1993 - Runner-up in 2005 - Track and FieldTrack and fieldTrack and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...
- 2011 - Girls Division III State Champions
Poll Championships:
- 1971 AP/UPI Class AA Ohio State Football Champions