Steubenville Catholic Central High School

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Location
Steubenville Catholic Central High School
Steubenville, OH, USA
Information
Religion	Catholic
Principal	Ms. Denise Reinert-McKeown
Enrollment	380 students
Type	Coeducational
Mascot	Crusader
Color(s)	Blue and Gold
Established	1930 as Holy Name High School
Homepage	[1]

Catholic Central High School is located in Steubenville, Ohio, at 320 West View Avenue. Catholic Central is operated by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Steubenville. 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. 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. Famous alum includes 2000 graduate Ryan Corabi, whom currently performs in La Reve a "Cirque Du Solei" show at the Wynn Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. John Buccigross, a Catholic Central alum is currently an anchor for ESPN, a job he has held since 1996. Also Mark Eddie Lesinski 1982 grad who is now a award winning comedian. www.markeddie.com is his web site.

1 Mission Statement
2 Alma Mater
3 Fight Song
4 Athletics
- 4.1 Sports Offered
- 4.2 Ohio High School Athletic Association State Championships
5 References
6 External links

[edit] Mission Statement

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.

[edit] 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.
Wave true ye blue and gold,
March on Crusaders bold,
Victr'y will then enfold
CENTRAL HIGH!

[edit] 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!