Lexington Catholic High School
| Lexington Catholic High School | |
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2250 Clays Mill Road , , 40503 United States | |
| Coordinates | 38°1′3″N 84°32′6″W / 38.01750°N 84.53500°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Private, high school |
| Motto | "Mind. Spirit. Body" |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic |
| Established | 1951 |
| President | Rob Rumpke |
| Principal | Mathew P. George[1] |
| Chaplain | Fr. Norman Fischer |
| Teaching staff | 69.9 (FTE) (2017–18)[2] |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Enrollment | 840 (2017–18)[2] |
| Average class size | 24 |
| Student to teacher ratio | 12:1 (2017–18)[2] |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Campus size | 17 acres (69,000 m2) |
| Color(s) | Blue and White |
| Song | "Lexington Hail" |
| Team name | Knights |
| Accreditation | Southern Association of Colleges and Schools[3] |
| Website | www |
Lexington Catholic High School is a Roman Catholic high school located in the Rosemill neighborhood in Lexington, Kentucky. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lexington. In 2007, it was named a Blue Ribbon School of Excellence.[4]
History[edit]
The school was formed in 1951 through the merger of two secondary schools: St. Catherine's Academy, founded in 1823, and Lexington Latin High, founded in 1924. Lexington Catholic moved to its current location in 1957.
In 2007, the school was named a Blue Ribbon School of Excellence.[4] It was the first high school in central Kentucky to receive the award.
Accreditation[edit]
Lexington Catholic is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and approved by the Kentucky State Department of Education. They have been given recognition for being a U.S. Department of Education Blue Ribbon School (one of three high schools in Kentucky chosen in 2007).
Notable alumni[edit]
- Laura Bell Bundy – actress and singer[5]
- Brian Cashman – Major League Baseball executive[6]
- Carson Coleman – professional baseball player[7]
- Ann Cummings – mayor of Montpelier, Vermont and member of the Vermont Senate[8]
- Winston Guy – professional football player[9]
- Alison Lundergan Grimes – 85th Secretary of State of Kentucky[10]
- Bradlee Heckmann – neuroimmunologist & biologist[11]
- Frank Kornet – former professional basketball player[6]
- Nick Maronde – professional baseball player[12]
- Natalie Novosel – professional basketball player[13]
- Ben Revere – professional baseball player[9]
- Vincent Sanford (born 1990), basketball player for Hapoel Galil Elyon of the Israeli Basketball Premier League
References[edit]
- ^ Spears, Valarie Honeycutt (January 11, 2018). "St. Louis educator named new principal of Lexington Catholic High School". Lexington Herald Leader. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
- ^ a b c "Search for Private Schools – School Detail for Lexington Catholic High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
- ^ SACS-CASI. "SACS-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement". Archived from the original on April 29, 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-23.
- ^ a b "2007 No Child Left Behind – Blue Ribbon Schools All Public and Private Schools" (PDF). Ed.gov. 2007.
- ^ Copley, Rich (September 30, 2010). "Bundy juggles musical appearance and TV show". Lexington Herald Leader. Retrieved March 27, 2015.
- ^ a b Waldstein, David (March 25, 2015). "Yankees' Brian Cashman Relishes Kentucky Connection". The New York Times. Retrieved March 27, 2015.
- ^ "Carson Coleman". UK Athletics. 10 August 2017.
- ^ Secretary of the Vermont State Senate. "Biography, Ann Cummings". Vermont General Assembly. Montpelier, VT: Vermont State Senate. Retrieved February 24, 2017.
- ^ a b Fields, Mike (September 4, 2014). "High school notebook: Former LexCath stars Ben Revere, Winston Guy come full circle". Lexington Herald Leader. Retrieved March 27, 2015.
- ^ "Alison Lundergan Grimes – Potential Senator". The Rune (www.therunenews.org). Archived from the original on 2016-02-03. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
- ^ "A potential new way of treating Alzheimer's Disease". News-Medical.net. 2020-09-07. Retrieved 2021-01-15.
- ^ Pleskoff, Bernie (October 2, 2013). "With two effective pitches, Maronde primed for 'pen". MLB (mlb.com). Retrieved March 27, 2015.
- ^ Smith, Jennifer (April 16, 2012). "Former Lexington Catholic star Natalie Novosel taken by Mystics in WNBA first round". Lexington Herald Leader. Retrieved March 27, 2015.
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