Lexington Catholic High School

Lexington Catholic High School

"Mind. Spirit. Body"
Address
2250 Clays Mill Road
Lexington, Kentucky, (Fayette County) 40503
United States
Coordinates 38°1′3″N 84°32′6″W / 38.01750°N 84.53500°W / 38.01750; -84.53500Coordinates: 38°1′3″N 84°32′6″W / 38.01750°N 84.53500°W / 38.01750; -84.53500
Information
Type Private, Coeducational
Religious affiliation(s) Catholic
Established 1951
President Steve Angelucci
Principal Sally Stevens
Faculty 64
Grades 9–12
Enrollment 810[1] (2013–14)
Average class size 24
Student to teacher ratio 14:1
Campus Suburban
Campus size 17 acres (69,000 m2)
Color(s) Blue and White         
Team name Knights
Accreditation Southern Association of Colleges and Schools[2]
Website School website

Lexington Catholic High School is a parochial secondary school affiliated with the Catholic Church located in the Rosemill neighborhood in Lexington, Kentucky. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lexington.

History

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 awarded the Blue Ribbon School of Excellence. It was the first high school in central Kentucky to receive the award.

In May 2012, the school made headlines for barring a same-sex couple from attending the prom.[3] The Roman Catholic Diocese of Lexington issued a statement supporting the school's decision, saying, "The Church empathizes with those who struggle with same-sex attraction, but, at the same time, the Church and its institutions, like Lexington Catholic, cannot condone or promote actions which normalize homosexual tendencies. This in no way detracts from the value and dignity of the students involved. In light of Catholic teaching, the actions of the Lexington Catholic High School administration were a corrective invitation to the students involved to embrace their truest human dignity as children of God."[4]

School insignia

Crest

The school crest is a simple design embodying the ideals and principles on which the school is founded. The lamp of knowledge on top of the emblem symbolizes the school. The escutcheon joins the four main principles symbolic of the school:

The initials LLH and SCA on either side the banner stand for Lexington Latin High and the Saint Catherine's Academy, the two schools which merged to form Lexington Catholic.

In 1952, assistant principal Father Kampsen developed these ideas for the crest. In collaboration with Sister Bernadette, SCN, he transferred the ideas to paper. The seal was adopted as the official coat-of-arms that year, and can be found on the senior rings from 1952 to the present. Lexington Catholic adopted this updated version of the crest in 2000.

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Athletics

Lexington Catholic is known statewide for its athletic program, as the school has won statewide competitions in football, soccer, track and field, baseball, cross country, lacrosse, hockey, Ultimate Frisbee and basketball.

Football program

Lexington Catholic won the 2005 Kentucky's Class AAA football state championship[6] and the 2007 Class AAAA state championship, defeating Lone Oak 49-7. The school also boasts of two regular undefeated seasons in 1998 and 2001, 11 district championships, and 4 regional championships. The overall record for the Knight's football program from 1991-2013 is 218 wins to 68 losses.[7] The first head coach was Bob Sphire, for 15 years, and won the school's first football state title in his last season. He then became the head coach at North Gwinnett High School in Georgia where he led the school to their first state title game in his second season. Bill Letton took over the knight's in 2006 and spent eight years as head coach, resigning at the end of the 2013 season. He led the Knights to the school's second state title in 2007. In 2012, the Knights became the first Kentucky High School to host and play in a nationally televised game on the ESPN Family of Networks, when they faced off against perennial Tennessee power, The Ensworth School, on ESPNU.[8] On January 16, 2014, Mark Perry was introduced as the school's third head coach.[9] Coach Perry came to the knights after having successful head coaching stints at Washington County High School and Central Hardin High School. Before becoming a head coach he spent time working as a graduate assistant at the University of Kentucky and as the assistant director of football operations/assistant strength coach at Baylor University.

Basketball program

Both the boys' and girls' teams have captured a number of state championships. The boys' team have made state championship appearances in 1992, 2000, and 2002, winning the championship in 2002, they finished #10 in the nation in the final USA Today Super 25 poll. The girls' team won state championships in 1999, 2001, 2005, and 2006; and were runners-up in 2003 and 2004. The girls' team has been ranked as high as #3 in the nation in the final USA Today Super 25 poll in 2006 (also ranked #6 in final 2005 poll).[10]

Baseball program

The Knights baseball program has been very dominant since the late 1990s winning state titles in 1999, 2006, and 2009. The 2006 state champion team featured 8 juniors, all of which played or are currently playing college baseball, with the exception of standout and Mr Baseball winner, Ben Revere who was drafted 28th overall in the MLB draft and is currently an outfielder with the Toronto Blue Jays along with Nick Maronde who is currently a pitcher for the Cleveland Indians.

Soccer program

The boys' and girls' soccer teams have won many state championships and are one of the top soccer programs in the state of Kentucky. The boys' team won state titles in 1983,1984, and 2004 and were State runner-up in 1987 and 2003. The girls' team has one state championship in 2002 and have finished the season state runner-up six times in 1993, 1996, 1998, 2001, 2005, and 2015.

Athletic programs

Lexington Catholic fields teams in:

Accreditation

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

References

  1. ↑ http://www.khsaa.org/reports/enrollments/20132014schoolenrollmenttotalsbyalpha.pdf
  2. ↑ SACS-CASI. "SACS-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement". Archived from the original on April 29, 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-23.
  3. ↑ Hewlett, Jennifer (2012-05-13), "Same-sex couple barred from Lexington Catholic prom", Lexington Herald-Leader (McClatchy), retrieved 2012-05-15
  4. ↑ "Local Diocese supports decision to bar same-sex couple from prom", Lexington Herald-Leader (McClatchy), 2012-05-14, retrieved 2012-05-15
  5. ↑ 1951-52 graduate
  6. ↑ "2005 High School Football Championship by State". NFL-HS. Retrieved 2007-02-25.
  7. ↑ "Lexington Catholic High School's Football Program" (Home page). Lexington Catholic High School. Retrieved 2007-02-25.
  8. ↑ Gracie Blackburn. "Twelve Defending State Champions Showcased in Third Annual ESPN High School Football Kickoff - ESPN MediaZone". ESPN MediaZone. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
  9. ↑ "Welcome to Lexington Catholic - Lexington Catholic, Lexington Kentucky". lexingtoncatholic.com. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
  10. ↑ "Lexington Catholic's Success". [Louisville] Courier-Journal (courier-journal.com). 2005-11-17. Retrieved 2007-02-25. External link in |publisher= (help)
  11. ↑ Copley, Rich (September 30, 2010). "Bundy juggles musical appearance and TV show". Lexington Herald Leader. Retrieved March 27, 2015.
  12. 1 2 Waldstein, David (March 25, 2015). "Yankees' Brian Cashman Relishes Kentucky Connection". New York Times. Retrieved March 27, 2015.
  13. 1 2 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.
  14. ↑ The Rune http://www.therunenews.org/features/2014/05/08/alison-lundergan-grimes-potential-senator/. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  15. ↑ Pleskoff, Bernie (October 2, 2013). "With two effective pitches, Maronde primed for 'pen". MLB.com. Retrieved March 27, 2015.
  16. ↑ 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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