Madonna High School (Weirton, West Virginia)

Weirton Madonna High School
Address
150 Michael Way Weirton, West Virginia, (Hancock County), 26062-3753 United States
Coordinates	40°24′35″N 80°33′5″W / 40.40972°N 80.55139°W / 40.40972; -80.55139Coordinates: 40°24′35″N 80°33′5″W / 40.40972°N 80.55139°W / 40.40972; -80.55139
Information
Type	Private, Coeducational
Religious affiliation(s)	Roman Catholic
Established	1955
Principal	Jamie Lesho
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	185
Color(s)	Blue and Silver
Nickname	Blue Don
Accreditation	North Central Association of Colleges and Schools ^[1]
Publication	The Little Magazine (Literary Magazine)
Tuition	$4,500 (Catholic), $5,500 (non-Catholic)
Designated Pastor	Fr. Manny Gelido
Dean of Students	Jon Kendrick
Guidance Counselor	Bruce Marshall
Executive Secretary	Marianne Lesho
Website	http://www.weirtonmadonna.org

Weirton Madonna High School is a private, Roman Catholic high school in Weirton, West Virginia. It is part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston.

Background

Realizing a need for Catholic secondary education in Weirton, Monsignor Daniel Patrick Murphy began formulating plans early in the 1950s for the building of a high school. After receiving the approval of Archbishop Swint of the Wheeling diocese, Msgr. Murphy and a group of interested parishioners began a fund raising campaign of one million dollars. Weirton Steel Company and many generous individuals made large contributions. Catholic employees pledged three percent of their wages for three years. Mr. and Mrs. Starvaggi donated 12 acres (49,000 m²) of land for the school plan. The school was staffed by members of the Congregation of the Sisters of Saint Joseph of Peace.

Msgr. Thomas McDonnell, Coadjutor Bishop of the (then) Diocese of Wheeling, dedicated Madonna High School on August 15, 1955.

Principals

Sr. Marian James, CSJ, 1955-1957
Sr. Rose Winefride, 1957-58
Sr. Mary Louise, 1958-1960
Srs. Mary Ligouri, Adelaide William, and Mary Joan, 1960-1966
Fr. Edward Bell, 1966-1971
John York, 1971-1978
James Chetock, 1978-1979
Richard Evans, 1979-1983
Peter Basil, 1983-1987
Theresa DeCaria, 1987-1990
Robert Gill, 1990-1997
Al Boniti, 1998
Dr. Cathy Sistilli, 1998-2008
John Mihalyo, 2008-2012
Steven Grasser, 2012-2014
Jamie Lesho, 2014-Present

External links

School website

References

↑ NCA-CASI. "NCA-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement". Archived from the original on April 29, 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-23.

Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston

Bishops	Ordinaries Richard Vincent Whelan John Joseph Kain Patrick James Donahue John Joseph Swint Joseph Howard Hodges Francis B. Schulte Bernard William Schmitt Michael Joseph Bransfield Coadjutor Thomas John McDonnell Auxiliary James Edward Michaels

Churches	Cathedrals Cathedral of St. Joseph, Wheeling Basilica of the Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, Charleston Parishes Good Shepherd Church, Coalburg St. Peter's Church, Harpers Ferry St. Francis Xavier Church, Parkersburg Former parishes St. Bernard Church, Camden St. Colman's Church, Dillon

Education	Higher education Wheeling Jesuit University High Schools Bishop Donahue Memorial High School, McMechen Charleston Catholic High School, Charleston Madonna High School, Weirton Notre Dame High School, Clarksburg Parkersburg Catholic High School, Parkersburg St. Joseph Central Catholic High School, Huntington Wheeling Central Catholic High School, Wheeling Former high school Mount de Chantal Visitation Academy, Wheeling Grade school Cathedral Parish School

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