Scotus Central Catholic High School

Scotus Central Catholic High School
Address
1554 18th Avenue Columbus, Nebraska, (Platte County), 68601 United States
Coordinates	41°25′54″N 97°20′57″W / 41.43167°N 97.34917°W / 41.43167; -97.34917Coordinates: 41°25′54″N 97°20′57″W / 41.43167°N 97.34917°W / 41.43167; -97.34917
Information
Type	Private, Coeducational
Religious affiliation(s)	Roman Catholic
Established	1884
President	Wayne Morfeld
Chaplain	Fr. Matt Capadano
Grades	7–12
Gender	Coed
Average class size	20
Student to teacher ratio	16:1
Color(s)	Green White Gold
Team name	Shamrocks
Rival	Lakeview High School
Accreditation	North Central Association of Colleges and Schools ^[1]
Newspaper	Shamrock Lines/The Rock Bottom (student paper)
Athletic Director	Gary Puetz
Website	http://www.scotuscc.org

Scotus Central Catholic High School is a private, Roman Catholic high school in Columbus, Nebraska. It is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Omaha.

General information

Scotus Central Catholic is located in Columbus, Nebraska. Scotus is the only Catholic High School in Columbus, and is the largest Catholic secondary school in Nebraska outside of Omaha or Lincoln.

Elementary

Scotus has three Catholic Elementary Schools linked to it: Saint Anthony's, Saint Isidore's, and Saint Bonaventure's.

Background

Scotus Central Catholic was founded in 1884 as St. Francis Academy by the Sisters of the Franciscan Order. It was renamed St. Bonaventure High School in 1925 and became Scotus Central Catholic in 1965. ^[2]

Notable alumni

Chuck Hagel, 24th United States Secretary of Defense
Jeff Brakenhoff, Equine Surgeon

Notes and references

↑ NCA-CASI. "NCA-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement". Archived from the original on April 29, 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-23.
↑ SCCHS. "Scotus Central Catholic History". Retrieved 2007-05-10.

External links

School Website

Archdiocese of Omaha

Ordinaries	Bishops James O'Connor Richard Scannell Jeremiah James Harty Joseph Francis Rummel Archbishops James Hugh Ryan Gerald Thomas Bergan Daniel E. Sheehan Elden Francis Curtiss George Joseph Lucas

Auxiliary Bishops	Daniel E. Sheehan Anthony Michael Milone

Churches	Cathedral St. Cecilia Cathedral Parishes St. Anthony's Church, Cedar Rapids St. Leonard Church, Madison Holy Family Church, Omaha Immaculate Conception Church, Omaha Sacred Heart Church, Omaha St. Frances Cabrini Church, Omaha St. John's Church, Omaha St. Joseph Church, Omaha St. Bonaventure Church, Raeville

Education	Higher Education Creighton University College of Saint Mary High Schools Archbishop Bergan High School, Fremont Cedar Catholic High School, Hartington Central Catholic High School, West Point Creighton Preparatory School, Omaha Daniel J. Gross Catholic High School, Bellevue Duchesne Academy, Omaha Holy Family High School, Lindsay Marian High School, Omaha Mercy High School, Omaha Mount Michael Benedictine Abbey and High School, Omaha Norfolk Catholic High School, Norfolk Pope John XXIII Central Catholic High School, Elgin Roncalli Catholic High School, Omaha St. Francis High School, Humphrey St. Mary's High School, O'Neill St. Peter Claver Cristo Rey Catholic High School, Omaha Scotus Central Catholic High School, Columbus V. J. and Angela Skutt Catholic High School, Omaha

Priests	Blase J. Cupich William Joseph Dendinger Edward J. Flanagan Joseph G. Hanefeldt Edward Joseph Hunkeler Patrick Aloysius Alphonsus McGovern John Linus Paschang

Other	Boys Town Notre Dame Academy and Convent

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