Oakland Catholic High School is a private, Roman Catholic college preparatory school for girls, located in the
Oakland neighborhood of
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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,
United States
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, within the
Diocese of Pittsburgh. It was established by Bishop
Donald Wuerl
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in 1989 as the merger of former all-girl parish high schools of Sacred Heart and St. Paul Cathedral to serve as a
sister school
A sister school is usually a pair of schools, usually single-sex school, one with female students and the other with male students. This relationship is seen to benefit both schools. For instance, when Harvard University was a male-only school, Rad ...
for
Central Catholic. Approximately 600 students matriculate at Oakland Catholic and the school draws female students from all over the City of Pittsburgh and the suburbs. Upon graduation, 100% of its students continue to a four-year university.
Oakland Catholic High School completed construction and renovations for the 2008-2009 school year.
Athletics
Oakland Catholic offers 17 different sports stretching over three seasons (fall, winter and spring.)
FALL SPORTS
*Crew
*Cross Country
*Field Hockey
*Golf
*Soccer
*Tennis
*Volleyball
WINTER SPORTS
*Basketball
*Competitive Cheer
*Fencing
*Indoor Track
*Step Team
*Swimming/Diving
SPRING SPORTS
*Crew
*Lacrosse
*Softball
*Track & Field
*Ultimate
HIGHLIGHTS
*BASKETBALL - Oakland Catholic is known for its girls basketball team. From 1998–2008 they were involved in every District Championship (
W.P.I.A.L.) game. They also won several Pennsylvania State Championship titles. The current Women's Head Basketball Coach is OC alumna, Brianne O'Rourke, OCHS'05 and former director of the Woman's Basketball Operations at the University of Pittsburgh.
*SWIMMING - Oakland Catholic swimming also has a number of state championships.
Oakland Catholic Swimming is widely known throughout the region for its multiple W.P.I.A.L. and State (
P.I.A.A.) Titles.
*SOCCER - Oakland Catholic Girls Soccer won the WPIAL Class 3A Championship in 2018. The Eagles also advanced to the PIAA State semi-finals finishing with an overall record of 20-2, which is the best soccer season in OCHS history to date.
Academic departments
*English
*Fine Arts
*Foreign Languages
*Health/Physical Education
*Math
*Religion
*Science
*Social Studies
Notable alumni
*
Leah Smith
*
Amanda Polk
* Gianna Martello, choreographer for the
Abby Lee Dance Company from
Dance Moms
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Notes and references
External links
About the schoolSchool historyArticles about Oakland Catholic from the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review"High School Playbook" hosted by WTAE*
ttp://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/s_250007.html Article about the remodeling and expansion of the school from the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
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Girls' schools in Pennsylvania
Catholic secondary schools in Pennsylvania
High schools in Pittsburgh
Educational institutions established in 1989
1989 establishments in Pennsylvania