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Central Catholic High School is a private,
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, Lasallian, all-boys college preparatory school in
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, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a part of the Diocese of Pittsburgh. The De La Salle Brothers administer and partially staff the school.


History

In the 1920s,
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Hugh Charles Boyle of the Diocese of Pittsburgh started a program to expand diocesan involvement in education beyond the existing parish schools founded by the predominantly Catholic immigrant population of the city. Boyle invited the Brothers of the Christian Schools (more commonly known as the Christian Brothers) to found an all-male
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in
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, the academic district of Pittsburgh. The first
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class entered in 1927, and Central Catholic's success allowed Boyle to expand on the diocesan network of boys' schools with North Catholic, Serra Catholic, and South Hills Catholic High School. Although the school initially took students only from the central neighborhoods of Pittsburgh, the decline of regional equivalents such as North Catholic and South Catholic, following both schools' gradual switch to
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, eventually attracted students from a more comprehensive geographic and socioeconomic range. Students attend from neighborhoods including Bloomfield and
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, to suburban communities such as
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, Jefferson Hills, and Fox Chapel. The diocese also opened a sister school, Oakland Catholic, in the Oakland area.


Curriculum

Central Catholic's academic courses are divided into five levels: * Regular (Level 1; 4.0 scale), * Intermediate (Level 2; 4.4 scale), * Advanced (Level 3; 4.8 scale), * Honors (Level 4; 5.4 scale), *
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(Level 5; 6.0 scale). Class rank is based upon
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weighted for level. Because the different academic levels are weighted differently, the weighted GPA is based upon a 6.0 rather than 5.0 scale. Freshmen are placed into course levels within the various departments based on
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grades and a standardized placement test given by the school itself. The foreign languages offered are French,
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, and
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. Freshmen may choose to take an elective course in music or art departments. All freshmen are required to take 1 semester of Gym (Level 1) and 21st Century Technology (Level 3). Upperclassmen have more flexibility in course and department selection. The school offers 16
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courses and over 30 honors courses. The Baginski Scholars Program is a progressive, interdisciplinary program designed to let students who excel academically participate in activities and discussions to build their knowledge in social sciences, humanities, and the sciences. In the 2013–2014 school year, two pilot engineering classes were introduced, and the school planned to construct a new building for
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subjects. During the same year, a one to one computing program was initiated at the high school.
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were deployed to all freshmen and
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s.


Extracurricular activities

The school has an athletic history that includes championships for
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and
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. Other varsity sports offered are
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, rugby,
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,
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, in-line hockey,
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, cross country,
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, and
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.
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, Ultimate frisbee, and disc golf are offered as club sports. The school has a
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team,
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productions, referred to by the students as “Masque”, PJAS participation, student publications, a
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team, and a FIRST Robotics team. The school's mascot is the
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. It had a long-standing rivalry with
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until enrollment declined at North Catholic. Competition grew increasingly one-sided in favor of Central Catholic. North Allegheny, Pine-Richland, and Woodland Hills have come to replace North Catholic as the school's significant rivals in sports, and Shady Side Academy in academics.


Athletics

In 2013, the Central Catholic Rowing Team won its first gold medal at SRAA nationals, defeating their rivals, St. Joseph's Prep. On July 23, 2013, a proclamation was made by the city of
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declaring that day, July 23, 2013, Central Catholic Crew Day in honor of the win by the crew. The football team defeated Woodland Hills High School, defeating them 27–7 in the WPIAL Quad A championship. In 2014, Central Catholic's second varsity (2V) crew won its first gold medal. In the last stretch of the race, Central Catholic's boat advanced a marginal length on
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's 2V, leaving Winter Park High School in third place. Additionally, the first varsity (1V) and the first freshmen (1F) boats received bronze and silver medals, respectively. In 2015, Central Catholic's undefeated club Ultimate Frisbee team won the Division II PHUL championships, defeating their rivals from Bethel Park. The varsity baseball team also won the 4A WPIAL Championship, defeating Norwin High School. In 2016, Central Catholic's football team won the first-ever 6A WPIAL Championship. They lost the first-ever 6A PIAA Championship to St. Joseph's. List of PIAA football state champions The golf team won its second 3A WPIAL Championship with a WPIAL record score of 378. The team continued to the PIAA state championship. The team shot a PIAA record score of 297, winning their first state championship in golf. The golf team continued this success by winning the 2017 WPIAL championship. In 2018, Central Catholic's varsity golf team won their third consecutive WPIAL title with another record-setting round of 372. They continued this success into the PIAA 3A state championship and again claimed first place.


Campus

Built in the 1920s in the
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, the school building is designated a Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation Historic Landmark. The building has undergone renovations to the classrooms, the dining hall, the library, the theater, the writing center, and other areas. Renovation of the classrooms included adding flat screen televisions, projectors, and other learning technology devices. On the same campus as the main building, there is a gymnasium, an athletic field, a
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room, and the STEM building. Next to the main building, on the Neville Street side, is the Brothers' House, where the Brothers of the Christian Schools live. The school held a
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ceremony on December 3, 2014, for the new building for
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subjects. The building opened at the beginning of the 2016–2017 school year for academic use. In the fall of 2017, the newly renovated counseling center, the De La Salle Center, in the main building opened. The new center has offices for counselors, a room for campus ministry, a presentation room, a classroom, and a test-taking room. Students are assigned, by last name, to one of two full-time counselors. Students also have access to a full-time college counselor, family support services, and a psychologist.


Notable alumni


Athletes

* Cal Adomitis – long snapper for the
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* John Babinecz – football player drafted in the second round in 1972 by
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* Marc Bulger – NFL quarterback for
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and
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* Jeff Dugan – football player for
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* Tim Grgurich – basketball head coach,
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and UNLV * Perry Hills – former college football quarterback for the
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* Kurt Hinish – defensive tackle for the
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* Justin Kurpeikis – football player for four NFL teams * Tony LaCava – baseball player and executive *
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and television commentator * Sam McDowell – known as "Sudden Sam,"
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, primarily
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, six-time American League All-Star * Joe Moorhead -
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Head Coach * George Patterson – basketball player * Sal Sunseri – former All-American linebacker for University of Pittsburgh Panthers, assistant coach for
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*
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guard/forward, Rochester/ Cincinnati Royals * Ed Vereb – former NFL football halfback for
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* Stefen Wisniewski – guard for Kansas City Chiefs * Damar Hamlin (Class of 2016) – safety for the
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* Rodney Thomas II – safety for the
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* Michael Grady – Olympic gold medalist rower for the U.S. Men's coxless four at the 2020 Olympics and for the U.S. Men's coxless four at the 2024 Olympics * Alex Miklasevich – Olympic rower at the
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for the U.S. Men's eight * Kris Wright - Stock car racing driver, 2018 IMSA Prototype Challenge LMP3 class champion * Neal Shipley - Professional golfer * Danny Smith - NFL and NCAA coach


Business

* John F. "Jack" Donahue – founder and Chairman of Federated Investors, Inc. * David Lucchino – co-founder and CEO of Frequency Therapeutics, a biotechnology company *
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– co-founder and CEO of
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Entertainment

* Regis Cordic
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* Bill Deasy – singer/songwriter * Frank DiLeo – music executive and actor *
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and makeup expert *
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nominated actor and director * Liam Bonner – baritone opera singer


Journalism/Publication

* John Tierney – science columnist for ''
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'' * Robert Lee "Rob" Penny – playwright and poet * Bill Hillgrove
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,
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, broadcaster. *
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– Poet Laureate of
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, author, professor *
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– playwright (dropped out after one year)


Government/Military

* Martell Covington – Pennsylvania State Representative * William Coyne – US congressman * Eugene DePasquale - Former auditor general of Pennsylvania * Rich Fitzgerald – Allegheny County Executive * Thomas E. Flaherty – Judge, Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas * Conor Lamb - Former assistant U.S. attorney, Marine, and U.S. Representative for Pennsylvania's 17th district * Donald J. Lee - United States district judge of the
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. * Lewis C. Merletti – director of the
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* Thomas M. Nolan – Pennsylvania State Representative and State Senator * Corey O'Connor – Allegheny County Controller and former
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member. * Ralph PampenaPittsburgh Police Chief 1987–1990 * Stephen Zappala Sr.Pennsylvania Supreme Court Chief Justice * Stephen Zappala – Allegheny County District Attorney


Education

* Henry J. McAnulty – President of
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(1959–1980) * L. Timothy Ryan – President of The Culinary Institute of America * G. Marcus Cole – Is the Joseph A. Matson Dean and Professor of Law at the Notre Dame Law School. * Timothy M. Devinney – Professor, Alliance Manchester Business School. * Michael New – is a Visiting assistant professor at the Busch School of Business at The Catholic University of America.


Notes


External links


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