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Allentown Central Catholic High School
Address

301 North Fourth Street
Allentown, (Lehigh County), Pennsylvania 18102
United States
Coordinates
40°36′30″N 75°28′2″W / 40.60833°N 75.46722°W / 40.60833; -75.46722Coordinates: 40°36′30″N 75°28′2″W / 40.60833°N 75.46722°W / 40.60833; -75.46722
Information
Type
Private, Coeducational
Religious affiliation(s) Roman Catholic
Principal Randy Rice
Chaplain Rev. Mark R. Searles
Grades
9-12
Enrollment 812 (2016)
Color(s)
Green and Gold         
Athletics conference Eastern Pennsylvania Conference
Sports rival = bethlehem catholic golden hawks
Mascot Viking and Vikette
Nickname CCHS/ACCHS
Team name Vikings/Vikettes
Accreditation
Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools[1]
Average SAT scores 539 Verbal
549 Math
Athletic Director Dennis Csensits
Website http://www.acchs.info

Allentown Central Catholic High School is a private, parochial school located at 301 North Fourth Street in Allentown, Pennsylvania, in the United States. Located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Allentown, ACCHS predominantly serves students from the Lehigh Valley region of the state.


ACCHS employs about 50[needs update] teaching staff, making up 10 departments, as well as a library and guidance department. Students have options to take electives in Informational Technology, Visual Arts and Performing Arts (music, drama and choir). As of 2008, the school's total enrollment is 910 students, with a nearly equal number of female and male students.




Contents






  • 1 History


  • 2 Academics


  • 3 Athletics


  • 4 Notable alumni


  • 5 Notable faculty


  • 6 References


  • 7 External links





History


The school was founded as Masson Memorial School in 1926 by the Right Reverend Leo Gregory Fink, then rector of Sacred Heart Parish. The cornerstone of the new school's first new building was laid on March 21st, 1927.[2] This building, now known as Masson Hall, was placed across 4th Street from Sacred Heart Hospital, on the corner of 4th and Chew Streets.


As the school grew, new buildings were added: those still in use by the school are Rockne Hall in 1940, between Masson Hall and Sacred Heart School on 4th Street, named after Knute Rockne; and Commodore Barry Hall in 1964, behind Masson Hall on Chew Street, named after 18th century US naval hero Commodore John Barry. Other buildings, including parts of the Sacred Heart School building, were used by the school during the second half of the 20th century.[3][4]



Academics


The school is a multiple Blue Ribbon Award winning school of excellence. Additionally, the Class of 2006 earned $14.5 Million in scholarships and had 3 National Merit Semifinalists, 7 Commended Scholars, 3 National Finalists, 1 Minority Recognition Award Winner and One (of 2,500) National Scholarship Winner. The Class of 2005 had 5 Commended National Merit Scholars, 4 semi-finalists, 4 Finalists, and 1 Scholar.[5]



Athletics


See also: Eastern Pennsylvania Conference (PIAA)

The school competes athletically in the highly competitive Eastern Pennsylvania Conference in District XI of the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association. From 2002 to 2014 the school competed in the Lehigh Valley Conference. It holds the fourth most Lehigh Valley Conference championships in all sports, behind Parkland High School, Emmaus High School and Easton Area High School.[6] CCHS also holds the record for the most Lehigh Valley Conference championships in girls basketball, girls cross country and girls volleyball.[6]


CCHS plays its home football and some of its soccer games at J. Birney Crum Stadium, a 15,000 capacity stadium on Linden Street between 20th and 22nd streets. The school plays the majority of its indoor sporting events, including basketball and wrestling, in Rockne Hall, the school's historic indoor sporting facility.


The CCHS football team has won three PIAA state championships, in 1993, 1998, and 2010.


The CCHS girls basketball team has won seven PIAA state championships, in 1973, 1978, 1987, and four in a row from 2001 through 2004. The boys basketball team has won two PIAA state championships, in 1984 and 1986.[7]


In 2001-2002, both the girls volleyball and girls cross country running teams were State Champions. Additionally, in 2007, 2008, and 2016[8] the girls volleyball team won the AAA state championship.



Notable alumni




  • Walt Groller, polka musician


  • Tim Heidecker, comedic actor starring in Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! and Tom Goes to the Mayor


  • Jim Honochick, former Major League Baseball umpire


  • Gina Lewandowski, professional women's soccer player, FC Bayern Munich


  • Michelle Marciniak, former women's basketball coach, University of South Carolina, and former professional basketball player, WNBA's Portland Fire and Seattle Storm


  • Meredith Marakovits, reporter, YES Network[9]


  • Billy McCaffrey, '89 former college basketball shooting guard, Duke University and Vanderbilt University


  • Ed McCaffrey, former professional football player, New York Giants, San Francisco 49ers and Denver Broncos


  • Andrew Pataki, Eastern Catholic hierarch, second bishop of Parma for the Byzantines, and the third bishop of Passaic for the Byzantines


  • Tony Stewart, former professional football player, Cincinnati Bengals, Oakland Raiders and Philadelphia Eagles


  • Christine Taylor, actress and wife of actor Ben Stiller


  • Stephanie Woodling, opera singer



Notable faculty



  • John Birmelin, Pennsylvania German dialect poet and playwright (teacher of music from 1926 to 1936).


References





  1. ^ MSA-CSS. "MSA-Commission on Secondary Schools". Archived from the original on 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2009-07-31..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ "Cardinal Lays Stone; Former Reading Man the Rector". Reading Eagle. 1927-03-21. Retrieved 2012-11-12.


  3. ^ "School Snapshot: Allentown Central Catholic High School" (PDF). Diocese of Allentown. Retrieved 2017-06-28.


  4. ^ "Alliance Hall Fulfills Prophecy". The Morning Call. Tribune Newspapers. 1991-04-05. Retrieved 2017-12-09.


  5. ^ Allentown Central Catholic High School


  6. ^ ab LVIAC Historical Stats. Archived 2008-09-08 at the Wayback Machine.


  7. ^ "Basketball PIAA Champions" (PDF). PIAA.org. Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association. Retrieved 2017-12-09.


  8. ^ "Central Catholic girls volleyball team powers to PIAA 3A title". PennLive LLC. 2016-11-19. Retrieved 2017-06-28.


  9. ^ http://articles.mcall.com/2012-03-28/sports/mc-meredith-marakovits-yankees-0328-20120328_1_meredith-marakovits-new-york-yankees-comcast-sportsnet




External links




  • Allentown Central Catholic High School Official Web Site.


  • Allentown Central Catholic athletics schedule and scores at Schedulestar.com


  • Allentown Central Catholic High School Page at Lehigh Valley Conference Official Web Site.


  • Allentown Central Catholic page on MaxPreps.com.












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