:Covington Catholic High School

Covington Catholic traces its roots to St. Joseph Commercial School in Covington. In 1885, Bishop Camillus Paul Maes invited three brothers of the Society of Mary of Dayton, Ohio, to run the all-boys parochial school at St. Joseph's Parish on 12th Street. The brothers later established the commercial school to offer vocational education in business. The school graduated classes from 1892 to 1926.{{cite encyclopedia|title=Covington Catholic High School|first=David E.|last=Schroeder|encyclopedia=The Encyclopedia of Northern Kentucky|editor1-first=Paul A.|editor1-last=Tenkotte|editor2-first=James C.|editor2-last=Claypool|location=Lexington, Kentucky|publisher=University Press of Kentucky|date=2009|pages=239–240|isbn=978-0-8131-2565-7|url=https://issuu.com/cincinnati/docs/nky-c/102|via=Issuu}}{{cite web| publisher= Covington Catholic High School| title= Covington Catholic High School History| url= http://covcath.org/?page=history| access-date= March 2, 2007| url-status= dead| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070928074332/http://covcath.org/?page=history| archive-date= September 28, 2007}}{{unreliable source?|date=January 2019}}

In 1925, responding to Bishop Francis William Howard's call for a four-year Catholic boy's high school in Northern Kentucky, the Marianists opened Covington Catholic High School at Mother of God on West 6th Street, with a freshman class of 32. The commercial school closed the following year as the brothers chose to devote their efforts to the new high school. High school classes were held in the Mother of God School building until a new building could be completed.{{cite news|title=High School To Be Ready in Fall For Catholic Students of Covington, Bishop Says|work=The Cincinnati Enquirer|edition=Kentucky|date=June 10, 1926|page=14|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28404471/|via=Newspapers.com}} Covington Catholic graduated its first class of 17 in 1929. The school received accreditation from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and the Kentucky Department of Education that year. In its early years, the school's support and students came primarily from parishes in Covington, Fort Mitchell, Fort Wright, and Ludlow.

In the early 1950s, it became apparent that Covington Catholic High School would have to be expanded further to accommodate increased demand. Pastors from 13 Northern Kentucky parishes approved plans for construction of a new {{convert|44000|sqft|adj=on}} high school building on a {{convert|14|acre|adj=on}} plot in Park Hills, a few miles away from the previous location in Covington. The cornerstone was placed in 1954, and the first class graduated from the school in 1955. The 13 parishes shared the cost of the new school, around $845,000 (equivalent to ${{format price|{{inflation|US-GDP|845000|1954}}}} in {{inflation-year|US-GDP}}).

The school gymnasium was dedicated on January 29, 1955, when the Purcell High School Cavaliers played Covington Catholic in basketball. Some Kenton County families sent their children to Newport Catholic High School because Covington Catholic lacked a football program.{{cite encyclopedia|title=Newport Central Catholic High School|first=Michael R.|last=Sweeney|encyclopedia=The Encyclopedia of Northern Kentucky|editor1-first=Paul A.|editor1-last=Tenkotte|editor2-first=James C.|editor2-last=Claypool|location=Lexington, Kentucky|publisher=University Press of Kentucky|date=2009|pages=354–355|isbn=978-0-8131-2565-7|url=https://issuu.com/cincinnati/docs/nky-n/14|via=Issuu}} In 1968, the school added a football team that initially practiced at the Ludlow landfill.{{cite news|title=From ashes rose a state powerhouse - Once awful CovCath eyes 4th football championship|first=Tom|last=Gamble|work=The Kentucky Post|publisher=E. W. Scripps Company|date=December 2, 1994|page=1K|via=NewsBank|quote=Covington Catholic Football Coach Lynn Ray stands near the Ludlow dump, where his team practiced when he started coaching 20 years ago. Players cleared away the garbage to play football. … In the early 1980s, too, CovCath was aided by a ruling of the Ohio High School Athletic Association that prohibited Kentucky residents attending Ohio high schools from participating in athletics. For years, Cincinnati Moeller had attracted some of Northern Kentucky's top prep football players. But the ruling began to keep many at home - and enabled Ray to continue his building process, which was escalated by CovCath's first state playoff appearance in 1984.}} Wooten Field was later added for football, and the baseball field was completely rebuilt. A building containing a weight room, locker rooms, showers, and offices was added in 1988 to accommodate the growing needs of athletic teams.

Covington Catholic's athletic program benefited from a 1979 Ohio High School Athletic Association rule, affirmed in Alerding v. OHSAA, that barred Kentucky residents from participating in Ohio high school athletic competitions. Parents began sending their children to Covington Catholic instead of nationally renowned Moeller High School in Cincinnati.

In 1968, Covington Catholic introduced Project Team Build in response to the financial and staffing challenges that parochial schools were experiencing. The program consisted of modular scheduling, team teaching, independent study, and grading based on self-assessments, with increased participation by parents. Religious education became self-directed with an emphasis on elective courses. An "open campus" policy permitted students to leave the campus when not attending a class.{{cite news|title=It's What's Happening At Covington Catholic|first=Kay|last=Brookshire|work=The Cincinnati Enquirer|publisher=Combined Communications|date=February 14, 1971|page=3–K|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28439447/|via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite news|title=New idea in study: Covington Catholic throws traditional education out|first=Al|last=Kuettner|work=The Cincinnati Post & Times-Star|publisher=E. W. Scripps Company|date=December 2, 1970|page=15|via=NewsBank}}

The school was accredited by the Kentucky Department of Education as an experimental school and won recognition for educational innovation.{{cite news|title=Innovation at CCHS: Mrs. Malony Tells Catholic Women About It|first=Carole|last=Valentine|work=The Cincinnati Enquirer|edition=Kentucky|location=Covington, Kentucky|publisher=Combined Communications|date=August 18, 1970|page=9|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28240784/|via=Newspapers.com}} However, the governing Board of Pastors objected to the open campus policy and religion curriculum. In April 1971, after failed negotiations with the 12-member board, 30 of 46 faculty members resigned, including the principal, Fr. Richard K. Knuge. The Society of Mary permanently withdrew from the school.{{cite news|title=Marianist Evaluator Commends CCHS Staff|first=Kay|last=Brookshire|location=Covington, Kentucky|work=The Cincinnati Enquirer|edition=Kentucky|publisher=Combined Communications|date=April 6, 1971|page=41|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28050047/|via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite news|title=Covington Teachers Quit Catholic School|first=Ben L.|last=Kaufman|work=The Cincinnati Enquirer|publisher=Combined Communications|date=April 3, 1971|page=1|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28242175/|via=Newspapers.com}} Kenneth J. Gross became the first lay principal that year, and the board was reorganized to include parents and laypeople. The open campus policy remained but was limited to seniors in good standing.{{cite news|title=Layman New Principal of 'Covington Catholic'|first=Kay|last=Brookshire|location=Covington, Kentucky|work=The Cincinnati Enqurier|edition=Kentucky|publisher=Combined Communications|date=May 14, 1971|page=24|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28051217/|via=Newspapers.com}}

On October 29, 2002, construction of the current building began directly behind the original structure. It opened on December 7, 2003, and contains four computer labs. Since the new school has been built, renovations have been made to the football field, baseball complex, and gymnasium. Wooten Field was converted to synthetic turf with markings for American football and soccer.{{cite web|title=Our Campus|publisher=Covington Catholic High School|url=https://www.covcath.org/about/our-campus|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170608122618/https://www.covcath.org/about/our-campus|archive-date=June 8, 2017}} In October 2003, Covington Catholic became the first high school in the Cincinnati area to ban tailgate parties at on-campus sporting events.{{cite news|title=CovCath tailgating ban is 'preemptive'|first=Kevin|last=Eigelbach|work=The Cincinnati Post|publisher=E. W. Scripps Company|date=October 30, 2003|page=A1|via=NewsBank|quote=Covington Catholic High School has a new principal, a new building, a brand-new parking lot and now a new policy against tailgate parties before Colonels football games and other sporting events. It may be a first in Greater Cincinnati, where the trend has been toward more tailgating rather than less.}}

The campus expanded again in 2010 with the acquisition of {{convert|5|acre}} and an adjoining church property with a {{convert|20000|sqft|adj=on}} building, now called the Griffin Centre. Covington Catholic began a ${{format price|7600000}} capital campaign to renovate and expand the school's other facilities. As part of phase 1, the Yung Family Tennis Complex opened in early 2016 and a new academic building opened soon after. In August 2017, the school opened a renovated Wooten Field at Dennis Griffin Stadium. The ${{format price|2600000}} project upgraded the field, stands, and press box and added floodlights for night games.{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28015220/|title=After 50 years of football, CovCath debuts stadium lights|last=Weber|first=James|date=August 14, 2017|work=The Community Recorder|access-date=January 21, 2019|publisher=Gannett Company|location=Fort Mitchell, Kentucky|page=1B|via=Newspapers.com}} A new building opened in 2018 to house the school's STEM program and a 200-seat auditorium for drama and music classes. A south campus building will include a new cafeteria and alumni center. Phase 2 will renovate the existing gymnasium and build a separate multipurpose gymnasium.{{cite news|title=CovCath publicly starts STEM center construction|first=Chris|last=Mayhew|work=The Cincinnati Enquirer|publisher=Gannett Company|date=May 15, 2017|access-date=March 17, 2019|url=https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/local/kentoncounty/2017/05/15/covcath-starts-stem-construction/101712552/}}

The campus comprises {{convert|30|acre}}. The gymnasium is the only building remaining from when the school moved to Park Hills.

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Students applying to Covington Catholic are required to take the Scholastic Testing Service's High School Placement Test (HSPT).{{cite web|title=Admissions|publisher=Covington Catholic High School|access-date=February 26, 2019|url=https://www.covcath.org/about/registration-clone}}

In 2015, Covington Catholic partnered with Project Lead the Way to introduce a STEM program. {{As of|2016}}, a quarter of enrolled students take classes in this program.{{cite news|title=CovCath engineers a passion for robotics|first=Chris|last=Mayhew|location=Fort Thomas, Kentucky|work=Campbell Community Recorder|publisher=Gannett Company|date=February 4, 2016|page=5A|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28015081/|via=Newspapers.com}}

The U.S. Department of Education recognized Covington Catholic as a National Blue Ribbon School for the 2007–08 and 2016–17 school years.{{cite web|title=Blue Ribbon Schools Program: Schools Recognized, 1982 Through 2018 |publisher=United States Department of Education |date=November 27, 2018 |access-date=February 4, 2019 |page=65 |url=https://www2.ed.gov/programs/nclbbrs/list-2003.pdf }}

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Covington Catholic athletic teams are known as the Colonels, and the student cheering section is known as the Colonel Crazies.{{cite news|title=Chants, cheers and the question of insensitivity: The culture of CovCath|first1=Max|last1=Londberg|first2=James|last2=Weber|work=The Cincinnati Enquirer|publisher=Gannett Company|date=January 25, 2019|access-date=March 17, 2019|url=https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2019/01/25/accounts-past-covington-catholic-sporting-events-raise-questions/2636601002/|quote=Covington Catholic is known for its zealous chanting, according to alumni. They say the school takes pride in its sports. … The Colonel Crazies [is] the name given [to] the school's student cheering section. … But others contend the paint is simply part of a spirited school culture, one whose motto is 'with a spirit that will not die.' 'That's largely related to the Holy Spirit,' said Kentucky state Rep. Adam Koenig, an Erlanger Republican and 1989 graduate of the school. 'But it also is related to the athletic spirit.'}} {{As of|2018}}, the Colonels have won 21 Kentucky High School Athletic Association championships. From 1987 to 2015, under athletic director Mike Guidugli, the Colonels won 10 state championships, 21 state runner-up titles, and 130 regional titles. {{As of|2014}}, two-thirds of the student body participates in KHSAA-sanctioned sports.{{cite news|title=Short Hops|first=James|last=Weber|work=The Community Recorder|publisher=Gannett Company|date=July 23, 2015|page=1B|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28015374/|via=Newspapers.com}}

Since its football debut in 1968, the Colonels have been one of three dominant high school football teams in Northern Kentucky, along with Beechwood and Highlands.{{cite encyclopedia|title=Football|encyclopedia=The Encyclopedia of Northern Kentucky|editor1-first=Paul A.|editor1-last=Tenkotte|editor2-first=James C.|editor2-last=Claypool|location=Lexington, Kentucky|publisher=University Press of Kentucky|date=2009|pages=354–355|isbn=978-0-8131-2565-7|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Zc0eBgAAQBAJ&pg=PA354|via=Google Books}} The Colonels have won seven state championships at the KHSAA Commonwealth Gridiron Bowl, the eighth most in the state. Originally, Covington Catholic was placed in Class 3A for postseason competition; it won the state championship in this class in 1987, 1988, 1993, 1994, 1997, and 2006.{{cite book|chapter=Football|chapter-url=https://khsaa.org/handbook/winners/fbwinners.pdf|title=2017–2018 KHSAA Handbook|publisher=Kentucky High School Athletic Association|access-date=February 3, 2019}} In a 2007 statewide realignment of boy's high school football teams, Covington Catholic was placed in Class 5A; {{As of|2018|lc=yes}}, they have won one state championship in this class, in 2017.{{cite web|title=KHSAA Football Record Book|publisher=Kentucky High School Athletic Association|date=July 25, 2018|page=1|url=https://khsaa.org/records/football/statefootballteamrecords.pdf}} The school's District 5 competitors are Boone County, Conner, Cooper, and Highlands.{{cite web|title=Current Alignment of Team – Football – 2019 through 2022 Playing Seasons|publisher=Kentucky High School Athletic Association|date=May 9, 2018|access-date=February 4, 2019|url=https://khsaa.org/final-approved-alignment-football-2019-through-2022-playing-seasons/}} The Colonels play home games on the school grounds, at Wooten Field at Dennis Griffin Stadium.

The baseball team plays home games at Tom Berger Field. The team won the state championship in 2002.{{cite book|chapter=Baseball|chapter-url=https://khsaa.org/handbook/winners/bawinners.pdf|title=2017–2018 KHSAA Handbook|publisher=Kentucky High School Athletic Association|access-date=February 3, 2019}}

The swimming and diving teams practice at Silverlake Recreation Center in Erlanger and at Northern Kentucky University.{{Cite web | title = Swimming/Diving - Varsity Overview | publisher = Covington Catholic High School | url = http://www.covcath.org/athletics/team-info/team-details/~athletics-team-id/34 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171210004951/http://www.covcath.org/athletics/team-info/team-details/~athletics-team-id/34 | archive-date = December 10, 2017 | access-date = February 4, 2019}} Covington Catholic has won five state championships, in 1962 (in class B), 1974 (tied with Ft. Thomas Highlands in class AA), 1977 and 1978 (in class AA), and 1983.{{cite book|chapter=Swimming – Boys|chapter-url=https://khsaa.org/handbook/winners/swbwinners.pdf|title=2017–2018 KHSAA Handbook|publisher=Kentucky High School Athletic Association|access-date=February 3, 2019}}

Covington Catholic fielded its first soccer team in 1977.{{cite news|title=John Toebben, coach of NKU soccer team|work=The Cincinnati Post|publisher=E. W. Scripps Company|date=April 29, 2003|page=A7|via=NewsBank|quote=The Fort Wright resident also started the soccer programs at Covington Catholic High School in 1977 and Covington Latin School in 1980.}} It won its first state championship in 2015.{{cite book|chapter=Soccer – Boys|chapter-url=https://khsaa.org/handbook/winners/sobwinners.pdf|title=2017–2018 KHSAA Handbook|publisher=Kentucky High School Athletic Association|access-date=February 3, 2019}}

The Colonels have also won two KHSAA championship titles in basketball (2014{{cite book|chapter=Basketball – Boys|chapter-url=https://khsaa.org/handbook/winners/bkbwinners.pdf|title=2017–2018 KHSAA Handbook|publisher=Kentucky High School Athletic Association|access-date=February 3, 2019}} and 2018{{cite web|title=KHSAA Boys' Sweet 16® Basketball Record Book|publisher=Kentucky High School Athletic Association|date=April 2, 2018|access-date=February 3, 2019|url=https://khsaa.org/records/basketball/bbk-recordbook_sweet16historyresults.pdf}}), two in cross country (1982 and 1994 in class AA),{{cite book|chapter=Cross Country – Boys|chapter-url=https://khsaa.org/handbook/winners/xcbwinners.pdf|title=2017–2018 KHSAA Handbook|publisher=Kentucky High School Athletic Association|access-date=February 3, 2019}} two in golf (1969 and 1984),{{cite book|chapter=Golf – Boys|chapter-url=https://khsaa.org/handbook/winners/gfbwinners.pdf|title=2017–2018 KHSAA Handbook|publisher=Kentucky High School Athletic Association|access-date=February 3, 2019}} and one in track and field (2009 in class AA).{{cite book|chapter=Track – Boys|chapter-url=https://khsaa.org/handbook/winners/trbwinners.pdf|title=2017–2018 KHSAA Handbook|publisher=Kentucky High School Athletic Association|access-date=February 3, 2019}}

{{Main|2019 Lincoln Memorial confrontation}}

Covington Catholic sends students to the March for Life each year; nearly half of the student body attended in 2015.{{cite news|title=Thousands of local students in D.C. for anti-abortion rally|first=Amanda|last=Van Benschoten|work=The Cincinnati Enquirer|publisher=Gannett Company|date=January 23, 2015|page=A20|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28051347/|via=Newspapers.com}}

On January 18, 2019, the school attracted attention when videos showed Nathan Phillips, a Native American who was participating in an Indigenous Peoples March in Washington, D.C., approaching a group of their students while beating on a drum.{{Cite news | url=https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/nation/2019/01/19/kentucky-diocese-incident-indigenous-peoples-march-covington-catholic-high-school/2624503002/ | title='Blatant racism': Ky. high school apologizes following backlash after video shows students surrounding indigenous marchers | first=Max | last=Londberg | work=The Cincinnati Enquirer | date=January 19, 2019 | access-date=January 19, 2019}}{{Cite news | url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/‘it-was-getting-ugly’-native-american-drummer-speaks-on-the-maga-hat-wearing-teens-who-surrounded-him/ar-BBStegc?ocid=spartanntp | title='It was getting ugly': Native American drummer speaks on the MAGA-hat-wearing teens who surrounded him | first1=Antonio | last1=Olivo | first2=Cleve | last2=Wootson | first3=Joe | last3=Heim | newspaper=The Washington Post | via=MSN | date=January 19, 2019 | access-date=January 19, 2019}}{{Cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/19/us/covington-catholic-high-school-nathan-phillips.html | title=Viral Video Shows Boys in 'Make America Great Again' Hats Surrounding Native Elder | last=Mervosh | first=Sarah | work=The New York Times | date=January 19, 2019 | access-date=January 22, 2019}} The students were visiting the Lincoln Memorial after participating in the Washington March for Life. The students were initially widely condemned on the basis of a short video and reported accounts from Phillips. Later, longer videos giving the incident more context fueled controversy and discussion on what had actually occurred.{{Cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/20/us/nathan-phillips-covington.html | title=Fuller Picture Emerges of Viral Video of Native American Man and Catholic Students | first1=Sarah | last1=Mervosh | first2=Emily S. | last2=Rueb | work=The New York Times | date=January 21, 2019 | access-date=January 22, 2019}} Several media sources issued retractions, corrections, and apologies.{{Cite news | url=https://www.thewrap.com/national-review-pulls-article-saying-covington-students-might-as-well-have-just-spit-on-the-cross/ | title=National Review Pulls Article Saying Covington Students 'Might as Well Have Just Spit on the Cross' | last=Levine | first=Jon | work=TheWrap | date=January 21, 2019 | access-date=January 22, 2019}}{{Cite news | url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/social-issues/picture-of-the-conflict-on-the-mall-comes-into-clearer-focus/2019/01/20/c078f092-1ceb-11e9-9145-3f74070bbdb9_story.html | title=Viral standoff between a tribal elder and a high schooler is more complicated than it first seemed | last=Michael E. | first=Miller | newspaper=The Washington Post | date=January 22, 2019 | access-date=January 22, 2019}}{{Cite magazine | url=https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/01/julie-irwin-zimmerman-i-failed-covington-catholic-test/580897/ | title=I Failed the Covington Catholic Test | first=Julie Irwin | last=Zimmerman | magazine=The Atlantic | date=January 21, 2019 | access-date=January 22, 2019}}{{Cite magazine | url=https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2019/01/viral-clash-students-and-native-americans-explained/580906/ | title=Stop Trusting Viral Videos | first=Ian | last=Bogost | magazine=The Atlantic | date=January 21, 2019 | access-date=January 21, 2019}}

The school and the Roman Catholic Diocese of Covington initially apologized to Phillips and said that they would further investigate the matter.{{Cite news | url=https://www.rochesterfirst.com/news/national/diocese-investigates-after-students-mock-native-american/1711507018 | title=Students in 'MAGA' hats mock Native American after rally | first1=Adam | last1=Beam | first2=Brian | last2=Melley | work=WROC-TV | agency=Associated Press | date=January 20, 2019 | access-date=January 20, 2019}} Bishop Roger Joseph Foys subsequently apologized to the students involved, saying, "We should not have allowed ourselves to be bullied and pressured into making a statement prematurely."{{cite news|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/bishop-apologizes-teen-who-faced-native-american-n963056|title=Bishop apologizes to teen who faced off with Native American|first=Dennis|last=Romero|work=NBC News|date=January 26, 2018}}

An investigation into the event conducted by Greater Cincinnati Investigation, Inc. found that although gestures, like the “tomahawk chop” were made, no "offensive or racial statements" were made by the Covington Catholic students.{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/diocese-reverses-course-clears-covington-catholic-high-school-students-of-wrongdoing-after-investigation-of-viral-incident-on-mall/2019/02/13/c11195f8-2fa7-11e9-8ad3-9a5b113ecd3c_story.html|title=Investigation finds no evidence of 'racist or offensive statements' by Covington Catholic students during Lincoln Memorial incident. |last1=Stellars|first1=Frances|last2=Williams|first2=Kevin|date=February 13, 2019|newspaper=The Washington Post}}

The students involved in the incident did not face disciplinary action. Following the incident, the school made changes to better protect the students attending after numerous bomb and gun threats.{{Cite news|url=https://www.newsweek.com/covington-catholic-cancelled-classes-viral-video-students-trump-threats-1299940 | title = Covington Catholic Cancelled Classes After Viral Video of Students in Trump 'MAGA' Hats Prompted Violent Threats | date = January 22, 2019 | first = Jenni | last = Fink | work = Newsweek | access-date = May 6, 2019 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190314075333/https://www.newsweek.com/covington-catholic-cancelled-classes-viral-video-students-trump-threats-1299940 | url-status = live | archive-date = March 14, 2019}}

{{Main category|Covington Catholic High School alumni}}

• Frank Busch (1969), Olympic swimming coach{{cite news|title=Despite disadvantages, UC swimmers are top-notch|first=Bill|last=Koch|work=The Cincinnati Post|publisher=E. W. Scripps Company|date=March 17, 1987|page=4C|via=NewsBank|quote=But Frank Busch, in his seventh season as swimming coach at the University of Cincinnati, doesn’t complain about the small Laurence Hall pool he must use. … “We have our work cut out for us right now,” said Busch, a graduate of Covington Catholic High School.}}{{cite magazine|title=What's Happening|magazine=Covington Catholic Journal|publisher=Covington Catholic High School|location=Park Hills, Kentucky|date=December 2016|issue=27|page=26|url=https://issuu.com/covcath/docs/39120_journal_fall-winter_2016_fina/14|via=Issuu}}
• Pat Cipollone (1984), White House Counsel{{cite news|title=Who knew? Trump's top White House attorney is Covington Catholic High School graduate|first=Jason|last=Williams|work=The Cincinnati Enquirer|publisher=Gannett Company|date=January 22, 2019|access-date=January 24, 2019|url=https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/politics/2019/01/22/covington-catholic-trumps-white-house-lawyer-went-kentucky-school/2650238002/}}
• Brett Dietz, Arena Football League player{{cite news|title=CovCath grad in ArenaBowl|first=Tom|last=Groeschen|work=The Cincinnati Enquirer|publisher=Gannett Company|date=August 20, 2010|page=D5|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/27973465/|via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite web|url=https://alumnius.net/hanover_college-10372-7#id37534974|title=Alumni US - Hanover College, Louisville, Kentucky Area|website=alumnius.net}}Tom Ando, [http://www.arenafan.com/news/?page=origcol&writer=43&article=2638 'Awakening the Storm: The Brett Dietz story'] ArenaFan June 15, 2007.
• Nate Dusing (1997), Olympic swimmer{{cite news|title=CovCath's Meyer breaks 28-year-old record|first=Marc|last=Hardin|work=The Cincinnati Enquirer|publisher=Gannett Company|date=February 15, 2015|access-date=February 3, 2019|url=https://www.cincinnati.com/story/sports/high-school/kentucky-high-school/2015/02/15/covcaths-meyer-breaks-year-old-record/23474339/|quote=Now that Meyer has erased Ryan's record, the oldest boys' regional standards belong to two-time Olympic medalist Nate Dusing, who swam for CovCath. Dusing still holds two regional marks, the 100 butterfly and 100 backstroke, both set in 1997.}}{{cite magazine|title=Alumni Spotlight|magazine=The Covington Catholic Journal|publisher=Covington Catholic High School|location=Park Hills, Kentucky|date=Spring 2008|page=11|url=https://www.covcath.org/uploaded/08_Alumni/spring_journal.pdf#page=11|format=PDF}}
• Steve Flesch (1985), PGA Tour golfer{{cite encyclopedia|title=Flesch, Steve|first=Neil|last=Schmidt|encyclopedia=The Encyclopedia of Northern Kentucky|editor1-first=Paul A.|editor1-last=Tenkotte|editor2-first=James C.|editor2-last=Claypool|location=Lexington, Kentucky|publisher=University Press of Kentucky|date=2009|page=344|isbn=978-0-8131-2565-7|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Zc0eBgAAQBAJ&pg=PA344|via=Google Books}}
• CJ Fredrick, basketball player{{cite web |title=CJ Fredrick |url=https://ukathletics.com/sports/mbball/roster/player/cj-fredrick/ |website=UK Athletics |date=5 May 2021}}
• Chris Harris, professional wrestler{{citation needed|date=January 2019}}
• Adam Koenig (1989), Kentucky Republican state representative
• Luke Maile (2009), MLB player{{cite news |title=Future Cat a surefire hit at CovCath |url=https://www.kentucky.com/sports/high-school/article43999215.html |access-date=29 January 2019 |work=Kentucky |language=en}}{{cite news|title=Cov Cath's Maile promoted to big leagues|first=Joe|last=Danneman|publisher=WXIX-TV|location=Cincinnati|date=September 1, 2015|accessdate=February 20, 2021|url=https://www.fox19.com/story/29934937/cov-caths-maile-promoted-to-big-leagues/}}
• Michael Mayer, American tight end for the Las Vegas Raiders
• Don McNay (1977), financial author{{cite news|title=How to get cash in a credit crunch|first=John|last=Eckberg|work=The Cincinnati Enquirer|publisher=Gannett Company|date=October 5, 2008|page=G3|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/27973416/|via=Newspapers.com|quote=McNay, a native of Edgewood and a 1977 Covington Catholic graduate, says another simple solution is obvious: Sell something.}}
• Mike Mitchell, NFL player (studied at the school before transferring){{cite news|title=It's not a smooth move|first=Ryan|last=Ernst|work=The Cincinnati Enquirer|publisher=Gannett Company|date=August 18, 2004|page=G6|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/27973319/|via=Newspapers.com}}
• Bob Naber (1948), NBA player{{cite web|author=Bill Cribbs |url=http://www.genlookups.com/ky/webbbs_config.pl/read/43 |title=Kentucky Obituary and Death Notice Archive - Page 43 |work=Genlookups.com |date=October 19, 2011 |access-date=January 21, 2019}}{{cite web|title=Members of the CCH Athletic Hall of Fame|publisher=Covington Catholic High School|location=Park Hills, Kentucky|url=http://www.covcath.org/page.cfm?p=726}}
• Dan Neville (1959), MLB player{{cite news|url=http://rcnky.com/articles/2014/04/01/local-boys-hometown-players-cincinnati-reds-dan-neville |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140706090439/http://rcnky.com/articles/2014/04/01/local-boys-hometown-players-cincinnati-reds-dan-neville |url-status=usurped |archive-date=July 6, 2014 |title=The Local Boys: Hometown Players for the Cincinnati Reds - Dan Neville|location=Covington, Kentucky|work=The River City News |date=April 1, 2014 |access-date=January 21, 2019}}{{cite news|title=Neville Wins 10th; Perez Hits 29th HR|work=The Cincinnati Post & Times-Star|publisher=E. W. Scripps Company|date=July 18, 1964|page=9|via=NewsBank}}
• Dan Tieman (1958), NBA player{{cite encyclopedia|title=Basketball|encyclopedia=The Encyclopedia of Northern Kentucky|editor1-first=Paul A.|editor1-last=Tenkotte|editor2-first=James C.|editor2-last=Claypool|location=Lexington, Kentucky|publisher=University Press of Kentucky|date=2009|page=66|isbn=978-0-8131-2565-7|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Zc0eBgAAQBAJ&pg=PA66|via=Google Books}}
• Paul Walther, NBA player{{cite news |title=Covington Native, NBA All Star Dies |url=http://www.rcnky.com/articles/2014/12/24/covington-native-nba-all-star-dies |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141227065333/http://rcnky.com/articles/2014/12/24/covington-native-nba-all-star-dies |url-status=usurped |archive-date=December 27, 2014 |access-date=29 January 2019 |work=The River City News |date=24 December 2014 |language=en}}

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