Catholic High School (Virginia)
{{short description|Catholic high school in Virginia Beach, Virginia}}
{{other uses|Catholic High School (disambiguation){{!}}Catholic High School}}
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| name = Catholic High School
| former_names = Norfolk Catholic High School, Bishop Sullivan Catholic High School
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| streetaddress = 4552 Princess Anne Road
| city = Virginia Beach
| state = Virginia
| zipcode = 23462
| country = USA
| coordinates = {{coord|36|48|29|N|76|8|2|W|type:edu_region:US-VA|display=inline,title}}
| religion = Roman Catholic
| principal = Tal Covington
| gender = Co-educational
| schooltype = High School
| fundingtype = Private
| campus size = {{convert|37|acre}}{{Cite web | url = https://www.chsvb.org/about/history | title = Catholic High School History of Bishop Sullivan CHS in Hampton Roads | website = www.chsvb.org | access-date = June 27, 2019}}
| motto = {{langx|la|Quis ut Deus}}
| motto_translation = Who is like unto God.
| accreditation = Southern Association of Colleges and Schools{{cite web|url=http://www.advanc-ed.org/oasis2/u/par/accreditation/summary?institutionId=18703|title=SACS-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement|accessdate=2009-06-23|author=SACS-CASI|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208070621/http://www.advanc-ed.org/oasis2/u/par/accreditation/summary?institutionId=18703|archive-date=December 8, 2015| url-status = dead }}
| mascot = Crusader
| team_name = Crusaders
| colors = {{color box|green}} Green
{{color box|gold}} Gold
| yearbook = The Crusader
| publication = Paladin (literary magazine)
| established = {{Start date and age|1949}}
| enrollment = 414 (2019–20){{NCES Private School ID|01431885|school_name=Bishop Sullivan Catholic High School|access_date=June 27, 2019|do_not_render=y}}
| teaching_staff = 32.6 (FTE) (2019–20){{R|nces_psch}}
| ratio = 12.7 (2019–20){{R|nces_psch}}
| feeders = Portsmouth Catholic Regional School, St. Patrick Catholic School, St. Pius X Catholic School, St. Gregory the Great
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Catholic High School (formerly known as Norfolk Catholic High School (1949–1993), Catholic High School (1993–2004), and Bishop Sullivan Catholic High School (2004–2019); commonly referred to as "Catholic" or "CHS") is a private Roman Catholic high school in Virginia Beach, Virginia, founded as Norfolk Catholic High School in 1949 and moved to Virginia Beach in 1993. In 2003, the school was renamed in honor of Walter Francis Sullivan, Bishop Emeritus of the Diocese of Richmond and a significant benefactor during the school's move to Virginia Beach. The Barry Robinson Theater and Fine Arts Center opened that same year. In 2019, the school was renamed Catholic High School amid direction that all diocesan institutions, schools and parish buildings must "no longer be named after an individual bishop, pastor, founder or individual".{{bulletlist
| {{cite press release | url = https://richmonddiocese.org/bishop-barry-c-knestout-announces-policy-change-affecting-the-naming-of-diocesan-buildings-and-institutions-within-the-catholic-diocese-of-richmond/ | title = Bishop Barry C. Knestout Announces Policy Change Affecting the Naming of Diocesan Buildings and Institutions Within the Catholic Diocese of Richmond | date = June 27, 2019 | access-date = June 27, 2019 | website = Catholic Diocese of Richmond | via = richmonddiocese.org}}
| {{cite web | url = https://www.chsvb.org/news-detail?pk=1027577&fromId=161714 | title = Catholic High School School Name Change | website = www.chsvb.org | publisher = Catholic High School | date = June 27, 2019 | access-date = June 28, 2019}}
| {{cite news | url = https://pilotonline.com/news/local/article_fb9c6e70-98e6-11e9-95af-039f9a8c7a97.html | title = Bishop Sullivan's name to be removed from Virginia Beach high school, says Catholic diocese | newspaper = The Virginian-Pilot | date = June 27, 2019 | first = Katherine | last = Hafner | access-date = June 29, 2019}}
| {{cite news | url = https://wtkr.com/2019/06/27/bishop-sullivan-catholic-high-school-to-be-renamed-catholic-high-school/ | title = Bishop Sullivan Catholic High School to be renamed 'Catholic High School' | work = WTKR | first1 = Nick | last1 = Boykin | first2 = Brendan | last2 = Ponton | date = June 27, 2019 | access-date = June 27, 2019}}}}
Academics
Catholic High School is a college preparatory school and fully accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and the Virginia Catholic Education Association. Over 98% of CHS' senior classes enrolls in an institution of higher learning upon graduation.
Catholic High School offers a variety of AP courses for advanced preparatory education, including: English Literature, English Language, World History, U.S. History, U.S. Government and Politics, Calculus AB, Calculus BC, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Environmental Science, German, Spanish, Latin: Literature, Latin: Vergil, and Studio Art.
Religious education
In keeping with its Catholic tradition, CHS also gives the students a chance to get in touch with their relationship to God. Students receive various aspects of religious education and are required to perform community service to better understand their place in the wider community, serve as Eucharistic Ministers & Lectors at religious celebrations, and help with the planning and preparation of services and community events.{{cite web | url = http://www.chsvb.org/about/spiritual.asp | title = Spiritual Life | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120520115715/http://www.chsvb.org/about/spiritual.asp | archive-date= May 20, 2012| url-status = dead }}
CHS's Campus Ministry program is one of the strongest and most active on campus. Students, whether Catholic or not, participate in retreats, communal prayer services, and lead prayer each day.
Catholic High School is a Roman Catholic school in the Diocese of Richmond. The Mass is celebrated each week for the whole campus and confessions are available weekly and celebrated as a community twice yearly. CHS also marks several significant events (Rites of Passage, Baccalaureate) with Mass. In addition each student is required to take 4 years of theology.
Athletics
Catholic High School offers 41 sports teams for students to be involved in high school athletics and is a founding member of the Tidewater Conference of Independent Schools as well as a member of the Virginia Independent Schools Athletic Association (VISAA). Catholic High School is a college preparatory school where students are asked to push themselves every day with a rigorous academic program. At the same time, athletics are very important to the students at CHS. Over 85% of the student body participates on at least one of various sports teams.
In 2013, the football team won its first state championship, defeating Potomac School (McLean, Virginia) 50–44 in the Virginia Independent Schools title game to cap off an undefeated season. However, the tenure of football coach Carl Turner ended after the season; the school released a statement saying that Turner had resigned for personal reasons, but Turner then said that he had been fired because he had "run the score up on opposing teams" after being told not to do so.{{cite news | first = Larry | last = Rubama | url = https://pilotonline.com/sports/high-school/article_862fcd07-9a61-57c6-a516-6b3193af1baa.html | title = Bishop Sullivan football coach goes from 12-0 to out of a job | newspaper = The Virginian-Pilot | date = January 8, 2014 | access-date = June 28, 2019}}
Notable alumni
- Cecil Gray – former collegiate and professional football player{{Cite web | url = https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/G/GrayCe20.htm | title = Cecil Gray Stats | website = Pro-Football-Reference.com | access-date = June 27, 2019}}
- Khalan Laborn – NFL running back for the San Francisco 49ers{{cite news|title=Former Florida State running back finds new home: The former Seminole earned his degree during the fall|publisher=SI.com|date=December 12, 2022|author=Dustin Lewis|url=https://www.si.com/college/fsu/football/former-florida-state-running-back-finds-new-home}}
- Larry Sabato – political science professor{{Cite web | url = https://news.virginia.edu/content/man-season-larry-sabatos-passion-politics | title = A Man for This Season: Larry Sabato's Passion is Politics | last = Crystal | first = Charlotte | website = UVA Today | via = news.virginia.edu | publisher = University of Virginia | date = October 24, 2008 | quote = After graduating from Norfolk Catholic High School in 1970, ...}}
- Ronnie Valentine – former collegiate and professional basketball player{{cite web | url = https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/v/valenro01.html | title = Ronnie Valentine Stats | website = Basketball-Reference.com | access-date = June 28, 2019}}
- Humbert Roque Versace – Medal of Honor recipient{{Cite news | url = http://www.hawaiireporter.com/a-spirit-filled-life-cut-short-capt-humbert-roque-versace-u-s-army-medal-of-honor-korea-vietnam-1937-1965/ | title = A Spirit-Filled Life Cut Short - Capt. Humbert Roque Versace, U.S. Army, Medal of Honor, Korea, Vietnam (1937-1965) | first = Duane | last = Vachon | date = April 7, 2012 | work = Hawaii Reporter}}
References
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{{Virginia Beach, Virginia}}
{{Roman Catholic Diocese of Richmond}}
{{Tidewater Conference}}
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Category:Catholic secondary schools in Virginia
Category:Educational institutions established in 1950
Category:High schools in Virginia Beach, Virginia