Lake Catholic High School

{{Short description|Private coeducational school in Mentor, Ohio, United States}}

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{{Infobox school

| name = Lake Catholic High School

| image = Lake_catholic_(5).jpg

| image_size = 275

| motto = Creating Extraordinary Futures

| established = 1970

| type = Private, Coeducational

| religion = Roman Catholic

| patron = St. Thomas Aquinas

| streetaddress = 6733 Reynolds Road

| city = Mentor

| state = Ohio

| zipcode = 44060

| country = United States

| coordinates = {{coord|41|41|17|N|81|22|34|W|type:edu_region:US-OH|display=inline,title}}

| campus = Suburban

| oversight = Roman Catholic Diocese of Cleveland

| president = John Morabeto

| principal = Tom McKrill

| enrollment = 506{{cite web |title=Search for Private Schools - School Detail for LAKE CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL |url=https://nces.ed.gov/surveys/pss/privateschoolsearch/school_detail.asp?ID=01057828 |website=nces.ed.gov |publisher=US Department of Education |access-date=May 21, 2022 |language=EN}}

| enrollment_as_of = 2019-20

| grades = 912

| teaching_staff = 34.0 {{FTE}}

| ratio = 14.9

| conference = North Coast Conference{{cite web |url=http://officials.myohsaa.org/Outside/Schedule |website=myohsaa.org |publisher=OHSAA |access-date=May 21, 2022|title=Schedules - Search School }}

| newspaper = The Lakeline

| yearbook = The Torch

| colors = Green and gray {{color box|#228B22}}{{color box|gray}}

| nickname = Cougars

| homepage = {{URL|http://www.lakecatholic.org}}

}}

Lake Catholic High School is a private Roman Catholic secondary school in Mentor, Ohio, United States. It is affiliated with the Roman Catholic Diocese of Cleveland.

Demographics

The demographic breakdown of the 506 students enrolled for 2019-20 was:

  • Native American/Alaskan - 0.2%
  • Asian - 1.2%
  • Black - 4.5%
  • Hispanic - 3.0%
  • White - 86.4%
  • Native Hawaiian/Pacific islanders - 0.2%
  • Multiracial -4.5%

Athletics

Lake Catholic competes in Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA).

Lake Catholic competes in the North Coast Conference, which was formed in 2024. Lake Catholic was previously a member of the Crown Conference from 1970 to 1980, the North Coast League from 1984 to 2020, and the second iteration of the Crown Conference from 2021 to 2024.

=Sports offered=

sanctioned sports are offered:

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  • Baseball (boys)
  • Basketball (girls and boys)
  • Bowling (boys)
  • Cross country (girls and boys)
  • Football (boys)
  • State champion – 1991,1992, 2001{{cite web|url=http://www.yappi.com/football/StateChamps.html|title=Yappi Sports Football|accessdate=2007-02-12|author=Yappi|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070113105137/http://www.yappi.com/football/StateChamps.html|archive-date=2007-01-13|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://www.ohsaa.org/|title=Ohio High School Athletic Association Web site|accessdate=2006-12-31|author=OHSAA}}{{better source needed|date=May 2022}}
  • Golf (girls and boys)
  • Gymnastics (girls)
  • Lacrosse (girls)
  • Soccer (girls and boys)
  • Softball (girls)
  • Swimming and diving (girls and boys)
  • Tennis (girls and boys)
  • Track and field (girls and boys)
  • Volleyball (girls)
  • State champion - 2010, 2022, 2023, 2024
  • Wrestling (boys)
  • State champion - 1989{{cite web|url=http://www.yappi.com/statechamps/wrestling.html|title=Yappi Sports Wrestling|accessdate=2007-02-12|author=Yappi|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090304004939/http://www.yappi.com/statechamps/wrestling.html|archive-date=2009-03-04|url-status=dead}}

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Notable alumni

References

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