Central Catholic High School (Pittsburgh)

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Central Catholic High School
WPIAL
Nickname	Vikings
Accreditation	MSA[2]
Newspaper	The Viking
Yearbook	Towers
Annual tuition	$14,500[3]
Communities served	Oakland
Affiliation	NCEA[1]
Website	www.centralcatholichs.com
Pittsburgh Landmark – PHLF
Designated	1976[4]
View from Fifth Ave

Central Catholic High School is a private,

. The De La Salle Brothers administer and partially staff the school.

History

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In the 1920s,

• Regular (Level 1; 4.0 scale),
• Intermediate (Level 2; 4.4 scale),
• Advanced (Level 3; 4.8 scale),
• Honors (Level 4; 5.4 scale),
• Advanced Placement (Level 5; 6.0 scale).

Class rank is based upon

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. The program is directed by John Allen and Patrizia Costa.[7]

In the 2013–2014 school year, two pilot engineering classes were introduced, and the school planned to construct a new building for

Extracurricular activities

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The school has an athletic history that includes championships for

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 Gonzaga College High School's 2V, leaving Winter Park High School in third place.^[14] Additionally, the first varsity (1V) and the first freshmen (1F) boats received bronze and silver medals, respectively.^[15]

In 2015, Central Catholic's undefeated club Ultimate Frisbee team won the Division II PHUL championships, defeating their rivals from Bethel Park.^[16] 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

The school held a groundbreaking ceremony on December 3, 2014, for the new building for STEM subjects. The building opened at the beginning of the 2016–2017 school year for academic use.^[17]

Notable alumni

Athletes

• John Babinecz – football player drafted in the second round in 1972 by Dallas Cowboys
• Marc Bulger – NFL quarterback for Baltimore Ravens and St. Louis Rams^[18][19]
• Jeff Dugan – football player for Minnesota Vikings^{[citation needed]}
• Tim Grgurich – basketball head coach, University of Pittsburgh and UNLV
• Perry Hills – former college football quarterback for the Maryland Terrapins^[20]
• NFL teams^{[citation needed}
  ]
• Tony LaCava – baseball player and executive^[21]
• Dan Marino – Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback, Miami Dolphins and television commentator^[22]
• Cleveland Indians, six-time American League All-Star^{[citation needed}
  ]
• George Patterson – basketball player^{[citation needed]}
• University of Pittsburgh Panthers, assistant coach for University of Colorado^{[citation needed}
  ]
• Cincinnati Royals^[23]
• Washington Redskins^{[citation needed}
  ]
• Stefen Wisniewski – guard for Kansas City Chiefs
• Damar Hamlin (Class of 2016) – safety for the Buffalo Bills^[24]
• Rodney Thomas II – safety for the Indianapolis Colts
• Cal Adomitis – long snapper for the Cincinnati Bengals
• Michael Grady – Olympic rower at the 2020 Summer Olympics for the U.S. Men's coxless four^[25]
• Alex Miklasevich – Olympic rower at the 2020 Summer Olympics for the U.S. Men's eight^[25]
• Neal Shipley - Men's golfer [26]

Business

• Federated Investors, Inc.^[27]
• David Lucchino – co-founder and CEO of Frequency Therapeutics, a biotechnology company
• James Sinegal – co-founder and CEO of Costco

Entertainment

• Regis Cordic – radio personality^[27]
• Bill Deasy – singer/songwriter^[28]
• Frank DiLeo – music executive and actor^{[citation needed]}
• Tom Savini – special effect and makeup expert^[29]
• Emmy nominated actor and director^{[citation needed}
  ]
• Liam Bonner – baritone opera singer^{[citation needed]}

Journalism/publication

• John Tierney – science columnist for The New York Times^{[citation needed]}
• Robert Lee "Rob" Penny – playwright and poet^{[citation needed]}
• Bill Hillgrove – sports journalist, radio personality, broadcaster.^[30]
• Joseph Bathanti – Poet Laureate of North Carolina, author, professor ^[31]
• August Wilson – playwright (dropped out after one year) ^[32]

Government / military

• Martell Covington – Pennsylvania State Representative^[33]
• William Coyne – US congressman^{[citation needed}
  ]
• Eugene DePasquale - Former auditor general of Pennsylvania
• Rich Fitzgerald – Allegheny County Executive^{[citation needed]}
• 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
• Lewis C. Merletti – director of the United States Secret Service^[27]
• Thomas M. Nolan – Pennsylvania State Representative and State Senator^[34]
• Corey O'Connor – Councilman, Pittsburgh City Council
• Ralph Pampena – Pittsburgh Police Chief 1987–1990^{[citation needed]}
• Stephen Zappala Sr. – Pennsylvania Supreme Court Chief Justice
• Stephen Zappala – Allegheny County District Attorney

Education

• Henry J. McAnulty – President of Duquesne University (1959–1980)^{[citation needed]}
• L. Timothy Ryan – President of The Culinary Institute of America^{[citation needed]}
• 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