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| North Catholic High School | |
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| 1400 Troy Hill Road Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA |
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| Type | Private |
| Established | 1939 |
| President | Mr. Frank Orga |
| Principal | Mr. Lou Lazarro |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 3151 |
| Color(s) | Scarlet and Gold |
| Mascot | Trojan |
| Affiliation | Marianist (Roman Catholic) |
| Website | www.north-catholic.org |
North Catholic High School is a private Catholic high school located on Troy Hill on the Northside of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The school's mascot is the Trojan and its official colors are scarlet and gold.
North Catholic High School began as an all-boys school in 1939, founded by Bishop Hugh Charles Boyle of the Diocese of Pittsburgh and the Marianists.2 Girls first began enrolling in the school in 1973.
In April 2006, North Catholic High School announced that the Diocese of Pittsburgh approved the move of the school from Troy Hill to Cranberry Township in southern Butler County.31 The driving reason for the proposed move is the declining enrollment at the school and changing demographics suggesting a greater percentage of kids enrolling from Pittsburgh's outer suburbs. The cost to finance the move (expected to be as much as $30 million) will fall entirely on the school, with no financial help coming from the Diocese of Pittsburgh. A final decision on the move, which is not expected to be complete before 2010, is expected in June 2007.
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Activities
In early 2008 the North Catholic robotics team competed in the First Robotics competition at the University of Pittsburgh. They placed 17 out of 33, which is reasonably well considering most of the teams were veterans. The team was sponsored by the North Catholic Alumni Association. The team will be competing again this coming school year.
Athletics
In 2007 the North Catholic Trojans baseball team was WPIAL Class AA Champion for the second time in three years.
The 2007 Golf team shot a career low 218, with three players shooting personal bests. North completed their season with three wins, which tripled their win total of the year before.
Notable alumni
- Michael Hayden - Former Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, former Director of National Intelligence, and former director of the National Security Agency (NSA)
- Daniel M. Rooney - Owner and chairman of the Pittsburgh Steelers
- Dan Onorato - Chief Executive, Allegheny County (2003 - Present)
- Kevin Colbert - Director of Football Operations (GM), Pittsburgh Steelers (2000 - Present)
- Luke Ravenstahl ('98) - Mayor of Pittsburgh
Notable Staff
Mr. Dave Lyons NC 62 (inducted to Hall of Fame in 2008) - Honors Western Civilization, Western Civilization, and Economics and former coach,girls Basketball. Ms. Crystal Scheible - Honors Chemistry, Chemistry, Honors Physics, and Space. Robotics Team adult moderator, cheerleading coach, student council adult moderator. Mrs. Pam Connolly - Honors Biology, Biology, AP Biology, and Human Physics. The adult moderator of the Leadership team.
References
- ^ a b Grant, Tim (2006-12-29). "2 big gifts for moving lifts spirits of North Catholic", Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved on 8 May 2007.
- ^ "About North". North Catholic High School. Retrieved on 2007-05-08.
- ^ Grant, Tim (2006-04-22). "North Catholic moving from Troy Hill; heading north", Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved on 8 May 2007.
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