Covington Latin School
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Covington Latin School is a unique four year college preparatory school located in Covington, Kentucky. In the Headmaster's message at Covington Latin's website Andy Barczak, the current headmaster, writes that "Our school motto says it best: Teach me goodness, discipline and knowledge. That's what Latin School is all about. We are in the business of producing Christian leaders for the 21st century, leaders who give service to the whole community—school, neighbor, nation and God. Ours is a mission we do not take lightly."
[edit] History
Covington Latin School, or CLS, was founded by the Most Reverend Francis W. Howard, Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Covington from 1923 to 1944. He wanted to create a school for the training of leaders for the diocese, and took for his model the European schools called "gymnasiums." Latin School was and is unique amongst secondary education in that its students are encouraged to skip grade levels to be admitted.
CLS's seal reflects the rich heritage of CLS. The Latin cross shows how the school is richly founded in Catholic tradition. An eagle on the left symbolizes the soaring of one's soul to heaven, and the star and waves on the right symbloize Mary, patron of Catholic schools. Leadership and learning are shown by the torch and open book.
In 1992, CLS become co-educational when the first women was admitted in the school's history. Many more women have gone on to follow in the footsteps of the first woman graduate, who graduated with the class of 1994.
[edit] Facilities
The current building is located adjacent to the Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption of Mary. The three-story building is equipped with a computer lab, a library, a cafeteria, an auditorium and small but well-equipped biology and chemistry labs. A college guidance center is available, as is a small bookstore for the extra textbooks students may need to purchase. The school also boasts six SmartBoards, interactive blackboards that link to computers and the Internet to aid teachers in instruction.
