Central Catholic High School (Portland, Oregon)

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Central Catholic High School
Established	1939
Type	Private Coeducational Secondary
Principal	Ron Edwards, Principal since 1995
Faculty	61
Students	840
Grades	9–12
Location	Portland, Oregon USA
Colors	Cardinal & Gold
Mascot	Rams
Website	http://www.centralcatholichigh.org/

Central Catholic High School is co-educational, college-preparatory school for grades 9-12 located in inner southeast Portland, Oregon.

Students come from 65 middle schools in and around Portland, 29 of which are Catholic Grade Schools.

Accredited by the Northwest Association of Accredited Schools, the Western Catholic Education Association, and the Western Association of Schools and Colleges.

1 Founding
2 Student Sports
3 Notable Alumni
4 External links

[edit] Founding

Founded in 1939 by Archbishop Edward Howard, Central Catholic serves students of all religious faiths and is the only Archdiocesan high school in the Portland-Metropolitan area. It is affiliated with the Roman Catholic Church.

[edit] Student Sports

Currently, it is reputed to have the state's strongest high-school cross-country program, having won the state meets in both 2005 and 2006. The 2005 meet saw the lowest score in the history of the event. Three CCHS runners have won five consecutive individual state titles -- Galen Rupp in 2002 and 2003, Kenny Klotz in 2004 and 2005, and current junior Taylor Morgan in 2006. [1]