Central Catholic Marianist High School

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Central Catholic Marianist High School
Established 1852
Type private all-male secondary
President Rev. Dr. Joseph Tarrillion, S.M.
Principal Deacon Pat Cunningham
Founder Society of Mary (Marianists)
Chaplain Rev. Donald Cowie, S.M.
Students 500
Grades 9-12
Location San Antonio, Texas USA
Accreditation Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and Texas Catholic Conference Education Department
Campus Urban
Colors Navy Blue and White
Mascot Buttons
Yearbook The Fang
Newspaper The Pep
Website www.cchs-satx.org

Central Catholic Marianist High School, is a Catholic, all-male, non-boarding college preparatory school located in downtown San Antonio, Texas.

The school began as St. Mary's Institute on March 25,1852 in rented rooms above a livery stable on Military Plaza.[1] The original faculty consisted of Brother Anthony Edel (Founder, First Superior, and First Principal) from Ohio, three Marianist Brothers from Bordeaux, France (Nicholas Koenig, Jean-Baptiste Laignounse, and Xavier Mauclerc), and Timothy O'Neil, a layman from San Antonio.

The school moved to a new 2-story building at 112 College Street March 1, 1853. In 1891, the school was re-named St. Mary's College, reflecting its expansion to include boarders and primary and middle school grades. In 1923, the school added boarding students from St. Louis College and was re-named St. Mary's Academy.[2] In 1932, the school relocated to a new 3-story brick building on 2.2 acres at 1403 N. St. Mary's Street and was re-named once more to Central Catholic High School. The third floor was not occupied until 1953. Grade school classes were dropped in 1955. On December 6, 1982, the school was incorporated in the State of Texas as Central Catholic Marianist High School.

Central Catholic is one of the oldest high schools in San Antonio, and it counts many prominent business and political leaders among its alumni. It was the first all boy's school in San Antonio and remains one of the largest all male schools in Texas.

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[edit] Mascot

Central Catholic "Buttons", named for the rattle segments of a rattlesnake. A rattlesnake ("The Rattlers") is the mascot of St. Mary's University in San Antonio, also a Marianist institution.

[edit] Athletics

The school boasts a storied athletic tradition and is home to an active student body. At all games the students of Central Catholic stand and cheer together in "Section R". "Section R" was founded in the fall of 1987 by Julio Villareal ('88), Orlando Sanchez ('88), and Carlos Sanchez ('89, no relation) to cheer on the struggling basketball team. To the chagrin of Central faculty and opposing teams this tradition continues today. Central plays its rival, Holy Cross High School, every year in the Holy Bowl.

In the 2005-06 school year, Central Catholic was home to District and/or Regional champs in seven sports: Basketball, Soccer, Baseball, Track, Swimming, Tennis, and Lacrosse. During the 2006-07 school year, the school's Cross-Country team took the runner-up award at the TAPPS state meet ahead of all South, East, North and Central Texas teams, but losing to El Paso Cathedral by two points. The school's soccer team came home with a state championship after defeating Austin St. Michaels 5-1 in the final match. The championship finished up an undefeated season of 22-0-0.

As a member of the Texas Catholic Interscholastic League, Central Catholic has won state championships in Basketball (1937, 1946, 1948, 1949, 1951, 1961, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1974, 1975, 1982, 1984, 1991), Baseball (1954, 1958, 1959, 1976, 1980, 1984), Football (1970, 1990, 2001), Soccer (1987), and Track (1982).

[edit] U.S. Army JROTC

It is also one of two private high schools in the city with a Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC). Students are required to be enlisted for two years in the corps, third and fourth years being optional. Membership in the JROTC for four years may provide a benefit to students who wish to attend one of the U.S. Military Academies upon graduation. The school is home to the Bordelon Rifles, one of the top "precision" air rifle shooting teams in the nation, the Loyd Rifles (freshman drill team) and the Chaminade Guard (varsity), drill teams ranked in the top 10% of the nation's drill teams. The Bordelon Rifles are named after William J. Bordelon, a Central Catholic Graduate and a WWII service man, who was awarded the Congressional Medal of honor posthumously. Both the Bordelon and Loyd rifle teams have a long winning tradition boasting numerous titles, trophies, and national shooting champions. It also has one of the only two JROTC units in Texas with its own marching band. Although Central Catholic is a single-gender school, students from Providence High School, Central Catholic's next door neighbor, may also choose to participate in the program, which was incorporated in the 2003-2004 school year.

[edit] Notable Graduates

[edit] Notorious Graduates

  • Henry Cisneros, 1964, pardoned by President Clinton, January 19, 2001
  • Michael A. Rodriguez, "Connally 7" escapee and double murderer
  • William Snead, Jr., 1962, a ringleader of 1965 Air Force Academy cheating scandal

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