Knoxville Catholic High School

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Knoxville Catholic High School
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Motto Ut Christum Feram
"That I Might Bear Christ"
Established 1932
Type Private co-educational secondary
Affiliation Roman Catholic
Principal Dickie Sompayrac
Students 600+
Grades 9–12
Location Knoxville, Tennessee USA
Colors Green and gold
Mascot The Fighting Irishman
Tuition $6,578 (Catholic); $8,075 (non-Catholic)
Website www.knoxvillecatholic.com

Knoxville Catholic High School is a coeducational, Catholic college preparatory school in Knoxville, Tennessee. Serving grades 9-12, it now has over 600 students. Dickie Sompayrac has been the school's principal since 2005.

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[edit] History

Knoxville Catholic was founded in September 1932 and is part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Knoxville. In 2000, the school opened a new campus and moved from downtown to west Knoxville on Fox Lonas Road in conjunction with the new home of All Saints parish.

[edit] Vision and Philosophy

The school's Vision is to be a cornerstone of Catholic school education, inspiring young people through the ministry of Christ.

Mission: Knoxville Catholic High School, in partnership with parents and supporting parishes, is dedicated to teaching the Gospel, igniting a love for learning, and nurturing individual growth in body, mind, and spirit, as students are prepared to be Disciples of Christ who influence a constantly changing world.

[edit] Student life

As a Catholic institution of learning, the school's goal is to provide a quality and affordable Catholic education. However, nearly a third of Knoxville Catholic students are non-Catholic. Its students come primarily from the Knoxville metropolitan area, but many students commute from Loudon County, Sevier County, Campbell County, or even as far as Washington County.

[edit] Academics

Knoxville Catholic High School offers over 100 courses in both core subjects as well as a wide range of elective subjects, including 22 honors courses and 11 Advanced Placement courses. [1] In 2006, Catholic's average ACT score was 23.6, 2.5 points above the national average and 2.9 points above the state average. The average SAT score was 1659 (141 points above the national average). In 2006, 118 Advanced Placement exams were taken, and 76% of the exams had passing scores. 16% of the exams taken had a score of five. The class of 2006 had two National Merit Semi-Finalists and three National Merit Commended Scholars. [2]

[edit] Sports

Knoxville Catholic is the home of the Fighting Irish. The school colors are green and gold. The school competes in Region 2, Class 3A in football, and District 4, Class A/AA in all other sports. Knoxville Catholic has an extensive rivalry with Webb School of Knoxville and Notre Dame High School in all sports, as well as Knoxville Fulton in football and Loudon High School in basketball.

In 2003, the Irish had an undefeated regular season in football. However, the team lost in the State Championship to Battle Ground Academy, a team they had previously beaten by 10 points, by a score of 24-19. [3] The Irish also had undefeated regular seasons in 2004 [4] and 2006[5]. Both years they had close losses in the quarterfinals of the play-offs to teams they had beaten easily in the regular season. The Irish lost to Livingston Academy in the 2005 quarterfinals, and Fulton in the 2006 quarterfinals. Both were eventual state champions. They have had four Mr. Football winners: Rob Demastus in 1999, Jeremy Bentley in 2003, Nick McFadden in 2004, and Harrison Smith in 2006. [6] Smith was also named the Gatorade Player of the Year in Tennessee [7].

In 2005, Catholic had the Class A/AA runner-up teams in both boys'[8] and girls' soccer[9]. The boys have made six consecutive state tournament appearances from 2001 to 2006.

The basketball team has been to state three consecutive years (2003 - 2005). They were the Region Champions in 2003, the Region runner-up in 2004 and 2005, and the District regular season and tournament champions in 2005. They were state runners-up in 1974 and 1976.

Knoxville Catholic has won five individual state championships in TSSAA sports [10] as well as four state individual championships in swimming and diving[11].

The school's athletic teams have been given excellent student fan support in the form of the "Catechism Corner Crazies" (CCC).

Its gymnasium is home to the Knoxville Noise professional basketball team.

Sports include:

[edit] Notable Alumni

Cormac McCarthy


[edit] References

  1. ^ http://www.knoxvillecatholic.com/CD0607.pdf
  2. ^ http://www.knoxvillecatholic.com/School_Packet0708.pdf
  3. ^ http://www.coacht.com/inside/schedule.cfm?SchoolID=277&SportID=1&SeasonID=22
  4. ^ http://www.coacht.com/inside/schedule.cfm?SchoolID=277&SportID=1&SeasonID=31
  5. ^ http://www.coacht.com/inside/schedule.cfm?SchoolID=277&SportID=1&SeasonID=51
  6. ^ http://tssaa.org/schdir/records/GetTheRecord.cfm?schoolyear=1
  7. ^ http://playeroftheyear.gatorade.com/playeroftheyear/state.php?formname=search&lvl=&sprt=&yr=&st=TN&search.x=359&search.y=413&search=search
  8. ^ http://www.coacht.com/inside/schedule.cfm?SchoolID=277&SportID=10&SeasonID=50
  9. ^ http://www.coacht.com/inside/schedule.cfm?SchoolID=277&SportID=11&SeasonID=43
  10. ^ TSSAA.org
  11. ^ http://www.tisca.net/oldstate.html
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