Lexington Catholic High School

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Lexington Catholic High School

Mind, Spirit, Body
Established	1951
School type	Private
Religious affiliation	Roman Catholic
President	David J. Hardin
Location	Lexington, Kentucky, United States
Campus	17 acres
Enrollment	871
Faculty	64
Average class size	24
Student:teacher ratio	14:1
Athletics	homepage
Color(s)	Blue and White
Mascot	Knights
Conference	KHSAA
Homepage	www.lexingtoncatholic.com

Lexington Catholic High School is a parochial secondary school affiliated with the Catholic Church located in Lexington, Kentucky.

1 History
2 School insgnia
- 2.1 Crest
- 2.2 Mission
3 Athletics
4 Accreditation
5 References

[edit] History

The school was formed in 1951 through the merger of two secondary schools, St. Catherine's Academy, founded in 1823, and Lexington Latin High, founded in 1924. Lexington Catholic moved to its original location in 1957.

[edit] School insgnia

[edit] Crest

The school crest is a simple design embodying the ideals and principles on which the school is founded. The lamp of knowledge on top of the emblem symbolizes the school. The escutcheon joins the four main principles symbolic of the school:

The dove in the upper left corner symbolizes the truth of God.
The letter M to the right of the dove stands for the Virgin Mary, the Mother of God.
The plumed helmet, bottom left, represents the knights and ladies whose virtues the students are expected to emulate.
The knot in the bottom right corner symbolizes the state of Kentucky. This emblem of binding union was chosen to reflect the state motto, "United we stand, divided we fall."

The initials LLH and SCA on either side the banner stand for Lexington Latin High and the Saint Catherine's Academy, the two schools which merged to form Lexington Catholic.

In 1954, assistant principal Father Kampsen developed these ideas for the crest. In collaboration with Sister Bernadette, SCN, he transferred the ideas to paper. The seal was adopted as the official coat-of-arms that year, and can be found on the senior rings from 1954 to the present. Lexington Catholic adopted this updated version of the crest in 2000.

[edit] Mission

This mission statement, as it appears on the school's website, states:

"We, Lexington Catholic High School, serve as an integral part of the educational mission of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lexington. We serve Catholic students and students of other faith traditions by providing a high quality secondary education that emphasizes the spiritual ideas and moral values of the Gospel. In this faith community, we form and develop the body, mind, and spirit of our students^[1]

[edit] Athletics

Lexington Catholic is known state-wide for its athletic program, as the school has won statewide competitions in both football and basketball.

[edit] Football program

Lexington Catholic won the 2005 Kentucky's Class AAA football championship^[2]. The school also boasts of two regular undefeated seasons in 1998 and 2001, district championship wins in 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006. The overall record for the Knight's football program from 1991-2006 is 150 wins to 41 losses^[3].

[edit] Basketball program

Both the boys' and girls' teams have captured state championships. The boys' team have made state championship appearances in 1992, 2000, and 2002, winning the championship in 2002. The girls' team won state championships in 1999, 2001, 2005, and 2006; and were runners-up in 2003 and 2004.^[4].