Covington Catholic High School

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Covington Catholic High School
Location
1600 Dixie Hwy Park Hills, KY 41011
Information
Principal	Mr. Michael Clines
Enrollment	525
Type	Male, Parochial
Motto	With a Spirit That Will Not Die
Mascot	Colonel
Color(s)	Blue and White
Established	1925
Homepage	http://covcath.org

Covington Catholic High School (CCH), in Park Hills, Kentucky was founded in 1925 by Bishop Francis W. Howard and Brother George Sauer. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Covington.

Now located at 1600 Dixie Highway, the school's doors first opened at Mother of God on 6th Street, with a freshman class of 32. In the early 1950's it became apparent that Covington Catholic High School would have to be expanded further if it were to continue its role as the central Catholic high school for boys in Northern Kentucky. Pastors from thirteen Northern Kentucky parishes approved plans for construction of a new 44,000 sq./ft. high school building on a fourteen acre plot in the heart of Park Hills, just miles away from the previous location in Covington.

The cornerstone was placed in 1954, and the first class graduated from the school in 1955. The class president was Edward Sessinger. The total cost of the building and property was $845,439.44, and was shared by the thirteen parishes.

The school gymnasium was dedicated on January 29, 1955 when the Purcell Marian High School Cavaliers played Covington Catholic in basketball. Later, through the efforts of the S.C.O.R.E. committee, Wooten Field was added for football, and the baseball field was completely rebuilt. In 1988, the Scott Knochelman Alumni Building was built to accommodate the growing needs of athletic teams. It includes a weight room, locker room and showers, and coaches offices.

In 2002, construction of the current building began directly behind the original structure, finishing in time for the start of the 2003-2004 school year. Since the erection of the new school, renovations have been made to all facilities, including a state-of-the-art football field, a remodeled baseball complex, and a restructured gymnasium.

Contents 1 Athletics 1.1 State Championships 2 Notable Alumni 3 References

[edit] Athletics

Athletics at Covington Catholic are very esteemed as the school does well in many of its programs despite its small number of students. As an all male school, many athletes come and contribute. There is a range of sports opportunities from kart racing, ping-pong-artic snow-shoeing, curling, and pei eating contests. Covington Catholic also offers many intramural sports such as Ulimate Frisbee, Basketball, Wiffle ball, and Volleyball.

[edit] State Championships

Baseball: 2002

Football: 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 2006

Swimming: 1972

Golf: 1969 1984

Cross Country: 1982 1994

Governor's Cup: 2007

Underwater Basket Weaving: 1845, 1933, 43 B.C.

Soap Dropping: 1960 - 2008

[edit] Notable Alumni

• Steve Flesch is a professional golfer on the PGA Tour.
• Chris Harris is a professional wrestler currently working for the World Wrestling Entertainment formerly working for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling.
• Dan Tieman, a Covington Catholic graduate, played college basketball for Villa Madonna College, now know as Thomas More College. He went on to play professional basketball for the Cincinnati Royals.
• Nate Dusing is a Covington Catholic graduate and national record holder in the 100 butterfly (swimming). He was also named NCAA Swimmer of the Year out of Texas University and has earned two Olympic Medals.

[edit] References