East Catholic High School

East Catholic High School
Address
115 New State Road
Manchester, Connecticut, (Hartford County), 06042
United States
Coordinates 41°28′12″N 72°20′00″W / 41.4700°N 72.3333°WCoordinates: 41°28′12″N 72°20′00″W / 41.4700°N 72.3333°W
Information
Type Private, Coeducational, Roman Catholic
Motto Quodcumque Dixerit Vobis Facite
(Do whatever He tells you)
Religious affiliation(s) Roman Catholic
Established 1961
Founder Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur
School district Archdiocese of Hartford
Superintendent Dr. Dale R. Hoyt
Principal Mr. Jason Hartling
Vice principal Elena Gostic
Chaplain Fr. George Couturier
Grades 9–12
Enrollment 690 (2011-2012)
Color(s) Blue and White         
Song East Catholic Blue and White
Athletics conference Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference (CIAC)
Team name Eagles
Rival Northwest Catholic High School, Cheney Tech
Accreditation New England Association of Schools and Colleges[1]
Newspaper E.C.H.O.
Yearbook AETOS Yearbook
Tuition $11,500
Athletic Director Tom Malin
Website ECHS Homepage

East Catholic High School is a Catholic, college preparatory high school located in Manchester, Connecticut and part of the Archdiocese of Hartford. The parochial school was founded in 1961 and is inspired by the charism of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur. East Catholic is the only school in the Archdiocese of Hartford that has had the continued presence of its founding order throughout its history. During the 2011–2012 school year, East has 690 students in grades 9–12, with 47 teachers.[2] Students are representatives of 36 towns and cities in the Greater Hartford/Springfield area as well as northeastern Connecticut. In athletics, it competes in the Central Connecticut Conference.

Awards and recognition

During the 1988–89 school year, East Catholic High School was recognized with the Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence by the United States Department of Education,[3] the highest award an American school can receive from the United States Department of Education.[4][5]

In 2014, the Archdiocese recognized 20 students from its high schools as Summa Scholars.[6] The Summa Scholar Award provides an opportunity for Superintendent of Catholic Schools, Dale R. Hoyt, to personally recognize students from Northwest Catholic, Saint Paul Catholic, Sacred Heart, and East Catholic High Schools who have achieved academic excellence, as well as the Catholic school teachers they identify as having been most influential to their success. To qualify for a Summa Scholar honor, a student must have, at minimum, an overall 4.3 grade point average, or a 98% average for grades 9 through the first two quarters of grade 12. 15 of the 23 students recognized were students from East Catholic High School.

Leadership

[7] Over its history, East Catholic has been led by eight different principals.

Rev. Charles Shaw, Founding Principal (1961–1970) (deceased in 2011)

Rev. Robert Saunders, Principal (1970–1981) (deceased in 1997)

Rev. William Charbonneau '65, Principal (1981–1986) - President (1987–1996) (deceased in 2010)

Peg Siegmund, Principal and Chief Administrator (1986–2005)

Sr. Bette Gould, SSJ, Interim Principal (2005–2006)

Christian J. Cashman, Principal & Chief Administrator (2006–2010)

Dr. Karen Juliano, Ed.D., Interim Principal (2010–2011)

Jason S. Hartling, Principal & Chief Administrator (July 1, 2011 to present)

Athletics

Athletic Director and Varsity Soccer Coach Tom Malin led the Boy's Soccer team to his 300th career win against Middletown on October 17, 2007.[8] In 2011, now-retired baseball coach Jim Penders won his 600th career victory in a state semifinal game against Wamogo High.[9] The current track and field coach at East Catholic, Bill Baron, was named National Track Coach of the Year in 1988 while coaching at East Hartford High School.

East Catholic has 49 athletic teams in that compete in 26 sports.

Baseball — V, JV, Freshman

Boys Basketball – V, JV, Freshman

Girls Basketball — V, JV, Freshman

Cheerleading – V

Boys Cross Country — V, JV

Girls Cross Country – V, JV

Girls Field Hockey - V

Football — V, JV, Freshman

Boys Golf – V, JV

Girls Golf — V, JV

Boys Indoor Track – V, JV

Girls Indoor Track — V, JV

Boys Ice Hockey — V, JV

Girls Ice Hockey - V

Boys Lacrosse – V, JV

Girls Lacrosse — V, JV, Freshman

Boys Outdoor Track — V, JV

Girls Outdoor Track – V, JV

Boys Soccer — V, JV, Freshman

Girls Soccer – V, JV, Freshman

Girls Softball – V, JV

Boys Swimming & Diving – V

Girls Swimming & Diving — V

Boys Tennis – V

Girls Tennis — V

Girls Volleyball – V, JV, Freshman

Wrestling – V, JV

Since 1965, East Catholic has won 53 state championships.

Notable alumni

References

  1. ↑ NEASC-CIS. "NEASC-Commission on Independent Schools". Retrieved 2009-07-28.
  2. ↑ "History". East Catholic High School. Retrieved 13 June 2012.
  3. ↑ Blue Ribbon Schools Program: Schools Recognized 1982–1983 through 1999–2002 (PDF), accessed May 11, 2006
  4. ↑ CIBA cited as one of the best by Education Department, Journal Inquirer, November 16, 2006. "The Blue Ribbon award is given only to schools that reach the top 10 percent of their state's testing scores over several years or show significant gains in student achievement. It is considered the highest honor a school can achieve."
  5. ↑ Viers Mill School Wins Blue Ribbon; School Scored High on Statewide Test; The Washington Post. September 29, 2005 "For their accomplishments, all three schools this month earned the status of Blue Ribbon School, the highest honor the U.S. Education Department can bestow upon a school."
  6. ↑ "Students Honored with Superintendent's Summa Scholar Award". East Catholic High School. May 15, 2012. Retrieved 13 June 2012.
  7. ↑ "History". East Catholic High School.
  8. ↑ Staff. "Malin earns 300th career victory at EC", Journal Inquirer, October 18, 2007. Accessed October 22, 2007. "East Catholic High boys soccer coach Tom Malin, however, won his 300th career game on Wednesday, a 2–1 Northwest Conference decision over Middletown."
  9. ↑ "Coach Jim Penders Honored for 600th Win". East Catholic High School. November 29, 2011. Retrieved 13 June 2012.

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