Reicher Catholic High School
| Reicher Catholic High School | |
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| Address | |
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2102 North 23rd Street Waco, Texas, (McLennan County), 76708 USA | |
| Coordinates | 31°33′37″N 97°9′56″W / 31.56028°N 97.16556°WCoordinates: 31°33′37″N 97°9′56″W / 31.56028°N 97.16556°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Private, Coeducational |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Catholic |
| Established | 1954 |
| Superintendent | Dr. Ned Vanders |
| Principal | Deacon Jeff Heiple |
| Vice principal | Mindy Taylor |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Average class size | 18 |
| Student to teacher ratio | 10:1 |
| Color(s) | Columbia Blue, Royal Blue, Black, and White |
| Athletics conference | TAPPS |
| Sports | Football, Volleyball, Basketball, Soccer, Baseball, Softball, Track, Powerlifting, Track, Golf, Tennis, and Cross Country |
| Mascot | Cougar |
| Accreditation | Texas Catholic Conference Education Department |
| Graduates | One hundred percent of graduates enroll in college |
| Athletic Director | Mark Waggoner |
| Website | http://www.reicher.org |
Reicher Catholic High School is a private Catholic high school located in Waco Texas. It is situated halfway between Dallas and Austin. Reicher was founded in 1954 by the Diocese of Austin to serve an economically and ethnically diverse population by providing an excellent education at an affordable cost. Current enrollment in grades 9-12 is 228. Reicher academics include curriculum offering of Advanced Placement, Dual Credit and Honor courses.
History
"Reicher Catholic High School educates each student in spirit, mind and body by fostering personal excellence within the Catholic tradition."
Reicher was founded in 1954 on the present location in north Waco. For over fifty years, it has been working toward the betterment of the community for all Wacoans.
In 1998, against the advice of those who urged fleeing to the suburbs, Reicher renewed its commitment to the city by launching the $9 million Reicher Renaissance Capital Improvement Project.
This project included renovating an aging facility into a modern campus that now includes a 1,200-squarefoot art studio, a music studio with practice rooms, a large meeting hall, a conference room, a new gym/activity center with athletic locker rooms, a field house, state-of-the-art performing arts center and chapel.
In 2008, a girls weight room was added to the existing field house along with a newly constructed Concession Stand in J.J. Kearns stadium. New entry ways were also added to the stadium. [1]
And in 2010, Reicher Catholic High School was named the Best TAPPS 3A High School in Texas, winning the Henderson Overall Championship Cup for academic and athletic excellence.
Athletics
There are a wide range of sports and athletics at Reicher Catholic High School, such as basketball, soccer, track, baseball, softball, volleyball, powerlifting, cross country, and football.
The Athletic Director and Head Football Coach at Reicher Catholic High School is Mark Waggoner, who has been there since 1989. Reicher has won nine Football State Championships in 1958, 1962, 1963, 1974, 1975, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009. Reicher is the first team (since Waco High 1925-1927) to win three straight state championships in a row in the Waco area.
Reicher offers 14 Varsity-level sports having won TAPPS State Championships in the following sports.
Football 1962, '63, '68, '74, '75, 2004, '07, '08, '09
Baseball 1976, 2006, 2010
Softball 1988, 2010
Boys Soccer 1985, '87, '88, '90, '91, 2002
Boys Track 2005, '09, '10
Girls Track 1979, 2007, '08
Boys Powerlifting 2010
Extra-curricular Activities
Reicher Robotics Competition, Cheerleading, Royal Jazzcats Dance Team, Band, Mock Trial, Word Power, Ambassadors, Spanish Club, Technology Club, National Honor Society, Student Council, Theater Production, TAPPS Fine Arts, TAPPS Academic Competition, Advanced Reading, Reicher Abroad program, Blue Crew spirit Group.
References
- ↑ RCHS. "School History". Reicher Catholic High School website. Retrieved 2007-05-11.
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