Holy Redeemer High School

Holy Redeemer High School is a high school of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Scranton. It is located in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, United States. It is currently the only Catholic high school in Luzerne County.

History

In January 2007, Bishop Joseph Martino announced the consolidation of four schools into a central Catholic high school for Luzerne County. On February 27, 2007, James J. Redington, then-principal of Seton Catholic High School in Pittston, was selected to be the first principal of the new Holy Redeemer High School.

The school opened on July 1, 2007. It is a consolidation of Bishop Hafey High School in Hazleton, Bishop Hoban High School in Wilkes-Barre, Bishop O'Reilly High School in Kingston and Seton Catholic High School in Pittston. The school is housed in the former Bishop Hoban building. Holy Redeemer's team name is the Royals and its colors are red, white and gold. Classes began in late August 2007. By fall of that year, its students and faculty had celebrated the first Opening Liturgy at St. Nicholas Church, the first Spirit Week, and the first Junior Ring Ceremony.

The school was not in session on February 28, 2008, because a majority of faculty members called in sick to protest the diocese's refusal to acknowledge a teachers' union. The following day, over 200 students conducted a walkout in support of the teachers and their position. The diocese did not accept the union's terms.^[2]

On April 29, 2008, the high school conducted their first official ceremony for the National Honor Society. Holy Redeemer's first prom and talent show were held in May 2008. Later that school year, the high school community celebrated their first senior awards ceremony and senior graduation.

The high school's first student government election was held on December 17, 2008. The first student body officers were: President Joseph Sebastianelli, Vice President Matthew Powell, Secretary Moses Sam, and Treasurer Robert Gawlas.

On December 23, 2008, a car accident in Edwardsville, Pennsylvania, claimed the life of a junior from Holy Redeemer High School. Two other classmates were injured in the crash. Today a memorial plaque and a scholarship honor the deceased student (Ian Pope).^[3]

In June 2010, the school's first principal, James Redington, retired. The assistant principal, Anita Sirak, succeeded him.

Activities

Activities at Holy Redeemer include:^[4]

Principals of Holy Redeemer

References

Diocese of Scranton Bishops Ordinaries William O'Hara Michael John Hoban Thomas Charles O'Reilly William Joseph Hafey Jerome Daniel Hannan Joseph Carroll McCormick John Joseph O'Connor James Clifford Timlin Joseph Francis Martino Joseph Charles Bambera Auxiliary Bishops Andrew James Louis Brennan Martin John O'Connor Henry Theophilus Klonowski James Clifford Timlin Francis X. DiLorenzo John M. Dougherty Diocesan priests who became bishops Joseph R. Kopacz Churches Cathedral St. Peter's Cathedral, Scranton Basilica Basilica of the National Shrine of St. Ann, Scranton Parishes St. Gabriel's Catholic Parish Complex, Hazleton St. Maria Goretti Church, Laflin Parishes, former St. John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church, Wilkes-Barre Education Higher education King's College Marywood University Misericordia University University of Scranton High schools Holy Cross High School, Dunmore Holy Redeemer High School, Wilkes-Barre Notre Dame High School, East Stroudsburg Scranton Preparatory School, Scranton St. John Neumann Regional Academy High School, Williamsport High schools, closed South Scranton Catholic High School Miscellany St. Stanislaus Institute, Newport Township Catholicism Portal

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