Notre Dame High School (Clarksburg, West Virginia)

For other schools of the same name, see Notre Dame High School (disambiguation).

Notre Dame High School
Address
127 East Pike Street Clarksburg, West Virginia, (Harrison County), 26301-2154 United States
Coordinates	39°16′47″N 80°20′1″W / 39.27972°N 80.33361°W / 39.27972; -80.33361Coordinates: 39°16′47″N 80°20′1″W / 39.27972°N 80.33361°W / 39.27972; -80.33361
Information
Type	Private, Coeducational
Motto	To educate in faith, knowledge and service!
Established	1866
Opened	1955
Oversight	Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston
Superintendent	Sr. Elaine Poitras
Principal	Carroll K. Morrison
Asst. Principal	Del DeLong
Grades	7–12
Enrollment	195
Average class size	20
Student to teacher ratio	10:1
Hours in school day	6.5
Color(s)	Green and Gold
Slogan	Anima Sana in Corpore Sano
Fight song	Notre Dame Victory March
Athletics conference	Mason-Dixon
Team name	Fighting Irish
Accreditation	North Central Association of Colleges and Schools ^[1]
Newspaper	The Irish Spirit
Yearbook	The Journey That We Make
Athletic Director	Jack Plivilich
Website	http://www.notredamehighschool.net

Notre Dame High School is a private, Roman Catholic high school in Clarksburg, West Virginia. It is part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston.

Background

Notre Dame traces it roots to St. Joseph Academy, an all-girls school founded in 1866. St. Mary's opened in 1914 as a boys' preparatory school. In 1928, both schools consolidated. St. Mary's became a grade school in 1955 and Notre Dame High School opened its doors that same year.

Academics

Notre Dame currently offers over 10 Advanced Placement courses. It has a 100% graduation rate with 98% pursuing higher education. Dr. Carroll Kelly Morrison has been the principal for fourteen years. Before that Carroll was a cheerleading coach, guidance counselor, and originally, a math teacher.

Athletics

Former West Virginia University star Jarrod West is the current high school boy's basketball coach. They compete in the Single A division of West Virginia High School athletics.

Famous alumni

Frank Loria, college football player at Virginia Tech

Athletics

Football
Golf
- Soccer
Cheerleading
Basketball
Swimming
Tennis
Baseball
Softball
Track and Field

External links

District Website

Notes and references

↑ NCA-CASI. "NCA-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement". Archived from the original on April 29, 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-23.

Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston

Bishops	Ordinaries Richard Vincent Whelan John Joseph Kain Patrick James Donahue John Joseph Swint Joseph Howard Hodges Francis B. Schulte Bernard William Schmitt Michael Joseph Bransfield Coadjutor Thomas John McDonnell Auxiliary James Edward Michaels

Churches	Cathedrals Cathedral of St. Joseph, Wheeling Basilica of the Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, Charleston Parishes Good Shepherd Church, Coalburg St. Peter's Church, Harpers Ferry St. Francis Xavier Church, Parkersburg Former parishes St. Bernard Church, Camden St. Colman's Church, Dillon

Education	Higher education Wheeling Jesuit University High Schools Bishop Donahue Memorial High School, McMechen Charleston Catholic High School, Charleston Madonna High School, Weirton Notre Dame High School, Clarksburg Parkersburg Catholic High School, Parkersburg St. Joseph Central Catholic High School, Huntington Wheeling Central Catholic High School, Wheeling Former high school Mount de Chantal Visitation Academy, Wheeling Grade school Cathedral Parish School

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