Elyria Catholic High School

Elyria Catholic High School
Address
725 Gulf Road Elyria, Ohio 44035 United States
Coordinates	41°22′57″N 82°5′36″W / 41.38250°N 82.09333°W / 41.38250; -82.09333Coordinates: 41°22′57″N 82°5′36″W / 41.38250°N 82.09333°W / 41.38250; -82.09333
Information
Type	Private, Coeducational
Religious affiliation(s)	Roman Catholic
Established	1949
President	Amy Butler
Principal	Suzanne Lester
Grades	9–12
Color(s)	Green, white, black
Athletics conference	Great Lakes Conference
Team name	Panthers
Accreditation	Ohio Department of Education
Newspaper	The Challenge
Yearbook	ECHO
Tuition	$7,900
Affiliation	Roman Catholic Diocese of Cleveland
Website	elyriacatholic.com

Elyria Catholic High School is a private Catholic high school located in Elyria, Ohio. It is run by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Cleveland. Elyria Catholic was built in 1949 and since then has graduated more than 7,500 young men and women. A newly added physical education complex was completed in 2007 along with an economics lab. Elyria Catholic is the only Catholic high school found in Lorain County.

The school colors are forest green, white, and black and athletic teams are known as the Panthers. The school is a member of the Great Lakes Conference. The football and soccer teams play in the Knights of Columbus Field which was built in the early 1960s.

State championships

Football – 1976, 1983, 1984 ^[1]
Boys cross country – 1973, 1974, 1977, 1978 ^[2]
- Boys cross country - state runners-up: 1972, 1979, 1983, 2009

Notable alumni

Matt Wilhelm - Class of 1999 - professional football player in the National Football League (NFL)
Brianne McLaughlin - Class of 2005 - Named to the U.S. women's ice hockey team at the 2010 Winter Olympics.^[3]

References

↑ Yappi. "Yappi Sports Football". Retrieved 2007-02-12.
↑ OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association Web site". Retrieved 2006-12-31.
↑ Brianne McLaughlin's U.S. Olympic Team bio

External links

Official website

High Schools in the North Coast League

Archbishop Hoban High School, Akron
Beaumont School, Cleveland Heights
Benedictine High School, Cleveland
Cleveland Central Catholic High School, Cleveland
John F. Kennedy High School, Warren
Lake Catholic High School, Mentor
Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin High School, Chardon
Padua Franciscan High School, Parma
St. Thomas Aquinas High School, Louisville
Trinity High School, Garfield Heights
Valley Christian School, Youngstown
Villa Angela-St. Joseph High School, Cleveland
Walsh Jesuit High School, Cuyahoga Falls

High Schools in the Diocese of Cleveland
Operated by Diocese	Cleveland Central Catholic High School, Cleveland Elyria Catholic High School, Elyria Holy Name High School, Parma Heights Lake Catholic High School, Mentor Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin High School, Chardon Padua Franciscan High School, Parma St. Martin de Porres High School, Cleveland Trinity High School, Garfield Heights Villa Angela-St. Joseph High School, Cleveland
Independent	Archbishop Hoban High School, Akron Beaumont School, Cleveland Heights Benedictine High School, Cleveland Gilmour Academy, Gates Mills Magnificat High School, Rocky River Our Lady of the Elms High School, Akron St. Edward High School, Lakewood Saint Ignatius High School, Cleveland Saint Joseph Academy, Cleveland St. Vincent – St. Mary High School, Akron Walsh Jesuit High School, Cuyahoga Falls
Closed	Hoban Dominican High School, Cleveland, Lorain Catholic High School, Lorain Regina High School, South Euclid, St. Augustine Academy, Lakewood St. Peter Chanel High School, Bedford

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