Notre Dame High School (Clarksburg, West Virginia) Explained

Notre Dame High School
Streetaddress:127 East Pike Street
County:(Harrison County)
Zipcode:26301-2154
Country:USA
Coordinates:39.2797°N -80.3336°W
Superintendent:Mary Ann Deschaine
Principal:Kelly Light
Enrollment:151
Avg Class Size:20
Ratio:10:1
Hours In Day:6.5
Conference:Mason-Dixon
Slogan:Anima Sana in Corpore Sano
Fightsong:Notre Dame Victory March
Motto:To educate in faith, knowledge and service!
Accreditation:North Central Association of Colleges and Schools[1]
Rival:Robert C Byrd, Bridgeport
Team Name:Fighting Irish
Established:1866
Free Label3:Athletic Director
Free Text3:Steve Petitto
Homepage:http://notredamewv.org

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.http://www.notredamehighschool.net/index.html

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 player Jarrod West is the current high school boys' basketball coach. They compete in the Single A division of West Virginia High School athletics.

Famous alumni

Athletics

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: NCA-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement . 2009-06-23 . NCA-CASI . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090429033455/http://www.advanc-ed.org/schools_districts/school_district_listings/ . April 29, 2009 .