Central Catholic Marianist High School Explained
Central Catholic High School |
Streetaddress: | 1403 North St. Mary's Street |
Zipcode: | 78215 |
Country: | USA |
Coordinates: | 29.4367°N -98.4853°W |
Pushpin Map: | Texas#USA |
President: | Jason Longoria '96[1] |
Principal: | Dr. Lee Hernandez |
Sister School: | Providence High School[2] |
Conference: | TAPPS Class 6A |
Fightsong: | "Central Will Shine Tonight"[3] |
Motto: | Faith, Wisdom, Integrity |
Accreditation: | Southern Association of Colleges and Schools[4] |
Nickname: | Buttons |
Yearbook: | The Fang |
Annual Tuition: | $12,850 |
Newspaper: | The Pep |
Enrollment: | 522[5] |
Enrollment As Of: | 2021-2022 |
Ratio: | 14:1 |
Central Catholic High School is a Catholic, all-male, non-boarding college preparatory school located in the River North District of Downtown San Antonio, Texas, USA, in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Antonio.
History
The school began as St. Mary's Institute on March 25, 1852 in rented rooms above a blacksmith's shop on Military Plaza.[6] The original faculty consisted of Brother Anthony Edel (Founder, First Superior, and First Principal) from Ohio, three Marianist Brothers from Bordeaux, France (Nicholas Koenig, Jean-Baptiste Laignounse, and Xavier Mauclerc), and Timothy O'Neil, a layman from San Antonio.
The school moved to a new two-story building at 112 College Street on March 1, 1853. In 1891, the school was renamed St. Mary's College, reflecting its expansion to include boarders and primary and middle school grades. In 1923, the school added boarding students from St. Louis College and was renamed St. Mary's Academy.[7] The site is now a hotel entryway, recognized by Texas Historical Marker #3819[8] as the location of Old St. Mary's College, or "The Old Academy."
In 1932, the school relocated to the current three-story art deco brick building on 2.2acres at 1403 N. St. Mary's Street[9] and was renamed once more to Central Catholic School.[3] [10] Classrooms were added to the unfinished third floor in the late 1940s. By 1950 attendance grew to 740, including its first black student in 1951. The third floor was not occupied until 1953. Grade school classes were dropped in 1955. A Dr Pepper bottling plant occupied the northeast corner of the site until 1956. By the end of the 1950s the school added its first lay teacher to its staff, to be evenly split between Marianist brothers and lay people within ten years.
On December 6, 1982, the school was incorporated in the State of Texas as Central Catholic Marianist High School. Upon the assumption by Rev. Joseph Tarrillion, SM,[11] of the presidency, the school's name was changed back to Central Catholic High School. The football field and track were added in the 1980s, and the former activity center became the school's band hall by the 1990s.[12] the campus occupies 12acres.[13] [14]
The school expanded in 2013 with the addition of a new library and eight new classrooms attached to the main building, comprising 16370abbr=onNaNabbr=on. In 2019 the Kahlig-Cowie Convocation Center & Mother Adele Chapel opened, providing space for athletics and faith.[15] [16]
Central Catholic is one of the oldest high schools in San Antonio, and it counts many prominent business and political leaders among its alumni. It was the first all-boys school in San Antonio and remains one of the largest all-male schools in Texas. Historical Marker #788 on the school's front lawn describes the school's history and denotes it as a Texas landmark.[17]
Mascot
The Central Catholic mascot is the Buttons which are the hard, round segments that comprise the rattle of the rattlesnake. The mascot pays tribute to St. Mary's University, of which the high school was originally a part of, whose mascot is the Rattler.[18] [19]
Athletics
Central competes in the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools (TAPPS). For the 2022-2024 alignment, Central is in Division I District 2 for Winter Soccer and 11 Man Football and 6A District 2 in Baseball, Swimming, Track and Field, Golf, Tennis, and Basketball. Central competes in Cross Country in the TAPPS 6A division.[20]
Notable people
Alumni
- William J. Bordelon, 1938, posthumous recipient of Medal of Honor at Battle of Tarawa, 1943[21]
- Josef Centeno, chef, restaurateur, and cookbook author[22]
- Henry Cisneros, 1964, mayor of San Antonio, 1981-89, HUD Secretary 1993-97[23]
- Ben Dunn, 1982, American comic book artist and founder of Antarctic Press in San Antonio, TX.[24]
- Nicholas Gonzalez, 1994, actor[25]
- Sonny Melendrez, 1964, Radio Hall of Famer, TV host,[26] actor, writer, and motivational speaker[27]
- Jose Menendez, 1987, member of the Texas State Senate for District 26
- Jim Oertling, 1960, musician, Rockabilly Hall of Fame, Louisiana Folklife Center’s Hall of Master Folk Artists[28]
- Whitley Strieber, 1963, author, screenwriter, UFO abductee
- William C. Velásquez, 1962, American social activist and vote organizer[29] [30]
Faculty
References
Bibliography
- Book: McMurtrey . Martin . A History: Central Catholic High School . Janson . Herbert . Tarrillion . Joseph . Cunningham . Pat . Central Catholic High School . 2008 . San Antonio . 261139674.
Notes and References
- Web site: Staff . 2023-04-27 . cchs-satx.org . en.
- Web site: Providence High School acquires property for expansion . 10 March 2005 . 25 September 2019.
- Book: Parent/Student Handbook 2019-2020 . CCHS . 2019 . 9,10.
- Web site: SACS-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement . 2009-06-23 . SACS-CASI . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090429033455/http://www.advanc-ed.org/schools_districts/school_district_listings/ . April 29, 2009 .
- October 2021 . Private School Guide . San Antonio Magazine . 17 . 1 . 44 . 2327-8315 . EBSCOhost.
- Web site: Cruz . Gilbert . February 1, 1996 . San Antonio, Catholic Archdiocese of . https://web.archive.org/web/20200723162109/http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/ics01 . 2020-07-23 . Texas State Historical Association . Austin, TX.
- Web site: Wood, S.M. . Robert D. . April 1, 1995 . Marianists . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210923155529/https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/marianists . 2021-09-23 . Texas State Historical Association . Austin, TX.
- Web site: 1969 . Details for Old St. Mary's College (Atlas Number 5029003819) . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221011195812/https://atlas.thc.texas.gov/Details/5029003819/ . 2022-10-11 . Texas Historical Commission . Marker Number 3819 .
- News: Pack . Bill . April 4, 2015 . Central Catholic legacy dates to 1852 . . en-US.
- Book: Welch, June Rayfield . The Colleges of Texas . 1981 . GLA Press . 0-912854-11-1 . Dallas, Tex. . 7660276.
- News: After a lifetime of service, Rev. Joseph Tarrillion, S.M. '51 retires; named President Emeritus at Central Catholic High School. November 12, 2008. September 26, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20160113212616/http://www.marianist.com/articles/tarrillion-v7-24.pdf. January 13, 2016. dead.
- Web site: December 3, 2007 . Art & Architecture: Our unique and growing campus . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110903115208/http://www.cchs-satx.org/vnews/display.v/SEC/About%20Us%3E%3EArchitecture . 2011-09-03 . cchs-satx.org.
- Web site: 2004 . Student-Parent Handbook 2004-2005 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20041021165249/http://cchs-satx.org:80/2004%20Parent-Student%20Handbook.pdf . 2004-10-21 . cchs-satx.org . 1.
- News: Huddleston . Scott . April 19, 2012 . Central Catholic addition OK'd . . en-US.
- News: Considine . Mike . 2019-08-21 . Central Catholic unveils new convocation center . 2022-10-17 . San Antonio Express-News . en-US.
- Web site: Our Historic Building . 2022-10-17 . www.cchs-satx.org . en.
- Web site: 1978 . Details for Central Catholic High School (Atlas Number 5029000788) . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221011200136/https://atlas.thc.texas.gov/Details/5029000788 . 2022-10-11 . Texas Historical Commission . Marker Number 788 .
- Web site: Halwe . Bro. Fred . 2004 . What Is a Button? . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070522060344/http://www.cchs-satx.org:80/what%20is%20a%20button.htm . 2007-05-22 . Central Catholic Marianist High School . Both schools had the rattlesnake as mascot, so the university took the name "Rattler" and the high school assumed the name of the warning rattles, or the "Buttons.".
- Web site: Abernathey . Pat . Snake Bits . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110927025713/http://www.stmarytx.edu/sesqui/?go=bits . 2011-09-27 . St. Mary's University.
- Web site: 2022-24 Alignment Landing Page . 2023-04-26 . . 15 October 2021 . en.
- February 21, 1944 . San Antonio Does Its Part . . 8 . 68,70 . 0040-781X.
- Web site: Josef Centeno on SA Cuisine and Modern Tex-Mex. 2019-12-09. San Antonio Magazine. en-US. 2020-04-26.
- News: 1981-04-06 . Mayor-Elect of San Antonio Hails Vote as a Victory Over 'The Ethnic Factor' . en-US . 12 . The New York Times . 2022-10-05 . 0362-4331.
- Web site: Klaw . Rick . February 28, 2019 . Comic Book Heroes: San Antonio Brothers Keep Antarctic Press Thriving Long Enough For One of Its Creations to Land a Netflix Show . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221219222631/https://www.sacurrent.com/arts/comic-book-heroes-san-antonio-brothers-keep-antarctic-press-thriving-long-enough-for-one-of-its-creations-to-land-a-netflix-show-20201858 . 2022-12-19 . San Antonio Current.
- Web site: Actor Nicholas Gonzalez . 2006-09-21 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20060818025222/http://www.nicholasgonzalez.com/ . 2006-08-18 .
- Web site: SonnyRadio.com // Welcome--Radio as You Know it is About To Change!. sonnyradio.com. 2007-09-22. https://web.archive.org/web/20070430025722/http://www.sonnyradio.com/bio.htm. 2007-04-30. dead.
- Web site: Sonny Melendrez. IMDb.
- Web site: 2020-07-18 . Walter James "Jim" Oertling Jr. Obituary (2020) . 2022-10-04 . Legacy.com . The Times-Picayune . Slidell, LA.
- Web site: TSHA Velásquez, William C. . 2023-05-12 . www.tshaonline.org.
- Web site: Alumni Hall of Fame . 2023-05-12 . www.cchs-satx.org . en.