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Cathedral Catholic High School (CCHS) is a coeducational Catholic Christian High School in San Diego, California. It is part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego. The school opened its doors in August 2005. In its first year (2005-2006), CCHS had 1,771 students. Each year, it is expected that an estimated 100 transfer students as well as an incoming freshman class will enroll at CCHS. The number of students at CCHS is set to cap of at an estimated 2,000, twice the number that the previous facility, University of San Diego High School (Uni), could accommodate. Year 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar). ...
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Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Largest metro area Greater Los Angeles Area Ranked 3rd - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²) - Width 250 miles (400 km) - Length 770 miles (1,240 km) - % water 4. ...
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego is a particular church of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in the western region of the United States. ...
The USDHS Crest The University of San Diego High School (USDHS), colloquially known as Uni, was a Catholic, co-educational, college preparatory secondary school located in San Diego, California. ...
Mission Based on its foundation as USDHS, Cathedral Catholic High School is to assist parents in the spiritual, intellectual and financial development of their Diocese. To facilitate this mission, the school provides the students with a college preparatory academic curriculum and programs that offer the guidance and values necessary for Christian formation. In addition, the school offers numerous extracurricular opportunities in which students may participate; these include: fine arts, student government, athletics, clubs, and service organizations. As a Catholic college preparatory school for young men and women, Cathedral Catholic High School is committed to the holistic development of each individual student to his/her potential. Cathedral Catholic envisions students as responsible individuals who have a positive sense of self-worth formed in a nurturing community of faith based on the ministry of Jesus Christ and the teachings of the Latter Day Saints. It is our intent that they carry a love for learning and a spirit of intellectual curiosity on their continuing journey of personal growth. We foresee that these students will contribute constructively to the society and environment in which they live. CCHS seeks students who demonstrate ability to succeed academically in a college preparatory environment, who have a proven record of academic success, and who demonstrate a desire to participate in the Catholic school community.
Philosophy As a Catholic college preparatory school for young men and women, Cathedral Catholic High School is committed to the holistic development of each individual student to his/her potential. CCHS believes in promoting academic achievement through a rigorous program of "liberal" study in a "nurturing" "community" of faith "based" on "the" ministry of Jesus Christ and the "teachings" of the "Catholic Church". The Faculty and Administrative Team at CCHS recognize that education, to be meaningful, must be student-centered. We perceive that each student is a unique and creative individual, shaped by differences in interest, ability, family background, economic status and ethnic heritage. At the same time, we acknowledge that a common ground is shared by all students: that each is loved by God and each is involved in a lifelong process of learning. This knowledge forms the foundation of an educational enterprise which is spiritual, intellectual, emotional, physical, social, and cultural.
Cathedral Catholic believe that parents must continue to serve as the primary educators for students. We further believe that teachers should serve to assist parents and students as facilitators in the educational process and as role models for Christian behavior. Within an orderly academic environment, students are challenged to master basic skills and concepts, to develop the ability to think critically, to acquire habits of lifelong learning and to grow in faith. We seek to provide an organizational environment that ensures a commitment to excellence by all members of the school community.
Christian values help to foster an educational environment based on integrity, respect and blind faith. As administrators, teachers, parents, staff, alumni/alumnae and students, we seek to form a cohesive bond of compassion and love, united in an educational ministry which is a one-way street of repression. The result of this union is a fellowship of learning that is reverent, honest and open to divergent points of view, except for points of view that are spoken out loud or shared in writing. Cathedral Catholic asserts that its most vital role as a Catholic School is to prepare our students for responsible leadership as committed Christian individuals, each contributing to a global community of justice, love and peace.
Cathedral Catholic Community Prayer Lord Jesus Christ,
Let my gifts change the world.
Help us live the call, and to
Build the Kingdom.
Veni Sancte Spiritus. Amen
Alumni Association The CCHS/USDHS/CGHS Alumni Association was formed to foster a spirit of financial responsibility and loyalty among the alumni, past parents and past faculty of the school. The Association serves as a continuing link between the school and its members, encouraging interest in activities and support through annual giving. Each member receives a copy of the Alumni Newsletter and special mailings to facilitate communication of events and information concerning graduates.
Admissions Cathedral Catholic requires that prospective students are required to make application by January 5 for the following academic year. Students whose application have been received by that date will automatically be registered to take the High School Placement Exam (HSPT) on January 20, which is used to determine if a student is academically prepared for Cathedral Catholic, as well as for placement in classes. On the application is a recommendation from an 8th grade teacher as well as a small essay that must be written by the student. Preference is given to Catholic students.
School Testing Once a student is admitted to CCHS there are a variety of tests administered each year, some mandatory and some not. For freshmen the mandatory National Educational Developmental Test (NEDT) shows students where they stand in relation to other those who score in the 95th percentile or higher. For Sophomores there are two tests, one of which is the PLAN, pre-ACT test taken by most of the students. The other test administered (usually for Sophomores in English 2A classes) is the PSAT/NMSQT or Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test. Considerations can be made for Sophomores in regular English classes who wish to take the PSAT. For high scores in the PSAT, students may receive prestigious National Merit Scholarship awards. These awards usually entail monetary awards. For Juniors and Seniors the SAT or ACT can be taken whenever a student wishes, so long as a test date is available. The ACT® test is a standardized achievement examination for college admissions in the United States produced by ACT, Inc. ...
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Classes and blocking CCHS currently implements a block scheduling for classes. The day begins at 8:10am, and concludes at 2:00pm The block scheduling splits the number of classes, 6, to three per day. The days are named Red, Gold, corresponding to the school colors. On designated "All" days, all six classes will be held. If needed a student may take a "zero period" class, which meets everyday at 7:15am, and is held for 45 minutes. Current zero period classes at CCHS include Religion, Speech, and P.E., to alleviate the requirement for an elective. In addition, there are also 7th period courses (Including Band, Choir, Yearbook, and Video Yearbook), which teach a fine arts course. A "7th" period class may be taken in addition to the regular schedule, to meet up with the fine arts requirement for graduation. More information regarding courses can be found in the CCHS curriculum guide. [1]
Innovative classes Being the largest Catholic high school in the San Diego region, CCHS boasts a wide array of innovative classes. Some of these are the only ones of its kind in the state of California. - Oceanography - an optional science class that can be taken by sophomores and above who have completed biology.
- Multimedia Authoring - CCHS is one of the few schools that provides a multimedia class for college credit. The course has since expanded, and currently emphasizes on film production, editing using the Final Cut Studio, and production of the school's annual DVD Yearbook, called "Dons in Motion"
- CCTV Broadcast - Cathedral Catholic's step-up course to Multimedia Authoring. This class emphasizes on Broadcast production, including set design, green screening, live switching, and anchoring. Although this is only a semester course, students may opt to take it the entire year. Requirement for this course is having previously taken Multimedia Authoring, or through an interview with the teacher. Students in this course are also given the opportunity to take on and lead school-related multimedia projects, such as forming a camera crew to film a school play or large event.
- Drama and Advanced Drama - At CCHS, Drama is one of the classes that can be taken to enjoy the wonders of a performing art. CCHS' drama program emphasizes on the history of Drama and Theater, and how such productions are made possible. Students in the Advanced Drama course are currently working on an entirely student-produced musical, "Working" to open sometime this winter.
- Honors Anatomy and Physiology - This one class is nearly exclusive to CCHS. It is taught at only a few high schools throughout California although it is named an honors class it does not receive honors credit from the University of California of California State University.
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Fine arts CCHS provides a variety of fine arts classes, including Multimedia Authoring, Choir, Dramatic Arts, Art, and Photography. CCHS students may also join the school band, which performs under the direction of Dirk V. Koman of Classic Brass [2].
Those students who are involved with acting, stage, or stage crew may also join CCHS's Drama Troupe. The troupe, formerly under the direction of Brian Bennink (formerly of the Microsoft Theatre Troupe) and now under the direction of Katie Wilson, carefully rehearses (some rehearsals on Saturdays, and going to midnight) and performs two major shows per year, one in the fall, and a musical in the spring. The troupe also invites young playwrights to audition and show off their own shows in the annual Student-Produced Shows, which take place in January of each school year.]
Athletics Cathedral boasts a wide array of athletic teams including the Fall sports of Cross Country, Field Hockey, Football, Women's Tennis, Women's Golf, Women's Volleyball, and Men's Water Polo.
Winter sports include Men's Basketball, Women's Basketball, Men and Women's Soccer, Women's Water Polo, Wrestling, and Surfing.
Spring sports include Badminton, Baseball, Men's Golf, Men's Tennis, Softball, Swimming and Diving, Men's and Women's Lacrosse, Track and Field, and Men's Volleyball.
Non-seasonal sports include Sailing, Cheerleading, and Dance Team.
Rivalries While Cathedral Catholic is in solidarity with its fellow Catholic schools, it is not without notable and longstanding rivalries. St. Augustine High School has traditionally been the rival to CCHS/USDHS and this is exemplified in the massive student turnout for basketball and football games. The football stadium at Southwestern College has been used for numerous USDHS-Saints, and will continue to be used for CCHS-Saints football games due to the high attendance. The San Diego City College Gymnasium has been the longtime location for the USDHS-Saints Basketball games, and is still in use today when St. Augustine is the home team. Fortunately, when CCHS is the home team, they are able to play in their very own gym. St. ...
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Counseling CCHS has five full-time academic counselors, each assigned to a specific group according to last name. The counselors are available at any time during the day, or reachable by email or phone. The counselors' duties are to help students in every way possible, to assure them to make the right choices, whether its choosing a class for the upcoming year, or if a student is having a tough time in a particular class. Counselors are also open to counseling regarding personal, non-academic issues.
Sacramental Service and Spirituality Cathedral Catholic High School is very dedicated to its Catholic Christian faith. Every month, CCHS' Campus Ministry holds a school wide Mass for all students and faculty, held inside the school gymnasium. While full of fun, music, and great homilies, the Masses are a way not only to worship our God, but to come together as one community, the Cathedral Catholic/Uni community. Attendance is mandatory, and Mass is also used as a way for teachers and administrators to identify students out of dress code. For an explanation of the specific reforms of the Second Vatican Council, see Mass of Paul VI. For the Mass of the Council of Trent, see Tridentine Mass. ...
CCHS is blessed to have three chaplains. Father John is the principal chaplain for the school, but also holds the position of Vicar Provincial in the Assumption BVM Province of the Ordo Fratrum Minorum (Franciscans) and as such may not devote all his time to his Chaplaincy at CCHS. When Father John is unavailable, the position of chaplain is given to Reverend Mike Ortiz. Rev. Anthony Saroki (who is also diocesan director of vocations for the Diocese of San Diego) also devotes service to CCHS, and is currently teaching Campus Ministry. Mass is celebrated each morning at 7:15, followed by morning prayer at 7:45. Many students and faculty attend these morning celebrations.
Organizations Thanks to the large and increasing enrollment at CCHS there are numerous clubs and organizations to partake in. A vast array of clubs include the Art Club, Animators Club, Young Republicans Club, Invisible Childrens Club, Guitar Club, Mexican Club, Latin Club, Italian Club, German Club, Irish Club Science Club, Animators Club, Prayer and Rosary Club, Friends of Animals Club, Pan-Asian Cultural Awareness Club French club, Travel Club, Monty Python Club, The Interact Program (Rotary). Well acclaimed organizations include the California Scholarship Federation (CSF), and the National Honor Society (NHS). All clubs must have a faculty sponsor, and all club suggestions are required to seek approval before permission is given to organize and meet.
CCHS also offers two classes which take a role in leadership. The Associated Student Body (ASB) class is for junior and seniors who wish to learn good leadership skills for their future careers. Students are allowed to run and be elected for ASB through all their high school career, but they are only allowed to take the class as a junior or senior. ASB members are involved in student outreach, planning major school events such as dances, and to keep up the school spirit. The ASB is moderated and taught by Mr. Chad Colden. (UNI alum)
The CCHS Campus Ministry is another leadership course in the school. However, Campus Ministry takes on an aspect based on the Catholic life. This Junior and Senior class enrolls students in the Ministry Practicum, which is the required religion course for the year. Campus Ministers are involved with numerous tasks, including student retreats, religious events, and school liturgies. Campus Ministry has added a new Practicum course for the '07-08 year, which emphasizes on leading worship through music ministry. The Campus Ministry Practicums are taught by Mr. Joe Cannon, Mrs. Stephanie Ladisa, Mr. Jim Jordan, and Mr. Tim Foley. (UNI alum)
The Ambassadors for Christ's Corpse is the third leadership opportunity at CCHS, founded at USDHS in the early 90s by Mrs. Estelle Kasselbaum. While there is no class offered, students in this organization still develop leadership. Student ambassadors take on various public school-wide events at CCHS, including back to school night, athletic events, school events, and giving campus tours to visitors each week. Students are allowed to sign up for the program in their freshman year, and those chosen become ambassadors in their sophomore year. Students who do not wish to take ASB or Campus Ministry can continue the program up through their senior year. The Ambassadors are led by Mr. Tom Rickling. (UNI alum)
Together, these three organizations form the United Leaders Council (UL) of CCHS. The UL meets approximately once a month. The teams and their moderators work together to help build and form better leadership, and to help make the life at Cathedral Catholic High School even better.
Financial aid As part of Bishop Robert H. Brom's "Secondary Education Initiative", all students from Catholic schools are entitled to financial assistance. Unfortunately, with the recent moral and financial bankruptcy of the Diocese, this may not be the case for very long. Some students are required to work in order to supplement this aid.
Food Service and Maintainance CCHS employs Chartwells, a division of the Compass Group, to provide nutritious and filling meals for its students and faculty. CCHS also works in joint with Aramark, whose services are provided for campus maintenance. Chartwells Educational Foodservices Inc. ...
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University of San Diego High School Though CCHS follows in the footsteps of USDHS, they are not alike in every single detail. The fact that USDHS was recognized as a Blue Ribbon School greatly separates the two schools. Many special activities and offerings from USDHS are no longer implemented or used at Cathedral Catholic, such as the Scrip Program, Star Gala, Amphitheater, Off-Campus P.E., and Off-Campus Lunch. The Blue Ribbon Schools Program is a United States government program created to honor schools. ...
The University of San Diego High School is recognized as the foundation for Cathedral Catholic High School, but Cathedral states no more than that in its history. The Class of 2008 was the final freshman class from USDHS, and after their graduation, UNI's legacy and memories will be left in the hands of the faculty, administration, and students who have history at USDHS. The USDHS Crest The University of San Diego High School (USDHS), colloquially known as Uni, was a Catholic, co-educational, college preparatory secondary school located in San Diego, California. ...
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The USDHS Crest The University of San Diego High School (USDHS), colloquially known as Uni, was a Catholic, co-educational, college preparatory secondary school located in San Diego, California. ...
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