Cathedral High School (Indianapolis)
| Cathedral High School | |
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| Address | |
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5225 East 56th Street Indianapolis, Indiana, Marion County 46226 United States |
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| Coordinates | 39°51′07″N 86°04′51″W / 39.85194°N 86.08083°WCoordinates: 39°51′07″N 86°04′51″W / 39.85194°N 86.08083°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Private, Coeducational |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic |
| Established | 1918 |
| President | Robert Bridges |
| Principal | David Worland |
| Chaplain | Father John Zahn |
| Faculty | 96 |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 1,263 (2016) |
| Student to teacher ratio | 13:1 |
| Campus size | 40 acres |
| Color(s) | |
| Slogan | Lifelong Connections |
| Fight song | |
| Athletics conference | Independent |
| Sports | Football, Soccer, Cross Country, Volleyball, Basketball, Track and Field, Tennis, Lacrosse |
| Mascot | Leprechaun |
| Team name | Fighting Irish |
| Accreditation |
North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, Independent Schools Association of the Central States |
| Newspaper | The Megaphone |
| Yearbook | The Cathedran |
| Feeder schools | 150 different schools from throughout the Indianapolis area |
| Nobel laureates | James Muller, MD |
| Athletic Director | Doug Seagrave |
| Website | Official Website |
Cathedral High School is a private, Catholic college preparatory high school in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States serving approximately 1,200 students in grades 9 to 12. The school was founded in 1918 by Bishop Chartrand within the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Indianapolis and was run independently by the Brothers of Holy Cross until the late 1970s when it became an independent Catholic high school.
The school was founded as a boys high school by the Brothers of Holy Cross in 1918. In the 1970s, with the departure of the Brothers, a non-profit trust was developed by Robert V. Welch, other parents and a lay board in an effort to keep Cathedral alive. As part of that change, the school moved from its longtime home in downtown Indianapolis to its present location at 56th and Emerson streets, the site of the former all-girls Ladywood St. Agnes Academy. This change also facilitated the admission of girls to Cathedral High School. The original location of the school at 1400 North Meridian Street is today the headquarters for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Indianapolis. On September 13, 2011, Cathedral celebrated its 93rd birthday and was formally re-affiliated with the Brothers of Holy Cross.
The school offers several levels of academics, including Advanced Placement (one of only 14 schools in the state of Indiana) and International Baccalaureate. Cathedral is a college preparatory school. Cathedral was honored as a Blue Ribbon School three times, in 1988, 2004, and in 2016. Cathedral was the only high school, public or private, in the state of Indiana to receive a Blue Ribbon designation in 2016. No other high school in the state has receive the Blue Ribbon award more times.
There are 11 academic departments providing more than 188 course offerings. Three instructional levels are offered-honors, academic and college preparatory-as well as honors-level independent study in nearly all disciplines. Emphasis is placed on technology in the classroom. In 2012, Cathedral introduced a nationally recognized 1:1 iPad program. Honors and academic-level English students are required to take two years of foreign language (as listed below). College preparatory English students and students enrolled in the Language Support Program are not required to meet the foreign language requirement, except in unusual circumstances.
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