Cathedral High School (Springfield, Massachusetts)
| Cathedral High School | |
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| Address | |
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321 Main Street Wilbraham, Massachusetts, (Hampden County) 01095 United States |
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| Coordinates | 42°6′2″N 72°32′25″W / 42.10056°N 72.54028°WCoordinates: 42°6′2″N 72°32′25″W / 42.10056°N 72.54028°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Private, Coeducational |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic |
| Established | 1883 |
| Authority | Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield in Massachusetts |
| Principal | John Miller |
| Staff | 25 |
| Faculty | 44 |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 166 (2015/16) |
| Color(s) | Purple and White |
| Slogan | PRO DEO PRO PATRIA |
| Athletics conference | Pioneer Valley Interscholastic Athletic Conference (PVIAC) |
| Mascot | Purple panthers |
| Team name | Panthers |
| Accreditation | New England Association of Schools and Colleges |
| Publication | Cathedral Literary Magazine |
| Newspaper | Cathedral Chronicle |
| Yearbook | PantherPix |
| Athletic Director | John Goda |
| Website | www.cathedralhigh.org |
Cathedral High School is a Catholic co-educational college-preparatory high school in Springfield, Massachusetts. Opened in 1883 by the Sisters of Saint Joseph at the diocese's Saint Michael's Cathedral, its current facility has been at 321 Main Street in Wilbraham, Massachusetts due to the June 1, 2011, tornado. It is one of four Catholic high schools within the Springfield Roman Catholic Diocese.
In 1883, the diocese's Bishop Patrick Thomas O'Reilly sought a teaching staff for a high school in response to the growing number of Catholic immigrants in the area. Responding to the call, two members of the Sisters of St. Joseph from Flushing, New York came to Springfield to start up the school. In the years that followed Cathedral High School flourished in facilities on Elliot Street in downtown Springfield. By the 1940s the school had grown to nearly 1600 students. The school had outgrown its facilities, so the Diocese purchased a 30-acre (121,000 m²) farm on Surrey and Wendover Roads in Springfield and built a new school. It opened on September 9, 1959. In the first decade at Surrey Road student enrollment grew to more than 2600 students.
Cathedral maintains a strong reputation in the Greater Springfield area for academic excellence and success in extracurricular and athletic activities.
In 2002 the school was re-accredited by New England Association of Schools and Colleges.
In an effort to consolidate the Diocese's educational resources in the wake of increasing financial difficulties, Cathedral High School was selected to host the newly established St. Michael's Academy, which now hosts students from Grades 6 to 8. From 2008 to 2009, Cathedral was extensively remodeled to accommodate the new facility, which occupied a full wing of the main school facility.
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