Detroit Catholic Central High School
| Detroit Catholic Central High School | |
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| Address | |
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27225 Wixom Road Novi, Michigan, (Oakland County) 48374 United States |
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| Coordinates | 42°29′22″N 83°32′26″W / 42.48944°N 83.54056°WCoordinates: 42°29′22″N 83°32′26″W / 42.48944°N 83.54056°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Private |
| Motto | Teach Me Goodness, Discipline, and Knowledge |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic Congregation of St. Basil |
| Patron saint(s) | Mary, Alma Mater (The Blessed Mother) |
| Established | 1928 |
| Principal | Dennis P. Noelke |
| Chaplain | James O'Neill |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Gender | Boys |
| Color(s) | Royal Blue and Peerless White |
| Athletics conference | Catholic High School League |
| Nickname | Shamrocks |
| Rival | Birmingham Brother Rice High School |
| Accreditation | North Central Association of Colleges and Schools |
| Newspaper | The Spectrum |
| Yearbook | The Shamrock |
| Website | www |
Detroit Catholic Central High School, commonly known as Catholic Central (CC), is a private, Catholic, all-male, college preparatory high school in Novi, Michigan, United States. Founded in 1928 in Detroit, Michigan by the Archdiocese of Detroit, the school is operated by the Congregation of St. Basil.
The school was originally located on Harper Avenue in Detroit with an enrollment of 280 students; the school has made several moves in its history and now has an enrollment of over 1,000 students at its 60-acre (240,000 m2) campus in Novi.
"Teach Me Goodness, Discipline, and Knowledge" is the motto of the school. which strives to prepare young men to become productive members of church and society.
The school nickname, "Shamrocks", represents the three persons of the Trinity, as shamrocks have three clovers. The school colors, royal blue and white, are the colors of the school's patron and alma mater – the Virgin Mary. Red is sometimes used as a secondary color in athletic team uniforms.
Detroit Catholic Central was founded in 1928 in Detroit and was originally located on Harper Avenue, at the site of Holy Rosary Church. In 1934, control of Catholic Central was assumed by the Basilian Fathers and the school moved to 60 Belmont Street, just north of the Woodward Avenue site of the Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament, the seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Detroit. The school's enrollment continued rising, so the Basilians purchased a 17-acre (69,000 m2) tract of land on the corner of Hubbell and West Outer Drive. Though the planned construction was not complete until 1961, Catholic Central moved into 6565 West Outer Drive (a site that would later be occupied by the Detroit Public Schools' Renaissance High School and is presently occupied by the Foreign Language Immersion School) in 1951.
The Belmont Street location later housed the similarly named Detroit Cathedral High School, staffed by the Brothers of Christian Instruction, from 1954 until 1970, when the building closed as a high school for good (it was later used as a satellite campus for Wayne County Community College). The building was raised during the remodel of Blessed Sacrament Cathedral.
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