Greensburg Central Catholic High School
| Greensburg Central Catholic Junior-Senior HighSchool | |
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911 Armory Drive Greensburg, Pennsylvania, (Westmoreland County) 15601 United States |
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| Coordinates | 40°17′15″N 79°33′10″W / 40.2875°N 79.55278°WCoordinates: 40°17′15″N 79°33′10″W / 40.2875°N 79.55278°W |
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| Type | Private, Coeducational |
| Motto |
Soli Deo Gloria (Glory to God alone) |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic |
| Established | 1959 |
| Superintendent | Dr. Maureen Marstellar |
| Dean | Christine Mahady |
| Principal | Benjamin Althof |
| Chaplain | Fr Tyler Bandura |
| Faculty | 46 |
| Grades | 7-12 |
| Enrollment | 537 (2008) |
| Color(s) | Black and Maroon |
| Mascot | Centurion |
| Accreditation | Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools |
| Average SAT scores | Writing 535 Math 530 Reading 545 |
| Website | http://www.gcchs.org |
Greensburg Central Catholic High School is a Roman Catholic high school located in Greensburg, Pennsylvania and the Roman Catholic Diocese of Greensburg.
Construction of Greensburg Central Catholic High School began in the summer of 1958, only seven years after the founding of the Diocese of Greensburg. The first class of freshmen entered in September 1959, including students from as far east as Ligonier and as far west as Trafford.
Bishop Hugh L. Lamb dedicated the building November 29, 1959, before an audience of 2,000 which included Governor David L. Lawrence as the featured speaker. This large audience was somewhat surprising given the extremely cold and snowy weather on the day of the dedication. In fact, according to the Greensburg Tribune-Review:
At the time of Greensburg Central Catholic’s founding, six Roman Catholic religious institutes provided most of the faculty. The Sisters of St. Benedict were responsible for teaching languages; the Sisters of Charity, science and music; the Felician Sisters, mathematics; the Sisters of Mercy, English; the Sisters of St. Joseph, social studies; and the Vincentian Sisters of Charity, business. Lay teachers handled physical education.
In 1962, Bishop William G. Connare proposed the building of a faculty house for all six religious groups, featuring a wing for each community with a common chapel (the Chapel of the Immaculate Heart of Mary), dining room, and community room. The first Mass was offered in this chapel on August 31, 1963.
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