O'Connell College Preparatory School
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1320 Tremont Galveston, Texas, (Galveston County) 77550 United States |
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| Coordinates | 29°17′49″N 94°47′26″W / 29.29694°N 94.79056°WCoordinates: 29°17′49″N 94°47′26″W / 29.29694°N 94.79056°W |
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| Type | Private, Coeducational |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Christian |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Established | 1967 |
| Founder |
Ursuline Academy Founded 1847 Dominican High School Founded 1882 Kirwin High School Founded 1927 O'Connell High School Founded 1968 O'Connell College Preparatory School Founded 2007 - Present |
| School board |
President Mr. Wayne Mallia Vice President Mr. Michael Christiansen Members Mr. Mike Wisner Mr. John Cartwright Mr. Trey Apffel Mrs. Tonya Arnold-Callendar Fr. EJ Stein |
| Oversight | Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston |
| Principal | Mrs. Patti Abbott |
| Staff |
Finance Director Shanna Pennington College Prep Coordinator Mrs. Paula Lamb Admissions Director Ms. Roberta Taylor Director of Facilities/Technology Mr. Russell Johns Administrative Assistance Ms. Chantal Rodriguez Athletic Trainer Ms. Lauryn McCurry |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | Approx. 125 (2014) |
| Student to teacher ratio | 15:1 |
| Color(s) | Red and Black |
| Athletics conference | T.C.A.L. |
| Team name | Buccaneers |
| Accreditation | Catholic Schools Accreditation Agency |
| Newspaper | The O'Chronicle |
| Tuition | $8,300 |
| Communities served | Galveston County, Texas |
| Feeder schools | Holy Family Catholic School, Our Lady of Fatima, True Cross Catholic, Ambassador Preparatory Academy, Mainland Preparatory Academy, Trinity Episcopal |
| Athletic Director | Mr. Anthony Cann |
| Website | http://www.oconnellprep.com |
Ursuline Academy Founded 1847
Dominican High School
Founded 1882
Kirwin High School
Founded 1927
O'Connell High School
Founded 1968
O'Connell College Preparatory School
President
Mr. Wayne Mallia
Vice President
Mr. Michael Christiansen
Members
Mr. Mike Wisner
Mr. John Cartwright
Mr. Trey Apffel
Mrs. Tonya Arnold-Callendar
Finance Director Shanna Pennington
College Prep Coordinator Mrs. Paula Lamb
Admissions Director Ms. Roberta Taylor
Director of Facilities/Technology Mr. Russell Johns
Administrative Assistance Ms. Chantal Rodriguez
Athletic Trainer
O'Connell College Preparatory School (formerly O'Connell Consolidated High School) is a 4-year coeducational parochial/private high school in Galveston, Texas, United States that offers university-preparatory programs. It was founded in 1968 as a consolidation of Galveston Island's three existing Catholic high schools: Kirwin High School (Boys, founded in 1927) and Dominican High School (Girls, founded in 1882) and Ursuline Academy (Girls, founded in 1847) and is the only Roman Catholic high school in Galveston County.
In the fall of 1968, the religious orders operating the three schools agreed on consolidation as a means of continuing Catholic secondary education in Galveston, offering a broader curriculum than was possible in any of the three smaller high schools. Bishop John Morkovsky, S.T.D., approved the plan and appointed a Board of Trustees composed of laymen and priests representing all the parishes in Galveston County. The Board named the newly consolidated school after the Right Rev. Monsignor Daniel P. O’Connell, P.A., pastor of St. Mary’s Cathedral in Galveston from 1933 until his death in 1966, and a longtime supporter of Catholic education.
In 2003, after incurring many years of financial debt, Archbishop Joseph Fiorenza announced O’Connell High School would close at the end of the 2003-2004 school year.
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