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Private school in Novi, Michigan, United States

Detroit Catholic Central High School

Address

27225 Wixom Road

Novi

Michigan

48374

United States

Coordinates| 42°29′22″N 83°32′26″W﻿ / ﻿42.48944°N 83.54056°W﻿ / 42.48944; -83.54056
Information
Type| Private
Motto| Teach Me Goodness, Discipline, and Knowledge
Religious affiliation(s)| Catholic Church (Congregation of St. Basil)
Patron saint(s)| Mary, Alma Mater (The Blessed Mother)
Established| 1928
President| Ed Turek
Principal| Patrick Fulton
Chaplain| James O'Neill
Teaching staff| 76.0 (on an FTE basis)[1]
Grades| 9-12
Gender| Boys
Enrollment| 1,072[1] (2015-16)
Student to teacher ratio| 14:1[1]
Color(s)|  Royal Blue  and  White
Athletics conference| Catholic High School League
Nickname| Shamrocks
Accreditation| North Central Association of Colleges and Schools[2]
Newspaper| The Spectrum
Yearbook| The Shamrock
Website| www.catholiccentral.net

Detroit Catholic Central High School, commonly known as Catholic Central (CC), is a private, all-male college preparatory Catholic 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. Detroit Catholic Central is currently ranked as the 4th best Catholic High School in the State of Michigan.[3]

## History

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The current campus, built for $30 million, opened in August 2005.[4] At the time it had 920 students.[5]

## Athletics

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The Shamrocks compete in the Central Division of the Catholic High School League and in Class A/Division I (largest schools) of the Michigan High School Athletic Association.

* Baseball (3 state titles: 1979, 1987, and 1999)[6]
* Basketball (2 state titles: 1961 and 1976)[7]
* Bowling (1 state title: 2010)[8]
* Cross country (6 state titles: 1983, 1984, 1989, 2001, 2009 and 2010)[9]
* Esports (1 national title: 2024 (rocket league))
* Football (10 state titles: 1979, 1990, 1992, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003, and 2009)[10]
* Golf (7 state titles: 2003, 2010, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2022, 2024)[11]
* Ice hockey (18 titles: 1994, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 )[12]
* Lacrosse (2 state titles: 2018, 2024)
* Rugby (1 state title: 2024)
* Skiing
* Soccer (2 state titles: 2017, 2020)
* Swimming and diving
* Tennis (3 state titles: 1985, 1986, 2010)[13]
* Wrestling (17 state titles: 1969, 1970, 1971, 1974, 1978, 1983, 1988, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2023, 2024)[14]

Catholic Central's athletic rival is Brother Rice High School in Bloomfield Hills.[15]

## Notable alumni

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See also: Category:Detroit Catholic Central High School alumni

* Vince Banonis, All-American collegiate football player, All-NFL player, inducted into College Football Hall of Fame
* Jack Berry, sports journalist[16]
* Thomas E. Brennan, Chief Justice of the Michigan Supreme Court, founder of the Thomas M. Cooley Law School
* Doug Brzezinski, college football and NFL player
* Jerry Burns, College and NFL head coach
* Michael J. Byrnes, Metropolitan Archbishop of Agaña and former Auxiliary Bishop for the Archdiocese of Detroit
* Steve Campbell, ATP Tennis player
* Mike Cox, Michigan Attorney General
* Sean Cox, United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan
* Isaac Darkangelo, professional football player[17]
* Andy Dillon, Michigan Treasurer, Michigan Speaker of the House
* Mike Duggan, Mayor of Detroit
* James Finn Garner, satirist and author of Politically Correct Bedtime Stories
* Joshua Gatt, winger/fullback for Tippeligaen soccer team
* Bryan Gruley, author and Chicago Bureau Chief of The Wall Street Journal
* Charlie Haeger, MLB pitcher
* Stan Heath, college basketball head coach
* Ray Herbert, MLB pitcher
* Art Houtteman, MLB player
* Tom LaGarde, NBA player, member of the 1976 US Olympic Gold Medal Basketball team
* Mike Martin, college and NFL player
* Greg Marx, NFL player
* Thaddeus McCotter, United States Congressman
* John McHale, baseball general manager
* Mark Messner, college and NFL player
* Al Moran, MLB shortstop
* David Moss, NHL forward
* Kevin O'Connor, co-founder of online advertising company DoubleClick
* Phil Parsons, NASCAR driver
* James Piot, 2021 U.S. Amateur golf champion
* Vasik Rajlich, International Master in chess and developer of Rybka
* James L. Ryan, senior judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
* Paul Rudzinski, NFL linebacker, Green Bay Packers, All-Big Ten Conference, Michigan State
* Chris Sabo, MLB third baseman
* Grant Hartwig, MLB Pitcher
* Myles Amine, Olympian Wrestler
* Jay Sebring, hair stylist, murdered by Manson Family in 1969
* Alex Shelley, professional wrestler
* Anthony E. Siegman, professor of electrical engineering at Stanford University, pioneer in the fields of lasers and masers
* Frank Tanana, MLB pitcher
* Bernard White, actor, screenwriter and film director
* Bill Wightkin, NFL lineman
* Kerry Zavagnin, MLS and US National Team soccer player
* Brandon Naurato, Head coach of Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey

## Notes and references

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1. ^ a b c "Search for Private Schools - School Detail for CATHOLIC CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL".
2. ^ "AdvancED - Institution Summary". advanc-ed.org. Retrieved February 14, 2017.
3. ^ "2022 Best Catholic High Schools in Michigan". Niche. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
4. ^ "https://www.catholiccentral.net/about/tradition"
5. ^ "High school's new home rates 'Wow!'." The Detroit News. August 24, 2005. ID det22236488. Retrieved on October 28, 2013.
6. ^ "Yearly Champions - Baseball - MHSAA Sports". mhsaa.com. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
7. ^ "Yearly Champions - Boys Basketball - MHSAA Sports". mhsaa.com. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
8. ^ "Team Champions - Boys Bowling - MHSAA Sports". mhsaa.com. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
9. ^ "Team Champions - Boys Cross Country - MHSAA Sports". mhsaa.com. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
10. ^ "Yearly Champions - Football - MHSAA Sports". mhsaa.com. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
11. ^ "Team Champions - Boys Golf - MHSAA Sports". mhsaa.com. Archived from the original on October 23, 2017. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
12. ^ "Yearly Champions - Ice Hockey- MHSAA Sports". www.mhsaa.com. Archived from the original on August 26, 2018. Retrieved March 25, 2019.
13. ^ "Team Champions - Boys Tennis - MHSAA Sports". mhsaa.com. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
14. ^ "Team Champions - Wrestling - MHSAA Sports". mhsaa.com. Retrieved March 25, 2019.
15. ^ http://detnews.com/article/20101007/SPORTS05/10070356/Brother-Rice-Catholic-Central-rivalry-still-going-strong[dead link]
16. ^ Bao, Robert (October 1, 2007). "Feature: A Lifetime of Memories in "Sport Nut" Heaven". Michigan State University Alumni. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
17. ^ "Isaac Darkangelo". fightingillini.com. Retrieved August 17, 2024.

## External links

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* Michigan portal
* Schools portal
* Catholicism portal

* Official Catholic Central website
* Detroit News Article "Catholic Central High School is ready for new home in Novi"
* MHSAA ice hockey records Archived October 16, 2007, at the Wayback Machine

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Novi, Michigan

Education

Primary and secondary schools|

* Novi CSD (Novi HS)
* Northville PS
* South Lyon CS
* Walled Lake CS
* Detroit Catholic Central HS
* Novi Christian Academy
* Sundai Michigan Int'l Academy

Other education|

* The Art Institute of Michigan
* Japanese School of Detroit

Other

Shopping centers|

* Twelve Oaks Mall
* Twelve Mile Crossing at Fountain Walk
* Novi Town Center

Healthcare|

* Ascension Providence Hospital, Novi Campus

Technology|

* Novi engine

Landmarks|

* Jacob and Rebecca Fuerst Farmstead
* Suburban Collection Showplace
* Novi Expo Center (closed)

Events|

* Michigan State Fair

This list is incomplete.

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High schools in Oakland County, Michigan

Public high schools

Regular public schools|

* Athens
* Avondale
* Berkley
* Bloomfield Hills
* Brandon
* Clarkston
* Clawson
* Farmington
* Ferndale
* Groves
* Hazel Park
* Holly
* Lakeland
* Lake Orion
* Lamphere
* Madison
* Milford
* North Farmington
* Novi
* Oak Park
* Oxford
* Pontiac
* Rochester
* Rochester Adams
* Royal Oak
* Seaholm
* Southfield A&T
* South Lyon
* South Lyon East
* Stoney Creek
* Troy
* Walled Lake Central
* Walled Lake Northern
* Walled Lake Western
* Waterford Kettering
* Waterford Mott
* West Bloomfield

| Closed or merged|

* Andover
* Dondero
* Harrison
* Clarence M. Kimball
* Lahser
* Pontiac Central
* Pontiac Northern
* Southfield-Lathrup
* Waterford

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Alternative public schools|

* International Academy
* Niles Community High School
* Southfield University High School Academy
* Waterford Durant

Charter schools|

* AGBU Alex & Marie Manoogian
* Pontiac Academy for Excellence

Independent schools

Secular private schools|

* Cranbrook Schools
* Detroit Country Day School
* Roeper School

Religious schools|

* Academy of the Sacred Heart
* Bishop Foley Catholic
* Brother Rice
* Detroit Catholic Central
* Everest Collegiate High School and Academy
* Farber Hebrew Day School – Yeshivat Akiva
* The Jean and Samuel Frankel Jewish Academy of Metropolitan Detroit
* Marian
* Mercy
* Notre Dame Prep
* Novi Christian Academy
* Oakland Christian School
* Our Lady of the Lakes
* Shrine
* St. Catherine of Siena Academy
* St. Mary's Preparatory
* Southfield Christian School
* Yeshiva Beth Yehuda

This list is incomplete.
Clarenceville High School and Northville High School serve portions of Oakland County but are in Wayne County.
Fenton High School and Grand Blanc High School serve portions of Oakland County but are in Genesee County.

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Single-gender schools in Michigan

Public boys' schools|

* Douglass Academy for Young Men (Detroit)

Public girls' schools|

* Detroit International Academy for Young Women

Private boys' schools|

| Detroit area|

* Brother Rice High School (Bloomfield Township)
* De La Salle Collegiate High School (Warren)
* Detroit Catholic Central High School (Novi)
* St. Mary's Preparatory (Orchard Lake Village)
* University of Detroit Jesuit High School and Academy (Detroit)

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Closed|

* Austin Catholic Preparatory School (Detroit)
* Notre Dame High School (Harper Woods)

Private girls' schools|

| Detroit area|

* Academy of the Sacred Heart (Bloomfield Township, grades 9-12 are girls' only)
* Marian High School (Bloomfield Township)
* Mercy High School (Farmington Hills)
* Regina High School (Warren)
* St. Catherine of Siena Academy (Wixom)

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Closed|

* Ladywood High School (Livonia)
* Our Lady Star of the Sea High School

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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Detroit

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Ordinaries of the Archdiocese of Detroit

Bishops|

* Frederick Rese
* Caspar Borgess
* John Samuel Foley
* Michael Gallagher

Coadjutor bishop|

* Peter Paul Lefevere

Archbishops|

* Edward Aloysius Mooney
* John Francis Dearden
* Edmund Szoka
* Adam Maida
* Allen Vigneron
* Edward Weisenburger

* Catholicism portal

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Churches in the Archdiocese of Detroit

Cathedral|

Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament

Parishes|

| Detroit|

* Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church
* Most Holy Redeemer Church
* Our Lady of the Rosary Church
* Sacred Heart Church
* St. Albertus Church
* Ste. Anne de Detroit Church
* St. Catherine of Siena Church
* St. Charles Borromeo Church
* St. Josaphat's Church
* St. Joseph Church
* St. Mary Church
* St. Patrick Church
* Saints Peter and Paul Church
* St. Stanislaus Bishop and Martyr Church
* Sweetest Heart of Mary Church

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Monroe County|

* St. Mary's Church, Monroe
* St. Michael's Church, Monroe

Wayne County|

* St. Paul Church, Grosse Pointe Farms
* St. Florian Church, Hamtramck
* Our Lady of the Scapular Parish, Wyandotte

Former|

* St. Boniface Church, Detroit
* St. Theresa of Avila Church, Detroit
* St. Thomas the Apostle Church, Detroit

Shrine|

* National Shrine of the Little Flower, Royal Oak

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Education in the Archdiocese of Detroit

Higher education|

* Madonna University
* University of Detroit Mercy

Seminaries|

* Sacred Heart Major Seminary

High schools|

| Macomb County|

* De La Salle Collegiate High School, Warren
* Regina High School, Warren
* Austin Catholic High School, Ray Township

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Monroe County|

* St. Mary Catholic Central High School, Monroe

Oakland County|

* Academy of the Sacred Heart High School, Bloomfield Hills
* Bishop Foley Catholic High School, Madison Heights
* Brother Rice High School, Bloomfield Hills
* Detroit Catholic Central High School, Novi
* Everest Collegiate High School and Academy, Independence Township
* Marian High School, Bloomfield Hills
* Mercy High School, Farmington Hills
* Notre Dame Preparatory, Pontiac
* Our Lady of the Lakes High School, Waterford
* Shrine Catholic High School, Royal Oak
* St. Mary's Preparatory, Orchard Lake Village
* St. Catherine of Siena Academy, Wixom

St. Clair County|

* Cardinal Mooney Catholic High School, Marine City

Wayne County|

* Cabrini High School, Allen Park
* Detroit Cristo Rey High School, Detroit
* Divine Child High School, Dearborn
* Gabriel Richard Catholic High School, Riverview
* Ladywood High School, Livonia
* Loyola High School, Detroit
* University of Detroit Jesuit High School and Academy, Detroit

Former|

| Higher education|

* Duns Scotus College
* Maryglade College
* Marygrove College

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Seminaries|

* SS. Cyril and Methodius Seminary

High schools|

* Girls Catholic Central High School, Detroit
* Holy Redeemer High School, Detroit
* Notre Dame High School, Harper Woods
* Sacred Heart High School, Roseville
* Our Lady of Mount Carmel High School, Wyandotte

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Clergy of the Archdiocese of Detroit

Auxiliary bishops|

* Moses Anderson
* Allen James Babcock
* Gerard William Battersby
* Leonard Paul Blair
* Earl Boyea
* Joseph M. Breitenbeck
* Kevin Michael Britt
* Michael J. Byrnes
* Arturo Cepeda
* Patrick R. Cooney
* Henry Edmund Donnelly
* John Anthony Donovan
* Robert J. Fisher
* Daniel E. Flores
* Thomas Gumbleton
* Donald Hanchon
* Bernard Joseph Harrington
* Walter A. Hurley
* Joseph Leopold Imesch
* Edward D. Kelly
* Arthur Henry Krawczak
* Dale Joseph Melczek
* Jeffrey M. Monforton
* John Clayton Nienstedt
* Joseph C. Plagens
* John M. Quinn
* Francis R. Reiss
* Paul Fitzpatrick Russell
* Walter Joseph Schoenherr
* Allen Henry Vigneron
* Stephen Stanislaus Woznicki
* Alexander M. Zaleski

Priests|

* Alexander Joseph Brunett
* Solanus Casey
* Charles Coughlin
* Francis Kelley
* Camillus Paul Maes
* Jeffrey Marc Monforton
* William Murphy
* John A. Trese
* Kenneth Edward Untener

* Catholicism portal
* Michigan portal

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Redford, Michigan

Education

Primary and secondary schools|

* Redford Union SD
* Redford Union HS
* South Redford SD
* Lee M. Thurston HS

| Former|

* Bishop Borgess HS (closed)
* Detroit Catholic Central HS (moved to Novi in 2005)

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Other education|

* Wayne County Community College District

Other

History|

* Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church & School v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Transportation|

* DDOT
* SMART

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* ISNI

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