Lexington Catholic High School

Private, high school in Lexington, , Kentucky, United States

Lexington Catholic High School

Address

2250 Clays Mill Road

Lexington

(Fayette County)

Kentucky

40503

United States

Coordinates| 38°1′3″N 84°32′6″W﻿ / ﻿38.01750°N 84.53500°W﻿ / 38.01750; -84.53500
Information
Type| Private, high school
Motto| "Mind. Spirit. Body"
Religious affiliation(s)| Roman Catholic
Established| 1951; 74 years ago (1951)
President| Rob Rumpke
Principal| Mathew P. George[1]
Chaplain| Position currently vacant Fr. Norman Fischer (former 2007-2024, deceased)
Teaching staff| 69.9 (FTE) (2017–18)[2]
Grades| 9–12
Gender| Coeducational
Enrollment| 840 (2017–18)[2]
Average class size| 24
Student to teacher ratio| 12:1 (2017–18)[2]
Campus| Suburban
Campus size| 17 acres (69,000 m2)
Color(s)| Blue and White
Song| "Lexington Hail"
Team name| Knights
Accreditation| Southern Association of Colleges and Schools[3]
Website| www.lexingtoncatholic.com

Lexington Catholic High School is a Roman Catholic high school located in the Rosemill neighborhood in Lexington, Kentucky. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lexington. In 2007, it was named a Blue Ribbon School of Excellence.[4]

## History

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The school was formed in 1951 through the merger of two secondary schools: St. Catherine's Academy, founded in 1823, and Lexington Latin High, founded in 1924. Lexington Catholic moved to its current location in 1957.

In 2007, the school was named a Blue Ribbon School of Excellence.[4] It was the first high school in central Kentucky to receive the award.

In July of 2024 longtime school Chaplain, Fr. Norman Fischer died unexpectedly while on a sabbatical work trip in Delaware with a group of students

## Accreditation

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Lexington Catholic is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and approved by the Kentucky State Department of Education. They have been given recognition for being a U.S. Department of Education Blue Ribbon School (one of three high schools in Kentucky chosen in 2007).

## Notable alumni

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* Laura Bell Bundy - actress and singer[5]
* Brian Cashman - Major League Baseball executive[6]
* Carson Coleman - professional baseball player[7]
* Ann Cummings - mayor of Montpelier, Vermont and member of the Vermont Senate[8]
* Winston Guy - former professional football player[9]
* Alison Lundergan Grimes - 85th Secretary of State of Kentucky[10]
* Bradlee Heckmann - neuroimmunologist & biologist[11]
* Frank Kornet - former professional basketball player[6]
* Nick Maronde - former professional baseball player[12]
* Natalie Novosel - professional basketball player[13]
* Ben Revere - professional baseball player[9]
* Vincent Sanford (born 1990), basketball player for Hapoel Galil Elyon of the Israeli Basketball Premier League

## References

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1. ^ Spears, Valarie Honeycutt (January 11, 2018). "St. Louis educator named new principal of Lexington Catholic High School". Lexington Herald Leader. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
2. ^ a b c "Search for Private Schools – School Detail for Lexington Catholic High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
3. ^ SACS-CASI. "SACS-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement". Archived from the original on April 29, 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-23.
4. ^ a b "2007 No Child Left Behind – Blue Ribbon Schools All Public and Private Schools" (PDF). Ed.gov. 2007.
5. ^ Copley, Rich (September 30, 2010). "Bundy juggles musical appearance and TV show". Lexington Herald Leader. Retrieved March 27, 2015.
6. ^ a b Waldstein, David (March 25, 2015). "Yankees' Brian Cashman Relishes Kentucky Connection". The New York Times. Retrieved March 27, 2015.
7. ^ "Carson Coleman". UK Athletics. 10 August 2017.
8. ^ Secretary of the Vermont State Senate. "Biography, Ann Cummings". Vermont General Assembly. Montpelier, VT: Vermont State Senate. Retrieved February 24, 2017.
9. ^ a b Fields, Mike (September 4, 2014). "High school notebook: Former LexCath stars Ben Revere, Winston Guy come full circle". Lexington Herald Leader. Retrieved March 27, 2015.
10. ^ "Alison Lundergan Grimes – Potential Senator". The Rune (www.therunenews.org). Archived from the original on 2016-02-03. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
11. ^ "A potential new way of treating Alzheimer's Disease". News-Medical.net. 2020-09-07. Retrieved 2021-01-15.
12. ^ Pleskoff, Bernie (October 2, 2013). "With two effective pitches, Maronde primed for 'pen". MLB (mlb.com). Retrieved March 27, 2015.
13. ^ Smith, Jennifer (April 16, 2012). "Former Lexington Catholic star Natalie Novosel taken by Mystics in WNBA first round". Lexington Herald Leader. Retrieved March 27, 2015.

## External links

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* Official website

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Roman Catholic Diocese of Lexington

Ordinaries|

Bishops
James Kendrick Williams
Ronald William Gainer
John Stowe

Churches|

Cathedral
Cathedral of Christ the King, Lexington

Education|

High schools
Lexington Catholic High School, Lexington
The Piarist School, Martin

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