Wheeling Central Catholic High School

About Us

2009 – 2010 Profile
CEEB Code: 491-400

75-14th Street
Wheeling, West Virginia 26003
304-233-1660
FAX 304-233-3187
www.cchsknights.org
Dr. Joseph Viglietta, Principal

Scholarship - Leadership - Service - Character

To Think & Act Like Christ

North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement
National Catholic Education Association
West Virginia Secondary Schools Activities Commission

2 semesters, 180 school days per year, daily classes of 45 minutes, all students carry a full schedule of 7 academic courses each year

Average teaching experience is 20 years, 54% hold masters degrees, 80% are club sponsors and/or coaches. Teacher/student ratio is 1:12.

Life at Wheeling VCentral Catholic High School includes a wide range of activities and service opportunities. Participation in clubs, activities, and athelectic teams is quite high, typically involving over 90% of the student body.

Accolade (yearbook)	Science Club
Chorus	Computer Club
Drama	Science Bowl
Art Club	Sign Painting
French Club	Student Council
Math Field Day	Teens For Life
Foreign Language Honorary	Band
Leadership Youth	Judicial Scholars
Key Club	Pontifical Crew
National Honor Society	Peer Ministry
GUTS (Guys and Girls United to Serve)

90% of students are involved in volunteer service in addition to school-wide community service projects.

Four-year colleges & universities

2007
87/90

2008
111/121

2009
97/103

94% of graduates begin college matriculation immediately upon completion of CCHS. From 2006 to 2009, 40% of graduates have qualified for the West Virginia PROMISE scholarship. During that same period 70% of all graduates received full or partial scholarships to college.

Members of the class of 2009 were accepted by 47 colleges and universities and are attending 26 different colleges and universities across the United States.

Students from CCHS classes 2005 through 2009 have been accepted to colleges and universities such as: Wheeling Jesuit University, West Liberty University, Bethany College, West Virginia University, Marshall University, Franciscan University, United States Naval Academy, Penn State University, University of Pennsylvania, University of Notre Dame, College of Wooster, Peabody Conservatory, Johns Hopkins University, Villanova University, Dickinson College, Washington and Jefferson College, New York University, The Ohio State University, Saint Vincent College, Queen’s University (Canada), Edinboro University, Virginia Military Institute, University of South College, University of Dayton, Otterbein College, Duquesne University, University of Dallas, Mount Union College, Carnegie Mellon University, Purdue University, Boston College, Full Sail University, Hofstra University, University of Chicago, Grove City College, California University of Pennsylvania, Slippery Rock University, Fairmont State University

HISTORY AND MISSION

Wheeling Central Catholic High School has been educating young men and women since 1865. The school has always been a vital part of the East Wheeling downtown area, and remains an integral part of the diocese of Wheeling-Charleston campus which includes the Cathedral of St. Joseph, the Diocesan offices, the Chancery, and Wheeling Catholic Elementary school.

Wheeling Central is one of the most respected high schools in the tri-state area – not only for its academic and athletic programs, but for what is certainly its most important contribution – the highly motivated, spiritually grounded, goal-oriented young men and women who are graduated from the school each year.

Central’s overriding mission is “think and act like Christ.”

ACADEMIA

With an exceptional, faith-based academic program for grades 9 – 12, Wheeling Central boasts a 21st Century Learning Environment supported by the latest technology and laboratory facilities. Dedicated teachers, staff, and administrators serve a gifted student body, preparing them for the next step in their academic and career lives.

Wheeling Central offers a rigorous course curriculum that challenges and motivates students. Every student, from a first day freshman to a last day senior, takes a full schedule of classes each year. All students – no exceptions – take semester and final comprehensive examinations. The college placement office helps students with career planning, college admission, and scholarship assistance.

Through an early entrance program with local colleges, Central seniors enroll in college classes for dual credit – high school and college – that transfers to the college or university in which the students will matriculate upon graduation.

SPIRITUALITY

To complement Central’s strong academic curriculum, an extensive campus ministry program and chaplaincy helps students appreciate and better understand their Catholic faith, while also giving them the opportunity to participate in myriad community service projects each year.

Central Catholic’s steadfast goal is to transmit the message and way of life of Jesus Christ from one generation to the next. The goal is reinforced by daily prayer, orthodox and faithful religious education classes, frequent liturgy and penance at St. Joseph Cathedral, an extensive retreat program and regular contact with priests, religious and lay persons who provide a solid and holy example. Although 90% of the student population is Catholic, 10% of the student population represents other Christian denominations.

ATHLETIC PROGRAM

Wheeling Central Maroon Knights are well known throughout the Mountain State for their outstanding athletic achievements. Sports Illustrated has named Wheeling Central Catholic as the finest athletic program in West Virginia. The real trophies of the school, however, are the wonderful students who work, pray, study, serve, participate in diverse activities, and live the Central way of life.