Bishop Sullivan Catholic High School

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Catholic High School
Address
4552 Princess Anne Road

Virginia Beach
,
Virginia
23462

United States
Coordinates 36°48′29″N76°8′2″W / 36.80806°N 76.13389°W / 36.80806; -76.13389 Coordinates: 36°48′29″N76°8′2″W / 36.80806°N 76.13389°W / 36.80806; -76.13389
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Former namesNorfolk Catholic High School, Bishop Sullivan Catholic High School
School type Private, High School
Motto Latin: Quis ut Deus
(Who is like unto God.)
Religious affiliation(s) Roman Catholic
Established1949;70 years ago (1949) [1]
CEEB code 471615
PrincipalPeggy Boon
Teaching staff40.1 (FTE) (2015–16) [2]
Grades 9–12
Gender Coeducational
Enrollment430 (2015–16) [2]
Student to teacher ratio10.7 (2015–16) [2]
CampusLarge city [2]
Campus size37 acres (15 ha) [1]
Color(s)     Green
     Gold
Mascot Crusader
Team nameCrusaders
Accreditation Southern Association of Colleges and Schools [3]
PublicationPaladin (Literary Magazine)
YearbookThe Crusader
Feeder schoolsPortsmouth Catholic Regional School, St. Patrick Catholic School, St. Pius X Catholic School, St. Gregory the Great
Website Official website Blue pencil.svg

Catholic High School (from 1949 to 1993, Norfolk Catholic High School; from 1993-2004, Catholic High School; from 2004-2019, Bishop Sullivan High School; commonly referred to as "Catholic" or "CHS") is a Roman Catholic secondary school in Virginia Beach, Virginia, founded as Norfolk Catholic High School in 1949 and moved to Virginia Beach in 1993. [1] In 2003, the school was renamed in honor of Walter Francis Sullivan, Bishop Emeritus of the Diocese of Richmond and a significant benefactor during the school's move to Virginia Beach. The Barry Robinson Theater and Fine Arts Center opened that same year. In 2019, the school was renamed Catholic High School amid direction that all diocesan institutions, schools and parish buildings must "no longer be named after an individual bishop, pastor, founder or individual". [4] [5]

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Walter Francis Sullivan was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as the eleventh Bishop of Richmond from July 19, 1974 to September 16, 2003. From 2003 until his death, Sullivan resided in Saint Paul's Parish in Richmond and continued to be active in the diocese, assisting his successor Bishop Francis X. DiLorenzo.

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Mission statement

The stated mission of Catholic High School is to provide a college preparatory education which nurtures the intellect, shapes character, and forms Christian values. The school describes itself as a community which reveals God's presence in the world by affirming the Gospel message and challenging, when necessary, the views of a secular society.

Academics

Catholic High School is a college preparatory school and fully accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and the Virginia Catholic Education Association. Over 98% of CHS' senior classes enrolls in an institution of higher learning upon graduation.

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Catholic High School offers a variety of AP courses for advanced preparatory education, including: English Literature, English Language, World History, U.S. History, U.S. Government and Politics, Calculus AB, Calculus BC, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Environmental Science, German, Spanish, Latin: Literature, Latin: Vergil, and Studio Art.


Religious Education

In keeping with its Catholic tradition, CHS also gives the students a chance to get in touch with their relationship to God. . Students receive various aspects of religious education and are required to perform community service to better understand their place in the wider community, serve as Eucharistic Ministers & Lectors at religious celebrations, and help with the planning and preparation of services and community events. [6]

CHS's Campus Ministry program is one of the strongest and most active on campus. Students, whether Catholic or not, participate in retreats, communal prayer services, and lead prayer each day.

Catholic High School is a Roman Catholic school in the Diocese of Richmond. The Mass is celebrated each week for the whole campus and confessions are available weekly and celebrated as a community twice yearly. CHS also marks several significant events (Rites of Passage, Baccalaureate) with Mass. In addition each student is required to take 4 years of theology.

Athletics

Catholic High School offers 41 sports teams for students to be involved in high school athletics and is a founding member of the Tidewater Conference of Independent Schools as well as a member of the Virginia Independent Schools Athletic Association (VISAA). Catholic High School is a college preparatory school where students are asked to push themselves every day with a rigorous academic program. At the same time, athletics are very important to the students at CHS. Over 85% of the student body participates on at least one of various sports teams.

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In 2013, the football team won its first state championship, defeating Potomac School (McLean, Virginia) 50-44 in the Virginia Independent Schools title game to cap off an undefeated season. However, the tenure of football coach Carl Turner ended after the season; the school released a statement saying that Turner had resigned for personal reasons, but Turner then said that he had been fired because he had "run the score up on opposing teams" after being told not to do so. [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Catholic High School History of Bishop Sullivan CHS in Hampton Roads". www.chsvb.org. Retrieved June 27, 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Search for Private Schools – School Detail for Bishop Sullivan Catholic High School". National Center for Education Statistics . Retrieved June 27, 2019.
  3. ↑ SACS-CASI. "SACS-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement" . Retrieved 2009-06-23.
  4. ↑ "Bishop Barry C. Knestout Announces Policy Change Affecting the Naming of Diocesan Buildings and Institutions Within the Catholic Diocese of Richmond". Catholic Diocese of Richmond (Press release). June 27, 2019. Retrieved June 27, 2019– via richmonddiocese.org.
  5. ↑ "Catholic High School School Name Change". www.chsvb.org. Catholic High School. June 27, 2019. Retrieved June 28, 2019.
  6. ↑ "Spiritual Life". Archived from the original on 2012-05-20.
  7. ↑ Rubama, Larry (January 8, 2014). "Bishop Sullivan football coach goes from 12-0 to out of a job". The Virginian-Pilot . Retrieved June 28, 2019.
  8. ↑ "Cecil Gray Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com . Retrieved June 27, 2019.
  9. ↑ "Ronnie Valentine Stats". Basketball-Reference.com . Retrieved June 28, 2019.
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