History
Construction of Greensburg Central Catholic High School began in the summer of 1958, only seven years after the founding of the Diocese of Greensburg. The first class of freshmen entered in September 1959, including students from as far east as Ligonier and as far west as Trafford and Charleroi.
Bishop Hugh L. Lamb dedicated the building on November 29, 1959, before an audience of 2,000, which included Governor David L. Lawrence as the featured speaker. This large audience was somewhat surprising given the freezing and snowy weather on the dedication day. In fact, according to the Greensburg Tribune-Review :
- The former Pittsburgh mayor (Governor Lawrence) not only had to abandon his automobile on a steep grade near the school but was forced to give his address in near darkness and without the use of a public address system. The latter inconveniences occurred when an automobile went out of control, struck a utility pole ... and wrecked the power system.
At the time of Greensburg Central Catholic's founding, six Catholic religious institutes provided most of the faculty. The Sisters of St. Benedict were responsible for teaching languages; the Sisters of Charity, science and music; the Felician Sisters, mathematics; the Sisters of Mercy, English; the Sisters of St. Joseph, social studies; and the Vincentian Sisters of Charity, business. Lay teachers handled physical education.
In 1962, Bishop William G. Connare proposed building a faculty house for all six religious groups, featuring a wing for each community with a common chapel (the Chapel of the Immaculate Heart of Mary), dining room, and community room. The first Mass was offered in this chapel on August 31, 1963.
The Sisters of Charity are the only remaining religious institute at Central.
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