Melbourne Central Catholic High School

Melbourne Central Catholic High School
Address
154 East Florida Avenue Melbourne , (Brevard County) , Florida 32901 United States
Coordinates	28°3′27″N80°37′11″W / 28.05750°N 80.61972°W / 28.05750; -80.61972
Information
Type	Private, coeducational
Motto	Academic Excellence. Spiritual Integrity
Religious affiliation(s)	Roman Catholic
Patron saint(s)	St. Francis of Assisi
Established	1961
Superintendent	Henry Fortier
President	Nicholas Regina
Dean	Jason Armstrong
Principal	Ed Henry
Chaplain	Fr. Vince Wirtner, C.PP.S
Staff	52
Teaching staff	30
Grades	9–12
Gender	Co-Educational
Enrollment	434 (2023)
•  Grade 9	113
•  Grade 10	107
•  Grade 11	118
•  Grade 12	96
Average class size	22
Student to teacher ratio	15:1
Education system	Diocese of Orlando
Classes offered	Honors, Advanced Placement
Campus size	44 Acres
Color(s)	Green & gold
Slogan	"Go Hustlers!"
Athletics	Baseball, basketball, bowling, cheerleading, cross country, football, golf, lacrosse, soccer, softball, stingers dance, swimming, tennis, track & field and volleyball (girls).
Mascot	Hustler (Bee)
Nickname	MCC
Team name	Hustlers
Accreditation	AdvanceED Accreditation Commission (Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Council on Accreditation of School Improvement)
Yearbook	Lucerna
Tuition	13,710
Affiliation	Diocese of Orlando
Website	melbournecc.org

Melbourne Central Catholic (MCC) is an American private, Roman Catholic, coed college-preparatory school high school located in Melbourne, in Brevard County, Florida. It was a Blue Ribbon School of Excellence in 1991. ^[1]

Campus

44 acre campus includes three classroom buildings, academic support center, guidance suite, campus ministry center, a gymnasium, a multi-purpose room, a media center, an administrative building, an athletic complex, and field house. The 3 main buildings on campus include the Aquinas Hall, Elizabeth Hall, and the Bishop Hurley Hall. Aquinas Hall is used for Math, Science, History, and Foreign Language classes, it is named for St. Thomas Aquinas. The Elizabeth Hall is used for Theology and English classes. The Bishop Hurley Hall is used for all [PE] classes, and has an extension room called the MPR, which stands for Multi Purpose Room, which is primarily used as a cafeteria.

Sports

23 varsity athletic programs. Athletes with distinguished accomplishments have their name recognized on a plaque in the MCC Athletic Walk of Fame

FHSAA State Championships

• Boys Baseball - 2013, 2019
• Boys Basketball - 1973
• Girls Basketball - 2002
• Boys Soccer - 1998, 2003
• Girls Soccer - 2003, 2004

Partner Middle Schools

The majority of students come from Ascension Catholic School, Holy Name of Jesus Catholic School, Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School, Our Saviour Catholic School, St.Joseph Catholic School, St. Mary Catholic School, and St. Teresa Catholic School

Notable alumni

• Thad Altman, Florida State Senator^{[ citation needed ]}
• Vinny Capra, MLB player for the Tornato Blue Jays ^[2]
• Kate Chastain, Private Jet & Yachting Chief Steward; Published Author; Below Deck Television Show Personality^{[ citation needed ]}
• RJ Scaringe, Founder and CEO of Rivian
• Rashawn Scott, former American football wide receiver for the Miami Dolphins
• Obi Toppin, NBA player for the New York Knicks.
• Melissa Witek, '99, Miss Florida USA 2005 and contestant on NBC's Treasure Hunters ^{[ citation needed ]}

Footnotes

1. Secondary School Blue Ribbon School Awardees - National Catholic Educational Association
2. "Melbourne Central Catholic hustles its way to state baseball final". May 21, 2013.

External links

• Official School website