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At Catholic Central High School
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We educate our students in spirit, mind and body
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We are a Catholic, college-preparatory secondary school system
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Catholic Central was founded in 1906 and is the oldest Catholic diocesan co-educational high school in the country
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Named one of the top 50 Catholic high schools in the nation for four consecutive years by the Acton Institute
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98% of students enroll in colleges and universities after graduation and receive millions of dollars in scholarship offers each year
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Catholic Central High School offers Advanced Placement and Honors Courses as well as Dual Enrollment options
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Catholic Central students are held to a high expectation with the 7-point grading scale (93-100%=A)
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Students consistently score well above both state and national average on the SAT and ACT
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Total student enrollment at Catholic Central is 676
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1 out of 4 students receives financial assistance
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More than 80% of students participate in extracurricular activities
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Catholic Central High School has a partnership with the Aquinas
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Performing Arts Center where our theatre students perform plays and musicals
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Students log over 20,000 hours of community service annually
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We offer courses in Chinese, Pre-Engineering with CAD, Broadcast Journalism Science Research Seminar
See also: The Value of a Catholic Central Education |