Carondelet High School

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name= Carondelet High School


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motto=Saint Joseph, pray for us..."God is my light"
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streetaddress= 1133 Winton Drive
city= Concord
state= California
zipcode= 94518-3598
areacode= 925
phone= 686-5353
fax= 67-1-9429
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url= http://www.carondelet.pvt.k12.ca.us/
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affiliation= Roman Catholic
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principal= Dr. Teresa Hurlbut
viceprincipal= Nancy Libby
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schooltype= Private school
grades= 9-12
language= English
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mascot= Cougars
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colors= red, gold, white
founded= 1965
enrollment= 820
enrollment_as_of= 2007

Carondelet High School is an all-girls private Catholic high school in Concord, California. The school of about 800 students was founded in 1965. It shares some resources with its brother high school, De La Salle High School, which is across a side-street that separates them. Students in their junior and senior years are able to take classes at the other school for four of the school's six class periods, and also as lowerclassmen for language and art. The school is located within the Diocese of Oakland.

Athletics

Carondelet Athletics include soccer, basketball, cross country running (which won the 2006 state championship), volleyball, golf, water polo, tennis, lacrosse, track and field, swimming, softball, diving, as well as a cheer team and dance team.

Academics

There are six main class periods, plus an optional "zero" (In the morning) and 7th period at the end of the day. All classes are held Monday, Tuesday, and Friday, and last roughly 45 minutes. "Block days" are most Wednesdays and Thursdays. On Wednesdays, periods 1, 3, and 5 meet for about 80 minutes, and on Thursdays periods 2, 4, and 6 meet for about 80 minutes. Students take most of their classes at Carondelet, but classes can be taken at De La Salle.

Clubs and Councils

ASB Council; Freshmen, Sophomore, Junior, and Senior Councils; Spiritual Life Council; A-Team; E-Team; Speech and Debate Team; Activity Representatives; Amnesty International; Spanish Honor Society; Spanish Literature Club; French Club; Latin Club; Car Club; Yearbook; Japanese Animation Guild; Science Club; Model UN Club; Cougar Tales; Academic Club; Knitting Bandits; Cooking Club; and many others.

History

Carondelet was founded in 1965, by the Sisters of Saint Joseph as suggested by Bishop Floyd Begin of Oakland. At that time, Carondelet was the only Catholic high school for girls in Contra Costa County.It opened in September 1965 consisting of only six classrooms and nine teachers. The freshman class was of only 115 young women. The school was completed on October 22, 1966, being dedicated to Bishop Floyd Begin.

From their web site: " Carondelet High School, founded and sponsored by the Sisters of Saint Joseph of Carondelet, provides quality Catholic education in a caring environment. Carondelet educates, challenges, and enables young women to integrate gospel values, to intelligently apply these values to their lives, and to reflect these values through leadership and service to the greater community."

Notable Alumnae

*Jayne Appel, Class of 2006, Stanford Basketball Team
*Sara Dukes, Class of 2000, Stanford Volleyball Team, AVP Professional Beach Volleyball Player
*Natalie Coughlin, Class of 2000, Olympic swimming gold medalist.
*Tiffany Roberts, Class of 1995, U.S. Women's Soccer Team
*Tiffany Million, professional wrestler, actress