Lansdale Catholic High School

Infobox Secondary school
name = Lansdale Catholic High School
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motto = Fides Scientia " Faith, Knowledge "
established = 1949
city = Lansdale
state = Pennsylvania
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country = USA
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type = Parochial
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president = Mr. James W. Casey
principal = Mr. Timothy P. Quinn
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enrollment = 850 Fact|date=February 2007
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grades = 9-12
address = [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=700+Lansdale+Avenue,+Lansdale,+Pa&ie=UTF8&z=15&om=1 700 Lansdale Ave.]
district = Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia
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accreditation = [http://www.css-msa.org Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools]
mascot = The Crusader
colors = Green and Gold
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newspaper = The Crusader
yearbook = Trail
free_label_1 = Superintendent
free_1 = Richard V. McCarron, Jr
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website = http://www.lansdalecatholic.com/
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Lansdale Catholic High School is a secondary school that is part of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia. It is located in Lansdale, Pennsylvania, in the United States.

History

The school opened in a very small building on the grounds of St. Stanislaus Church in Lansdale in September 1949 with only a freshman class. It was named Little Flower Catholic High School, after its patron Saint, Therese of Lisieux. Each succeeding year, another class/year was added and in 1953, commencement exercises were held for the first graduating class of 33 students. That building is still functioning on the property of St. Stanislaus and today is called Little Flower Hall.

Probably the main, if not the only, driving force to bring about the establishment of the school was Monsignor Joseph Schade, who was the Pastor of St. Stanislaus at that time. He was aided in his efforts by the willingness of the Sisters of St. Francis of Assisi of Philadelphia who initially staffed the school, with Sister Theresa Clare being the first principal (and one of the teachers).

In September 1960, the present facility opened at 7th Street and Lansdale Avenue on a property that consisted of approximately 79 acres of land, and the first class graduated from there in 1961. Although the sports teams had long been referred to as Lansdale Catholic, it was with the opening of the new facility that the name of the school was "officially" changed to Lansdale Catholic High School.

The school continued as a "parish" high school until the mid-80's when control of the school was taken over by the Archdiocese.

In 1988, there was the dedication of a major addition to the school. It was made possible primarily through the support of the [http://www.blocs.org/ Business Leaders Organized for Catholic Schools] .

In more recent years, other improvements were added including another on-site parking facility, baseball field, window replacements, air-conditioning in the gymnasium, and reconditioning of the football field.

In the late 90's, the Archdiocese sold off approximately 44 acres of the land to [http://www.westrumhomes.com/ Westrum Developers] . The President of the school at the time converted 2 entire class rooms into his office. Fact|date=February 2007

On January 28, 2008, the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia announced the school will close following the 2012 graduation. A new school in Hilltown will be built to replace the school in Lansdale. Lansdale Catholic was one of three schools to be closed, the other two being Kennedy-Kenrick in Norristown and St. Pius X. [cite web
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Honors

2008 Girls Ice Hockey Champions
2007 PIAA District 1 Class AA Football Champions
2007 Pioneer Athletic Conference Football Champions

In the media

*Jim Lynam started his coaching career coaching the boys basketball team for the 1964 season. [cite web
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* In 1998, the Lansdale Catholic Football Team won an ESPN ESPY Awards for "Outrageous Play of the Year". They won with a "Cal-Stanford" play in a game against Upper Perkiomen. [cite web
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*Steve Probert, Lansdale Catholic Cross Country Coach and English teacher, is the winningest coach in the Pioneer Athletic Conference (PAC 10). He has led his team to one state championship and multiple PAC 10 championships, most recently in 2002Fact|date=May 2007.
*In 2004 the Landale Catholic football team won the PIAA class AA state football championship. [cite web
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* In 2005 and 2006 the Lansdale Catholic Girl's Ice Hockey Team won the championship title. They won second place in 2003, 2004, and 2007. They have made it to the championship round since they were deemed a teamFact|date=April 2007.

*In 2008, Lansdale Catholic will leave the Pioneer Athletic Conference, and join the Philadelphia Catholic League.

Alma mater

::Lansdale Catholic High, ::We salute you::Our hearts loyal to your Green and Gold!::We will go on spreading your light::For the world to see::Your sons and daughters true and bold!

::Our heritage is God and Man,::Respect and love the best we can,::To give and not to count the cost::Our service to all our fellow men.

::The spirit we have learned to share::Has taught the Christian heart to care.::We'll tread the fields, the hills and plains,::Our message of peace, this we will bear.

::*Written by Msgr. Timothy Senior, Class of 1977

Mission statement

"A Learning Community Teaching Values For Life Through A Formative Catholic Education"

Notable alumni

*Tom Fazio, Class of 1962 [cite web
url = http://golfarchitects.lib.msu.edu/faziot/faziotbio.htm
title = Tom Fazio Biography
accessdate = 2007-05-15
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*Peggy March, Class of 1966 [cite web
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title = Peggy March (Official Website)
accessdate = 2006-11-17
last =
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year =] - Youngest female artist to have a number one single in the United States. She released "I Will Follow Him" in 1963, at the age of 15. (Born Margaret A. Battavio)

*Maureen Victoria Wimmer, Class of 1969, Miss Pennsylvania 1971, [cite web
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title = Miss Pennsylvania in Review
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*Frank Carney, Class of 1979, Film Producer (A Halfway House Christmas)
*Al Tielemans, Class of 1981 [cite web
url = http://matrix.scranton.edu/athletics/wall/tielemans.html
title = Sports Illustrated Photographer
accessdate = 2006-11-08
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*Diane-Marie Fabiano, Class of 1987 [cite web
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title = Miss Pennsylvania past winners
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*Noell Maerz, Class of 1990 [cite web
url = http://www.noellmaerz.com/Page110.aspx
title = Noell Maerz 911 Memorial
accessdate = 2007-05-15
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*Michael Gozzard, Class of 1991, Screenwriter for movie Pride (2007 film) [cite web
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*Mike Tecce, Class of 2001 [cite web
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title = St. Joseph's University mascot "The Hawk"
accessdate = 2006-10-08
last =
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*Andrew Moral, Class of 2002 [cite web
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title = St. Joseph's University mascot "The Hawk"
accessdate = 2006-10-08
last =
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Current administration

Mr. James W. Casey, President
Mr. Timothy P. Quinn, Principal

ee also

*Philadelphia Catholic League

ources and references

External links

* [http://www.lansdalecatholic.com/ Lansdale Catholic High School Home Page]
* [http://www.lcalumni.com/ Lansdale Catholic Alumni Page]
* [http://www.lcfootball.com/ Lansdale Catholic Football]
* [http://www.lansdale.org/vertical/Sites/%7B862B0D24-07B5-47AF-8DA9-6A7934A26ACB%7D/uploads/%7B8FDD5259-0EDF-4862-AE08-D7106D7DBE34%7D.jpgPicture of School]
* [http://www.lcrobots.com/ Lansdale Catholic Robotics]
* [http://www.missarmstrongcounty.org/images/Titleholders/Fabiano.jpgPicture of Miss Pennsylvania Diane-Marie Fabiano]
* [http://wtc.technologyshoppe.com/profile.asp?Profile=26 Noell Maerz Tribute]