Lafayette Central Catholic Jr/Sr High School is a Roman Catholic secondary school serving grades 7–12 in Lafayette, Indiana, United States.

History Central Catholic was founded in 1956.

In 1959, Senator John F. Kennedy brought his presidential campaign to Central Catholic. He spoke before thousands at a fund-raising dinner in McHale Gymnasium.

In 1990, citing a lack of support, money, and enrollment, CC threatened to close its doors. Former bishop, William Higi, announced in the spring of 1990 that CC's doors would close at the end of the school year. The announcement resulted in a strong showing of support from the principal at that time, Dave Worland, which eventually led to the reversal of the decision to close the school's doors.

Demographics The demographic breakdown of the 440 students enrolled for the 2017–18 school year was:

American Indian/Alaska Native – 0% Asian – 0.7% Black – 2.0% Hispanic – 6.4% White – 90.9% Native Hawaiian/Pacific islander – 0% Two or more races – 0%

Athletics Central Catholic is currently a member of the Hoosier Athletic Conference. The following sports are offered at CC:

Baseball (boys) State champion – 2003–04, 2006–07, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13 Basketball (boys & girls) Boys state champion – 1997–98, 1999–00, 2002–03 Girls state champion – 2005–06, 2014–15, 2015–16 Bowling (co-ed) Cross country (co-ed) Football (boys) State champion – 1976–77, 1999–00, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2015–16, 2019–20 Golf (boys & girls) Gymnastics (girls) Soccer (boys & girls) Girls state champion – 2020–21 Softball (girls) Swimming & diving (boys & girls) Tennis (boys & girls) Track & field (co-ed) Volleyball (girls) State champion – 2010–11, 2017–18, 2021–22 Wrestling (boys)

Notable alumni

Tessie Agana, Filipina former child actress Christopher Cassidy, former NASA astronaut and United States Navy SEAL Karsyn Cherry, professional soccer player in the NWSL Ben Hatke, cartoonist and illustrator Coy Cronk, NFL player for the Jacksonville Jaguars

See also List of high schools in Indiana

References

External links

Lafayette Catholic School System Diocese of Lafayette-in-Indiana