Central Catholic High School Foundation Documents
The Mission Statement
Central Catholic High School, a college preparatory, Catholic school for boys, is guided by the educational principles of St. John Baptist de La Salle. The school strives to provide a challenging, relevant, and diverse program of studies and extracurricular activities in an environment that fosters a life of faith and learning and develops leaders rooted in the Gospel values of integrity, respect, service, justice, and peace.
Our Shared Beliefs
The Central Catholic High School community affirms that the primary purposes of a Lasallian, Catholic education are the training of the intellect and the formation of the student’s life of faith, within a school community based solidly upon Christian principles and a tradition of excellence.
In doing so, we strive to provide each student with realistic challenges according to his potential for intellectual, creative, and spiritual growth. During these formative years we will strive to stimulate his mind, guide his critical thinking, promote his competent self-expression, and develop his faith. We will help the student to make choices likely to provide personal fulfillment beyond high school.
A Central Catholic education provides our students with a Gospel-based understanding of our society’s strengths and values as well as its conflicts and failings. We will foster a sense of community that demonstrates respect for each person as a unique individual. We will provide our graduates with the skills necessary to live responsibly within the Church and society, now and in the future.
The Faculty Creed
We believe that God, the source of all life and grace, has given some people the gift to teach, and by using our gift on behalf of young people, the Kingdom of God is being built up.
We believe that young people have a God-given right to know the truth and to develop themselves fully as graced human beings. Our direction and guidance are critical factors in our students’ self-realization of their gifts, talents, and potentials.
We believe, as educators in the Lasallian tradition, that we are “ambassadors of Christ” sent to the young people confided to our care. Thus, we undertake to do our best for them, inspired by the spirits of faith and zeal, to create a vibrant and challenging learning community here at Central Catholic.
We believe that it is our duty to accompany young people on their journey of faith. Our companionship with them calls each of us to deepen our own faith and to be fervent in prayer. We, too, must foster in ourselves and in them a commitment to justice and peace.
We believe that our work is a trust, shared with our students, their parents, their pastors, and leaders, to create a lively environment of educational excellence, a healthy respect for our unique traditions, a commitment to personal honesty and integrity, and a responsible and encouraging sense of discipline as hallmarks in the formation of good Christian citizens and gentlemen.
The Student Creed
Discover Myself
I am called to provide the perseverance, fitness and self-discipline necessary to discover my abilities, gifts and talents. I will take advantage of the services and activities that Central Catholic provides to help me achieve success.
Share and Respect Ideas
I am called to share my ideas with my classmates, teachers, and other members of the Central Catholic community. I am called to respect the ideas and suggestions from others.
Pursue Education
With the help of parents, teachers and other mentors, I am called to take responsibility for directing my personal learning, striving to achieve my full potential and academic excellence. If I fall short of my goals, I will use that experience as a means of growth. I am called always to be completely honest in my academic work.
Develop Pride in Myself and My School
I am called to be trustworthy, honest, reliable, concerned, caring, and respectful. I will strive to demonstrate pride in Central Catholic’s tradition, always acting in accordance with the policies of the School.
Respect Others
I am called to learn more about my own history and culture and those of my classmates. I am called to respect all people as individuals and as God’s sons and daughters. I am called to be a role model for other students and to assist younger students in their development and education. I will always practice courteous, respectful behavior towards others.
Value the Natural World
I am called to respect the natural world and to accept the responsibility of caring for God’s universe. I am called to value the gift of life and to avoid substances, behaviors, and situations that could adversely affect my life.
Develop My Spiritual Life
I am called to recognize that I am a unique creation of God, with a soul to be cherished and nurtured. I will build upon the values I have received through my family, the Church, Central Catholic and other positive influences in my life.
Offer Compassionate Service
Having been blessed by God with many gifts, I am called to be a person of compassion, offering service to others in my school and the wider community.
The Graduate Profile
After four years at Central Catholic High School, a graduate should be a young man who is:
Dedicated to his faith, promoting peace, charity, justice, and good works on behalf of the poor
Committed to moral behavior and respectful of all people and God’s creations
Able to read, write, listen, and speak effectively, and to think critically and creatively
Able to apply multi-disciplinary tools, including new technologies, to problem solving
Confident and prepared for success at the next academic level and in the workplace
Prepared to apply his values and abilities in leadership roles within his future careers and communities
Intellectually curious, aesthetically sensitive, physically fit, and spiritually and emotionally mature
Able to recognize and understand his responsibilities as part of a global community