Student and Parent Handbook

Central Catholic High School’s 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 classmates, teachers, and other members of the Central Catholic community. I am called to respect the ideas and suggestions of 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 traditions, 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.