Bishop Verot High School is a private

Private school

Private schools, also known as independent schools or nonstate schools, are not administered by local, state or national governments; thus, they retain the right to select their students and are funded in whole or in part by charging their students' tuition, rather than relying on mandatory...

, Roman Catholic high school

High school

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 in Fort Myers, Florida

Fort Myers, Florida

Fort Myers is the county seat and commercial center of Lee County, Florida, United States. Its population was 62,298 in the 2010 census, a 29.23 percent increase over the 2000 figure....

. It is located in the Diocese of Venice, Florida

Roman Catholic Diocese of Venice in Florida

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Venice in Florida is a Roman Catholic diocese in Florida. It was founded on June 16, 1984. The Diocese of Venice includes the counties of Charlotte, Collier, DeSoto, Glades, Hardee, Hendry, Highlands, Lee, Manatee, and Sarasota....

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History

Bishop Verot Catholic High School was established in 1962 as Fort Myers Central Catholic High School. The school was renamed Bishop Verot when they moved to their newly constructed location in 1964. The school is named after Bishop Augustin Verot

Augustin Verot

Bishop Augustin Verot was the third Bishop of Diocese of Savannah, and the first Bishop of the Diocese of St. Augustine....

, the first Bishop of Florida. The current principal is John A. Cavell, Jr.

Athletics

The school's sports teams are nicknamed the "Vikings." The outdoor teams play on field turf installed in 2005. The indoor teams play in the John J. Nevins Gymnasium, which plays host to the City of Palms Classic

City of Palms Classic

The City of Palms Classic is an annual high school basketball tournament held in Fort Myers, Florida.The tournament began in 1973 as a high school boys' basketball tournament with a seven-team format...

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Bishop Verot has claimed five state championships in its 50 year history: 1984 (volleyball), 1994 (baseball), 2001 (boy's soccer), 2010 (boy's soccer), and most recently, 2011 (baseball).