Peninsula Catholic High School
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Peninsula Catholic High School is a regional school of the Diocese of Richmond located in Newport News, Virginia
, which offers grades 8 through 12.
It is a member of the National Catholic Educational Association
(NCEA) and is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
(SACS) and the Virginia Catholic Education Association (VCEA).
closed their school for boys. It was renamed Peninsula Catholic High school in 1968 by Bishop Russell. The school opened a new facility in the fall of 1995. Since the 1984-85 school year, Peninsula Catholic has been under lay administration. The school opened the auxiliary gym for the 2007-2008 school year.
Newport News, Virginia
Newport News is an independent city located in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area of Virginia. It is at the southeastern end of the Virginia Peninsula, on the north shore of the James River extending southeast from Skiffe's Creek along many miles of waterfront to the river's mouth at Newport News...
, which offers grades 8 through 12.
It is a member of the National Catholic Educational Association
National Catholic Educational Association
The National Catholic Educational Association is a private professional educational association of over 200,000 educators in Catholic schools, universities, and religious education programs...
(NCEA) and is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools is one of the six regional accreditation organizations recognized by the United States Department of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation...
(SACS) and the Virginia Catholic Education Association (VCEA).
History
Peninsula Catholic High School was founded in 1903 as St. Vincent de Paul School for girls, it became co-educational in 1929 when the Xaverian BrothersXaverian Brothers
The Xaverian Brothers or Congregation of St. Francis Xavier are a religious order founded by Theodore James Ryken in Bruges, Belgium in 1839 and named after Saint Francis Xavier...
closed their school for boys. It was renamed Peninsula Catholic High school in 1968 by Bishop Russell. The school opened a new facility in the fall of 1995. Since the 1984-85 school year, Peninsula Catholic has been under lay administration. The school opened the auxiliary gym for the 2007-2008 school year.