45 Years Ago Today
45 years ago, on March 1, 1966, the Most Reverend Hugh Donohoe, Bishop of Stockton, broke ground on the first Catholic high school in the Modesto area. Named Central Catholic in recognition of the school’s appeal to surrounding areas, the new school had broad support in the community, including from Fred C. Beyer, the county superintendent of public schools who watches the Bishop shovel the first spade of dirt in this...
Ethics Day
CCHS seniors spent a day at Del Rio County Club, meeting with community leaders and alumni to discuss ethical issues they might face in the workplace. Matt Henderson, vice president of trade development with The Wine Group, was the morning’s key note speaker. Students ended the day with a formal luncheon and tips on business etiquette from Mrs. Sue Fenton, former CCHS teacher and parent.
Basketball Homecoming 2011
Our CCHS Basketball homecoming was a great success! We had several alumni attend the game. Alumni pins were given to the CCHS alumni for free admission to the game. Nicole Green and Dusty Killian represented homecoming royalty from 2010. Alumni Queen, Nicole Green, ’10, returned to crown Charlie Champion as the 2011 Homecoming Queen and Alumni King Dustin (Dusty) Killian crowned Teddy Pedrozo as the 2011 Homecoming...
8th Annual Blood Drive
Central Cares - and showed it with our 8th annual blood drive. ASB students ran the event (with the help of Blood Source and their very competent nurses) and 130 pints of blood were collected from 157 volunteers. Each pint helps to save the lives of 3 people - so our students will have a huge impact! In the picture - ASB president Josh Lagan does his part.
Congratulations Acadeca!
CCHS Takes the Small Schools Trophy! The Central Catholic High School Academic Decathlon Team came in third place overall and first place in small schools at the Stanislaus County Academic Decathlon. Competing with 13 other schools in the county the Raiders excelled in the speech and interview sections. Senior Kasey Carrothers received special recognition for totaling the most points on the team. Months of hard work...
Catholic Schools Week 2011
Activities during Catholic Schools Week included a Mass at the Cathedral in Stockton with student representatives from all our Diocesan schools. In the picture here, CCHS ASB officers pose with Father Brandon Ware, pastor of St. Ann's Church in Lodi and a Central Catholic graduate. Other events saw the first Jim Dignan/Sister Marian Clare symposium with Stephanie Gallo Tyler speaking to members of our...
2011 WE Awards
Catholic Schools Week got off to a great start on Monday morning with the naming of the 2011 WE Award winners at Mass at St. Stanislaus Church. Nine CHSS students, eight of them seniors, received this prestigious award from Father Michael and Principal Melissa Bengtson
Trip to Stanford
On a recent Saturday morning, the CCHS basketball team, accompanied by some younger siblings and their coaches, took a Storer bus to Stanford University for the game between Stanford and Washington State. They were also treated to lunch, Stanford t-shirts, a chalk-talk session with the Stanford coaches, and a picture op with the Orange Bowl Trophy. Stanford alum Jeff Bland (and father of Jake, CCHS ’13) arranged for...
Soles for Souls
CCHS senior Kyle Forrester was helping his mother clean out their garage one day when she commented on the number of shoes he no longer wore. Kyle did an internet search for a place to donate them and found Soles 4 Souls, a nonprofit agency that send shoes to needy children around the world
BASH - Casino Royale
BASH is just around the corner! Our gala auction and fashion production will be held at the Modesto Centre Plaza on Saturday, February 26th, beginning at 5 p.m. If you would like to be added to the invitation list, call Lidia at 524 6818, or email her.
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