Oakland Catholic High School
Formerly the OC Record
$18,000 International Student
+ $450 activity/technology fees (2021-22)
Oakland Catholic High School is a private, Roman Catholic college preparatory school for girls, located in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, within the Diocese of Pittsburgh. It was established by Bishop Donald Wuerl in 1989 as the merger of former all-girl parish high schools of Sacred Heart and St. Paul Cathedral to serve as a sister school for Central Catholic. Approximately 600 students matriculate at Oakland Catholic and the school draws female students from all over Pittsburgh and its suburbs. Upon graduation, 100% of its students continue to a four-year university.[citation needed]
Oakland Catholic High School completed construction and renovations for the 2008-2009 school year.
Athletics
Oakland Catholic offers 18 different sports stretching over three seasons (fall, winter and spring.)
Fall sports
- Cross country
- Field hockey
- Golf
- Soccer
- Tennis
- Volleyball
Winter sports
- Basketball
- Sideline Cheer (for basketball)
- Fencing
- Indoor track
- Swimming and diving
Spring sports
- Lacrosse
- Softball
- Track and field
- Ultimate
Highlights
- Basketball - Oakland Catholic is known for its girls basketball team. From 1998–2008 they were involved in every district championship (W.P.I.A.L.) game. They also won several Pennsylvania State Championship titles. The current[as of?] women's head basketball coach is OC alumna, Brianne O'Rourke, OCHS'05 and former director of the woman's basketball operations at the University of Pittsburgh.
- Swimming - Oakland Catholic swimming also has a number of state championships.[2][3] Oakland Catholic Swimming is widely known throughout the region for its multiple W.P.I.A.L. and state (P.I.A.A.) titles.
- Soccer - Oakland Catholic girls soccer won the WPIAL Class 3A Championship in 2018. The Eagles also advanced to the PIAA State semi-finals finishing with an overall record of 20-2, which is the best soccer season in OCHS history to date.[as of?]
Academic departments
- English
- Fine arts
- Foreign languages
- Health and physical education
- Math
- Religion
- Science
- Social studies
Notable alumni
- Leah Smith
- Amanda Polk
- Gianna Martello, choreographer for the Abby Lee Dance Company from Dance Moms
Notes and references
- ^ MSA-CSS. "MSA-Commission on Secondary Schools". Archived from the original on September 17, 2009. Retrieved 2009-05-26.
- ^ Keith Barnes, TRIBUNE-REVIEW. "Oakland Catholic wins PIAA Class AA team swimming title". Retrieved 2010-12-06.
- ^ Todd Hummel. "High School Swimming: Oakland Catholic girls win state title". Retrieved 2010-12-06.
External links
- Official website
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- Michael O'Connor
- Michael Domenec
- John Tuigg
- Richard Phelan
- Regis Canevin
- Hugh Boyle
- John Dearden
- John Joseph Wright
- Vincent Leonard
- Anthony Bevilacqua
- Donald Wuerl
- David A. Zubik
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- Holy Family
- St. Agnes
- St. Ann
- St. George
- St. John the Baptist
- St. Mary
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- St. Anthony's Chapel
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