St. Mary Central Catholic High School is a Catholic

Catholic

The word catholic comes from the Greek phrase , meaning "on the whole," "according to the whole" or "in general", and is a combination of the Greek words meaning "about" and meaning "whole"...

, private

Private school

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 high school

High school

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 in Sandusky, Ohio

Sandusky, Ohio

Sandusky is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Erie County. It is located in northern Ohio and is situated on the shores of Lake Erie, almost exactly half-way between Toledo to the west and Cleveland to the east....

. Founded in 1902, it is a part of Sandusky Central Catholic School, administered by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Toledo

Roman Catholic Diocese of Toledo

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Mission

A faith community committed to:

• Following Jesus
• Living the Gospel by
• Strengthening the body
• Challenging the mind
• Enriching the spirit
• Forming future leaders for the Church and community

School Traditions

Kiaros Retreat - Each year seniors attend an off-site 4 day retreat to become closer to God and to form a community amongst each other. This retreat is to learn more about one's self...as children of God.

School system combination

Three area Catholic schools combined in 2003: Holy Angels, Sts. Peter and Paul, and St. Mary. The school's Superintendent became Sr. Mary Jon Wagner. Originally the school's new name was to be Trinity Catholic School. Since then the entire school system has become Sandusky Central Catholic Schools, and the High School Campus has remained St. Mary Central Catholic. The current Superintendent is Dr. Jude Managhan.

Ohio High School Athletic Association state championships

Team championships

Boys Basketball

Basketball

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 – 1936, 1980

• Boys Wrestling
  Wrestling
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   – 1994, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
• Girls Cross Country
  Cross country running
  Cross country running is a sport in which people run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain. The course, typically long, may include surfaces of grass and earth, pass through woodlands and open country, and include hills, flat ground and sometimes gravel road...
  
   – 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990
• Boys Swimming
  Swimming (sport)
  Swimming is a sport governed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation .-History: Competitive swimming in Europe began around 1800 BCE, mostly in the form of the freestyle. In 1873 Steve Bowyer introduced the trudgen to Western swimming competitions, after copying the front crawl used by Native...
  
  - 2010
• Panther's wrestling tradition started back in 1976 when they had their first champion Joe Dye

External links

• School Website