Paraclete High School

Paraclete High School
Address
42145 30th Street West Lancaster, California, Los Angeles County 93536 United States
Coordinates	34°38′53″N 118°11′2″W / 34.64806°N 118.18389°W / 34.64806; -118.18389Coordinates: 34°38′53″N 118°11′2″W / 34.64806°N 118.18389°W / 34.64806; -118.18389
Information
Type	Private, Coeducational, College Prep
Motto	"Veni, Lumen Cordium" ("Come, Light of the Heart.")
Religious affiliation(s)	Roman Catholic
Established	1963
Principal	John Anson
Chaplain	Father G. Gasparin CSJ
Faculty	68
Teaching staff	42
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	876 (2008)
Average class size	30 or less
Color(s)	Red and Gold
Athletics conference	CIF Southern Section Gold Coast League
Sports	varsity football, JV football, varsity girls volleyball, girls JV volleyball, boys cross country, girls cross country, varsity boys soccer, JV boys soccer, varsity girls soccer, JV girls soccer, varsity boys basketball, JV boys basketball, varsity girls basketball, JV girls basketball, track, varsity baseball, JV baseball, varsity softball, JV softball, boys varsity volleyball, JV boys volleyball, golf, varsity cheer, JV cheer
Team name	Spirits
Accreditation	Western Association of Schools and Colleges,^[1] Western Catholic Educational Association
Newspaper	Clete News
Dean of Boys	Lee Laferriere
Dean of Girls	Nadine Nichter
Athletic Director	Margaret Neill
Activities Director	Rick Hernandez
Website	http://www.paracletehs.org

Paraclete High School is a private Roman Catholic college preparatory high school in Lancaster, California, affiliated with the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles. It was established in 1963. On May 24, 2011, Paraclete graduated its largest class yet with the Class of 2011, reaching 203 students. During the 2013–14 school year, every student and teacher will be receiving the newest Apple iPad, making the school the first school in the Antelope Valley to offer school-wide mobile technology.^[2]

Background

Paraclete was established in 1963 on the old Antelope Valley Fairgrounds on Avenue I.^[2] Paraclete held its first classes in September 1963, with 41 students and 3 faculty members.^[2] A year later freshmen and sophomores were welcomed to new classrooms on its current property.^[2] The school was officially dedicated on November 6, 1965, by Cardinal McIntyre.^[2] Paraclete held its first graduation in June 1967.^[2]

Alma mater

Paraclete, our Paraclete, Guardian of the Desert's door;
Leading us with rays of truth, toward a faith more sure.
Give us strength and vision pure that we may trod the pathway home.
Paraclete, Paraclete, our Paraclete.

Academics

The curriculum at Paraclete is college preparatory, giving special attention to meeting the UC admissions requirements.^[2] Each student is required to attend at least 6 classes a day, but students who wish can take an extra zero period class before school starts or after school.^[2] Paraclete offers 13 AP classes and many Pre AP and honors courses.^[2] Being a Catholic high school, Paraclete also requires 4 years of religion classes.^[2] Any student that maintains a 4.0 or higher GPA is eligible to be valedictorian during their senior graduation.^[2]

Community Service

Because Paraclete is a Catholic high school, every student and their parents are required to do community service.^[2] Freshmen and sophomores are required to do ten hours of community service or 2 service projects every semester; while juniors and seniors are required to do 15 hours of community service or 3 service projects every semester.^[2] Paraclete also has many clubs that are community-service–oriented, examples are Z Club and Key Club.^[2] The school holds two blood drives every year; many students and faculty donate blood.^[2]

Notable alumni

Todd Davis, NFL player^[3]
Darian Thompson, NFL player^[4]

References

↑ WASC-ACS. "WASC-Accrediting Commission for Schools". Retrieved 2009-06-05.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Paraclete High School. "Paraclete High School". paracletehs.org. Retrieved 2013-07-14.
↑ "Todd Davis". nfl.com. Retrieved November 24, 2014.
↑ "Darian Thompson". nfl.com. Retrieved April 29, 2016.

External links

Paraclete High School's official website
2007 Paraclete High School Educator of Distinction by the National Society of High School Scholars

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