St. Patrick Catholic High School (Biloxi, Mississippi)

St. Patrick Catholic High School
Address
18300 St. Patrick Road
Biloxi, Mississippi, (Harrison County) 39532
United States
Coordinates 30°33′10″N 89°1′19″W / 30.55278°N 89.02194°W / 30.55278; -89.02194Coordinates: 30°33′10″N 89°1′19″W / 30.55278°N 89.02194°W / 30.55278; -89.02194
Information
Type Private, Coeducational
Religious affiliation(s) Roman Catholic
Patron saint(s) St. Patrick
Established 2007
School district Diocese of Biloxi
Superintendent Dr. Michael Ladner
Principal Matt Buckley
Grades 7–12
Gender Coeducational
Color(s) Navy blueGreen and Gold             
Athletics conference MHSAA 3A
Team name Fighting Irish
Accreditation Southern Association of Colleges and Schools [1]
Affiliation National Catholic Educational Association[2]
Website http://www.stpatrickhighschool.net

St. Patrick Catholic High School is a private, Roman Catholic high school in Biloxi, Mississippi. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Biloxi.

Background

St. Patrick Catholic High School opened August 13, 2007. The first Catholic high school in Biloxi was Sacred Heart High School which opened in 1875 as a co-educational school. In 1942 it was decided to open a separate school for boys. This school was named Notre Dame High School. In 1980 it was decided to bring the students back together into one school. This school was named Mercy Cross after the Mercy nuns who opened Sacred Heart High School and the Holy Cross brothers who opened Notre Dame High School.

The first Catholic high school in Gulfport was St. Francis de Sales High School which opened in 1901 and was later renamed St. John High School.

In 2007 the schools in Biloxi and Gulfport came together when Mercy Cross High School in Biloxi and St. John High School in Gulfport combined into St. Patrick Catholic High School.[3]

Notes and references

  1. ↑ AdvancED. "AdvancED-Find Accredited Institutions". Retrieved 2015-09-24.
  2. ↑ NCEA. "NCEA School Locator". Retrieved 2015-09-24.
  3. ↑ Biloxi Diocese. "Catholic Schools of Biloxi". Retrieved 2006-12-31.
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