Oakland Catholic High School

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
Address
144 North Craig Street Pittsburgh , (Allegheny County) , Pennsylvania 15213 United States
Coordinates	40°26′56″N 79°56′59″W / 40.44889°N 79.94972°W / 40.44889; -79.94972
Information
Type	Private, all female
Religious affiliation(s)	Roman Catholic
Patron saint(s)	St. Joan of Arc
Established	1989
President	Kelly Lazzara
Principal	Nicole Powell
Chaplain	Fr. Matt Hawkins
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	481 (2021)
Color(s)	Maroon and silver
Athletics	17 teams
Mascot	Eagle
Team name	Eagles
Accreditation	Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools^[1]
Publication	Forte (literary/art magazine)
Newspaper	The Eagle Eye Formerly the OC Record
Tuition	$15,800 Domestic Student $18,000 International Student + $450 activity/technology fees (2021-22)
Admissions Director	Theresa Hill
Athletic Director	Dr. Karen Hall
Vice President of Advancement	Karen Marner
Alumni Director	Diane Totten
Director of Information Technology	Vernon Young
Website	http://www.oaklandcatholic.org

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

1. MSA-CSS. . Archived from the original on September 17, 2009. Retrieved 2009-05-26.
2. Keith Barnes, TRIBUNE-REVIEW. "Oakland Catholic wins PIAA Class AA team swimming title". Retrieved 2010-12-06.
3. Todd Hummel. "High School Swimming: Oakland Catholic girls win state title". Retrieved 2010-12-06.

External links

• Official website