Paraclete High School

Private Roman Catholic school in California

Athleticsvarsity 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, eSports, tennis, swimmingAthletics conferenceCIF Southern Section
Gold Coast LeagueNicknameSpiritsAccreditationWestern Association of Schools and Colleges,^[1] Western Catholic Educational AssociationPublication"PHSpirit"NewspaperClete NewsDean of BoysArthur LopezDean of GirlsAnnette OlagueAthletic DirectorsRick McGuire, Rick BruceActivities DirectorRick HernandezWebsitehttp://www.paracletehs.org

Paraclete High School is a private Roman Catholic college preparatory high school in Lancaster, California, United States, 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.^[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]
Noah Gray-Cabey, actor, pianist

References

^ WASC-ACS. "WASC-Accrediting Commission for Schools". Archived from the original on 2009-08-14. Retrieved 2009-06-05.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o 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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