Cardinal Dougherty High School
Cardinal Dougherty High School (CDHS) was a private, Roman Catholic high school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia and established in the Olney section of Philadelphia at 6301 North Second Street. Although Cardinal Dougherty was founded as a co-institutional school, it became co-educational in 1983, with boys and girls being educated together in the same classrooms.
| Cardinal Dougherty High School | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
6301 North 2nd Street , 19120 | |
| Coordinates | 40°2′49″N 75°7′19″W |
| Information | |
| Type | Private, Co-Educational |
| Motto | Crucis In Signo Vinces (Conquer in the Sign of the Cross) |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic |
| Established | 1956 |
| Status | Closed |
| Closed | 2010 |
| President | Carl F. Janicki (Closing president) |
| Principal | Thomas F. Rooney, Jr. (Closing principal) |
| Faculty | 41 |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 784 [1] (2008) |
| • Grade 9 | 177 |
| • Grade 10 | 206 |
| • Grade 11 | 196 |
| • Grade 12 | 205 |
| Color(s) | Garnet and Gold |
| Mascot | Cardinals |
| Accreditation | Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools[2] |
| Newspaper | Prelate |
| Yearbook | Eminence |
CDHS marching band at the World Music Championship 1966
Marching band
The CDHS marching band performed for Pope Paul VI at the Vatican, the 1962 NFL Championship Game, Lyndon B. Johnson's Presidential inauguration in 1965, and won the World Music Championship in the Netherlands in 1966.[3]
Notable people
Alumni
- Brendan Boyle, Pennsylvania House of Representatives member
- Jim Callahan, NFL wide receiver[4]
- Harry Swayne, NFL offensive tackle
- Jim Cooper, NFL offensive tackle
- Corporal Michael Crescenz, US Army Medal of Honor awardee
- Kyle Lowry, NBA point guard
- Cuttino Mobley, NBA shooting guard
- Jim Foster, women's basketball head coach
- Tom Gannon, Pennsylvania House of Representatives
- Florian Kempf. NFL placekicker
- Seamus McCaffery, Pennsylvania Supreme Court
- Christopher Wogan, Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Staff
- Alex Ely, soccer midfielder, CDHS teacher and soccer coach[5]
Notes and references
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-03-27. Retrieved 2009-05-21.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- MSA-CSS. "MSA-Commission on Secondary Schools". Archived from the original on 2011-06-10. Retrieved 2009-05-23.
- One-time flagship Philly Catholic school closing Page 1 of 2 | UTSanDiego.com
- "Temple University Athletics". owlsports.com. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-04-05. Retrieved 2009-02-02.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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External links
- Cardinal Dougherty Alumni Web Site
- Time Magazine. "Cardinal Dennis Joseph Dougherty." Volume XXIX, Number 7, February 15, 1931.
- NBC10 Philadelphia. "North Catholic, Cardinal Dougherty Closing: Schools Don't Have Enough Students to Stay Open." October 9, 2009.
- Philly.com. "Joe Conklin Recalls Dougherty in His Own Voice." June 8, 2010.
- CatholicPhilly.com. "1964: Lessons from a Memorable Team." October 29, 2009.
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