St. Patrick Catholic High School (Biloxi, Mississippi)

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. The school began as a merger between Mercy Cross High School in Biloxi and St. John High School in Gulfport which were both heavily affected by Hurricane Katrina.

St. Patrick Catholic High School
Address
18300 St. Patrick Road

Biloxi
,
(Harrison County)
,
Mississippi
39532

United States
Coordinates30°33′10″N 89°1′19″W
Information
TypePrivate, Coeducational
Religious affiliation(s)Roman Catholic
Patron saint(s)St. Patrick
Established2007
School districtDiocese of Biloxi
SuperintendentDr. Rhonda Clark
PrincipalDr. Matt Buckley
Grades7–12
GenderCoeducational
Enrollment460
Color(s)Navy blue, Green, and Gold             
Athletics conferenceMHSAA 2A
Team nameFighting Irish
RivalSacred Heart High School (Hattiesburg, Mississippi)
AccreditationSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools [1]
AffiliationNational Catholic Educational Association[2]
Websitewww.stpatrickhighschool.net

Background

St. Patrick Catholic High School opened August 13, 2007. The first Catholic high school in Biloxi was Sacred Heart Academy 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]

Recognition

St. Patrick Catholic High School was named the best Catholic High School by Niche in 2019.[4] In 2019, St. Patrick Catholic High School was named to the U.S. Department of Education's list of Blue Ribbon Schools.[5]

Notes and references
  1. AdvancED. "AdvancED-Find Accredited Institutions". Retrieved 2015-09-24.
  2. NCEA. "NCEA School Locator". Archived from the original on 2015-09-25. Retrieved 2015-09-24.
  3. Biloxi Diocese. "Catholic Schools of Biloxi". Retrieved 2006-12-31.
  4. https://www.niche.com/k12/search/best-catholic-high-schools/s/mississippi/
  5. https://www.wlox.com/2019/09/26/st-patrick-catholic-high-school-earns-national-blue-ribbon-awards-miss/
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