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This House is Our Home

God’s Presence in The House of Blue

This house is the Colonel family’s home, “With A Spirit That Will Not Die.” Welcome to The House of Blue.

The sacraments, service, and expectations to carry forward the lessons of the Gospel are part of the daily fabric of life at CovCath.

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The Foundation for The House of Blue

Building Minds in The House of Blue

The foundation was established when the school was founded in 1925, but it has been fortified and strengthened by the experiences of over 8,500 alumni since that time.

All schools are expected to impart knowledge. CovCath builds integrated minds.

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One Family in The House of Blue

Historical Markers from The House of Blue

Whether from a family lineage of Colonels, or “New to the Blue,” CovCath’s history, traditions, and a path of excellence are available to all who become part of the House of Blue.

Stories of significance from the school’s 94-year history are many, each creating an indelible influence on The House of Blue today.

Welcome to the

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Spirited Goals in The House of Blue

Forging Bonds The House of Blue

Athletic teams supported by the Crazies and the Colonel Nation seek victory With a Spirit That Will Not Die.

CovCath builds a Brotherhood, fostered and manifested in many ways, to last a lifetime.

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THE FOUNDATION OF THE HOUSE OF BLUE The Covington Catholic “houseâ€? is completing its latest renovation and expansion in 2018-19. The “new school,â€? at 1600 Dixie Highway, has housed 1,858 Colonels from 15 graduating classes since it opened in 2003. But, the foundation for the school was established when the doors opened in 1925 at Mother of God School on 6th Street, with a freshman class of 32. In each succeeding year, an additional grade level was added, until a four-year program was completely established in 1929. Principal Brother Anthony Weber, S.M. The %URWKHUV RI 0DU\ bH[SDQGHG WKH VFKRROȇV FXUULFXOXP E\ HTXLSSLQJ chemistry and physics laboratories, developed the athletic programs, DQG VRXJKW DQG REWDLQHG DFFUHGLWDWLRQ IRU WKH VFKRRO b After more than twenty years of steady growth, pastors from thirteen Northern Kentucky parishes approved the construction RI D QHZ VTXDUH IRRW EXLOGLQJ RQ D IRXUWHHQ DFUH SORW DW 1600 Dixie Highway, at a total cost of $845,000. It opened for the 1954-55 year.

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7KH PLOOLRQ VTXDUH IRRW 6FKRWW 6SRUWV &HQWHU ZDV QH[W established after a major gift from the Marge Schott Foundation. Additionally, well over 1000 volunteer hours created the grotto, GHGLFDWHG WR 0DU\ DQG WKH 0DULDQLVWb%URWKHUV ZKR IRXQGHG Covington Catholic, which serves as a sanctuary to Mary and D SODFH RI SUD\HU DQG UHČľHFWLRQ IRU VWXGHQWV 6LQFH PXOWLSOH VWUDWHJLF ODQG DFTXLVLWLRQV HQDEOHG E\ YHU\ generous supporters of Covington Catholic, set the stage for the long-term campus plan. Phase I of a capital campaign raised $9.0 million which funded the stadium renovation (the Dennis *ULÉ?Q 6WDGLXP WKH WHQQLV FRPSOH[ WKH <XQJ )DPLO\ 7HQQLV &RPSOH[ WKH QHZ DFDGHPLF EXLOGLQJ RSHQLQJ GXULQJ to house the STEM program, drama and music classes, and SURYLGH D QHZ SHUVRQ FODVV URRP DXGLWRULXP DQG D VRXWK campus building addition (also opening during 2018-19, with PDQ\ EHQHČ´WV LQFOXGLQJ H[SDQVLRQ RI WKH FDIHWHULD VSDFH DV D 6WXGHQW $OXPQL :HOFRPH &HQWHU DOO GHGLFDWHG between 2016 and early 2019.

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GOD'S PRESENCE IN THE HOUSE OF BLUE [Pictured at left] Eight Covington Catholic students served as pall bearers for a homeless lady with no family who died in our community. ΖQ WKH Č´UVW 0DUFK IRU /LIH DWWHQGHG E\ &&+ students, Joe Danneman (CCH 1993) recalls, “What a whirlwind of a trip it was. We drove through the night, toured D.C., did the March, and then drove back home through the night again to attend class WKH QH[W GD\ %XW WKDW ZDV WKH Č´UVW WLPH LQ P\ OLIH Ζ felt a part of something bigger and more important than myself. I remember how connected I felt with

As a Catholic school, religious education and participation in the sacraments have always been the cornerstone of a student’s experience at Covington Catholic. Service as a way of living the faith was formalized as a school requirement with the institution of the Community Service Program by Mr. Bill Snyder (CCH Class of 1964) in 2001. By identifying real needs from local organizations like ARC (Association for Retarded Citizens) and Special Olympics, tracking service hours, and awarding those with exceptional commitment with Varsity letters, the total hours completed per year has grown from about 3,000 in the early years of the program to over 15,000 today. As Mr. Al Hertsenberg has often said, “the goodness is in them [the students]. Covington Catholic gives them the opportunity to bring it out.�

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Mr. Snyder included this in his Commencement Address to the Class of 2017: “CCH is a Gospel centered institution. In four years, you have H[SHULHQFHG WKH PDQ\ GLÎ?HUHQW ZD\V &KULVW JUDFHG \RX WKURXJK \RXU teachers, your teams, your clubs and your friends. The last command to us in the Gospels is the “eschatological taskâ€?, the challenge to now carry this forward, play it forward, so to speak. You CAN change the world, one person at a time. It’s not what you gather, it’s what you SCATTER that tells what type of life you’ve lived.â€?

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THROUGH WISDOM A HOUSE I S B U I L T... - PROVERBS 24:3-4

BUILDING MINDS

IN THE HOUSE OF BLUE “Tiny Houses” are a relatively new development. While not for everyone, the thing that seems to make them work is creative cross-functionality of features. Even in larger homes, the popular “open concept” implies that a single space must support multiple functions. Schools are expected to impart knowledge – facts, basic skills, etc. But, wisdom comes from the application and integration of that knowledge in novel ways.

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CovCath’s Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) program is all about integration. Courses are based on activity-, project-, and problem-based instructional design, centered on hands-on, real-world activities, projects and problems that help students understand how the knowledge and skills they develop in the classroom may be applied in everyday life. The strength of CovCath’s Science, Math, and Technology (Computer Aided Design, Computer Programming) departments provides a strong foundation to STEM learning. So much so, that CovCath was named a “Distinguished School� by the nation’s leading STEM curriculum provider, one of three high schools in Kentucky and one of only 133 schools nationwide (out of 11,500 eligible U.S. schools) to receive the honor.

Covington Catholic’s results in building integrated minds are consistently evident: • Seven National Merit Finalists in two of the past three years (the most of any school in Northern Kentucky); • ACT and AP Exam scores which far exceed state and national averages (the Average ACT Composite for the Class of 2018 = 26); • 43 students over the past 5 years who were admitted to Kentucky Governor’s Programs (GSP, GSA, GSE); • Graduating classes who earn more than $17 million (past three year average) in scholarships and grants to colleges and universities across the country, including $22 million in 2018 (a school record, for the second year in a row).

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More evidence of CovCath’s integrated learning includes: • A student’s original melody was selected by a composer to be developed into a new piece played by the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, with the student and his Colonel classmates in attendance at the work’s premiere; • Engineering students speak not only to technical but also cost, demand DQG VRFLHWDO QHHG HWKLFDO OHJDO DVSHFWV RI WKHLU GHVLJQV DQG UHČľHFW KRZ they managed a team approach to achieve the best solution; • Now in its fourth year, the Mock Trial Team has grown to over twenty PHPEHUV DQG UHDFKHG WRS WLHU Č´QLVKHV LQ UHJLRQDO VWDWH DQG QDWLRQDO competitions, with multiple members earning “MVPâ€?-type awards.

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FORGING BONDS IN THE HOUSE OF BLUE Every parent knows the joy of hearing a child come in the back door and yell, “I’m Home!â€?. When we enter our family home, we have a sense of comfort, happiness, and belonging, based in the love, nurturing, shared experiences and traditions. Covington Catholic seeks that similar community, fostered and manifested in many ways. The “House System,â€? new at CovCath in 2018, will be a foundational building block to the school community. As one of the Č´UVW VFKRROV LQ .HQWXFN\ WR LQVWLWXWH VXFK D V\VWHP (though the adoption of these arrangements is growing nationwide), it is designed to cultivate inclusion, student leadership, and spirit, pride and ownership amongst all students. (YHU\ VWXGHQW DQG IDFXOW\ DQG VWDÎ? HPSOR\HH LV D PHPEHU RI D ČŠ&ROXPQ Č‹ D XQLW RI DSSUR[LPDWHO\ VWXGHQWV DFURVV DOO four grades, as the central structure of the House System and his four-year school experience. Besides the 60+ students who are elected to leadership roles, all members contribute to points a Column earns toward the coveted “Colonel Cupâ€? through scholarship, service, school spirit, and just plain fun.

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love one another as i have loved you. - john 13:34

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Spirited Goals in The House of Blue A “SuperFlag” was celebrated at the inaugural game on Wooten Field in 1978, and again at the dedication of the field and Dennis Griffin Stadium in 2017.

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Mr. Robert Huesman, Class of 1939, designed the School Seal in 1936, which endures to this day. Mr. Huesman has visited CovCath several times over recent years, each time sharing a bit of his

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personal history, of the school and his life. Mr. Huesman also faithfully

in 1982, when she stopped en route to visit her sisters’

visited his classmate, Mr. William B. (Bill) Kunkel, who passed away in

mission in the Appalachian town of Jenkins, Kentucky.

May of 2017 at the age of 96. Mr. Kunkel still had his 1939 yearbook,

The Kentucky Post quoted her following her visit (June

which they would look through together.

21, 1982), “God always chooses the small and helpless to show his love for us. Love God and serve him in the distressing disguises of the poor.” The creation of the Grotto at Covington Catholic in 2008 was a spiritual and service-oriented labor of love, benefitting from the vision and support of many, and the physical effort of a team which included Bill Snyder, Tom Schutzman (Father of Colonels Nicholas, Luke and Eric), Steve Schutzman, and 25 students. Over 1000 effort hours, plus equipment secured by Mark Arlinghaus (CCH 1978) to facilitate the installation of over 235 tons of stone, and help from Vince Michels (CCH 1978) to install the Carrera white marble statue of Mary, resulted in the safe and under-budget completion

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of this blessed tribute and sanctuary.

Volunteer service with Special Olympics and the ARC (Association for Retarded Citizens) has provided enduring and rewarding opportunities for CovCath students. After a CCH-hosted athletic event, the father of one the boys with Down Syndrome told the CCH participants, with tears in his eyes, “you have no idea how much this means to my

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A house is: … a building, a dwelling, constructed to provide function Building Minds in to our The House of Bluedaily lives … a place which provides our needs (food, shelter, sleep, support, motivation, love), as well as rejuvenation to return to and thrive in the outside world … a home base, that reflects our past life, and to which we long to return.

son.” One of the freshmen replied, with tears in his eyes, “…maybe we do”.

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YOU WILL BE BLESSED WHEN YOU GO IN, AND BLESSED WHEN YOU G O O U T. – deuteronomy 28:6

Future Colonels collaborate on an engineering challenge during a summer STEM camp.

Our house is open to Future Colonels as well as alumni. Future Colonel events provide opportunities for immersion in the spiritual, academic, physical and social life of the House of Blue. Alumni are welcomed back to reconnect with their roots here, as well as to serve as mentors and role models to current students.

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Covington Catholic High School 1600 Dixie Highway Park Hills, Ky 41011 (859) 491-2247 www.covcath.org Catholic Diocese of Covington

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