Established 2013 Phone +1 832-616-3217 | Religious affiliation(s) Roman Catholic Principal Sister John Paul, O.P. Number of students 232 | |
Motto Verso l'alto ("To the heights") Similar Concordia Lutheran High Sch, Northwoo Catholic School, St Anthony of Padua Catholic, Northland Christian School, St Pius X High School Profiles | ||
Frassati Catholic High School is a private, Catholic coeducational secondary school located in unincorporated Harris County, Texas, near the Spring CDP and in Greater Houston. Frassati Catholic High School is administered by the Dominican Sisters of St. Cecilia Congregation from Nashville, TN.
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History
Frassati Catholic High School was established in 2013 to an initial freshman (9th grade) class after several years of planning. In 2014, the school welcomed its second class of students. The school serves areas north of Houston that previously did not have a Catholic high school option. In 2015, the school welcomed its third class of freshmen, doubling the student population.
In July 2011, Daniel Cardinal DiNardo announced that the new high school would be named after Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati, Man of the Beatitudes. Saint John Paul II said that Blessed Pier Giorgio, "shows that we can be holy by living our friendships, studies, sports, and service to the poor in a constant relationship with God."
Campus Development
On August 25, 2012, the school broke ground for its first academic building on its 63-acre campus in Spring, Texas. In the summer of 2013, Phase 1A of the campus was completed, and the school welcomed its founding freshmen class in August 2013. The school broke ground on Phase 1B on October 28, 2014. This phase includes a 54,000-square-foot gymnasium and fine arts building, with state-of-the-art athletics facilities and performing arts spaces. Phase 1B also includes a second academic building, a mirror image of the inaugural Phase 1A building. The gymnasium and fine arts building was completed in March 2016.
Curriculum
Frassati Catholic High School has an Ethics & Culture curriculum designed to prepare its students to be leaders in society. Over their four years, students at Frassati Catholic take courses on Catholic philosophy (in the Dominican and Thomistic tradition), ethics, and bioethics. Seniors finish their requirements in the department by taking an Ethics & Culture Seminar.
Sports
Frassati Catholic High School offers several sports including volleyball, cross country, soccer, flag football (a transitional program leading up to the school's first year of tackle football, which will begin in the 2016-2017 school year), swimming, boys and girls basketball, tennis, baseball, golf, and track & field. The school will add additional sports as it grows based on student interest. Almost 80% of Frassati Catholic's student body participates in athletics.