Type Private, Coeducational Established 1946 Principal Dr. Joseph O'toole Founded 1946 Colors White, Green | Religious affiliation(s) Roman Catholic President Fr. John McDonald Phone +1 205-940-2400 Number of students 625 (2012) | |
Motto Pro Deo et Patria
(For God and Country) Address 300 Lakeshore Pkwy, Birmingham, AL 35209, USA Similar Homewood High School, Hoover High School, Spain Park High School, A H Parker High Sch, Woodlawn High School Profiles | ||
John Carroll Catholic High School, located in Birmingham, Alabama, is one of six Catholic high schools serving the Roman Catholic Diocese of Birmingham in Alabama. John Carroll Catholic's colors are kelly green and white. The school's motto is "Pro Deo et Patria," meaning "For God and Country." John Carroll is guided by its slogan, "Where Faith and Reason Flourish."
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Background
John Carroll Catholic High School is one of six Catholic high schools serving the Diocese of Birmingham in Alabama. The school is the result of much work, planning and sacrifice on the part of both the laity and clergy of the diocese. As a result of this cooperation and under the direction of Archbishop Thomas J. Toolen, John Carroll Catholic High School is a dream come true.
One of the first projects envisioned by Archbishop Toolen, when he was assigned to the former Mobile-Birmingham Diocese in 1927, was the establishment of a Catholic high school in this area. However, John Carroll Catholic High School would still be a dream if it were not for the leadership and dedication of a Birmingham layman, Mr. John Carroll. Mr. Carroll, at a testimonial dinner for the Archbishop, began an organization - The Friends of Catholic Education - to raise funds for a Catholic high school in Birmingham. The memory of Mr. Carroll's dedication lives on in the name of our school, John Carroll Catholic.
The construction of John Carroll Catholic High School on Highland Avenue began in November 1946. Ten months later, on September 8, 1947, the main educational unit was opened. In 1951 the Bishop Toolen Center, located at the east end of the campus, was completed.
The Center housed the gymnasium-auditorium, physical educational facilities and the fine arts facilities. The cafeteria and bookstore were added in 1957, followed a year later by the addition of the east wing, which housed classroom facilities. In 1957 property on Montclair Road was cleared for athletics with the completion of the athletic complex in 1961, including the football field, baseball field, running track and club house. Two years later, the second phase was completed, including the erection of bleachers, lights for the football field and a concession stand. In September 1981, the Activity Center, formerly the Benedictine Convent, was opened, which included a faculty facility, art room and guidance offices. On December 9, 1989, Bishop Raymond Boland held a press conference to announce plans for the construction of a new John Carroll Catholic High School; ground breaking ceremonies and construction began April 8, 1990. The campus, including all academic, fine arts and athletic facilities, is a tribute to the generosity of the Bruno Family and the entire Birmingham community.
John Carroll Catholic moved to the new site on Lakeshore Parkway and began school there in August 1992. The dedication of the new school was held by then Bishop Raymond Boland on September 4, 1992.
The class ring is green onyx and was adopted in 1964.
John Carroll Catholic's tradition of buildings, school colors, and school ring also reinforces the community that is shared by its parents, students, faculty, staff and alumni. It is the truly Christian lifestyle lived from day to day by those who make up the John Carroll Catholic community as well as the educational excellence that has come to signify being a John Carroll Catholic graduate. Inspired by team manager, Kate Foster, the Cavalier Lacrosse team won the 2014 GBYLA Alabama State Championship.
John Carroll Catholic has come to be known as an innovator in the field of education. A leader in new and better ways to educate youth, it still relies upon the time honored methods of sound Catholic principles which have produced over 9,000 successful alumni including many in the professional fields.