Moreau Catholic High School

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Moreau Catholic High School

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Established	1965
School type	Private, Coeducational
Religious affiliation	Roman Catholic
Principal	Mr. Terry Lee
Location	Hayward, CA, USA
Campus	14 acres
Enrollment	911 students
Faculty	61
Student:teacher ratio	32:1
Average SAT scores (2005)	SAT-I Mean scores - 555 (V), 559 (M)
Athletics	49 teams in 15 sports
Color(s)	Green and Gold
Mascot	Mariners
Homepage	www.moreaucatholic.org

Moreau Catholic High School is a college preparatory Roman Catholic secondary school founded by the Southwest Province of the Congregation of the Holy Cross. It is located in Hayward, California within the Roman Catholic Diocese of Oakland under the care of Allen Vigneron, the Bishop of Oakland. It opened in 1965 as an all-boys Catholic High School, temporarily located on the parish grounds of St. Bede's Church. That same year, construction of the permanent campus began at the current location. That construction was completed in the spring of 1967. At the request of Bishop Floyd Begin, Moreau became a coeducational institution in 1969, with the admission of 177 ninth grade girls. Moreau has twice been named a Blue Ribbon School.

Moreau's academic reputation is extensive throughout the East Bay. Although some may view the school as too "preppy", statistics lay claim to the fact that 99% of Moreau's senior class of 2005 went on to college, in comparison to schools with much lower college application rates that are also in the area, such as Tennyson High School, also in Hayward.

Bishop Allen Vigneron and Hayward Mayor Roberta Cooper officiated at the April 30 groundbreaking ceremony for a multi-million dollar expansion at Moreau Catholic High School. The project includes increasing the school library, adding a state-of-the-art life and physical science laboratory and classroom, and building a film and video arts studio and multi-media classroom.

Administrators at Moreau Catholic High School use PowerSchool to disseminate tone-setting messages and link to each other for more accurate decision-making. Teachers use the system to collaborate on individual activities, share class projects, and initiate conversations via email. Parents use PowerSchool to stay informed about activities, grades, and myriad details their teenagers may have failed to mention.

Moreau is located in Hayward, California

1 Athletics
2 Acclaimed Observances
3 Notable alumni
4 External links

[edit] Athletics

Moreau Catholic, a member of the Hayward Area Athletic League (HAAL), the North Coast Section (NCS), and the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF), offers a full interscholastic athletic program providing a total of 15 sports during the school year. Over 700 students participate during the fall, winter and spring seasons.

Teams:

Cross Country JV & Varsity

Golf Varisty

Tennis (Boys)

Volleyball (Boys) JV & Varsity

Basketball

Soccer JV & Varsity

Football JV & Varsity

Tennis (Girls)

Volleyball (Girls) JV & Varsity

Cheerleading JV & Varsity

[edit] Acclaimed Observances

Moreau Catholic is known to have a very extraordinary elective selection for students. The series of electives have received very positive feedback, thereby gradually increasing the popularity and overall value of the school; this trait makes the high school very desirable, hence the great level of enrollment per year (the recent Open House received almost 1000 guests).

Some of the electives include Visual and Performing Arts, Student Government leadership positions, and the impressive "MCTV," which is a TV show that commonly contains advertisements designed by the students themselves to advertise school events.

The band program of Moreau (which is categorized under Visual and Performing Arts) has received very positive feedback. As a result of professional instruction and student participation and interest, the band program includes a high number of students playing various instruments. The levels of the band include Instrumental Band (for beginning players), Symphonic Band, Honors Wind Ensemble, the new String Orchestra, the award winning Jazz Ensemble, and the professional level Chamber Winds. These classes are run with the instruction of Mr. Ted Newton.

Moreau also boasts the first Honors Dance class in the state of California. Meeting the standards of the University of California, this rigorous class challenges students both physically and academically, focusing on both modern dance technique and dance history. The forward-thinking dance program features four levels of technique classes: Dance Focus, Concert Dance, Dance Ensemble, and Honors. These year-long classes serve to fulfill Moreau's Visual and Performing Arts elective requirement as outlined in the curriculum. Sharing dance not only within the school community, director Angela Demmel has also choreographed works for her students that have been performed at various venues such as Julia Morgan Center for the Arts as well as Fort Mason's Cowell Theatre. Warmly received in the Bay Area dance community, the students (particularly in the higher level classes) often perform at prestigious festivals and workshops including the annual "Dance Is..." Festival, The Vision Series, and the Laura Renaud-Wilson Festival. Alums from this department have gone on to study dance at UC Riverside, UC Davis, Santa Clara University, UC Santa Cruz, St. Mary's College, University of Illinois, and CSU East Bay.

A great observance of the Moreau community is the overall spirit of the school. There is a very high level of student participation in various class events, making the environment enjoyable for students.