Holyoke Catholic High School
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[edit] History
Holyoke Catholic High School was founded in the fall of 1963 at the campus of the former Saint Jerome High School in Holyoke, Massachusetts. The school is the product of the merger of three Catholic parish schools within the City of Holyoke, with a fourth added later in the decade. The school flourished under the leadership of the Rev. John J. Mara for which a building was later named on the campus.
The Chestnut Street campus was occupied from the fall of 1963 until the summer of 2002 when the Diocese of Springfield deemed the buildings "unsafe" for occupation. The Diocese commissioned the small architectural firm of A.P. Casella to conduct the evaluation of the property. In order to address the safety concerns the Diocese suggested that the school be merged with the other Diocesan high school Cathedral High School. The merger would be temporary and last only until a new school could be built. It is believed that the Diocese in the interests of financial stability and self preservation wanted to combine the two school permanently on a site already owned by the Diocese on Brush Hill Ave. in West Springfield, MA. In response to fierce protest by students and alumni, the school was relocated temporarily to the former site of Saint Hyacinth Seminary in Granby, Massachusetts. In 2006, HCHS accepted an offer from Elms College in Chicopee, Massachusetts to occupy the neighboring Assumption School. The move is slated to take place in 2008.
[edit] Trivia
-The school's mascot is a gael.
-The school colors are green and gold.
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