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Peninsula Catholic High School

600 Harpersville Road, Newport News, VA, 23601 -

School Notes Overview:

"The mission of Peninsula Catholic High School is to develop young men and women who are spiritually, intellectually, socially, and morally mature by providing a disciplined and nurturing college preparatory environment, rooted in the Catholic tradition..."...

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School Overview:

	Peninsula Catholic High School
School Membership(s)	Other special emphasis association(s)
Religious Affiliation	Roman Catholic
Grades Offered	Grades 8 - 12
Year Founded	1903
County	Newport News City County, VA
Student Body
Total Students	348 students
Student Body Type	Co-ed
	This School	(VA) School Avg.
% Students of Color	15%	20%
Students by Grade
	Grade 8 - 24 students
	Grade 9 - 91 students
	Grade 10 - 86 students
	Grade 11 - 56 students
	Grade 12 - 91 students
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers	35 teachers
% Faculty with Advance Degree	68%
Average Class Size	17
Number of AP Courses	9
Average SAT score	1170
	This School	(VA) School Avg.
Teacher : Student Ratio	1:9	* Ntl. Public School Avg. » 1:16
School Days in Calendar Year	185 days	180 days
Hours in School Day for Students	6 hours	7 hours
Finances and Admission
Admission Deadline	None / Rolling
% on Financial Aid	17%
Average Financial Aid Grant	$1,700
Head of School	Dr. Francine Gagne
Admissions Director	Mrs. Kelly LeFever
Sport
Total Sports Offered	10
	Sports
	Baseball	Basketball
	Cheering	Cross Country
	Soccer	Softball
	Swimming	Tennis
	Track and Field	Wrestling

School Notes:

100% College Acceptance
Advanced Placement & Honors Classes Offered
Fine Arts Programs
Foreign Languages: Spanish, French, German
National Honor Society
SACS Accreditation
VCEA Accreditation

In the News:

Trojans stake claim to soccer title (The Virginia Gazette)
posted on November 2, 2009 at 08:28:34 pm
NEWPORT NEWS — Adam Gilley finished last season with 12 goals and nine assists to earn all-state honors for Walsingham Academy’s boys soccer team.
Newport News Notebook: Continental paid up nearly $1M in back taxes (Daily Press)
posted on June 24, 2009 at 02:14:36 am
Another delinquent taxpayer is paying up.
Peninsula Catholic High graduates use 'bricks' to build future (Daily Press)
posted on May 31, 2009 at 07:49:10 am
Cheers, applause and roars from the stands marked the beginning of Peninsula Catholic High School's graduation, as the 79-student class marched into the school's auditorium adroned in blue and white gowns.
Catholic priest John Derrick Boddie dies at 50 (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
posted on May 22, 2009 at 04:04:37 am
John Derrick Boddie grew up in the projects in Newport News, the third of nine children. Because of economic struggles, his grandmother, Esther Boddie, raised him and his brother, Michael Boddie. “His grandmother was a Baptist. However, the closest church [to their home] was the Catholic church,“ said Raymond Kostesky of Urbanna, administrator of the Catholic Church of the Visitation in Topping. ...
Father Boddie, priest to two MidPen parishes, remembered (Daily Press)
posted on May 21, 2009 at 07:34:52 am
— The Rev. John D. Boddie, a progressive Roman Catholic priest who served parishes in Mathews and Middlesex counties, died Tuesday after battling cancer for nearly two years. He was 50.

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School Zip Statistics:

About This Zipcode (23601)	School Zip (23601)	(VA) State Average
Population (Approximate)	25,017 people	7,077,888 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree	24%	26%
Population Average Age	35 years old	35 years old
Average Household size	2.4 persons	2.5 persons
Median Household Income	$36,257	$55,023
Avg. # of Rooms in Household	5.5 rooms	6.1 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure	44 years old	34 years old
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Median Value of Housing Unit Zipcode (23601) What's a Zindex? Subject to Zillow Terms of Use
% Owning / % Renting	57% / 43%	66% / 34%