Cardinal Mooney High School (Florida)

Cardinal Mooney High School is a private, Roman Catholic high school in Sarasota, Florida. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Venice in Florida.

Cardinal Mooney High School
Address
4171 Fruitville Road

Sarasota
,
(Sarasota County)
,
Florida
34232

United States
Coordinates27°20′18″N 82°29′8″W
Information
TypePrivate, Coeducational
Established1959 [1]
FounderFather Joseph Daley
School districtDiocese of Venice
SuperintendentFr. John Belmonte [2]
School code101572
PrincipalBen Hopper [3]
Head of schoolBen Hopper
ChaplainFr. Eric Scanlan [3]
Grades9–12
Number of pupils728 [1]
Color(s)Red and Gold   
MascotCougar
Team nameCougars
AccreditationSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools[4]
AffiliationRoman Catholic
Athletic DirectorRafael Fernandez
Websitecmhs-sarasota.org

Background

Cardinal Mooney was established in 1959 as a Catholic high school in the Sarasota-Manatee area. Students in and from surrounding counties make up the majority of the school population. Enrollment is open to incoming ninth grade and transfer students from any school irrespective of religious affiliation. Community service, the Gospel faith, academics, elective offerings, and AP level instruction represent the foundation of the school's curriculum. After-school, extracurricular athletic, and club opportunities serve to educate the "whole child."

The school was named after Edward Cardinal Mooney, former Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Detroit who had died in 1958.[5] Father Joseph Daley founded Cardinal Mooney High School in 1959 under the instruction of Archbishop Joseph P. Hurley, D.D., of St. Augustine. It is one of several schools set up following Archbishop Hurley's policy of increasing the number of educational institutions in the Diocese of St. Augustine, which was divided in 1984 to include the Diocese of Venice.

Philosophy

Cardinal Mooney Catholic High School is a coeducational nationally accredited school that offers the rigorous AP Capstone Diploma, as well as full honors, Advanced Placement, dual enrollment, and learning strategies programs.

Mission statement

Cardinal Mooney Catholic High School is a Christ-centered, college preparatory institution, that prepares students to serve and lead by nurturing spiritual growth, cultivating them to pursue academic excellence.[6]

Notable alumni

References
  1. "Cardinal Mooney Catholic High School". privateschoolreview.com. Private School Review. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  2. "New Superintendent to start in July". dioceseofvenice.org. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  3. "Faculty & Staff - Administration". cmhs-sarasota.org. cmhs-sarasota.org. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  4. SACS-CASI. "SACS-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement". Archived from the original on 2009-04-29. Retrieved 2009-06-23.
  5. CMHS. "School History". Archived from the original on 2013-10-12. Retrieved 2007-05-11.
  6. "Cardinal Mooney High School". Retrieved February 14, 2019.
  7. "Get to Know Mudcats hitting coach Ryan Jackson". MILB.com. February 11, 2011. Retrieved August 23, 2014.

Official website

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