Pomona Catholic High School

Pomona Catholic High School is a private, Roman Catholic, all-girls middle and high school in Pomona, California, established in 1898. It is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles. It is a part of the tri-school community existing between St. Lucy's Priory High School and Damien High School.

Pomona Catholic High School
Address
533 East Holt Avenue Pomona , (Los Angeles County) , California 91768 United States
Coordinates	34°3′45″N 117°45′29″W
Information
Type	Private, All-Female
Motto	"When you educate a woman you educate a generation"
Religious affiliation(s)	Roman Catholic
Established	1898
Dean	Allison Essman
Principal	Rebecca Arteaga
Faculty	14[1]
Grades	6-12
Enrollment	264[1] (2008)
Color(s)	Forest Green and White
Athletics	Volleyball, softball, track and field, soccer, basketball, cheer, golf, cross country, water polo, swim, lacrosse, wrestling and tennis
Mascot	Pacer
Team name	Pacers
Accreditation	Western Association of Schools and Colleges[2]
Website	Official website

History

Holy Name Academy, a boarding high school for girls, located on Holt Avenue in Pomona, California, closed its doors in June 1948. In September of that year, it was reopened by Monsignor English, pastor of St. Joseph's Church, as a high school for both boys and girls of the parish and surrounding parishes. Newly staffed by the Felician Sisters, it was re-named St. Joseph High School then after a few years changed the name to Pomona Catholic High School. It continues to provide Catholic education for students who come from as far as Riverside on the east and Baldwin Park in the west.[3] In response to serious over crowding, the Archdiocese of Los Angeles took advantage of the sale of the old Bonita High School facility in 1959 and split Pomona Catholic into two schools. Pomona Catholic Boys High School (now Damien High School) opened in nearby La Verne in 1959 to freshman boys only. The last boys graduated from the original Pomona Catholic High School in 1962. Currently, Pomona Catholic School consists of a co-ed middle school and all girls high school.

Notable alumni

• Ron Kadziel, former NFL player[4]
• Debbie Mucarsel-Powell, U.S. Representative from Florida[5]
• Karen Seto, Yale University Professor[6]

John Cobden Stewart, member of “The Kingston Trio” (1961-1967), composer of “Daydream Believer” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Stewart_(musician)

Geoffrey Peter “Geoff” Vanderstock, Olympic track athlete https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geoff_Vanderstock

Cisco Carlos, professional baseball player. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cisco_Carlos

Marie Porter Royce, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Education and Cultural Affairs. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_Royce

Leslie Lopez, meteorologist for KABC 7 Los Angeles morning news. https://abc7.com/about/newsteam/leslie-lopez/

See also

• Damien High School

References

1. Pomona Catholic High School profile, privateschoolreview.com; accessed October 25, 2014.
2. WASC-ACS. "WASC-Accrediting Commission for Schools". Retrieved 2009-06-05.
3. DHS. "History of Damien High School". Retrieved 2007-05-11.
4. "Ron Kadziel". Retrieved January 12, 2019.
5. "Meet Debbie | Debbie Mucarsel Powell". Debbie Mucarsel Powell. Retrieved November 7, 2018.
6. "Karen C. Seto | Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies". environment.yale.edu. Retrieved 2019-10-25.