Freshman James Maze recently became the first Knoxville Catholic High School student to score a perfect score on the 2013 National Latin Exam. Of the 140,000 students from all over the world who took the test, less than 1 percent scored a perfect score. James’s Latin teacher is Jenny Fields.
Knoxville Catholic mock trial teams receive awards
The Knoxville Catholic High School mock trial teams recently finished up two weekends of competition against six teams from across Knox and Anderson counties. The B team came in fourth place, the A team came in third place, and the team swept the special awards for the district. Senior Libby …
KCHS students take part in Aquinas College forum
On Feb. 15-16, the Religion Department at Knoxville Catholic High School, under the direction of Sister John Catherine Kennedy, OP, took 14 students to Nashville to participate in a forum sponsored by Aquinas College. The forum, titled “Genesis: Chance or Purpose,” was led by Aquinas College faculty members and other …
KCHS women’s chorus receives superior rating
The Knoxville Catholic High School combined women’s chorus recently received a rating of 1 superior at the J.B. Lyle Choral Festival at Pellissippi State Community College. The group, made of 30 women from three different choral classes, performed against 91 different ensembles from 42 schools in East Tennessee. Its rating …
Robotichauns put ‘million-dollar’ equipment to good use
When Dr. Lonnie Love of Oak Ridge National Laboratory asked “why would anybody in their right mind let high school kids work with million-dollar pieces of equipment,” the answer could be found with a group of Knoxville Catholic High School students. Dr. Love posed the question at the Jan. 5 …
Diocesan high schools make AP Honor Roll again
The Diocese of Knoxville was selected to the third annual AP District Honor Roll by the College Board on Nov. 12. This is the second year in a row that the diocesan high schools, Knoxville Catholic High School and Notre Dame High School in Chattanooga, were recognized for this academic …
KCHS girls soccer players recognized
Several members of the Knoxville Catholic High School Lady Irish soccer team earned postseason district honors. Kathryn Culhane was named the district’s most valuable player. She also made first-team All-District, as did teammates Melissa Vargas, Molly Dwyer, Abby Leake, Charlotte Sauter, and Ashley Hickman. Martha Dinwiddie and Brenna Zimmerman made …
Diocesan high schools ranked in U.S. top 50
Notre Dame, Knoxville Catholic on national honor roll; ACT scores surge Notre Dame and Knoxville Catholic have been named two of the top 50 Catholic high schools in the country, according to the 2012-13 Catholic High School Honor Roll competition announced by The Cardinal Newman Society. The Honor Roll has …
KCHS announces awards for student of the month
Knoxville Catholic High School congratulated its students who were selected as Students of the Month for September 2012. Students are nominated by faculty and staff members for adherence to the school motto: Ut Christum Feram: “That I might bear Christ.” They are nominated based on spirituality, character, attitude, work ethic, …
Knoxville Catholic announces National Merit Scholarship semifinalists
Knoxville Catholic High School announced the names of its four National Merit Scholarship semifinalists. They are Jacqueline Chavez, Elliott Consoli, Andy Fox, and Theo Sholly. In fall 2011, 1.5 million students in 22,000 high schools took the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test. Of these students, only 16,000 were chosen …
KCHS senior soccer player Culhane signs with University of Tennessee
Kathryn Culhane, a senior at Knoxville Catholic, has made a verbal commitment to continue her soccer career at the collegiate level with the University of Tennessee. She credits her decision to become a Lady Vol to the opportunity to play under the team’s new head coach, Bryan Pensky. “I absolutely …
