Central Catholic High School, is a Catholic, co-educational, college prep secondary school in Toledo, Ohio. It is operated by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Toledo and is the largest Catholic high school in the area. CCHS was founded as Cathedral High School in 1919, with its name change in 1920. The school, which is located one mile northwest of Downtown Toledo, offers two possible degrees: honors or college prep. It has received two School of Excellence Awards and the Drug Prevention Award. School Body Central Catholic currently has an enrollment of 600 students. 72.11% of the students at CCHS are White, 24.14% are Black, 3.41% are Hispanic, 0.24% are Asian/Pacific Islander, and .08% are American Indian/Alaskan. There are 85 classroom teachers with a student-teacher ratio of 14.45. School trademarks School colors The school colors are scarlet and gray, along with featuring a green shamrock representing the school's nickname of Fighting Irish. Kress Family Library Open from 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. daily, the library features over 8,000 reference, fiction, and non-fiction circulating books, an automated library catalog, daily newspapers, a periodical collection and archives, video/DVD and CD collections, database access, A/V equipment and support, professional education print resources, 17 student computer workstations, and 30 laptop workstations. Moon Room Adjacent to the Kress Family Library is the "Moon Room," which contains a piece of lunar rock from the Apollo 11 mission, whose flight director was Gene Kranz, an alumnus of the school. The exhibit was dedicated on Dec. 6, 2007, and includes the piece of the moon rock, a wide array of wall-sized photographs, scaled-down model rockets, and many books regarding space and history — all of which were donated by Gene Kranz himself. Performing Arts Central Catholic's musical opportunities include Glee Club, Freshmen Mixed Chorus, Irish Marching Band, Concert Band, String Orchestra, Pit Orchestra, as well as piano classes. CCHS has performed 92 consecutive years of musicals and operettas dating back to 1930. The annual spring musical is held in the 901-seat Valentine Theatre in the downtown district of Toledo. In 2021, the program performed "Into the Woods." The annual Sounds of Christmas also takes place inside the Valentine Theatre, where all programs of the musical department perform a holiday concert. A fall play and winter concert are performed annually inside the school's Front Gym. Athletics In Athletics, Central Catholic's nickname is the Fighting Irish. Their colors are scarlet and