History

Mission: To provide a source of additional funding to enhance the academic, spiritual and cultural missions of CCHS that cannot be met through tuition alone.

History: The Charlotte Catholic High School Alumni Association was founded in 1989 to provide social, spiritual and educational enrichment for alumni, students and friends. Today, the CCHS Alumni Association continues to encourage alumni involvement in the school to support its educational mission and provide alumni with social activities and opportunities for spiritual enrichment.

Case for Support: The annual Alumni Fund is essential to providing Charlotte Catholic High School students with the best educational opportunity that the Charlotte Catholic Community can offer.

Students at Charlotte Catholic High School benefit from a strong and diverse academic program, offered in an environment that encourages them to become conscientious Christian adults.

The Alumni Board of Directors works closely with the school administration to determine long- and short-term needs.

About CCHS: CCHS is a fully accredited four-year coeducational high school of over 1,000 students and is a Diocesan owned interparochial school in the Mecklenburg Area Catholic Schools system. Through extracurricular activities such as campus ministry, cultural enrichment, school and community service, and athletics, all students have the opportunity for a full educational experience that extends well beyond the classroom.

 

A Long Tradition of Proud Support

Since its inception in 1989, the Alumni Association has raised more than $300,000 for the benefit of Charlotte Catholic. In recent years, the Alumni Fund has provided the means for the school to fund:

  • An advanced alumni database, computers, printers digital cameras and software

  • A state-of-the-art sound system for the athletic stadium

  • A campus-wide security system

  • Band uniforms and instruments

  • Computers, foreign language and math software, chemistry lab equipment and printing for the literary magazine,

  • Automation the O'Donoghue Media Center

  • A new science lab, including a Weather Center and an AP Physics class

  • An activity bus to be used for retreats, service projects and athletics

  • An endowment to support the annual Alumni Scholarship awarded to a CCHS senior

  • Great traditions such as Career Day, Homecoming, the Alumni Basketball Tournament and Christmas Party, and the Sports Hall of Fame and Distinguished Alumni Award.

  • Scholarships and awards for graduating seniors, including the CCHS Alumni Association Scholarship, CCHS Alumni Association Legacy Scholarship, Dottie Tippett Performing Arts Scholarship, St. Joseph the Carpenter Award, Robb Pugh Scholarships, Class of 1989 Memorial Scholarship

The tradition of Cougar Pride is one that has lasted for decades. Young people have represented Charlotte Catholic High School with honor in all endeavors. This pride and dedication of CCHS does not end with graduation. Cougar Alumni continue to support CCHS and its students for years to come!