Moreau Catholic High School

Moreau Catholic High School is a Catholic high school sponsored by the Moreau Province of the Congregation of Holy Cross. It is located in Hayward, California, within the Diocese of Oakland.

Moreau Catholic High School
Address
27170 Mission Boulevard Hayward , California 94544 United States
Coordinates	37°38′37″N 122°3′37″W
Information
Type	Private, Coeducational
Motto	In Tenebris Lux (In darkness there is light)
Religious affiliation(s)	Roman Catholic; Brothers of Holy Cross
Established	1965
School district	Diocese of Oakland
President	Dr. Elizabeth Guneratne
Principal	Colleen Galloway
Chaplain	Fr. Bruce Cecil
Faculty	61
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	960 (2017)
Student to teacher ratio	14:1
Hours in school day	6 hours 40 minutes
Campus size	14 acres (57,000 m2)
Color(s)	Green and Gold
Mascot	Baz The Mariner
Team name	Mariners
Accreditation	Western Association of Schools and Colleges[1]
Newspaper	Explorer
Yearbook	Voyager
Website	School website

History

Moreau Catholic High School opened its doors in 1965 to a class of 103 ninth grade boys, temporarily located on the parish grounds of St. Bede's Church. That same year, construction of the permanent campus began at the current location. That construction was completed in the spring of 1967.

It was the first school to be named after Blessed Basil Moreau, the founder of the Holy Cross Family. The school was constructed with financial and community support from the members of the Diocese of Oakland, the late Bishop Floyd L. Begin and the Brothers of Holy Cross, South-West province. .

At the request of Bishop Floyd Begin, Moreau became a coeducational institution in 1969, with the admission of 177 ninth grade girls. In 1969, as the only Catholic high school serving the Southern Alameda County, the school became co-educational.

Bishop Allen Vigneron and Hayward Mayor Roberta Cooper officiated at the April 30, 2006 groundbreaking ceremony for a multimillion-dollar expansion at Moreau. The project included increasing the school library, adding a state-of-the-art life and physical science laboratory and classroom, and building a film and video arts studio and multi-media classroom.^{[citation needed]}

Academics

Moreau offers more than 40 Honors and AP courses. Moreau Catholic is accredited by the Western Catholic Educational Association and the Western Association of Schools and Colleges.^[2]

Moreau Catholic was one of eight schools in California and 54 schools nationwide to be selected as a 2010 Apple Distinguished School.^{[citation needed]} Moreau has twice been named a Blue Ribbon School.^[3]

Some of the courses offered at Moreau Catholic include: AP Biology, AP Chemistry, AP Physics, AP Calculus AB/BC, AP Environmental Science, AP Psychology, AP Chinese, AP Government, and AP Statistics.

Athletics

Moreau is a member of the Mission Valley Athletic Conference (MVAL), the North Coast Section (NCS), and the California Interscholastic Federation.

Teams include: Football, Cross Country, Girls Volleyball, Girls Tennis, Girls Golf, Girls Lacrosse, Boys Lacrosse, Rally Squad, Boys Basketball, Girls Basketball, Boys Soccer, Girls Soccer, Badminton, Baseball, Softball, Track and Field, Swimming, men's and women's Water Polo, Boys Golf, Boys Tennis, and Boys Volleyball. (Girls Basketball won the State Championship in the 1992-1993 season )

Visual and Performing Arts

The school offers courses in choral and instrumental music, dance, theater, and the visual arts, including and Honors Dance Class.

Notable alumni

• Cindy Chavez, vice mayor of San Jose
• Brian Copeland, author and comedian
• Vanessa Curry, dancer, member of the Pussycat Dolls
• Marco Dapper, actor/model, star of Eating Out 2: Sloppy Seconds
• Rosa Gumataotao Rios, Treasurer of the United States
• Darren Lewis, Major League Baseball player
• Steven J. Lopes, bishop of the Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of Saint Peter^[4]
• Kevin Nadal, author/ activist ^[5]
• Joe Trippi, political campaign strategist
• Bryn Davies, musician
• Adam Copeland, Sports Radio Host KNBR, San Francisco ^[6]
• Necar Zadegan, actress

References

1. WASC-ACS. "WASC-Accrediting Commission for Schools". Retrieved 2009-06-05.
2. "Visiting Committee Report of Western Catholic Educational Association" (PDF). Moreau Catholic High School. Retrieved 2018-12-20.
3. "Archived: Blue Ribbon Schools Program, Schools Recognized 1982-1983 Through 1999-2002 (PDF)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-06-30. Retrieved 2016-05-06.
4. "Biographical Summary". The Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of St. Peter. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
5. "MCHS Vector Newsletter". Retrieved 14 January 2024.
6. "Biographical Summary".