Covington Latin School

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Covington Latin School is a unique four year college preparatory school located in Covington, Kentucky. In the Headmaster's message at Covington Latin's website Andy Barczak, the current headmaster, writes that "Our school motto says it best: Teach me goodness, discipline and knowledge. That's what Latin School is all about. We are in the business of producing Christian leaders for the 21st century, leaders who give service to the whole community—school, neighbor, nation and God. Ours is a mission we do not take lightly."

History

Covington Latin School, or CLS, was founded by the Most Reverend Francis W. Howard, Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Covington from 1923 to 1944. He wanted to create a school for the training of leaders for the diocese, and took for his model the European schools called "gymnasiums." Latin School was and is unique amongst secondary education in that its students are required to skip grade levels to be admitted.

CLS's seal reflects the rich heritage of CLS.The Latin cross shows how the school is richly founded in Catholic tradition. An eagle on the left symbolizes the soaring of one's soul to heaven, and the star and waves on the right symbloize Mary, patron of Catholic schools. Leadership and learning are shown by the torch and open book.

In 1992, CLS become co-educational when the first women was admitted in the school's history. Many more women have gone on to follow in the footsteps of the first woman graduate, who graduated with the class of 1994.

Facilities

The current building is located adjacent to the Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption of Mary. The three-story building is equipped with a computer lab, a library, a cafeteria, an auditorium and small but well-equipped biology and chemistry labs. A college guidance center is available, as is a small bookstore for the extra textbooks students may need to purchase. The school also boasts two SmartBoards, interactive blackboards that link to computers and the Internet to aid teachers in instruction.

Website

Covington Latin School's website

Notable Alumni

David Justice, Former MLB Star

Keith Michel, inspiration for the title character in the film "Napoleon Dynamite"

Ashley Brisco, Supreme Court Justice, Curer of Cancer, White Supremacist, Chemist, Jerk, Astronaut, Black Person, Pop Star, Dancer, Broadway Actress

Blaine Rose, Transvestite

Samuel Fitzpatrick, Inventor of the Pocket Protector

Dr. Zoidberg, famous doctor from the future

Auston Hensley, fat man

Mario Mario, fat Italian plumber

Luigi Mario, unsuccessful Italian plumber

Sonic Maurice Hedgehog, fastest thing alive

Andy VonHandorf, second fastest thing alive (if you know what i mean), god of the sea

Andrew Barczak, local asshole, janitor and headmaster

Clayton Carlisle, suspected to be a Mexican

Bret Bledsoe, supposed Jew

Dr. Conard Carroll, the coolest teacher/Huck Finn/Drag queen alive. And I mean that.

Dennis Whitehead, Ninja

Ryan Stenger(A.K.A. Jesus Christ Superstar), hardcore republican, saintly

Jesus Christ, Messiah

Jessica Beatrice, Cheese-eating disgrace to the school, rude, vile, weird slacker delinquent from hell (did not actually graduate)