at 2250 Clays Mill Rd, Lexington , 40503
Lexington Catholic High School is a parochial secondary school affiliated with the Catholic Church located in the Rosemill neighborhood in Lexington, Kentucky. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lexington.HistoryThe school was formed in 1951 through the merger of two secondary schools: St. Catherine's Academy, founded in 1823, and Lexington Latin High, founded in 1924. Lexington Catholic moved to its current location in 1957.In 2007, the school was awarded the Blue Ribbon School of Excellence. It was the first high school in central Kentucky to receive the award.In May 2012, the school made headlines for barring a same-sex couple from attending the prom. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Lexington issued a statement supporting the school's decision, saying, "The Church empathizes with those who struggle with same-sex attraction, but, at the same time, the Church and its institutions, like Lexington Catholic, cannot condone or promote actions which normalize homosexual tendencies. This in no way detracts from the value and dignity of the students involved. In light of Catholic teaching, the actions of the Lexington Catholic High School administration were a corrective invitation to the students involved to embrace their truest human dignity as children of God."School insigniaCrestThe school crest is a simple design embodying the ideals and principles on which the school is founded. The lamp of knowledge on top of the emblem symbolizes the school. The escutcheon joins the four main principles symbolic of the school:
Lexington High School is a 9-12 grade level institution in the Henderson County Public Schools System located in Lexington, Tennessee.