Today, with all of the city’s public high school students consolidated at the new Lorain High School, all three of the old public high school school buildings are gone.
Only the former Lorain Catholic High School building is still standing, repurposed as the home of Horizon Science Academy charter school.
But back on November 23, 1969, Lorain Catholic was brand new and ushering in a new era for those students that desired a Catholic education, having replaced the old St. Mary High School (which I wrote about here.)
The photo and caption below appeared in the Journal on November 22, 1969, the eve of the dedication.
According to its Wiki entry, Lorain Catholic closed in 2004.
But the building’s architecture is still fresh and modern, and the campus is attractive, so it’s nice to see that it is still a center of learning.
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| Courtesy Horizon Science Academy |
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| The view this past Sunday |
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I did attend Lorain Catholic – briefly. I took one summer school class there. For the life of me, I can’t remember if it was Personal Typing or Problems of Democracy.
If it was Personal Typing (and I think it was), I should have paid more attention. I seem to rely on those skills more than ever now (thanks to this blog and having to text people) and I’m still a lousy typist.
7 comments:
Another reminder of when Lorain was a powerhouse of a city...Like you said,Lorain had 4 high schools....Lorain had a Ford plant.....Lorain had a steel mill.....Lorain had a ship yard......Lorain had a toy factory.Lorain had Thew Shovel.And various machine shops throughout the city......Now Lorain has only 1 high school.And the kids there are on the wild side....Remember the start of this school year there were various disturbances at the school where the police were called?....Anyway,all the factories are closed now and there are no jobs left.So if you want a job and an education for your kids you move out of Lorain and into a better community......That's too bad as Lorain was a very good place to live.
What's in the round building?
It originally was a chapel, I think.
Are they still “The Steelman” ?
Our chapel which was a beautiful and peaceful place to calm the mind during stressful moments.
Lorain Catholic High school's sports teams were the Spartans!💖
Tristan10: Lorain High students are now called the Titans.
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