Cardinal Ritter College Prep High School
| Cardinal Ritter College Preparatory High School | |
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701 North Spring Avenue , (none) , 63108 United States | |
| Coordinates | 38°38′31.7″N 90°14′6.54″W / 38.642139°N 90.2351500°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Private, Coeducational |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic |
| Established | 1979 |
| President | Tamika Armstead[1] |
| Principal | Dr. Shante Lyons |
| Chaplain | Father Art Cavitt |
| Staff | 22 |
| Faculty | 39 |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 328 |
| Student to teacher ratio | 12:1 |
| Color(s) | Maroon, White, Black |
| Athletics conference | AAA |
| Nickname | CRCP, CR |
| Team name | Ritter Lions |
| Accreditation | North Central Association of Colleges and Schools |
| Tuition | $8,000 |
| Alumni news | Roat |
| Dean | Sarreta Holland |
| Athletics | Director, Randy Reed |
| Website | cardinalritterprep.org |
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Cardinal Ritter College Prep High School is a private, Roman Catholic high school in St. Louis, Missouri. It is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint Louis.
Background
Cardinal Ritter Prep opened its doors on September 6, 1979. It is named for Cardinal Joseph Ritter, Archbishop of St. Louis in the mid-20th century. From 1977–1978, a community representative task force was established by the Board of Catholic Education of the St. Louis Archdiocese to study the future existence of a Catholic school in the old Labouré location in North St. Louis. Arrangements to establish Cardinal Ritter College Prep High School as a co-educational college preparatory high school began in August 1979.
On May 18, 2003, Cardinal Justin Rigali dedicated the new Cardinal Ritter Preparatory High School adjacent to the Saint Louis University campus. The school opened its doors for students in August 2003.[2] Ritter Prep is ranked in the top 50% among the large private high schools in Missouri.[3]
Location
Thekla Ave. (1979-2003)
When the school first opened, it was located on 5421 Thekla Ave. Saint Louis, Missouri, 63120, in the neighborhood of Walnut Park. The school had a great relationship with its surrounding community.
North Spring Ave. (2003-Present)
In 2003, at the beginning of the school year, the new state-of-the-art Cardinal Ritter was erected on 701 N. Spring Ave, St. Louis, Missouri, 63108. It is in the heart of the Grand Center, adjacent to the Jesuit St. Louis University.[2]
Athletics
The school is in MSHSAA Class 3. The athletic conference they are a member of is the Archdiocesan Athletic Association. The school has 8 varsity sports. Sports offered here are Football, Volleyball, Dance, Cheerleading, Cross Country, Boys Basketball, Girls Basketball, Baseball, Boys Track & Field, and Girls Track & Field.
State championships
| Boys Basketball | 1990, 1995, 1996, 2001(*) 2003, 2006, 2010, 2014 |
| Girls Basketball | 2009, 2010(**) |
| Boys Track & Field | 1985, 1990, 1994, 1998 |
| Boys Football | 2005(***), 2008 (**) |
Note: * - Third place; ** - Second place; *** - Semifinals
Student organizations
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Intern Leadership Program (ILP)
The mission of the Intern Leadership Program (ILP) is to provide incentives for talented African-American youth to choose to live in, work in, and provide leadership in the St. Louis region for civic and economic life after college graduation.
The ILP, which was funded by a generous grant from the Danforth Foundation, gives African-American youth opportunities beyond college graduation, to encourage leadership in the St. Louis community and to develop youth as highly productive, responsible citizens.
Cardinal Ritter Prep juniors and seniors in the ILP can receive leadership scholarships and summer internships with local major employers. ILP is a six-year program, with students trained in professional development and placed in internships throughout college. Upon college graduation, participants are in an excellent position to earn a job with the company for which he or she has interned through the program. The first group of ILP students graduated from college in 2008.[4]
Notable alumni
- Chris Carrawell, NBA Player
- Rockwell Knuckles, rapper and hip-hop artist
- Jahidi White, NBA Player
- Loren Woods, American professional basketball player, with Al Riyadi Beirut
- Ali Jones, Founding member of the St. Lunatics
Notes and references
- ^ StL American. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
- ^ a b "Cardinal Ritter College Preparatory High School | Our History". www.cardinalritterprep.net. Retrieved 2017-07-04.
- ^ "Explore Cardinal Ritter College Prep High School". Niche. Retrieved 2017-07-04.
- ^ "Cardinal Ritter College Preparatory High School | Intern Leadership Program". www.cardinalritterprep.net. Retrieved 2017-07-04.
