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Trinity Catholic School History and Time Line
Trinity Catholic School has a rich and vibrant history. Today our walls showcase photos of students and classes that date back our beginnings in the 1920's. The photos illustrate well this history and time line. We hope you will visit us soon.
Several area private and
parochial schools also played a role in the overall educational system in
Grandview and Marble Cliff. The railroad and the street car line made downtown
relatively accessible, and as more well-to-do families chose to build in the
area, some sent their children to private and church-related schools in
Columbus. Some founders of Columbus Academy, for instance, were residents of
this area. Our Lady of Victory Academy opened September 22, 1922 with 51 girls
at the church on Roxbury. Classes were originally held in the convent, and were
taught by three Sisters of Charity of Nazareth, Kentucky. The children of Saint
Margaret of Cortona first began attending OLV in 1948, when Monsignor Thomas A.
Nolan, pastor of Our Lady of Victory Church, welcomed them to the parish
school.
By 1923, a 7th grade was
added to the elementary classes that already existed, and enrollment was 70
students. Enrollment was not limited to Catholic families but was open to all
families in the area. A new school building, which housed a new co-ed high
school was added in 1930, and by 1936 total enrollment had grown to 328
students. The Academy was co-ed until about 1945, when the boys' program was
discontinued because of a lack of athletic facilities. The high school closed
in 1963 and the elementary school closed in 1977. In 1947, Saint Christopher
Church, which serves residents east of Ashland Avenue, was founded and its
school opened in 1948. Starting
with the 1979-80 school year, the parishes of Saint Margaret, Our Lady of Victory and
Saint Christopher combined enrollments under the name of Trinity School. All the grades have been located at Trinity School, the former
Saint Christopher School, at 1381 Ida Ave., the corner of Ida Avenue and Grandview Avenue.
Residents of this area since the 1950s have sent their high school age students
to Bishop Watterson High School and later to Bishop Ready High School.
Time Line
1921
Bishop Hartley allows a chapel, which became a mission church, to
be built on Trabue Road. The mission
church became Saint Margaret of Cortona Church.
Religious classes were taught by Sisters of Saint Francis of Stella Niagara,
NY.
1922
Our Lady of Victory, the “mother parish” of the northwest vicariate
is established, by Bishop Hartley. In September, Victory Academy was opened.
The teachers were the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth, Ky. Sister Mary Anastasia was the first
principal.
1948
Saint Christopher Church and School are open. Both are located at
1381 Ida Ave. A one story building
housed a small church area and classrooms. Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur
educated the students.
1951
Second floor classrooms are added to Saint Christopher School.
1972
Timothy Luckhaupt named principal for Our Lady of Victory School
and Saint Christopher School.
1973
Trinity Middle School is established for 6th, 7th & 8th graders.
Children belong to Our Lady of Victory, Saint Christopher and Saint Margaret of
Cortona parishes. Classes met on the 2nd floor of Our Lady of Victory School.
1975
Our Lady of Victory School and Saint Christopher School have Kindergarten through 5th
grade consolidated by the diocese, Trinity Elementary School is established.
Sister Helen Welch, formerly of Saint Christopher School, is named principal.
Classes are held at 1381 Ida Avenue.
1979
Trinity Catholic School is established through the consolidation of
Our Lady of Victory School and Saint Christopher School. Kindergarten through 8th
grade classes are held at the former Saint Christopher School at 1381 Ida Avenue.
1980
William Weisner is named principal of Trinity Catholic School.
1982
Sister Betty Ridgeway is named principal of Trinity Catholic
School.
1990
Diane Hayhurst is named principal of Trinity Catholic School.
2003
Raenita Kownacki is named principal of Trinity Catholic School.
2008
Jeffrey Grimmett is named principal of Trinity Catholic School.
2011
Jim Silcott named principal of Trinity Catholic.
2017 Kimber Moehrman is named principal of Trinity Catholic.
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Trinity Catholic School has 171 students enrolled in grades K-8 as of October 31, 2017.