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Bishop Donahue Memorial High School

Bishop Donahue Memorial High School
Address
Map
325 Logan Street

McMechen
,
(Marshall County)
,
West Virginia
26040-1030

United States
Coordinates39°59′33″N 80°43′51″W / 39.99250°N 80.73083°W / 39.99250; -80.73083
Information
TypePrivate, Coeducational
Religious affiliation(s)Roman Catholic, Marist Brothers
Established1955
Closed2017
OversightDiocese of Wheeling-Charleston
PrincipalThomas Wise
Grades9–12
Color(s)Green and Gold   
SloganEnter to Learn Christ, Exit to Serve Christ
Athletics conferenceOhio Valley Athletic Conference
Team nameBishops
RivalWheeling Central Catholic High School
AccreditationNorth Central Association of Colleges and Schools[1]
Websitehttp://www.bishopdonahue.org

Bishop Donahue Memorial High School was a private, Roman Catholic high school in McMechen, West Virginia. It was part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston. It was named after Bishop Patrick James Donahue (1849–1922), who served as the third Bishop of the Diocese of Wheeling from 1894 until his death in 1922.

At the end of the 2016-2017 school year, Bishop Donahue High School closed. It was opened for 62 school years (1955 - 2017) and graduated 59 classes (1959 - 2017).

Background

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Bishop Donahue High School was opened in September 1955. It graduated its first class in 1959. It was founded because of the need for a central high school to serve the Roman Catholics of Marshall County so that they would not have to travel great distances in order to obtain a Roman Catholic education beyond elementary school. Prior to its founding, the only other Roman Catholic high schools in the Upper Ohio Valley in the state of West Virginia were Wheeling Central Catholic High School in Ohio County and Weirton Madonna High School in Hancock County.[2]

Supporting parishes

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The parishes located in Marshall County, West Virginia that supported Bishop Donahue High School both financially and spiritually were Saint John in Benwood (established 1875), Saint James in McMechen (established 1900), Saint Francis Xavier in Moundsville (established 1857), Saint Jude in Glen Dale (established 1968) and Our Lady of Peace in Mount Olivet (established 1962).

Feeder schools

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At its inception in 1955, Bishop Donahue High School's feeder schools were Saint John School in Benwood, Saint Catherine School in Benwood (served by Saint John Parish), Saint James School in McMechen and Saint Francis Xavier School in Moundsville. Saint Catherine School closed in 1962 at the end of the 1961-1962 school year. In 1962, Our Lady of Peace Parish was founded in Mount Olivet in Marshall County, and its parish school became a feeder school of Bishop Donahue. In 1971, Saint John School in Benwood and Saint James School in McMechen were consolidated, thus becoming Saint James and Saint John School, which was located in Benwood. Saint Francis Xavier School in Moundsville closed in 2012. Saint James and Saint John School in Benwood closed in 2015. It was reestablished as All Saints School in the former Saint Francis Xavier school building in Moundsville for the 2015-2016 school year, but closed at the end of the 2016-2017 school year.

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Notes and references

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  1. ^ NCA-CASI. "NCA-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement". Archived from the original on April 29, 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-23.
  2. ^ "THE DIOCESE OF WHEELING-CHARLESTON ANNOUNCES UNIFICATION OF TWO CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOLS - Bishop Donahue High School". Archived from the original on 2017-01-24. Retrieved 2017-01-22.