Artist's rendering of the new south entrance to Newport Central Catholic

Newport Central Catholic

On Friday morning, May 9th, at 9:00 am the Most Reverend Roger J. Foys, D.D., Bishop of Covington, led an important ceremony at Newport Central Catholic High School. Bishop Foys aided by a group of distinguished guests and benefactors, with the school population looking on, "broke ground" on a project that will completely transform this coed Diocesan high school of 467 students. This groundbreaking begins work on both the new 23,000 sq. ft. facility and the complete renovation of the existing facility.

NCC moved into its present 60,000 sq. ft. location in 1955. The building, with only the addition of two classrooms and a girl’s locker room in 1983, a few trailers and a transformed former residence, has been the school for now over fifty years.

The first phase of the project that the Diocese has approved will be construction of a new 2,000 sq. ft. chapel, seven new classrooms, a black box theatre and a health center with new and upgraded locker rooms, wellness areas and strength and conditioning equipment for athletes. Preliminary work will begin on the renovation of the existing building.

Construction began in June and is scheduled to be completed in August 2009.