About Lexington Catholic High School
Mission
 Lexington Catholic High School serves as an integral part of the educational mission of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lexington. We serve Catholic students and students of other faith traditions by providing a high quality secondary education that emphasizes the spiritual ideas and moral values of the Gospel. In this faith community, we form and develop the mind, spirit, and body of our students.
Lexington Catholic History
Lexington Catholic High School represents a long tradition of Catholic education in the Bluegrass Region. The school was formed in 1951 through the merger of two secondary schools, St. Catherine's Academy, founded in 1823, and Lexington Latin High, founded in 1924. The photos below were taken just prior to the destruction of the old building (photography courtesy of Jim Murphy '56).
Lexington Catholic moved from its location on Limestone to its new address on Clays Mill in 1957.
Lexington Catholic Crest
 The school crest of Lexington Catholic High School is a simple design embodying the ideals and principles on which the school is founded. The lamp of knowledge on top of the emblem symbolizes the school, to which the students turn for help and guidance. The escutcheon joins the four main principles around which school life centers.
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The dove in the upper left corner symbolizes the truth of God around which the Catholic faith revolves.
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The "M" to the right of the dove stands for Mary, Mother of God, through whom all of our actions are performed.
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The plumed helmet, bottom left, represents the knights and ladies whose virtues the students are expected to emulate.
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The knot in the bottom right corner symbolizes the state of Kentucky. This emblem of binding union was chosen because of the state motto, "United we stand, divided we fall."
The LLH and the SCA on either side of Lexington Catholic stands for the Lexington Latin High and the Saint Catherine's Academy. Lexington Catholic was formed from the merging of these two schools.
In 1954, assistant principal Father Kampsen developed these ideas for the crest. In collaboration with Sister Bernadette, SCN, he transferred the ideas to paper. The seal was adopted as the official coat-of-arms that year, and can be found on the senior rings from 1954 to the present. Lexington Catholic adopted this updated version of the crest in 2000.
Accreditation
Lexington Catholic is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and approved by the Kentucky State Department of Education.
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