Newport Central Catholic school was built in 1954 and became a co-educational school in 1983. (Patrick Reddy photo) | ZOOM |

        NEWPORT — When Newport Catholic High School opened its new school in 1954, the “school on the hill” had finally found a permanent home.

        It began in 1929, when an all-boys Catholic high school was established in the St. Stephen's School in Newport. It was named Campbell County Catholic High School.

        Four years later, as enrollment increased, the school moved into the old Immaculata Academy building. It was renamed Newport Catholic High School.

        In 1945, N.C.H. once again moved, this time to the Corpus Christi building. They remained at that location until 1954, when the current school was built.

        During the 1970s, enrollment dropped, and cross-town neighbor Our Lady of Providence, an all-girls Catholic school, found itself with the same problem.

        In 1982, Bishop William Hughes announced the two schools would merge, O.L.P. would close and Newport Catholic would change its name to Newport Central Catholic. The next year, NCC opened with a co-ed enrollment of 620 students.

        Now and Then, a look at historic places in Northern Kentucky, appears Sundays in The Kentucky Enquirer. To suggest a feature, call 578-5555.
       
       

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