Mission Statement of Elyria Catholic High School

Committed to excellence and compassion, Elyria Catholic High School is a Christian community within the Catholic tradition that calls young men and women to embrace their faith, recognize their full potential and establish a life-long relationship with Jesus Christ.

Through worship, academics, extracurricular activities and service, the Elyria Catholic community educates students to use vision and courage to act as caring, just and responsible citizens of the world.

Philosophy of Elyria Catholic High School

Elyria Catholic is a comprehensive high school which emphasizes a college preparatory curriculum. Elyria Catholic encourages the students to engage in extra-curricular experiences that will help them encompass the pillars of the Mission Statement.

Our expectation is that upon graduation, an Elyria Catholic student will:

• take an active role in the learning process and realize that it is a lifelong commitment.
• communicate effectively and think critically in oral and written form.
• recognize and practice self discipline, have self respect and model both.
• realize their God-given talents and act upon this realization by giving to the community.
• value life by making good moral decisions.

The Core Values (Pillars) of Elyria Catholic High School

1. Excellence in all things.
2. Compassion for all things.
3. Faith in our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, expressed through a dynamic orthodoxy and nurtured by a vibrant spirituality, embracing a special devotion to our school’s patroness, OUR LADY OF GRACE.
4. Tradition to the legacy of a “Loyalty that never dies!”
5. Community of Church, school, and family.