St. Paul High School (Shiner, Texas)

St. Paul High School is a private, Roman Catholic high school in Shiner, Texas. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Victoria in Texas.

Background

The first Catholic school in Shiner was built in 1896 by Scherbohm and Mewes, contractors. The two story French style frame building housed two classrooms, a dining room and kitchen on the first floor, and a residence for the Sisters on the second floor. Named Saint Ludmila's Academy in honor of a Slavic saint, the school opened in February 1897 and was operated by the Sisters of the Incarnate Word and Blessed Sacrament religious order in the state of Texas. The co-educational boarding and day school enrolled fifty-seven students the first year. Courses included German and Czech language; music courses featured piano, guitar, and mandolin.

In 1902, two years of high school were added to the elementary grades. In 1916 a new structure was built to meet increased enrollment. In 1928 a four-year high school was incorporated, and the school received the designation of an academy. After 1939, no pupils were accepted as boarders. An elementary school was built in 1951, and a gymnasium, auditorium and cafeteria were added to the campus. In 1963, the Parish of Sts. Cyril and Methodius erected St. Paul High School. The educational complex comprising St. Ludmila Elementary and St. Paul High School is known as Shiner Catholic School. (1997)

In 2002, a Parish Hall was completed adjacent to the parish gym. It serves as a cafeteria for the Catholic School students and, with a seating capacity of approximately 200, is used to accommodate the larger gatherings of various parish and school functions. In 2012, the Janak Music Center was completed. The building is a state of the art music center serving students in grades K-12 beginning in the 2012-2013 school year. This building was made possible through the generosity of the Rita Janak family in memory of Rita's late husband, Leo Janak and the Dickson-Allen Foundation.^[1]

Athletics

St. Paul High School students compete in Football, Volleyball, Baseball, Softball, Track, Cross Country, Golf, Swimming and Tennis through the Texas Association of Private and Public School (TAPPS) and participate In the 2A division holding numerous state titles in the following sports listed below:

FOOTBALL - 11 man Football 1989, 2010, 2012, 2015

CROSS COUNTRY

     GIRLS: 2013, 2014, 2015
     BOYS: 2005, 2015

VOLLEYBALL:

BASKETBALL:

TRACK:

    GIRLS: 2014, 2015
    BOYS: 2014, 2015

BASEBALL:

SOFTBALL: 2015

St. Paul High School has been the recipient of the Henderson 2A Overall Championship Cup for 2011-2012, 2012-2013 and 2015-2016.

References

External links

• Shiner Catholic School
• Diocese of Victoria, Texas