Girls' Catholic Central High School Alumnae Registry

For all of our former classmates from Ukraine and their loved ones still there.

St. Patrick Senior Center, our old Girls' Catholic Central High School building, needs our help.

St. Pat's Historic Building A former school, St. Pat's building was built in 1892. Here's a brief history.

St. Pat's Historic Building A former school, St. Pat's building was built in 1892. Here's a brief history.

Our old Cafeteria today. So many delicious lunches were enjoyed there. Standing in line for Sloppy Joes, Grilled Cheese, and always Tuna on meatless Fridays. What are your lunchtime memories?

Here’s a picture of our new cafeteria floor! As you know, the severe June flooding pretty much destroyed the carpet and under-flooring. In the extensive replacement process we also had to consider environmental issues – and words cannot adequately express our gratitude to Mike Kelly, owner of Environmental Maintenance Services. He came to the rescue, donated much company time to the project, and really saved the day for St. Pat! A long-time friend and supporter, Mike is also the president of the United Irish Societies, which made a generous donation to help us!

How beautiful! And how truly gratifying to see that my old Girls’ Catholic Central High School building is still standing strong and serving Detroit’s senior community. The hard work of the staff and the volunteers is reflected in all of the improvements and restorations of the 130-year-old building, and is a symbolic homage to St. Patrick’s founder, Sister Mary Watson and her successor, SaTrice Coleman Betts. Knowing that our old classroom has been transformed to host computer classes for eager members is a reminder of the quality education that was offered in those rooms by the Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary as well as several lay teachers. In our day, GCCHS Class of 1962, the IBM Selectric typewriter was introduced. Today, our fellow seniors will learn the power of the Internet and social media in the same room where we girls once studied and dreamed of our future.
WELL DONE! St. Patrick’s
And continued success to you.

The Detroit Catholic School Heritage Project
https://www.bishopgallagher.org/?fbclid=IwAR3sT4LXFtqV85GEVBVmcDjKixh-lGAosnTiQ2fFxHS8UctV5MVRff_afZs

“…I grew up in a Detroit Catholic culture, where your identity was your parish and your Catholic school. A Catholic church, with its grade school, and nearly always its high school, seemed to be on every Detroit street corner. The parish was the glue that held the neighborhood together. The parish complex of church, school, convent, rectory and community center was most often just a short walk from home. You saw your classmates at school, at Mass on Sundays, at football and basketball games on the weekend, and during social events at night. You didn't need fancy uniforms with your names on the back. Heck, you didn't even need your school name on the front. Everyone knew you were from St. Anthony, Visitation, St. Leo, St. Cecilia and on and on. But, deep down, our Catholic faith connected us all.
My parents' generation was born in during the Roaring 20s (when they couldn't build churches and schools fast enough), grew up during the Depression, fought in World War II and gave birth to and raised the Baby Boomers. They sent those Boomers in their thousands to Catholic schools in the city and in the suburbs of Detroit.
Then in the late 60s, things started to unravel. There were many causes. We spread out too much, vocations virtually disappeared, our communities became polarized, we began to think too much about ourselves. No doubt, the fabric of Detroit's Catholic culture has weakened and the patterns have faded. We constantly work to reclaim, rebuild and strengthen that culture, but it is a difficult task. Definitely worth the effort.
While many feel we have lost our connection to a great heritage, we have not. But those connections are fast disappearing. I am not talking about closed parishes, closed schools and vandalized buildings. I am talking about the people who were a part of those parish and school communities…” READ MORE HERE:
https://www.bishopgallagher.org/?fbclid=IwAR3sT4LXFtqV85GEVBVmcDjKixh-lGAosnTiQ2fFxHS8UctV5MVRff_afZs

The Detroit Catholic School Heritage Project
https://www.bishopgallagher.org/?fbclid=IwAR3sT4LXFtqV85GEVBVmcDjKixh-lGAosnTiQ2fFxHS8UctV5MVRff_afZs
“…I grew up in a Detroit Catholic culture, where your identity was your parish and your Catholic school. A Catholic church, with its grade school, and nearly always its high school, seemed to be on every Detroit street corner. The parish was the glue that held the neighborhood together. The parish complex of church, school, convent, rectory and community center was most often just a short walk from home. You saw your classmates at school, at Mass on Sundays, at football and basketball games on the weekend, and during social events at night. You didn't need fancy uniforms with your names on the back. Heck, you didn't even need your school name on the front. Everyone knew you were from St. Anthony, Visitation, St. Leo, St. Cecilia and on and on. But, deep down, our Catholic faith connected us all.
My parents' generation was born in during the Roaring 20s (when they couldn't build churches and schools fast enough), grew up during the Depression, fought in World War II and gave birth to and raised the Baby Boomers. They sent those Boomers in their thousands to Catholic schools in the city and in the suburbs of Detroit.
Then in the late 60s, things started to unravel. There were many causes. We spread out too much, vocations virtually disappeared, our communities became polarized, we began to think too much about ourselves. No doubt, the fabric of Detroit's Catholic culture has weakened and the patterns have faded. We constantly work to reclaim, rebuild and strengthen that culture, but it is a difficult task. Definitely worth the effort.
While many feel we have lost our connection to a great heritage, we have not. But those connections are fast disappearing. I am not talking about closed parishes, closed schools and vandalized buildings. I am talking about the people who were a part of those parish and school communities…” READ MORE HERE:
https://www.bishopgallagher.org/?fbclid=IwAR3sT4LXFtqV85GEVBVmcDjKixh-lGAosnTiQ2fFxHS8UctV5MVRff_afZs

We’re still searching for lost or missing classmates from the GCCHS Class of 1962. If you are in touch with anyone on the roster, please feel free to share this page with them and FB Message or E-Mail any contact information to: Aundra Willis Carrasco at: [email protected] or [email protected]

As we remember her:

60 YEARS!: Girls’ Catholic Central High School
Class of 1962

We met as adolescent girls in the late 1950s and the strong bond of friendship was formed as classmates. Today, as women of substance, having been molded in the 1960s, we reflect on the GCC experience and those formative days of yesteryear. The stories anchor our memories. They are linked to images of our teachers, friendships, academic standards, and credos of the Catholic faith. 1962 is now a long time ago, but memories retain significance and continue to be place-holders to days gone by. So, with the dawning of this new year, and with the approach of the June 10th 60th Anniversary of our graduation, please join in the coming celebration of that special day. Your comments, reflections and messages are most welcome. And although we have enjoyed several Class Reunions in past years, the current COVID situation makes another in-person gathering doubtful. However, in the event of a respite from the virus or a miraculous end to the pandemic, please feel free to offer Reunion suggestions via FB-MESSAGE or E-Mail: [email protected]

Girls’ Catholic Central High School
Class of 1962

We met as adolescent girls in the late 1950s and the strong bond of friendship was formed as classmates. Today, as women of substance,
having been molded in the 1960s, we reflect on the GCC experience and those formative days of yesteryear. The stories anchor our memories. They are linked to images of our teachers, friendships, academic standards, and credos of the Catholic faith. 1962 is now a long time ago, but memories retain significance and continue to be placeholders to days gone by. So, with the dawning of this new year, and with the approach of the June 10th 60th Anniversary of our graduation, please join in the coming celebration of that special day. Your comments, reflections and messages are most welcome. And although we have enjoyed several Class Reunions in past years, the current COVID situation makes another in-person gathering doubtful. However, in the event of a respite from the virus or a miraculous end to the pandemic, please feel free to offer Reunion suggestions via FB-MESSAGE or E-Mail: [email protected]

60 YEARS!: Girls’ Catholic Central High School - Class of 1962

We met as adolescent girls in the late 1950s and the strong bond of friendship was formed as classmates. Today, as women of substance,
having been molded in the 1960s, we reflect on the GCC experience and those formative days of yesteryear. The stories anchor our memories. They are linked to images of our teachers, friendships, academic standards, and credos of the Catholic faith. 1962 is now a long time ago, but memories retain significance and continue to be placeholders to days gone by. So, with the dawning of this new year, and with the approach of the June 10th 60th Anniversary of our graduation, please join in the coming celebration of that special day. Your comments, reflections and messages are most welcome. And although we have enjoyed several Class Reunions in past years, the current COVID situation makes another in-person gathering doubtful. However, in the event of a respite from the virus or a miraculous end to the pandemic, please feel free to offer Reunion suggestions via FB-MESSAGE or E-Mail: [email protected]