Bishop Donahue Memorial High School

Bishop Donahue Memorial High School
Address
325 Logan Street McMechen, West Virginia, (Marshall County) 26040-1030 United States
Coordinates
Information
Type	Private, Coeducational
Religious affiliation(s)	Roman Catholic, Marist Brothers
Established	1955
Oversight	Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston
Principal	Thomas Wise
Grades	9–12
Color(s)	Green and Gold
Team name	Bishops
Accreditation	North Central Association of Colleges and Schools
Athletic Director	Donnie Murray
Website	http://www.bishopdonahue.org

Bishop Donahue Memorial High School is a private, Roman Catholic high school in McMechen, West Virginia. It is part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston. It was named after Bishop Patrick James Donahue (1849–1922), who served as the third Bishop of the Diocese of Wheeling from 1894 until his death in 1922.

Background

Bishop Donahue High School was opened in September 1955. It graduated its first class in 1959. It was founded because of the need for a central high school to serve the Roman Catholics of Marshall County so that they would not have to travel great distances in order to obtain a Roman Catholic education beyond elementary school. Prior to its founding, the only other Roman Catholic high schools in the Upper Ohio Valley in the state of West Virginia were Wheeling Central Catholic High School in Ohio County and Weirton Madonna High School in Hancock County.

Supporting Parishes

The parishes located in Marshall County, West Virginia that support Bishop Donahue High School both financially and spiritually are Saint John in Benwood (established 1875), Saint James in McMechen (established 1900), Saint Francis Xavier in Moundsville (established 1857), Saint Jude in Glen Dale (established 1968) and Our Lady of Peace in Mount Olivet (established 1962).

Feeder Schools

At its inception in 1955, Bishop Donahue High School's feeder schools were Saint John School in Benwood, Saint Catherine School in Benwood (served by Saint John Parish), Saint James School in McMechen and Saint Francis Xavier School in Moundsville. Saint Catherine School closed in 1962 at the end of the 1961-1962 school year. In 1962, Our Lady of Peace Parish was founded in Mount Olivet in Marshall County, and its parish school became a feeder school of Bishop Donahue. In 1971, Saint John School in Benwood and Saint James School in McMechen were consolidated, thus becoming Saint James and Saint John School, which is located in Benwood. Saint Francis Xavier School in Moundsville closed in 2012.

External links

• School Website