Mission

MISSION

Archbishop Carroll High School is a Catholic co-educational college preparatory school operated by the Archdiocese of Washington.  Archbishop Carroll High School is dedicated to serving a diverse student population, and as such, provides a Catholic environment that nurtures the whole person by integrating faith and life.  Consistent with our Catholic tradition, Archbishop Carroll High School seeks to develop leaders who are rooted in Gospel values and committed to meeting the challenges of building a just society.

CHARISM
A charism is similar to the soul of an institution; it is the particular gift of the Holy Spirit that we are called to honor and manifest together.  Archbishop Carroll High School’s charism comes to us through our history and includes:

• Zeal for Catholic social teaching, as embedded into the institution by Cardinal Patrick O’Boyle, our founding bishop, who established Carroll as one of the first racially integrated high schools in D.C., and sustained by our faculty and administrators--particularly Robert Hoderny, who established social justice and service as hallmarks of a Carroll education;
• A commitment to uniting intellectual excellence, spiritual growth, and communal life, as manifested by St. Augustine, our patron saint;
•  A willingness to celebrate our Catholic faith with students of all faith backgrounds, as embraced by our namesake, Archbishop John Carroll, and by Cardinal James Hickey;
•  A dedication to translating faith into action in our community, our nation and our world, so that American civic life and Catholic spirituality reflect the best in each other, as exemplified by Archbishop John Carroll and celebrated in our motto, “Pro Deo et Patria,” “For God and Country.”

In summary, we are called to know, love and serve God and each other, and cultivate our intellects as a celebration of God’s gifts to us, in ways modeled for us by John Carroll, St. Augustine, the bishops of Washington, and the teachers and students who have gone before us at Carroll.