​Evacuation Drill

Central Catholic High School to conduct an evacuation drill on Tuesday, April 14

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, April 9, 2015 – Central Catholic High School will conduct a campus-wide evacuation drill on Tuesday, April 14th. As the drill will temporarily disrupt traffic flow, it was recommended that we alert the local media that THIS IS A DRILL and NOT AN ACTUAL EMERGENCY.

Officers from the Pittsburgh Police Department and Carnegie Mellon University are very supportive of this drill and will provide a strong police presence to ensure the safety of our students, faculty, and staff.

Shortly after 2nd period begins (9 a.m.), students and faculty will evacuate the building to Central Catholic’s football field. The police have advised us to exit the school’s parking lot on Neville St., cross to the other side of Fifth Avenue, and proceed to Rodef Shalom. Police officers will be blocking off traffic on Fifth Ave from Neville St. to Morewood Avenue during this time. We will be at Rodef Shalom for only a few minutes to address the students before heading back to class. The drill will last until approximately 9:45 a.m.

While this drill will not account for every possible scenario, it will be good practice and help to orient students as to the location of Rodef Shalom if they had to get there in a true emergency situation.

Central Catholic High School, a college preparatory school for boys, is guided by the educational principles of St. John Baptist de La Salle. The school strives to provide a challenging, relevant, and diverse program of studies and extracurricular activities in an environment that fosters a life of faith and learning and develops leaders rooted in the Gospel values of integrity, respect, service, justice, and peace. The school is currently at capacity with 870 young men from all across southwestern Pennsylvania.

For more information, please contact:
Eric Starkowicz
Director of Marketing and Communications
Central Catholic High School
412.622.6173
estarkowicz@centralcatholichs.com