Serving Christ and Connecting Catholics in Western North Carolina
HUNTERSVILLE — Christ the King High School was named the 2024–2025 Wells Fargo Cup Champion for the 1A classification, which is the highest honor for overall athletic excellence in North Carolina.
Since 1979, the State Cup has been awarded to the schools with the best overall interscholastic sports programs in each classification. Points are awarded for all sanctioned sports based on how the team places in State Cup competition, N.C. High School Athletic Association playoffs and championships, and then tallied to determine the winner.
The honor was a first for CTK.
“This achievement reflects the hard work, discipline and spirit of student-athletes, coaches and families across all varsity sports,” the school posted. “It’s a testament to a program that doesn’t just build teams — it builds character, leadership and a lasting legacy.”
CHARLOTTE — The Diocese of Charlotte Foundation manages 98 endowments with a total market value of almost $20 million that generate income to directly aid the diocese’s schools and their students:
- Ad Meliora Endowment Fund: Financial support for facility improvements and beautification initiatives at Christ the King Catholic High School.
- American Schlafhorst Scholarship Endowment Fund: Scholarship assistance for students at Charlotte Catholic High School.
- Archibong Family Endowment Fund: Tuition assistance for Bishop McGuinness Catholic High School students who are African American, Indigenous or students of color.
- Asheville Catholic School Endowment Fund: Financial support to retain quality teachers, offer scholarship assistance, provide continuing education for teachers and enhance the school’s curriculum.
- Joseph and Margaret Baldi Endowment Fund: Tuition assistance for children of parishioners at St. Leo the Great Catholic Church to attend St. Leo Catholic School in Winston-Salem.
- Heidi Hogan Bell Memorial Endowment Fund: Provides for the general needs of Charlotte Catholic High School.
- Bishop McGuinness Catholic High School Endowment Fund: Financial support for the education of students at this school in Kernersville.
- Joan W. Books Endowment Fund: Tuition assistance for children of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church to attend Immaculata Catholic School in Hendersonville.
- Don and Mary Gay Brady Endowment Fund: Tuition assistance for students at Our Lady of Grace Catholic School in Greensboro.
- Elizabeth Allen Brown Endowment Fund: For the general needs of Catholic elementary and secondary schools and Catholic campus ministries in the Asheville area.
- Father Pat Cahill and Michael Miller Endowment Fund for Academic Support: Academic support at Asheville Catholic School.
- Molly Cassidy Scholarship Endowment Fund: Scholarship assistance to parishioners of St. Pius X Catholic Church to attend St. Pius X Catholic School, both in Greensboro.
- Catholic Education Endowment Fund: Scholarships for students attending Catholic elementary schools in the diocese.
- Charlotte Catholic High School Alumni Association Board Discretionary Endowment Fund: For the general needs of Charlotte Catholic High School at the board’s discretion.
- Charlotte Catholic High School Alumni Association Scholarship Endowment Fund: Scholarships for graduating seniors to attend a college of their choice.
- Charlotte Catholic High School Endowment Fund: Benefits Charlotte Catholic High School.
- Sister M. Joanice Cohen & Sister M. Elizabeth Fowkes, IHM Endowment Fund: Financial support to promote long-term recruitment, training and development of teachers at Immaculata Catholic School in Hendersonville.
- Cornelius Alexander Davis, II Tuition Assistance Endowment Fund: Tuition assistance for students at St. Leo the Great Catholic School in Winston-Salem.
- Digger Dawson Scholarship Endowment Fund: Scholarship assistance for students from Immaculate Conception Catholic Church attending Immaculata Catholic School in Hendersonville.
- Derhofer Family Endowment Fund: Tuition assistance for students at Bishop McGuinness Catholic High School in Kernersville.
- Deussen Scholarship Endowment Fund: Scholarships for Catholic high school education in the greater Charlotte area.
- Stephen and Jessica Dey Options Endowment Fund: Benefits the “Options” programs at the diocese’s schools.
- Diocesan Educational Endowment Fund: Tuition assistance for students within the diocese attending a Catholic elementary or high school.
- Faucette Endowment Fund: Financial assistance for the educational ministry of the diocese’s schools.
- FFHL Tuition Assistance Endowment Fund: Established through Forward in Faith, Hope, and Love Diocesan Campaign, this fund provides tuition assistance for Catholic schools in the Diocese of Charlotte.
- Gayden and Janell Gauthier Family Endowment Fund: Technology and infrastructure updates and tuition assistance for students of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church to attend Immaculata Catholic School, both in Hendersonville.
- Mary Gay and Don Brady Endowment Fund: Tuition assistance for faculty members’ children in the Piedmont-Triad area Catholic schools to attend Bishop McGuiness Catholic High School in Kernersville.
- O’Brien and William Edward Gibbs Endowment Fund: Tuition assistance for students at Asheville Catholic School.
- Gismondi Family Scholarship Endowment Fund: Scholarship assistance for children of St. Mark Catholic Church parishioners to attend Christ the King Catholic High School in Huntersville.
- Bobbie Grant Memorial Endowment Fund: Tuition assistance for students attending Bishop McGuinness Catholic High School in Kernersville.
- Megan Healy Scholarship Endowment Fund: Scholarship assistance for students at St. Patrick Catholic School in Charlotte.
- Edith and George Hilbert Endowment Fund: Financial support for the education of students at Asheville Catholic School.
- Holy Family Catholic Church Scholarship Endowment Fund: Catholic school tuition assistance (K-12) for members of Holy Family Catholic Church in Clemmons.
- Holy Trinity Catholic Middle School Endowment Fund: Supports the general needs of Holy Trinity Catholic Middle School.
- Immaculata Catholic School Scholarship Endowment Fund: Scholarship assistance for students at this school in Hendersonville.
- Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic School Endowment Fund: Tuition assistance for students at this school in High Point.
- Roger Kavanagh Tuition Assistance Endowment Fund: Tuition assistance for students at St. Pius X Catholic School in Greensboro.
- Knights of Columbus #11911 of St. Eugene for Asheville Catholic School Endowment Fund: For the general needs of this school.
- Leeolou Family Scholarship Endowment Fund: Scholarship assistance for Mecklenburg Area Catholic Schools families.
- LeFeber Endowment: Tuition assistance for students at Immaculata Catholic School in Hendersonville.
- LoBianco Family Endowment Fund: Tuition assistance for students at St. Therese Catholic Church in Mooresville and St. Mark Catholic Church in Huntersville to attend Christ the King Catholic High School.
- Alexander and Brenda Lyerly Endowment Fund: Scholarship assistance for children with financial need to attend Catholic schools in the Diocese of Charlotte.
- Lorraine J. Malphurs Endowment Fund: Student testing fees at St. Pius X Catholic School in Greensboro.
- Manley Endowment Fund: Tuition assistance for students of families at St. Eugene Catholic Church to attend Asheville Catholic School.
- Catherine McAuley Scholarship Endowment Fund: Scholarships to Catholic students attending Mecklenburg Area Catholic Schools.
- Bryant McDermott Endowment Fund: Scholarship assistance to students of Charlotte Catholic High School and Holy Trinity Middle School in Charlotte.
- Francis J. McGrail Scholarship Endowment Fund: Scholarship assistance to students of Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic School in High Point.
- Lee McGuiness Endowment Fund: Benefits the Charlotte Catholic High School Alumni Association.
- Sandy McMonagle Endowment Fund: Tuition assistance for students at Our Lady of Mercy Catholic School in Winston-Salem.
- Mecklenburg Area Catholic Schools (MACS) Education Endowment Fund: Assistance to the nine MACS schools in the Charlotte area.
- Mecklenburg Area Catholic Schools (MACS) Special Needs Endowment Fund: For Mecklenburg Area Catholic Schools’ students with special needs.
- Katelyn Mitchell Student Athlete Scholarship Endowment Fund: For the benefit of a student-athlete in sixth, seventh or eighth grade at St. Pius X Catholic School in Greensboro.
- Eleanor C. Murphy Educational Trust Scholarship Endowment Fund: Provides scholarships for students from Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Salisbury.
- Monsignor Lawrence C. Newman Endowment Fund: Tuition assistance for students at Our Lady of Mercy Catholic School in Winston-Salem.
- Victor M. Nussbaum Jr. Educational Endowment Fund: Tuition assistance for students at St. Pius X Catholic School in Greensboro.
- Chris and Margaret Onulak Endowment Fund: General needs of Asheville Catholic School.
- Our Lady of Grace School Endowment Fund: General needs of this school in Greensboro.
- Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic School Fund: General needs of this school in Charlotte.
- Poutre’ Family Endowment Fund: General needs of Immaculata Catholic School in Hendersonville.
- Quinn Family Endowment Fund: Tuition assistance for students at Immaculata Catholic School in Hendersonville,
- George L. Repass Memorial Tuition Endowment Fund: Tuition assistance for students at Bishop McGuinness Catholic High School in Kernersville.
- Clark G. Ross Scholarship Endowment Fund: Scholarship assistance for Catholic high school students from Catholic parishes in Mecklenburg, Iredell, Cabarrus and Rowan counties.
- Clark G. Ross St. Therese Catholic Church Scholarship Endowment Fund: Assistance for college age parishioners at St. Therese Catholic Church in Mooresville.
- Sacred Heart School Catholic Endowment Fund: General needs of this school in Salisbury.
- Sheridan-Mangan Endowment Fund: Tuition assistance for students at Asheville Catholic School.
- Monsignor Joseph S. Showfety Bishop McGuinness Catholic High School Endowment Fund: Tuition assistance for students of this school in Kernersville.
- Sister Geri Rogers Endowment Fund: Tuition assistance for students of Our Lady of Mercy Catholic School in Winston-Salem.
- Sisters of Mercy Scholarship Endowment Fund: Tuition assistance for students at St. Michael Catholic School in Gastonia.
- Sisters of St. Joseph Endowment Fund: Tuition assistance for Bishop McGuinness High School students.
- Victoria Sleeman Scholarship Endowment Fund: Scholarships for students of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church to attend Immaculata Catholic School in Hendersonville.
- Frank Spinks Endowment Fund: Professional development activities for the staff at Immaculata Catholic School in Hendersonville.
- Mary Spinks Endowment Fund: Scholarship assistance to minority students at Immaculata Catholic School in Hendersonville.
- Michelle Stanley Scholarship Endowment Fund: General needs at St. Mark Catholic School in Huntersville.
- St. Ann Catholic School Endowment Fund: General needs of this school in Charlotte.
- St. Gabriel School Catholic Endowment Fund: General needs of this school in Charlotte.
- St. Joseph Scholarship Endowment Fund: Scholarship assistance for students at Asheville Catholic School.
- St. Lawrence Council (#1695) Student Scholarship Endowment Fund: Financial assistance for the educational needs of council members’ and deceased members’ children.
- St. Leo Catholic School Endowment Fund: Scholarship assistance for St. Leo Catholic School students.
- St. Mark Catholic School Endowment Fund: General needs of this school in Huntersville.
- St. Mary’s Catholic Church Scholarship Endowment Fund: Tuition aid for the children of parishioners from St. Mary’s Catholic Church who attend Our Lady of Grace Catholic School or St. Pius X Catholic School, both in Greensboro, or Bishop McGuinness Catholic High School in Kernersville.
- St. Matthew School Endowment Fund: General needs of this school in Charlotte.
- St. Michael School Endowment Fund: General needs of this school in Gastonia.
- St. Patrick Catholic School Endowment Fund: General needs of this school in Charlotte.
- St. Pius X School Endowment Fund: Tuition assistance for students at this school in Greensboro.
- Michael Sullivan Endowment Fund: For general fine arts department needs at Charlotte Catholic High School or non-profit support compatible with known interest of Michael Sullivan.
- Theresa Lasecki Talbert Scholarship Endowment Fund: Tuition assistance for students at Bishop McGuinness Catholic High School in Kernersville.
- Remo and Carolyn Termini Endowment Fund: Scholarships for students attending Asheville Catholic School.
- John Michael Thompson Endowment Fund: General needs of Sacred Heart Catholic School in Salisbury.
- F. Joseph Treacy Endowment Fund: Scholarship assistance for students in all nine MACS schools.
- Villalon Family Endowment Fund: Financial assistance for students at Bishop McGuinness Catholic High School in Kernersville.
- Sabrina Watt Endowment Fund: Tuition assistance for students attending Mecklenburg Area Catholic Schools.
- Florence B. Werden Memorial Endowment Fund: General needs of Immaculata Catholic School in Hendersonville.
- Kurtis D. Williams Flight Scholarship Endowment Fund: Flight-related assistance for aviation students at Bishop McGuinness Catholic High School in Kernersville.
- Sister Paulette Williams Scholarship Endowment Fund: Scholarships for graduating seniors from Charlotte Catholic High School to attend a college of their choice.
- Mary Jane Winfrey Endowment Fund: General needs of Asheville Catholic School.
- Woelfel Family Endowment Fund: Students’ educational purposes at Our Lady of Grace Catholic School in Greensboro.
- Wos-Dejoy Endowment Fund: Tuition assistance for students at St. Pius X Catholic School in Greensboro.
- Sister Emma Yondura Endowment Fund: Tuition assistance for students at St. Leo Catholic School in Winston-Salem.