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Bishop Donahue Memorial High School

1955 establishments in West Virginia2017 disestablishments in West VirginiaBuildings and structures in Marshall County, West VirginiaCatholic secondary schools in West VirginiaEducation in Marshall County, West Virginia
Educational institutions established in 1955Marist Brothers schoolsRoman Catholic Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston

Bishop Donahue Memorial High School was a private, Roman Catholic high school in McMechen, West Virginia. It was 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. At the end of the 2016-2017 school year, Bishop Donahue High School closed. It was opened for 62 school years (1955 - 2017) and graduated 59 classes (1959 - 2017).

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