History of Bishop
      McGuinness Catholic High School
A
      substantial gift from Mrs. Mary Ann Robertson of New York City to
      Raleigh's Bishop Waters made possible the establishment of a girls'
      college preparatory school, the Villa Marie Anna Academy, in 1954 on
      which is now Country Club Road in west Winston-Salem. The Villa's
      initial enrollment was a total of five students; however, the school
      began to experience substantial growth with the admission of boys in
      1956. The Sisters of St. Joseph of Chestnut Hill (five in number, led by
      Principal Sister Eileen Patrice) were responsible for the entire high
      school program, and under the care, two classes graduated from the Villa
      before its closure in 1959 to make way for the new inter-parochial high
      school, named for Raleigh's Bishop Eugene J. McGuinness. It opened its
      doors on September 8, 1959. The faith and determination of the Sisters
      came to fruition with the building of this new school, the Villa's
      successor, which enrolled 96 students to start.
   

      

      "Phase I" gave way to "Phase II" in 1959. In August of 2001, "Phase III"
      of the school's history began at its new central Triad 42-acre site,
      with a plant designed to eventually house more than 800 students in a
      state-of-the-art facility. Faithful to its education in the central
      Triad, Bishop McGuinness will continue to offer the very best in
      Catholic High School opportunity for generations to come.
   

      

      

      
Why are we called
      the "Villains"?
Our
      school mascot, "The Villain", comes from our early roots at the Villa
      Marie Anna Academy. The school motto, "Praesis ut Prosis" is taken from
      the seal of the late Bishop McGuinness and serves as a challenge for all
      who would desire "to excel that they might better serve".