Academic excellence rooted in faith.
It’s time to make history. Fr. Price Catholic will redefine academic excellence as we forge our own future via an authentically Catholic high school experience.
A legacy that will last generations.
Your support is critical to establish a lasting Catholic high school in the greater Wilmington area.
There’s only one first class.
Rarely are we presented with the opportunity to do something historic in our lifetime. The first class of Fr. Price Catholic High School will be pioneers, remembered for the trail they blaze as founding students. What clubs will our students establish? Who will be the first ever class president? What mascot will they create for athletics? And when their journey at Fr. Price Catholic is nearly through, how will they speak to this remarkable leadership experience on university applications?
Make History.
Our founding principal.
Fr. Price Catholic is excited to announce that Mr. Dennis Fleck will be the school's Founding Principal. Mr. Fleck will lead the development of the school calendar and curricula as our facilities open in preparation for an inaugural class of students in fall of ’26.
Mr. Fleck has over 45 years of experience in education. After working in his home state of Kentucky, he moved to Wilmington, NC where he worked at Hoggard and Ashley High School from 1981 to 2011. During this time he served as a teacher, coach, athletic director, assistant principal, and for a short tenure as interim principal at Ashley HS. As an original staff member at Ashley HS, he was involved in organizing the start of the new high school. Those experiences have helped to prepare him to lay the foundation for our new Fr. Thomas Price Catholic High School.
In 2011, he moved to St. Mark School where he served as Athletic Director, Assistant Principal/Dean of Students, and for a period as Interim Principal. He retired from St. Mark School in July of 2022. Mr. Fleck personally attended Catholic schools from Grade 1-12 in Louisville, KY.
For more information about the school, please contact Mr. Fleck at fleckd@thestmaryparish.org
High School with a Higher Purpose: forming men and women of faith, knowledge and service.
High School with a Higher Purpose: forming men and women of faith, knowledge and service.
Our Mission
Fr. Thomas F. Price Catholic High School is an educational community serving Southeastern North Carolina which is centered in the Roman Catholic faith, embracing the richness of Catholic tradition and the promise of innovation, as we form men and women of faith, knowledge and service.
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Overview
Fr. Price Catholic High School will be the only Diocese of Raleigh approved Catholic High School in the greater Wilmington area. Fr. Price Catholic is being developed by an incredible group of volunteer professionals, clergy and finance councils from St. Mark Catholic Church and School, and the Basilica of St. Mary Catholic Church and School. The respective parish pastors, school principals, key members of the finance councils and subcommittee heads from each parish make up an Executive Committee that is leading the development with robust guidance from the Diocese of Raleigh. Phase One of Fr. Price Catholic High School will launch in a block of refurbished classrooms in the historic Tileston school building at the Basilica of St. Mary Catholic School. This location will offer access to a science lab, auditorium, gymnasium, music room and other valuable assets and amenities already in place. The school with operate with a planning principal beginning in early 2026 in preparation for an inaugural class of students in fall of ’26.
January, 2026
• Applications for Admissions for the inaugural class of students in September 2026 are now being accepted. Please see the Admissions Page.
• Subcommittees representing Curriculum & Technology, Building & Zoning, Fundraising, and Enrollment/Admissions/Marketing have been actively working on a wide range of initiatives for approximately two years.
• Extensive research and planning developed for a 5-year plan is being leveraged to fulfill Diocese of Raleigh school development recommendations and protocols.
• The formal search for an exceptional Founding Principal has been successful. The principal will be announced in November, 2025.
• Initiatives to refurbish and up-fit a series of large classrooms in the historic Tileston building are progressing
• The school will open in early ’26 in preparation for an inaugural class of students in fall of ’26.
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