Ron Scott, director of cultural diversity and community outreach at YWCA Wheeling, gives a presentation during a celebration honoring the history and legacy of Blessed Martin de Porres Catholic School on Tuesday at the Wheeling Central Catholic High School Gymnasium. Standing behind Scott and a statue of Blessed Martin de Porres is The Most Rev. Mark Brennan, Bishop of the Wheeling-Charleston Diocese. Blessed Martin de Porres Catholic School was open from 1942-55 for African American chi

Ron Scott, director of cultural diversity and community outreach at YWCA Wheeling, gives a presentation during a celebration honoring the history and legacy of Blessed Martin de Porres Catholic School on Tuesday at the Wheeling Central Catholic High School Gymnasium. Standing behind Scott and a statue of Blessed Martin de Porres is The Most Rev. Mark Brennan, Bishop of the Wheeling-Charleston Diocese. Blessed Martin de Porres Catholic School was open from 1942-55 for African American children in East Wheeling who desired a Catholic education. Religious women from the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph taught and administered the school. Former students at the school also were on hand to witness a blessing of the statue and a dedication of a plaque honoring all those who attended the school.