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History of Nolan Catholic High School

In 1961, students from Our Lady of Victory girls academy (OLV) and Laneri boys academy were gently transplanted. Along with the priests and brothers of the Society of Mary, the Sisters of St. Mary of Namur opened Our Lady of Victory High School with their accreditation from OLV. In 1963 the school was officially renamed Monsignor Robert M. Nolan Catholic High School. Today, NCHS is an educational ministry of the Catholic Diocese of Fort Worth, under the continued administration of the Society of Mary.

 

 

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History of the Viking Mascot

The VIKING mascot was taken in 1961 by Our Lady of Victory for several reasons:

  1. The Vikings were an adventurous people who loved war and fighting. They were skillful and daring warriors and they were also referred to as NORTHMEN since they were Scandinavian. The term VIKING may have come from the old Norse work Vik meaning bay or inlet. They lived in coastal cities and were a seafaring nation. They lived between 700-1700.
     
  2. They spoke a German dialect that resembled the language spoken in England at the time. They use the RUNE (Runic) alphabet.
     
  3. Churches of Europe offered a special prayer for help against the VIKINGS. It was "God, deliver us from the fury of the Northmen."
     
  4. The horned helmet, bronze lance and curious carved trumpet show the skill of VIKING craftsmen.
     
  5. The VIKINGS exhibited daring and imagination and their ferociousness terrified the people of Europe. They struck swiftly and secretly and seemed to enjoy the raids on untamed lands.
     
  6. VIKING raiders were dauntless, fearless and full of courage. They learned rapidly from the people they conquered.
     
  7. Originally worshipping Thor and Odin, Norse gods, they quickly adopted Christianity as their own religion and were soon devout Christians.
     
  8. As the VIKINGS became more civilized, they gave up their cruel raids and their savage love of destruction. The shifted from piracy to peaceful and productive commerce. They established new parameters of civiization throughout Europe.  They affected dramatic changes all over their world.
     
  9. The first VIKING to see America was Bjarni Herjulfsson. But the first VIKING to land was Leif Ericson. Their adventurous stories are outlined  in detail in museums in Newfoundland and in Scandinavia.
     
  10. Because they were fierce, courageous, strong, brave and adventurous, intelligent and physically capable of intensity in battle, the VIKINGS were adopted as Nolan Catholic's mascot.