 Covington Catholic's athletic program benefited from a 1979 Ohio High School Athletic Association rule, affirmed in "Alerding v. OHSAA", that barred Kentucky residents from participating in Ohio high school athletic competitions.Parents began sending their children to Covington Catholic instead of nationally renowned Moeller High School in Cincinnati.In 1968, Covington Catholic introduced Project Team Build in response to the financial and staffing challenges that parochial schools were experiencing.