Marian High School (Nebraska)
| Marian High School | |
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| Address | |
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7400 Military Avenue Omaha, Nebraska, (Douglas County) 68134 United States |
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| Coordinates | 41°18′0″N 96°1′40″W / 41.30000°N 96.02778°WCoordinates: 41°18′0″N 96°1′40″W / 41.30000°N 96.02778°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Private, all-girls |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic, Servants of Mary |
| Established | 1955 |
| President | Mary Higgins |
| Principal | Susan Sullivan |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 700 (2016-2017) |
| Color(s) | Royal blue and white |
| Team name | Crusaders |
| Accreditation | North Central Association of Colleges and Schools |
| Website | marianhighschool.net |
Marian High School is a private, Catholic college preparatory school for young women located in Omaha, Nebraska, United States. It is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Omaha. Marian was founded in 1955 by the Servants of Mary. Its 23-acre (93,000 m2) campus is located in the north central portion of Omaha, near the junction of Military Avenue and 72nd Street.
Marian has won the U.S. Department of Education Blue Ribbon Award for Academic Excellence twice. It is the only Class A, North Central accredited college preparatory high school in the state of Nebraska for girls. The school's athletic teams are known as the Crusaders.
Academic focus areas include science, math, languages, fine arts, social studies and religion. Marian has been a North Central Accredited college preparatory school for almost two decades. There are 37 honors courses, ten advanced placement courses and ten dual enrollment classes that allow students to proceed at a more rapid pace and/or to approach subjects in more depth. Marian is a Catholic school sponsored by the Servants of Mary and warmly welcomes students of all religious, cultural and economic backgrounds.
Marian High School is a member of:
Marian is accredited by the State of Nebraska and the North Central Association Commission on Accreditation NCA as a college preparatory school.
The school defines its "Invitation to Spiritual Development" for students as:
Marian High School provides numerous clubs, sports, and activities for involvement outside of the classroom.
Marian's athletic program consists of nine Class A state-sanctioned sports: volleyball, cross country, softball, golf, basketball, track & field, swimming & diving, tennis and soccer. They have won 62 state championships in eight sports since the Nebraska School Activities Association has had sanctioned girls' sports (since 1971).
The Walk-A-Thon is an all-student facilitated fundraiser for the school. Participating students are responsible for collecting pledges from the community. Each student walks a certain mileage with her class based on the amount of money their class collected, on the day of Walk-A-Thon. The winner gets to pick color and field day theme first, in order of placement in the Walk-A-Thon.
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