Marist High School (Chicago, Illinois)
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4200 West 115th Street Chicago, Illinois 60655 United States |
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| Coordinates | 41°41′6″N 87°43′28″W / 41.68500°N 87.72444°WCoordinates: 41°41′6″N 87°43′28″W / 41.68500°N 87.72444°W |
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| Type | Private, Coeducational |
| Motto | Education for time and eternity |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic |
| Established | 1963 |
| Oversight | Archdiocese of Chicago |
| President | Br. Hank Hammer, F.M.S |
| Principal | Larry Tucker |
| Teaching staff | 119 |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 1,703 (2015–16) |
| Student to teacher ratio | 19:1 |
| Campus size | 55 acres (22 ha) |
| Campus type | Urban |
| Color(s) | Red, White and Black |
| Athletics conference | East Suburban Catholic Conference |
| Team name | RedHawks |
| Accreditation | North Central Association of Colleges and Schools |
| Average ACT scores (2015) | 28.0 |
| Newspaper | The Sentinel |
| Yearbook | The Lantern |
| Tuition | US$11,300 |
| Affiliation | Marist Brothers |
| Website | www |
Marist High School is a coeducational, college preparatory Roman Catholic secondary school located in the Mount Greenwood neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. It is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago. The school was founded by and continues to be affiliated with the Marist Brothers.
The school opened on September 9, 1963 with 323 young men enrolled as the charter class. The school would be a male only institution until the 2002—03 school year, when girls were admitted for the first time. The full transition to a coeducational institution was completed in the 2005—06 academic year. Originally, the Christian Brothers of Ireland were asked to open another all-male high school on the land that was to eventually see Marist built, but with three area schools already under their purview, Leo Catholic High School, Brother Rice High School, and St. Laurence High School; the Christian Brothers declined, thus paving the way for the Marist Brothers to be asked to lead this new school for boys on the Southwest Side.
In the mid-1990s, the school community decided to begin a transition from its original mascot and nickname, "Redskins", to a less controversial one. "RedHawks" became the new mascot and nickname beginning in the 1997—98 school year. The change in nickname also caused several minor changes in student life, with an example being the change in name of the yearbook from Plainsman to The Lantern.
Starting in 2003, the school launched a multi-year fundraising campaign to advance needed upgrades to the school's physical structure, as well as to provide for the school's financial foundation. technology upgrades, and to continue financial assistance to students.
Like many Catholic high schools, students are required to take four years of coursework in Religious Studies. In their fourth year, students may opt out of traditional coursework and fulfill their graduation requirement through work in community service or in peer leadership. In community service, students are assigned to travel off campus to work at a hospital, a work community for adults with developmental disabilities, a grammar school, or other such environment. Peer leadership offers seniors the opportunity to work within a classroom aiding teachers and other students.
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