Montini Catholic High School (Lombard, Illinois)
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19W070 16th Street Lombard, Illinois 60148-4797 United States |
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| Coordinates | 41°51′13″N 88°0′3″W / 41.85361°N 88.00083°WCoordinates: 41°51′13″N 88°0′3″W / 41.85361°N 88.00083°W |
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| Type | Private, Parochial, Co-educational |
| Motto | Signum Fidei (The Sign of Faith) |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Patron saint(s) | St. John Baptist De La Salle |
| Established | 1966 |
| Authority | Diocese of Joliet |
| Oversight |  |
| CEEB code | 142663 |
| President | James F. Segredo |
| Principal | Maryann O'Neill |
| Faculty | 86 |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Gender | co-educational |
| Age range | 13-18 |
| Enrollment | 700 (2014) |
| Average class size | 20 |
| Student to teacher ratio | 14:3 |
| Campus type | Suburban |
| Color(s) | Maroon, Gold and White |
| Athletics conference | Suburban Christian Conference |
| Mascot | Bronco |
| Team name | Broncos |
| Accreditation | North Central Association of Colleges and Schools |
| Publication | Musings (literary magazine) |
| Yearbook | Echoes |
| School fees | $475, Fr/Soph $575 Jr/Sr |
| Tuition | $10,475 |
| Website | www.montini.org |
Montini Catholic High School (often shortened to Montini) is a co-educational, college preparatory, high school, run by the Christian Brothers in Lombard, Illinois. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Joliet in Illinois. The school was planned by the Christian Brothers in 1963. Pope Paul VI, whose name was Giovanni Battista Montini (John Baptist Montini), was elected to the Papacy that same year. In his honor, the Christian Brothers named the school Montini Catholic High School. Construction of the buildings took place in 1965 and 1966. In September 1966, Montini Catholic High school opened its doors to 217 freshmen. The first commencement exercises were held on June 1, 1970. Since then, Montini Catholic has graduated more than 6,000 students, over 98% of whom have gone on to college.
John Baptist De La Salle, a French cleric, organized the Brothers of the Christian Schools (also known as the Christian Brothers) in France in 1682, an order dedicated solely to education. In the 300 plus years since then, the Christian Brothers have never lost sight of that singular mission, as the organization has grown to include secondary schools, colleges and universities in more than 80 countries.
John Baptist De La Salle was declared a saint by Pope Leo XIII in 1900, and was named patron saint of all Christian teachers by Pope Pius XII in 1950.
The campus renovation initiative, begun in the fall of 2002, is called the Capital Campaign. It is divided into three phases addressing facility and campus improvements and growth to the school’s endowment fund. When completed, this Campaign will provide Montini students, as well as faculty and staff, excellent, state-of-the-art instructional and extracurricular facilities and a strong endowment fund.
Phase I of the Capital Campaign, construction of the West Wing, was completed in 2003. The West Wing contains the 300 Corridor, which added 8 new classrooms to the school and the Field House which has 3 full basketball courts, 18 hoops with 3 partitions, and 2 batting cages.
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