St. Dorothy School

St. Dorothy School is a Catholic school on the South side of Chicago, Illinois in the United States. St. Dorothy School is part of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago. It was founded in 1916 in 1916 by Archbishop George Mundelein, and Rev. John Scanlan was the first acting priest.

St. Dorothy School is named after Dorothea of Caesarea.

In July 1916, Archbishop George Mundelem helped Rev. John Scanlan to make a Southside church dedicated to Dorothea of Caesarea. On July 16, 1916 the first mass was held at 811 East 75 street. On April 15, 1917 St. Dorothy's church and school building were complete and the first mass at the new church was November 18, 1917. St. Dorothy's school opened up to the neighborhood on May 12, 1918. Later, the Chatham area filled up with immigrants and in July 1925 the second pastor Father Thomas Sheridan added the second floor to the school building. The third pastor, Father Joseph Connelly who finance to get a better school building.

In the 1950s-1960s, the neighborhood changed from ethnic white to African American. In April 1972, Father Micheal Nallen was the fourth pastor and been there since 1970. In 1982, Sir Catherine Wingert PBVM was the principal of St. Dorothy's school. In 1997, Ms. JoAnne Yerkes was the principal for 5 years. Since 2002, Mr. Robert Zeegers has been the principal of St. Dorothy's school. The priest of St. Dorothy's church is Father Bob who has been at St. Dorothy's for 4 years.

St. Dorothy's academics are challenging to students on many different levels. There are different teachers for different subjects. Some teachers have two or more subjects to teach. For example, Peter Nelson he is our main history teacher, but he also teaches English & Religion. The junior high classes switch throughout the day to classes, whether it is Gym or History. All of the primary grades (Pre-K through 4th) do not switch until they get into the fifth grade. As the school year goes on the academic challengements increase, and if they do not feel like they are ready or do not understand the lesson, they could always raise their hand and the teacher will go deeper into the lesson.

Jazz band started in late October 2010. The band has over 20 members and they all play different instruments. The band was founded by Mr. Zeegers, and the instructor is Mr. Danosine. Liturgical Dancers are currently led by Mrs. Jeter and Ms. Richie. There are about 64 members on the St. Dorothy's Liturgical dance team. The dancers perform every Tuesday at St. Dorothy's School Mass. The Flag Football team started in the first week of September 2010. The coaches are Edmund Dixon and Mr. Nelson. During their first year of playing flag football, the team won 1 game and lost 7.

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