St. Mary Catholic Central High School |
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108 West Elm Avenue Monroe, Michigan, Monroe County 48162 United States |
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Type | Private |
Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic |
Patron saint(s) | St. Mary |
Established | 1846 |
Founded | 1986 (merger) |
Founder |
Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Brothers of Holy Cross |
President | Sean D. Jorgensen '91 |
Principal | Jason A. Linster |
Staff | 18 |
Faculty | 24 |
Grades | 9–12 |
Gender | Coeducational |
Enrollment | 346 (2016-2017) |
Average class size | 18 |
Student to teacher ratio | 13:1 |
Color(s) | Green and Gold |
Slogan | Living Faith, Gaining Knowledge, Serving Others |
Athletics conference | Huron League |
Mascot | Falcons, Kestrels |
Team name |
Falcons (boys) Kestrels (girls) |
Rival | Monroe Jefferson, Milan, Riverview, Airport, Grosse Ile, Flat Rock, New Boston Huron |
Accreditation | North Central Association of Colleges and Schools |
Average ACT scores | 23.7 Avg Composite, Class of 2016 |
Feeder schools | Monroe Catholic Elementary School, St. Charles Newport, St. Patrick Carleton, St. Stephen New Boston, St. Mary Rockwood, St. Joseph Erie |
Alumni | 12,000+ |
Campus Minister | Timothy Maag |
Athletic Director and Dean of Students | Chad Myers '02 |
Enrollment and Marketing Director | Brittney Tam '04 |
Website | Official website |
St. Mary Catholic Central
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Location within the state of Michigan
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Location | 108 West Elm Avenue Monroe, Michigan |
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Coordinates | 41°55′10″N 83°23′50″W / 41.91944°N 83.39722°WCoordinates: 41°55′10″N 83°23′50″W / 41.91944°N 83.39722°W |
Built | 1846 |
Part of | St. Mary's Church Complex Historic District (#82002855) |
St. Mary Catholic Central High School, known colloquially as SMCC, is a Catholic, co-educational, parochial, secondary school located at 108 West Elm Avenue in Monroe, Michigan. SMCC is sponsored by the Catholic parishes of the Vicariate of Monroe under the auspices of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Detroit. The school itself is listed as a contributing property within the St. Mary's Church Complex Historic District, which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 6, 1982.
St. Mary Catholic Central High School is a heritage school formed from the 1986 merger of St. Mary Academy and Monroe Catholic Central. SMCC continues the church’s educational tradition in Monroe that began when the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary founded St. Mary Academy in 1846. The Brothers of Holy Cross came to Monroe in 1944 to staff Monroe Catholic Central, a new all boys Catholic secondary school established by the Archdiocese and several local parishes.
Today, SMCC is considered a Vicariate-sponsored high school. The Vicariate of Monroe, which is contiguous with Monroe County borders, has fourteen parishes and five Catholic elementary schools. SMCC has students representing all fourteen parishes. The school is the only Catholic secondary institution in the Vicariate. Further, it is one of only two non-public high schools in Monroe County.
Among the current student body, 68% come from a Catholic elementary schools in the Monroe Vicariate or from surrounding Catholic parishes in Huron Township, Downriver Detroit, or Toledo. The remaining 32% comes from local public middle schools, one of three area local Lutheran elementary schools, a public charter school, the local Montessori school or home-schooled settings.
SMCC serves the educational needs of young men and women of diverse religious, ethnic, and economic backgrounds. The school is an extension of the educational ministry of the Roman Catholic Church which continues the teaching mission of Jesus. Approximately 80% of SMCC students identify themselves as Roman Catholic. The remaining twenty percent of the population is Lutheran, Methodist, Baptist, Non-denominational Christian, Greek Orthodox, or Hindu.