St. Patrick High School (Chicago)
| St. Patrick High School | |
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| Address | |
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5900 West Belmont Avenue Chicago, Illinois 60634 United States |
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| Coordinates | 41°56′21″N 87°46′29″W / 41.939166°N 87.77472°WCoordinates: 41°56′21″N 87°46′29″W / 41.939166°N 87.77472°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Private |
| Motto | Religio Mores Cultura (Religion • Morals • Culture) |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Established | 1861 |
| Oversight | Archdiocese of Chicago |
| President | Dr. Joseph Schmidt |
| Principal | Jon Baffico |
| Teaching staff | 52 |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Gender | Boys |
| Enrollment | 812 (2011-2012) |
| Campus | urban |
| Color(s) | Green and Gold |
| Slogan | Taking you where you want to go |
| Athletics conference | East Suburban Catholic Conference |
| Nickname | Shamrocks |
| Rivals | Notre Dame High School |
| Accreditation | North Central Association of Colleges and Schools |
| Newspaper | Green and Gold |
| Tuition | US$11,000 |
| Affiliation | Christian Brothers |
| Website | www.stpatrick.org |
St. Patrick High School is an all male college preparatory Catholic high school located in the Belmont-Craigin neighborhood on the northwest side of Chicago, Illinois. Opened in 1861, it is among the oldest continuously open high schools in the Chicago area. The school is the oldest Catholic school in Chicago.
The original school was opened by the Christian Brothers near Adams Street and Des Plaines. In 1953, the school moved to its current site, on Belmont and Austin avenues. The student population was bigger than anticipated, which required almost immediate addition to the new structure; a construction project completed for the 1956—57 school year.
In 1991, one floor of the school was redeveloped as a computer center. After a long term fundraising effort, further addition and remodeling took place with the addition of an atrium, theater, music facilities, media center, and a second smaller gymnasium.
In 2004, St. Patrick High School initiated a mandatory drug testing policy for all students. The policy calls for each student to be tested through hair samples at least once each year. Because of the random nature of the testing, some students may get tested more than once. Students who test positive are given the opportunity to work with the school to determine the best counseling route, but must submit to another test within 100 days, at the student's expense.
St. Patrick's athletic teams are named the Shamrocks. The school participates in the East Suburban Catholic Conference (ESCC) for most of their sports, which include baseball, basketball, bowling, cross country, football, golf, soccer, swimming & diving, tennis, track & field, volleyball, water polo, and wrestling. The school also sponsors teams in bowling, swimming & diving, and water polo which are not sponsored by the ESCC. All of these sports have state tournaments sponsored by the Illinois High School Association (IHSA).
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