Carmel High School (Mundelein, Illinois)
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Carmel Catholic High School is a co-ed Catholic high school run jointly by the priests and brothers of the Order of Carmelite and the Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Located in Mundelein, Illinois, Carmel serves all of Lake County. It is one of three Carmelite-run high schools in the Chicago area, the others being Joliet Catholic High School and Mount Carmel High School. Carmel's mascot is the Corsair, and the school's colors are brown and gold.
The school was created in 1989 when Carmel High School for Boys and Carmel High School for Girls merged. From 1962 until 1989, the two schools operated independently of each other, occupying separate wings of the same building.
Carmel competes in the East Suburban Catholic Conference in its interscholastic athletics. In 2003 the football team won the Class 6A state title. They have also claimed state titles in girls gymnastics in 1992 and 1993.
[edit] Famous alumni
- Former Sen. Rick Santorum (R-Pa.)
- 1996 Republican U.S. Senate Nominee and former Illinois state legislator Al Salvi
- Former Pittsburgh Steelers safety Mike Wagner
- Current NFL player Jeff Zgonina (Miami Dolphins DT)
- Former Minnesota Twins first baseman Scott Stahoviak
Unfortunatley, although Carmel Catholic boasts excellent academic success and supremacy in various athletic activities, it fails to educate spiritual depth and true understanding of the faith to its students. Thus, as in the majority of public schools in the area, students have a very shallow understanding of their faith, which thus forms a weak foundation for true spirituality in adult life. Despite these flaws, Carmel Catholic, from an scholastic viewpoint, is an extraordinary educational facility that provides numerous oppurtunities for its students to succeed in the careers they wish to pursue.
