Quincy Notre Dame High School

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Quincy Notre Dame High School is a Roman Catholic co-educational high school in Quincy, Illinois in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield in Illinois.

The school traces its history back to 1859, when a local bishop invited the School Sisters of Notre Dame to teach in the town. First known as the "Convent School of Infant Jesus", it was chartered by the state in 1873 as the "Saint Mary Institute".

For most of its history Notre Dame was a girls' school. From 1940 to 1959 it "temporarily" accepted male students after the closure of the Quincy College Academy, and in 1975 it consolidated with the boys' school.[1]

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[edit] Notable alumni

  • Jim Finigan[2] - Major League Baseball Player and 2-time All-Star[3]
  • Michael Swango[4] - serial killer; Quincy Notre Dame valedictorian
  • Caren Kemner[5] - U.S. Olympic Volleyball Team Captain and 1992 Bronze Medalist
  • D.A. Weibring[6] - Professional Golfer, currently playing on the Champions Tour

[edit] References

  1. ^ Quincy Notre Dame High School: History, high school official site. Retrieved 2006-11-11.
  2. ^ [1], Quincy Notre Dame Website.
  3. ^ "Baseball Reference"
  4. ^ "Famous Adams County Residents", Historical Society of Quincy & Adams County. Retrieved 2006-11-11.
  5. ^ [2], Quincy Notre Dame Website.
  6. ^ [3], Quincy Notre Dame Website.

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