| Sacred Heart-Griffin High School | |
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| Address | |
| 1200 West Washington Street Springfield, Illinois, 62702 United States |
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| Information | |
| School type | Private, Coeducational |
| Motto | "Academic Excellence in a Community of Faith" |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Established | 1988 |
| Oversight | SHG Board of Directors |
| President | Sr. Katherine O'Connor, O.P. |
| Principal | Sr. Margaret J. Grueter, O.P. |
| Teaching staff | 56 |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 858 (2008) |
| Campus | Urban |
| Color(s) | Gold and Black |
| Athletics conference | Central State Eight Conference[1] |
| Team name | Cyclones |
| Accreditation(s) | North Central Association of Colleges and Schools[2] |
| Newspaper | 'Campus Crier' |
| Tuition | US$6,375/$7,150[3] |
| Website | http://www.shg.org |
Sacred Heart-Griffin High School, often abbreviated SHG, is Springfield, Illinois' largest private high school. The school is Roman Catholic and is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield in Illinois. On the school's campus is a motherhouse for a Dominican order of religious sisters.
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All of the sports teams are known as the "Cyclones".[4] In the fall they offer Football, Cross Country, Boys Soccer, Boys and Girls Golf, Girls Swimming, Volleyball, and Girls Tennis. In the Winter SHG has Boys and Girls Basketball, Cheerleading, Hockey, Poms, Boys Swimming, and Wrestling. In the spring the Sacred Heart Griffin plays Baseball, Softball, Girls Soccer, Boys and Girls Track, and Boys Tennis.
The school has won State Championships in Football in 2005, 2006, & 2008 with additional State Runner-Up finishes in 1995 and 2003.