Pacelli High School (Stevens Point, Wisconsin)

Pacelli High School
Address
1301 Maria Drive Stevens Point, Wisconsin, (Portage County), 54481
Coordinates	44°32′4″N 89°34′48″W / 44.53444°N 89.58000°W / 44.53444; -89.58000Coordinates: 44°32′4″N 89°34′48″W / 44.53444°N 89.58000°W / 44.53444; -89.58000
Information
Type	Private, Coeducational
Religious affiliation(s)	Roman Catholic
Established	1955
Principal	Jeffrey Brengman
Chaplain	Father Greg Bohren
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	214 (average)
Education system	Stevens Point Area Catholic Schools
Hours in school day	7
Campus type	Closed
Color(s)	Red, Blue and White
Mascot	Cardinals
Accreditation	North Central Association of Colleges and Schools[1]
Website	pacelli.spacs.k12.wi.us

Pacelli High School is a private secondary school located on the north side of Stevens Point, Wisconsin in the Roman Catholic Diocese of La Crosse. The school, named in honor of Pope Pius XII, was founded in 1955 by Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools (Christian Brothers).

History

Originally an all-boys high school, Pacelli merged with the all-girls Maria High School in the early 1970s to create a co-ed school offering a college-prep curriculum. The school is currently housed in the former Maria High School building. The former Pacelli building on Division Street is now home to the local YMCA. Pacelli became part of the Stevens Point Area Catholic Schools when consolidation of all the Catholic schools took place in 1986.^[2]

Athletics

Baseball

The 1998 Pacelli Cardinals baseball team took the WISAA Division III championship. In 2003, they won the school's first WIAA Division III title, defeating the Zephyrs of Menasha St. Mary's 6-3.

Basketball, Boys

Basketball at Pacelli starts in October right after the football season and goes until the beginning of March into the playoffs. Pacelli fields three levels, varsity, junior varsity, and freshmen.

Basketball, Girls

Girls Basketball begins in November and runs through March. Pacelli Girls Basketball currently has a varsity team and a junior varsity team.

Bowling

Bowling at Pacelli starts after the football and soccer seasons end in the fall and goes until early March. The 2012-2013 season bowling champions are Hunter Hoerter, Paul Studinski, Nathan Glinski, and Austin Zdroik, from team "Murica." They finished with a win-loss record of 40-20, the first student team to win in several years.

Cross Country

Pacelli High School's Cross Country Team has had several people qualify and compete at state competitions.

Dance team

The Pacelli Dance Team is considered a two season long sport. Team members attend a total of five competitions and have done exceedingly well in the past. Dancers have tryouts every spring; practices start in June and go through February. The team does a number of different routines throughout the season including Jazz, Hip- Hop, Kick, and Pom. Recent competitions and placements: Lumberjack – 1st, Regionals- 1st, State- 4th, Nationals -2nd, and Grand Champs- 10th out of 200. This year the dance team consists of Senior; Emma, Juniors; Hannah, Lexi, Lizzy, and Rebecca F. Sophomore; Jordan and Freshman; Rebecca S.

Football

The 1995 Pacelli Cardinals captured the WISAA Division III championship at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, capping an 11-0 season.

On November 17, 2005, the Pacelli Cardinals won the WIAA Division 7 state football championship against the Gilman Pirates. The score was 46-20 and marked the 300th career win for head coach Bob Raczek.

Golf

On June 5, 2007, the Pacelli golf team won the WIAA Division 3 state golf tournament with a two-day total of 639 (318,321), making for a 16-shot victory over Osseo-Fairchild.

Hockey, Boys

Coached by the great Rusty Mitch.

Hockey, Girls

Point Rapids Red Panthers Girls Hockey is a co-op team combining players from Pacelli High School, SPASH, Ben Franklin Junior High, PJ Jacobs Junior High, Lincoln High School, and Assumption High School. Due to the numbers of players, the program only competes at the varsity level.

Soccer

The Pacelli coed soccer team won their conference for the first time in the 2012 season.^[3]

Softball

Pacelli Softball has made it to the state championship multiple times and brought home the trophy twice, 2004 and 2012. Additionally, they have been conference, sectional, and regional champions.

Tennis, Girls

Pacelli Girls Tennis finished their 2015 season with a 6-1 win over Fox Valley Lutheran. Pacelli swept all four singles and #1 and #2 doubles.

Volleyball

Pacelli Girl’s Volleyball won state in 1984. The 2010 volleyball team was declared Regional Champions.

Ski Club

Pacelli Ski Club organizes outings with the St. Peter Middle School Ski Club. Participants snowboard and ski, with attendance varying every year. The club normally skis at Rib Mountain State Park in Wausau, Wisconsin. Rib Mountain, although only 700 vertical feet tall, has a ski resort with 72 runs that goes by the name of Granite Peak.

Fine Arts

Destination Imagination

Destination Imagination has long been a tradition at Pacelli High School. As of the 2010-2011 school year, there are four Destination Imagination teams at the secondary level: two improvisational teams, one building team, and one theatre arts team. Since 2001, SPACS has had nine teams earn trips to the Destination Imagination Globals Competition, which is held at the University of Knoxville, Tennessee.

History of Global Appearances:

The Omega Improv Team headed to Globals on May 22, 2012.

Drama

Pacelli’s Drama Department performs two major shows yearly, one in the fall and one in the spring

Some of the shows Pacelli has presented include:

Notable alumni

• William A. Bablitch (1959), associate justice, Wisconsin Supreme Court, retired
• David Helbach, politician
• Brad Soderberg (1980), former head coach men's basketball University of Wisconsin and Saint Louis University
• Abbie Betinis (1997), composer

External links

• Official website
• Stevens Point Area Catholic Schools

Notes and references

Roman Catholic Diocese of La Crosse Bishops Ordinaries Michael Heiss Kilian Caspar Flasch James Schwebach Alexander Joseph McGavick John Patrick Treacy Frederick William Freking John Joseph Paul Raymond Leo Burke Jerome Edward Listecki William P. Callahan Auxiliary William Richard Griffin Churches Cathedral Cathedral of Saint Joseph the Workman Parishes Notre Dame Church, Chippewa Falls Sacred Heart of Jesus-St. Patrick's Church, Eau Claire Sacred Heart-Saint Wenceslaus Church, Pine Creek Former Our Lady of Spring Bank Abbey Saint Ann's Church, Greenwood Shrine Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe, La Crosse Chapel Maria Angelorum Chapel, La Crosse Education Higher Education Viterbo University High Schools Aquinas High School, La Crosse Assumption High School, Wisconsin Rapids Columbus Catholic High School, Marshfield McDonell Central Catholic High School, Chippewa Falls Newman Catholic High School, Wausau Pacelli High School, Stevens Point Regis High School, Eau Claire Former Campion High School, Prairie du Chien Priests Solanus Casey Robert Herman Flock George Albert Hammes Felix Ley Catholicism Portal