Cardinal Stritch High School

Cardinal Stritch Catholic High School
Address
3225 Pickle Road
Oregon, Ohio, (Lucas County) 43616
United States
Coordinates 41°37′50″N 83°28′11″W / 41.63056°N 83.46972°W / 41.63056; -83.46972Coordinates: 41°37′50″N 83°28′11″W / 41.63056°N 83.46972°W / 41.63056; -83.46972
Information
Type Private, coeducational
Motto "Deus Adjutor Meus"
(God is my helper)
Religious affiliation(s) Roman Catholic
Established 1960
Oversight Roman Catholic Diocese of Toledo
President Father Eric Schild
Principal Kevin Parkins
Teaching staff 24
Grades 9th12th
Enrollment 254
Student to teacher ratio 14:1
Color(s) Red and Black         
Athletics conference Toledo Area Athletic Conference
Mascot Cardinal
Accreditation North Central Association of Colleges and Schools [1]
Tuition $7,900
Director of Operations Karen Weber
Director of Athletics Craig Meinzer
Website http://www.katerischools.org

Cardinal Stritch Catholic High School (CSCHS), is a private, Catholic, coeducational, college prep secondary school located in Oregon, Ohio.[2] It is part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Toledo.

History

The groundbreaking for the school was performed on September 21, 1960 by then-bishop of Toledo, Bishop George J. Rehring. The first class entered the following fall. The school is named for Samuel Cardinal Stritch, the second bishop of Toledo during the years of 1921 through 1930, and eventually cardinal archbishop of Chicago.

On the school's website it states, "A twenty-acre site was chosen for the East Side area’s first co-institutional high school." One side of the school was originally reserved for boys’ classes, while the other was for girls’, with co-educational classes being held in the center sections. (The separate wings were integrated in 1971 when all classes became co-educational.) The first principal was Monsignor Michael Walz, who initiated the “Stritch Family” concept.

Succeeding principals include: Rev. John A. Thomas, Rev. Frank Nieset, Sister Louis de Montfort, Rev. Frank Murd and Rev. Robert J. Yeager, E.D. In 1997, the Bishop appointed Rev. John Stites as the first President of the school, and Mr. Timothy Mahoney was assigned the next principal. Mahoney became the first lay person to be assigned principal of the school.

In 2004, Father David Reinhart was appointed president of Cardinal Stritch High School. During his time at Cardinal Stritch High School, Father Reinhart has led an unprecedented upgrade to campus facilities and has given vision to a new way of thinking about Catholic education in light of a theology of stewardship. Under Father Reinhart's leadership, Cardinal Stritch High School has been recognized as one of the top 50 Catholic high schools by the National Catholic High School Honor Roll.

The high school has also taken on leadership roles in the creation of the "Live It" initiative and the Kateri Education Project, a regional study of Catholic education. Most importantly, the school has clarified its vision as being a place that forms disciples of Jesus Christ. They have adopted a service learning program, "Stewards of Stritch", moved from monthly to weekly Mass for all of its students, and helped the entire high school community focus toward the Eucharist as the source and summit of the faith and therefore, at the center of the school.[3]

Mrs. Kelli Malinowski was appointed principal for the 2010-2011 school year and stepped down on August 26, 2011. Mr. Tim Malone was appointed as the next principal, and is the third lay person to be principal of Cardinal Stritch Catholic High School.[4]

National Honor Roll

In the years 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009, Cardinal Stritch Catholic High School was named one of the Top 50 Catholic High Schools by the Catholic High School Honor Roll.[5]

Cardinal Stritch Facts

The school has undergone multiple renovations during the 2011 school year, 2011 summer break, and 2012 school year that include:

50 Year Anniversary of Cardinal Stritch

On May 19, 2011, the school celebrated its 50-year anniversary with a mass presided by Bishop Leonard P. Blair. It was announced that the school would add the word "Catholic" to its official name and a brand new school logo was unveiled. Cardinal Stritch High School is now officially known as Cardinal Stritch Catholic High School.[6]

Student iPad Program

Beginning in the 2012-2013 school year, every incoming freshman at Cardinal Stritch Catholic High School will be given an Apple iPad.[7]

"Alma Mater"

In our minds we see your glory
Hearts so faithful looking back
We revere you Alma Mater,
We salute the red and black.
Cardinal Stritch we fondly cherish,
Brilliant red and solid black.
Love you give and love you ask for,
In return how much we lack.
Yet we pledge our love imperfect,
To the red and to the black.
Yet we pledge our love imperfect,
To the red and to the black.

Written by Sister M. Amata, OSF

Fight Song

We are Card'nals shouting out a cheer
For famed Stritch High.
We are Card'nals winging far and wide
This vict'ry cry.
We will fight with all our might
And soar to vic-to-ry.
We're the best of all the rest
And best we will be
For we are fighting Card'nals shouting
Out a cheer for VIC-TO-RY...FIGHT!

Ohio High School Athletic Association state championships

Notable alumni

References

  1. NCA-CASI. "NCA-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement". Archived from the original on April 29, 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-23.
  2. This should not be confused with the former Cardinal Stritch High School in Chicago, Illinois, which closed in 1970. 'Illinois High School Glory Days' Chicago Cardinal Stritch High School page. Retrieved July 11, 2012.
  3. http://www.katerischools.org/school-history/
  4. http://www.katerischools.org/new-principal-named.html%5B%5D
  5. "Stritch High named one of nation's best", The Blade, October 1, 2006.
  6. http://www.toledoblade.com/local/2011/05/19/Stritch-to-add-Catholic-to-its-official-name.html
  7. "Incoming Freshmen Will Receive iPads". Kateri Catholic School System. Archived from the original on 23 October 2011. Retrieved 1 October 2011.
  8. OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association Web site". Retrieved 2006-12-31.
  9. Yappi. "Yappi Sports Wrestling". Retrieved 2007-02-12.

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