Carmel Catholic High School is a co-educational, college preparatory, Catholic high school run jointly by the priests and brothers of the Order of Carmelites and the Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Located in Mundelein, Illinois, Carmel serves all of Lake County, as well as some of the surrounding counties, and southern Wisconsin. An institution of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago, Carmel Catholic 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 Catholic High School | |
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1 Carmel Parkway , 60060 United States | |
| Coordinates | 42°16′19″N 87°59′11″W / 42.2719°N 87.9864°W |
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| School type | private, coed |
| Motto | Belong. Believe. Become. |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Established | 1962 |
| Oversight | Archdiocese of Chicago |
| President | Bradley Bonham |
| Principal | Jason Huther |
| Teaching staff | 80.9 (on an FTE basis)[1] |
| Grades | 9–12[1] |
| Enrollment | 1,150[1] (2019-2020) |
| Student to teacher ratio | 16.3[1] |
| Campus | Large suburb |
| Color(s) | brown gold white |
| Fight song | "We Are from Carmel" |
| Athletics conference | East Suburban Catholic Conference |
| Nickname | Corsairs |
| Accreditation | North Central Association of Colleges and Schools[3] |
| Publication | Harbinger (literary magazine), Colloquium (President's newsletter), Compass(alumni magazine) |
| Newspaper | Crossroads |
| Yearbook | Spirit |
| Tuition | $15,000[2] |
| Affiliation | Carmelites Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary |
| Website | www |
History
editIn the early 1960s, the Carmelites and the Sisters of Charity were asked to build separate but similar Catholic high schools for the northern part of the Archdiocese of Chicago; an area corresponding roughly to Lake County. The boys school opened in 1962, with the girls school opening the next year. Following a lengthy planning process, the decision was made by the Carmelites and the BVM Sisters to combine the two schools and establish a board of directors. This was done beginning in the 1988–89 school year.[4]
Awards and recognition
editIn 1985, 1996, 2002, 2007, and 2021 Carmel Catholic High School was recognized with the Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence by the United States Department of Education.[5]
Academics
editThe school offers 20 Advanced Placement (AP) courses: Biology, Chemistry, Physics (C: Mechanics), U.S. Government and Politics, U.S. History, European History, World History, English Language, English Literature, Spanish Language, French Language, Latin, Studio Art, Music Theory, Calculus AB, Calculus BC, Computer Science Principles, Computer Science A, Statistics, Psychology, Microeconomics, and Macroeconomics.
Demographics
editThe demographic breakdown of the 1,318 students enrolled in 2015-16 was:[1]
- Native American/Alaskan - 0.2%
- Asian - 5.0%
- Black - 2.5%
- Hispanic - 6.6%
- White - 80.0%
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific islanders - 0.5%
- Multiracial - 5.2%
Athletics
editCarmel's athletic teams are named Corsairs, and the school's colors are brown, gold, and white. Carmel competes in the East Suburban Catholic Conference in its interscholastic athletics program.
The school sponsors both men's and women's teams in basketball, cross country, golf, lacrosse, soccer, swimming, tennis, track and field, and volleyball. The school sponsors men's teams in baseball, football, and wrestling, and women's teams in cheerleading, gymnastics, pom poms, and softball. Although not sponsored by the IHSA, the school also sponsors a men's ice hockey team.[6]
The following teams have won their respective IHSA sponsored state tournament:[7]
- Football: 2003
- Girls gymnastics: 1992, 1993, 2010, 2011, 2012
- Girls soccer: 2015
- Girls basketball: 2022
Fine arts
editCarmel Catholic's fine arts program includes chorus, band, drama, and visual arts.
The drama program produces one play and one musical per year. The school's current long-range strategic plan includes the construction of a new fine arts wing by 2012. The Fine Arts wing was opened in 2013. The drama program is a troupe of the International Thespian Society and has had students participate in the Illinois High School Theatre Festival.
The choral program has a number of different choirs for students to join: Concert Choir, Treble Choir, Advanced Choir, as well as one show choir, Cadence, and one jazz/ a cappella group, Parkway Singers.
In the band program there are many different groups: The Jazz Band, Jazz Ensemble, Concert Band and Wind Ensemble. During the football season, the Marching Band plays at all home games and at as many playoff games they can get to.
Notable alumni
edit- Marietta DePrima (1982) is an actress (The Hughleys).[8]
- Sean McGrath (2006) played for the NFL's Los Angeles Chargers[9]
- Brienne Minor (2015) is an NCAA champion tennis player who competed in the 2017 U.S. Open
- Al Salvi (1978) was a former Illinois state legislator and 1996 Republican U.S. Senate nominee[10][11]
- Chris Salvi (2008) is a former football safety who played for Notre Dame[12]
- Rick Santorum (1976) was a United States senator (R—PA) (1995–2007)[10]
- Scott Stahoviak (1988) was a Major League Baseball first baseman and first round draft pick (1991) for the Minnesota Twins[13][14]
- Carol Tyler (1969) is an internationally known artist, cartoonist and humorist
- Joe Tyler (1966) was an Olympic athlete who rode as brakeman on USA #1 bobsled[15] in the 1980 Winter Olympics [citation needed]
- Mike Wagner (1967) was an NFL safety for the Pittsburgh Steelers who played for their championship teams in Super Bowls IX, X, XIII, and XIV; he was a member of their "Steel Curtain" defense[16]
- Alex Young (2012) is a pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds of Major League Baseball.
- Jeff Zgonina (1988) was an NFL player for the Houston Texans and is an assistant coach for the San Francisco 49ers[17]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "Search for Private Schools - School Detail for CARMEL CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL". nces.ed.gov. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
- ^ "System - Error 404". www.carmelhs.org. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
- ^ NCA-CASI. "NCA-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement". Archived from the original on 2009-04-29. Retrieved 2009-07-28.
- ^ "System - Error 404". www.carmelhs.org. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
- ^ Berger, Susan. "School gets 4th Blue Ribbon: Carmel Catholic is only one in state honored this year", Chicago Tribune, October 10, 2007. Accessed November 1, 2007. "Carmel also received the Blue Ribbon Award in 1985, 1996 and 2002. Only four other high schools nationwide have won the award four times."
- ^ "System - Error 404". www.carmelhs.org. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
- ^ "Page Not Found". ihsa.org. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
{{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help) - ^ Lissau, Russell (24 June 2009), "Director of Carmel's Street Scenes show dies", Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL, USA), retrieved 9 January 2010,
Music and theater helped define Mary K. "Sissy" DePrima's life. The director of Carmel Catholic High School's popular Street Scenes student show since 1982 ... DePrima's survivors include: a sister, Margaret Skrypkun of Chicago; two daughters, actress Marietta DePrima Newbern of Los Angeles ...
- ^ "Sean McGrath". ESPN.com. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
- ^ a b Marshall, Jon (1996-10-26). "Politics comes home to Carmel as two well-known alumni visit". Daily Herald.
- ^ Scifo, Tony (1996-11-05). "Carmel's political alumni return for chat with students Carmel High School". Daily Herald.
- ^ McGraw, Patricia Babcock (November 9, 2007). "For Salvi clan, it's all about family". dailyherald.com. Archived from the original on October 22, 2016. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "MLB Draft History". Major League Baseball. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
- ^ "MLB Draft History". Major League Baseball. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
- ^ "Joe Tyler". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
- ^ Scalf, Abby (2002-10-13). "Lake County sports stars to be inducted into hall of fame". Daily Herald.
- ^ "Jeff Zgonina". databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on October 23, 2012. Retrieved December 3, 2012.