Divine Child High School

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Divine Child High School
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Divine Child High School
Address
Divine Child High School
1001 North Silvery Lane

48128

United States
Coordinates 42°19′7.3″N83°16′58″W / 42.318694°N 83.28278°W / 42.318694; -83.28278
Information
Type Private school, Roman Catholic, Coeducational, College-Preparatory
Motto Latin : Virtus Cum Scientia
(English: Virtue With Knowledge)
Religious affiliation(s) Roman Catholic; Bernardine Sisters of St. Francis (Historic).
Established1958
StatusOpen
PrincipalAnthony Trudel
Teaching staff65.0 (on a FTE basis) [1]
Grades 912
Enrollment884 [1]  (2019-2020)
Student to teacher ratio12:1 [1]
Campus size20 acres (8.1 ha)
Campus typeSuburban
Color(s)   Red and grey
Athletics conference Catholic High School League; MHSAA Catholic League Division I
MascotFreddy Falcon
Nickname Falcons
Rival Cranbrook Schools; University of Detroit Jesuit High School and Academy; Father Gabriel Richard High School
Accreditation AdvancED [2]
PublicationOnce A Falcon Magazines
YearbookClarion
Tuition$11,700 USD
Website www.divinechildhighschool.org

Divine Child High School, commonly known as Divine Child (DC), is a private, Roman Catholic, college-preparatory, parochical high school in Dearborn, Michigan, United States. Divine Child is a highly ranked private high school in Michigan, scoring in the top 15 percent of private schools in the State. Notably, it is the seventh-largest private high school, and the largest co-educational Catholic high school in the State. [3]

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The school is located on a 20-acre campus that includes a new athletic complex and fitness center, which was financed through an ongoing capital campaign that has raised five million in capital to date. [4] [5]

Overview

Divine Child High School is a highly rated, Catholic, college-preparatory high school located in Dearborn, Michigan. [3] [6] Divine Child is ranked among the top 15% of private high schools in the State of Michigan as of the 2021–2022 school year. [3] [7] It is the State's largest Catholic co-ed high school, enrolling nearly 900 students from 55 different zip codes; minority enrollment at the school is 18.6 percent, and the student-teacher ratio is 12:1. [3]

Divine Child Catholic Schools, with a total enrollment of approximately 1,500 students across grades K-12, ranks as the second largest private school community in the State. [8]

The school follows an all school uniform policy, with boys wearing khaki slacks and an Oxford shirt and tie, and girls may either wear a kilt or slacks, along with a button-up shirt, with both wearing blazers. [6] As of 2022, Divine Child Catholic Schools had an estimated financial endowment of twelve million dollars. [7] [9] [5]

History

Divine Child High School was founded in September 1958 by Monsignor Herbert Weier. Initially, it consisted of 84 freshmen, two Bernardine Sisters of St. Francis, and an athletic department. The Class of 1962, the first graduating class, consisted of 69 students. The original building consisted of 37,478 square feet (3,481.8 m2) of space including ten classrooms, two science labs, a small library, a typing and office machines room, and a study hall room. Since then, eleven additions have significantly increased the size and facilities of the school. [10]

Demographics

The demographic breakdown of the 884 students enrolled at Divine Child in 2018 was: [1] Native American/Alaskan - 1.0%; Asian/Pacific islanders - 4.8%; Black - 2.3%; Hispanic - 4.3%; White - 81.4%; Multiracial - 6.2%

Academics

Divine Child offers 20 honors and 19 Advanced Placement courses that can be taken for college credit that include: American Government, American History, Art History, Calculus AB, Chemistry, Computer Science, Computer Science Principles, English Language & Composition, English Literature & Composition, Environmental Science, Spanish, Latin, Music Theory, Physics 1, Physics 2, Statistics, World History, Seminar, and Research. [11]

The school provides academic support to students with specific learning differences at tiered levels of intervention. [12]

Bands

The school has four bands which are present: marching band, pep band, symphonic band, and jazz band. [13] [14]

Athletics

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Football field

The Divine Child Falcons are members of the Catholic High School League, and has the largest athletic program in the league with over fifty teams. Divine Child is ranked among the top five percent of high schools in the United States for athletics. [15] The school colors are red and grey. The following MHSAA sanctioned sports are offered: [16]

Notable alumni

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