Mater Dei Catholic High School (Chula Vista, California)

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Mater Dei Catholic High School of San Diego
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Mater Dei Catholic High School (Chula Vista, California)
1615 Mater Dei Drive

Chula Vista
,
(San Diego County)
,
California
91913

United States
Coordinates 32°37′13″N116°58′38″W / 32.62028°N 116.97722°W / 32.62028; -116.97722 Coordinates: 32°37′13″N116°58′38″W / 32.62028°N 116.97722°W / 32.62028; -116.97722
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Type Private high school
Motto Latin: Rationabile Obsequium
(Rational Service)
Religious affiliation(s) Roman Catholic
Established1960;62 years ago (1960)
NCES School ID A0900415 [1]
PresidentFr. Joaquin Martinez, SJ
PrincipalAaron Gonzalez, high school; Faina Salter, elementary
GradesTK–12
Gender Coeducational
EnrollmentHigh school 1040, elementary 450
Student to teacher ratio16:1 (2017–18) [1]
Campus size48 acres (19 ha)
Color(s)   Blue & gold
MascotCrusaders
Team name Crusaders
Accreditation Western Association of Schools and Colleges [2]
PublicationCrusader ConnectionMDTV
YearbookThe Gauntlet
Website www.materdeicatholic.org OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

Mater Dei Catholic (MDCHS) is a private, Roman Catholic TK-12 school in Chula Vista, California, United States. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego.

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In 1960, Bishop Charles F. Buddy founded the first co-educational Catholic high school in the Diocese of San Diego. It would be built on twenty acres of land donated by Mr. and Mrs. Robert Egger. Seventy young students and a faculty of four embarked on a lasting venture which was to become known as Marian High School. These boys and girls carried the hopes and best wishes of many people as they attended classes in a three­ room division of St. Charles School across the street from what would be the future campus. In 2002, the Diocese of San Diego decided to upgrade all of its secondary campuses. A new site in Chula Vista was chosen and a new school was built. In 2007, the name was changed from Marian Catholic High School to Mater Dei Catholic and the school moved to its present location.

The original campus was located in South San Diego, near the intersection of Coronado Avenue and Thermal Street. Across from Marian Catholic was the parochial K-8 school, Saint Charles Catholic School. [3] The new campus is located in East Chula Vista, in close proximity to Otay Ranch Town Center. Its facilities include the Marian chapel, a track and football stadium, baseball and softball diamonds, tennis courts, full-service 800-seat theater, competition swimming pool, basketball/volleyball gym, environmentally friendly "earth bench".

Mater Dei Catholic also sponsors Juan Diego Adult Center, which offers free English and citizenship classes, educational opportunities for personal development which empowers people to reach their full potential in regards to employment and participation in civic, community and parish affairs.

Athletics

Most recently, the Mater Dei football team won the CIF Division 5AA State Championship in December 2015 against Immanuel High School of Reedley, CA. [4]

Basketball

The 2009 Lady Crusaders became the first Crusader team to win a state title. [5] [6]

Notable alumni

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References

  1. 1 2 "Search for Private Schools – School Detail for Mater Dei Catholic High School". National Center for Education Statistics . Institute of Education Sciences . Retrieved November 2, 2019.
  2. ↑ WASC-ACS. "WASC-Accrediting Commission for Schools" . Retrieved 5 May 2012.
  3. ↑ "Welcome Page". Saint Charles Catholic School Website. p. Address on mid-page. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
  4. ↑ "2015-16 Varsity". MaxPreps. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
  5. ↑ Orozco, Ivan (15 March 2009). "Crusaders stun Bishop's and look to Sacramento". San Diego Union-Tribune News. Retrieved 16 March 2009.
  6. ↑ Brand, Steve (21 March 2009). "Mater Dei Catholic girls win Division IV state basketball title". San Diego Union-Tribune News. Retrieved 21 March 2009.
  7. ↑ Frey, John Carlos. "The Investigative Fund" . Retrieved 7 September 2017.
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