McAuley High School (Toledo, Ohio)

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McAuley High School
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2303 Brookford Drive [1]

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43614

Coordinates 41°36′02″N83°36′02″W / 41.600556°N 83.600556°W / 41.600556; -83.600556 Coordinates: 41°36′02″N83°36′02″W / 41.600556°N 83.600556°W / 41.600556; -83.600556
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Type Private, All-Female
Religious affiliation(s) Roman Catholic
Established1958
Closed1988
Grades 9-12
Color(s)Green & Gold
        
Athletics conference Toledo City League
Nickname Lions

McAuley High School was an all-girls Catholic high school in Toledo, Ohio. It was named for Catherine McAuley, the founder of the Sisters of Mercy. It began classes in 1958 and was one of three all-girls Catholic high schools in the city, the other two being Notre Dame Academy and St. Ursula Academy.

Toledo, Ohio City in Ohio, United States

Toledo is a city in and the county seat of Lucas County, Ohio, United States. Toledo is in northwest Ohio, at the western end of Lake Erie bordering the state of Michigan. The city was founded in 1833 on the west bank of the Maumee River, and originally incorporated as part of Monroe County, Michigan Territory. It was re-founded in 1837, after conclusion of the Toledo War, when it was incorporated in Ohio.

Catherine McAuley 19th-century Irish nun and saint

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Sisters of Mercy religious order

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The McAuley Lions were members of the Toledo City League and joined circa 1976. Girls' sports competition between schools had begun in the early 1970s for Toledo high schools.

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Due to financial problems and low enrollment, McAuley closed its doors at the end of the 1987-88 school year. [2] They intended to have 1,000 students annually, but had a peak of 551 during the 1969-70 school year. In 1988, Toledo Christian Schools bought and moved into the McAuley building, which has remained a Pre-K to 12th grade Christian faith-based school ever since.

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References

  1. "McAuley Schedules 29th Treasure Hunt". Toledo Blade. March 8, 1988. Retrieved September 4, 2018.
  2. Lane, Tahree (September 26, 1987). "McAuley High School To Close In June; Deficit, Low Enrollment Cited". Toledo Blade . Retrieved September 4, 2018.