Sacred Heart High School (Roseville, Michigan)

Last updated
Sacred Heart High School
Roseville, Michigan
SHHSRosevilleCirca1968.jpg
SHHS Circa 1968
Location
Sacred Heart High School (Roseville, Michigan)
, ,
48066

United States
Coordinates 42°30′07″N82°55′43″W / 42.50194°N 82.92861°W / 42.50194; -82.92861
Information
Type Private, Coeducational
Religious affiliation(s) Roman Catholic
Founded1955
FounderFr. Dennis P. Tighe
Closed1971
Authority Archdiocese of Detroit
Grades 912
Color(s)   Red & White
YearbookCorview

Sacred Heart High School was a Roman Catholic high school in Roseville, Michigan. It operated under the jurisdiction of the Archdiocese of Detroit.

Contents

History

Initial attempt

When Father Louis Van Straelan arrived in 1879 as the new pastor he recognized the need for a Catholic school in the community.

In September 1882 Sacred Heart opened its new schoolhouse to twelve students in grades one through eight.

When Father Van Straelan was transferred the decision was to not replace him with a resident pastor. His departure ended the school program.

Second attempt

In 1918 another new pastor, Father Dennis P. Tighe, also recognized the educational needs of the community. He immediately had the church basement divided into classrooms, and hired three lay instructors.

In 1920 he received permission to construct a new school, and contacted the Mother Superior of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (IHM) for permission to have three nuns teach at the new school.

In 1921, with the construction of the school building complete, the nuns began teaching 130 students in grades 1 through 8.

The Archdiocese of Detroit Archives, and the IHM chronicles seem to accept 1921 as the date Sacred Heart School was established.

In 1928 a ninth grade was added, in 1930 and 1931 10th and 11th grades were added respectively. The school remained at grades 1 through 11 until 1936 when the impact of global depression forced the elimination of the secondary (high school) grades.

By the mid-1950s the economy and confidence in it had recovered enough that by 1955 enrollment in the elementary grades had grown to over 1,100 students. Ground was broken for a new high school and ninth grade classes began in September 1955.

The school added grades 10, 11, and 12 over the next 3 years to accommodate the advancing students.

Sacred Heart High School remained open until 1971 when mounting debt, and the death of the pastor, Rev. Raymond Clancy, forced the parish to close the school at the end of the 1970–71 school year.

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary</span>

The Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (I.H.M.) is a Catholic religious institute of sisters, founded by Fr. Louis Florent Gillet, CSsR, and a co-founder of the Oblate Sister of Providence, Mother Theresa Maxis Duchemin, in 1845.

The Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (IHM), founded as the Daughters of the Most Holy and Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary, is a Catholic religious teaching institute for women. The institute was founded in the Catalan city of Olot, (Spain) in 1848 by Father Joaquim Masmitjà i de Puig as a means of rebuilding society through the education of young women. A daughter house of the community was founded in Los Angeles, California, United States, in 1871, and in 1924 formally separated from the Spanish congregation and was established as a distinct institute.

Catholic Academy of Sunnyvale is a Roman Catholic elementary school in the Diocese of San Jose San Jose, California. It has approximately 200 + students, from kindergarten to eighth grade. The last principal was Diane Rabago, but is now being managed by Susan Morissey since 2015. The school consolidated St. Cyprian School with St. Martin School in Sunnyvale, CA to form the Catholic Academy of Sunnyvale.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Holy Redeemer High School (Detroit)</span> Private, coeducational school in Detroit, Michigan

Holy Redeemer High School was a Roman Catholic secondary school located in Southwest Detroit, at the corner of Junction and Vernor streets, near the Ambassador Bridge to Canada. It was overseen by the Archdiocese of Detroit.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Walter A. Hurley</span> Canadian-born American Roman Catholic bishop

Walter Allison Hurley is a Canadian-born prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.

Immaculate Heart of Mary School, Bulacan is a Catholic school owned and managed by the Franciscan Sisters of the Sacred Heart whose apostolate is the sanctification and formation of children and young people through educational apostolate. It is located inside the Basilica of Lourdes Grotto Compound at the City of San Jose del Monte, Bulacan. The land for the school site was a donation from the Guanzon Family.

Sacred Heart High School was a Roman Catholic Junior/Senior high school in Carbondale, Pennsylvania. It was formerly known as St. Rose. By order of Bishop Martino, grades 9–12 were closed in June 2005.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">St. Mary's School (Guttenberg, Iowa)</span> Private, coeducational school in Guttenberg, Iowa

St. Mary IC School is a Roman Catholic K-8 school in Guttenberg, Iowa, United States. It formerly had a high school division that operated from 1921 to 1968. It is within the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dubuque.

Girls' Catholic Central High School (GCC) was a private, non-boarding college preparatory secondary school for girls grades 9 through 12 located in midtown Detroit, Michigan. Guided by the religious philosophy of St. Thérèse the Little Flower, the school’s stated mission included the encouragement of a life-long commitment to Christian values, as well as the achievement of academic excellence. The single-sex educational program was designed with a focus on spiritual, moral, and intellectual development, and the preparation of young women for adulthood in the absence of other social distractions.

Saint Teresa of Avila School is a Catholic private elementary school, including 3-year-old preschool through Grade 8, part of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia, located in Norristown, Pennsylvania.

The Immaculate Heart of Mary School (IHMS) is a nursery-to-grade-eight Ukrainian Catholic school in the north end of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

St. Mary's of Redford High School was a coeducational Catholic high school established in 1925 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. DPSCD Virtual School now uses the site.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Immaculata High School (Detroit, Michigan)</span> Private, all-girls school in the United States

Immaculata High School was an all-girls Catholic high school located at W. McNichols and Wyoming Ave. in Detroit, Michigan, United States. The school was opened in 1941 and was operated by the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary. The school closed in 1983. The building now houses The School at Marygrove Elementary.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Saint Michael the Archangel Church (Monroe, Michigan)</span> Church in Michigan, United States

Saint Michael the Archangel Church is located on the west side of the city of Monroe, Michigan, along the River Raisin and is a part of the Archdiocese of Detroit. Its congregants include over 1,000 registered families. It was founded in 1852. Its current pastor is Rev. Kishore Battu, who has been serving the St. Michael community since August 1, 2020.

Theresa Maxis Duchemin, IHM was a Black Catholic missionary in the United States, and the first US-born African American to become a religious sister.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sacred Heart School (Winnetka, Illinois)</span> Private, catholic school in Winnetka, Illinois, United States

Sacred Heart School is a private, Catholic school located in the Hubbard Woods neighborhood of Winnetka, Illinois and the village's oldest operating K-8 school, having been established in 1902. It serves approximately 200 students from pre-kindergarten through eighth grade. In addition to Winnetka, the school draws from the surrounding communities of Glencoe, Northfield, Wilmette and Highland Park.

References

Archdiocese of Detroit Archives
IHM Sisters' School Chronicles