Saint Thomas More High School (Milwaukee)

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Saint Thomas More High School
formerly Thomas More High School
Address
Saint Thomas More High School (Milwaukee)
2601 East Morgan Avenue

, ,
53207-3725

United States
Coordinates 42°58′47″N87°52′35″W / 42.97972°N 87.87639°W / 42.97972; -87.87639
Information
Type Private, Coeducational
MottoInspired by Christ, driven by Innovation.
Religious affiliation(s) Catholic
Established1890 (as Pio Nono)
School district Archdiocese of Milwaukee
PresidentMark Joerres
Faculty29
Grades 912
Enrollment445 (2007–2008)
Average class size22
Color(s) Cavalier Blue and Grey   
Athletics18 varsity sports
Athletics conference Metro Classic
Nickname TM, STM, More
Team nameCavaliers
Accreditation North Central Association of Colleges and Schools [1]
NewspaperThe Utopian
YearbookThe Chancellor
Athletic DirectorJohn Hoch
Website http://www.tmore.org

Saint Thomas More High School is a private, Catholic high school in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It is in the Archdiocese of Milwaukee.

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Background

Saint Thomas More High School was established in 1972 by the merger of Don Bosco and Pio Nono High Schools. It was initially named Thomas More High School, but the "Saint" was added to the name in the summer of 2007 to re-emphasize the school's Catholic heritage, at the request of Archbishop Timothy Dolan. [2]

Beginning in 2007, students are equipped with a laptop computer at the start of the school year. [3]

Athletics

Saint Thomas More High School is a member of the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association and the Woodland Conference. The school offers the following sports:

Fall: football, boys' cross country, girls' cross country, boys' soccer, girls' volleyball, girls' swimming, girls' tennis, girls' golf, girls' pom pons

Winter: boys' basketball, girls' basketball, boys' bowling, girls' bowling, boys' swimming, girls' pom pons, wrestling

Spring: baseball, boys' track & field, girls' track & field, boys' tennis, boys' golf, girls' soccer, girls' softball

State titles

Thomas More High School has won 18 state titles from 1973 to the present:

Conference championships

PN denotes Pio Nono, DB denotes Don Bosco

Thomas More's girls' volleyball team had a winning streak from 1997 to 2005, during which it won 77 conference matches and 8 consecutive conference titles.

The school's mascot is the Cavaliers.

Notable alumni and faculty

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References

  1. NCA-CASI. "NCA-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement". Archived from the original on April 29, 2009. Retrieved June 23, 2009.
  2. About Saint Thomas More High School: History
  3. TMHS. "School History" . Retrieved May 11, 2007.