Shrine Catholic Schools

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Shrine Catholic Schools
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Shrine Catholic Schools
Shrine Catholic High School & Academy: 3500 West Thirteen Mile Road, Royal Oak, MI 48073
Shrine Catholic Grade School: 1621 Linwood Avenue, Royal Oak, MI 48067
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Type Private, Coeducational
Religious affiliation(s) Roman Catholic
Established1941
Founder Charles Coughlin
PrincipalJulie Kaminski
Grades Preschool–12
Enrollment150 (in highschool) 828 (preschool-12) (2020)
Campus size1 acre (4,000 m2)
Color(s)Navy blue and Gold   
Fight song Shrine Victory Song
Athletics conference Catholic High School League
Nickname Knights
Rivals Madison Heights Bishop Foley
AccreditationMichigan Association of Non-Public Schools
NewspaperThe Observer
YearbookSpirit
Tuition$14,200
Website http://www.shrineschools.com

Shrine Catholic Schools is a private, co-educational Catholic school serving preschool through grade 12. It is located in Royal Oak, Michigan,and affiliated with National Shrine of the Little Flower.

Contents

The school consists of Shrine Catholic Grade School on one campus and Shrine Catholic Academy (middle school) and Shrine Catholic High School on another campus.

The school was founded as Little Flower High School, an all-girls school, in the late 1930s. The all-boys school, Shrine High School, was added later, and the schools were eventually merged.

History

Father Charles Coughlin helped establish the institution while serving as one of the first Roman Catholic priests to preach to a widespread audience over the medium of radio during the Great Depression. His program became increasingly controversial as World War II approached, bringing national attention to the parish. The Bishop asked Fr. Coughlin to give up his radio show, which he did. The school maintained the name "Shrine of the Little Flower High School" into the 1960s, when it became "Shrine High School" until its latest name change in 2001. [1]

Academy & High School Campus

Shrine's 6th through 12th grade campus is located on 20 acres in Royal Oak, Michigan. Features of the school include a chapel, learning resource center, an academic and college counseling center, three science labs, a two-story visual arts lab, football field, 2 fitness centers, and a student center dining hall. A new field house and the new Sanders Auditorium are the result of a renovation on the schools campus. Current technology is found throughout the school. The school has recently renovated classrooms to help support the addition of 6th grade students into the academy.

Athletics

Shrine participates in the Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA) and is a member of the Catholic High School League (CHSL) in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Detroit. The school has placed 17 athletes into the CHSL Hall of Fame. [2]

Shrine's sports include men's and women's basketball, golf, cross-country, football, men's hockey, men's and women's soccer, women's softball, women's volleyball, men's and women's track and field, men's baseball, women's skiing, and women's tennis.

State championships

SportChampionship Years
Boys' Golf1950, 1952 [3]
Boys' Cross-Country1973, 1974 [4]
Girls' Soccer2019, 2022 [5]

Notable alumni

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References

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  2. ↑ "CHSL Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on July 2, 2008. Retrieved October 25, 2010.
  3. ↑ MHSAA Boys' Golf State Champions
  4. ↑ MHSAA Boys' Cross-Country State Champions
  5. ↑ "MHSAA Yearly Champions List".
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  7. ↑ Klonke, Chuck (September 30, 1985). ""Better Late Than Never for Shrine" (page 9)" (PDF). Royal Oak Daily Tribune archives.
  8. ↑ "Find Tom Cooney from Shrine High School in Royal Oak, MI". www.allhighschools.com. Retrieved March 29, 2022.
  9. ↑ "MIKE HAGGERTY". profootballarchives.com. Archived from the original on September 4, 2014. Retrieved March 10, 2022.
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