St. Francis High School located in Traverse City, Michigan, and is part of the Grand Traverse Area Catholic Schools. This parochial school system traces its roots back to 1877 when it was founded by the Dominican Sisters.[1]
1877
Father George Ziegler makes an appeal to a priest friend in New Jersey asking for Sisters to help in educating Traverse City’s youth.
In October, six young Dominican nuns board a steamship for Traverse City, opening Holy Angels Convent School (located on Union Street) for six pupils on October 29, 1877.
1883
The new, 4-floor Holy Angels Academy (convent and boarding school) was dedicated. The building was constructed on land donated by Perry Hannah, and cost $10,000.
1902
Immaculate Conception parish was formed to lessen the distance to daily Mass; the new facility was dedicated on February 22, 1906 and it housed the church (upper level) and school (lower level). When it opened in September, the school had 80 students in three classrooms.
1955
St. Francis Elementary (today’s Holy Angels Elementary School) opened to students in January with 14 classrooms and a study hall.
1969
The Immaculate Conception and St. Francis school systems were consolidated.
1998
The newly constructed St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Middle School opened on donated land near Hammond and 3-Mile Road.
RECOMMENDED READING
Faith and Knowledge: The History of the Grand Traverse Area Catholic Schools, 2003.
2016
An outdoor, All School Mass is celebrated on the site of the new Immaculate Conception Elementary School, marking the start of the Our Faith, Our Future, Our Time capital campaign.
2018
The remaining portion of the old Immaculate Conception School is demolished. A 1961 time capsule is unearthed.
2019
The new Immaculate Conception Elementary School opens for students in Preschool through Grade 5.
Traverse City St. Francis (TCSF) is three-time recipient of Top 50 Catholic high school honors, having earned distinction among the approximately 1,300 Catholic high schools in the United States.[citation needed]
The St. Francis Football team has won state titles in 1992, 1999, 2003, 2005, 2008 and 2009.[2] Other trips to the State Finals include 1983, 1998, 2007 and 2022.[2] Since the playoff system was established in Michigan, TCSF has qualified[2] for the playoffs 23 times. This includes the current streak of 19 years,[citation needed] which is an MHSAA record. The Gladiators have an all-time winning percentage of .757 (418-133-4).[2] Their regular-season winning percentage is .763 (375-115-4)[2] and their playoff winning percentage is .705 (43-18).[2] The Gladiators are members of the Northern Michigan Football League, which they have won[2] for six consecutive seasons. During this streak, they have not lost[2] a single conference game. Other teams that St. Francis considers its rivals[citation needed] are the Muskegon Catholic Central Crusaders, the Saginaw Nouvel Catholic Central Panthers, and the Kingsley Stags. Although the Benzie Central Huskies have been considered a rival of St. Francis, The record between the teams stands at 37-0 for St. Francis. Many Gladiators have gone on to play football at the collegiate level. The most recent Division I recruits are Max and Riley Bullough who were both recruited by the Michigan State Spartans.[3] Max also went on to play in the NFL for the Houston Texans. Another notable football player to graduate from St. Francis is fullback Joe Kerridge. Joe walked on to the 2011 University of Michigan Wolverines, quickly earning a full-ride scholarship. In 2015 Kerridge was named team captain and went on to pay for the Green Bay Packers.
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