St. Gregory the Great High School

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St. Gregory the Great High School
Address
St. Gregory the Great High School
1677 West Bryn Mawr Avenue

,
60660

United States
Coordinates 41°58′59″N87°40′17″W / 41.98306°N 87.67139°W / 41.98306; -87.67139
Information
Type private
MottoChristus
(Christ)
Denomination Roman Catholic
Established1937
Closed2014
Oversight Archdiocese of Chicago
PresidentTony DeSapio
PrincipalErika Mickelburgh
Grades 912
Gender coed
Student to teacher ratio10:1
Campus type urban
Color(s) Red, White, Royal Blue and Gray     
Athletics conferenceMetropolitan Prep
Team name Greyhounds
Accreditation North Central Association of Colleges and Schools [1]
Website www.stgregory.org

St. Gregory the Great High School was a private, Roman Catholic high school in Chicago, Illinois, specifically in the area of West Edgewater. It was part of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago.

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Background

St. Gregory the Great was established in 1937. It was the first coeducational Catholic school in the Chicago Diocese. [2] In 2012, the Chicago Archdiocese and the school administration announced that, after 75 years, it would close. All remaining students were transferred to Holy Trinity High School at the end of the 2013-14 academic year. [3]

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References

  1. NCA-CASI. "AdvanceEd-NCA Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement". Archived from the original on 2009-05-24. Retrieved 2009-05-23.
  2. Seidel, Jon (9 December 2012), "St. Gregory High School in Edgewater is closing", Chicago Sun-Times, retrieved 10 December 2012, The Catholic school opened in 1937 as the first co-ed high school in the Archdiocese of Chicago.
  3. "St. Gregory the Great High School - 75 years in Edgewater | Edgewater Historical Society". www.edgewaterhistory.org. Retrieved 2024-06-09.