St. Gregory the Great High School

St. Gregory the Great High School
Address
1677 West Bryn Mawr Avenue Chicago , Illinois 60660 United States
Coordinates	41°58′59″N87°40′17″W / 41.98306°N 87.67139°W / 41.98306; -87.67139
Information
Type	private
Motto	Christus (Christ)
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Established	1937
Closed	2014
Oversight	Archdiocese of Chicago
President	Tony DeSapio
Principal	Erika Mickelburgh
Grades	9–12
Gender	coed
Student to teacher ratio	10:1
Campus type	urban
Color(s)	Red, White, Royal Blue and Gray
Athletics conference	Metropolitan 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.

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]

External links

• Edgewater Historical Society

References

1. NCA-CASI. "AdvanceEd-NCA Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement". Archived from the original on May 24, 2009. Retrieved May 23, 2009.
2. Seidel, Jon (December 9, 2012), "St. Gregory High School in Edgewater is closing", Chicago Sun-Times, retrieved December 10, 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 June 9, 2024.