Newman Central Catholic High School

Newman Central Catholic High School
Address
1101 St. Marys Road
Sterling, Illinois 61081
United States
Coordinates 41°48′28″N 89°42′43″W / 41.80778°N 89.71194°W / 41.80778; -89.71194Coordinates: 41°48′28″N 89°42′43″W / 41.80778°N 89.71194°W / 41.80778; -89.71194
Information
Type Private, Coeducational
Denomination Roman Catholic
Patron saint(s) Saint John Newman
Established 1915
Founder Monsignor A.J. Burns
Principal Kathy Howard
Chaplain Fr. Bruce Ludeke
Grades 9–12
Enrollment 247 [1] (2015-2016)
Color(s) Blue, White and Gray             
Athletics conference Three Rivers Athletic Conference
Sports American football, volleyball, boys' and girls' basketball, boys' and girls' tennis, track, cross country, baseball, bass fishing, boys' and girls' swimming, cheerleading, co-ed golf
Team name Comets
Rival Morrison High School
Accreditation North Central Association of Colleges and Schools[2]
Average ACT scores 23
Tuition $4000 a year
Affiliation Roman Catholic
Website www.newmancchs.org

Newman Central Catholic High School is a diocesan Catholic high school in Sterling, Illinois. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockford.

It was founded as St. Mary High School in 1915, a parochial school attached to St. Mary's Parish. It later moved across the street and became Community Catholic High School. It adopted its present name when it moved into its current facilities in 1960. It was staffed in its early years by the Sisters of Loreto, but nearly all the staff today is laity.

Drawing primarily from Sterling, Rock Falls, and Dixon, but also from cities such as Oregon and Amboy. According to the IHSA, Newman's enrollment for 2015-2016 is 247 students.[3]

Athletics

The Newman Comets (and Lady Comets) participate in IHSA athletics and activities. They play under the Three Rivers Athletic Conference in all sports.[4]

The Newman Comets boys' football team, known as "The Blue Machine," won the IHSA State Championship in 1990, 1994, 2004, 2010, and 2013 and placed second in 1993,1998.[5][6]

Other Newman teams winning the state championship in their respective athletics or activities include: Boys' Cross Country in 2009-2010[7] and Boys' Wrestling (1984-1985, 2010-2011).[5] The Newman Boys' track team won the 2013 Class A State Championship.

References

  1. ↑ http://www.ihsa.org/data/school/schools/1941.htm
  2. ↑ NCA-CASI. "NCA-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement". Archived from the original on April 29, 2009. Retrieved 2009-07-28.
  3. ↑ Illinois High School Association. "School Enrollments (Alphabetical) — 2015-16". Retrieved 2015-12-28.
  4. ↑ IHSA Sterling (Newman Central Catholic)
  5. 1 2 "Sterling (Newman Central Catholic) Season Summaries". Illinois High School Association. Retrieved 4 March 2011.
  6. ↑ Green, Doug (26 November 2010). "Newman Claims Class 2A State Title". Quad-City Times. Retrieved 2 December 2010.
  7. ↑ Boys' Cross Country Champions & Runners-Up www.ihsa.org. Retrieved 10 December 2011.
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