Pacelli High School (Stevens Point, Wisconsin)

Pacelli High School
Address
1301 Maria Drive
Stevens Point, Wisconsin, (Portage County) 54481
Coordinates 44°32′4″N 89°34′48″W / 44.53444°N 89.58000°W / 44.53444; -89.58000Coordinates: 44°32′4″N 89°34′48″W / 44.53444°N 89.58000°W / 44.53444; -89.58000
Information
Type Private, Coeducational
Religious affiliation(s) Roman Catholic
Established 1955
Principal Larry Theiss
Grades 9–12
Enrollment 214 (average)
Education system Stevens Point Area Catholic Schools
Hours in school day 7
Campus type Closed
Color(s) Red, Blue and White
Mascot Cardinals
Accreditation North Central Association of Colleges and Schools[1]
Average ACT scores 23.7
Website pacelli.spacs.k12.wi.us

Pacelli High School is a private secondary school located on the north side of Stevens Point, Wisconsin in the Roman Catholic Diocese of La Crosse. The school, named in honor of Pope Pius XII, was founded in 1955 by Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools (Christian Brothers).

History

Originally an all-boys high school, Pacelli merged with the all-girls Maria High School in the early 1970s to create a co-ed school offering a college-prep curriculum. The school is currently housed in the former Maria High School building. The former Pacelli building on Division Street is now home to the local YMCA. Pacelli became part of the Stevens Point Area Catholic Schools when consolidation of all the Catholic schools took place in 1986.[2]

Athletics

Baseball

The 1998 Pacelli Cardinals baseball team took the WISAA Division III championship. In 2003, they won the school's first WIAA Division III title, defeating the Zephyrs of Menasha St. Mary's 6-3.

Basketball, Boys

Basketball at Pacelli starts in October right after the football season and goes until the beginning of March into the playoffs. Pacelli fields three levels, varsity, junior varsity, and freshmen.

Basketball, Girls

Girls Basketball begins in November and runs through March. Pacelli Girls Basketball currently has a varsity team and a junior varsity team.

Bowling

Bowling at Pacelli starts after the football and soccer seasons end in the fall and goes until early March. The 2012-2013 season bowling champions are Hunter Hoerter, Paul Studinski, Nathan Glinski, and Austin Zdroik, from team "Murica." They finished with a win-loss record of 40-20, the first student team to win in several years.

Cross Country

Pacelli High School's Cross Country Team has had several people qualify and compete at state competitions.

Dance team

The Pacelli Dance Team is considered a two season long sport. Team members attend a total of five competitions and have done exceedingly well in the past. Dancers have tryouts every spring; practices start in June and go through February. The team does a number of different routines throughout the season including Jazz, Hip- Hop, Kick, and Pom. Recent competitions and placements: Lumberjack – 1st, Regionals- 1st, State- 4th, Nationals -2nd, and Grand Champs- 10th out of 200.

Football

The 1995 Pacelli Cardinals captured the WISAA Division III championship at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, capping an 11-0 season.

On November 17, 2005, the Pacelli Cardinals won the WIAA Division 7 state football championship against the Gilman Pirates. The score was 46-20 and marked the 300th career win for head coach Bob Raczek.

Golf

On June 5, 2007, the Pacelli golf team won the WIAA Division 3 state golf tournament with a two-day total of 639 (318,321), making for a 16-shot victory over Osseo-Fairchild.

Hockey, Boys

Coached by Rusty Mitch. Chris Karch and Daniel Mitch are a dynamic duo

Hockey, Girls

Point Rapids Red Panthers Girls Hockey is a co-op team combining players from Pacelli High School, SPASH, Ben Franklin Junior High, PJ Jacobs Junior High, Lincoln High School, and Assumption High School. Due to the numbers of players, the program only competes at the varsity level.

Soccer

The Pacelli coed soccer team won their conference for the first time in the 2012 season.[3]

Softball

Pacelli Softball has made it to the state championship multiple times and brought home the trophy three time, 2004, 2012, and 2015. Additionally, they have been conference, sectional, and regional champions.

Tennis, Girls

Pacelli Girls Tennis finished their 2015 season with a 6-1 win over Fox Valley Lutheran. Pacelli swept all four singles and #1 and #2 doubles.

Track

One of the known runners, Thomas Basala, is a legend and plans to set records

Volleyball

Pacelli Girls Volleyball won state in 1984. The 2010 volleyball team was declared Regional Champions.

Ski Club

Pacelli Ski Club organizes outings with the St. Peter Middle School Ski Club. Participants snowboard and ski, with attendance varying every year. The club normally skis at Rib Mountain State Park in Wausau, Wisconsin. Rib Mountain, although only 700 vertical feet tall, has a ski resort with 72 runs that goes by the name of Granite Peak.

Fine Arts

Destination Imagination

Destination Imagination has long been a tradition at Pacelli High School. As of the 2015-2016 school year, there are two Destination Imagination teams at the secondary level, both improvisational. Since 2001, SPACS has had seventeen teams earn trips to the Destination Imagination Globals Competition, which is held at the University of Knoxville, Tennessee.

History of Global Appearances:

Year Competition Team Rank
2016 Close Encounters Pacelli Alpha Omega Team 12th out of 68
2016 Close Encounters Pacelli Omikron Team 13th out of 68
2015 The Improv Games Pacelli The Crew Team 2nd out of 73
2015 The Improv Games Pacelli Omikron Team 10th out of 73
2015 The Improv Games Pacelli Alpha Team 14th out of 73
2014 Pandemonium! Pacelli The Crew Team 28th out of 73
2014 Pandemonium! St. Peter Middle School Omikron Team 1st out of 80
2012 News to Me Pacelli Omega Team 13th out of 61
2011 Mythology Mission Pacelli Omega Team 13th out of 72
2011 Mythology Mission Mythical Menagerie 15th out of 78
2009 Private DI Pacelli Omega Team 14th out of 57
2006 On Safari Pacelli Omega Team 7th
2005 Improving Along Pacelli Omega Team 3rd out of 57, Davinci Award
2005 Improving Along St Peter Middle School 7th out of 59
2004 Upbeat Improv Pacelli Omega Team 14th out of 48
2002 The Art of Improv St Peter Middle School 27th out of 54
2001 DInamic Improv St Peter Middle School 8th

Drama

Pacelli’s Drama Department performs two major shows yearly, one in the fall and one in the spring

Some of the shows Pacelli has presented include:

Year Fall Winter/Spring
2016-2017 Dear Finder West Side Story
2015-2016 High School Musical And Then There Were None
2014-2015 An Evening of One Acts Godspell
2013-2014 Rumors Thoroughly Modern Millie
2012-2013 Almost Maine Into the Woods
2011-2012 The Curious Savage Children of Eden
2010-2011 All in the Timing You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown
2009-2010 The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe Disney’s Mulan
2008-2009 Two One-Act Plays Jesus Christ Superstar King Herod's Song on YouTube
2007-2008 Nunsense Grease
2006-2007 Murder at the Museum Fiddler on the Roof
2005-2006 Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre Disney’s Beauty and the Beast
2004-2005 Arsenic and Old Lace Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
2003-2004 The Wizard of Oz

Notable alumni

References

  1. ↑ "Institution Summary - Pacelli Schools". International Registry for Accreditation. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
  2. ↑ "SPACS: The History of Pacelli". Spacs.k12.wi.us. 1957-10-21. Retrieved 2013-01-12.
  3. ↑ "Mid-State | Boys Soccer | Boys Soccer | Soccer | Wisconsin High School Sports | Wisconsin Sports Network". WisSports.net. Retrieved 2013-01-12.
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