Shrine Catholic High School
| Shrine Catholic High School | |
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| Address | |
| 3500 West 13 Mile Road Royal Oak, Michigan, (Oakland County), 48073  United States |
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| Coordinates | 42°31′5.5″N 83°11′23.5″W / 42.518194°N 83.189861°WCoordinates: 42°31′5.5″N 83°11′23.5″W / 42.518194°N 83.189861°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Private, Coeducational |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic |
| Established | 1941 |
| Founder | Fr. Charles Coughlin |
| Superintendent | Bernadette Sugrue |
| President | Msgr. William Easton |
| Principal | Gabrielle Erken |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 280 (2010) |
| Color(s) | Navy and Gold |
| Athletics conference | Catholic High School League |
| Team name | Knights |
| Accreditation(s) | Michigan Association of Non-Public Schools |
| Average ACT scores | 23.1 English 21.5 math 23.3 reading 22.4 science reasoning 22.7 composite[1] |
| Newspaper | 'The Observer' |
| Yearbook | 'Spirit' |
| Tuition | $7,850[2] |
| Dean of Students | Michael DeBruyn |
| Recruiting Director | Meg Armstrong |
| Athletic Director | Tim Dobrzeniecki |
| Website | http://www.shrineschools.com |
Shrine Catholic High School is a private, co-educational, Roman Catholic secondary high school located in Royal Oak, Michigan, affiliated with National Shrine of the Little Flower Church. It has an attached middle school called the "Academy". Originally founded as an all-girls school in the late 1930s as "Little Flower High," the parish added the all-boys school "Shrine High School," eventually merging the two.
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[edit] History
Father Charles Coughlin helped establish the institution while serving as one of the first Roman Catholic priests to preach to a widespread audience over the medium of radio during the Great Depression. His program became increasingly controversial as World War II approached, bringing national attention to the parish. The Bishop finally asked Fr. Coughlin to give up his radio show, which he did. The school maintained the title "Shrine of the Little Flower High School" into the 1960s, when it became "Shrine High School" until its latest name change in 2001.
The school was originally more than double its current enrollment of approximately 300 students in the 1960s and 1970s, but changed circumstances in the metropolitan Detroit area coupled with higher admissions standards steadily reduced enrollment over the decades. Principal Thomas P. Kirkwood led the school for 40 years before his recent retirement. (Kirkwood was the first lay principal in the Archdiocese of Detroit.)
Shrine offers several Advanced Placement courses, including Calculus and English, World History and US History, and prides itself in requiring four years of religion courses for all students. Shrine has a National Honor Society chapter and honors seniors annually through Phi Beta Kappa. The student body is a majority Catholic, but a substantial minority of Protestants and believers of other faiths also attend. Additionally, it is ethnically diverse, reflecting roughly the composite of the metropolitan region.
[edit] Athletics
Shrine participates in the Michigan High School Athletic Association and is a member of the Catholic High School League in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Detroit. The school has placed 17 athletes into the CHSL Hall of Fame.[3]
The school's most notable rivals in terms of athletics are Bishop Foley High School in Madison Heights, Michigan, Cabrini High School in Allen Park, Michigan and Notre Dame Prep in Pontiac, Michigan.
Shrine's sports include men's and women's basketball, bowling, cross-country, football, men's golf, men's hockey, men's and women's soccer, women's softball, women's swimming, women's ((volleyball))and men's and women's tennis.
[edit] Football
Shrine's football team won the Class CD League Championship in 2000 and 2001 and 2008, and won the league's Charity Bowl in 1970. In the 2006 season the Knights made it to the CHSL CD Prep Bowl, but lost to Notre Dame Prep 31-21. The next game was a state playoff game against conference rival Allen Park Cabrini, the Knights won the game 18-6 making it the Knights first ever state playoff victory. Shrine made it all the way to the regional final game against Ubly High School. The Knights lost the game on the last play of the game on an Ubly two-point conversion, 22-21. In the 2008 season Shrine won 11 games, the most victories in school history. They finished the regular season undefeated with a 9-0 record. The Knights this time played against Allen Park Cabrini in the Prep Bowl and won by a score of 37-0. The Knights once again ran into Ubly in the regional final, and once again lost. In 2010 and 2011 the Shrine Knights lost to Loyola in the Prep Bowl.
[edit] Ice Hockey
The 2008-2009 school year was the first year for the Varsity Hockey program, after 3 years as a club team. This will be the second time the school will have a varsity hockey program with the first being in the early 1960s. The team played all home games at the Michigan State Fairgrounds Coliseum for the inaugural varsity season. The Knights finished the season with a record of 11-10-1, compared to a 2-23-4 record in their first season as a hockey club four years prior.[4]
[edit] CHSL Championships
| Sport | Championship Years |
|---|---|
| Boys' Basketball | 1948, 1955, 1978[5] |
| Girls' Basketball | 1978, 1991, 1994[6] |
| Competitive Cheer | 2002[7] |
| Boys' Cross-Country | 1974, 1975, 1977, 2010 [8] |
| Girls' Cross-Country | 1979, 1981, 1983, 2010[9] |
| Football | 1970, 2000, 2001, 2008[10] |
| Boys' Golf | 1954, 1955[11] |
| Girls' Soccer | 2008, 2009[12] |
| Softball | 1980, 2008[13] |
| Boys' Tennis | 2007[14] |
| Girls' Tennis | 2003[15] |
| Boys' Track | 2007[16] |
| Girls' Track | 1979, 1980[17] |
| Volleyball | 1981, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008[18] |
[edit] State championships
| Sport | Championship Years |
|---|---|
| Boys' Golf | 1950, 1952[19] |
| Boys' Cross-Country | 1973, 1974[20] |
[edit] Notable alumni
- Kevin Bell (1989), known as DJ Head, music producer and DJ
- Kristen Bell (1998), actress
- Keegan-Michael Key (1989), actor and comedian
- Tom Lewand (1987), executive vice president and chief operating officer of the Detroit Lions
- Bill Simpson (1970), former professional American football defensive back
- John Wangler (1976), former University of Michigan football quarterback
- C. Edward Collins (1951) well known author of college-level textbooks and contributor to many periodicals, including Flying, Catholic Insight, and Gilbert
- Zuzanna Fuchs (2009), well-known model and creator of popular instructional Youtube videos on how to properly wear the Catholic school uniform.
[edit] References
- ^ Shrine Catholic High School: Profile 2010-2011
- ^ Shrine Catholic Schools: Parish Subsidized Tuition
- ^ CHSL Hall of Fame
- ^ Shrine Hockey team website
- ^ CHSL Boys' Basketball Champions
- ^ CHSL Girls' Basketball Champions
- ^ CHSL Competitive Cheer Champions
- ^ CHSL Boys' Cross-Country Champions
- ^ CHSL Girls' Cross-Country Champions
- ^ CHSL Football Champions
- ^ CHSL Boys' Golf Champions
- ^ CHSL Girls' Soccer Champions
- ^ CHSL Girls' Softball Champions
- ^ CHSL Boys' Tennis Champions
- ^ CHSL Girls' Tennis Champions
- ^ CHSL Boys' Track
- ^ CHSL Girls' Track Champions
- ^ CHSL Volleyball Champions
- ^ MHSAA Boys' Golf State Champions
- ^ MHSAA Boys' Cross-Country State Champions
