Regina Dominican High School

Regina Dominican High School
Regina Dominican Seal
Address
701 Locust Road Wilmette, Illinois 60091 United States
Coordinates	42°4′30″N 87°44′35″W / 42.07500°N 87.74306°W / 42.07500; -87.74306Coordinates: 42°4′30″N 87°44′35″W / 42.07500°N 87.74306°W / 42.07500; -87.74306
Information
Type	private
Motto	Inspiring Global Leadership
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Established	September 1958 (1958-09)
Founder	Adrian Dominican Sisters
Oversight	Archdiocese of Chicago
President	Elizabeth Pattara
Principal	Meg Bigane
Grades	9–12
Gender	all-female
Average class size	17
Student to teacher ratio	10:1
Campus type	suburban
Color(s)	Black ,White, and Blue
Athletics conference	Girls Catholic Athletic Conference
Mascot	Gina the Panther
Team name	Panthers
Accreditation	North Central Association of Colleges and Schools[1]
Newspaper	Crown
Yearbook	The Star
Affiliation	Adrian Dominican Sisters
Website	[www.rdhs.org]

Regina Dominican, a college preparatory Catholic school for women, sponsored by the Adrian Dominican Sisters.

History

Cardinal Samuel Stritch requested that the Adrian Dominican Sisters established Regina Dominican High School in Wilmette. Their goal was to educate young women in the northern suburbs. They thought long and hard as to chosen the name of their newly found high school but in the end, they named it in honor of the Blessed Virgin Mary and St. Dominic, who was the founder of the Order of Preachers. They proudly announced that the school was officially opened in September 1958. Their 64 sophomores and 200 freshmen were the first students ever to set foot in the classrooms and experience the brand new school first hand. Regina became a very popular school and soon was a school of over 9,000 young women throughout the years.

Sister Mary Kevin Campbell, was the women who was put in charge. Once it was fully finished, she became the first principal of the new high school.

Accreditation

Regina Dominican is a member of the Dominican Association of Secondary Schools, and the National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC) and complies with the NACAC Statement of Principles of Good Practice. Accredited by AdvancEd and the Illinois State Board of Education, Regina Dominican is recognized by the United States Department of Education as a Blue Ribbon School of Excellence and listed among the top 2% of the nation's schools.

Academics

The school has course offerings in Theology, English, Fine Arts, Foreign Language, Mathematics, Physical Education, Science, Social Studies and Technology.

Regina Dominican is the 2012 silver medal winner of the Edison Award in the category of living, working, and learning environments for its approach to education that prepares young women for global leadership.^[2]

Athletics

Regina Dominican has one of the largest all girls’ athletic program in the state. The school offers 13 competitive sports, and student athletes are part of the GCAC, and IHSA Conference. Interscholastic sport teams include:

• Fall: Cheerleading, Cross Country, Golf, Swimming, Tennis, Volleyball
• Winter: Basketball, Bowling
• Spring: Bass Fishing, Lacrosse, Soccer, Softball, Track & Field

References

External links

• Official website