Reitz Memorial High School

Reitz Memorial High School
Memorial
Address
1500 East Lincoln Avenue
Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana 47714
United States
Coordinates 37°58′14″N 87°32′12″W / 37.97056°N 87.53667°W / 37.97056; -87.53667Coordinates: 37°58′14″N 87°32′12″W / 37.97056°N 87.53667°W / 37.97056; -87.53667
Information
Type Private, Coeducational
Religious affiliation(s) Roman Catholic
Patron saint(s) St. Joseph
Established 1925
Founder Francis Joseph Reitz
Oversight Diocese of Evansville
President John Browning
Principal Anne Marie Williams
Chaplain Zach Etienne
Faculty 56
Grades 9 – 12
Student to teacher ratio approximately 14:1
Color(s)      Royal Blue
     White
Athletics conference Southern Indiana Athletic Conference
Nickname Tigers
Accreditation Indiana Department of Education,
North Central Association of Colleges and Schools [1]
Newspaper The View
Yearbook The Review
Tuition $4,200–$6,600
Website www.reitzmemorial.org

Reitz Memorial High School or simply Memorial High School (MHS), is an inter-parochial Catholic High School on the east side of Evansville, Indiana. It sits on a 13-acre (53,000 m2) tract of land off Lincoln Avenue that was bought with money donated by Francis Joseph Reitz in 1922 in memory of his parents, John Augustus and Gertrude Reitz . The school officially opened its doors on January 5, 1925. It is part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Evansville. The IHSAA uses Evansville Memorial High School instead of Reitz Memorial High School mainly to distinguish the school from the older public Reitz High School on Evansville's west side, both of which are named in honor of Francis Joseph Reitz. It is one of two Catholic high schools in Evansville that serve the students of Vanderburgh, Posey, Gibson, and Warrick counties. It also has a significant number of students from Henderson County, Kentucky which is part of the greater-Evansville metropolitan area.

History

In 1922 Francis Joseph Reitz pledged one million dollars for the school to be built, for which he was presented with the insignia of Knight and Knight Commander of the Order of Pius IX. The original, main building was built three stories high of Ohio gray brick and elaborate trimmings of Indiana limestone with a Tudor-Gothic design. On New Year’s Day, 1925, Reitz Memorial High School, with its 18 classrooms, auditorium that was used as a gymnasium as well, cafeteria, library, candy store, parlor, and large recreation room, was dedicated by Bishop Chartrand of Indianapolis. Classes began on January 5, 1925 with the Brothers of The Holy Cross from Notre Dame University teaching the boys and the Sisters of Providence teaching the girls, each on separate floors.[2]

In 1969, a new addition was completed. The new wing extending along Bennighof Avenue came with expanded first and second floors, a new gym, band room, and library. The new gym could hold up to 2,000 people.

In 1998, a new addition, costing roughly $5 million was added to the western part of the building. The new wing, also known as often called "the west wing", added eight more classrooms, two art studios, two science labs, a wrestling room, a second, smaller auxiliary gymnasium, and a new media center. The final renovations increased the student capacity to 900 students.[2]

Sports

Also see: Sports in Evansville

Notable alumni

Athletics
Business
Entertainment
Politics

See also

References

  1. ↑ NCA-CASI. "NCA-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement". Retrieved 2009-06-23.
  2. 1 2 "Reitz Memorial High School About MHS: History of Reitz Memorial High School". Reitz Memorial High School. Retrieved 2014-10-24.
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