St. Elizabeth High School (Wilmington, Delaware)

St. Elizabeth High School
Address
1500 Cedar Street
Wilmington, (New Castle County), Delaware 19805
United States
Coordinates 39°44′18″N 75°34′24″W / 39.73833°N 75.57333°W / 39.73833; -75.57333Coordinates: 39°44′18″N 75°34′24″W / 39.73833°N 75.57333°W / 39.73833; -75.57333
Information
Type Private, Coeducational
Motto Don't Blame The game
Religious affiliation(s) Roman Catholic
Benedictine
Established 1940
Founder Monsignor James M. Grant
Oversight Diocese of Wilmington
CEEB code 080190
Principal Terre Taylor
Pastor Rev Norman Carroll
Grades 9–12
Enrollment 459 (2011-2012)
Color(s) Maroon and Gold         
Team name Vikings
Accreditation Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools[1]
Yearbook The Magnificat
Dean of Studies Joan Mangan
Dean of Students Jeremy Forester
Athletic Director Joseph Papili
Website http://www.sehs.org

St. Elizabeth High School is a coeducational Catholic high school in Wilmington, Delaware. It is part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Wilmington. It was founded in 1940 by Monsignor Grant. Originally, the school was staffed by sisters of the Benedictine order. St. Elizabeth High School shares many facilities with the St. Elizabeth Elementary School and receives a good share of their high school enrollment from the elementary school graduates. The school colors are maroon and gold.

Notable alumni

  • Michael Tobiason, Jr. '02 - 2011 US Open participant
  • Rosemary Gimpel Keating '64 - Award-Winning Off-Broadway Playwright & Lyricist[2]

Notes and references

  1. ↑ MSA-CSS. "MSA-Commission on Secondary Schools". Archived from the original on 2009-07-12. Retrieved 2009-06-23.
  2. ↑ Gimpel, Rosemary (November 1972). Best-Plays-1971-1972 (First ed.). New York: Dodd Mead. ISBN 0396066984.


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