St. Gregory the Great High School

St. Gregory the Great High School
Address
1677 West Bryn Mawr Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60660
United States
Coordinates 41°58′59″N 87°40′17″W / 41.98306°N 87.67139°W / 41.98306; -87.67139Coordinates: 41°58′59″N 87°40′17″W / 41.98306°N 87.67139°W / 41.98306; -87.67139
Information
Type private
Motto Christus
(Christ)
Denomination Roman Catholic
Established 1937
Closed 2014
Oversight Archdiocese of Chicago
President Tony DeSapio
Principal Erika Mickelburgh
Grades 9–12
Gender coed
Student to teacher ratio 10:1
Campus type urban
Color(s) Red, White, Royal Blue and Gray                 
Athletics conference Metropolitan Prep
Team name Greyhounds
Accreditation North Central Association of Colleges and Schools[1]
Website www.stgregory.org

St. Gregory the Great High School was a private, Roman Catholic high school in Chicago, Illinois. It is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago.

Background

St. Gregory the Great was established in 1937. It was the first coeducational Catholic school in the Chicago Diocese.[2] In 2014, the Chicago Archdiocese and the school administration announced that after 75 years, this would be its last. All remaining students will be transferred to Holy Trinity High School at the end of the academic year, or receive $1000 to attend another catholic high school. http://www.stgregory.org/

References

  1. ↑ NCA-CASI. "AdvanceEd-NCA Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement". Archived from the original on 2009-05-24. Retrieved 2009-05-23.
  2. ↑ Seidel, Jon (9 December 2012), "St. Gregory High School in Edgewater is closing", Chicago Sun-Times, retrieved 10 December 2012, The Catholic school opened in 1937 as the first co-ed high school in the Archdiocese of Chicago.


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