St. Laurence High School

St. Laurence High School is a coeducational, STEM-based high school, founded in 1961. Located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago, the school is conducted by the Congregation of Christian Brothers and is named for the Irish Saint Laurence O'Toole. It is located in the southwest Chicago suburb of Burbank, Illinois, adjacent to Queen of Peace High School, a private, all-female Catholic high school.

St. Laurence High School
Address
5556 West 77th Street

Burbank
,
Illinois
60459

United States
Coordinates41°45′14″N 87°45′36″W
Information
Typeprivate
MottoWhere Leadership Begins
Religious affiliation(s)Roman Catholic
Established1961
Sister schoolQueen of Peace
OversightArchdiocese of Chicago
PresidentJoseph A. Martinez
PrincipalJim Muting
Faculty60
Grades9-12
GenderCoed
Average class size24
Campus size23 acres (93,000 m2)
Campus typesuburban
Color(s)Black and Gold         
Fight songViking Fight Song
Athletics conferenceChicago Catholic League
MascotIgor the Viking
Team nameVikings
AccreditationNorth Central Association of Colleges and Schools[1]
PublicationGladsheim (literary magazine)
NewspaperThe Helm
YearbookValhallan
Tuition10,000 (2017-2018)
AffiliationCongregation of Christian Brothers
Websitewww.stlaurence.com

History

St. Laurence was founded by the Congregation of Christian Brothers as a boys' school. With the closure of its neighboring sister school Queen of Peace High School, a girls' school run by the Dominican Sisters, it was announced that St. Laurence would become coeducational from the 2018-19 academic year onwards and accommodate transferring female students.[2]

Due to construction delays on the Queen of Peace High School building, Queen of Peace High School classes were held in the D and E-Wings of the St. Laurence building for one school year while construction on Queen of Peace High School was completed.

Classes

At the start of the 2013 school year, St. Laurence became a STEM school. For STL, STEM is inclusive of spirituality and leadership along with science, technology, English, and math. STL intends that the STEM format will become a new learning development for 21st century learners. STL is also pioneering "Career Explorer" courses.

Athletics

St. Laurence is a member of the Chicago Catholic League (CCL) and the Illinois High School Association (IHSA).

St. Laurence sponsors interscholastic teams in baseball, basketball, bowling, cross country, football, golf, soccer, tennis, lacrosse, track and field, volleyball, and wrestling, which compete in IHSA sponsored state championship tournaments. The school also sponsors an ice hockey team.[3]

The following teams have finished in the top four at the IHSA state tournament in their respective class.[4]

  • Baseball: 2nd place (2019), 3rd place (1993 , 2017), Semifinalist (1987)
  • Basketball: 4th place (1976–77)
  • Football: Champions (1976–77); Runner-Up (1979–80)
  • Wrestling: Champions (1989–90)

The ice hockey team finished second in state in 1981, and reached the state Elite 8 in 1999. The now-defunct water polo team finished third in state in 1986 and won a state championship in 1987.

In 2004 the Varsity Hockey team won the AHAI White Division State Championship.

Notable alumni
See also: List of Christian Brothers school alumni

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. "All-Boys' St. Laurence High School Announces Plans to Go Co-Ed". patch.com. 14 February 2017. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  3. "St. Laurence HS Athletics; accessed 7 March 2009". stlaurence.com. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  4. "Page Not Found". www.ihsa.org. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  5. "Coaches". Top Gun Wrestling Club. 2007-03-28. Retrieved 2007-11-03.
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