Providence Catholic High School
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| Providence Catholic High School |
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| Established | 1962 |
| Type | Roman Catholic, Augustinian, Private secondary |
| Students | 1150 |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Location | New Lenox, Illinois USA |
| Mascot | Celtics |
| Yearbook | Kelt |
| Newspaper | Proviscope |
| Website | http://www.providencecatholic.org |
Providence Catholic High School is located in New Lenox, Illinois.
Providence Catholic is a private school run by the Augustinians. Neighboring schools in New Lenox include Lincoln Way East and Lincoln Way Central. The president of Providence is Father Richard McGrath, with Mr. Don Sebestyen as its principal.
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[edit] Academics
The academic grading scale of Providence Catholic grading scale runs differently than that of neighboring high schools. Its academic rigor also differs from some other schools as Providence is a college prep high school. This also means that certain vocational courses provided at other schools are not available, such as cooking, auto mechanics, and sewing.
[edit] Athletics
Providence has a total of 24 state championships in sports including; wrestling, football, girls track, baseball, cheerleading and boys basketball. This is more than any other private school in the state of Illinois.[citation needed] The wrestling team has 6 consecutive state championships from 1997-2002 making it the first Illinois wrestling team to ever achieve this goal.[citation needed] Matt Seffner was the head football coach from 1968 to 2005 and also holds the record for most wins as a football coach in Illinois.[citation needed] Mark Coglianese recently took over Seffner's position after he retired in 2005. Providence won 4 straight games: Bishop McNamara, Fenwick High School, Brother Rice, and DeLaSalle. PCHS beat the undefeated #1 seed of East St. Louis (11-1) at East St. Louis (11/10/06) [1]They claim nine state titles, the most recent in 2004, and boast the two longest winning streaks in Illinois high school football.
[edit] Notable alumni
[edit] Sport
- Eric Steinbach Cleveland Browns (1998)
- Brian Rekar, Tampa Bay Devil Rays
- Carmen Pignatiello, Chicago Cubs (2000)
- Pete Bercich, Minnesota Vikings (1990)
- Walter Downing, Los Angeles Lakers
- Mike Budde Jr., Eastern Illinois Panthers (2002)
[edit] Entertainment
- Steven Fleming, Actor/Comedian -NBC's Sports Action Team
- Kerry Muzzey, Film & Television Composer (1988)
- Jason Brown, Singer / Performer
- Julie Schultz, Film * Television Star (American Idol season 6)
[edit] External links
- Providence Catholic Home Page
- Order of St Augustine, International Homepage
- Text of the Rule of St. Augustine
- Augnet International Cooperative Web Site for Schools in the Tradition of St. Augustine
