Montini Catholic High School

{{short description|Catholic high school in Illinois, United States}}

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| name = Montini Catholic High School

| image = MontiniCatholic HS shield.jpg

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| streetaddress = 19W070 16th Street

| city = Lombard

| state = Illinois

| zipcode = 60148

| country = USA

| coordinates = {{coord|41|51|13|N|88|0|3|W|type:edu_region:US-IL|display=inline,title}}

| authority = Diocese of Joliet

| denomination = Roman Catholic

| oversight = Christian Brothers of the Midwest

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| founder =

| president = Kevin Beirne

| principal = Chris Tiritilli

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| staff =

| faculty = 86

| ceeb = 142663

| avg_class_size = 20

| ratio = 20:1

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| type = Private, parochial

| gender = Co-educational

| fees = $475, Fr/Soph $575 Jr/Sr{{cite web |url=http://www.montini.org/s/200/internal.aspx?sid=200&gid=1&pgid=262 |title=Montini Catholic - Tuition |publisher=Montini.org |access-date=2011-12-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111213231438/http://www.montini.org/s/200/internal.aspx?sid=200&gid=1&pgid=262 |archive-date=2011-12-13 |url-status=dead }}

| tuition = $11,820

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| grades = 912

| age range = 13-18

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| campus type = Suburban

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| conference = Chicago Catholic League, GCAC

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| motto = Signum Fidei

| motto_translation = The Sign of Faith

| accreditation = North Central Association of Colleges and Schools{{cite web |url=http://www.advanc-ed.org/schools_districts/school_district_listings/? |title=NCA-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement |access-date=2009-07-28 |author=NCA-CASI |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100416014834/http://www.advanc-ed.org/schools_districts/school_district_listings/ |archive-date=April 16, 2010 }}

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| patron = St. John Baptist De La Salle

| team_name = Broncos

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| colors = Maroon, gold and white
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| yearbook = Echoes

| publication = Musings (literary magazine)

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| established = {{start date and age |1966}}

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| enrollment = 585

| enrollment_as_of = 2018

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| website = {{url|www.montini.org}}

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Montini Catholic High School (often shortened to Montini) is a co-educational, college preparatory, high school, run by the Christian Brothers in Lombard, Illinois. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Joliet in Illinois. The school was planned by the Christian Brothers in 1963. Pope Paul VI, whose name was Giovanni Battista Montini (John Baptist Montini), was elected to the Papacy that same year. In his honor, the Christian Brothers named the school Montini Catholic High School. Construction of the buildings took place in 1965 and 1966. In September 1966, Montini Catholic High school opened its doors to 217 freshmen. The first commencement exercises were held on June 1, 1970.

Renovations

The campus renovation initiative, begun in the fall of 2002, is called the Capital Campaign.{{cite web |url=http://www.montini.org/s/200/internal2.aspx?sid=200&gid=1&pgid=1798 |title=Montini Catholic - Capital Campaign |publisher=Montini.org |access-date=2011-12-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111214092809/http://www.montini.org/s/200/internal2.aspx?sid=200&gid=1&pgid=1798 |archive-date=2011-12-14 |url-status=dead }}

Phase I of the Capital Campaign, construction of the West Wing, was completed in 2003. The West Wing contains the 300 Corridor, which added 8 new classrooms to the school and the Field House.

File:Academic & Administrative Center Outside.jpg

File:300 Corridor, Inside.jpg

File:Duffy Memorial Stadium-Completed.jpg

Phase II of the Capital Campaign, demolition of Dominic Hall and construction of an Academic and Administrative Center, was completed in 2009.{{cite web|title=Phase II|url=http://www.montini.org/s/200/internal2.aspx?sid=200&gid=1&pgid=1799|work=Montini Catholic High School Web Site|access-date=17 November 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120528143836/http://www.montini.org/s/200/internal2.aspx?sid=200&gid=1&pgid=1799|archive-date=28 May 2012|url-status=dead}}

Phase III of the Capital Campaign was begun in the summer of 2010 and was slated for completion by 2016.{{cite web|title=Phase III|url=http://www.montini.org/s/200/internal2.aspx?sid=200&gid=1&pgid=1800|work=Montini Catholic High School Web Site|access-date=17 November 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110901071544/http://www.montini.org/s/200/internal2.aspx?sid=200&gid=1&pgid=1800|archive-date=1 September 2011|url-status=dead}}

Academics

File:A. Stuart and Students.jpg

The school year is divided into two 18-week semesters. Mid-semester grades are issued at nine weeks. The school day consists of eight class periods of 48 minutes each.

Athletics

Montini is a member of two conferences for boys Chicago Catholic League for girls they are in GCAC and both boys and girls participate in the Illinois High School Association. Teams are stylized as the Broncos and Lady Broncos respectively.

The school offers a number of fall, winter, spring and year-round sports for both girls and boys. Sports offerings include:

class="wikitable"
Girls SportsBoys Sports
BasketballBaseball
Broncettes (Dance)Basketball
CheerleadingCross Country
Cross CountryFootball
GolfGolf
Hockey
LacrosseLacrosse
SoccerRugby
SoftballSoccer
TennisTennis
Track & FieldTrack & Field
VolleyballVolleyball
Wrestling

=Athletic accomplishments=

The Broncos football team began its current streak of state playoff appearances in 1993, making it to the semifinals that year. The first football state championship was won during the 2004 season, with a 44–7 victory over Coal City in the Class 4a title game. High finishes and state titles within the IHSA listed below:{{cite web|url=http://ihsa.org/Schools/SchoolDirectory.aspx?url=/data/school/l.htm|title=IHSA|access-date=2014-05-11|author=IHSA}}

==Boys Baseball==

class="wikitable"
YearFinishClass
2000–20013rdA
2004–20052ndA
2018–20191st3a

==Boys Football==

class="wikitable"
YearFinishClass
2004–20051st4a
2009–20101st5a
2010–20111st5a
2011–20121st5a
2012–20131st5a
2013–20142nd5a
2014–20152nd5a
2015–20161st6a
2018–20192nd5a
2024–20251st3a

==Boys Track and Field==

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YearFinishClass
2004–20052ndA

==Boys Wrestling==

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YearFinishClass
1995–19963rdA
1997–19983rdA
1999–20001stA
2001–20021stA
2002–20031stA
2003–20041stA
2004–20051stA
2006–20072ndAA
2007–20081stAA
2008–20091st2A
2009–20101st2A
2010–20111st2A
2011–20121st2A
2012–20131st2A
2013–20141st2A
2014–20151st2A
2016–20172nd3A
2017–20181st3A
2018–20191st3A
2019–20201st3A
2023-20242nd2A

==Girls Basketball==

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YearFinishClass
2007–20083rd3A
2009–20101st3A
2010–20111st3A
2011–20121st3A
2012–20133rd3A
2013–20141st3A
2014–20153rd3A
2016–20173rd4A
2017–20182nd4A
2023-20243rd3A

Girls Softball

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!Year

!Finish

!Class

2015–2016

|1st

|3A

2017–2018

|1st

|3A

Girls Soccer

class="wikitable"

!Year

!Finish

!Class

2021–2022

|3rd

|1A

==Girls Cross Country==

class="wikitable"
YearFinishClass
2011–20123rd2A
2012–20133rd2A

==Girls Volleyball==

class="wikitable"
YearFinishClass
2014–20154th3A
2021–20221st2A

The school's dance team, The Broncettes, have won two consecutive state Pom titles and over 15 state titles in the IDTA dating back to 1994.{{cite web|url=http://www.idta.org/typo/fileadmin/misc_PDFs/IDTAWinners.pdf|title=Past Winners|access-date=2007-07-03|author=IDTA}}

Notable alumni

References

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