Established 1949 Principal Mr. Darin Knight Number of students 502 (2013–2014) Colors Red, Gold | Religious affiliation(s) Roman Catholic Chaplain Father Alex Zenthoefer Phone +1 812-426-2258 Founded 1949 | |
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Mater Dei High School or Evansville Mater Dei High School is a private Catholic high school on the west side of Evansville, Indiana, constructed in 1949. It is one of two Catholic high schools that serve the students of Vanderburgh, Posey, Gibson, and Warrick counties as part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Evansville.
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Extracurricular programs include: athletics, theater, music, speech, dance cats, and other clubs and organizations.
State titles
Music
State finals appearances:
Other notable achievements:
The Mater Dei Marching Band are under the direction of Dan Klipper.
SAE Supermileage Competition
The team from Mater Dei High School achieved the winning mileage of the 2008 competition in the high school division (1716 miles per US gallon (0.1371 l/100 km)). Mater Dei also captured first place in the 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007 competitions.
Speech Team
IHSFA Sectional Champions (2014, 2017)
IHSFA State Finals, Class A: State Champions (1997, 2017) 3rd place (2014, 2015) 4th place (2011, 2012, 2016)
The Mater Dei Speech Team is under the direction of Head Coach David Nagel, Assistant Coach Evan Elliott, and Alumni Coach Isaac Memmer. Students are members of the Indiana High School Forensics Association and the National Speech & Debate Association's Honor Society.