Denomination Roman Catholic Authority Phone +1 630-627-6930 Colors White, Maroon, Gold | Established 1966 Tuition 10,475 USD Mascot Bronco | |
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Type Private, Parochial, Co-educational Motto Signum Fidei
(The Sign of Faith) Patron saint(s) St. John Baptist De La Salle Address 19W070 16th St, Lombard, IL 60148, USA Similar Benet Academy, Nazareth Academy, Willowbro High School, Fenwick High School, St Francis High School Profiles | ||
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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. Since then, Montini Catholic has graduated more than 6,000 students, over 98% of whom have gone on to college.
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LaSallian tradition
John Baptist De La Salle, a French cleric, organized the Brothers of the Christian Schools (also known as the Christian Brothers) in France in 1682, an order dedicated solely to education. In the 300 plus years since then, the Christian Brothers have never lost sight of that singular mission, as the organization has grown to include secondary schools, colleges and universities in more than 80 countries.
John Baptist De La Salle was declared a saint by Pope Leo XIII in 1900, and was named patron saint of all Christian teachers by Pope Pius XII in 1950.
Renovations
The campus renovation initiative, begun in the fall of 2002, is called the Capital Campaign. It is divided into three phases addressing facility and campus improvements and growth to the school’s endowment fund. When completed, this Campaign will provide Montini students, as well as faculty and staff, excellent, state-of-the-art instructional and extracurricular facilities and a strong endowment fund.
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 which has 3 full basketball courts, 18 hoops with 3 partitions, and 2 batting cages.
Phase II of the Capital Campaign, demolition of Dominic Hall and construction of an Academic and Administrative Center, was completed in 2009. The new 32,000 square foot building consists of six new science laboratories, a technology driven learning resource center, guidance center, administrative center, and two student washrooms. Also at this time, the auditorium was remodeled and improvements were made to the sound, lighting, electrical, and audio visual systems. The cafeteria was also remodeled and improved upon with the construction of a new food serving area and a new storage area, along with the painting of a new student mural, the purchase of new cafeteria tables and chairs. New trophy cases and an audio visual system were installed. A new Campus Ministry Center was constructed. Additionally, the athletic corridor also experienced a major facelift with the construction of a new concession and storage facility, the installation of irrigation systems, scoreboards for all the athletic fields, and field grading and fencing improvements.
Phase III of the Capital Campaign is the last Phase. It was begun in the summer of 2010 and should be completed by the year 2016. It consists of six initiatives: construction of a New Music Wing and a Student Physical Fitness center, renovation of the Duffy Memorial Stadium, Cafeteria, and 22 classrooms, and improvements to the Baseball Field. The renovation of Duffy Memorial Stadium which consisted of adding lights, artificial turf, new viewing stands, a six-lane all-weather running surface, and a long jump pit, a triple jump pit, and pole vault pad was completed in the summer of 2011 in time for the fall sport playing schedule.
Academics
Montini Catholic High School provides a college preparatory curriculum as comprehensive and rigorous as any high school can offer. With annual ACT scores well above the national average, 98% of graduating seniors continue their education at the college of their choice. In recent years those choices have included some of America’s most prestigious institutions of higher learning, such as Illinois, Northwestern, Notre Dame, Michigan, Brown, Purdue, Marquette, Princeton, Harvard, Yale, and many more.
All students take the ACT Exam. The top 25% of the class of 2011 earned an average ACT score of 29. Seventy-five percent of students earned an average ACT score of 25 and all exceeded the State and National Average at 23. Annually over 80% of Montini’s Advanced Placement (AP) students receive college credit. In the last seven years, the Montini Catholic High School Math Team has finished in the top 10 in the 2A Division Math Competition in the State of Illinois.
The faculty for the 2011-12 school year consists of 52 men and women whose average teaching experience is 17 years. Seventy-three percent have advance degrees with 37 having master's degrees and 5 having Ph.D.'s.
The school year is divided into two 18 week semesters. Mid-semester grades are issued at 9 weeks. The school day consists of 8 class periods of 48 minutes each.
Athletics
Montini is a member of the Suburban Christian Conference for girls and boys sports, the Chicago Catholic League for boys football, and 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:
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. The Broncos and Lady Broncos regularly compete for regional, sectional, and state titles in a number of different sports. Since the year 2000, Montini has shown extraordinary success with its Girls Basketball, Dance, Boys Football, and Boys Wrestling teams. The school also maintains competitive teams in every other sport that it fields. High finishes and state titles within the IHSA listed below:
Girls Basketball
Girls Softball
Girls Cross Country
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.