St. Viator High School

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St. Viator High School is a Catholic co-educational secondary school in Arlington Heights, Illinois. It serves as a college preparatory school with approximately one-thousand students from the mid- and outer-northwest suburbs of Chicago. Part of the Archdiocese of Chicago, the school is run by the Clerics of Saint Viator.

History

The Archdiocese of Chicago reallocated some land it had already owned — tentatively designated for a future cemetery — for educational purposes, and assigned the Clerics of St. Viator to build and run a boys' secondary school. It opened in 1961 to a small class of freshmen and a few sophomores, graduating its first class in 1965.

Enrollments waxed and waned over the next few decades. Faced with declining numbers in 1987 [http://www.illinoisloop.org/cath_closed_school_84_04.pdf] , the choice was made to merge with Sacred Heart of Mary High School of Rolling Meadows, with which St. Viator already had a sister-school relationship. The merger was effected in the summer of 1987; St. Viator absorbed the faculty, staff, and student body of Sacred Heart beginning with the 1987—88 school year, and admitted a co-educational freshman class (the class of 1991).

The physical plant remained largely unchanged from its original 1961 footprint. A co—educational student population required the construction of a girls' locker room. This kicked off a string of renovations to occur throughout the 1990s, including a renovation of the boys' locker room, the chapel, and science labs. After a major capital campaign, the school constructed a multipurpose athletic addition, and the Boler Center was dedicated in summer of 2005.

Academics

St. Viator follows a college preparatory curriculum. Students are required to take classes from a breadth of areas, including math, English, fine arts, science, social science, and religion; a foreign language is required for a minimum of two years. Instruction in the Spanish, French, German, and Italian languages is offered, as is Mandarin Chinese.

14 Advanced Placement courses are offered in: English Language, English Literature, Calculus (AB & BC), German Language, Spanish Language, French Language, Italian Language and Culture, Biology, Chemistry, Physics (C), U.S. History, European History, and U.S. Government and Politics [ [http://www.saintviator.com/students/pdf/CurrGuide0809.pdf Curriculum Guide] ]

The school requires students to complete a fixed number of community service hours in order to graduate. Starting with the class of 2010, students are required to complete 25 hours of community service-per-year, for a total of 100 hours prior to graduation. Prior classes required only 75 hours of community service. [ [http://www.saintviator.com/students/pdf/CurrGuide0809.pdf Curriculum guide and graduation requirements] ]

In 2008 St.Viator was named a blue ribbon school by the U.S. department of eduation it is one of only three private high schools in the country to be recognized as a blue ribbon school.Fact|date=September 2008

Extra-curricular activities

The Fine Arts have had recent growth and success. The St. Viator Symphonic Band received 3rd place at the State of the Art Band Competition.Fact|date=July 2008

Saint Viator offers various academic and leadership societies, such as the National Honor Society, Ambassador's Club, Viatribe, Computer Club, Ski Team, Student Action Tribe, Math Club, Chess Club, Outdoor Adventure Club, SADD-Students Against Destructive Decisions, French Club. Yearbook, Recycling Corp, Link Crew and Student Council; student activism groups, like the Student Action Tribe; and foreign language clubs.

Athletics

For most sports, St. Viator plays in the East Suburban Catholic Conference; for swimming and water polo, the Metro Catholic Aquatic Conference; and for lacrosse, the Mid-Suburban Conference of the Illinois High School Lacrosse Association.

The following teams have placed in the top four of their respective sports in state tournaments sponsored by the Illinois High School Association: [ [http://www.ihsa.org/school/records/sum0118.htm IHSA records for St. Viator HS] ]
* Baseball •• 2nd place (1964—65)
* Golf (boys) •• 3rd place (1983—84); 2nd place (2006—07); State Champions (2007—08)
* Soccer (boys) •• 4th place (2001—02); 3rd place (1996—97, 97—98, 2004—05); 2nd place (2000—01); State Champions (2003—04)
* Soccer (girls) •• State Champions (2001—02, 02—03, 04—05)
* Swimming & Diving (boys) •• 4th place (1973—74)
* Water Polo (boys) •• 4th place (2001—02)

Outside of the IHSA, the 1991 Junior Varsity Cheerleading Squad won the Illinois State Cheerleading Championship.Fact|date=July 2008 Both the Junior Varsity and Varsity squads both won the Illinois State Cheerleading Championship in 2001.Fact|date=July 2008

Notable alumni

*Brett Basanez •• class of 2001 •• record breaking quarterback for Northwestern University; Carolina Panthers [ [http://www.nfl.com/players/brettbasanez/profile?id=BAS024428 Brett Basanez stats and bio @nfl.com] ] [cite web
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publisher = CSTV Online, Inc.
accessdate = 2008-01-28]
*Rob Eiter •• class of 1985 •• 1996 Olympic wrestler [ [http://www.viator.k12.il.us/sports/men's%20sports/wrestling.htm Rob Eiter's wrestling accomplishments] ]
*Dan McMahon •• class of 2005 •• former bassist for band Powerspace [http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-173695532.html "Daily Herald" article on Powerspace] ]
*Mark Nadolski •• class of 2006 •• film music composer [ [http://scottgoldbergmovies.com/?page_id=4 Scott Goldberg's Loss of Hope] ]
*Ted Nugent •• class of 1967 •• rock musician known for conservative and pro-hunting views [ [http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2007-08-02-nugent-mother_N.htm USA Today article: Ted Nugent's mother honored] ]
*Jarrett Payton •• class of 1999 •• NFL running back for the Tennessee Titans and son of the late Walter Payton [ [http://www.suntimes.com/sports/preps/highschool/860858,CST-SPT-spot26.article Chicago Sun Times article, partially written by Jarrett Payton] ]
*Tom Schleiter •• class of 2004 •• guitarist for band Powerspace
*Jonathan Spector •• did not graduate •• soccer player, defender for West Ham United (English Premier League) & U. S. national team [ [http://www.yanks-abroad.com/get.php?mode=content&id=001243 Article from "Yanks Abroad" profiling Jonathan Spector] ]
*Brian Stack •• class of 1965 •• performer and writer on "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" [ [http://www.nbc5.com/conan/9179915/detail.html NBC 5 Chicago interview with Brian Stack] ]

References

External links

* [http://www.saintviator.com/ St. Viator High School] — official site
* [http://stviatoralumni.egonest.com/ Alumni network] on Egonest