Marquette Catholic High School (Michigan City, Indiana)

Marquette Catholic High School
Address
306 W Tenth Street
Michigan City, Indiana, LaPorte County 46360
 United States
Coordinates 41°42′40.5″N 86°54′8.33″W / 41.711250°N 86.9023139°W / 41.711250; -86.9023139Coordinates: 41°42′40.5″N 86°54′8.33″W / 41.711250°N 86.9023139°W / 41.711250; -86.9023139
Information
Type Private, Coeducational
Religious affiliation(s) Catholic
Denomination Catholicism
Established 1886
Oversight Diocese of Gary
Principal Mr. Jim White
Grades 9–12
Enrollment 217 (2012-2013)
Color(s)          
Athletics conference Greater South Shore
Team name Blazers
Newspaper The Marque
Yearbook The Blaze
Tuition $8,200
Website Official Website

Marquette Catholic High School is a private school in Michigan City, Indiana. It is run along the principles of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Gary.

History

On June 27, 1886, the school's cornerstone was laid and a bell was placed in the tower of the new St. Mary's School at 10th and Buffalo Streets. On November 2, 1886, the 80 students moved into their new classroom, which included a high school department. Enrollment continued to grow from 250 students taught by six sisters to 440 including the high school by 1896. Many of the students remained for only one, two or three years and then left high school to go to work. However, in June 1894 two students completed four years of study, thus becoming the first graduates of St. Mary's High School.

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