Pacelli High School (Austin, Minnesota)

Pacelli Catholic Schools
Address
311 4th Street NW Austin, Minnesota, (Mower County) 55912 United States
Coordinates	43°40′7″N 92°58′46″W / 43.66861°N 92.97944°W / 43.66861; -92.97944Coordinates: 43°40′7″N 92°58′46″W / 43.66861°N 92.97944°W / 43.66861; -92.97944
Information
Type	Private, Coeducational
Religious affiliation(s)	Roman Catholic
Established	1913
Principal	Laura A. Marreel & Shawn P. Kennedy
Chaplain	Father James Steffes
Grades	PreK-12
Color(s)	Green and White
Fight song	Minnesota Rouser
Athletics conference	Southeast Conference
Team name	Shamrocks
Accreditation	North Central Association of Colleges and Schools ^[1]
Facility Director	Patrick Felten
Athletic Director	Chelsea Brolsma
Director of Advancement	Father James Steffes
Website	www.pacellischools.org

Pacelli Catholic Schools is a private, Roman Catholic PreK-12th grade school system with year round child care in Austin, Minnesota. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Winona.

Background

Pacelli is the only Catholic school system in Mower County, Minnesota offering all day child care, preschool, all day every day kindergarten, and a PreK-12th grade educational experience. ^[2]

Mission statement

The Pacelli Catholic Schools is a mission of the Catholic Church established to encourage and support the spiritual, moral and intellectual growth of our students and their families, enabling them to live the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

Athletics

Pacelli is a member of the Minnesota State High School League and participates in a wide variety of sports and activities. Pacelli and Lyle Co-op for many sports including Volleyball, Basketball, Golf, Softball, Track, Baseball, and Football. Pacelli and Austin High Co-op for Boys Soccer, Boys Hockey, Boys Tennis, and Wrestling. Cross Country, Girls Tennis, and Cheerleading are Pacelli sports that do not Co-op with other teams. Because Pacelli is a small school, almost all of the students are involved in at least one sport or other extracurricular activity.

Faith

The education offered through the Pacelli Catholic Schools is a flexible program that integrates the academic, cultural, physical, and spiritual development of its students. Students attend mass one day per week at St. Augustine's Church, and many theology courses are available. Although it is a Catholic school, Pacelli accepts students of many different religious backgrounds.

Notes and references

↑ NCA-CASI. "NCA-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement". Archived from the original on April 29, 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-23.
↑ PHS. "Pacelli Catholic Schools". Retrieved 2012-03-11.

External links

School Website

Diocese of Winona

Bishops	Ordinaries Joseph Bernard Cotter Patrick Richard Heffron Francis Martin Kelly Edward Aloysius Fitzgerald Loras Joseph Watters John George Vlazny Bernard Joseph Harrington John M. Quinn Auxiliaries Leo Binz George Henry Speltz

Churches	Cathedral Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, Winona Parishes Basilica of Saint Stanislaus Kostka, Winona Church of St. Augustine, Austin Church of St. Adrian, Adrian Church of the Sacred Heart, Heron Lake Church of the Holy Trinity, Rollingstone Church of St. Kilian, Wilmont Township

Education	Higher Education Immaculate Heart of Mary Seminary Saint Mary's University of Minnesota High Schools Cotter High School, Winona Lourdes High School, Rochester Loyola Catholic School, Mankato Pacelli High School, Austin

Priests	Paul Breza Robert Brom Jan Romuald Byzewski Jozef Cieminski Frederick William Freking Michael Joseph Hoeppner Antoni Klawiter Jakub W.J. Pacholski John Hubert Peschges

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