Sacred Heart School (Lombard, Illinois)

Sacred Heart School is a Catholic elementary school located in Lombard, Illinois. It was established in 1912, originally in a barn owned by Martin Hogan.[1]:158 In 1913, the school's first elementary school building was built.[1]:160

The school is part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Joliet in Illinois.[2]

The school holds many activities for students, including an annual runathon[3] and spelling bee.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 Lillian Budd (1977). Footsteps on the Tall Grass Prairie: a History of Lombard, Illinois. Lombard, Illinois: Lombard Historical Society. OCLC 3742261.
  2. ↑ "Sacred Heart School". dioceseofjoliet.org. 2014. Retrieved 2016-02-23.
  3. ↑ Andrew Kruzich (March 2, 2010). "Sacred Heart School Runathon". TribLocal. Retrieved March 25, 2016. Sacred Heart School in Lombard held their 10th annual runathon on Thursday, February 25, to raise funds for the schools Home and School Association. Pre-school through 8th grade students collected pledges from family and friends prior to running. Over the past ten years, students have raised more than $42,000.
  4. ↑ "Lombard Sacred Heart students compete in spelling bee". mySuburbanLife.com. February 17, 2016. Retrieved 2016-02-23.

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Coordinates: 41°53′2.673″N 88°1′28.516″W / 41.88407583°N 88.02458778°W / 41.88407583; -88.02458778

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