Carmel High School (Mundelein, Illinois)

"For schools of the same name, see Carmel High School".

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Carmel Catholic High School is a co-educational, college preparatory, Catholic high school run jointly by the priests and brothers of the Order of Carmelites and the Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Located in Mundelein, Illinois, Carmel serves all of Lake County, as well as some of the surrounding counties, and southern Wisconsin. An institution of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago, Carmel Catholic is one of three Carmelite-run high schools in the Chicago area, the others being Joliet Catholic High School and Mount Carmel High School.

History

In the early 1960s, the Carmelites and the Sisters of Charity were asked to build separate but similar Catholic high schools for the northern part of the Archdiocese of Chicago; an area corresponding roughly to Lake County. The boys school opened in 1962, with the girls school opening the next year. In the summer of 1988, the decision was made to combine the two schools, which was done for the 1989–90 school year. [ [http://www.carmelhs.org/experience/about-us/history/ History of Carmel Catholic HS] ]

chool crest

In 2007, the school adopted a new crest as a symbol of the school. While the design was arrived upon by a committee from within the school community, an alum was responsible for the final physical depiction.

Beneath the school's name is a shield per cross. The cross itself is used to symbolize Christ and faith. The shield is outlined in gold, while the cross is depicted in brown; the school colors.

At dexter chief (upper left quadrant) is a lamp of knowledge, which represents the life and spirituality of the school community, and the desire to lead the best possible life. The top of the lamp (below the flame) has four steps, decreasing in size, to represent the four years a student spends at the school.

At dexter base (lower left quadrant) is the year of the school's opening (1962), as well as abbreviations "O. Carm" and "BVM" which represent the founding religious orders of the school (the Carmelites, and the Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary). This was given a lower quadrant to visually represent the anchoring of the teaching of the two orders to the school. This quadrant represents the tradition upon which the school is based.

At sinister base (lower right quadrant) is a chained heart, topped with a crown. The heart is used to symbolize the school as being more like a family than institution. The three–linked chain represents a community bond, and also harkens to a heraldic symbol of accepting difficult service and sacrifice, which is a central tenant of Christianity. The three tipped crown is suggestive of both the trinity as well as the Kingdom of Heaven.

At sinister chief (upper right quadrant) is a laurel of ivy which is used to symbolize friendship. It further metaphorically suggests that friendships formed at the school branch out beyond the community. [ [http://www.carmelhs.org/images/uploads/2007-Fall-Currents.pdf "Currents" Fall, 2007; "Community Helps Shape New Carmel Catholic Crest", pp. 6-7] ]

Awards and recognition

In 1985, 1996, 2002, and 2007, Carmel Catholic High School was recognized with the Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence by the United States Department of Education [ [http://www.ed.gov/programs/nclbbrs/list-2003.pdf U.S. Department of Education Blue Ribbon Schools Program: Schools Recognized 2003 through 2007 (PDF)] , United States Department of Education. Accessed November 1, 2007.] , the highest award an American school can receive. [ [http://www.journalinquirer.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=17475750&BRD=985&PAG=461&dept_id=161556&rfi=6 CIBA cited as one of the best by Education Department] , "Journal Inquirer", November 16, 2006. "The Blue Ribbon award is given only to schools that reach the top 10 percent of their state's testing scores over several years or show significant gains in student achievement. It is considered the highest honor a school can achieve."] [Viers Mill School Wins Blue Ribbon; School Scored High on Statewide Test; "The Washington Post". September 29, 2005 "For their accomplishments, all three schools this month earned the status of Blue Ribbon School, the highest honor the U.S. Education Department can bestow upon a school."]

As of 2007, the school was one of only five schools nationwide to be honored as a Blue Ribbon School on four separate occasions. [Berger, Susan. [http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-blueribbonoct10,0,7395352.story "School gets 4th Blue Ribbon: Carmel Catholic is only one in state honored this year"] , "Chicago Tribune", October 10, 2007. Accessed November 1, 2007. "Carmel also received the Blue Ribbon Award in 1985, 1996 and 2002. Only four other high schools nationwide have won the award four times."]

Community service

The school emphasizes an awareness of community as its most important aspect, and as such encourages students to become involved in extracurricular activities and requires students to perform 40 hours per year of external community service. [ [http://www.carmelhs.org/experience/fund-raising/ community service requirement] ]

Academics

The school emphasizes a college preparatory curriculum.

The school offers 17 Advanced Placement (AP) courses: Biology, Chemistry, Physics (B), U.S. Government and Politics, U.S. History, European History, World History, English Language, English Literature, Spanish Language, French Language, Latin Literature, Studio Art, Music Theory, Calculus (BC), and Computer Programming (AB)

Athletics

Carmel's nickname is the Corsairs, and the school's colors are brown, gold, and white. Carmel competes in the East Suburban Catholic Conference in its interscholastic athletics program. Carmel also fully participates in the state playoff and championship series sponsored by the Illinois High School Association (IHSA).

The school sponsors both men's and women's teams in basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, tennis, track and field, and volleyball. The school sponsors men's teams in baseball, football, and wrestling, while sponsoring women's teams in cheerleading, gymnastics, pom poms, and softball. While not sponsored by the IHSA, the school also sponsors an ice hockey team. [ [http://www.carmelhs.org/experience/sports/ Carmel HS Athletics] ]

The following teams have placed in the top four in their respective IHSA sponsored state tournament: [ [http://www.ihsa.org/school/records/sum1357.htm IHSA records for Carmel HS] ]

*baseball •• 3rd place (2003—04)
*football •• State Champions (2003—04)
*golf (boys) •• 3rd place (1975—76)
*gymnastics (girls) •• 4th place (2005—06); 3rd place (2004—05); 2nd place (1990—91); State Champions (1991—92, 92—93)

Fine Arts

Carmel Catholic's fine arts program includes chorus, band, drama, and visual arts.

The drama program produces one play and one musical per year. The school's current long-range strategic plan includes the construction of a new fine arts wing by 2012.

The choral program has a number of different choirs for students to join.

In the band program there are many different groups: The Jazz Band, Jazz Ensemble, Concert Band and Wind Esnemble. During the football season, the Marching Band plays at all home games and at as many playoff games they can get to.

Notable alumni

* Al Salvi (class of 1978) was a former Illinois state legislator and 1996 Republican U.S. Senate nominee.cite news | first = Jon | last = Marshall | work = Daily Herald | title = Politics comes home to Carmel as two well-known alumni visit | date = 1996-10-26 ] [cite news | first = Tony | last = Scifo | work = Daily Herald | title = Carmel's political alumni return for chat with students Carmel High School | date = 1996-11-05]
* Rick Santorum (class of 1976) was a United States Senator (R—PA) (1995—2007)
* Scott Stahoviak (class of 1988) was a Major League Baseball first baseman and first round draft pick (1991) for the Minnesota Twins [ [http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/history/draft/draft.jsp?year=1988&type=junreg MBL Draft of 1988] ] [ [http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/history/draft/draft.jsp?year=1991&type=junreg MBL Draft of 1991] ]
* Mike Wagner (class of 1967) was an NFL safety for the Pittsburgh Steelers, and played for their championship teams in Super Bowls IX, X, XIII, and XIV. He was a member of their "Steel Curtain" defense. [cite news | first = Abby | last = Scalf | work = Daily Herald | title = Lake County sports stars to be inducted into hall of fame | date = 2002-10-13 ]
* Jeff Zgonina (class of 1988) was an NFL player for the Houston Texans and namesake of Jeffrey M. Zgonina Foundation for pancreas cancer research at Johns Hopkins University [cite news | title = Rams' Zgonina would be good candidate for 'Survivor' | first = Bob | last = LaGere | work = Daily Herald | date = 2002-01-31 ]

References

External links

* [http://www.carmelhs.org/ Carmel Catholic High School]
* [http://www.edline.net/pages/Carmel_Catholic_High_School/ Carmel Catholic's Edline page]
* [http://sites.google.com/site/corsairrunning/Home "Corsair Running": A parent generated fan page for the cross country team]