- Mater Dei High School (Evansville, Indiana)
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Mater Dei High School Address 1300 Harmony Way
Evansville, Indiana, (Vanderburgh County), 47720-6148
United StatesCoordinates 37°59′19″N 87°36′56″W / 37.98861°N 87.61556°WCoordinates: 37°59′19″N 87°36′56″W / 37.98861°N 87.61556°W Information Type Private, Coeducational Religious affiliation(s) Roman Catholic Established 1949 Oversight Diocese of Evansville Principal Mr. Chris Tanner Asst. Principal Mr. Darin Knight,
Mrs. Darlene QuinlinChaplain Father Alex Zenthoefer Faculty 45 Grades 9–12 Enrollment 531 (2010) Color(s) Dark Red and Gold Slogan Enter to learn, Go forth to serve Athletics conference Southern Indiana Athletic Conference Mascot Wildcat Team name Wildcats Accreditation(s) North Central Association of Colleges and Schools [1] USNWR ranking 1 Newspaper 'Wildcat Hi-Lights' Yearbook 'Mater Dei Hi-Lights' Gym Capacity 2,016 Athletic Director Mr. Joe Herrmann Website http://www.materdeiwildcats.com Mater Dei High School or Evansville Mater Dei High School is a private Catholic high school on the west side of Evansville, Indiana. It is one of two Catholic high schools that serve the students of Vanderburgh, Posey, Gibson, and Warrick counties as part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Evansville.
Mater Dei was constructed in 1949 on the west side of Evansville, Indiana as a Catholic, coed, high school. It is in Vanderburgh county, Indiana.
Mater Dei is a college prep school. There is a wide array of extracurricular programs including but not limited to: athletics, theater, music, speech, dance cats, and numerous other clubs and organizations. Mater Dei offers a well-rounded college prep curriculum emphasizing the natural sciences, career skills, technology, and competence in math and English.
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Sports
Also see: Sports in Evansville
State Titles
- Baseball (1998-99)
- Boys Basketball (2003-04)
- Football (2000-01)
- Wrestling (1985-86), (1994-95), (1995-96), (1996-97), (1997-98), (1998-99), (1999-00), (2000-01), (2001-02), (2002-03), (2005-06), (2006-07)
Music
The Mater Dei Marching Wildcats received 8th place in the Indiana State Marching Finals in 2006 and 5th place in the 2007 State Marching Finals under the direction of Timothy Dickel. In 2010, The Marching Wildcats, under the direction of Alex Smith, received 4th Place in the Class D ISSMA State Marching Band Finals.
SAE Supermileage Competition
The team from Mater Dei High School achieved the winning mileage of the 2008 competition in the high school division (1716 miles per US gallon (0.1371 l/100 km)). Mater Dei also captured first place in the 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007 competitions.
References
- ^ NCA-CASI. "NCA-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement". http://www.advanc-ed.org/schools_districts/school_district_listings/?. Retrieved 2009-06-23.[dead link]
External links
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School Corporation (EVSC)
Roman Catholic
Diocese of EvansvilleMater Dei High School • Francis Joseph Reitz Memorial High SchoolPrivate High Schools Charter Schools High Schools in Southwestern Indiana Daviess County (14) (4) School Districts: Barr-Reeve Community Schools • North Daviess Community Schools • Washington Community Schools
High Schools: Barr-Reeve (Vikings) • North Daviess (Cougars) • Washington (Hatchets) • Washington Catholic (Cardinals)Dubois County (19) (5) School Districts: Greater Jasper Consolidated Schools • Northeast Dubois School Corporation
Southeast Dubois School Corporation • Southwest Dubois School Corporation
High Schools: Forest Park (Rangers) • Jasper (Wildcats) • Jasper John Paul (Unknown) • Northeast Dubois (Jeeps)
Southridge (Raiders)Gibson County (26) (3) School Districts: East Gibson School Corporation • North Gibson School Corporation • South Gibson School Corporation
High Schools: Gibson Southern (Titans) • Princeton Community (Tigers) • Wood Memorial (Trojans)Knox County (42) (4) School Districts: North Knox School Corporation • South Knox School Corporation • Vincennes Community School Corporation
High Schools: North Knox (Warriors) • South Knox (Spartans) • Vincennes Lincoln (Alices) • Vincennes Rivet (Patriots)Martin County (51) (2) Perry County (62) (3) Pike County (63) (1) School District: Pike County School Corporation
High School: Pike Central (Chargers)Posey County (65) (3) School Districts: M.S.D. Mt. Vernon & South Posey • M.S.D. North Posey • New Harmony Consolidated
High Schools: Mt. Vernon (Wildcats) • New Harmony (Rappites) • North Posey (Vikings)Spencer County (74) (2) School Districts: North Spencer School Corporation • South Spencer School Corporation
High Schools: Heritage Hills (Patriots) • South Spencer (Rebels)Vanderburgh County (82) (10) School Districts: Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation • Roman Catholic Diocese of Evansville
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Evansville Bosse (Bulldogs) • Evansville Central (Bears) • Evansville Day (Eagles) • Evansville Harrison (Warriors) • Evansville Mater Dei (Wildcats) • Evansville North (Huskies) • Evansville F.J. Reitz (Panthers) Evansville F.J. Reitz Memorial (Tigers)
Evansville Signature (Penguins) • Southern Indiana Career & Technical Center (None)Warrick County (87) (3) School District: Warrick County School Corporation
High Schools: Boonville (Pioneers) • Castle (Knights) • Tecumseh (Braves)Athletic Conferences Roman Catholic High Schools in Indiana Evansville & Vincennes Evansville Mater Dei • Evansville Reitz Memorial • Jasper John Paul • Vincennes Rivet • Washington CatholicFort Wayne & South Bend Gary Indianapolis Lafayette Current Members Castle • Evansville Bosse • Evansville Central • Evansville Harrison • Evansville Mater Dei • Evansville North • Evansville Reitz • Evansville Reitz Memorial
Former members Bedford (Bedford North Lawrence) • Bicknell (North Knox) • Bloomington (Bloomington South) • Boonville • Evansville Rex Mundi • Huntingburg (Southridge) • Jasper • Linton (Linton-Stockton) • Mount Vernon • New Albany • Princeton (Princeton Community) • Sullivan • Tell City • Terre Haute North • Terre Haute South • Vincennes Lincoln • WashingtonEffected/Created Conferences Categories:- High schools in Southwestern Indiana
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Evansville
- Roman Catholic secondary schools in Indiana
- Educational institutions established in 1949
- Schools in Evansville, Indiana
- Southern Indiana Athletic Conference
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