Marian High School (Mishawaka, IN)

Infobox Education in the United States
name= Marian High School


imagesize=
motto=
motto_translation=
streetaddress= 1311 South Logan St.
city= Mishawaka
state= Indiana
zipcode=
areacode= 574
phone= 259-5257
fax=
email=
url= http://www.marianhs.org/
schoolnumber=
schoolboard=
affiliation= Catholic
superintendent=
trustee=
principal= Carl Loesch
viceprincipal= James Kryder
administrator=
schooltype=
grades=9, 10, 11, 12
language=Mainly English
area= Mishawaka, Indiana
mascot=Knight
teamname= The Knights
colors= royal blue, silver, and white
fightsong=Onward Knights to Victory (Across the Field)
founded= July 1964
enrollment= 771
enrollment_as_of= 2007-2008

Marian High School is a Roman Catholic secondary school in Mishawaka, Indiana in the United States, operated by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend.

Marian was a top 50 school in 2005 noted on the Catholic High School Honor Roll. The Catholic High School Honor Roll recognizes schools that excel in the areas of academics, Catholic identity, and civic education.

Marian High School holds a First Class commission from the Indiana State Department of Education and has been accredited by the North Central Association since 1996.

Academics

Advanced placement (AP)

Marian offers 3 AP courses which are eligible for college credit, and more ACP classes, through IUSB.

Foreign languages

Marian currently offers five foreign languages, including German, Latin, Greek, French, and Spanish. Each of these has an optional, extracurricular language club.

Athletics

Marian, part of the Northern Indiana Conference of the Indiana High School Athletic Association, participates in 23 varsity sports as well as offering B-team and Freshman levels of competition.

Cross country

Since 1983, Marian has qualified as a team for the regional competition 11 times (boys- 5, girls- 6) and the semi-state competition twice (boys- 1983, girls- 2006). Individuals have qualified for regionals fifteen times (7 boys and 8 girls), semi-state seven times (3 boys and 4 girls), and state three times (one boy (Travis Moyer- 2000) and one girl (Mary Cate Quiett- 2004-2006)cite web |url=http://www.ihsaa.org/tourney_state_champs_frame.htm |title=IHSAA Former State Champs|accessdate=2007-12-20] .

Marian's school records were set by Travis Moyer, who ran the 5k in 15:51 (2000), Mary Cate Quiett, who ran the 4k in 14:22 (2005), and Caitlyn Koscielski, who finished in 19:37 in 2007, the first year that Indiana girls ran a full 5k.

Football

The football program at Marian initially showed great promise, with the school winning the State Division Championships in 1973-74 (Class A), 1975-76 (Class 2A), and 1976-77 (Class 2A)cite web |url=http://www.ihsaa.org/tourney_state_champs_frame.htm |title=IHSAA Former State Champs|accessdate=2007-12-20] . After these initial successes however, Marian was moved to a different class, and has not won a championship since.

Golf

Marian's golf team won the state championship during the 2000-01 school year.

Track

Marian boasts two state championships in the girl's 800 meter race. In 2005, Megan Flynn won with a time of 2:14.12. In 2007, Mary Cate Quiett finished 1st in 2:11.31cite web |url=http://ihsaa.org/g-track/IndividualChampions.pdf |title=IHSAA Former State Champs|accessdate=2007-12-20] .

Volleyball

Marian's volleyball team won the state championship during the 1973-74 school year. They placed second at state during the 2007-2008 season.

Extracurricular activities

Band

Marian's band includes both marching and concert band, which compete annually in the ISSMA competitions. The band performs during athletic events, as well as holding both a Christmas and Spring concert annually.

Mock trial

Marian has been a top performer in the Indiana High School Mock Trial Association since the beginning of the program. In the 2004-2005 school year (the second year of competition), the Marian team placed first and fourth in the state. Led by J.D. Childs and assisted by the Notre Dame Law School, this would set a standard for Marian's Mock Trial Team. For the following three years, a Marian team placed in the top 5 schools at each competition.

Quiz bowl

Marian's quiz bowl team traveled to state in 2007, after making a few upsets in the St. Joseph Valley Conference Tournament, in which Marian was seeded 5th, by defeating (4)Penn (245-235), (1)South Bend Washington (280-240), and (3)South Bend St. Joseph's (215-210), which made them the conference champions and allowed them to travel to state. They defeated Shelbyville (320-170), and Culver Military Academy (205-200). Their losses were to South Bend Washington (340-105) and to the 3-time state champions, Lafayette Harrison (500-215) in the first round of the state playoffs. The Knights Quiz Bowl team finished 10-6, their best record in the history of the quiz bowl program.

Rivalry with St. Joseph High School

A long standing rivalry exists between Marian High School and nearby St. Joseph High School in South Bend, Indiana. While many reasons exist for this rivalry, the most contentious concerns growing up in the feeder school together only to go to separate high schools later on. One might also say the tension could come from St.Joe playing many of their home games at Marian High School. The field actually belongs to Marian High School, but is rented out to St. Joe due to their lack of a game field and from pressure from the Fort Wayne-South Bend Diocese. Normally it works out that Marian schedules their football schedule and if St.Joe chooses they can rent the field when Marian is away.

Notable Alumni

*Kyle Bornheimer (Class of 1994) is the star of a new TV series on CBS, "Worst Week".

References

External links

* [http://www.marianhs.org/ Marian High School website]