Mater Dei Catholic High School (Chula Vista, California)

Mater Dei Catholic High School
Address
1615 Mater Dei Drive Chula Vista, California, (San Diego County), 91913  United States
Coordinates	32°37′13″N 116°58′38″W / 32.62028°N 116.97722°W / 32.62028; -116.97722Coordinates: 32°37′13″N 116°58′38″W / 32.62028°N 116.97722°W / 32.62028; -116.97722
Information
Type	Private, Coeducational
Motto	Rationabile Obsequium (Rational Service)
Religious affiliation(s)	Roman Catholic
Established	1960/2007
President	Thomas Beecher
Principal	George Milke
Asst. Principal	Thomas Hardin
Chaplain	Rev. Patrick Mulcahy
Faculty	74
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	797  (2009-2010)
Grade 9	177
Grade 10	192
Grade 11	197
Grade 12	168
Average class size	21
Color(s)	Blue and Gold
Team name	Crusaders
Accreditation(s)	Western Association of Schools and Colleges[1]
Average SAT scores	1060
Yearbook	'The Gauntlet'
School fees	$660
Tuition	$9,876 (Catholic rate)
V.P./Dean of Boys	Joseph Brunner
Dean of Girls	Cresencia Angeles
Admissions Director	Roy Vasquez
Athletic Director	Bill Gerkin
Website	www.materdeicatholic.org

Mater Dei Catholic High School is a private, Roman Catholic high school in Chula Vista, California. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego. Mater Dei Catholic replaced its former school, Marian Catholic High School, in September 2007. The rebuilding/renaming came as a result of the Diocese's decision to upgrade all of its secondary campuses in the last five years. The original campus was located in South San Diego.

Background

Marian Catholic was established in 1960. It was the first Catholic co-ed high school in the Diocese.^[2] The school mascot is the Crusader. The cost of attendance at MDCHS is the average catholic rate compared with most private, Roman Catholic high schools in San Diego, at around $11,040 - $12,960 per year as of the 2010-2011 academic career.

Athletics

Marian Catholic/Mater Dei has had notable athletic successes in its history. School teams have won 22 San Diego CIF titles and two state titles.^[3]

Basketball

The 2009 Lady Crusaders beat Bishops School 54-51 to capture the CIF Division IV regional title. They then beat Modesto Christian High School in a come-back win 54-51 to become the CIF State Divion IV Champions, becoming the first team in Crusader history to win a state title.^[4][5]

Football

The Crusaders boys football teams won the Division 1A championship in 1988, Division IV champions in 1998–1999 and Division III championships in 2002–2003. The 2003 team set the CIF record for points in a season with 713. They won 27 consecutive games between 2002 and 2004. Standouts include Stanley Daniels (2002), Mickey Pimentel (2003) and Patrick Gates (2004).

Soccer

The 2009 Crusader Soccer Team beat Francis Parker High School, 2-0 in the San Diego Section CIF Finals (goals from Sergio Lopez, and Sergio Croswaithe) . Their key player Sergio Lopez scored twice in the last 5 minutes of the Semi-Final Regional game to make the final score 2-1 to push the Crusaders to the State Regional Final where he also tallied another goal along with Cesar Trejo. The Crusaders soccer team beat Salesian High School of Los Angeles, 2-1 in the State Regional finals in Downey, California to win the 2009 CIF Division III Title. Lopez was named player of the week and received the Player of the Month Award for the Month of March by the San Diego Hall of Champions. Mater Dei Catholic is the first boys soccer team from San Diego in any division to win the State Regional Title.^[6]

Softball

The 2009-2010 Lady Crusaders Softball team defeated number one seed Christian High School to win the SDCIF Division IV Softball title.^[7]

The 2010-2011 Lady Crusaders defeated number one seed Madison High to win the SDCIF Division IV Softball title.^[8]

Volleyball

The 1979–1981 girls volleyball team won three consecutive SD-CIF Div 2A titles. The 1979 team placed 3rd in state and the 1980 team finished in second place. Three members of those teams were awarded SD-CIF Player of the Year: Julie Baker (1979), Susan Compton (1980) and Alisha Eischen (1981 and 1982). They won the Metro division six straight years, from 1979–1984. The volleyball team still holds the section record for consecutive wins (46) from 1980 until 1982.^[9]

Notable alumni

• Susan Compton (1981). SD-CIF Girls Volleyball Player of the Year (1980). NCAA Tournament First Team selection (1984), with Stanford University.
• Stanley Daniels NFL player
• John Carlos Frey (1981), activist, screenwriter, film director and actor.^[10]
• George Milke. Former Major League Baseball pitcher for the New York Mets
• Mickey Pimentel (2003) American football linebacker for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League.
• Jesse Rodriguez (1969). Former Superior Court judge (1989–2003). Assistant District Attorney for San Diego County.
• Mary Salas (1966). Former California State Assembly member, 79th District (2006-2010).
• Robert Clark Young (1978). Author, anti-war activist.

Distinguished alumni Hall of Fame

The Mater Dei / Marian Alumni Association introduced the Distinguished Crusader Hall of Fame in 2011.^[11] The annual class of inductees is listed below:

2011

• Harris Quesnell (1964)
• Sr. Suzanne Soppe (1966)
• The Honorable Jesus Rodriguez (1969)
• Fr. Robert Brocato (1969)
• Mr. and Mrs. Robert Egger, Sr. (Meritorious Induction)

Crusader Hall Of Fame

In 2008, the Marian High Alumni Association inducted the inagurual class of the "Crusader Hall Of Fame".^[12]

Year	Inductees
2008	Dr. Philip Bajo - (1970) Susan Compton-Kherkher - (1981) Cmdr. James "J.J." Gracio, USN - (1978) Gerald "Jerry" Judge, Administrator - (years of service unknown) George Milke - (1972) 1980 Girls Varsity Volleyball Team
2009	Karen Klein Day Cravens, Teacher - (1971) Jim Grady - (1973) Bob Maruca - (1967) 1966-67 Boys’ Basketball Team
2010	Wendy Modic - (1985) – Marian Golf Team MVP, 1983-85 (boys team). San Diego State University Ladies Golf Team (MVP 1988-89). Assistant SDSU Coach 89-90. Interim Coach end of 90 season. Member PGA since 1996. Played in two US Women’s Opens and one LGPA Championship. LPGA Teaching Pro, Golf Pro at Fenway Golf Club in Scarsdale, New York. Manny Silva (Coach) – Varsity Basketball 1972–1977. Athletic Director 1970 – 71. Mike Stockapler - (1977) All Metro. University of San Diego. Played and Coached Basketball in Switzerland for 10 years. Two times Suisse LNA Champs. Two times Raimundo Saporta European Cup Quarter-finalist. 1987 Softball Team – (Div 2A CIF Champions) 1960 Football Team - (Meritorious Selection)
2011	Art Calvert - (1981) Alisa Eischen - (1983). SD-CIF Volleyball Player of the Year (1981–1982). Robin Krall - (1979) Sean Loomer - (1982) Bill Youmans - (1965) 1988 Football Team – 1st CIF Champion Football Team at Marian.

External links

• Official website
• Wikimapia view

Notes and references

1. ^ WASC-ACS. "WASC-Accrediting Commission for Schools". http://www.acswasc.org/directory_search.cfm. Retrieved 2009-06-05. 
2. ^ "About Us: History". Mater Dei Catholic High School. http://www.materdeicatholic.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=62&Itemid=343. Retrieved 2009-05-11. 
3. ^ "CIF Recordbook". SDCIF. http://www.cifsds.org/recordbook/0910football.pdf. Retrieved 2010-10-09. 
4. ^ Orozco, Ivan. "Crusaders stun Bishop's and look to Sacramento". San Diego Union-Tribune News. http://www.signonsandiego.com/sports/preps/basketball/20090315-1011-p-brand15.html. Retrieved 2009-03-16. 
5. ^ Brand, Steve. "Mater Dei Catholic girls win Division IV state basketball title". San Diego Union-Tribune News. http://www.signonsandiego.com/sports/preps/basketball/20090321-9999-bn21materdei.html. Retrieved 2009-03-21. 
6. ^ Orozco, Ivan. "Mater Dei carries title match". San Diego Union-Tribune News. http://www.signonsandiego.com/sports/preps/20090315-1011-p-boysoc3.html. Retrieved 2009-03-16. 
7. ^ Thien, Glae (2010-05-30). "Power surge sparks Mater Dei Catholic victory". San Diego Union-Tribune News. http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2010/may/30/power-surge-sparks-victory/. Retrieved 2010-05-30. 
8. ^ Brents, Philip (2011-06-03). "Mater Dei Catholic Crusaders repeat as Division IV softball champions". Chula Vista Star News. http://www.thestarnews.com/sports/mater-dei-catholic-crusaders-repeat-as-division-iv-softball-champions/. Retrieved 2011-06-05. 
9. ^ "CIF Recordbook". SDCIF. http://www.cifsds.org/recordbook/0910vballgirls.pdf. Retrieved 2010-10-09. 
10. ^ Frey, John Carlos. "Gatekeeper Productions - About Us". http://www.gatekeeperproductions.com/about.html. Retrieved 2008-12-03. 
11. ^ "Distinguished Alumni". http://materdeicatholic.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=233&Itemid=542. Retrieved 2011-01-27. 
12. ^ "Crusader Sports Hall Of Fame". Mater Dei Catholic High School. http://www.materdeicatholic.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=43&Itemid=177. Retrieved 2010-06-07.