Mater Dei High School (Evansville, Indiana)

Mater Dei High School Evansville Mater Dei High School
Address
1300 Harmony Way Evansville, Indiana, Vanderburgh County 47720-6148 United States
Coordinates	37°59′19″N 87°36′56″W / 37.98861°N 87.61556°W / 37.98861; -87.61556Coordinates: 37°59′19″N 87°36′56″W / 37.98861°N 87.61556°W / 37.98861; -87.61556
Information
Type	Private, Coeducational
Religious affiliation(s)	Roman Catholic
Established	1949
Oversight	Diocese of Evansville
Principal	Mr. Darin Knight
Chaplain	Father Alex Zenthoefer
Faculty	45
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	502 (2013-2014)
Color(s)
Slogan	Enter to learn, Go forth to serve
Athletics conference	Southern Indiana Athletic Conference
Mascot	Wildcat
Team name	Wildcats
Accreditation	North Central Association of Colleges and Schools ^[1]
USNWR ranking	1
Newspaper	Wildcat Hi-Lights
Yearbook	Mater Dei Hi-Lights
Gym Capacity	2,016
IHSAA Class	AA
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, constructed in 1949. 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.

Extracurricular programs include: athletics, theater, music, speech, dance cats, and other clubs and organizations.

Sports

State titles

Baseball (1998–99)
Boys Basketball (2003–04)
Girls Basketball (2011–12), (2012-13)
Football (2000)
Wrestling (1986), (1995), (1996), (19997), (1998), (1999), (2000), (2001), (2002), (2003), (2006), (2007)

Music

State finals appearances:

ISSMA Class D: 2006 - 8th place
ISSMA Class D: 2007 - 5th place
ISSMA Class D: 2010 - 4th place
ISSMA Class D: 2011 - 7th place

Other notable achievements:

MSBA Class A: 2009 - 4th place
MSBA Class A: 2010 - 3rd place

The Mater Dei Marching Band are under the direction of Dan Klipper.

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.

Speech Team

IHSFA Sectional Champions (2014)

IHSFA State Finals, Class A: 1st place State Champions (1997) 3rd place (2014, 2015) 4th place (2011, 2012, 2016)

The Mater Dei Speech Team is under the direction of David Nagel. Students are members of the Indiana High School Forensics Association and the National Speech & Debate Association's Honor Society.

References

↑ NCA-CASI. "NCA-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement". Archived from the original on April 29, 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-23.

External links

Vanderburgh County High Schools

Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation (EVSC)	Benjamin Bosse High School Central High School William Henry Harrison High School North High School Francis Joseph Reitz High School

Roman Catholic Diocese of Evansville	Mater Dei High School Francis Joseph Reitz Memorial High School

Private High Schools	Evansville Day School

Charter Schools	Signature School Southern Indiana Career & Technical Center

Education 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) Northeast Dubois (Jeeps) Southridge (Raiders)

Closed:	Jasper John Paul (Ravens)

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)

School Districts:	Loogootee Community School Corporation Shoals Community School Corporation

High schools:	Loogootee (Lions) Shoals (Jug Rox)

Perry County (62) (3)

School Districts:	Cannelton City Schools Perry Central School Corporation Tell City-Troy Twp. School Corporation

High Schools:	Cannelton (Bulldogs) Perry Central (Commodores) Tell City (Marksmen)

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

High Schools:	Mt. Vernon (Wildcats) North Posey (Vikings)

Closed:	New Harmony (Rappites)

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

High Schools	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)

Special Resources

Gibson-Pike-Warrick Special Education Cooperative

Athletic Conferences

Roman Catholic high schools in Indiana

Evansville & Vincennes	Open: Evansville Mater Dei • Evansville Reitz Memorial • Vincennes Rivet • Washington Catholic Closed: Jasper John Paul

Fort Wayne & South Bend	Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger • Fort Wayne Bishop Luers • Mishawaka Marian • South Bend St. Joseph's

Gary	Hammond Bishop Noll • Michigan City Marquette • Merrillville Andrean

Indianapolis	Indianapolis Bishop Chatard • Indianapolis Brebeuf • Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter • Indianapolis Cathedral • Indianapolis Cristo Rey • Indianapolis Roncalli • Indianapolis Scecina • Oldenburg Academy • Clarksville Providence • Richmond Seton • Madison Shawe

Lafayette	Lafayette Central Catholic • Noblesville Guerin Catholic

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Southern Indiana Athletic Conference (SIAC)

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 Washington

Effected/created conferences	Big Eight Blue Chip Conference Indiana Hoosier Hills Pocket Tri-River Western Indiana

Diocese of Evansville

Bishops	Henry Joseph Grimmelsmann Paul Francis Leibold Francis Raymond Shea Gerald Andrew Gettelfinger Charles C. Thompson

Churches	Cathedral St. Benedict Cathedral Parishes St. Joseph's Church, Jasper Basilica of St Francis Xavier, Vincennes

Education	High schools Mater Dei High School, Evansville Reitz Memorial High School, Evansville Rivet Middle/High School, Vincennes Washington Catholic Middle/High School, Washington

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