McDonell Central Catholic High School

McDonell Central Catholic High School
Address
1316 Bel Air Boulevard Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, (Chippewa County), 54729 United States
Coordinates	44°56′8″N 91°24′50″W / 44.93556°N 91.41389°W / 44.93556; -91.41389Coordinates: 44°56′8″N 91°24′50″W / 44.93556°N 91.41389°W / 44.93556; -91.41389
Information
Type	Private, Coeducational
Religious affiliation(s)	Roman Catholic
Established	1883
Founder	Alexander B. McDonell
President	Mr. Jeff Heinzen
Principal	Br. Roger Betzold
Chaplain	Father Justin Kizewski
Grades	9–12
Average class size	15 - 25
Hours in school day	7 Hours
Color(s)	Royal blue and white
Fight song	On Wisconsin
Athletics conference	Cloverbelt and Cloverwood
Mascot	Macks Bulldog
Nickname	Macks
Team name	McDonell Macks
Rival	Regis, Burlington Catholic and Gilman
Accreditation	North Central Association of Colleges and Schools ^[1]
Dean of Students	Archie Sherbinow
Athletic Director	Archie Sherbinow
Website	School Website

McDonell Central Catholic High School is a Roman Catholic high school in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin in the Diocese of La Crosse. It is the only Catholic high school in Chippewa County.

Original high school building

The original McDonell High School building, sitting high above downtown Chippewa Falls, is listed on the State and National Register of Historic Places The structure was built in 1907 and, after the school moved to a more suburban location, it sat abandoned for a number of years until it was taken over by the Chippewa Valley Cultural Association and converted into the Heyde Center for the Arts in 2000.

Sports

The McDonell Central football coach Gerry Uchytil was elected into the state's football coaches hall of fame.^[2]

In 1997, the football team won the CWCC conference title. It was the team's last conference title before the folding of WISSA.

In 2009 the Macks lost to Burlington Catholic High School in the state championship.

Notable alumni

Kyle Cody - baseball player
Terry A. Willkom - Former Wisconsin State Assembly member

Notes and references

↑ NCA-CASI. "NCA-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement". Archived from the original on April 29, 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-23.
↑ http://www.chippewa.com/articles/2008/03/30/sports/985m.txt

External links

School Website

Roman Catholic Diocese of La Crosse

Bishops	Ordinaries Michael Heiss Kilian Caspar Flasch James Schwebach Alexander Joseph McGavick John Patrick Treacy Frederick William Freking John Joseph Paul Raymond Leo Burke Jerome Edward Listecki William P. Callahan Auxiliary William Richard Griffin

Churches	Cathedral Cathedral of Saint Joseph the Workman Parishes Notre Dame Church, Chippewa Falls Sacred Heart of Jesus-St. Patrick's Church, Eau Claire Sacred Heart-Saint Wenceslaus Church, Pine Creek Former Our Lady of Spring Bank Abbey Saint Ann's Church, Greenwood Shrine Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe, La Crosse Chapel Maria Angelorum Chapel, La Crosse

Education	Higher Education Viterbo University High Schools Aquinas High School, La Crosse Assumption High School, Wisconsin Rapids Columbus Catholic High School, Marshfield McDonell Central Catholic High School, Chippewa Falls Newman Catholic High School, Wausau Pacelli High School, Stevens Point Regis High School, Eau Claire Former Campion High School, Prairie du Chien

Priests	Solanus Casey Robert Herman Flock George Albert Hammes Felix Ley

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