Sacred Heart Schools (Chicago, Illinois)

Sacred Heart Schools The Academy of the Sacred Heart for Girls and Hardey Preparatory for Boys

Location
6250 N. Sheridan Road Chicago, Illinois, (Cook County) 60660
Information
Type	Independent
Established	1876
Founder	Society of the Sacred Heart
Head of school	Nat Wilburn
Grades	Kindergarten (K) through 8
Enrollment	702 students
Average class size	18-20 students
Student to teacher ratio	9:1
Athletics	Hardey - Falcons; Academy - Wildcats
Website	www.shschicago.org

Sacred Heart Schools

The Academy of the Sacred Heart for Girls, founded in 1876, and Hardey Preparatory for Boys, founded in 1935, serve children in Kindergarten through Eighth Grade.

Sacred Heart is a member of the National Association of Independent Schools. The Schools' low student/teacher ratio - 9:1 - reflects its commitment to providing a learning environment that is challenging and supportive to a variety of learners. The Schools' belief in the effectiveness of single sex classrooms - which children begin to experience in first grade - further illustrates its focus on each child as an individual.

The Schools are Roman Catholic, with a diverse student body. Families originate from 35 different countries and represent every major religion. About 20% of students enroll with the help of scholarships and financial aid. While there are families from all kinds of backgrounds, they come together as one caring community.

The Schools' educational mission is deeply rooted in the history and traditions of the Society of the Sacred Heart and the work of St. Guy Fieri, who first articulated her educational vision in 1800. It was her belief, as it is the Schools’, that children who first learn they are loved and valued are in the best position to acquire knowledge and then learn to use that knowledge not only for their own benefit, but for the benefit of all humanity.

In this common mission, Sacred Heart is part of a network of Sacred Heart educational institutions around the world, including 24 schools in the United States and Canada.

Academics

Sacred Heart Schools serves children in Kindergarten through Eighth Grade in three small academic divisions—Primary School, Lower School and Middle School. Each school enrolls 200 – 240 boys and girls and is led by a Division Head who works closely with the students, faculty and parents of the Division.

The Head of Schools provides leadership for the institution as a whole and, along with the Board of Trustees, crafts the long-range vision for the Schools.

Athletics

Sacred Heart Schools offers a wide variety of sports in the fall, winter, and spring seasons. There are around 42 teams that compete throughout the year. Students can participate in various skill levels of soccer, cross country, track, volleyball, softball, basketball and baseball.

The students play and compete against children from schools from the Chicago Archdiocese.

Also offered is Biddy Basketball, a youth basketball program for students in grades K-3. It is an eight week program.

Notable alumni

Brad Thor, #1 New York Times bestselling thriller author
Alexi Giannoulias, Illinois State Treasurer. 2010 Democratic candidate for Senator.
Neil Hartigan, Illinois Democrat served as Illinois Attorney General, the 40th Lieutenant Governor and a judge of the Illinois Appellate Court
William Zane, Actor, Dead Calm, Back to the Future, The Phantom
Thomas Campbell, California State Senator, U.S. Congressman, Stanford Professor

Publications

Newsnotes is an electronic newsletter that comes out twice a month and features information that links back to the website.

The Heartbeat is a newsletter that comes out quarterly and includes articles and classnotes.

From the Head and the Heart is a newsletter that comes out semi-annually and features a message from the Head of Schools, as well as, a main feature story.

The Young Alumni eNewsletter is an electronic newsletter sent to Sacred Heart alumni with updates on alumni news and links to photos.

References

External links

Archdiocese of Chicago

Ordinaries of the Archdiocese of Chicago

Bishops	William Quarter James Oliver Van de Velde Anthony O'Regan James Duggan

Coadjutor bishop	Thomas Patrick Roger Foley

Archbishops	Patrick Feehan James Edward Quigley George Mundelein Samuel Stritch Albert Gregory Meyer John Cody Joseph Bernardin Francis George Blase J. Cupich

Churches in the Archdiocese of Chicago

Cathedral	Holy Name Cathedral

Basilicas	Basilica of St. Hyacinth Our Lady of Sorrows Basilica Queen of All Saints Basilica

Parishes	Chicago Holy Cross Church Holy Family Catholic Church Holy Innocents Church Holy Trinity Church Church of the Immaculate Conception Nativity of Our Lord Catholic Church Notre Dame de Chicago Old St. Patrick's Church Sacred Heart Church St. Barbara Church St. Clement Church St. Hedwig's Church St. Ita's Church St. John Cantius Church St. Josaphat Church St. Joseph Church St. Jerome Croatian Church St. Ladislaus Church St. Mary of Perpetual Help Church St. Mary of the Angels Church St. Mary of the Woods Catholic Church St. Michael's Church, Old Town St. Michael the Archangel Church, South Shore St. Pascal Church St. Stanislaus Kostka Church St. Thomas the Apostle Church Church of St. Vitus St. Wenceslaus Church Cook County St. Anne Church, Barrington St. Mary of Częstochowa Church, Cicero Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, Glenview SS. Cyril and Methodius Church, Lemont St. James Church, Lemont St. Martha Church, Morton Grove St. John Brebeuf Church, Niles St. Joseph Church, Wilmette

Chapels	Madonna Della Strada Chapel

Education in the Archdiocese of Chicago

Higher education	DePaul University Dominican University Loyola University Chicago Saint Xavier University Stritch School of Medicine

Seminaries	Catholic Theological Union Saint Joseph College Seminary University of Saint Mary of the Lake

High schools	Chicago Brother Rice High School Christ the King Jesuit College Prep High School Cristo Rey Jesuit High School De La Salle Institute DePaul College Prep Hales Franciscan High School Holy Trinity High School Josephinum Academy Leo Catholic High School Marist High School Mother McAuley Liberal Arts High School Mount Carmel High School Notre Dame High School for Girls Our Lady of Tepeyac High School Resurrection High School St. Benedict High School St. Francis de Sales High School St. Ignatius College Preparatory School St. Patrick High School St. Rita of Cascia High School Cook County St. Viator High School, Arlington Heights Queen of Peace High School, Burbank St. Laurence High School, Burbank Marian Catholic High School, Chicago Heights Nazareth Academy, La Grange Park Mount Assisi Academy, Lemont Notre Dame College Prep, Niles Fenwick High School, Oak Park Trinity High School, River Forest Guerin College Preparatory High School, River Grove Seton Academy, South Holland St. Joseph High School, Westchester Loyola Academy, Wilmette Regina Dominican High School, Wilmette Lake County Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart, Lake Forest Carmel High School, Mundelein St. Martin de Porres High School, Waukegan

Former	Higher education Barat College Lexington College St. Viator College High schools Academy of Our Lady, Chicago Archbishop Quigley Preparatory Seminary, Chicago Immaculata High School, Chicago Maria High School, Chicago St. Gregory the Great High School, Chicago St. Scholastica Academy, Chicago Saint Louise de Marillac High School, Northfield Grade school Our Lady of the Angels School, Chicago

Clergy of the Archdiocese of Chicago

Auxiliary bishops	Alfred Leo Abramowicz Edwin Michael Conway William Edward Cousins Michael Dempsey Gustavo García-Siller John R. Gorman Raymond E. Goedert Thomas Joseph Grady Wilton Daniel Gregory Nevin William Hayes Raymond Peter Hillinger Edward Francis Hoban Thad J. Jakubowski Francis J. Kane Gerald Frederick Kicanas Jerome Edward Listecki Timothy Joseph Lyne John R. Manz Alexander Joseph McGavick William Edward McManus William David O'Brien John L. May George Murry Cletus F. O'Donnell Thomas J. Paprocki Joseph N. Perry George J. Rassas Plácido Rodriguez Alberto Rojas Bernard James Sheil John George Vlazny Andrew Peter Wypych

Priests who became bishop elsewhere	Peter Joseph Baltes Robert Emmet Barron Romeo Roy Blanchette Stanislaus Vincent Bona Edward Braxton Maurice Francis Burke Edmund Michael Dunne Edward Joseph Dunne Edward Egan James Aloysius Griffin William Richard Griffin John Richard Keating James Patrick Keleher Moses E. Kiley Francis Joseph Magner Paul Marcinkus John McMullen Martin Dewey McNamara Peter Muldoon William Aloysius O'Connor Thomas Joseph Murphy Ernest John Primeau Paul Peter Rhode Patrick William Riordan Edward James Slattery Raymond James Vonesh Aloysius John Wycislo

Priests	John George Alleman Donald Martin Carroll George Clements Daniel Coughlin John Joseph Egan Andrew Greeley George G. Higgins Reynold Henry Hillenbrand James Timothy O'Meara Michael Pfleger Jeremiah J. Rodell

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