Montini Catholic High School

Catholic high school in Illinois, United States

Athletics conferenceChicago Catholic League, GCACTeam nameBroncosAccreditationNorth Central Association of Colleges and Schools^[2]PublicationMusings (literary magazine)YearbookEchoesSchool fees$475, Fr/Soph $575 Jr/Sr^[1]Tuition$11,820^[1]Websitewww.montini.org

Montini Catholic High School (often shortened to Montini) is a co-educational, college preparatory, high school, run by the Christian Brothers in Lombard, Illinois. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Joliet in Illinois. The school was planned by the Christian Brothers in 1963. Pope Paul VI, whose name was Giovanni Battista Montini (John Baptist Montini), was elected to the Papacy that same year. In his honor, the Christian Brothers named the school Montini Catholic High School. Construction of the buildings took place in 1965 and 1966. In September 1966, Montini Catholic High school opened its doors to 217 freshmen. The first commencement exercises were held on June 1, 1970.

Renovations

The campus renovation initiative, begun in the fall of 2002, is called the Capital Campaign.^[3]

Phase I of the Capital Campaign, construction of the West Wing, was completed in 2003. The West Wing contains the 300 Corridor, which added 8 new classrooms to the school and the Field House.

Phase II of the Capital Campaign, demolition of Dominic Hall and construction of an Academic and Administrative Center, was completed in 2009.^[4]

Phase III of the Capital Campaign was begun in the summer of 2010 and was slated for completion by 2016.^[5]

Academics

The school year is divided into two 18-week semesters. Mid-semester grades are issued at nine weeks. The school day consists of eight class periods of 48 minutes each.

Athletics

Montini is a member of two conferences for boys Chicago Catholic League for girls they are in GCAC and both boys and girls participate in the Illinois High School Association. Teams are stylized as the Broncos and Lady Broncos respectively.

The school offers a number of fall, winter, spring and year-round sports for both girls and boys. Sports offerings include:

Girls Sports	Boys Sports
Basketball	Baseball
Broncettes (Dance)	Basketball
Cheerleading	Cross Country
Cross Country	Football
Golf	Golf
	Hockey
Lacrosse	Lacrosse
Soccer	Rugby
Softball	Soccer
Tennis	Tennis
Track & Field	Track & Field
Volleyball	Volleyball
	Wrestling

Athletic accomplishments

The Broncos football team began its current streak of state playoff appearances in 1993, making it to the semifinals that year. The first football state championship was won during the 2004 season, with a 44–7 victory over Coal City in the Class 4a title game. High finishes and state titles within the IHSA listed below:^[6]

Boys Baseball

Year	Finish	Class
2000–2001	3rd	A
2004–2005	2nd	A
2018–2019	1st	3a

Boys Football

Year	Finish	Class
2004–2005	1st	4a
2009–2010	1st	5a
2010–2011	1st	5a
2011–2012	1st	5a
2012–2013	1st	5a
2013–2014	2nd	5a
2014–2015	2nd	5a
2015–2016	1st	6a
2018–2019	2nd	5a

Boys Track and Field

Year	Finish	Class
2004–2005	2nd	A

Boys Wrestling

Year	Finish	Class
1995–1996	3rd	A
1997–1998	3rd	A
1999–2000	1st	A
2001–2002	1st	A
2002–2003	1st	A
2003–2004	1st	A
2004–2005	1st	A
2006–2007	2nd	AA
2007–2008	1st	AA
2008–2009	1st	2A
2009–2010	1st	2A
2010–2011	1st	2A
2011–2012	1st	2A
2012–2013	1st	2A
2013–2014	1st	2A
2014–2015	1st	2A
2016–2017	2nd	3A
2017–2018	1st	3A
2018–2019	1st	3A
2019–2020	1st	3A

Girls Basketball

Year	Finish	Class
2007–2008	3rd	3A
2009–2010	1st	3A
2010–2011	1st	3A
2011–2012	1st	3A
2012–2013	3rd	3A
2013–2014	1st	3A
2014–2015	3rd	3A
2016–2017	3rd	4A
2017–2018	2nd	4A

Girls Softball

Year	Finish	Class
2015–2016	1st	3A
2017–2018	1st	3A

Girls Cross Country

Year	Finish	Class
2011–2012	3rd	2A
2012–2013	3rd	2A

Girls Volleyball

Year	Finish	Class
2014–2015	4th	3A
2021–2022	1st	2A

The school's dance team, The Broncettes, have won two consecutive state Pom titles and over 15 state titles in the IDTA dating back to 1994.^[7]

Notable alumni

Scott Sobkowiak, former MLB pitcher
Chase Beebe, former bantamweight Champion World Extreme Cage Fighting
Jordan Westerkamp, former professional wide receiver
Jaleel Johnson, defensive lineman for Tennessee Titans
Victor F. Ciardelli, founder and CEO, Guaranteed Rate
Kathleen Hermesdorf, dancer and choreographer

References

^ ^a ^b "Montini Catholic - Tuition". Montini.org. Archived from the original on December 13, 2011. Retrieved December 1, 2011.
^ NCA-CASI. "NCA-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement". Archived from the original on April 16, 2010. Retrieved July 28, 2009.
^ "Montini Catholic - Capital Campaign". Montini.org. Archived from the original on December 14, 2011. Retrieved December 1, 2011.
^ "Phase II". Montini Catholic High School Web Site. Archived from the original on May 28, 2012. Retrieved November 17, 2011.
^ "Phase III". Montini Catholic High School Web Site. Archived from the original on September 1, 2011. Retrieved November 17, 2011.
^ IHSA. "IHSA". Retrieved May 11, 2014.
^ IDTA. "Past Winners" (PDF). Retrieved July 3, 2007.

External links

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Official website

Roman Catholic Diocese of Joliet

Bishops

Ordinaries: Martin Dewey McNamara; Romeo Roy Blanchette; Joseph Leopold Imesch; J. Peter Sartain; Robert Daniel Conlon; Ronald Aldon Hicks

Auxiliaries: Raymond James Vonesh; Daniel Kucera; Daniel L. Ryan; Roger Kaffer; James Edward Fitzgerald; Joseph M. Siegel

Churches

Cathedral: Cathedral of St. Raymond Nonnatus

Parishes: Sacred Heart Church, Lombard; St. Mary's Church, Beaverville

Education

Higher education: Benedictine University; Lewis University; University of St. Francis

High schools: Benet Academy, Lisle; Bishop McNamara High School, Kankakee; Chesterton Academy of the Holy Family, Lisle; IC Catholic Prep, Elmhurst; Joliet Catholic Academy, Joliet; Montini Catholic High School, Lombard; Providence Catholic High School, New Lenox; St. Francis High School, Wheaton