St. Laurence High School
Address
Map
5556 West 77th Street

Burbank
,
Cook County
,
Illinois
60459

United States
Coordinates41°45′14″N 87°45′36″W / 41.75389°N 87.76000°W / 41.75389; -87.76000
Information
TypePrivate
MottoWhere Leadership Begins
Religious affiliation(s)Roman Catholic
Established1961
Sister schoolQueen of Peace High School
OversightRoman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago
PresidentJoseph A. Martinez
PrincipalKristy Kane
Faculty98[1]
Teaching staff62.1 (on an FTE basis)[2]
Grades9–12
GenderCo-ed
Enrollment913[2] (2021–2022)
Average class size24
Student to teacher ratio14.7[2]
Campus size23 acres (93,000 m2)
Campus typeSuburban
Color(s)Black and gold   
Fight songViking Fight Song
Athletics conferenceChicago Catholic League
MascotIgor the Viking and Astrid the Viking
Team nameVikings
AccreditationNorth Central Association of Colleges and Schools[3]
PublicationGladsheim (literary magazine)
NewspaperThe Helm
YearbookThe Valhallan
Tuition11,700 (2022–2023)[4]
AffiliationCongregation of Christian Brothers
Websitewww.stlaurence.com

St. Laurence High School is a co-educational, STEM-based high school founded in 1961. Located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago, the school is conducted by the Congregation of Christian Brothers and is named for the Irish Saint Laurence O'Toole.

The school is located in the southwest Chicago suburb of Burbank, Illinois, adjacent to the property of the former Queen of Peace High School, a private, all-female Catholic high school that closed in 2017. St. Laurence became co-ed beginning with the 2017-18 school year after Queen of Peace closed.

History

St. Laurence High School was founded by the Congregation of Christian Brothers as a boys' school. With the closure of its neighboring sister school Queen of Peace High School, a girls' school run by the Dominican Sisters, it was announced that St. Laurence would become co-educational from the 2017–2018 academic year onwards and accommodate transferring female students.[5]

Due to construction delays on the Queen of Peace High School building, Queen of Peace High School classes were held in the D and E wings of the St. Laurence building for one school year while construction on Queen of Peace High School was completed.

Currently, AERO Special Education Cooperative occupies the former Queen of Peace campus, with new accessible construction completed in 2023.[6]

Classes

At the start of the 2013 school year, St. Laurence High School became a STEM school. The school incorporates spirituality and leadership in their STEM program. St. Laurence High School also pioneers "Career Explorer" courses.

All classrooms are located on the first floor of the school. Classrooms are divided among four of the five academic wings, labeled A, B, C, D, and E.

In 2021, St. Laurence High School began an IB Diploma Programme, making it one of only three Catholic high schools in Illinois to offer the program, the others being DePaul College Prep and Trinity High School.[7]

Athletics

St. Laurence High School is a member of both the Chicago Catholic League (CCL) for boys sports and the Girls Catholic Athletic Conference (GCAC) for girls sports. It is also a member of the Illinois High School Association (IHSA). St. Laurence sponsors interscholastic teams in baseball, basketball, bowling, cheer, cross country, dance, eSports, flag football, football, golf, lacrosse, soccer, tennis, track and field, volleyball, and wrestling, which compete in IHSA sponsored state championship tournaments. The school also sponsors an ice hockey team.[8]

The following teams have finished in the top four at the IHSA state tournament in their respective class.

Notable alumni

References

  1. ^ "Faculty". St. Laurence High School. Retrieved August 18, 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "ST LAURENCE H.S." Private School Universe Survey. National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
  3. ^ NCA-CASI. "AdvanceEd-NCA Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement". Archived from the original on May 24, 2009. Retrieved May 23, 2009.
  4. ^ "Tuition and Financial Aid". St. Laurence High School. Retrieved August 18, 2023.
  5. ^ Swanson, Lorraine (February 14, 2017). "All-Boys' St. Laurence High School Announces Plans to Go Co-Ed". Burbank, Illinois: Patch.com. Retrieved April 18, 2017.
  6. ^ Bong, Bob (September 22, 2023). "AERO opens new facility in Burbank". Southwest Regional Publishing. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
  7. ^ Martin, Michelle (March 3, 2021). "St. Laurence High School to launch IB program next year". Chicago Catholic. Retrieved August 18, 2023.
  8. ^ "Athletics Main". St. Laurence High School. Archived from the original on April 20, 2012. Retrieved August 18, 2023 – via Wayback Machine.
  9. ^ "Kevin Bracken – Olympian". olympianwrestling.com. Retrieved August 18, 2023.
  10. ^ "Tim Grunhard". databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on September 30, 2007. Retrieved August 18, 2023 – via Wayback Machine.
  11. ^ "Catholic League Basketball Champions Since 1913" (PDF). Chicago Catholic League. Retrieved August 18, 2023.

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