| Mother McAuley Liberal Arts High School | |
| Address | |
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| 3737 West 99th Street Chicago, Illinois, (Cook County), 60655  United
States |
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| Coordinates | 41°42′46″N 87°42′57″W / 41.71278°N 87.71583°WCoordinates: 41°42′46″N 87°42′57″W / 41.71278°N 87.71583°W |
| Information | |
| School type | Private, All-Girls |
| Religious affiliation | Roman Catholic |
| Established | 1846 |
| Authority | Archdiocese of Chicago |
| Oversight | Sisters of Mercy |
| President/Principal | Christine M. Melone |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 1697 (2007) |
| Campus | urban |
| Color(s) |
red white gold[1] |
| Athletics conference | Girls Catholic Athletic Conference |
| Nickname | Might Macs[1] |
| Accreditation(s) | North Central Association of Colleges and Schools [2] |
| Publication | Equinox (literary/art magazine) |
| Newspaper | Inscape |
| Yearbook | Inscape |
| Tuition | $7,950 |
| Class Deans | Jennifer Murzyn Claudia Woodruff Jeanne Miller Carolyn McGovern |
| Admissions Director | Kathryn Klyczek |
| Athletic Director | Laurie Jakubczak |
| Website | mothermcauley.org |
Mother McAuley Liberal Arts High School is an all-girl, Catholic high school located in the Mount Greenwood neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois at 3737 West 99th Street. It is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago. Mother McAuley is the largest all girls high school in the country.
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A small group of Mercy Sisters arrived in Chicago in 1846, led by Frances Warde, Catherine McAuley's closest friend. Within weeks, they opened a "select school" that became St. Francis Xavier Academy for Females, the first school chartered in the city of Chicago. The course of study covered primary, secondary and collegiate levels. The first building was located on Wabash Avenue between Madison and Monroe Streets. When the Chicago Fire in 1871 destroyed the original building, St. Francis Academy relocated to 29th and Wabash for a short time, then to a larger site at 49th and Cottage Grove in 1900.[3 ]
In the 1950s, the southwest side of Chicago needed a Catholic girls' school to serve a fast-growing population. In 1956 "the Academy" relocated once again. Mother McAuley Liberal Arts High School and St. Xavier College opened in the fall of 1956 to serve secondary and post secondary women students respectively. McAuley opened with 523 students, 300 of which were first year students.[3 ] That same year, the Archdiocese of Chicago purchased 22 adjacent acres from the Mercy Sisters to sell to the Christian Brothers of Ireland to open their second all male high school in Chicago Brother Rice High School which is one of largest all male high schools in the United States.
McAuley continues to expand. Today, approximately 1410 young women and 95 faculty and staff members form the McAuley community.
Mother McAuley competes in the Girls Catholic Athletic Conference (GCAC). Mother McAuley is also a member of the Illinois High School Association (IHSA), which governs most of the athletic and comepetitive activities in Illinois. The teams are styled as the Mighty Macs.
The Athletic Department sponsors interscholastic teams in basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, swimming & diving, tennis, track & field, volleyball, and water polo.[4]
The following teams have finished in the top four of their IHSA sponsored state tournament or meet:[5]
The volleyball team holds the state records for regional, sectional, and state championships, in addition to appearances at the state tournament and top four finishes.[6]
As of 2009, the water polo team holds the state record for appearances in the state tournament and top four finishes.[7]
-2003, Peter Pan
-2004, Carousel
-2005, Meet Me In St. Louis
-2006, Footloose
-2007, Thoroughly Modern Millie
-2008, Babes in Arms
-2009, Oklahoma!
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