Newman Central Catholic High School
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| Newman Central Catholic High School | |
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1101 St. Marys Road , 61081 | |
| Coordinates | 41°48′28″N 89°42′43″W / 41.80778°N 89.71194°W |
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| Type | Private, Coeducational |
| Motto | In Jesus' name we pray, teach, learn, and serve |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Patron saint | Saint John Henry Newman |
| Established | 1915 |
| Founder | Monsignor A.J. Burns |
| Superintendent | Jennifer Oetting |
| Principal | Jennifer Oetting |
| Chaplain | Fr. Thomas Doyle |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 181 [1] (2023-2024) |
| Colors | Blue, White and Gray |
| Song | N.H.S. N.H.S.
We salute the blue and white N.H.S. N.H.S. for our colors we will fight Ever loyal,‘til we die For our victory we will fight Come on team let’s win For good old Newman High. Fight team fight, fight team fight As we march on down the field Fight team fight, fight team fight Charge the foe and make them yield Gallantly, we never fail For a victory we will cry Come on team, let’s win For good old Newman High, |
| Athletics conference | Three Rivers Athletic Conference |
| Sports | Football, volleyball, boys' and girls' basketball, boys' and girls' tennis, track and field, cross country, baseball, bass fishing, golf, table tennis, scholastic bowl, boys' and girls' wrestling |
| Mascot | Corwin the Comet |
| Team name | Comets |
| Rival | Princeton Tigers |
| Accreditation | North Central Association of Colleges and Schools[2] |
| Tuition | ~$10,100 a year |
| Feeder schools | St. Anne's (Dixon)
St. Mary's (Sterling) St. Mary's (Dixon) St. Andrew's (Rock Falls) |
| Website | www |
Newman Central Catholic High School is a diocesan Catholic high school in Sterling, Illinois. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockford.
It was founded as St. Mary High School in 1915, a parochial school attached to St. Mary's Parish. It later moved across the street and became Community Catholic High School. It adopted its present name when it moved into its current facilities in 1960. It was staffed in its early years by the Sisters of Loreto, but nearly all the staff today is laity.
Drawing primarily from Sterling, Rock Falls, and Dixon, but also from cities such as Oregon and Amboy. According to the statistics taken, Newman's enrollment for 2023-2024 is 181 students.
