Andrean High School
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Andrean High School is a coeducational Catholic
college preparatory school
located in Merrillville, Indiana
. The school was founded in 1959, and named after the first bishop of the diocese of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Gary
, Andrew Grutka
. Since its founding, Andrean has been staffed in part by members of the Basilian Fathers and the Sisters of Saints Cyril and Methodius.
Its current principal is the Rev. Paul E. Quanz, CSB.
The school's teams are the Fighting '59ers. This name comes from the address of the school, 5959 Broadway, and the year of its founding. The 2004 '59ers football team won the Indiana high school class 3A football championship defeating Heritage Hills 21–14 in Indianapolis to cap off a 13–2 season. It was the school's first football title after appearing in the title game three other times in '97, '01, and '02.
The school colors are red and gold in honor of the martyrdom and subsequent glory of St. Andrew
. The school motto is "Magister Meus Christus," or "Christ is my teacher."
From 1980–2008 the men's baseball team has had 19 sectional championships, 8 regional championships, 1 semi state championship, and 3 state titles in 2005, 2009, and 2010. Dave Pishkur has been the coach through all of these winning seasons.
The Andrean softball team has become the 2009 regional champions. They have also won two state titles in 1998 and 2007. This season, they have hired on Henry Ryan as the new head coach.
Catholic
The word catholic comes from the Greek phrase , meaning "on the whole," "according to the whole" or "in general", and is a combination of the Greek words meaning "about" and meaning "whole"...
college preparatory school
University-preparatory school
A university-preparatory school or college-preparatory school is a secondary school, usually private, designed to prepare students for a college or university education...
located in Merrillville, Indiana
Merrillville, Indiana
Merrillville is a town in Ross Township, Lake County, Indiana, United States. The population was 35,246 at the 2010 census. Merrillville is located in the east-central portion of Lake County.-Geography:Merrillville is located at ....
. The school was founded in 1959, and named after the first bishop of the diocese of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Gary
Roman Catholic Diocese of Gary
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Gary is a Roman Catholic diocese in Indiana. It was founded on December 10, 1956.-Bishops:#Andrew Gregory Grutka #Norbert Felix Gaughan #Dale Joseph Melczek...
, Andrew Grutka
Andrew Gregory Grutka
Andrew Gregory Grutka was a 20th century bishop of the Catholic Church in the United States. He served as first bishop of the Diocese of Gary in the state of Indiana from 1956-1984.-Biography:...
. Since its founding, Andrean has been staffed in part by members of the Basilian Fathers and the Sisters of Saints Cyril and Methodius.
Its current principal is the Rev. Paul E. Quanz, CSB.
The school's teams are the Fighting '59ers. This name comes from the address of the school, 5959 Broadway, and the year of its founding. The 2004 '59ers football team won the Indiana high school class 3A football championship defeating Heritage Hills 21–14 in Indianapolis to cap off a 13–2 season. It was the school's first football title after appearing in the title game three other times in '97, '01, and '02.
The school colors are red and gold in honor of the martyrdom and subsequent glory of St. Andrew
Saint Andrew
Saint Andrew , called in the Orthodox tradition Prōtoklētos, or the First-called, is a Christian Apostle and the brother of Saint Peter. The name "Andrew" , like other Greek names, appears to have been common among the Jews from the 3rd or 2nd century BC. No Hebrew or Aramaic name is recorded for him...
. The school motto is "Magister Meus Christus," or "Christ is my teacher."
From 1980–2008 the men's baseball team has had 19 sectional championships, 8 regional championships, 1 semi state championship, and 3 state titles in 2005, 2009, and 2010. Dave Pishkur has been the coach through all of these winning seasons.
The Andrean softball team has become the 2009 regional champions. They have also won two state titles in 1998 and 2007. This season, they have hired on Henry Ryan as the new head coach.
Notable alumni
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and current professional basketball player for the Cleveland Cavaliers. - Dan DakichDan DakichDan Dakich is an American college basketball coach, most recently serving as the interim head coach at Indiana University, following Kelvin Sampson's resignation due to NCAA recruiting violations...
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and longtime head coach at Bowling GreenBowling Green State UniversityBowling Green State University, often referred to as Bowling Green or BGSU, is a public, coeducational research university located in Bowling Green, Ohio, United States. The institution was granted a charter in 1910 by the State of Ohio as part of the Lowry Bill, which also established Kent State...
. - Pete ViscloskyPete ViscloskyPeter John "Pete" Visclosky is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1985. He is a member of the Democratic Party. The district lies in Northwest Indiana and includes all of Lake, Newton, Jasper and Benton counties as well as a major portion of Porter County...
, member of Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Indiana's 1st district (northwest Indiana) - Dawn Brancheau, SeaWorldSeaWorldSeaWorld is a United States chain of marine mammal parks, oceanariums, and animal theme parks owned by SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment. The parks feature captive orca, sea lion, and dolphin shows and zoological displays featuring various other marine animals. There are operations in Orlando,...
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