Mater Dei High School (Evansville, Indiana)
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Mater Dei High School or Evansville Mater Dei High School is a private Catholic
high school on the west side of Evansville, Indiana
. It is one of two Catholic high schools that serve the students of Vanderburgh
, Posey
, Gibson
, and Warrick
counties as part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Evansville
.
Mater Dei was constructed in 1949 on the west side of Evansville, Indiana
as a Catholic, coed, high school. It is in Vanderburgh
county, Indiana.
Mater Dei is a college prep school
. There is a wide array of extracurricular programs including but not limited to: athletics, theater, music, speech, dance cats, and numerous other clubs and organizations.
Mater Dei offers a well-rounded college prep curriculum emphasizing the natural sciences, career skills, technology, and competence in math and English.
SAE Supermileage Competition
The team from Mater Dei High School achieved the winning mileage of the 2008 competition in the high school division (1716 miles per US gallon (0.1371 l/100 km)).
Mater Dei also captured first place in the 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007 competitions.
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"...
high school on the west side of Evansville, Indiana
Evansville, Indiana
Evansville is the third-largest city in the U.S. state of Indiana and the largest city in Southern Indiana. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 117,429. It is the county seat of Vanderburgh County and the regional hub for both Southwestern Indiana and the...
. It is one of two Catholic high schools that serve the students of Vanderburgh
Vanderburgh County, Indiana
As of the census of 2000, there were 171,922 people, 70,623 households, and 44,421 families residing in the county. The population density was 733 people per square mile . There were 76,300 housing units at an average density of 325 per square mile...
, Posey
Posey County, Indiana
As of the census of 2000, there were 27,061 people, 10,205 households, and 7,612 families residing in the county. The population density was 66 people per square mile . There were 11,076 housing units at an average density of 27 per square mile...
, Gibson
Gibson County, Indiana
Gibson County is a county located in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Indiana and is included in the Evansville, Indiana–Kentucky Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of 2010, the population was 33,503. The county seat is Princeton.-Geography:...
, and Warrick
Warrick County, Indiana
As of the census of 2000, there were 52,383 people, 19,438 households, and 15,181 families residing in the county. The population density was 136 people per square mile . There were 20,546 housing units at an average density of 54 per square mile...
counties as part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Evansville
Roman Catholic Diocese of Evansville
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Evansville is a Roman Catholic diocese in Southwestern Indiana. It was founded on October 21, 1944.The diocese includes the entirety of the eleven southwestern Indiana counties of Daviess, Dubois, Gibson, Greene, Knox, Martin, Pike, Posey, Sullivan, Vanderburgh, and...
.
Mater Dei was constructed in 1949 on the west side of Evansville, Indiana
Evansville, Indiana
Evansville is the third-largest city in the U.S. state of Indiana and the largest city in Southern Indiana. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 117,429. It is the county seat of Vanderburgh County and the regional hub for both Southwestern Indiana and the...
as a Catholic, coed, high school. It is in Vanderburgh
Vanderburgh County, Indiana
As of the census of 2000, there were 171,922 people, 70,623 households, and 44,421 families residing in the county. The population density was 733 people per square mile . There were 76,300 housing units at an average density of 325 per square mile...
county, Indiana.
Mater Dei is a college prep 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...
. There is a wide array of extracurricular programs including but not limited to: athletics, theater, music, speech, dance cats, and numerous other clubs and organizations.
Mater Dei offers a well-rounded college prep curriculum emphasizing the natural sciences, career skills, technology, and competence in math and English.
State Titles
- Baseball (1998-99)
- Boys Basketball (2003-04)
- Football (2000-01)
- Wrestling (1985-86), (1994-95), (1995-96), (1996-97), (1997-98), (1998-99), (1999-00), (2000-01), (2001-02), (2002-03), (2005-06), (2006-07)
Music
The Mater Dei Marching Wildcats received 8th place in the Indiana State Marching Finals in 2006 and 5th place in the 2007 State Marching Finals under the direction of Timothy Dickel. In 2010, The Marching Wildcats, under the direction of Alex Smith, received 4th Place in the Class D ISSMA State Marching Band Finals.SAE Supermileage CompetitionSAE Supermileage CompetitionThe SAE Supermileage Competition is a yearly fuel efficiency competition held near Detroit, Michigan. The Society of Automotive Engineers is the primary sponsor. Around 30 teams compete to build the vehicle that uses the least amount of gas to go a specified distance...
The team from Mater Dei High School achieved the winning mileage of the 2008 competition in the high school division (1716 miles per US gallon (0.1371 l/100 km)).Mater Dei also captured first place in the 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007 competitions.