Regis High School (Eau Claire, Wisconsin)
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Regis High School is a co-ed Catholic
high school
located in Eau Claire, Wisconsin
United States
in the Diocese of La Crosse. Bishop John Joseph Paul
helped establish the present school.
The school serves grades 6 through 8 in middle school and 9 through 12 in high school. It is part of the Regis Catholic Schools system, which also includes three elementary schools.
In the early 1950’s the four year school was not large enough to serve the number of prospective students in the four Eau Claire area parishes (St. Patrick’s, St. James the Greater, Immaculate Conception, and St. Olaf) and the decision was made to construct a new building. When the commitment was made for the new building on September 24, 1951, the name of the high school was changed to Regis. The new building was in use for the 1953-54 school year.
A full-time development director was added in the mid 1970’s to raise additional monies. A Regis foundation was established. The enrollment of Catholic students from outside Eau Claire increased as well as the number of non-Catholic students.
During the 1997-98 school year, Bishop Raymond Burke created the Catholic Area Schools of the Eau Claire Deanery (C.A.S.E.) to unite the Catholic schools in the Eau Claire Area. The seventh and eighth grade classes from Immaculate Conception and St. Patrick’s Schools were moved into Regis High School.
Later the sixth grade was added to Regis high school during the 2007-2008 school year, from Immaculate Conception.
Academic Challenge, Academic Decathlon, Band, Choir, Forensics, Math Team, Mock Trial, National Honor Society, School Newspaper, Student Government, Theater, Yearbook, Youth Leadership Eau Claire
Art Club, Chess Club, Computer Club, Environmental Club, Key Club International, Pep Club, Pro-life Club, Spanish Club
Baseball, Basketball, Cross Country, Football, Golf, Hockey, Soccer, Tennis, Track & Field.
Basketball, Cross Country, Dance Team, Golf, Soccer, Softball, Tennis, Track & Field, Volleyball
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high school
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located in Eau Claire, Wisconsin
Eau Claire, Wisconsin
Eau Claire is a city located in the west-central part of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 65,883 as of the 2010 census, making it the largest municipality in the northwestern portion of the state, and the 9th largest in the state overall. It is the county seat of Eau Claire County,...
United States
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in the Diocese of La Crosse. Bishop John Joseph Paul
John Joseph Paul
John Joseph Paul was a Roman Catholic bishop.Bishop Paul was born in La Crosse, Wisconsin. He graduated from Aquinas High School in 1935. In 1939, he graduated from Loras College in Dubuque, Iowa. John Joseph Paul was ordained to the Roman Catholic Priesthood on January 24, 1943, by Auxiliary...
helped establish the present school.
The school serves grades 6 through 8 in middle school and 9 through 12 in high school. It is part of the Regis Catholic Schools system, which also includes three elementary schools.
History
Regis High School was originally known as St. Patrick’s High School. In 1914, Father A.B.C. Dunne added a two-year high school to St. Patrick’s grade school. A third year was added in 1919. Monsignor Casper Dowd, Father Dunne’s successor, began the construction of a high school and gymnasium which housed a four year high school program.In the early 1950’s the four year school was not large enough to serve the number of prospective students in the four Eau Claire area parishes (St. Patrick’s, St. James the Greater, Immaculate Conception, and St. Olaf) and the decision was made to construct a new building. When the commitment was made for the new building on September 24, 1951, the name of the high school was changed to Regis. The new building was in use for the 1953-54 school year.
A full-time development director was added in the mid 1970’s to raise additional monies. A Regis foundation was established. The enrollment of Catholic students from outside Eau Claire increased as well as the number of non-Catholic students.
During the 1997-98 school year, Bishop Raymond Burke created the Catholic Area Schools of the Eau Claire Deanery (C.A.S.E.) to unite the Catholic schools in the Eau Claire Area. The seventh and eighth grade classes from Immaculate Conception and St. Patrick’s Schools were moved into Regis High School.
Later the sixth grade was added to Regis high school during the 2007-2008 school year, from Immaculate Conception.
Activities
Academic Challenge, Academic Decathlon, Band, Choir, Forensics, Math Team, Mock Trial, National Honor Society, School Newspaper, Student Government, Theater, Yearbook, Youth Leadership Eau Claire
Clubs and Organizations
Art Club, Chess Club, Computer Club, Environmental Club, Key Club International, Pep Club, Pro-life Club, Spanish Club
Boys Athletics
Baseball, Basketball, Cross Country, Football, Golf, Hockey, Soccer, Tennis, Track & Field.
Girls Athletics
Basketball, Cross Country, Dance Team, Golf, Soccer, Softball, Tennis, Track & Field, Volleyball