St. Anthony High School (Milwaukee)
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St. Anthony High School is a Roman Catholic
private
high school
(grades 9-12) located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
, in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Milwaukee
. The school was founded in 2009 and is an extension to its existing grade school which was founded in 1872.
Timothy Dolan
and began classes on August 31, 2009. The school has an initial enrollment of 107 students. A building just north of W. Mitchell St. on S. 9th St. in Milwaukee is expected to house the high school for the first few years. The school will be the first new Catholic high school in the Milwaukee archdiocese in more than 25 years. It also will be the first Catholic high school to operate on the south side and within the boundaries of the city of Milwaukee since St. Mary's Academy closed in 1991. The new option will allow parents who live on the south side of Milwaukee to choose a high school with easy transportation and where they can take advantage of the school voucher program.
. St. Anthony's has a strong focus on reading that requires students to complete 90 minutes a day of reading. Due to the high priority on reading, the student body of St. Anthony's can boast of reading 50,000 books a year. The curriculum also includes English immersion, a methodology that conducts all classes for bilingual children in English only.
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private
Parochial school
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high school
High school
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(grades 9-12) located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Milwaukee is the largest city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin, the 28th most populous city in the United States and 39th most populous region in the United States. It is the county seat of Milwaukee County and is located on the southwestern shore of Lake Michigan. According to 2010 census data, the...
, in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Milwaukee
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Milwaukee
The Archdiocese of Milwaukee is a Roman Catholic archdiocese headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in the United States. It encompasses the City of Milwaukee, as well as the counties of Dodge, Fond du Lac, Kenosha, Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Racine, Sheboygan, Walworth, Washington and Waukesha, all...
. The school was founded in 2009 and is an extension to its existing grade school which was founded in 1872.
History
The school was approved to be established in February, 2009 by ArchbishopArchbishop
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Timothy Dolan
Timothy Dolan
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and began classes on August 31, 2009. The school has an initial enrollment of 107 students. A building just north of W. Mitchell St. on S. 9th St. in Milwaukee is expected to house the high school for the first few years. The school will be the first new Catholic high school in the Milwaukee archdiocese in more than 25 years. It also will be the first Catholic high school to operate on the south side and within the boundaries of the city of Milwaukee since St. Mary's Academy closed in 1991. The new option will allow parents who live on the south side of Milwaukee to choose a high school with easy transportation and where they can take advantage of the school voucher program.
Curriculum
The school will take "a classical approach" to courses and curriculum, including requiring all students to take four years of literature, history, science and LatinLatin
Latin is an Italic language originally spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. It, along with most European languages, is a descendant of the ancient Proto-Indo-European language. Although it is considered a dead language, a number of scholars and members of the Christian clergy speak it fluently, and...
. St. Anthony's has a strong focus on reading that requires students to complete 90 minutes a day of reading. Due to the high priority on reading, the student body of St. Anthony's can boast of reading 50,000 books a year. The curriculum also includes English immersion, a methodology that conducts all classes for bilingual children in English only.