St. Elizabeth High School
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St. Elizabeth High School is a coeducation
al Catholic
high school
in Wilmington, Delaware
. It is part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Wilmington
. It was founded in 1940 by Monsignor Grant. Originally, the school was staffed by sisters of the Benedictine
order. St. Elizabeth High School shares many facilities with the St. Elizabeth Elementary School and receives a good share of their high school enrollment from the elementary school graduates. The school colors are maroon and gold.
Coeducation
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al Catholic
Roman Catholic Church
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high school
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
in Wilmington, Delaware
Wilmington, Delaware
Wilmington is the largest city in the state of Delaware, United States, and is located at the confluence of the Christina River and Brandywine Creek, near where the Christina flows into the Delaware River. It is the county seat of New Castle County and one of the major cities in the Delaware Valley...
. It is part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Wilmington
Roman Catholic Diocese of Wilmington
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. It was founded in 1940 by Monsignor Grant. Originally, the school was staffed by sisters of the Benedictine
Benedictine
Benedictine refers to the spirituality and consecrated life in accordance with the Rule of St Benedict, written by Benedict of Nursia in the sixth century for the cenobitic communities he founded in central Italy. The most notable of these is Monte Cassino, the first monastery founded by Benedict...
order. St. Elizabeth High School shares many facilities with the St. Elizabeth Elementary School and receives a good share of their high school enrollment from the elementary school graduates. The school colors are maroon and gold.
Notable alumni
- Michael Tobiason, Jr. '02 - 2011 US Open2011 U.S. Open (golf)The 2011 United States Open Championship, the 111th U.S. Open, was played June 16–19 at Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Maryland. It was won by Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland, who set 11 U.S. Open records on the weekend, including the lowest total 72-hole score and the lowest total under...
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