Sacred Heart Schools (Chicago, Illinois)

Sacred Heart Schools is a PK–8 independent Roman Catholic school in Chicago, Illinois, United States, that welcomes students of all faiths. It was established in 1876 in the city and today is part of a global network of Sacred Heart schools.

Sacred Heart Schools


Address
6250 North Sheridan Road Chicago , Illinois 60660 United States
Coordinates	41°59′44.3″N 87°39′21.7″W
Information
Other name	SHS
Type	Independent school
Religious affiliation(s)	Roman Catholic
Established	1876 (1876)
Founder	Society of the Sacred Heart
Head of school	Nat Wilburn[1]
Grades	K–8
Song	Coeur de Jésus
Team name	Academy: Wildcats Hardey: Falcons
Affiliation	National Association of Independent Schools
Website	www.shschicago.org

Athletics

Sacred Heart Schools offers a variety of sports in the fall, winter, and spring seasons. There are around 42 teams that compete throughout the year. Students can participate in various skill levels of soccer, cross country, track, volleyball, softball, basketball and baseball.

The students play and compete against children from schools from the Chicago Archdiocese. Also offered is Biddy Basketball, a youth basketball program for students in grades K-3. It is an eight-week program.

Notable alumni

Brad Thor, thriller novelist
Alexi Giannoulias, financier and politician
Neil Hartigan, Illinois Democrat, served as Illinois Attorney General, the 40th Lieutenant Governor and a judge of the Illinois Appellate Court
Thomas Campbell, academic, educator and former politician

References

"Welcome from Head of Schools". Sacred Heart Schools. Retrieved 21 February 2019.

External links

Official website

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago

Ordinaries of the Archdiocese of Chicago
Bishops	William Quarter James Oliver Van de Velde Anthony O'Regan James Duggan
Coadjutor bishop	Thomas Patrick Roger Foley
Archbishops	Patrick Feehan James Edward Quigley George Mundelein Samuel Stritch Albert Gregory Meyer John Cody Joseph Bernardin Francis George Blase J. Cupich
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Churches in the Archdiocese of Chicago
Cathedral	Holy Name Cathedral
Basilicas	Basilica of St. Hyacinth Our Lady of Sorrows Basilica Queen of All Saints Basilica
Churches	List List of churches in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago Chicago Holy Cross Church Holy Family Church Holy Innocents Church Holy Trinity Church Church of the Immaculate Conception Immaculate Heart of Mary Church Nativity of Our Lord Church Notre Dame de Chicago Old St. Patrick's Church Sacred Heart Church St. Barbara Church St. Clement Church St. Edward's Church St. Hedwig's Church St. Ita's Church St. John Cantius Church St. Josaphat Church St. Joseph Church St. Jerome Croatian Church St. Ladislaus Church St. Mary of Perpetual Help Church St. Mary of the Angels Church St. Mary of the Woods Catholic Church St. Michael's Church, Old Town St. Michael the Archangel Church, South Shore St. Stanislaus Kostka Church St. Thomas the Apostle Church St. Vincent de Paul Church Church of St. Vitus St. Wenceslaus Church Cook County Holy Family Church, North Chicago St. Anne Church, Barrington St. Mary of Częstochowa Church, Cicero Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, Glenview SS. Cyril and Methodius Church, Lemont St. James Church, Lemont St. Martha Church, Morton Grove St. John Brebeuf Church, Niles St. Joseph Church, Wilmette
Chapels	Madonna Della Strada Chapel

Education in the Archdiocese of Chicago
Higher education	DePaul University Dominican University Loyola University Chicago Saint Xavier University Stritch School of Medicine
Seminaries	Catholic Theological Union Saint Joseph College Seminary University of Saint Mary of the Lake
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Former	Higher education Barat College Lexington College St. Viator College High schools Academy of Our Lady, Chicago Archbishop Quigley Preparatory Seminary, Chicago Immaculata High School, Chicago Maria High School, Chicago Queen of Peace High School, Burbank St. Gregory the Great High School, Chicago St. Scholastica Academy, Chicago Saint Louise de Marillac High School, Northfield Grade school Our Lady of the Angels School, Chicago

Clergy of the Archdiocese of Chicago
Auxiliary bishops	Alfred Leo Abramowicz Mark Andrew Bartosic Robert Gerald Casey Edwin Michael Conway William Edward Cousins Michael Dempsey Gustavo García-Siller John R. Gorman Raymond E. Goedert Thomas Joseph Grady Wilton Daniel Gregory Nevin William Hayes Ronald Aldon Hicks Raymond Peter Hillinger Edward Francis Hoban Thad J. Jakubowski Francis J. Kane Gerald Frederick Kicanas Jerome E. Listecki Timothy Joseph Lyne John R. Manz Alexander Joseph McGavick William Edward McManus William David O'Brien John L. May George V. Murry Cletus F. O'Donnell Thomas Paprocki Joseph N. Perry George J. Rassas Plácido Rodriguez Alberto Rojas Bernard James Sheil John George Vlazny Andrew Peter Wypych
Priests who became bishop elsewhere	Peter Joseph Baltes Robert Emmet Barron Romeo Roy Blanchette Stanislaus Vincent Bona Edward Braxton Maurice Francis Burke Edmund Michael Dunne Edward Joseph Dunne Edward Egan James Aloysius Griffin William Richard Griffin John Richard Keating James Patrick Keleher Moses E. Kiley Francis Joseph Magner Paul Marcinkus John McMullen Martin Dewey McNamara Peter Muldoon William Aloysius O'Connor Thomas Joseph Murphy Ernest John Primeau Paul Peter Rhode Patrick William Riordan Edward James Slattery Raymond James Vonesh Aloysius John Wycislo
Priests	John George Alleman Thaddeus J. Butler Donald Martin Carroll George Clements Daniel Coughlin John Joseph Egan Andrew Greeley George G. Higgins Reynold Henry Hillenbrand Michael Pfleger Jeremiah J. Rodell Louis Tylka

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