Bishop Noll Institute

Bishop Noll Institute

Preparing Students Mind, Body, and Soul
Address
1519 Hoffman Street
Hammond, Indiana 46327
United States
Coordinates 41°37′38″N 87°29′33″W / 41.62722°N 87.49250°W / 41.62722; -87.49250Coordinates: 41°37′38″N 87°29′33″W / 41.62722°N 87.49250°W / 41.62722; -87.49250
Information
Type Private, Coeducational
Religious affiliation(s) Roman Catholic
Established 1921
Authority Diocese of Gary
Superintendent Barbara O'Block
President Paul Mullaney
Principal Craig Stafford
Chaplain Kevin Scalf
Teaching staff 41.1 (FTE )
Grades 9–12
Enrollment 504 (2013-2014)
Student to teacher ratio 12.3
Color(s) Navy Blue and Gold
         
Athletics 13 Varsity Teams
Athletics conference Greater South Shore Conference
Nickname Warriors
Rival Andrean High School
Newspaper The JourNoll
Yearbook The Marquette
Tuition $8,750
Website Official Website
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Bishop Noll Institute is a private, Roman Catholic high school in Hammond, Indiana. It is part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Gary.

Background

The school opened as Catholic Central High School on September 16, 1921. It was founded by the Sisters of the Poor Handmaids of Jesus Christ. Reverend Father Lauer, who was pastor of the Saint Mary's Church in East Chicago at the time, allowed the sisters to use two classrooms as a temporary school until a proper building could be established.

In May 1922, the ground for a new school was broken on a purchased plot of land on White Oak Avenue between Hoffman Street and Chicago Avenue. However, the school's completion was delayed, and because Saint Mary's parochial grade school was accumulating higher enrollment numbers, five temporary structures were hurriedly constructed on the southwest corner of the school grounds. These served as the classrooms for the 1922-1923 senior class. Father P. J. Schmid was appointed as the school's director in 1922. The completed left wing of the building was dedicated later on September 9, 1923. An outdoor Mass, the first of its kind in the United States, was celebrated on a makeshift altar, bringing in 5,000 participants. The school was enlarged over the next ten years to include a convent, rectory, and gymnasium.

It was renamed Bishop Noll High School in 1947, in honor of Bishop John F. Noll of the Diocese of Fort Wayne.

In 1963, the building was dedicated by the bishop of the time, Andrew G. Grutka, who laid the cornerstone of the new Bishop Noll Institute.

Demographics

The demographic breakdown of the 504 students enrolled in 2013-2014 was:[1]

Athletics

The Bishop Noll Warriors compete in the Greater South Shore Conference. The school is a member of the Indiana High School Athletic Association (IHSAA), the organization which governs athletic activities in Indiana.

Bishop Noll has won the following Indiana state championships as of 2014-2015:

Alumni

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Search for Private Schools - School Detail for Bishop Noll Institute". ed.gov. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
  2. ↑ "IHSAA State Championships by School". ihsaa.org. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
  3. ↑ "Jerome "Jerry" J. Reppa". www.kishfuneralhome.net. Batesville, Inc. Retrieved 5 October 2014.

External links

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