Marquette University High School
| Marquette University High School | |
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For Faith, Scholarship and Community
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3401 West Wisconsin Avenue Milwaukee, Wisconsin, (Milwaukee County) 53208-3842 United States |
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| Coordinates | 43°2′18″N 87°57′22″W / 43.03833°N 87.95611°WCoordinates: 43°2′18″N 87°57′22″W / 43.03833°N 87.95611°W |
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| Type | Private |
| Motto |
Ad majorem Dei gloriam ("For the greater glory of God") |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic, Jesuit |
| Patron saint(s) | The Three Holy Companions (St. Ignatius of Loyola, St. Francis Xavier, and St. Peter Faber) |
| Established | 1857 |
| Oversight | Wisconsin Jesuit Province |
| School code | 501370 |
| President | Rev. Michael J. Marco, SJ |
| Principal | Jeff Monday |
| Chaplain | Tom Manahan |
| Faculty | 74 |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Gender | All male |
| Enrollment | 1074 (2015) |
| Average class size | 23 |
| Student to teacher ratio | 11:1 |
| Hours in school day | 8 |
| Campus type | Urban |
| Color(s) | Navy blue and Gold |
| Fight song | We Are Marquette |
| Athletics conference | Greater Metro |
| Mascot | Hilltopper |
| Team name | Hilltoppers |
| Rivals | Brookfield East, Wauwatosa East, Whitefish Bay |
| Accreditation | North Central Association of Colleges and Schools |
| ACT average | 28 |
| Newspaper | Flambeau |
| Yearbook | Flambeau |
| Endowment | $2,500,000 |
| Tuition | $12,500 |
| Website | muhs.edu |
Marquette University High School (or MUHS) is a private, all-male, Jesuit, Roman Catholic school located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It is accredited by the North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement (NCA CASI), an accreditation division of AdvancED, and is a member of both the National Catholic Educational Association and the Jesuit Secondary Education Association.
Founded as St. Aloysius Academy in 1857, MUHS has bore the name "Marquette" since 1881 and the founding of Marquette College (now Marquette University). The college and academy split in 1907, with the college moving to the present location of Marquette University and the academy eventually moving to its current location in 1922.
Marquette University High School is located at 3401 W. Wisconsin Avenue in the Merrill Park Neighborhood on Milwaukee's west side. It is a four-story building, built in the early 20th century.
The school is part of the Jesuit network that consists of 59 high schools and 28 colleges and universities in the United States. Theology classes are conducted daily.
The curriculum at Marquette is entirely focused on college prep and has strict credit requirements in all fields of study. The school offers 14 AP courses in social sciences, economics, languages, science, computer science, English, and the fine arts.
MUHS offers Latin, German, and Spanish as foreign languages, and has participated in exchange programs with France, Germany, Spain and the Czech Republic. Students also have the opportunity to travel to Ireland, the UK, Germany, Italy, Mexico, Ecuador, the Dominican Republic, and Canada through various activities such as athletics, service work, and academic activities.
The Webster Club provides students with an opportunity to compete in Policy Debate, Lincoln-Douglas Debate, Forensics, and Public Forum Debate.
The MUHS math club participates in the WIML (Wisconsin Math League) contests.
MUHS supports a year-round FIRST Robotics team in conjunction with DSHA (Divine Savior Holy Angels), which was started during the 2005–06 school year. FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) is an organization founded by inventor Dean Kamen in 1989 to develop ways to inspire students in engineering and technology fields. The FIRST Robotics Competition gives the team six weeks to build a robot for a competition. In addition, the team participates in outreach events, community service, and also hosts two FIRST Lego League tournaments. Each year, the team competes in two regular season regionals, the World Championship, and several off-season tournaments. In the 2009-2010 school year the team won both the Wisconsin and Midwest Regionals, going undefeated at the Midwest tournament. The team won the Wisconsin Regional again during the 2012-2013 and 2013-2014 school years and has attended the World Championships for the past 8 years. Starting in 2014–15, the team is expanding to include 6 VEX Robotics Competition teams.
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