Newman Central Catholic High School

Newman Central Catholic High School is a diocesan Catholic high school in Sterling, Illinois. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockford.

Newman Central Catholic High School
Address
1101 St. Marys Road

Sterling
,
Illinois
61081

United States
Coordinates41°48′28″N 89°42′43″W
Information
TypePrivate, Coeducational
DenominationRoman Catholic
Patron saint(s)Saint John Henry Newman
Established1915
FounderMonsignor A.J. Burns
SuperintendentJennifer Oetting
PrincipalJennifer Oetting
ChaplainFr. Bruce Ludeke
Grades9–12
Enrollment223 [1] (2017-2018)
Color(s)Blue, White and Gray    
Athletics conferenceThree Rivers Athletic Conference
SportsAmerican football, volleyball, boys' and girls' basketball, boys' and girls' tennis, track, cross country, baseball, bass fishing, boys' and girls' swimming, golf, table tennis
MascotCorbin the Comet
Team nameComets
RivalMorrison Mustangs
AccreditationNorth Central Association of Colleges and Schools[2]
Yearbookce
Tuition$4200 a year
Feeder schoolsSt. Anne's (Dixon)

St. Mary's (Sterling)

St. Mary's (Dixon)

St. Andrew's (Rock Falls)
Websitewww.newmancchs.org

It was founded as St. Mary High School in 1915, a parochial school attached to St. Mary's Parish. It later moved across the street and became Community Catholic High School. It adopted its present name when it moved into its current facilities in 1960. It was staffed in its early years by the Sisters of Loreto, but nearly all the staff today is laity.

Drawing primarily from Sterling, Rock Falls, and Dixon, but also from cities such as Oregon and Amboy. According to the statistics taken, Newman's enrollment for 2017-2018 is 223 students.[3]

Athletics

The Newman Comets (and Lady Comets) participate in IHSA athletics and activities. They play under the Three Rivers Athletic Conference in all sports.[4]

The Newman Comets boys' football team, known as "The Blue Machine," won the IHSA State Championship in 1990, 1994, 2004, 2010, 2013, and 2019 and placed second in 1993 and 1998.[5][6]

Other Newman teams winning the state championship in their respective athletics or activities include: Boys' Cross Country in 2009-2010[7] and Boys' Wrestling (1984-1985, 2010-2011).[5] The Newman Boys' track team won the 2013 Class A State Championship. In 2019 senior Brody Ivy became a state champion in Class 1A IHSA wrestling.[8] In 2018 the Newman boys basketball team placed third at the IHSA Class 1A state championships.[9]

References
  1. "IHSA Sterling (Newman Central Catholic)". www.ihsa.org.
  2. NCA-CASI. "NCA-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement". Archived from the original on April 29, 2009. Retrieved 2009-07-28.
  3. Illinois High School Association. "School Enrollments (Alphabetical) — 2017-18". Retrieved 2018-03-05.
  4. "Page Not Found". www.ihsa.org. {{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help)
  5. "Sterling (Newman Central Catholic) Season Summaries". Illinois High School Association. Retrieved 4 March 2011.
  6. Green, Doug (26 November 2010). "Newman Claims Class 2A State Title". Quad-City Times. Retrieved 2 December 2010.
  7. Boys' Cross Country Champions & Runners-Up www.ihsa.org. Retrieved 10 December 2011.
  8. "Ivey adds name to Newman lore by claiming state title as a senior | SaukValley.com". www.saukvalley.com. Archived from the original on 2019-02-17.
  9. "Sterling Newman takes third at State Basketball". wqad.com.
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