Aurora Central Catholic High School

Infobox School
name = Aurora Central Catholic High School
streetaddress = 1255 N. Edgelawn Dr.
city = Aurora
stage = Illinois
zipcode = 60506
county = Kane County
country = USA
diocese = Rockford Diocese
religion = Roman Catholic
principal = Fr. William Etheredge
viceprincipal = Mark Krebs
dean = Michael Armato
classrooms = 25
classes offered = 90
ratio = 17:1
gender = Coeducational
free_label = Scheduling system
free_text = Block
enrollment = 480
grades = 9-12
Hours_in_Day = 6
conference = Suburban Catholic Conference
accreditation = NCA, Illinois Office of Education
mascot = Charger
team_name = Chargers
school_colours = Blue & Gold
newspaper = [http://www.auroracentral.net Central Times]
established = 1926
enrollment = 480
homepage = [http://www.auroracentral.com AuroraCentral.com]

Aurora Central Catholic High School (ACC) is a Roman Catholic secondary school under the direction of the Diocese of Rockford. ACC began as two separate secondary schools in 1926. Madonna Catholic High School, a girls school, and Roncalli High School, a boys school, merged in 1968 to become Aurora Central Catholic. The first campus was located on the East Side of Aurora, Illinois, USA, in what is now Cowherd Middle School. The current location of the school is on Aurora's West Side at 1255 N. Edgelawn Drive. The 2007 student body was 480 students.

Academics

Aurora Central Catholic requires 28 credits for graduation. However, because of the block scheduling system, many students graduate with 30 or 32 credits. There is a wide range of courses and levels offered which includes honors, independent study, and Advanced Placement (AP) courses.

The Aurora Central Catholic High School Class of 2007 had ten Illinois State Scholars. This year ACC claimed its college-bound students earned over $3.8 million in scholarship money. This amount is higher than the Class of 2006's $3.7 million.Fact|date=July 2008 Over 95% of ACC graduates go on to secondary education at various respective universities and colleges throughout the country. The school was recognized as one of the top 50 Catholic high schools in the United States in 2004 [ [http://www.chshonor.org/roll/index.php?year=2004 2004 Catholic High School Honor Roll] , Retrieved on April 14, 2008.] and 2005. [ [http://www.chshonor.org/roll/index.php?year=2005 2005 Catholic High School Honor Roll] , Retrieved on April 14, 2008.]

Notable alumni

*Kevin Dunn, actorFact|date=December 2007
*Joseph Birkett, DuPage County, Illinois, State's Attorney [cite news |author=Michael Sneed |title=Trump 'em ... |url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4155/is_20020710/ai_n12471927 |work=Chicago Sun-Times |date=2002-06-10 |accessdate=2008-01-09]
*Bob Kipper, Major League Baseball player and coach [cite web |url=http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/history/draft/draft.jsp?year=1982 |title=1982 Draft -- June Regular Phase |publisher=Major League Baseball |accessdate=2008-01-09]

References

External links

* [http://www.auroracentral.com/ Aurora Central Catholic High School]
* [http://www.auroracentral.net/ Central Times Online] , ACC student newspaper website
* [http://www.freewebs.com/accrun Running Central Catholic] , ACC Cross Country & Track website
* [http://www.ihsa.org Illinois High School Association] , detailed athletics information