Shrine Catholic Schools

Shrine Catholic Schools is a private, co-educational, Roman Catholic school serving preschool through grade 12. It is located in Royal Oak, Michigan and affiliated with National Shrine of the Little Flower Church.

Shrine Catholic Schools
Address
Shrine Catholic High School & Academy: 3500 West Thirteen Mile Road, Royal Oak, MI 48073
Shrine Catholic Grade School: 1621 Linwood Avenue, Royal Oak, MI 48067
Information
TypePrivate, Coeducational
Religious affiliation(s)Roman Catholic
Established1941
FounderCharles Coughlin
PrincipalJames Mio
GradesPreschool–12
Enrollment829 (2020)
Campus size20 acres (81,000 m2)
Color(s)Navy blue and Gold   
Fight songShrine Victory Song
Athletics conferenceCatholic High School League
NicknameKnights
RivalsMadison Heights Bishop Foley and Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes
AccreditationMichigan Association of Non-Public Schools
NewspaperThe Observer
YearbookSpirit
Tuition$12,200
Websitehttp://www.shrineschools.com

The school consists of Shrine Catholic Grade School on one campus and Shrine Catholic Academy (middle school) and Shrine Catholic High School on another campus.

The school was founded as "Little Flower High School," an all-girls school, in the late 1930s. The all-boys school, "Shrine High School", was added later, and the schools were eventually merged.

History

Father Charles Coughlin helped establish the institution while serving as one of the first Roman Catholic priests to preach to a widespread audience over the medium of radio during the Great Depression. His program became increasingly controversial as World War II approached, bringing national attention to the parish. The Bishop asked Fr. Coughlin to give up his radio show, which he did. The school maintained the name "Shrine of the Little Flower High School" into the 1960s, when it became "Shrine High School" until its latest name change in 2001.[1]

Academy & High School Campus

Shrine's 7th through 12th grade campus is located on 20 acres in Royal Oak, Michigan. Features of the school include a chapel, learning resource center, an academic and college counseling center, three science labs, a two-story visual arts lab, a large library, football and softball fields, 2 fitness centers, and a student center dining hall. A new field house and the new Sanders Auditorium are the result of a renovation. Current technology is found throughout the school.

Athletics

Shrine participates in the Michigan High School Athletic Association and is a member of the Catholic High School League in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Detroit. The school has placed 17 athletes into the CHSL Hall of Fame.[2]

Shrine's sports include men's and women's basketball, golf, cross-country, football, men's hockey, men's and women's soccer, women's softball, women's volleyball, men's and women's track and field, men's baseball, women's skiing, and women's tennis.

State championships
Sport Championship Years
Boys' Golf 1950, 1952[3]
Boys' Cross-Country 1973, 1974[4]
Girls' Soccer 2019[5]

Notable alumni

References
  1. http://www.shrinechurch.com/history-of-the-church/
  2. CHSL Hall of Fame
  3. MHSAA Boys' Golf State Champions
  4. MHSAA Boys' Cross-Country State Champions
  5. "MHSAA Yearly Champions List".

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