Dominican High School (Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin)

Dominican High School
Dominican High School
Location
	120 East Silver Spring Drive; Whitefish Bay, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin 53217 USA
Coordinates	43°7′8″N 87°54′36″W / 43.11889°N 87.91000°W
Information
School type	Private, coeducational
Religious affiliation(s)	Roman Catholic; (Sinsinawa Dominican Sisters)
Patron saint(s)	St. Dominic
Established	1956; 69 years ago
President	Leanne Giese
Dean	Vincent Murray; (Dean of Academics); Nate Friday; (Dean of Students);
Director	List Michael Mueller; (Director of Admissions); Joseph Grady; (Director of Athletics); Nicole Bray; (Director of Finance); Timothy Dries; (Director of the Band); Jim Fisher; (Director of Facilities); Claudia Martin; (Director of Advancement); Sarah Parlier; (Director of Choir);
Principal	Vincent Murray
Grades	9–12
Gender	Coeducational
Classes	Day classes
Average class size	18
Student to teacher ratio	13:1
Color(s)	Green - Black - White
Athletics conference	Metro Classic Conference
Sports	Cross country, baseball, basketball, football, golf, soccer, softball, tennis, track & field, volleyball
Mascot	Knight
Team name	Knights
Accreditation	North Central Association of Colleges and Schools
Publication	Dominican Magazine
Newspaper	The Knightly News
Website	dominicanhighschool.com

Dominican High School is a private, Catholic high school in Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin, United States. It is in, but not funded by, the Archdiocese of Milwaukee as a college preparatory high school.

Background

Father Samuel Mazzuchelli, O.P. (1809–1864), an Italian native who preached and established churches throughout Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois and Iowa, founded the my soninsinawa Dominican Congregation of the Most Holy Rosary. This congregation served as the foundation for Dominican High School.

Dominican High School opened in September 1956, with 174 freshmen from 26 parishes. Although sponsored by the Sinsinawa Dominicans, the school was championed by two pastors, Peter E. Dietz, pastor of St. Monica Parish (1912–1947) and Farrell P. Reilly, pastor of St. Robert Parish (1912–1958). Both envisioned the formation of a Catholic high school in the North Shore suburbs. St. Monica Parish donated the land for Dominican High School and St. Robert Parish contributed over half a million dollars for its construction.