SACRED HEART SCHOOL

PROVIDING

QUALITY CATHOLIC EDUCATION

AND MORAL DEVELOPMENT,

SINCE 1913,

TO THE SOUTH SIDE OF CHICAGO COMMUNITIES

SCHOOL HISTORY

Sacred Heart School, a parish school, opened its doors in 1913 with four classrooms.  The ministry of education was mainly to Croatian immigrants.  Due to increased enrollment Sacred Heart School needed a safer and larger building.  The people of Sacred Heart Parish Church responded generously to this need, and the new school building opened its doors in 1959.  The present building has ten classrooms, an air-conditioned, large media and technology lab center, a very spacious, all-purpose, air-conditioned room, and other necessary supply rooms, etc. In 1997, all of the windows were replaced with thermal windows. 

The school is well-maintained, and is also used in the evenings for senior group meetings, Cap meetings, cultural meetings and practices, after school sessions for faith formation for public school children,  neighborhood meetings, e.g. Vet’s Park Improvement Association, etc.

The “new” Sacred Heart School building, currently provides Catholic education to ethnic children of Croatian, Hispanic and other cultures, as reflected in the neighborhood demographics, and is a living testament and tribute to the parish and community.

The enrollment is stable.  Our goal is to maintain twenty-five (25) students in each classroom, from grades one through eight, and to maintain twenty (20) students in Kindergarten.

At Sacred Heart School, people are the “heart” of it all. Teachers and parents work in partnership as collaborators. Parents are informed, involved, and provide volunteer service.  Sisters contribute invaluable volunteer service. Together, the administration, teachers and parents focus on the developmental needs of the child. Students learn Christian values, integrity, and the rewards of hard work. They grow up to be leaders in the community, in the business and professional worlds, in local and state government positions, and in the Church.

Test results are used to show that the sooner students begin, and the longer they remain at Sacred Heart, the quicker the students adapt and advance academically and socially. Although many students at Sacred Heart are from immigrant families, and use English as a second language, they consistently score above the national norms. This success can be directly attributed to quarterly assessments by a dedicated faculty, and the writing of yearly goals and objectives, which are realistic as well as attainable, and are a source of unity and energy.

Sacred Heart School is a parish school mainly for Sacred Heart Parish families.   If classroom enrollment is not filled, we follow the ADMISSION GUIDELINES, as found in our handbook.    By virtue of its existence and location, Sacred Heart School services the communities of South Chicago.

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