Bishop Noll Institute

Bishop Noll Institute is a private, Roman Catholic high school in Hammond, Indiana. It is part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Gary.

Bishop Noll Institute
Address
1519 Hoffman Street

Hammond
,
Indiana
46327

United States
Coordinates41°37′38″N 87°29′33″W
Information
TypePrivate, Coeducational
MottoPreparing Students Mind, Body, and Soul
Religious affiliation(s)Roman Catholic
Established1921
AuthorityDiocese of Gary
SuperintendentBarbara O'Block
PresidentPaul Mullaney
PrincipalLorenza Pastrick
ChaplainKevin Scalf
Teaching staff41.1 (FTE )
Grades9–12
Enrollment504 (2013-2014)
Student to teacher ratio12.3
Color(s)Navy Blue and Gold
   
Athletics13 Varsity Teams
Athletics conferenceGreater South Shore Conference
NicknameWarriors
RivalAndrean High School
NewspaperThe JourNoll
YearbookThe Marquette
Tuition$10,000
Websitewww.bishopnoll.org
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History

The school opened as Catholic Central High School on September 16, 1921. It was founded by the Sisters of the Poor Handmaids of Jesus Christ. Father Lauer, who was pastor of the Saint Mary's Church in East Chicago at the time, allowed the sisters to use two classrooms as a temporary school until a proper building could be established.

In May 1922, the ground for a new school was broken on a purchased plot of land on White Oak Avenue between Hoffman Street and Chicago Avenue. However, the school's completion was delayed, and because Saint Mary's parochial grade school was accumulating higher enrollment numbers, five temporary structures were hurriedly constructed on the southwest corner of the school grounds. These served as the classrooms for the 1922-1923 senior class. Father P. J. Schmid was appointed as the school's director in 1922. The completed left wing of the building was dedicated later on September 9, 1923. An outdoor Mass, the first of its kind in the United States, was celebrated on a makeshift altar, bringing in 5,000 participants. The school was enlarged over the next ten years to include a convent, rectory, and gymnasium.

It was renamed Bishop Noll High School in 1947, in honor of John F. Noll of the Diocese of Fort Wayne.

In 1963, the building was dedicated by the bishop of the time, Andrew G. Grutka, who laid the cornerstone of the new Bishop Noll Institute.

Notable alumni

See also

References
  1. "Search for Private Schools - School Detail for Bishop Noll Institute". ed.gov. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
  2. "Jerome "Jerry" J. Reppa". www.kishfuneralhome.net. Batesville, Inc. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
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