Post job

St. Rita High School company history timeline

1905

The high school was founded in 1905 by Augustinian friar Kevin Campbell, O.S.A, who bought the property on which the original school sat for US$30,000 for the 5-acre (20,000 m) site.

1906

The school was formally dedicated on 22 April 1906, at which time the San Francisco earthquake of four days earlier was invoked.

1922

In 1922, the school's first stadium was constructed.

1935

In January 1935, a fire caused extensive damage to the school's shrine after an altar candle was placed too close to a Christmas tree.

In the summer of 1935, Ruellan P. Fink, O.S.A. succeeded Harris.

1936

Under Fink's leadership, technical coursework began at the school in 1936.

1956

John E. McLaughlin, O.S.A. succeeded Fink in 1956 as principal.

1962

In 1962 Francis P. Crawford, O.S.A. became Principal.

1990

In 1990 the St Rita Campus moved from 63rd and Claremont Avenue to its current location at 7740 S. Western Avenue.

1993

In 1993 a new president-principal model was adopted for the school.

2000

In the year 2000 Thomas McCarthy O.S.A. was then named the second president and the first alumnus to be president of St Rita High School.

2002

In the spring of 2002 McCarthy became President-Principal after Joseph F. Bamberger retired.

2007

In 2007, Sally Deenihan became not only the twelfth principal in the school's history, but also its first female principal.

2012

In 2012, the school announced that Ernest Mrozek would be the new high school President, a position he still holds today.

Work at St. Rita High School?
Share your experience
Founded
1905
Company founded
Headquarters
Chicago, IL
Company headquarter
Get updates for jobs and news

Rate how well St. Rita High School lives up to its initial vision.

Zippia waving zebra

St. Rita High School jobs

Do you work at St. Rita High School?

Does St. Rita High School communicate its history to new hires?

St. Rita High School competitors

Company nameFounded dateRevenueEmployee sizeJob openings
Millbrook School1931$50.0M50-
Bishop Guertin High School1963$8.2M113-
St. John's Jesuit2003$8.9M114-
Riverside Military Academy1907$50.0M158-
De La Salle Collegiate High School1926$10.0M50-
Fremont Ross High School-$1.2M20-
Poland Regional High School-$1.6M31-
Olmsted Falls City Schools-$3.8M299
Bloomfield Central School-$1.1M3-
Sioux Falls School District No 49-52005$460,000168

St. Rita High School history FAQs

Zippia gives an in-depth look into the details of St. Rita High School, including salaries, political affiliations, employee data, and more, in order to inform job seekers about St. Rita High School. The employee data is based on information from people who have self-reported their past or current employments at St. Rita High School. The data on this page is also based on data sources collected from public and open data sources on the Internet and other locations, as well as proprietary data we licensed from other companies. Sources of data may include, but are not limited to, the BLS, company filings, estimates based on those filings, H1B filings, and other public and private datasets. While we have made attempts to ensure that the information displayed are correct, Zippia is not responsible for any errors or omissions or for the results obtained from the use of this information. None of the information on this page has been provided or approved by St. Rita High School. The data presented on this page does not represent the view of St. Rita High School and its employees or that of Zippia.

St. Rita High School may also be known as or be related to St. Rita High School.