Saint Thomas More High School (Milwaukee) Explained

Saint Thomas More High School
Native Name:formerly Thomas More High School
Streetaddress:2601 East Morgan Avenue
City:Milwaukee
State:Wisconsin
County:(Milwaukee County)
Zipcode:53207-3725
Country:United States
Coordinates:42.9797°N -87.8764°W
District:Archdiocese of Milwaukee
Religion:Catholic
President:Mark Joerres
Faculty:29
Avg Class Size:22
Type:Private, Coeducational
Grades:9–12
Athletics:18 varsity sports
Conference:Metro Classic
Motto:Inspired by Christ, driven by Innovation.
Accreditation:North Central Association of Colleges and Schools[1]
Team Name:Cavaliers
Nickname:TM, STM, More
Yearbook:The Chancellor
Newspaper:The Utopian
Established:1890 (as Pio Nono)
Enrollment:445
Enrollment As Of:2007–2008
Free Label3:Athletic Director
Free Text3:John Hoch
Homepage:http://www.tmore.org

Saint Thomas More High School is a private, Catholic high school in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It is in the Archdiocese of Milwaukee.

Background

Saint Thomas More High School was established in 1972 by the merger of Don Bosco and Pio Nono High Schools. It was initially named Thomas More High School, but the "Saint" was added to the name in the summer of 2007 to re-emphasize the school's Catholic heritage, at the request of Archbishop Timothy Dolan.[2]

Beginning in 2007, students are equipped with a laptop computer at the start of the school year.[3]

Athletics

Saint Thomas More High School is a member of the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association and the Woodland Conference. The school offers the following sports:

Fall: football, boys' cross country, girls' cross country, boys' soccer, girls' volleyball, girls' swimming, girls' tennis, girls' golf, girls' pom pons

Winter: boys' basketball, girls' basketball, boys' bowling, girls' bowling, boys' swimming, girls' pom pons, wrestling

Spring: baseball, boys' track & field, girls' track & field, boys' tennis, boys' golf, girls' soccer, girls' softball

State titles

Thomas More High School has won 18 state titles from 1973 to the present:

Conference championships

PN denotes Pio Nono, DB denotes Don Bosco

Thomas More's girls' volleyball team had a winning streak from 1997 to 2005, during which it won 77 conference matches and 8 consecutive conference titles.

The school's mascot is the Cavaliers.

Notable alumni and faculty

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NCA-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement . 2009-06-23 . NCA-CASI . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090429033455/http://www.advanc-ed.org/schools_districts/school_district_listings/ . April 29, 2009 .
  2. https://tmore.org/about/history/ About Saint Thomas More High School: History
  3. Web site: School History. 2007-05-11. TMHS.

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