Boylan Catholic High School
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Boylan Catholic High School is a private Catholic school located in the city of Rockford, Illinois
. Founded in 1960, Boylan is the only Catholic high school in Rockford, and has 1187 students at the start of the 2010-2011 school year. It is located in, and administered by, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockford
.
(NIC-10), and is a member of the Illinois High School Association
(IHSA); the association which governs most sports and competitive activities in the state. Boys teams are stylized as the Titans, while women's teams are stylized as the Lady Titans.
The school sponsors interscholastic teams for both young men and women in basketball
, bowling
, cross country
, golf
, soccer, swimming & diving
, soccer, tennis
, and track & field. Men may compete in baseball
, football
, and wrestling
, while young women may compete in cheerleading
, softball
, and volleyball
. While not sponsored by the IHSA, the school also sponsors a dance team for young women.
The following teams have finished in the top four of their respective IHSA sponsored state championship tournaments or meets:
Rockford, Illinois
Rockford is a mid-sized city located on both banks of the Rock River in far northern Illinois. Often referred to as "The Forest City", Rockford is the county seat of Winnebago County, Illinois, USA. As reported in the 2010 U.S. census, the city was home to 152,871 people, the third most populated...
. Founded in 1960, Boylan is the only Catholic high school in Rockford, and has 1187 students at the start of the 2010-2011 school year. It is located in, and administered by, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockford
Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockford
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockford is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the northern Illinois region of the United States. The prelate is a bishop serving as pastor of the motherchurch, the Cathedral of Saint Peter in the City of Rockford...
.
Athletics
Boylan competes in the Northern Illinois ConferenceNorthern Illinois Conference (athletic division)
The Northern Illinois Conference is a high school athletic conference consisting of nine high public schools and one Catholic school in Illinois' Boone, Stephenson, and Winnebago Counties...
(NIC-10), and is a member of the Illinois High School Association
Illinois High School Association
The Illinois High School Association is one of 521 state high school associations in the United States, designed to regulate competition in most interscholastic sports and some interscholastic activities at the high school level. It is a charter member of the National Federation of State High...
(IHSA); the association which governs most sports and competitive activities in the state. Boys teams are stylized as the Titans, while women's teams are stylized as the Lady Titans.
The school sponsors interscholastic teams for both young men and women in basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
, bowling
Bowling
Bowling Bowling Bowling (1375–1425; late Middle English bowle, variant of boule Bowling (1375–1425; late Middle English bowle, variant of boule...
, cross country
Cross country running
Cross country running is a sport in which people run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain. The course, typically long, may include surfaces of grass and earth, pass through woodlands and open country, and include hills, flat ground and sometimes gravel road...
, golf
Golf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
, soccer, swimming & diving
Diving
Diving is the sport of jumping or falling into water from a platform or springboard, sometimes while performing acrobatics. Diving is an internationally-recognized sport that is part of the Olympic Games. In addition, unstructured and non-competitive diving is a recreational pastime.Diving is one...
, soccer, tennis
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
, and track & field. Men may compete in baseball
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
, football
High school football
High school football, in North America, refers to the game of football as it is played in the United States and Canada. It ranks among the most popular interscholastic sports in both of these nations....
, and wrestling
Scholastic wrestling
Scholastic wrestling, sometimes known in the United States as Folkstyle wrestling, is a style of amateur wrestling practised at the high school and middle school levels in the United States. This wrestling style is essentially Collegiate wrestling with some slight modifications. It is currently...
, while young women may compete in cheerleading
Cheerleading
Cheerleading is a physical activity, sometimes a competitive sport, based on organized routines, usually ranging from one to three minutes, which contain the components of tumbling, dance, jumps, cheers, and stunting to direct spectators of events to cheer on sports teams at games or to participate...
, softball
Softball
Softball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of 10 to 14 players. It is a direct descendant of baseball although there are some key differences: softballs are larger than baseballs, and the pitches are thrown underhand rather than overhand...
, and volleyball
Volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
. While not sponsored by the IHSA, the school also sponsors a dance team for young women.
The following teams have finished in the top four of their respective IHSA sponsored state championship tournaments or meets:
- Football: 2011 IHSA 7A State Champions. 2010 IHSA 6A State Champions. Semifinals (1991–92, 92–93, 93–94, 94–95, 2000–01); 2nd place (1975–76). The 1994-95 team was voted as the second greatest team of all time in nic-9/10 history, as voted on buy a panel of judges and internet voting via the Rockford Register Star.
- Baseball: 2nd place (2002–03)
- Basketball (boys): 4th place (1991–92, 93–94, 96–97)
- Golf (boys): 3rd place (2001–02); State Champions (2002–03)
- Golf (girls): 4th place (2004–05)
- Soccer (boys): 4th place (1997–98, 2001–02); 3rd place (2007–08, 08–09); 2nd place (1998–99, 2005–06); State Champions (2010–11)
- Soccer (girls): 4th place (2001–02); 3rd place (2002–03); 2nd place (2003–04)
Clubs and Student Organizations
- Anime Club: The Anime Club discusses various types of Japanese Anime, mangas, video games, as well as the culture.
- Bass Fishing Club: An IHSA activity for those interest in perfecting their angling skills.
- Broadcasting Club: This group creates live streaming internet coverage of Boylan events.
- Boylan Book Club (BBC): The Boylan Book Club selects and discusses books (and movies based on books) for the enjoyment of reading. The BBC also sponsors author visits to Boylan and hosts "meet 'n greet" receptions for them and helps with the annual Book Fair at Barnes and Nobles that supports the Boylan Library.
- Chinese Club: A club for the students of the Chinese language and any others interested in Chinese culture.
- French Club: Open to students of this language to develop a richer understanding of French culture through activities and outings.
- German Club: Students of the German language, as well as students interested in German culture, may participate in the club's monthly activities, including dinners and rallies.
- Green Club: Promotes awareness of the resources in our environment through sponsoring projects.
- Italian Club: This club has the intention of giving students the opportunity to learn about and be engaged in the richness of Italian culture and history. They meet once a week to explore different topics including Italian art, music, culinary traditions, guest speakers, Italian card games, bocce, movies, field trips, tasting/making Italian treats, and dinners at local Italian restaurants.
- Key Club: Kiwanis Educating Youth is a service organization open to all. The club sponsors various projects throughout the year designed to help the less fortunate or those in need.
- Math Club/Team: The club meets prior to the regional Illinois Council of Teachers of Mathematics competition. A subsequent meeting takes place before the state level of this competition.
Notable alumni
- Jodi BensonJodi BensonJodi Marie Benson is an American actress, voice actress, soprano singer, and Disney Legend. She is best known for providing both the speaking and the singing voices of Disney's Princess Ariel in The Little Mermaid and its sequels. In 2002 and 2006, she reprised the role of Ariel in the English...
(1979) is an actress best known for her role as Ariel in The Little MermaidThe Little Mermaid (1989 film)The Little Mermaid is a 1989 American animated film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and based on the Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale of the same name. Distributed by Walt Disney Pictures, the film was originally released to theaters on November 14, 1989 and is the twenty-eighth film in...
.She was also featured in the Pixar Movie "Toy Story 3" - Joe MantelloJoe MantelloJoseph Mantello is an American actor and director best known for his work on Broadway productions of Wicked, Take Me Out and Assassins, as well as earlier in his career being one of the original Broadway cast of Angels in America...
(1980) is a two–time Tony AwardTony AwardThe Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as a Tony Award, recognizes achievement in live Broadway theatre. The awards are presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League at an annual ceremony in New York City. The awards are given for Broadway...
winning director (AssassinsAssassins (musical)Assassins is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by John Weidman, based on an idea by Charles Gilbert, Jr. It uses the premise of a murderous carnival game to produce a revue-style portrayal of men and women who attempted to assassinate Presidents of the United States...
, Take Me Out). He also directed the musicals WickedWicked (musical)Wicked is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and a book by Winnie Holzman. It is based on the Gregory Maguire novel Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West , a parallel novel of the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz and L. Frank Baum's classic story The Wonderful Wizard...
and 9 to 59 to 5 (musical)9 to 5: The Musical is a stage musical with music and lyrics by Dolly Parton and a book by Patricia Resnick, based on the 1980 movie Nine to Five...
on BroadwayBroadway theatreBroadway theatre, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 40 professional theatres with 500 or more seats located in the Theatre District centered along Broadway, and in Lincoln Center, in Manhattan in New York City...
. - Damir KrupalijaDamir KrupalijaDamir Krupalija is a Bosnian professional basketball player. Krupalija played at the University of Illinois in the US from 1998 to 2002...
(1998) is a Bosnian professional basketballBasketballBasketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
player. Krupalija played at the University of IllinoisUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignThe University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign is a large public research-intensive university in the state of Illinois, United States. It is the flagship campus of the University of Illinois system...
in the US from 1998 to 2002. Currently, he is a member of French's JDA Dijon Basket Club.