Lumen Christi Catholic High School
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Lumen Christi Catholic High School is a private
Roman Catholic high school
located in Summit Township
, just outside of Jackson
, Michigan
, in the United States
. Located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lansing
, it was established in 1968 from the merger of St. Mary's and St. John's Catholic High Schools. The school currently has an enrollment of 477 students in grades 9-12.
as a symphony band to perform. Jazz Band usually performs at one or two concerts a year. Jazz Band only uses the last ten to 15 minutes of class on Mondays and Fridays to rehearse, so this band requires a lot of at home practice. The pep band attends three basketball games and usually one hockey game a year. They play the same songs used in marching band during the football season. The band received a division I rating at both the district and state 2008 MSBOA Festivals and again at the 2010 Festivals.
In the 2009 - 2010 school year, the Chorale received Superior ratings at both the District and State Choral Festivals.
", "Grease
", "Footloose
", "Over Here
", "The Man Who Came to Dinner
", "Fiddler on the Roof
" and "Once Upon a Mattress
". The most recently done play was "Our Town
", and the most recently done musical was "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
".
for all sports but football, and the Southwestern Michigan Athletic Conference
for football. In 2012, Lumen Christi will re-join the Capital Area Activities Conference for football.
(The Big 16) for football only. In 2012, The titans will join the Capital Area Activities Conference
gold division and will return the long time rivalry games against Jackson and Lansing Catholic Central
.
MHSAA State Championships
Private school
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Roman Catholic high school
High school
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located in Summit Township
Summit Township, Jackson County, Michigan
Summit Township is a civil township of Jackson County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 21,534 at the 2000 census.- Communities :* Vandercook Lake is an unincorporated community and census-designated place within the township.-Geography:...
, just outside of Jackson
Jackson, Michigan
Jackson is a city located along Interstate 94 in the south central area of the U.S. state of Michigan, about west of Ann Arbor and south of Lansing. It is the county seat of Jackson County. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 33,534...
, Michigan
Michigan
Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
, in the United States
United States
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. Located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lansing
Roman Catholic Diocese of Lansing
The Catholic Diocese of Lansing is located in Lansing, Michigan. It encompasses an area of 6,218 square miles including the counties of Clinton, Eaton, Genesee, Hillsdale, Ingham, Jackson, Lenawee, Livingston, Shiawassee and Washtenaw...
, it was established in 1968 from the merger of St. Mary's and St. John's Catholic High Schools. The school currently has an enrollment of 477 students in grades 9-12.
History
Lumen Christi Catholic High School was opened in 1968 as a result of the determination of the Catholic Community of Jackson to build a modern educational high school that would serve the varied educational needs of all the Catholic Youth of Jackson.Our school is under the direction of the Bishop of Lansing, through the Diocesan Board of Education, and advised by the Policy Committee and the Financial Planning Committee. We are supported and maintained by the following Catholic Parishes: St. Joseph, St John the Evangelist, St. Mary Star of the Sea, Our Lady of Fatima, Queen of the Miraculous Medal, St Rita, St. Catherine Laboure; and St. John, Albion. The total area of our school encompasses 172,700 square feet. The educational concept of the interior presents a departmentalized system with practical flexibility to meet new and changing educational demands. Vital to the education of our students is a comprehensive Resource Center and Library with seating capacity of 265. The 180-foot diameter domed gymnasium seats 3000 people for athletic and community events along with both a wrestling and weight room. The cafetorium (combined cafeteria and auditorium) with complete kitchen facilities, accommodates 500 for dining and approximately 700 for assemblies or other social functions.Academics
Lumen Christi follows the philosophy R.E.D. Religion, Education, Discipline. Lumen Christi ranks among one of the finest Catholic Schools in the State. Students are required to commit to 60 community service hours, and to read up to 24 novels in order to graduate. ACT composite average score within the school is 22.6 . The State of Michigan's average is 19.7. In the past 14 years, students have read over 165,000 novels. In the 2009-2010 school year, students invested in over 19,500 recorded community service hours. Since the school opened in 1968, Lumen Christi has had 40 National Merit Finalists and 26 National Merit Scholars. 98% of the school's students go on to pursue a higher educationBand
Lumen Christi has several bands, though they are all one group of people: marching band, symphony band, jazz band, and pep band. In the fall the marching band practices for each home football game and home and away playoff games. The marching band also plays in three local parades-the Jackson Christmas Parade, the Jackson Memorial Day Parade, and the Jackson County Rose Parade. At the end of football season, the band transforms from a marching band into a symphony band. Symphony band participates every other year in the MSBOA festival. On the off years, the band travels either to Walt Disney World, as a marching band, to be in a parade or to Washington, D.C.Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
as a symphony band to perform. Jazz Band usually performs at one or two concerts a year. Jazz Band only uses the last ten to 15 minutes of class on Mondays and Fridays to rehearse, so this band requires a lot of at home practice. The pep band attends three basketball games and usually one hockey game a year. They play the same songs used in marching band during the football season. The band received a division I rating at both the district and state 2008 MSBOA Festivals and again at the 2010 Festivals.
Chorale and Bella Voce
The Lumen Christi Chorale is the school choir. It is a group of about 20 students who meet each day to rehearse. They perform various concerts throughout the year. Until recently, choir was not offered as a class. Up until the 2002-2003, the choir was a club that met each Friday for one hour in the chapel. For the 2003-2004 and 2004-2005 school years, choir was held as a class after school everyday until 4:00. Beginning in the 2005-2006 school year, the class was held during the regular school day. Bella Voce is the Women's Ensemble. This ensemble travels, as does the Chorale, to the annual choir festival.In the 2009 - 2010 school year, the Chorale received Superior ratings at both the District and State Choral Festivals.
Drama
The drama program stages two works per year: a fall play and a spring musical. The cast practices almost daily between auditions and the day of the production. Recent productions have included "Captain FantasticCaptain Fantastic
Captain Fantastic was a regular feature of Do Not Adjust Your Set from 1967 to 1968 which appeared as a filmed insert between the videotaped sketches....
", "Grease
Grease (musical)
Grease is a 1971 musical by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey. The musical is named for the 1950s United States working-class youth subculture known as the greasers. The musical, set in 1959 at fictional Rydell High School , follows ten working-class teenagers as they navigate the complexities of love,...
", "Footloose
Footloose (musical)
Footloose is a 1998 musical based on the 1984 film of the same name. The music is by Tom Snow , the lyrics by Dean Pitchford , and the book by Pitchford and Walter Bobbie.-Act 1:...
", "Over Here
Over Here
Over Here is a 2-part television miniseries made in 1996 by the BBC chronicling the lives of US Army Air Corps B-17 Flying Fortress bomber crews on a Royal Air Force Spitfire base during World War II...
", "The Man Who Came to Dinner
The Man Who Came to Dinner
The Man Who Came to Dinner is a comedy in three acts by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart. It debuted on October 16, 1939 at the Music Box Theatre in New York City. It then enjoyed a number of New York and London revivals. The first London production was staged at The Savoy Theatre starring Robert...
", "Fiddler on the Roof
Fiddler on the Roof
Fiddler on the Roof is a musical with music by Jerry Bock, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick, and book by Joseph Stein, set in Tsarist Russia in 1905. It is based on Tevye and his Daughters by Sholem Aleichem...
" and "Once Upon a Mattress
Once Upon a Mattress
Once Upon a Mattress is a musical comedy with music by Mary Rodgers, lyrics by Marshall Barer and book by Jay Thompson, Dean Fuller, and Marshall Barer. It opened off-Broadway in May 1959, and then moved to Broadway...
". The most recently done play was "Our Town
Our Town
Our Town is a three-act play by American playwright Thornton Wilder. It is a character story about an average town's citizens in the early twentieth century as depicted through their everyday lives...
", and the most recently done musical was "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat is an Andrew Lloyd Webber musical with lyrics by Tim Rice. The story is based on the "coat of many colors" story of Joseph from the Hebrew Bible's Book of Genesis. This was the first Lloyd Webber and Rice musical to be performed publicly...
".
Athletics
The athletic teams are known as the Titans and are members of the Capital Area Activities ConferenceCapital Area Activities Conference
The Capital Area Activities Conference is a high school sports league located in Southern Michigan. It is a member of the Michigan High School Athletic Association...
for all sports but football, and the Southwestern Michigan Athletic Conference
Southwestern Michigan Athletic Conference
The Southwestern Michigan Athletic Conference is a high school athletic conference in Southwestern Michigan. It is composed of Class A and B schools from the MHSAA in Berrien, Branch, Calhoun, Kalamazoo, St...
for football. In 2012, Lumen Christi will re-join the Capital Area Activities Conference for football.
Football
Lumen Christi is known all over the state of Michigan for having one of the most prominent football programs in the state. michigan-football.com has Lumen Christi ranked number 2 all time for win perentage and all time for playoff win percentage. Head Coach Herb Brogan has just recently entered his 32nd year as head coach of the Titans. Since his time as head coach he has coached a record of 281-68 and a 50-12 playoff record. The Titans have brought back to the city of Jackson 8 State titles (most recent in 2009), 14 Regional titles, and 11 District titles. The Titans sit in the Southwestern Michigan Athletic ConferenceSouthwestern Michigan Athletic Conference
The Southwestern Michigan Athletic Conference is a high school athletic conference in Southwestern Michigan. It is composed of Class A and B schools from the MHSAA in Berrien, Branch, Calhoun, Kalamazoo, St...
(The Big 16) for football only. In 2012, The titans will join the Capital Area Activities Conference
Capital Area Activities Conference
The Capital Area Activities Conference is a high school sports league located in Southern Michigan. It is a member of the Michigan High School Athletic Association...
gold division and will return the long time rivalry games against Jackson and Lansing Catholic Central
Lansing Catholic High School
Lansing Catholic High School is a private, Roman Catholic high school in Lansing, Michigan. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lansing. Its ACT/SAT code is 232285.-Background:...
.
MHSAA State Championships
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| Boys 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... (1) |
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| Girls 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... (8) |
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| Football American football American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by... (8) |
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| Boys 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.... (13) |
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| Girls 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.... (5) |
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| Ice Hockey Ice hockey Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take... (2) |
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| Boys Soccer (1) | 2003 |
| 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... (1) |
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