Maria High School is a private

Private school

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, Roman Catholic, all-girls high school

High school

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 in Chicago, Illinois. It is located near Marquette Park

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 and Holy Cross Hospital and is within the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago

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Background

Maria High School was established as St. Casimir Academy in 1911 by the Sisters of Saint Casimir

Sisters of Saint Casimir

The Sisters of Saint Casimir are a Roman Catholic religious community of women founded in 1907 in Scranton, Pennsylvania by Mother Maria Kaupas...

 in Chicago Lawn. Due to increased demand, a bigger school was built and opened in 1952 as Maria High School.

Notable Alumnae

• Anne McGlone Burke, Illinois Supreme Court Justice
• Anita Alvarez, Cook County State's Attorney