St. Thomas More High School (Champaign, Illinois)
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The High School of Saint Thomas More is a private
, Roman Catholic high school
in Champaign, Illinois
. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Peoria
. STM's nickname is the Sabers. The High School of Saint Thomas More is the seventh and newest high school of the Catholic Diocese of Peoria. It was dedicated in the summer of 2000 by His Eminence, Francis Cardinal George
, OMI, Archbishop of Chicago, and then-Bishop John J. Myers
of Peoria. Opening its doors in August of 2000, this comprehensive, co-educational, four-year high school with a college preparatory emphasis has grown to its current enrollment of 380 for the 2008-09 academic term. The principal of St Thomas More was dismissed suddenly on November 14, 2011, in unexplained circumstances. This followed the removal, several years earlier, of girls volleyball coach Kristen Tyda, also in unexplained circumstances.
Private school
Private schools, also known as independent schools or nonstate schools, are not administered by local, state or national governments; thus, they retain the right to select their students and are funded in whole or in part by charging their students' tuition, rather than relying on mandatory...
, Roman Catholic high school
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
in Champaign, Illinois
Champaign, Illinois
Champaign is a city in Champaign County, Illinois, in the United States. The city is located south of Chicago, west of Indianapolis, Indiana, and 178 miles northeast of St. Louis, Missouri. Though surrounded by farm communities, Champaign is notable for sharing the campus of the University of...
. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Peoria
Roman Catholic Diocese of Peoria
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Peoria is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the central Illinois region of the United States.-Territory:...
. STM's nickname is the Sabers. The High School of Saint Thomas More is the seventh and newest high school of the Catholic Diocese of Peoria. It was dedicated in the summer of 2000 by His Eminence, Francis Cardinal George
Francis Cardinal George
Francis Eugene George, OMI is an American cardinal of the Catholic Church. He is the eighth and current Archbishop of Chicago, previously serving as Bishop of Yakima and Archbishop of Portland ....
, OMI, Archbishop of Chicago, and then-Bishop John J. Myers
John J. Myers
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of Peoria. Opening its doors in August of 2000, this comprehensive, co-educational, four-year high school with a college preparatory emphasis has grown to its current enrollment of 380 for the 2008-09 academic term. The principal of St Thomas More was dismissed suddenly on November 14, 2011, in unexplained circumstances. This followed the removal, several years earlier, of girls volleyball coach Kristen Tyda, also in unexplained circumstances.