Roncalli High School (Wisconsin)

Roncalli High School is a private, Catholic high school located in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States. It is owned by the Diocese of Green Bay. Founded in 1965 by the De La Salle Christian Brothers,^[2] Roncalli High School is named for Pope John XXIII (né Angelo Roncalli). It offers a college-prep curriculum. In 2022, the school merged with the Catholic elementary and middle schools, becoming known as Roncalli Catholic Schools.

Roncalli High School
Address
2000 Mirro Drive Manitowoc , (Manitowoc County) , Wisconsin 54220 United States
Coordinates	44°7′35″N 87°37′55″W
Information
Type	Private, coeducational
Motto	The mission of Roncalli High School is to educate in the Catholic traditions of spiritual growth, life-long service, and academic excellence.
Religious affiliation(s)	Roman Catholic
Established	1965
Oversight	Diocese of Green Bay
President	John Stelzer
Principal	Fran Peter
Grades	9–12
Gender	Coeducational
Enrollment	450
Campus size	15 acres
Campus type	Closed
Color(s)	Navy blue and columbia blue
Song	"Roncalli Fight Song"
Athletics	Cross country (boys), track and field, golf, tennis, basketball, volleyball, swimming
Athletics conference	Eastern Wisconsin
Mascot	Jet
Team name	Jets
Rival	Valders Vikings, Two Rivers Purple Raiders
Accreditation	AdvancED[1]
Yearbook	The Pilot
Tuition	$5,700
Athletic Director	Nathan Kaderabek
Website	Official website

The school's teams are known as the Jets.

A Fine Arts Center for the visual and performing arts is the newest addition. The Zimmer Auditorium hosts four dramatic productions and six instrumental and choral concerts each year.

Roncalli's educational values are inspired by St. John Baptist de La Salle, St. Francis Of Assisi, St. Edith Stein, and Pope John XXIII.^[3]

The school offers AP classes, including AP chemistry, AP physics, AP human biology, AP U.S. history and AP calculus.^{[citation needed]}

Notable alumni

• Jim Schmitt, former mayor of Green Bay
• Bob Ziegelbauer, Wisconsin politician
• Michael Zimmer, privacy and social media scholar

Notes and references

1. "AdvancED Institution Summary: Roncalli High School". AdvancED. Retrieved April 24, 2018.
2. "The Pilot, Fall 2014" (PDF). Archived from the original on 2015-09-10. Retrieved 2017-07-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
3. "usurped title". Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. {{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help)CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

External links

• Roncalli High School website