Mater Dei Catholic High School (MDCHS) is a private, Roman Catholic high school in Chula Vista, California, USA. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego. Mater Dei Catholic replaced its former school, Marian Catholic High School, in September 2007. The rebuilding/renaming came as a result of the Diocese's decision to upgrade all of its secondary campuses beginning in 2002. The original campus was located in South San Diego, near the intersection of Coronado Avenue and Thermal Street.
Background
Marian Catholic was established in 1960. It was the first Catholic co-educational high school in the Diocese. The school mascot is the Crusader. The cost of attendance at MDCHS is the average catholic rate compared with most private, Roman Catholic high schools in San Diego, at around $8,000 - $11,000 per year in the 2016-2017 academic year.
Athletics
Most recently, the Mater Dei football team won the CIF Division 5AA State Championship in December 2015 against Immanuel High School of Reedley, CA.
Basketball
The 2009 Lady Crusaders became the first Crusader team to win a state title.
Notable alumni
- Susan Compton (1981). SD-CIF Girls' volleyball Player of the Year (1980). NCAA Tournament First Team selection (1984), with Stanford University.
- Stanley Daniels NFL player
- John Carlos Frey (1981), activist, screenwriter, film director and actor.
- George Milke. Former Major League baseball pitcher for the New York Mets
- Mickey Pimentel (2003) American football linebacker for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League.
- Jesse Rodriguez (1969). Former Superior Court judge (1989â€"2003). Assistant District Attorney for San Diego County.
- Mary Salas (1966). Former California State Assembly member, 79th District (2006-2010).
- Paul Arriola Professional Soccer player, member of the United States men's national soccer team and current player of DC United in MLS.
- Alejandro Guido Professional Soccer player, current player of Club Tijuana in Liga MX.
- José MartÃnez (2011) International volleyball player, member of Mexico men's national volleyball team.
Distinguished alumni Hall of Fame
The Mater Dei / Marian Alumni Association introduced the Distinguished Crusader Award in 2011. The annual class of inductees is listed below:
Crusader Hall Of Fame
In 2008, the Marian High Alumni Association inducted the inaugural class of the "Crusader Hall Of Fame".
Notes and references
External links
- Official website
- Wikimapia view