Benet Academy (commonly referred to as "Benet"[pronounced BenET not BenAE]) is a prestigious, fully accredited private co-educational college-preparatory Catholic Benedictine high school based in Lisle, Illinois with roughly 1,300 students. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Joliet. The four year, college preparatory, co-educational high school draws students from DuPage County, Kane County, Will County, and Cook County. Benet is known regionally for its well above-average SAT and ACT test scores, focused students, proactive teachers, relaxed atmosphere, and involved student body. Image File history File links Benet. ... Educational institutions are often categorised along several dimensions. ... See also Benedictine Confederation and Benedictine for other articles. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Incorporated Village in 1956. ... Official language(s) English[1] Capital Springfield Largest city Chicago Largest metro area Chicago Area  Ranked 25th  - Total 57,918 sq mi (149,998 km²)  - Width 210 miles (340 km)  - Length 390 miles (629 km)  - % water 4. ... School colors are the colors chosen by a school to represent it on uniforms and other items of identification. ... Millie, once mascot of the City of Brampton, is now the Brampton Arts Councils representative. ... Binomial name Turdus iliacus Linnaeus, 1766 The Redwing (Turdus iliacus) is a member of the thrush family Turdidae. ... A website (alternatively, Web site or web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos and other digital assets that is hosted on one or several Web server(s), usually accessible via the Internet, cell phone or a LAN. A Web page is a document, typically written in HTML... For the college, see Benedictine College. ... Incorporated Village in 1956. ... The Roman Catholic Diocese of Joliet is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States. ... DuPage County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Kane County is the name of several counties in the United States: Kane County, Illinois Kane County, Utah This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Will County is a county located in the northern part of the state of Illinois. ... Cook County may mean: Cook County, Illinois Cook County, Georgia Cook County, Minnesota Cooke County, Texas This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title. ... For other uses, see SAT (disambiguation). ... The ACT® test is a standardized achievement examination for college admissions in the United States produced by ACT, Inc. ...

Benet was originally two separate Benedictine schools: St. Procopius Academy for young men and Sacred Heart Academy for young women. In 1967 the two high schools merged to form a unified co-ed Benedictine school christened "Benet Academy". The old campus of St. Procopius Academy has served as the home of Benet Academy since the merger. The former Sacred Heart Academy presently serves as a base of operations for the sisters of Sacred Heart Monastery. For the college, see Benedictine College. ...

The school states that it provides religious instruction and opportunities for prayer and reflection that nurture the faith life of the faculty and students, a devoted and demanding staff offers the support and attention necessary for academic excellence and distinction, and a wide range of extracurricular activities seeks to develop the social and personal skills of each student An extracurricular activity is any school-sanctioned activity in which students may participate for some form of credit or recognition. ...

Admission to Benet Academy for prospective freshmen students begins with a required Entrance Exam offered every January at Benet. Students who are sisters and brothers of current or graduated Benet students or alumni are accepted first if they test at 60%. Catholic students from first time Benet families are then accepted on the basis of their performance on the entrance exam. Non-legacy students usually need to test at least above a 80% in order to be offered admission. However this changes from year to year depending on how many students apply. An alumn (with a silent n), alum, alumnus, or alumna is a former student of a college, university, or school. ...

Students are encouraged to perform their best academically while participating in a variety of extracurricular activities. Most students take more than one of the many Advanced Placement classes and tests offered at the school. Students who take certain classes are also eligible to receive P.A.C.C. college credit for classes they take during high school. Students are also offered the chance to take actual college courses in math and languages at Benedictine University across the street. The class of 2006 had an average ACT score of 28.0, compared to the national average score of 20.9. The class of 2006 also had 15 National Merit finalists, 36 National Merit Commended Scholars, 3 National Hispanic Scholars, and 131 Illinois State Scholars. They received over $14 million in scholarships. An extracurricular activity is any school-sanctioned activity in which students may participate for some form of credit or recognition. ... Advanced Placement (AP) is the term used to describe high school classes that are taught at a college level. ... Benedictine University is a private Catholic university located in Lisle, Illinois. ... The ACT® test is a standardized achievement examination for college admissions in the United States produced by ACT, Inc. ... The PSAT/NMSQT, or Preliminary-SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test, is a multiple choice standardized test generally taken by high school juniors, sophomores, and freshmen in the United States. ... The PSAT/NMSQT, or Preliminary-SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test, is a multiple choice standardized test generally taken by high school juniors, sophomores, and freshmen in the United States. ...

The high point of the school year is the annual Christmas Charity Drive, held during the two weeks prior to Christmas Break. The current record, as of the 2006-2007 school year, was $50,404.91 (previously $46,416.21 in 2005-2006) raised for needy families. Benet is more infamously known among the local banking community for its annual "Penny Wars", a charitable contest that takes place during the Christmas Drive and pits class against class in a bid to win a Slop Day. Historically, the Senior Class wins the "Penny Wars", though there has been one notable exception to this rule, the Class of 2005, which unexpectedly usurped the title from the seniors their freshman year. Christmas is an annual holiday that celebrates the birth of Jesus. ...

Benet Academy hosts many sports (Cross Country, Track, Soccer, Football, Volleyball, Baseball, etc.) and clubs (Art, Recycling, Newspaper, etc.). In recent years, organizations that are not sponsored by Benet such as the Redwing Ski and Snowboard Association, the Redwing Hockey Club, and Gadfly, the student underground periodical created by Nik Gallicchio '01 and Rachel Jurado '01 that is traditionally filled with humorous satire and political rants, have taken root at Benet with much success. Most sports are traditionally divided along the lines of Fall, Winter, and Spring Sports. Athletic Teams compete in the East Suburban Catholic Conference. Other organizations that are popular amongst students include Student Government, Outreach, National Honor Society, Drama Troupe,Law Club, Model United Nations, language clubs, and music activities. Image File history File links Benet_Redwings. ... The Minnesota State Highschool Cross Country Meet A cross country race in Seaside, Oregon. ... A womens 400m hurdles race on a typical outdoor red rubber track. ... Football is a ball game played between two teams of eleven players, each attempting to win by scoring more goals than their opponent. ... United States simply as football, is a competitive team sport that is both fast-paced and strategic. ... Volleyball is an Olympic sport in which two teams separated by a high net use their hands, arms or (rarely) other parts of their bodies to hit a ball back and forth over the net. ... This article is about the sport. ... This article is about the philosophical concept of Art. ... This article needs additional references or sources to facilitate its verification. ... Hockey is any of a family of sports in which two teams compete by trying to maneuver a ball, or a hard, round disc called a puck, into the opponents net or goal, using a hockey stick. ... Established in 1921, the National Honor Society (NHS) is recognition program for middle and high school students who show achievement in scholarship, leadership, service, and character. ... A Model United Nations Conference in Stuttgart, Germany in action. ...

Benet's student council Student Government (or "SG") holds elections for President and Vice-President are held in late spring. Eight Class Representatives (four girls, four boys) for each grade are elected the weeks following that election. SG is organized in various committees (Special Events, D.A.N.C.E., Publicity, etc.) staffed by volunteers and co-chaired by various Class Reps. Freshmen class elections are held early the following year. SG is in charge of most social events at Benet Academy, including dances, soc-hops, Froshfest, Variety Show, etc. It also runs the Christmas Drive with the help of Outreach and NHS. The National Health Service (NHS) is the publicly-funded healthcare system of the United Kingdom. ...

Benet's music department is well-known in the western suburbs for its talented students. For instrumental music there is a Concert Band, Symphonic Band, Jazz Bands, and marching band, along with other small ensembles. Benet's choirs include Freshman Choir, Sophomore Choir, Concert Choir, student-run Mass Choir, and Madrigals. The music department often performs locally, nationally, and internationally at a variety of venues. Most recently and impressively the Benet Academy Concert Choir performed Mass at Saint Peter's Basilica in Vatican City. The choir also sang Mass at other churches and cathedrals in Rome including St. John Lateran, Santa Maria Maggiore, and St. Paul outside the Walls. The Madrigal Choir and Symphonic Band performed at the Pantheon. The music department puts on an annual musical that is locally famous for being extremely well-done. The directors usually choose a show that is not well-known or frequently done in high schools. Recent shows include Wonderful Town, Crazy for You, The Pirates of Penzance, Fiddler on the Roof, and West Side Story. An American college marching band on the field (University of Texas) A marching band is a group of instrumental musicians who generally perform outdoors, and who incorporate movement â€“ usually some type of marching â€“ with their musical performance. ... Interior view, with the nave of the Cattedra in the back St. ... Nickname: Motto: SPQR: Senatus Populusque Romanus Location of the city of Rome (yellow) within the Province of Rome (red) and region of Lazio (grey) Coordinates: Region Lazio Province Province of Rome Founded 21 April 753 BC Government  - Mayor Walter Veltroni Area  - City 1,285 km²  (580 sq mi)  - Urban 5... Late Baroque façade of the Basilica, completed, after a competition for the design, by Alessandro Galilei in 1735 St. ... Saint Mary Major, in Italian, Santa Maria Maggiore, is one of the five great ancient basilicas of Rome, Italy. ... St. ... Facade of the Pantheon The Pantheon (Latin Pantheon[1], from Greek Πάνθεον Pantheon, meaning Temple of all the Gods) is a building in Rome which was originally built as a temple to the seven deities of the seven planets in the state religion of Ancient Rome. ... The Fantasticks is the longest-running musical in history Musical theatre is a form of theatre combining music, songs, spoken dialogue and dance. ... Logo for the 2003 Broadway revival of Wonderful Town Wonderful Town is a musical with lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green and music by Leonard Bernstein. ... Playbill cover and advertising poster. ... Poster announcing the copyright performance at the Bijou Theatre, Paignton The Pirates of Penzance, or The Slave of Duty, is a comic opera in two acts, with music by Arthur Sullivan and libretto by W. S. Gilbert. ... For the film, see Fiddler on the Roof (film) Fiddler on the Roof is a well-known Tony Award-winning musical with music by Jerry Bock, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick, and book by Joseph Stein, set in Tsarist Russia in 1905. ... For The Games song, see Westside Story (song). ...

The Benet dress code has been through some changes lately due to controversy regarding its professionalism; in particular, its "sassy plaid miniskirts" as termed by the Chicago Sun-Times. Due to a groundswell of criticism from both alumni and the local community, the Academy tightened its dress policy and adopted a standard uniform policy beginning in the 2003-2004 school year. The policy now includes culottes which may not be hemmed and standard-issue pants. This was not, however, the first time uniform policies had been changed; in the early 1980s the Benet dress code tightened for men (uniform men's shirts were mandated for the first time, after a series of what the administration considered "abuses" of the men's dress code) while the women's dress code expanded to allow slacks. Casual Fridays (also known as "slop" days) were mostly eliminated at that time, however, because of complaints from lower-income parents that their daughters felt pressured to compete with girls from higher-income homes who could afford designer clothes. Clothing has various sociological functions, including: conspicuous consumption stating or claiming identity establishing, maintaining and defying sociological group norms Thus wearing specific types of clothing or the manner of wearing clothing can convey messages about class, income, belief and attitude. ... A woman modelling a miniskirt The miniskirt (often hyphenated as mini-skirt) is a skirt with a hemline well above the knees (generally 20 cm - about 8 inches - or more above knee level). ... The Chicago Sun-Times is an American daily newspaper published in Chicago. ... An alumn (with a silent n), alum, alumnus, or alumna is a former student of a college, university, or school. ...

Timeline

1887: St. Procopius College Academy was founded in Chicago Flag Seal Nickname: The Windy City Motto: Urbs In Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location Location in Chicagoland and northern Illinois Coordinates , Government Country State Counties United States Illinois Cook, DuPage Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 606. ...

1900: Land is purchased to house St. Procopius College Academy and a new Abbey. St. Procopius College's cornerstone is laid in this year. The subsequent year St. Procopius College Academy moves to its new facilities.

1910: The St. Joseph Bohemian Orphanage builds what will later become St. Joseph Hall. The orphanage uses the hall to house its wards and also to educate those wards in its grammar school.

1912: Benet Hall built. It originally serves as a dorm and then boarding facility for the orphanage. Later it is converted into classrooms.

1938: The Old Gym is built for St. Joseph Bohemian Orphanage. It will occasionally serve as a funeral hall for recently deceased wards, a fact that serves as more than a little fodder for modern Benet Academy urban legends. In modern times, the "Old Gym" serves as the main gym for Physical Education classes, a meeting hall for small assemblies, and as a dance hall (in particular for Soc-Hops). Look up Sock Hop in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

1956: St. Joseph Bohemian Orphanage closes operations and subsequently becomes the new home of St. Procopius Academy. St. Procopius College is separated from St. Procopius Academy and the two schools occupy spaces opposite one another on Maple and College. St. Procopius College will eventually go on to be renamed Illinois Benedictine College (or "I.B.C." for short) and, in the 1990s, Benedictine University ("B.U."). St. Mary's and Petru halls are built and house upperclassmen. Benedictine University is a private Catholic university located in Lisle, Illinois. ...

1963: St. Martin's Hall is built. Originally an indoor track, the basement of St. Martin's Hall is used in modern times primarily by the Foreign Language Department. The first floor is used by the English Department. The second floor is used by the Math Department. On a funny historical side note, St. Martin's Hall is legend among its students, alumni, and faculty for the distinctly pungent smell that occasionally emanates from the stairwell nearest the Dean's Office. The source of the odor is, as of this posting, still unknown.

1967: St. Procopius Academy and Sacred Heart Academy merge to create the new, unified Benet Academy on the campus of St. Procopius Academy.

1975: St. Thomas Hall is built. In modern times, it houses the Science Department and the library.

1994: The "New Gym" is built. It is used as an auxiliary gym for Physical Education classes. Features air conditioning and many modern amenities. It serves as an assembly hall for school-wide gatherings, such as masses, the Christmas Drive Assembly, and the rare student funeral. Also used in the springtime to hold Benet's AP Tests. Occasionally houses dances but in recent times usually in a back-up capacity.

2000: St. Daniel Hall opens. Built on the grounds of Petru Hall, it is the fifth hall of Benet Academy and serves as the base of operations for the school's Music and Theater Departments.

2000-2002: The old chapel, which had been converted to a school theater/assembly hall, is renovated and remade into the Chapel of Saint Thérèse - The "Little Flower." For other women with similar names, see Saint Teresa Saint Thérèse de Lisieux (January 2, 1873 – September 30, 1897), or more properly Sainte Thérèse de lEnfant-Jésus et de la Sainte Face (Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus and of the Holy...

2007: Fr. Paschal dies after being with Benet for more than 50 years.

2007: Construction for a new, modern science wing and larger, more efficient cafeteria begins.

Athletic Milestones

Benet Academy has many notable athletic milestones in its history, in a number of sports.

• 1979-1983 - Coach Bill Geist led the Benet boys basketball team to three state quarterfinal appearances, including a third-place finish in the 1978-79 campaign. Geist was also the coach of the teams that won 102 straight home games during a nine-year stretch - to this day, still a state record.

• 1984 - Benet's boys football team appeared in their only football state final in the school's history in 1984. The team finished 7-2 in the regular season and rattled off three straight wins in the playoffs before falling to Morris in the state final. Coach Tim Cederblad, who coached the state final team, was the team's coach for twelve years, compiling 99 wins with the school.

• 1991 - Benet's boys cross country team earns a 3rd place finish in the state meet, the team's highest in its history.

• 1994 - Benet's boys track team succeeds in capturing a state championship in the Class AA 4x800m relay with a time of 7:48.98. This is the only state championship achieved in any event by either the boys' or girls' track teams.

• 1998 - Benet's girls basketball team advances to the state quarterfinal round of the IHSA basketball tournament for the first time in its history. While defeated by Marshall High School 63-37 in the quarterfinal round, the team finishes with the best record in their history at 29-5.

• 2000 - Benet's boys soccer team earns the school's first state championship in any sport, defeating conference rival St. Viator 3-1 in the Class A state championship. The team would finish undefeated with 22 wins and 4 draws.

• 2001 - Benet's boys soccer team follows up the 2000 championship with an unlikely 2001 repeat, defeating Peoria Notre Dame High School 2-1 in extra time. In contrast to the undefeated campaign of 2000, the 2001 squad finished the season with 18 wins over 7 defeats, with 1 draw, but rode a wave of momentum to the State Title by winning their last 11 matches.

• 2006 - The boys volleyball team wins 32 straight matches (29 regular season and three postseason) in their inaugural season before falling to eventual state runner-up Naperville North High School in the IHSA sectional final.

• 2006 - Benet's boys soccer team finishes the season with 21 wins over 2 losses, with 2 draws. The team was ranked 9th in the nation at one point in the season, won the Best of the West tournament (beating Naperville Central High School 2-1 (5-4) in penalty kicks) and ended its season in a heartbreaking loss to St. Charles North in penalty kicks, 1-0 (9-8). Benet captured their first Class AA sectional title one match prior in a 3-0 victory against Naperville North High School.

• 2006 - Benet's girls cross-country team places third in the state final race - the highest finish for the team in its history.

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"The Streak"

Benet's boys basketball team holds two state records for winning streaks - a 102-game home winning streak that lasted from November 26, 1975 to January 24, 1987 and a 96-game conference winning streak that lasted from January 21, 1977 to February 24, 1984. As a result of this record, Bill Geist's teams compiled 12 straight 20-win seasons between 1976 and 1987, good for eighth best all-time in the Illinois High School Association. is the 330th day of the year (331st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 24th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar). ... is the 21st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also: 1977 (album) by Ash. ... is the 55th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... Year 1976 Pick up sticks(MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Famous alumni

• Cameron Esposito, comedienne, host of The Spectacular Show and key member of Chicago's The Edge Comedy Show ([1]) - class of 2000
• Tom Doody, lead singer of The Cryan Shames - class of 1963
• Dan Duszynski, guitarist and lead singer for rock band This Is Me Smiling - class of 2002
• Sheldon Miller, pianist for rock band This Is Me Smiling - class of 2002
• Matt Schuessler, bassist for rock band This Is Me Smiling - class of 2002
• Jim Ryan, former Illinois attorney general and gubernatorial candidate - class of 1964
• James McManus, author of the novel Positively Fifth Street and famous poker player - class of 1969
• Dave Bickler, former lead singer of Survivor. Grammy winner for "Eye of the Tiger" (lead vocals); rock star role in Bud Light's award winning ad campaign "Real Men of Genius" - class of 1971 [2]
• Meagen Fay, actress and former Second City comedian - class of 1975
• Mark DeCarlo, actor - class of 1980
• Nancy Johnson, Olympic Gold Medalist at the 2000 games in Women's 10 metre air rifle - class of 1992
• Diablo Cody, stripper, author, screenwriter - class of 1996 [3] imdb page
• Greta Salpeter, pianist/vocalist of The Hush Sound - class of 2006
• Joan Biskupic, USA Today Supreme Court correspondent. PBS's Washington Week guest and author Sandra Day O'Connor: How the First Woman on the Supreme Court Became Its Most Influential Justice. - class of 1974

• Peter Petre, Sr., Executive Editor at Large of Fortune magazine. Author of Norman Schwarzkop's It Doesn't Take a Hero. Commissioned to write Alan Greenspan's memoirs. - class of 1969
• John Lynch, Sr., media mogul, Pres. and CEO of Broadcast Co of the Americas. Owner of the The Mighty 1090 broadcast home of the San Diego Padres. Former Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker and father of perennial pro bowler John Lynch of the Denver Broncos. - class of 1960
• Mark Obmascik, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist from the Denver Post; lead writer in the paper's coverage of the Columbine High School massacre, which won the 2000 Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Reporting - class of 1979
• Mark Kirasich, Deputy Director of NASA's Project Orion Crew Exploration Vehicle - taking man to the moon again under this project. - class of 1978
• Robert Conrad, Clemson hall of fame basketball star and Rhodes Scholar candidate who lead the Dept. of Justice's Campaign Finance Task Force (2000-01) which examined under oath the President and Vice President of the United States. - class of 1976
• Patrick Collins, Federal prosecutor whose leadership of Operation Safe Road led to the conviction of former Illinois Gov. George Ryan. - class of 1982
• Dave Lytle, former NCIS special agent whose real life service inspired Mark Harmon's character, Leroy Jethro Gibbs, on the CBS show NCIS. - class of 1968
• Ben Murphy, actor. Thaddeus Jones from 70's TV show Alias Smith and Jones. - class of 1960

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External links

• Benet Academy's official website
• Benet Academy and St. Procopious Academy's alumni website
• The Gadfly - Benet's independent newspaper
• Remembering Lisle - A website about the history of Lisle, with some information about Benet (scroll down)
• Athletic information source
• Benet Academy's Law Club