LUKE MERTENS ’94 NAMED SAINT PATRICK HEAD FOOTBALL COACH (Chicago, IL, December 15, 2021) – Saint Patrick High School is proud to announce that 1994 alum Luke Mertens has been named the new head football coach. “Today is a special day for Saint Patrick High School,” said President Dan Santucci ’02. “First, allow me to...Read More
Saint Patrick High School is pleased to announce the following seven Shamrocks have been named Students of the Month for November 2021. Name: Adrian Restrepo Year: Freshman Grade School: Dever Reason for Nomination: Adrian has been a great Shadow host all fall. He always has a positive attitude and wants to help in any way...Read More
Greg Swiderski ’72 The St. Patrick basketball team is off to a 4-2 start over the first two weeks of the season. The Shamrocks took home second place honors at the St. Patrick/Glenbrook North Tournament over the Thanksgiving holiday. Mike Bailey’s coached team defeated Payton 59-38 in the first game of the season. Leading at...Read More
On Wednesday, November 17, Saint Patrick High School celebrated its STEAM program and the students in the program, including nine seniors who participated in internships this past summer. The STEAM program, now in its 6th year at Saint Patrick, incorporates Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics into a four-year curriculum designed to give students real-life...Read More
By Greg Swiderski ’72 St. Patrick’s Cinderella football season ended with a 14-0 loss at Sycamore Saturday afternoon in the states Class 5A quarterfinals. The # 13 Shamrocks had several chances to score against #9 Sycamore now 9-3 in the first half and second half but was not able to cash in on the opportunities....Read More
By Greg Swiderski ’72 The St. Patrick football team made history last Friday when they defeated Rochelle 21-14 at Triton College. The Shamrocks who had never won a second round game in five attempts pulled out a winner and advanced to the Class 5A quarterfinals. St. Patrick will now take on #9 seed Sycamore (8-3)...Read More
Saint Patrick High School is proud to welcome two Shamrock Alumni back home! Kamil Kulczycki ’02 has been named the new Head Swimming and Water Polo Coach. During his time as a student at St. Pat’s, Kulczycki was an All-American and All-Illinois selection in both swimming and water polo. After high school, Kulczycki attended Iona...Read More
After 24 years as Head Swimming/Water Polo Coach at Saint Patrick High School, Marty Gibson ’82 has announced his retirement. Gibson, a two-sport student-athlete earning second team All-State honors for Water Polo his senior year at St. Pat’s, led the 1997 water polo team to a State Championship and was named Illinois Coach of the...Read More
The following 24 seniors have been recognized as Illinois State Scholars for their efforts in the classroom as well as their results on standardized testing: Ethan Amaro (St. Clement) Jared Baltao (St. Celestine) Lucas Barreras-Koster (St. Francis Borgia) Anthony Cali (St. Tars) John Castro (Our Lady of Grace) Ryan Cira (Oriole Park) Sean Conway (St....Read More
Saint Patrick High School is pleased to announce the following 14 Shamrocks have been named Students of the Month for October 2021. Name: Mark Arnold Year: Junior Grade School: St. Thecla Reason for Nomination: Mark is a well-liked student and a leader among the junior class. He’s a member of the varsity golf and baseball...Read More
