Montini Catholic High School (often shortened to Montini) is a co-educational, college preparatory, high school, run by the Christian Brothers in Lombard, Illinois. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Joliet in Illinois. The school was planned by the Christian Brothers in 1963. Pope Paul VI, whose name was Giovanni Battista Montini (John Baptist Montini), was elected to the Papacy that same year. In his honor, the Christian Brothers named the school Montini Catholic High School. Construction of the buildings took place in 1965 and 1966. In September 1966, Montini Catholic High school opened its doors to 217 freshmen. The first commencement exercises were held on June 1, 1970.
Renovations The campus renovation initiative, begun in the fall of 2002, is called the Capital Campaign.
Phase I of the Capital Campaign, construction of the West Wing, was completed in 2003. The West Wing contains the 300 Corridor, which added 8 new classrooms to the school and the Field House.
Phase II of the Capital Campaign, demolition of Dominic Hall and construction of an Academic and Administrative Center, was completed in 2009.
Phase III of the Capital Campaign was begun in the summer of 2010 and was slated for completion by 2016.
Academics
The school year is divided into two 18-week semesters. Mid-semester grades are issued at nine weeks. The school day consists of eight class periods of 48 minutes each.
Athletics Montini is a member of two conferences for boys Chicago Catholic League for girls they are in GCAC and both boys and girls participate in the Illinois High School Association. Teams are stylized as the Broncos and Lady Broncos respectively.
The school offers a number of fall, winter, spring and year-round sports for both girls and boys. Sports offerings include:
Girls Sports Boys Sports Basketball Baseball Broncettes (Dance) Basketball Cheerleading Cross Country Cross Country Football Golf Golf Hockey Lacrosse Lacrosse Soccer Soccer Softball Tennis Track & Field Track & Field Volleyball Volleyball Wrestling Wrestling
Athletic accomplishments
The Broncos football team began its current streak of state playoff appearances in 1993, making it to the semifinals that year. The first football state championship was won during the 2004 season, with a 44–7 victory over Coal City in the Class 4a title game. High finishes and state titles within the IHSA listed below:
Boys Baseball Year Finish Class 2000–2001 3rd A 2004–2005 2nd A 2018–2019 1st 3A
Boys Football Year Finish Class 2004–2005 1st 4A 2009–2010 1st 5A 2010–2011 1st 5A 2011–2012 1st 5A 2012–2013 1st 5A 2013–2014 2nd 5A 2014–2015 2nd 5A 2015–2016 1st 6A 2018–2019 2nd 5A 2024–2025 1st 3A 2025-2026 1st 4A
Boys Track and Field Year Finish Class 2004–2005 2nd A
Boys Wrestling Year Finish Class 1995–1996 3rd A 1997–1998 3rd A 1999–2000 1st A 2001–2002 1st A 2002–2003 1st A 2003–2004 1st A 2004–2005 1st A 2006–2007 2nd AA 2007–2008 1st AA 2008–2009 1st 2A 2009–2010 1st 2A 2010–2011 1st 2A 2011–2012 1st 2A 2012–2013 1st 2A 2013–2014 1st 2A 2014–2015 1st 2A 2016–2017 2nd 3A 2017–2018 1st 3A 2018–2019 1st 3A 2019–2020 1st 3A 2023-2024 2nd 2A2024-20253rd2A2025-20262nd3A
Girls Basketball Year Finish Class 2007–2008 3rd 3A 2009–2010 1st 3A 2010–2011 1st 3A 2011–2012 1st 3A 2012–2013 3rd 3A 2013–2014 1st 3A 2014–2015 3rd 3A2016–2017 3rd 4A2017–2018 2nd 4A2023-2024 3rd 3A2024-2025 1st 3A
Girls Softball YearFinishClass2015–20161st3A2017–20181st3A
Girls Soccer YearFinishClass2021–20223rd1A
Girls Cross Country Year Finish Class 2011–2012 3rd 2A 2012–2013 3rd 2A
Girls Volleyball Year Finish Class 2014–2015 4th 3A 2021–2022 1st 2A
The school's dance team, The Broncettes, have won two consecutive state Pom titles and over 15 state titles in the IDTA dating back to 1994.
Notable alumni Tony Fitzpatrick (1977), artist Kathleen Hermesdorf (1985), dancer and choreographer Scott Sobkowiak (1995), MLB pitcher Mac Brandt (1998), actor Chase Beebe (2003), former bantamweight Champion for World Extreme Cage Fighting Jaleel Johnson (2012), NFL defensive end Jordan Westerkamp (2012), former college football wide receiver Joseph Spivak (2017), WWE superstar RayJ Dennis (2019 - transferred), basketball player for the Indiana Pacers Jermari Harris (2019), cornerback for the Tennessee Titans
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