Andrean High School is a

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, college preparatory

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. It is located in the Diocese of Gary. The school was founded in 1959, and named for St. Andrew, the patron saint of the first bishop of the diocese of the

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, Andrew Grutka. Through most of its history, Andrean has been staffed in part by members of the

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and the Sisters of Saints Cyril and Methodius. The school colors are red and gold in honor of the martyrdom and subsequent glory of

St. Andrew Andrew the Apostle ( grc-koi, Ἀνδρέᾱς, Andréās ; la, Andrēās ; , syc, ܐܰܢܕ݁ܪܶܐܘܳܣ, ʾAnd’reʾwās), also called Saint Andrew, was an apostle of Jesus according to the New Testament. He is the brother of Simon Peter ...

. The school motto is "''Magister Meus Christus''," or "Christ is My Teacher."

History

Andrean High School first opened its doors to 337 students on September 14, 1959, creating a centrally-located Catholic High School between

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in Hammond, IN and Marquette Catholic High School in Michigan City, IN. Bishop Leo Aloysius Pursley from the Diocese of Fort Wayne and Bishop

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from the newly formed Diocese of Gary were instrumental in its creation.

Demographics

The racial breakdown of the 588 students enrolled for the 2013–2014 school year was: *Asian – 3.6% *Black – 21.3% *Hispanic – 10.7% *White – 57.7% *Multiracial – 6.7%

Athletics

The school's teams are the Fighting '59ers. This name comes from the address of the school, 5959 Broadway, and the year of its founding- 1959. Andrean competes in the

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. The following IHSAA sanctioned sports are offered: *Baseball (boys) **State champions – 2005, 2009, 2010, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019 2022 *Basketball (girls & boys) **State champions (boys) – 2019 *Cross country (girls & boys) *Football (boys) **State champions – 2004, 2013, 2021 *Golf (girls & boys) *Soccer (girls & boys) **State champions (girls) – 2016 *Softball (girls) **State champions – 1998, 2007, 2012 *Tennis (girls & boys) *Track (girls & boys) *Volleyball (girls) **State champions – 2017, 2021 *Wrestling (boys)

Notable alumni

* Dawn LoVerde Brancheau – professional animal trainer *

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– member of the

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from

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(northwest Indiana)

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