Mr. Dwight Thomas Congratulations to Mr. Dwight Thomas, our Disciple of the Week for the week of October 7! In his nomination, Mr. Scott Timmermann stated, “In addition to his performance in the classroom, Mr. Thomas leads by example for how to be a Mater Dei Knight. Mr. Thomas especially... Read More
Wren Heiligenstein Congratulations to senior Wren Heiligenstein, our Student of the Week for the week of October 7! In his nomination, science teacher Mr. Dwight Thomas stated, “Wren is an outstanding student in both my Physics Honors and Chemistry II courses. In addition, she shares her school spirit as a... Read More
Join us in congratulating our Football Knights for reaching the IHSA Class 3A State Quarterfinals! Following a 10-game winning streak, the Knights concluded their season with an 11-1 record after a 21-19 loss to Quincy Notre Dame. We thank the players, Coach Jim Stiebel, the assistant coaches, and the parents... Read More
Join us in congratulating our Volleyball Lady Knights on earning second place at the IHSA Class 2A State Tournament! On their journey to the state tournament, under the guidance of head coach Chad Rakers, the Lady Knights won the Marquette Regional, Wesclin Sectional, and Vandalia Super-Sectional. They ended their season... Read More
Credit: Kyle Cunningham, Union Banner News Staff Seeing or hearing the Mater Dei Catholic High School Marching Knights, means their continued success can’t come as a surprise. In fact, the only thing missing up to this point was a state championship. But that was set right on Oct. 26 when... Read More
Our St. Vincent de Paul Society is pleased to announce that during the first quarter of the 2019-202 school year, the Mater Dei family donated an amazing total of $6,084.82 through class mission collections, special collections, and special events! Specifically, a total of $1,059.82 was donated to class missions: the... Read More
The administration and faculty are pleased to announce the Students of the Quarter, who were selected by the faculty from the list of students who earned high honor roll or honor roll recognition for the first quarter. Please join us in congratulating these students and their families! Senior Reece Lampe,... Read More
We are pleased to announce that the 2019-2020 first quarter honor roll includes 63% of our students! These students earned either high honor roll recognition (4.0 to 3.8 GPA) or honor roll recognition (3.79 to 3.5 GPA). Join us in congratulating them, as well as their families, for their dedication... Read More
Our Lady Knights Cross Country team competed at the IHSA Class 1A State Finals on Saturday, November 9, 2019, where they placed 26th. The team qualified for the finals after earning fifth place in the IHSA Class 1A Sectional. We congratulate the team members and coach Mr. Dave Kohnen on... Read More
Congratulations to our boys and our girls cross country teams, who both earned 3rd place at the IHSA Class 1A New Athens Regional! We wish the teams the best as they compete in the IHSA Class 1A Benton Sectional on November 2.
