Holy Family Catholic High School (Minnesota)

Holy Family Catholic High School
Address
8101 Kochia Lane Victoria, Minnesota, (Carver County) 55386 United States
Coordinates
Information
Type	Private, Coeducational
Motto	Ostendite Illis Viam (Show Them The Way)
Religious affiliation(s)	Roman Catholic (LaSallian)
Established	2000
President	Kathleen Brown
Principal	Kathleen Brown
Staff	18
Faculty	41
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	440 (2015-16)
Average class size	24
Student to teacher ratio	13:1
Color(s)	Forest Green and Cream
Song	Holy Family Anthem
Athletics	29 varsity teams
Athletics conference	Wright County Conference
Mascot	Fire
Team name	Fire
Accreditation	North Central Association of Colleges and Schools
Average ACT scores	25.3
Website	http://www.hfchs.org/

Holy Family Catholic High School is a co-educational high school in Victoria, Minnesota. The school was opened in the fall of 2000 to an inaugural school of freshman and sophomore students. Today, the school educates students in grades nine through twelve, offering a complete extra and co-curricular program. Holy Family provides curricular programs for students in grades 9-12 and co-curricular activities in grades 5-12.

History

The Holy Family initiative began with a small group of Catholic laity in Excelsior in August, 1995. The group received the blessing of Archbishop Harry Flynn to build the first Catholic high school in the Twin Cities in more than 30 years. By early 1998, the project became Holy Family Catholic High School, one of the few laity-driven Catholic high schools developed and built anywhere in the country.

Groundbreaking occurred on May 25, 1999 with Archbishops Flynn and Roach, the school's Board of Directors, community dignitaries, and a host of friends and supporters in attendance. Construction of the campus and facility began in July 1999. The school opened on September 5, 2000, accommodating both freshman and sophomore students. The school was formally dedicated on October 25, 2000, and in the spring of 2003, graduated its first senior class. A Lasallian affiliation with the Midwest District of the Christian Brothers was formally established on October 19, 2005. The school was the first in the Christian Brothers' 300-year history to seek a formal affiliation without prior contact with a Lasallian ministry.

Campus

The Holy Family facility is a 176,000-square-foot (16,400 m²) structure that combines technology and tradition. The school features a chapel, two 20 classroom learning centers, art and music suites, and multiple athletic facilities including a large gymnasium, a multipurpose activity center, weight training, and outdoor football/track, soccer, baseball and softball fields, and eight tennis courts.

Athletics

Holy Family Catholic has been a member of the Wright County Conference since 2012.