Bergan High School (Peoria, Illinois)

Bergan High School was a Catholic high school in Peoria, Illinois. It was founded in 1964 by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Peoria in what was then the northern part of the city.[1] The school was named after Archbishop of Omaha Gerald Thomas Bergan, a Peoria native. Peoria already had Catholic high schools at the time in Spalding Institute and the Academy of Our Lady High School, located near downtown Peoria.

The school was originally run by the Christian Brothers, but they left the school in 1979. Monsignor Steven Rohlfs, later rector of Mount St. Mary's Seminary, served as chaplain of the high school after their departure.[2]

In 1988, Bergan merged in Academy of Our Lady/Spalding Institute and became Peoria Notre Dame High School.[3]

Famous alumni of Bergan include Broadway actor Bart Shatto, NCAA cross country champion Suzie Tuffey,[4] Major League Baseball pitcher Tom Gilles,[5] ABC TV Shark Tank winner Dave Alwan, and Michael C. Maibach, the first American elected to public office under 21 years of age in U.S. history (April 12, 1972), former Vice President of the Intel Corporation (1983–2001) and former President & CEO of the European American Business Council (2003–2012).

References
  1. "Peoria Bergan High School "Trojans"". Illinoishsglorydays.com. 1966-09-10. Retrieved 2011-03-02.
  2. "Msgr. Rohlfs". Msmary.edu. Archived from the original on 2011-05-25. Retrieved 2011-03-02.
  3. "Our History". Peoria, Illinois: Peoria Notre Dame High School. 2010-08-18. Archived from the original on 2010-07-01. Retrieved 2010-08-19.
  4. "SUZIE TUFFEY Greater Peoria Sports Hall Of Fame". Gpshof.com. Retrieved 2022-04-08.
  5. "Tom Gilles Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2011-03-02.

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