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History
DRIVING EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION
60+ years of Divine Child
For over six decades, Divine Child Catholic Schools have provided young women and men with an excellent Catholic education. It is our responsibility to nurture the growth of students spiritually, academically, creatively and socially. Countless members of the Divine Child community have made a lasting impact on our schools. If it were not for Msgr. Weier, Msgr. Kucyk, Fr. Bilot, Fr. McCabe and the many members of the schools' leadership - including several alumni principals - our institution would not be where it is today. Our story began in 1950 when the Archdiocese of Detroit founded our parish. Shortly thereafter, our community rallied to build an elementary school, and the rest is history. Join us below for a look at more than 60 years of DC's storied past.
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1952
December 1
The parish began digging to prepare for the construction of the new elementary school. The bid was $256,300.
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1953
August 22
Six Bernardine Franciscan Sisters arrived from Pennsylvania to teach in the elementary school.
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1953
September 9
"Divine Child School" opened with 297 students in grades 1 through 4. Only 6 of 11 classrooms were occupied. The plan was to add one grade per year.
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1957
December 3
Construction on Divine Child High School began.
Accreditation
Divine Child High School has met the criteria for educational quality established by the AdvancED® Accreditation Commission and has been presented with a Certificate of Accreditation by the NCA Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement, the Northwest Accreditation Commission, and the SACS commission on Accreditation and School Improvement.