Dear Friends,

“What do you seek?”  The master teacher, Jesus, touched the hearts and minds of people not by giving answers, but instead, by asking a question first.

At St. Gregory the Great High School, we ask this same question of you.   We do this because we BELIEVE in educating the hearts and minds of each student.  We BELIEVE this starts by getting to know each student as a unique person.

I invite you to “come and see” the miracles at work in St. Gregory the Great High School.  Come and see each student stretching to reach her or his dreams.  Come and see each teacher challenging students to their potential.

Come and see – and discover the many powerful ways that St. Gregory the Great High School is making all the difference in the lives of every student!

Blessings,

President

President Antonio (Tony) DeSapio has served in Catholic education for eleven years.  Tony started his career teaching at St. Paul Elementary School in the Diocese of Memphis, Tennessee.  In 2001, he took a position at the University of Notre Dame and served as a Director of the Alliance for Catholic Education (ACE) Program – a graduate degree program that forms teachers and leaders for Catholic schools.  In 2008, Tony was named President of St. Gregory the Great High School and is currently serving in his second year.  Tony holds a bachelors degree in Economics and Political Science and a Masters Degree in Education from the University of Notre Dame.

Principal Erika Mickelburgh-Bowles has been an educator for thirteen years. Erika started her career at St Agnes of Bohemia as a sixth and seventh grade teacher. She joined the faculty at St Gregory the Great High School in 2001 as an English and Social Studies Teacher. She is currently completing her sixth year as principal. She has served in the capacity of assistant principal, president/principal during her tenure at SGHS. Erika holds a Bachelors degree in Political Science and English from DePaul University, Masters in Teaching from Dominican University and a Masters in Instructional Leadership from Loyola University. She serves as a Quality Review Chair for AdvancED and the Chair of the Archdiocesan High School Leadership Council. She is a member of the National Catholic Education Association, Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, the Illinois Principals Association and the National Association of Secondary School Principals.