Providence High School, Chicago
For questions, contact Cami Pritchett, Constituent Engagement/Planned Giving Manager, who is heading the alumnae/i relations area of our department at this time. You may reach her at 812-535-2807 or email cpritchett@spsmw.org.
Upcoming events
The 2019 Providence High School, Chicago, reunion took place on October 26, 2019. This was the school’s final reunion.
Read about the final reunion here.
And below, read a letter General Superior Sister Dawn Tomaszewski offered to alumnae of the school.
Read the story looking back on Providence High School that ran in the summer 2019 issue of HOPE magazine. Sign up to receive HOPE magazine here.
Providence High School – Chicago – has celebrated its final reunion. Individual classes may continue to gather as they wish. If the Sisters of Providence can be helpful to you in any way, please contact Cami Pritchett, Constituent Engagement/Planned Giving Manager, who is heading the alumnae/i relations area of our department at this time. You may reach her at 812-535-2807 or email cpritchett@spsmw.org.
To update your contact information, please fill out the online form.
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Doris Mae Quinn O’Donnell
Class of 1944
Doris Mae Quinn O’Donnell, 97, of Wheaton late of Naperville passed away on January 13, 2024. Doris embraced life through family, the arts, and community. She was a proud graduate of Providence High School, Class of 1944.
(January 2024) -
Ann Genevieve (Lang) Roe
May 11, 1932 – November 14, 2024
Ann Genevieve Roe, 92, of Flatwoods, KY, went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ November 14, 2024, in Ashland Community Hospice.
Ann was a member of the Providence High School, Class of 1950.
Ann was a wonderful mother who enjoyed Italian cooking, intricate puzzles, and bingo. She was very artistic and had a flare for creating beautiful pictures with colored pencils.
In lieu of flowers, donations are suggested to Autism Speaks, Tunnels to Towers, or www.kcfi.church
(December 2024) -
Marietta Bratta-Garber
Class of 1960
In June, 2025, our class is celebrating its 65th anniversary. If you are interested in attending a reunion of the Class of 60, please contact Marietta Bratta-Garber at
(January 2025)
mcbratta@yahoo.com.
In 1888, Our Lady of Providence Academy, the direct ancestor of Providence High School, was opened in one room of Our Lady of Sorrows School in Chicago. Nine students were enrolled.
In 1891, the first two graduates received their diplomas. In 1898, a building on Van Buren Street and Albany Avenue (same geographic area) was purchased for the Academy.
In 1921, Cardinal Mundelein selected the school as one of the regional high schools and the name was changed to Providence High School. Enrollment increase led to a new building at Central Park Avenue and Monroe Street. Classes began in the new building on March 4, 1929.
In 1968, due to decreasing enrollment and finances, St. Mel High School for Boys and Providence High School for girls were both housed at Providence High School.
In 1969, the school fully merged as Providence-St. Mel High School. In 1974, due to financial strain, the sisters leased the building to the Archdiocese for a token annual rental. In 1978, the Archdiocese lease expired July 1.
That fall, it reopened as a private Catholic School purchased from the sisters and incorporated as a non-profit institution with Paul Adams as principal.
Today, Providence-St. Mel is an independent school for pre-kindergarten to grade 12. Each year, 100 percent of its graduates are accepted to four-year colleges and universities.
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