Mater Dei High School, Santa Ana

Mater Dei High School, established in 1950, is located in Santa Ana, Orange County, California. Its name is Latin for Mother of God.

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Santa Ana - Orange County - California - Latin - Mother of God

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Mater Dei is the largest Catholic high school west of Chicago. Mater Dei is co-educational and has a diverse enrollment of 2,200 students from every city in Orange County as well as surrounding counties. It is known for having one of the top high school athletic programs in the nation and since 1990 their teams have won 28 CIF, 7 state, and 2 national athletic championships. Their mascot is the Monarch (lion).

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Catholic - High school - Chicago - CIF - Lion

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One of the requirements for graduation for all students is the completion of at least 80 hours of community service prior. The class of 2004 completed nearly 65,000 volunteer hours at hundreds of organizations

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