Our Lady of Mount Carmel High School

Our Lady of Mount Carmel High School was the last remaining private, Roman Catholic high school in Wyandotte, Michigan. As the high school to the parish of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Wyandotte, it was closed as the 2nd to last Polish-American Catholic School behind Orchard Lake St. Mary's Preparatory in the Archdiocese of Detroit.HistoryThe history of Our Lady of Mount Carmel High School is a brilliant tribute to its leaders, who had nurtured its growth and had cared for its development in all fields. Year after year its youth had gone through its portals better prepared to live in and serve its community. “Since the tree is known by its fruit,” Our Lady of Mt. Carmel High School has a fine record to present. With its thousands of alumni, many have gone into various professional fields.In September, 1928, the pastor, Rev. Father Peter Kruszka, the Felician Sisters from Livonia, Michigan, and zealous parishioners finally realized a long cherished dream and brought into existence the Our Lady of Mount Carmel High School, housed in a newly built two-story annex on what was then Electric Avenue.The rapid growth of the school in number and advancement in educational standards was due to the unselfish and hard work of the succeeding pastors, especially Rev. Father Ladislaus Krych. Also, to the principals who had carried most of the burden of educating and directing: Sister Mary Simplicia, the pioneer in 1928; Sister Mary Bernadette, excellent teacher and acting principal for the initial years 1928 – 1931; Sister Mary Emmanuel, ardent character builder, crusader for athletics and higher education 1931 – 1935, 1939; Sister Mary Bonifilia, activity-conscious 1935 – 1937, Sister Mary Cantia 1937 – 1940 who promoted the growth of the school; Sister Mary Emmanuel, 1940 – 1946, under whose efficient principalship the school reached its highest standards: improvements in the curriculum to meet the needs of the students and in the school’s facilities, installments and additions to aid the teachers in their schoolwork, which was possible through the cooperation and understanding of the pastor-professor, Fr. Krych.