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Jeff Monday

Executive Vice-President
Principal


Executive Vice-President and Principal Mr. Jeff Monday has served as principal of Messmer since 1997. Mr. Monday began his career at Messmer in 1988. During his two decades at Messmer, he has served as a mathematics teacher, vice principal, advisor, and coach. Mr. Monday serves on a number of school committees and is Executive Vice President of the Messmer Catholic Schools' Board.

Mr. Monday is a product of Catholic education. He received his Bachelor of Science in Mathematics from Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska. At Creighton, he was the President of the Student Education Association and was named "Leader of the Year" by the University. He received a Master's degree in Administration and Supervision from Marquette University in 1995. In 2002, he was named Young Alumnus of the Year at Marquette University's School of Education.

Mr. Monday serves as a mentor for students studying School Administration at Cardinal Stritch University where he has taken graduate courses. He is currently on the ministry council of the House of Peace and is a member of the PAVE Johnsonville Fellows Program, a consortium of successful urban school leaders.

In addition to his role as principal of Messmer, Mr. Monday has developed training programs for Northwestern Mutual and has been a mathematics instructor at Alverno College. He has also been an instructor in the St. Mary's University of Minnesota satellite program. He has presented at several education conferences, including the National Catholic Education Association. He was selected as a member of the FBI Citizen's Academy in 2001-02. In 2006, Mr. Monday was recognized by the Archdiocese of Milwaukee for his outstanding leadership in Catholic education.


1926 - Archbishop Messmer establishes Diocesan High School (now Messmer High School) with 166 students.


1928 - Diocesan High School renamed Messmer High School after Archbishop Sebastian Gebhard Messmer.


1940 - Enrollment reaches all-time high with two shifts of classes to accommodate more than 1,400 students and no freshman classes.

 

1980 - Messmer begins to see a steady decline in student enrollment.


1984 - Archdiocese of Milwaukee announces the closure of Messmer High School and Save Messmer Committee is formed.


1984 - With support from the DeRance Foundation, the Messmer school building is purchased from the Archdiocese of Milwaukee.


1985 - Messmer High School reopens with 115 students and 16 faculty members and becomes the first independent Catholic school in Milwaukee.


1995 - Messmer High School becomes the first religious school accepted into School Choice program.


1998 - Archbishop officially recognizes Messmer as an independent Catholic school.

 

1999 - Messmer Catholic Schools is established to oversee Messmer High School and the new Messmer Preparatory Catholic School (formerly St. Mary Czestochowa).


2007 - Messmer Catholic Schools assumes management of St. Rose and St. Leo schools at the request of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee.


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