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Bergan High School was a Catholic high school in Peoria, Illinois. It was founded in 1964 by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Peoria in what was then the northern part of the city. The school was named after Archbishop of Omaha Gerald Thomas Bergan, a Peoria native. Peoria already had Catholic high schools at the time in Spalding Institute and the Academy of Our Lady High School, located near downtown Peoria.

The school was originally run by the Christian Brothers, but they left the school in 1979. Monsignor Steven Rohlfs, later rector of Mount St. Mary's Seminary, served as chaplain of the high school after their departure.

In 1988, Bergan merged in Academy of Our Lady/Spalding Institute and became Peoria Notre Dame High School.

Notable alumni

• Dave Alwan - ABC TV Shark Tank winner
• Tom Gilles - Major League Baseball pitcher
• Michael C. Maibach - the first American elected to public office under 21 years of age in U.S. history (April 12, 1972), former Vice President of the Intel Corporation (1983–2001) and former President & CEO of the European American Business Council (2003–2012).
• Bart Shatto - Broadway actor
• Suzie Tuffey - NCAA cross country champion

References

1. "Peoria Bergan High School "Trojans"". Illinoishsglorydays.com. September 10, 1966. Retrieved March 2, 2011.
2. "Msgr. Rohlfs". Msmary.edu. Archived from the original on May 25, 2011. Retrieved March 2, 2011.
3. "Our History". Peoria, Illinois: Peoria Notre Dame High School. August 18, 2010. Archived from the original on July 1, 2010. Retrieved August 19, 2010.
4. "Colgan v. Sisters of St. Joseph, 237 Ill. App. 3d 579 | Casetext Search + Citator". casetext.com. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
5. "Tom Gilles Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 2, 2011.
6. "Broadway star to headline alumni talent show at Peoria Notre Dame H.S. Sept. 3". The Catholic Post. August 25, 2022. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
7. "SUZIE TUFFEY Greater Peoria Sports Hall Of Fame". Gpshof.com. Retrieved April 8, 2022.

v t e Roman Catholic Diocese of Peoria
Bishops	Ordinaries John Lancaster Spalding Edmund Michael Dunne Joseph Henry Leo Schlarman William Edward Cousins John Baptist Franz Edward William O'Rourke John J. Myers Daniel R. Jenky Louis Tylka Coadjutor Louis Tylka (2020-2022) Auxiliary Peter Joseph O'Reilly
Churches	Cathedral Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Immaculate Conception, Peoria Parishes Holy Trinity Church, Bloomington Shrine Queen of the Holy Rosary Memorial Shrine, LaSalle
Education	Newman centers St. John's Catholic Newman Center, Champaign High schools Alleman High School, Rock Island Central Catholic High School, Bloomington Marquette Academy, Ottawa Notre Dame High School, Peoria St. Bede Academy, Peru St. Thomas More High School, Champaign Schlarman Academy, Danville Former high schools Academy of Our Lady/Spalding Institute, Peoria Bergan High School, Peoria Villa de Chantal, Rock Island
Priests	Gerald Thomas Bergan James Ryan John George Alleman Fulton J. Sheen
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