Walsh Jesuit High School

Infobox School
name = Walsh Jesuit High School


imagesize = 173px‎
motto = Men and Women for Others, Ad Maiorem Dei Gloriam,
established = September 7, 1965
type = Private, Co-educational, college preparatory
affiliation = Roman Catholic, Jesuit (Detroit Province)
district = Detroit Province of the Jesuits
grades = 9–12
president = Fr. Michael J. Marco, S.J.
principal = Mr. Mark Hassman
vice principal = Mrs. Rafferty
free_label = Dean of Students
free_text = Mr.Kevin Barger
faculty = 80
students = 950 students
athletics = Baseball, basketball, bowling, cross-country, football, golf, hockey, lacrosse, soccer, softball, swimming and diving, tennis, track, volleyball, and wrestling
colors = Maroon and Gold
mascot = Warrior
free_label2 = Tuition
free_text2 = $9200.00
free_label3 = Campus size
free_text3 = Over convert|108|acre|km2
location = Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, United States
website = [http://www.walshjesuit.org/index.aspx]

Walsh Jesuit High School is a private, Jesuit high school in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio. Founded in 1964, the school was funded by a gift from and named after Cornelius and Jane Walsh. It has been recognized twice as a Blue Ribbon School of Excellence by the U.S. Department of Education.Fact|date=August 2008

Overview

The school is run by the Jesuits, an order of the Roman Catholic Church. Its educational traditions can be traced to Ignatius of Loyola, the founder of the Jesuits. Its motto is "Men and Women for Others", taken from a 1973 address by the Rev. Pedro Arrupe, former Superior General of the Society of Jesus. The school's colors are gold and maroon. Its sports teams are known as the Warriors.

Walsh Jesuit High School is one of 47 Jesuit high schools in the United States, organized in the Jesuit Secondary Education Association. Although originally an all male high school, Walsh Jesuit began admitting young women in 1993. The class of 1994 was the last single-gender graduating class.

Attached to the high school is a chapel dedicated to the lives and memory of the North American Jesuit Martyrs (also known as the Canadian Martyrs), eight Jesuit missionaries that worked among the native people of what is now Quebec and upper New York State in the 17th century. A special mass honoring these martyrs is held for the students on or around every October 19. The exterior of the chapel features a distinguishing pinnacled roof built to resemble an American Indian teepee with a cross emerging from the center, the likeness of which serves as Walsh Jesuit's school logo.

Academics

Graduation requirements require coursework in English, mathematics, social studies, science, foreign language, fine arts, physical education, and theology with additional courses in computer science available. As an accredited college preparatory high school, Walsh Jesuit also provides an Advanced Placement program, preparing students to take over 18 AP tests with an 81% of test scores qualifying for college credit.Fact|date=August 2008 100% of students continue to higher education; 99.5% of graduates attend four-year institutions throughout the United States. More than 90 percent of the class of 2007 received merit scholarships totaling nearly $20 million. Nearly 80% of Walsh's faculty members hold at least a master's degree. The average teaching experience for a Walsh Jesuit teacher is 17 years. There are 80 members of the professional staff, including five Jesuit priests.

The latest available median SAT (math + verbal) was 1136/1600; the median ACT was 25/36--both well above state and national averages.Fact|date=August 2008

Graduate at Graduation

The Graduate at Graduation, which is known to most as the "Grad at Grad", is a statement that outlines the goals of a Walsh education. It emphasizes academic growth as well as spiritual and leadership growth. It includes five overall attributes of the perfect graduate:

#Open to Growth
#Intellectually Competent
#Religious
#Loving
#Committed to Doing Justice

Capital Campaign

Walsh Jesuit High School officially launched a $10 million capital campaign on Saturday, September 24, 2006. The campaign — For the Greater Glory of God — will raise nearly $2 million toward the educational endowment and more than $8 million toward construction and renovation of the school and chapel.Fact|date=August 2008 Some improvements include:

#Add $1.7 million to the current endowment, meaning an additional $85,000 in financial aid would be available each year
#Allocate $8.3 million toward physical changes, including the:
*construction of a new entry and two administrative wings, complete with a statue of St. Ignatius, skylights, and display cases
**construction of a new fine arts center, featuring expanded backstage areas, new dressing rooms, and centralized facilities for the school’s choirs and bands, all anchored by a renovated theater
**construction of a new fitness center on the mezzanine level of the Ricco Fieldhouse that would be open to all students, faculty, and staff
**renovation of the school’s commons, with updates to the kitchen, restrooms, and bookstore
**renovation and expansion of the chapel to accommodate the entire student body, while maintaining the chapel’s structural integrity

Athletics

Walsh Jesuit was won 32 Ohio High School Athletic Association team state championships, 4th most in Ohio history.cite web|url=http://www.ohsaa.org/|title=Ohio High School Athletic Association Web site|accessdate=2008-03-14|author=OHSAA]

Ohio High School Athletic Association State Championships

* Boys Cross Country - 1984,2002 cite web|url=http://www.ohsaa.org/|title=Ohio High School Athletic Association Web site|accessdate=2006-12-31|author=OHSAA]
* Boys Baseball - 1999,2004,2006,2008 cite web|url=http://www.ohsaa.org/|title=Ohio High School Athletic Association Web site|accessdate=2006-12-31|author=OHSAA] cite web|url=http://www.yappi.com/baseball/StateChamps.html|title=Yappi Sports Baseball|accessdate=2007-02-12|author=Yappi]
* Boys Football - 1999 cite web|url=http://www.ohsaa.org/|title=Ohio High School Athletic Association Web site|accessdate=2006-12-31|author=OHSAA] cite web|url=http://www.yappi.com/football/StateChamps.html|title=Yappi Sports Football|accessdate=2007-02-12|author=Yappi]
* Boys Wrestling - 1991,1993,1994,1995,1996,1997,1999,2000 cite web|url=http://www.ohsaa.org/|title=Ohio High School Athletic Association Web site|accessdate=2006-12-31|author=OHSAA] cite web|url=http://www.yappi.com/statechamps/wrestling.html|title=Yappi Sports Wrestling|accessdate=2007-02-12|author=Yappi]
* Boys Golf – 1990,1991,1996,1997 cite web|url=http://www.ohsaa.org/|title=Ohio High School Athletic Association Web site|accessdate=2006-12-31|author=OHSAA]
* Boys Soccer – 1982,1990,2006 cite web|url=http://www.ohsaa.org/|title=Ohio High School Athletic Association Web site|accessdate=2006-12-31|author=OHSAA]
* Girls Golf – 2001,2004, 2007 cite web|url=http://www.ohsaa.org/|title=Ohio High School Athletic Association Web site|accessdate=2006-12-31|author=OHSAA]
* Girls Soccer – 2000,2001,2004,2006 cite web|url=http://www.ohsaa.org/|title=Ohio High School Athletic Association Web site|accessdate=2006-12-31|author=OHSAA]
* Girls Softball – 2002,2004 cite web|url=http://www.ohsaa.org/|title=Ohio High School Athletic Association Web site|accessdate=2006-12-31|author=OHSAA] cite web|url=http://www.yappi.com/softball/StateChamps.html|title=Yappi Sports Softball|accessdate=2007-02-12|author=Yappi]
* Girls Basketball – 2005 cite web|url=http://www.ohsaa.org/|title=Ohio High School Athletic Association Web site|accessdate=2006-12-31|author=OHSAA]

National Championships

* Boys Wrestling - 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996Fact|date=August 2008
* Girls Soccer - 2000, 2006Fact|date=August 2008

Notable Alumni

*Tim Murphy (1970), member of the United States House of Representatives
*Christopher Connor (1974), CEO of Sherwin-Williams Co.
*Mike Vrabel (1993), linebacker for the New England Patriots
*Brock Kreitzburg [1994), member of the USA-1 four man bobsled team that placed seventh in the 2006 Winter Olympics
*Ryan Armour (1994), professional golfer on the PGA Tour
*Chad Rodgers (2006), Atlanta Braves 2006 Third-Round Draft Pick (100th overall)

External links

* [http://www.walshjesuit.org/ Walsh Jesuit High School official website]
* [http://www.jsea.org/ Jesuit Secondary Education Association official website]
* [http://www.walshjesuit.org/walshjesuit.aspx?pgID=1077&newsID=5&exCompID=252 Article on Walsh Jesuit's Capital Campaign]

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