Moeller High School
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Archbishop Moeller High School (icon), known as Moeller, is a private, all-male, college-preparatory
high school in the suburbs of Cincinnati
, in Hamilton County, Ohio
. It is currently one of five all-male Catholic high schools
in the Cincinnati area.
Established in 1958 and opened in 1960, Moeller quickly gained a reputation for its athletic excellence, winning seven state football championships and five national football championships
in its first 24 years, led by coach Gerry Faust
.
Edward A. McCarthy and Brother Paul Sibbing, S.M., to supervise the planning and construction of a new high school near Montgomery, Ohio
. Funds for the school were provided by Catholic parishioners in the Cincinnati area as part of the Archbishop's High School Fund Campaign. Archbishop Alter named the school Archbishop Moeller High School to commemorate the fourth Archbishop of Cincinnati, Henry K. Moeller
.
Moeller High School opened its doors in September 1960, along with La Salle High School
, a fellow Cincinnati Archdiocesan school. Marianist Brother Lawrence Eveslage, S.M., was appointed the first principal, and the faculty consisted of Marianist priests and brothers as well as laity
. Moeller High School's first class graduated in 1964. Since then, over 6,000 graduates have become Moeller High School alumni.
When it opened its doors in 1960, Moeller High School received students from over 15 parishes in the northeastern part of the Greater Cincinnati area, drawing from Roger Bacon High School
and Purcell Marian High School
, two other all-male comprehensive Cincinnati Archdiocesan schools. Moeller High School now accepts students from beyond its traditional boundaries, using a three-tiered system of enrollment.
and the school's reference systems), and presenting projects. Many textbooks have been replaced by electronic versions. Starting with the class of 2012, students began leasing Tablet PC
s rather than standard laptops, allowing them to take notes within OneNote without needing to type.
Quite a number of countermeasures have been installed to counteract misuse of the computers, including web filtering, to monitor how students use their computers.
s and many other championships. The baseball team, under the direction of head coach Mike Cameron, has produced many stars, some of which have moved on to Major League Baseball
. Among these graduates are Barry Larkin
, Ken Griffey, Jr.
, and Adam Hyzdu
. Mike Cameron retired after the 2007 season and assistant coach Tim Held took over. Held took the 2008 team to the final four in his first year at the helm. It was the school's sixth final four appearance. The basketball team has achieved recent success since the mid-1990s. Since 1992, Moeller had won/shared 9 conference titles. Since 1999 Moeller Basketball has won 3 State Titles while going to 4 State Final Fours. In 2004, led by 5 starters who would go on to play NCAA Division I basketball, Moeller reached as high as the top 10 in USA Today's national poll. Since 2000, the Moeller Basketball Program has sent more than a dozen players on to play NCAA Division I Basketball. The wrestling team at Moeller is also known for being one of the premier programs in the state, as well as the nation.
The lacrosse team have won two state titles and have been a constant force in the state and midwest. The team had a good run of success in the early to mid 90's but has since found it to come by as the competition level has increased. Nonetheless they maintain their position as one of the top five teams in the state every year.
Moeller High School's athletic teams – with the exception of boxing, lacrosse, skiing, and volleyball – are sanctioned by the Ohio High School Athletic Association
(OHSAA) and compete in the Greater Catholic League South, along with Elder
, St. Xavier
and La Salle
High Schools. The Greater Catholic League, more commonly known as the GCL, is often considered one of the premier high school conferences in the country.
Recently, Moeller unveiled plans to build a multipurpose stadium on campus (named Gerry Faust Athletic Complex with an 8-foot bronze statue honoring him at the entrance); however, the plan faced strong criticism from neighboring homeowners, and Moeller's request to change the zoning
regulation was denied. Moeller has appealed. As of March 2008, the football field portion is fully completed and ready for immediate use. Moeller's football team has played in University of Cincinnati
's Nippert Stadium
as their home field over the last several years, but starting in 2009, they began using Lockland Stadium instead. Moeller High School's gymnasium, featuring two JumboTron
screens, was named one of the top places for high school basketball by USA Today
.
OHSAA team championships
Non-OHSAA championships
The 2007 title went to the second team in Ohio high school men's volleyball history to go undefeated.
In 2008, The Crusader won First Place, the second highest honor a high school newspaper can receive from the American Scholastic Press Association. The contest judged The Crusader on writing, layout, and visual quality.
. There are six houses: Zaragoza, Zehler, Eveslage, Quiroga, Pilar, and Trinity. Each house name has something to do with the Marianist order. The six houses are also divided into mentor groups, which is like a homeroom class, consisting of about twenty students, five from each grade. This allows interaction between grades.
The six houses also compete every year in areas such as grades, detentions, service, and competitions such as the Crusader Games.
University-preparatory school
A university-preparatory school or college-preparatory school is a secondary school, usually private, designed to prepare students for a college or university education...
high school in the suburbs of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, Ohio
Cincinnati is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio. Cincinnati is the county seat of Hamilton County. Settled in 1788, the city is located to north of the Ohio River at the Ohio-Kentucky border, near Indiana. The population within city limits is 296,943 according to the 2010 census, making it Ohio's...
, in Hamilton County, Ohio
Hamilton County, Ohio
As of 2000, there were 845,303 people, 346,790 households, and 212,582 families residing in the county. The population density was 2,075 people per square mile . There were 373,393 housing units at an average density of 917 per square mile...
. It is currently one of five all-male Catholic high schools
Catholic school
Catholic schools are maintained parochial schools or education ministries of the Catholic Church. the Church operates the world's largest non-governmental school system...
in the Cincinnati area.
Established in 1958 and opened in 1960, Moeller quickly gained a reputation for its athletic excellence, winning seven state football championships and five national football championships
High School Football National Championship
The High School Football National Championship is a national championship honor awarded to the best high school football team in the United States of America based on rankings from USA Today and the National Prep Poll. There have been some efforts over the years at organizing a single-game playoff...
in its first 24 years, led by coach Gerry Faust
Gerry Faust
Gerard Anthony "Gerry" Faust is a former American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of Notre Dame from 1981 to 1985 and at the University of Akron from 1986 to 1994, compiling a career college football record of 73–79–4...
.
History
Archbishop Moeller High School was established in Fall 1958 when Archbishop Karl J. Alter appointed MonsignorMonsignor
Monsignor, pl. monsignori, is the form of address for those members of the clergy of the Catholic Church holding certain ecclesiastical honorific titles. Monsignor is the apocopic form of the Italian monsignore, from the French mon seigneur, meaning "my lord"...
Edward A. McCarthy and Brother Paul Sibbing, S.M., to supervise the planning and construction of a new high school near Montgomery, Ohio
Montgomery, Ohio
Montgomery is a city in Hamilton County, Ohio, United States settled in 1796. The town was a coach stop on the Cincinnati-Zanesville Road, later known as the Montgomery Pike with an Inn, two taverns, a grist mill and a carding mill to process its agricultural products...
. Funds for the school were provided by Catholic parishioners in the Cincinnati area as part of the Archbishop's High School Fund Campaign. Archbishop Alter named the school Archbishop Moeller High School to commemorate the fourth Archbishop of Cincinnati, Henry K. Moeller
Henry K. Moeller
Henry K. Moeller was an American prelate of the Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Columbus and Archbishop of Cincinnati .-Early life and education:...
.
Moeller High School opened its doors in September 1960, along with La Salle High School
La Salle High School (Cincinnati, Ohio)
La Salle High School is a Catholic, all-male, parochial high school in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.The school was opened September 6, 1960 and named in honor of Jean-Baptiste de la Salle, a French priest and educational reformer. The school was officially dedicated May 14, 1961...
, a fellow Cincinnati Archdiocesan school. Marianist Brother Lawrence Eveslage, S.M., was appointed the first principal, and the faculty consisted of Marianist priests and brothers as well as laity
Laity
In religious organizations, the laity comprises all people who are not in the clergy. A person who is a member of a religious order who is not ordained legitimate clergy is considered as a member of the laity, even though they are members of a religious order .In the past in Christian cultures, the...
. Moeller High School's first class graduated in 1964. Since then, over 6,000 graduates have become Moeller High School alumni.
When it opened its doors in 1960, Moeller High School received students from over 15 parishes in the northeastern part of the Greater Cincinnati area, drawing from Roger Bacon High School
Roger Bacon High School
Roger Bacon High School is a high school in St. Bernard, Ohio, USA based in the Franciscan Tradition.This high school was dedicated in 1928, and was under the administration of and staffed by the Brothers and Priests of the Order of Friars Minor, and lay men and women...
and Purcell Marian High School
Purcell Marian High School
Purcell Marian High School is a parochial high school in the East Walnut Hills neighborhood Cincinnati, Ohio, United States based in the Marianist Tradition...
, two other all-male comprehensive Cincinnati Archdiocesan schools. Moeller High School now accepts students from beyond its traditional boundaries, using a three-tiered system of enrollment.
Laptop program
Starting with the freshman class of 1999, Moeller High School adopted a new laptop program. All freshmen are required to lease laptops through the program to assist in education. Leasing costs are included as part of school tuition. The laptops are equipped to use the new network installed in the school, and teachers are encouraged to use the laptops to do more in the classroom. Common uses for the laptops include writing papers, doing research (using both the InternetInternet
The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet protocol suite to serve billions of users worldwide...
and the school's reference systems), and presenting projects. Many textbooks have been replaced by electronic versions. Starting with the class of 2012, students began leasing Tablet PC
Tablet computer
A tablet computer, or simply tablet, is a complete mobile computer, larger than a mobile phone or personal digital assistant, integrated into a flat touch screen and primarily operated by touching the screen...
s rather than standard laptops, allowing them to take notes within OneNote without needing to type.
Quite a number of countermeasures have been installed to counteract misuse of the computers, including web filtering, to monitor how students use their computers.
Media
- Paul KeelsPaul KeelsPaul Keels is the current play-by-play announcer for Ohio State University's football and men's basketball teams for WBNS Radio and the Ohio State Buckeyes Radio Network....
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Politics
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– U.S. CongressmanUnited States House of RepresentativesThe United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
for Ohio's 8th congressional districtOhio's 8th congressional districtOhio's 8th congressional district sits on the west side of Ohio, bordering Indiana. The cities of Hamilton, Fairfield, Middletown, Huber Heights, Eaton, Greenville, Piqua, Troy, and parts of Dayton, Riverside, and Wright Patterson Air Force Base are part of the district...
and 61st Speaker of the United States House of RepresentativesSpeaker of the United States House of RepresentativesThe Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, or Speaker of the House, is the presiding officer of the United States House of Representatives... - Frank BroganFrank BroganFrank T. Brogan is the current Chancellor of the State University System of Florida and the former President of Florida Atlantic University. He was also the 15th Lieutenant Governor of Florida...
- Lieutenant Governor of Florida. - Tom RagaTom RagaThomas A. Raga is an American politician of the Republican Party who previously represented the Sixty-seventh District in the Ohio House of Representatives. In February 2006, he was named by J. Kenneth Blackwell as his running mate in the May 2, 2006, primary for Governor and Lieutenant Governor...
– Ohio State RepresentativeOhio House of RepresentativesThe Ohio House of Representatives is the lower house of the Ohio General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Ohio; the other house of the bicameral legislature being the Ohio Senate....
, former RepublicanOhio Republican PartyThe Ohio Republican Party is the Ohio state affiliate of the United States Republican Party. It was founded in Columbus, Ohio on February 13, 1854. Kevin DeWine has been chairman of the Ohio GOP since 2009...
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Colorado State Senator 1987-1996, Chairman of the Colorado State Board of Education. - Joe UeckerJoe UeckerJoe Uecker is a Republican member of the Ohio House of Representatives, who has represented the 66th District since 2005. He is the Chairman of the House Commerce and Labor Committee.-Career:...
– Ohio State RepresentativeOhio House of RepresentativesThe Ohio House of Representatives is the lower house of the Ohio General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Ohio; the other house of the bicameral legislature being the Ohio Senate....
(R–66)
Baseball
- Buddy BellBuddy BellDavid Gus "Buddy" Bell is a former third baseman and manager in Major League Baseball. After an 18-year career with four teams, most notably the Cleveland Indians and Texas Rangers, he managed the Detroit Tigers, Colorado Rockies and Kansas City Royals for three seasons each...
– former third baseman and manager - David BellDavid Bell (baseball)David Michael Bell is a former Major League Baseball third baseman who is currently the manager of the Triple-A Louisville Bats...
– son of Buddy Bell; professional baseball player - Mike Bell – son of Buddy Bell and brother of David Bell; former third basemanThird basemanA third baseman, abbreviated 3B, is the player in baseball whose responsibility is to defend the area nearest to third base — the third of four bases a baserunner must touch in succession to score a run...
for the Cincinnati RedsCincinnati RedsThe Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. They are members of the National League Central Division. The club was established in 1882 as a charter member of the American Association and joined the National League in 1890.... - Andrew BrackmanAndrew BrackmanAndrew Warren Brackman is an American pitcher in Major League Baseball. He signed a four-year, $4.55 million-dollar deal with $3.35-million signing bonus as the New York Yankees' first-round choice of the 2007 Major League Baseball Draft...
– professional baseball player - Ken Griffey, Jr.Ken Griffey, Jr.George Kenneth "Ken" Griffey, Jr. , nicknamed "Junior" and "The Kid", is a former Major League Baseball outfielder and during his final years, designated hitter...
– former outfielder/designated hitter for the Seattle MarinersSeattle MarinersThe Seattle Mariners are a professional baseball team based in Seattle, Washington. Enfranchised in , the Mariners are a member of the Western Division of Major League Baseball's American League. Safeco Field has been the Mariners' home ballpark since July...
, Cincinnati Reds and Chicago White SoxChicago White SoxThe Chicago White Sox are a Major League Baseball team located in Chicago, Illinois.The White Sox play in the American League's Central Division. Since , the White Sox have played in U.S. Cellular Field, which was originally called New Comiskey Park and nicknamed The Cell by local fans... - Adam HyzduAdam HyzduAdam Davis Hyzdu is a former outfielder in Major League Baseball and Nippon Professional Baseball. He batted and threw right-handed.In Major League Baseball, he played for the Pittsburgh Pirates, , Boston Red Sox , San Diego Padres and Texas Rangers .-Biography:Hyzdu attended Moeller High School...
– professional baseball player - Barry LarkinBarry LarkinBarry Louis Larkin is a retired Major League Baseball player. Larkin played shortstop for the Cincinnati Reds from 1986 to 2004 and was one of the pivotal players on the 1990 Reds' World Series championship team...
– former shortstop for the Cincinnati Reds - Stephen Larkin – brother of Barry Larkin; minor league baseball player
- Bill Long – professional baseball player
- Len MatuszekLen MatuszekLeonard James Matuszek was a Major League Baseball outfielder and first baseman. He is an alumnus of the University of Toledo where he played both varsity baseball and basketball...
– major league outfielderOutfielderOutfielder is a generic term applied to each of the people playing in the three defensive positions in baseball farthest from the batter. These defenders are the left fielder, the center fielder, and the right fielder...
and first basemanFirst basemanFirst base, or 1B, is the first of four stations on a baseball diamond which must be touched in succession by a baserunner in order to score a run for that player's team... - Eric SurkampEric SurkampEric M. Surkamp is a Major League Baseball pitcher for the San Francisco Giants.-Professional career:Surkamp was drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the sixth round of the 2008 Major League Baseball Draft out of North Carolina State University.In 2011, after going 10-4 with a 2.02 ERA in 22...
- professional baseball player
Basketball
- Byron LarkinByron LarkinByron K. Larkin is a retired American basketball player who had spent six seasons playing professionally abroad, although he is best known for his collegiate career at Xavier University between 1984–85 and 1987–88. A native of Cincinnati, Ohio, Larkin starred at Moeller High School in both...
– college basketball player, Xavier UniversityXavier University (Cincinnati)Xavier University is a co-educational Jesuit university in the United States located in Cincinnati, Ohio. The University is the sixth-oldest Catholic university in the nation and has an undergraduate enrollment of about 4,000 students and graduate enrollment of 2,600 students. Xavier is primarily...
's all-time leading scorer - Mike Sylvester – college and pro basketball player, University of DaytonUniversity of DaytonThe University of Dayton is a private Roman Catholic university operated by the Society of Mary located in Dayton, Ohio...
Football
- Doug WilliamsDoug WilliamsDoug Williams may refer to:*Doug Williams , Super Bowl XXII MVP*Doug Williams , Australian rules footballer*Doug Williams , English professional wrestler...
– LexingtonUniversity of KentuckyThe University of Kentucky, also known as UK, is a public co-educational university and is one of the state's two land-grant universities, located in Lexington, Kentucky...
All-AmericaAll-AmericaAn All-America team is an honorary sports team composed of outstanding amateur players—those considered the best players of a specific season for each team position—who in turn are given the honorific "All-America" and typically referred to as "All-American athletes", or simply...
n and professional football NFL Houston Oilers offensive tackle - Bob CrableBob CrableBob Crable . He is a 1978 graduate of Archbishop Moeller High School with an accomplished high school football career...
(1978) – Notre DameUniversity of Notre DameThe University of Notre Dame du Lac is a Catholic research university located in Notre Dame, an unincorporated community north of the city of South Bend, in St. Joseph County, Indiana, United States...
All-AmericaAll-AmericaAn All-America team is an honorary sports team composed of outstanding amateur players—those considered the best players of a specific season for each team position—who in turn are given the honorific "All-America" and typically referred to as "All-American athletes", or simply...
n and professional football linebackerLinebackerA linebacker is a position in American football that was invented by football coach Fielding H. Yost of the University of Michigan. Linebackers are members of the defensive team, and line up approximately three to five yards behind the line of scrimmage, behind the defensive linemen... - Russ HuesmanRuss HuesmanRussell Frederick "Russ" Huesman is the current head football coach of the Chattanooga Mocs located in Chattanooga, Tennessee. He took over as the 22nd head coach of the Mocs on December 22, 2008...
– head college football coach for the Chattanooga Mocs - Greg JonesGreg Jones (linebacker b. 1988)Greg Jones II is an American football linebacker for the New York Giants of the National Football League. He was selected by the New York Giants in the sixth round of the 2011 NFL Draft. He played college football at Michigan State University.-Early years:Jones attended Archbishop Moeller High...
– linebacker, New York GiantsNew York GiantsThe New York Giants are a professional American football team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey, representing the New York City metropolitan area. The Giants are currently members of the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
; All-American at Michigan State - Mark KamphausMark KamphausMark Kamphaus is a retired American football quarterback.Kamphaus played high school football at Cincinnati's famed Moeller High School and went on to play college football at Boston College from 1986-89. After backing up Shawn Halloran his fresman year, he split the starting job with Mike Power in...
– Arena Football LeagueArena Football LeagueThe Arena Football League is the highest level of professional indoor American football in the United States. It is currently the second longest running professional football league in the United States, after the National Football League. It was founded in 1987 by Jim Foster...
quarterback, Albany Firebirds - Michael MuñozMichael MuñozMichael Anthony Muñoz, Jr. is a former American football offensive lineman. He is the son of Pro Football Hall of Fame offensive tackle Anthony Muñoz. Born in Mason, Ohio, Muñoz attended Moeller High School in Cincinnati, Ohio, and later University of Tennessee...
– college football offensive lineman; son of Anthony MuñozAnthony MuñozMichael Anthony Muñoz , is a Pro Football Hall of Fame offensive tackle who played most of his career for the National Football League's Cincinnati Bengals... - Rob Murphy – 2 time All-American, Ohio State professional football offensive lineman, NFL- 6 years CFL 6 years currently with Toronto ArgonautsToronto ArgonautsThe Toronto Argonauts are a professional Canadian football team competing in the East Division of the Canadian Football League. The Toronto, Ontario based team was founded in 1873 and is one of the oldest existing professional sports teams in North America, after the Chicago Cubs and the Atlanta...
- Doug Rosfeld – former University of CincinnatiUniversity of CincinnatiThe University of Cincinnati is a comprehensive public research university in Cincinnati, Ohio, and a part of the University System of Ohio....
and NFL football player for the Cleveland BrownsCleveland BrownsThe Cleveland Browns are a professional football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are currently members of the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
; now a history teacher at Moeller - Matt TennantMatt TennantMatthew H. Tennant is an American football center for the New Orleans Saints. He attended Boston College. Tennant was considered one of the best centers available for the 2010 NFL Draft...
– 20102010 NFL DraftThe 2010 NFL Draft was the 75th annual meeting of National Football League franchises to select newly eligible football players. Unlike previous years, the 2010 draft took place over three days, at Radio City Music Hall in New York City, with the first round on Thursday, April 22, 2010, at 7:30 pm...
5th-round pick of the New Orleans SaintsNew Orleans SaintsThe New Orleans Saints are a professional American football team based in New Orleans, Louisiana. They are members of the South Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League ....
out of Boston CollegeBoston College Eagles footballThe Boston College Eagles football team is the collegiate football program of Boston College. The team is a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference, a Division I Bowl Subdivision league governed by the NCAA. Within the ACC, the Eagles are one of six teams in the Atlantic Division... - Tom WaddleTom WaddleGregory Thomas Waddle is a former American football wide receiver in the NFL. Waddle is currently a co host of "Waddle and Silvy" on ESPN 1000, as well as co-hosting "The Final Word" on WFLD FOX Chicago. He also appears on Pro Football Weekly and NFL Network. He spent his entire six year career...
– professional football player for the Chicago BearsChicago BearsThe Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
. Radio personality on ESPN 1000 AM in ChicagoChicagoChicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles... - Greg HudsonGreg HudsonGreg Hudson is an American football coach . He currently serves as the linebackers coach at Florida State. He has also served as a defensive assistant at Minnesota, Cincinnati and Connecticut and most recently as a defensive coordinator at East Carolina....
— Assistant Defensive Coordinator and Linebackers Coach — Florida State University - Rico MurrayRico MurrayRico Murray is an American football cornerback who is currently a free agent. He was signed by the Cincinnati Bengals as an undrafted free agent in 2009. He played college football at Kent State.-Professional career:...
- Undrafted free agent signee by the Cincinnati BengalsCincinnati BengalsThe Cincinnati Bengals are a professional football team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. They are members of the AFC's North Division in the National Football League . The Bengals began play in 1968 as an expansion team in the American Football League , and joined the NFL in 1970 in the AFL-NFL...
.
Notable faculty and staff
- Bob CrableBob CrableBob Crable . He is a 1978 graduate of Archbishop Moeller High School with an accomplished high school football career...
(2000–2007) – Notre DameUniversity of Notre DameThe University of Notre Dame du Lac is a Catholic research university located in Notre Dame, an unincorporated community north of the city of South Bend, in St. Joseph County, Indiana, United States...
All-AmericaAll-AmericaAn All-America team is an honorary sports team composed of outstanding amateur players—those considered the best players of a specific season for each team position—who in turn are given the honorific "All-America" and typically referred to as "All-American athletes", or simply...
n and professional football linebackerLinebackerA linebacker is a position in American football that was invented by football coach Fielding H. Yost of the University of Michigan. Linebackers are members of the defensive team, and line up approximately three to five yards behind the line of scrimmage, behind the defensive linemen...
; later head coach and religion teacher at Moeller - Geoffrey GirardGeoffrey GirardGeoffrey Girard is an award-winning fiction author whose works have appeared in several best-selling anthologies and magazines including Apex Digest and Writers of the Future...
– fiction writer; now teaches English at Moeller - Gerry FaustGerry FaustGerard Anthony "Gerry" Faust is a former American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of Notre Dame from 1981 to 1985 and at the University of Akron from 1986 to 1994, compiling a career college football record of 73–79–4...
– head football coach at Moeller; later head coach at the University of Notre DameUniversity of Notre DameThe University of Notre Dame du Lac is a Catholic research university located in Notre Dame, an unincorporated community north of the city of South Bend, in St. Joseph County, Indiana, United States...
and University of AkronUniversity of AkronThe University of Akron is a coeducational public research university located in Akron, Ohio, United States. The university is part of the University System of Ohio. It was founded in 1870 as a small college affiliated with the Universalist Church. In 1913 ownership was transferred to the City of... - Tim Rose (1964–1966) – assistant coach at Moeller; later head football coach at Miami UniversityMiami UniversityMiami University is a coeducational public research university located in Oxford, Ohio, United States. Founded in 1809, it is the 10th oldest public university in the United States and the second oldest university in Ohio, founded four years after Ohio University. In its 2012 edition, U.S...
Athletics
The Moeller Crusaders have a long history of athletic success. During the 1970s and 1980s, the football team won several national titleHigh School Football National Championship
The High School Football National Championship is a national championship honor awarded to the best high school football team in the United States of America based on rankings from USA Today and the National Prep Poll. There have been some efforts over the years at organizing a single-game playoff...
s and many other championships. The baseball team, under the direction of head coach Mike Cameron, has produced many stars, some of which have moved on to Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
. Among these graduates are Barry Larkin
Barry Larkin
Barry Louis Larkin is a retired Major League Baseball player. Larkin played shortstop for the Cincinnati Reds from 1986 to 2004 and was one of the pivotal players on the 1990 Reds' World Series championship team...
, Ken Griffey, Jr.
Ken Griffey, Jr.
George Kenneth "Ken" Griffey, Jr. , nicknamed "Junior" and "The Kid", is a former Major League Baseball outfielder and during his final years, designated hitter...
, and Adam Hyzdu
Adam Hyzdu
Adam Davis Hyzdu is a former outfielder in Major League Baseball and Nippon Professional Baseball. He batted and threw right-handed.In Major League Baseball, he played for the Pittsburgh Pirates, , Boston Red Sox , San Diego Padres and Texas Rangers .-Biography:Hyzdu attended Moeller High School...
. Mike Cameron retired after the 2007 season and assistant coach Tim Held took over. Held took the 2008 team to the final four in his first year at the helm. It was the school's sixth final four appearance. The basketball team has achieved recent success since the mid-1990s. Since 1992, Moeller had won/shared 9 conference titles. Since 1999 Moeller Basketball has won 3 State Titles while going to 4 State Final Fours. In 2004, led by 5 starters who would go on to play NCAA Division I basketball, Moeller reached as high as the top 10 in USA Today's national poll. Since 2000, the Moeller Basketball Program has sent more than a dozen players on to play NCAA Division I Basketball. The wrestling team at Moeller is also known for being one of the premier programs in the state, as well as the nation.
The lacrosse team have won two state titles and have been a constant force in the state and midwest. The team had a good run of success in the early to mid 90's but has since found it to come by as the competition level has increased. Nonetheless they maintain their position as one of the top five teams in the state every year.
Moeller High School's athletic teams – with the exception of boxing, lacrosse, skiing, and volleyball – are sanctioned by the Ohio High School Athletic Association
Ohio High School Athletic Association
The Ohio High School Athletic Association is the governing body of athletic programs for junior and senior high schools in the state of Ohio...
(OHSAA) and compete in the Greater Catholic League South, along with Elder
Elder High School
Elder High School is a parochial all-male, college-preparatory high school in the Price Hill neighborhood of Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. The high school has been in existence for over 85 years and is a parochial high school within the Archdiocese of Cincinnati...
, St. Xavier
St. Xavier High School (Hamilton County, Ohio)
Saint Xavier High School is a private, all-male, college-preparatory high school just outside Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. It is located in Finneytown, an unincorporated community in Hamilton County. Founded in 1831 as part of the Athenaeum, St. Xavier is the oldest high school in the...
and La Salle
La Salle High School (Cincinnati, Ohio)
La Salle High School is a Catholic, all-male, parochial high school in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.The school was opened September 6, 1960 and named in honor of Jean-Baptiste de la Salle, a French priest and educational reformer. The school was officially dedicated May 14, 1961...
High Schools. The Greater Catholic League, more commonly known as the GCL, is often considered one of the premier high school conferences in the country.
Recently, Moeller unveiled plans to build a multipurpose stadium on campus (named Gerry Faust Athletic Complex with an 8-foot bronze statue honoring him at the entrance); however, the plan faced strong criticism from neighboring homeowners, and Moeller's request to change the zoning
Zoning
Zoning is a device of land use planning used by local governments in most developed countries. The word is derived from the practice of designating permitted uses of land based on mapped zones which separate one set of land uses from another...
regulation was denied. Moeller has appealed. As of March 2008, the football field portion is fully completed and ready for immediate use. Moeller's football team has played in University of Cincinnati
University of Cincinnati
The University of Cincinnati is a comprehensive public research university in Cincinnati, Ohio, and a part of the University System of Ohio....
's Nippert Stadium
Nippert Stadium
Nippert Stadium in Cincinnati, Ohio is the University of Cincinnati's football stadium, home to their Bearcats football team in rudimentary form since 1901, and as a complete stadium since 1924, making it the fourth oldest playing site and fifth oldest stadium in college football.In 1895, the...
as their home field over the last several years, but starting in 2009, they began using Lockland Stadium instead. Moeller High School's gymnasium, featuring two JumboTron
Jumbotron
A JumboTron is a large-screen television using technology developed by Sony, typically used in sports stadiums and concert venues to show close-up shots of the event. Although JumboTron is a registered trademark owned by the Sony Corporation, the word jumbotron is often used by the public as a...
screens, was named one of the top places for high school basketball by USA Today
USA Today
USA Today is a national American daily newspaper published by the Gannett Company. It was founded by Al Neuharth. The newspaper vies with The Wall Street Journal for the position of having the widest circulation of any newspaper in the United States, something it previously held since 2003...
.
OHSAA team championships
- FootballAmerican footballAmerican football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
- 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1985 - BaseballBaseballBaseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
- 1972, 1989, 1993, 2004, 2009 - BasketballBasketballBasketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
- 1999, 2003, 2007
Non-OHSAA championships
- LacrosseLacrosseLacrosse is a team sport of Native American origin played using a small rubber ball and a long-handled stick called a crosse or lacrosse stick, mainly played in the United States and Canada. It is a contact sport which requires padding. The head of the lacrosse stick is strung with loose mesh...
– 1992, 1993 (Ohio High School Lacrosse Association) - VolleyballVolleyballVolleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
– 1997, 1998, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2009 (Ohio High School Boys Volleyball Association) - RugbyRugby footballRugby football is a style of football named after Rugby School in the United Kingdom. It is seen most prominently in two current sports, rugby league and rugby union.-History:...
- 2010
The 2007 title went to the second team in Ohio high school men's volleyball history to go undefeated.
Social justice
Moeller High School is dedicated to advocating Social Justice both in Cincinnati and the World. Through programs such as:- March for LifeMarch for LifeMarch for Life is an annual pro-life rally protesting abortion, held in Washington, D.C., on or around the anniversary of the United States Supreme Court's decision legalizing abortion in the case Roe v. Wade. The march is organized by the March for Life Education and Defense Fund. The overall goal...
- Matthew 25 Ministries
- Moeller Advocates For Common Hope (formerly known as Moeller Advocates For Community Housing) (M.A.C.H.1)
- Unified for UNIFATUnified for UNIFATUnified for UNIFAT is an organization dedicated to helping the children of Uganda, especially the students served by UNIFAT or the Upper Nile Institute For Appropriate Technology...
The Crusader
Moeller's student-run newspaper, The Crusader, is consistently recognized as being one of the top in the region. It features eight-to-twelve pages, two of which have full color, and a variety of content, including news, features, sports, and cultural information. The Journalism I and Journalism II classes are primarily responsible for reporting, writing, and designing the paper. Students outside of these classes are also encouraged to submit story ideas and content. All content is approved by the school's administration before it is published. In 2009, The Crusader moved from a quarterly to a monthly publication.In 2008, The Crusader won First Place, the second highest honor a high school newspaper can receive from the American Scholastic Press Association. The contest judged The Crusader on writing, layout, and visual quality.
The Squire
The Squire is a student literary journal that features stories, poems, and essays written by Moeller students. It is currently printed annually, and all students may submit to The Squire at anytime. The magazine also features student artwork. Selected works for publication are chosen by Moeller's Creative Writing Club, who also edit and publish the journal each year.WMOE
Moeller has recently begun a weekly 30-minute Web broadcast as an offshoot of The Crusader student newspaper. The "radio program," titled WMOE, is produced entirely by the students of Journalism I and Journalism II, and features interviews, news, editorials, sports, reviews, and features on Moeller, as well as local and world news.House system
In 2005, Moeller instituted a house systemHouse system
The house system is a traditional feature of British schools, and schools in the Commonwealth. Historically, it was associated with established public schools, where a 'house' refers to a boarding house or dormitory of a boarding school...
. There are six houses: Zaragoza, Zehler, Eveslage, Quiroga, Pilar, and Trinity. Each house name has something to do with the Marianist order. The six houses are also divided into mentor groups, which is like a homeroom class, consisting of about twenty students, five from each grade. This allows interaction between grades.
The six houses also compete every year in areas such as grades, detentions, service, and competitions such as the Crusader Games.