St. John's Jesuit High School and Academy
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St. John's Jesuit High School and Academy comprises two schools on the same campus: St. John's Jesuit High School (SJJ) and St. John's Jesuit Academy. It is located within the Roman Catholic Diocese of Toledo
. Both are private, all-male Jesuit
schools in Toledo, Ohio
.
. It was a liberal arts college with a business administration program and and a law school that subsequently became a foundation unit of the current University of Toledo College of Law.
Before the shuttering of the college, the Jesuits had purchased property near what is now Gesu church and school, until recently a Jesuit
work, for the relocation of its campus. The land was subsequently used as the campus for St. Francis de Sales High School, sponsored by the Oblates of St. Francis DeSales. When the new St. John's opened its doors in 1965 on Airport Highway in Toledo
as a college-prep high school
, the school took the Titan as its mascot. The schools now have the most-followed high school rivalry in the greater Toledo area..
Over the years the school has grown (See: Renovations below) to include a new tech wing and athletic facility. The most marked addition to the campus is the new junior high academy. The St. John's Jesuit Academy was added in the 2004-2005 school year, offering 7th and 8th grade college-prep curriculum as well as high school
, college-prep, and honors curricula. In 2011, the Academy expanded to a 6-8 middle school.
, former Superior General of the Society of Jesus
). As a result, St. John's focuses its education on the "whole person" instilling the values of service on its students. All high school students are required to complete a service project of varying hours in order to pass three of the four compulsory theology courses; Academy students have a similar requirement. The high school also hosts a Christian Service department that sends students into the greater Toledo area to do service work throughout the school day. This program also organizes on-campus events for inner city school children such as the annual Easter and Christmas on campus.
every morning in the McDonough chapel
and feast
-Masses for the community in the Chapel of St. John Berchmans, as well . The department also reads the morning prayer each morning at 8:15am and the Examen prayer, a form of the examination of conscience adapted from the Spiritual Exercises
of St. Ignatius Loyola, each afternoon.
to the school's Commons and surrounding area, completed in November 2007, added a student union type atmosphere to the Commons and a performing arts wing. The new Carty Fox Commons now includes a student lounge, food court, and a new book and spirit store. The new Sawicki Center performing arts wing includes a band room, chorus room, instrument storage, director offices, practice rooms, a recording studio
and the remodelled McQuade Theater. The McQuade Theater has been renovated with new lecture chairs, lighting and sound equipment, and an improved stage. A set-storage room was also added just off the auditorium stage. Access to the wing is off the Carty Fox Commons, from a new exterior entrance between the visitor/technology wing entrance and the main Commons entrance.
St. John's added a technology wing, including a news studio for the St. John's television channel, TV-4, a music technology lab similar to college music composition labs, the Jesuit mural
, two computer labs, and the Iott Center, the library on the St. John's campus. Following the addition of the tech wing, St. John's added the Lyden Center weight training facility (the largest in the City League
), the auxiliary gym, an athletic trainer's office, and renovations to the main gym, including a new floor. Between these major renovations and additions to the campus, St. John's has also added a Chemistry lecture hall, Physics lecture hall, Physics classroom, computer graphic-design lab, and state of the art Chemistry and Biology labs.
, a Belgian Jesuit who lived in the seventeenth century. . He was chosen as the school patron because his life and beliefs as a Jesuit highlighted a loving practice of fidelity to God in day to day living and a distinctive appreciation of and participation in the ordinary aspects of life.
and the fight song
. Symbolically, the blue represents filial piety and the gold stands for integrity.
. When the school re-opened years after it closed during the great depression
it re-opened as St. John's High School.
and English
are compulsory for all four years of study, Math and Science
, three. St. John's is accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools
, the Jesuit Secondary Education Association
, and the Ohio Department of Education. St. John's offers a large number of Honors classes which receive a 0.5 weight to their GPA. St. John's also offers many Advanced Placement (AP) courses which receive a 1.0 weight and possible college credit.
In 2007, the St. John's Jesuit Quiz Bowl team won 1st place in the Toledo City League
and the Northwest Ohio Regional Tournament.
at the Valentine Theater in downtown Toledo. In 2008, the program performed Les Misérables (musical)
and was asked to reprise the show as a touring ensemble.
, football
, soccer, ice hockey
, baseball
, track and field
, cross country
, bowling
, lacrosse
, swimming
, golf
, tennis
, rowing
, and a recently established table tennis
team.
The Titans have won or shared the Toledo
City League
All Sports Trophy 28 times in 36 years. The Titans have won the trophy more than any other school in the conference, as well as more than all other schools combined. Beginning in 2011, the Titans will join the Three Rivers Athletic Conference
.
Other accomplishments include several Ohio High School Athletic Association
and regional championships:
but primarily study in their own private wing. Often, students take some of the requisite high-school courses in the Academy before enrollment in the High School. As a result, many Academy students can take many more AP courses at the end of their high-school study. The Academy has a budding sports, music, and art program. The students attend all Masses
and Prayer Services with the High School. The students of the Academy are paired with "Big Brothers" in the Senior High and take part in activities with them often. The Academy offers advanced curriculum in Math, Science
, English
, Social Studies
and one foreign language consisting of Spanish
, Latin
, French
, or Chinese
.
, golf
, basketball
, track
, lacrosse
and tennis
. There are many other teams as well including The Lego
Robotics
Programming team, and the power of the Pen and the Stock Market
Team. Most teams participate in the local, Catholic sports programs with other private 7th and 8th grades.
Roman Catholic Diocese of Toledo
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Toledo is a Roman Catholic diocese covering nineteen counties in Ohio. It was established April 15, 1910. Our Lady, Queen of the Most Holy Rosary Cathedral is the mother church of the diocese.-Bishops:...
. Both are private, all-male Jesuit
Society of Jesus
The Society of Jesus is a Catholic male religious order that follows the teachings of the Catholic Church. The members are called Jesuits, and are also known colloquially as "God's Army" and as "The Company," these being references to founder Ignatius of Loyola's military background and a...
schools in Toledo, Ohio
Toledo, Ohio
Toledo is the fourth most populous city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Lucas County. Toledo is in northwest Ohio, on the western end of Lake Erie, and borders the State of Michigan...
.
- St. John's Jesuit Academy was started as a pilot program in 2005, with its first class of 30 seventh and 30 eighth graders during the 2004-2005 school year. A sixth grade was added in the 2011-2012 school year and the Academy currently enrolls 160 students.
History
St. John's was founded as St. John's College by the Jesuits in 1898 in downtown ToledoToledo, Ohio
Toledo is the fourth most populous city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Lucas County. Toledo is in northwest Ohio, on the western end of Lake Erie, and borders the State of Michigan...
. It was a liberal arts college with a business administration program and and a law school that subsequently became a foundation unit of the current University of Toledo College of Law.
Before the shuttering of the college, the Jesuits had purchased property near what is now Gesu church and school, until recently a Jesuit
Society of Jesus
The Society of Jesus is a Catholic male religious order that follows the teachings of the Catholic Church. The members are called Jesuits, and are also known colloquially as "God's Army" and as "The Company," these being references to founder Ignatius of Loyola's military background and a...
work, for the relocation of its campus. The land was subsequently used as the campus for St. Francis de Sales High School, sponsored by the Oblates of St. Francis DeSales. When the new St. John's opened its doors in 1965 on Airport Highway in Toledo
Toledo, Ohio
Toledo is the fourth most populous city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Lucas County. Toledo is in northwest Ohio, on the western end of Lake Erie, and borders the State of Michigan...
as a college-prep high school
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
, the school took the Titan as its mascot. The schools now have the most-followed high school rivalry in the greater Toledo area..
Over the years the school has grown (See: Renovations below) to include a new tech wing and athletic facility. The most marked addition to the campus is the new junior high academy. The St. John's Jesuit Academy was added in the 2004-2005 school year, offering 7th and 8th grade college-prep curriculum as well as high school
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
, college-prep, and honors curricula. In 2011, the Academy expanded to a 6-8 middle school.
Christian Service
One of the goals of a Jesuit education, found in the St. John's Mission Statement is educating "men-for-others" (taken from a 1973 address by the Rev. Pedro ArrupePedro Arrupe
Fr. Pedro Arrupe, S.J. was the twenty eighth Superior General of the Society of Jesus. He was born in Bilbao, Spain.-Education and training:...
, former Superior General of the Society of Jesus
Society of Jesus
The Society of Jesus is a Catholic male religious order that follows the teachings of the Catholic Church. The members are called Jesuits, and are also known colloquially as "God's Army" and as "The Company," these being references to founder Ignatius of Loyola's military background and a...
). As a result, St. John's focuses its education on the "whole person" instilling the values of service on its students. All high school students are required to complete a service project of varying hours in order to pass three of the four compulsory theology courses; Academy students have a similar requirement. The high school also hosts a Christian Service department that sends students into the greater Toledo area to do service work throughout the school day. This program also organizes on-campus events for inner city school children such as the annual Easter and Christmas on campus.
Campus Ministry
SJJ Campus Ministry organizes a MassMass
Mass can be defined as a quantitive measure of the resistance an object has to change in its velocity.In physics, mass commonly refers to any of the following three properties of matter, which have been shown experimentally to be equivalent:...
every morning in the McDonough chapel
Chapel
A chapel is a building used by Christians as a place of fellowship and worship. It may be part of a larger structure or complex, such as a church, college, hospital, palace, prison or funeral home, located on board a military or commercial ship, or it may be an entirely free-standing building,...
and feast
Calendar of saints
The calendar of saints is a traditional Christian method of organizing a liturgical year by associating each day with one or more saints and referring to the feast day of said saint...
-Masses for the community in the Chapel of St. John Berchmans, as well . The department also reads the morning prayer each morning at 8:15am and the Examen prayer, a form of the examination of conscience adapted from the Spiritual Exercises
Spiritual Exercises
Spiritual exercises may refer to:* Any spiritual practice dedicated towards increasing one's personal spirituality* Spiritual Exercises of Ignatius of Loyola, a book of spiritual practices of the Roman Catholic Jesuit order...
of St. Ignatius Loyola, each afternoon.
Renovations
A $3.8 million renovationRenovation
Renovation is the process of improving a structure. Two prominent types of renovations are commercial and residential.-Process:The process of a renovation, however complex, can usually be broken down into several processes...
to the school's Commons and surrounding area, completed in November 2007, added a student union type atmosphere to the Commons and a performing arts wing. The new Carty Fox Commons now includes a student lounge, food court, and a new book and spirit store. The new Sawicki Center performing arts wing includes a band room, chorus room, instrument storage, director offices, practice rooms, a recording studio
Recording studio
A recording studio is a facility for sound recording and mixing. Ideally both the recording and monitoring spaces are specially designed by an acoustician to achieve optimum acoustic properties...
and the remodelled McQuade Theater. The McQuade Theater has been renovated with new lecture chairs, lighting and sound equipment, and an improved stage. A set-storage room was also added just off the auditorium stage. Access to the wing is off the Carty Fox Commons, from a new exterior entrance between the visitor/technology wing entrance and the main Commons entrance.
St. John's added a technology wing, including a news studio for the St. John's television channel, TV-4, a music technology lab similar to college music composition labs, the Jesuit mural
Mural
A mural is any piece of artwork painted or applied directly on a wall, ceiling or other large permanent surface. A particularly distinguishing characteristic of mural painting is that the architectural elements of the given space are harmoniously incorporated into the picture.-History:Murals of...
, two computer labs, and the Iott Center, the library on the St. John's campus. Following the addition of the tech wing, St. John's added the Lyden Center weight training facility (the largest in the City League
Toledo City League
The Toledo City League is an Ohio High School Athletic Association high school athletic conference that was formed in 1926 and comprises the six high schools in Toledo that are from Toledo Public Schools.- Membership :...
), the auxiliary gym, an athletic trainer's office, and renovations to the main gym, including a new floor. Between these major renovations and additions to the campus, St. John's has also added a Chemistry lecture hall, Physics lecture hall, Physics classroom, computer graphic-design lab, and state of the art Chemistry and Biology labs.
School patron
The School Patron is St. John BerchmansJohn Berchmans
Saint John Berchmans was a Jesuit seminarian and is a saint in the Roman Catholic Church. He is the patron saint of altar servers.-Early life:...
, a Belgian Jesuit who lived in the seventeenth century. . He was chosen as the school patron because his life and beliefs as a Jesuit highlighted a loving practice of fidelity to God in day to day living and a distinctive appreciation of and participation in the ordinary aspects of life.
School seal
The School Seal is a modification of the coat of arms of the Loyola family—the family of the founder of the Jesuits, St. Ignatius Loyola. The name Loyola is derived from the Spanish "lobos y olla," meaning "wolves and pot." In the 15th century, the Loyola knights were identified by a coat of arms consisting of two shields. The first depicts a cauldron suspended by a chain between two wolves. The wolves, plentiful in the Basque hills of Spain, mark the family as Basques. This symbolizes the generosity and hospitality of the Loyola family. Legend has it that during a famine in the Basque country, the Loyolas fed all the hungry in the surrounding countryside, even the wolves. The bands on the opposite shield are taken from the arms of St. Ignatius' maternal family, the Oñaz family—the family of the founder of the Jesuits.School colors
The School Colors are blue and Vegas gold and are hailed in both school songs: the Alma MaterAlma mater
Alma mater , pronounced ), was used in ancient Rome as a title for various mother goddesses, especially Ceres or Cybele, and in Christianity for the Virgin Mary.-General term:...
and the fight song
Fight song
A fight song is primarily an American and Canadian sports term, referring to a song associated with a team. In both professional and amateur sports, fight songs are a popular way for fans to cheer for their team...
. Symbolically, the blue represents filial piety and the gold stands for integrity.
St. John's College
St. John's College was the original school, founded in downtown ToledoToledo, Ohio
Toledo is the fourth most populous city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Lucas County. Toledo is in northwest Ohio, on the western end of Lake Erie, and borders the State of Michigan...
. When the school re-opened years after it closed during the great depression
Great Depression
The Great Depression was a severe worldwide economic depression in the decade preceding World War II. The timing of the Great Depression varied across nations, but in most countries it started in about 1929 and lasted until the late 1930s or early 1940s...
it re-opened as St. John's High School.
St. John's Jesuit High School
The high school opened in 1965 as St. John's High School. In 1993, it was renamed St. John's Jesuit High School. It is an all male, college-prep high school with an enrollment of about 800. SJJ is one of two all-boys Catholic high schools in the Toledo area, and one of six Catholic high schools.Academics
To be enrolled in St. John's Jesuit, a student must pass an entrance and placement exam. St. John's runs on a four point (4.0) GPA scale. In order to graduate from St. John's, each student must complete eight full semesters of study, along with a four year service requirement and successful completion of the senior project, a three week internship. TheologyTheology
Theology is the systematic and rational study of religion and its influences and of the nature of religious truths, or the learned profession acquired by completing specialized training in religious studies, usually at a university or school of divinity or seminary.-Definition:Augustine of Hippo...
and English
English studies
English studies is an academic discipline that includes the study of literatures written in the English language , English linguistics English studies is an academic discipline that includes the study of literatures written in the English language (including literatures from the U.K., U.S.,...
are compulsory for all four years of study, Math and Science
Science
Science is a systematic enterprise that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the universe...
, three. St. John's is accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools
North Central Association of Colleges and Schools
The North Central Association of Colleges and Schools , also known as the North Central Association, is a membership organization, consisting of colleges, universities, and schools in 19 U.S. states, that is engaged in educational accreditation...
, the Jesuit Secondary Education Association
Jesuit Secondary Education Association
The Jesuit Secondary Education Association was founded in 1970 to address the unique needs of the Jesuit secondary school apostolate in the United States...
, and the Ohio Department of Education. St. John's offers a large number of Honors classes which receive a 0.5 weight to their GPA. St. John's also offers many Advanced Placement (AP) courses which receive a 1.0 weight and possible college credit.
In 2007, the St. John's Jesuit Quiz Bowl team won 1st place in the Toledo City League
Toledo City League
The Toledo City League is an Ohio High School Athletic Association high school athletic conference that was formed in 1926 and comprises the six high schools in Toledo that are from Toledo Public Schools.- Membership :...
and the Northwest Ohio Regional Tournament.
House System
In the 2008-2009 year a new system was introduced to the high school at St. John's. The "House" system, as it is called, features eight houses; each student is put into a house and the eight houses compete. There are "House days" where competitions in things varying from basketball, to video games, to tug of war, and etc. Points are rewarded to the houses for many things they do, some include: overall GPA, overall behavior, performance in sport and fun activities, school spirit, and many others. At the end of the year a winner is announced.Performing Arts
St. John's offers both Instrumental and Vocal music education as well as a musical theater program. The Vocal program includes two ensembles, The Men's Chorus, a co-curricular ensemble, and the Vocal Ensemble as well as many other small ensembles. The Instrumental program has three main co-curricular ensembles, The Marching Titans, The Symphonic Band, and the Wind Ensemble. In addition to these programs, the Instrumental Department has many other extra-curricular groups including, the Jazz Ensemble and the Jazz Machine, a basketball pep band, hockey pep band, The Commencement Wind Ensemble and a pit orchestra for St. John's musicals. Each year the high school performs a musicalMusical theatre
Musical theatre is a form of theatre combining songs, spoken dialogue, acting, and dance. The emotional content of the piece – humor, pathos, love, anger – as well as the story itself, is communicated through the words, music, movement and technical aspects of the entertainment as an...
at the Valentine Theater in downtown Toledo. In 2008, the program performed Les Misérables (musical)
Les Misérables (musical)
Les Misérables , colloquially known as Les Mis or Les Miz , is a musical by Claude-Michel Schönberg, based on the novel of the same name by Victor Hugo....
and was asked to reprise the show as a touring ensemble.
Athletics
Sports at St. John's include basketballBasketball
Basketball 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...
, football
High school football
High school football, in North America, refers to the game of football as it is played in the United States and Canada. It ranks among the most popular interscholastic sports in both of these nations....
, soccer, ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
, baseball
Baseball
Baseball 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...
, track and field
Track and field
Track and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...
, cross country
Cross country running
Cross country running is a sport in which people run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain. The course, typically long, may include surfaces of grass and earth, pass through woodlands and open country, and include hills, flat ground and sometimes gravel road...
, bowling
Bowling
Bowling Bowling Bowling (1375–1425; late Middle English bowle, variant of boule Bowling (1375–1425; late Middle English bowle, variant of boule...
, lacrosse
Lacrosse
Lacrosse 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...
, swimming
Swimming (sport)
Swimming is a sport governed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation .-History: Competitive swimming in Europe began around 1800 BCE, mostly in the form of the freestyle. In 1873 Steve Bowyer introduced the trudgen to Western swimming competitions, after copying the front crawl used by Native...
, golf
Golf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
, tennis
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
, rowing
Rowing (sport)
Rowing is a sport in which athletes race against each other on rivers, on lakes or on the ocean, depending upon the type of race and the discipline. The boats are propelled by the reaction forces on the oar blades as they are pushed against the water...
, and a recently established table tennis
Table tennis
Table tennis, also known as ping-pong, is a sport in which two or four players hit a lightweight, hollow ball back and forth using table tennis rackets. The game takes place on a hard table divided by a net...
team.
The Titans have won or shared the Toledo
Toledo, Ohio
Toledo is the fourth most populous city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Lucas County. Toledo is in northwest Ohio, on the western end of Lake Erie, and borders the State of Michigan...
City League
Toledo City League
The Toledo City League is an Ohio High School Athletic Association high school athletic conference that was formed in 1926 and comprises the six high schools in Toledo that are from Toledo Public Schools.- Membership :...
All Sports Trophy 28 times in 36 years. The Titans have won the trophy more than any other school in the conference, as well as more than all other schools combined. Beginning in 2011, the Titans will join the Three Rivers Athletic Conference
Three Rivers Athletic Conference
The Three Rivers Athletic Conference is an Ohio High School Athletic Association high school athletic conference that will begin athletic competition in 2011 and is currently slotted to have 10 high schools from Northwest Ohio, seven of which are from the Toledo metropolitan area, and one each...
.
Other accomplishments include several 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...
and regional championships:
- Golf - 1931, 1987, 1994 Ohio High School Athletic Association Champions
- Tennis - 1987, 2011 Ohio Tennis Coaches' Association Champions, State Championship Runner Up: 2010, Final Four: 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
- Rowing - 2006, Scholastic National Championship- Junior 8 (Third Place, Bronze), 2008 Scholastic National Championship- Varsity 4 (Third Place, Bronze)
- Cross Country - 2006 State Championship Runner Up
- Hockey[*] - 2007 State Champions Final Four: 1981, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2009
- Basketball - Final Four: 2003, 2006, 2009 State Championship Game: 1993, 1996, 2004
- Football - Final Four: 2003
- Soccer - Final Four: 2002, 2010
- Swimming - 2008 Northwest District Champions
- Diving - David Colturi 2007 State Champion
- Track & Field - 2007, 2008 Regional Champions
-
- [*]Won 1999 state title game 7-0, however later forfeited to Bowling Green High School due to the use of an ineligible player. The players retained their individual gold medals.
St. John's Jesuit Academy
The Academy was established in the 2004-2005 school year. The students can use all of the facilities of the college-prep high schoolHigh school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
but primarily study in their own private wing. Often, students take some of the requisite high-school courses in the Academy before enrollment in the High School. As a result, many Academy students can take many more AP courses at the end of their high-school study. The Academy has a budding sports, music, and art program. The students attend all Masses
Mass (liturgy)
"Mass" is one of the names by which the sacrament of the Eucharist is called in the Roman Catholic Church: others are "Eucharist", the "Lord's Supper", the "Breaking of Bread", the "Eucharistic assembly ", the "memorial of the Lord's Passion and Resurrection", the "Holy Sacrifice", the "Holy and...
and Prayer Services with the High School. The students of the Academy are paired with "Big Brothers" in the Senior High and take part in activities with them often. The Academy offers advanced curriculum in Math, Science
Science
Science is a systematic enterprise that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the universe...
, English
English studies
English studies is an academic discipline that includes the study of literatures written in the English language , English linguistics English studies is an academic discipline that includes the study of literatures written in the English language (including literatures from the U.K., U.S.,...
, Social Studies
Social studies
Social studies is the "integrated study of the social sciences and humanities to promote civic competence," as defined by the American National Council for the Social Studies...
and one foreign language consisting of Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
, Latin
Latin
Latin is an Italic language originally spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. It, along with most European languages, is a descendant of the ancient Proto-Indo-European language. Although it is considered a dead language, a number of scholars and members of the Christian clergy speak it fluently, and...
, French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
, or Chinese
Chinese language
The Chinese language is a language or language family consisting of varieties which are mutually intelligible to varying degrees. Originally the indigenous languages spoken by the Han Chinese in China, it forms one of the branches of Sino-Tibetan family of languages...
.
Academy Expansion
The Academy has grown tremendously since its first year, the number of students has gone up, the number of activities have gone up, and the space the Academy administration offices and rooms occupied were becoming quite crowded. The Jesuits in the building moved out of their wing and their entire wing was devoted to Academy use. This change happened in the summer of 2009. The extra hallway is adjacent to the original Academy hallway (which also was Jesuit residence, before being converted to the Academy). The smaller rooms add offices for staff who had to originally share office space. Also, detention rooms will be added, as well as storage space.Athletics
Athletics at the Academy are extra-curricular. They consist of cross countryCross country running
Cross country running is a sport in which people run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain. The course, typically long, may include surfaces of grass and earth, pass through woodlands and open country, and include hills, flat ground and sometimes gravel road...
, golf
Golf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
, basketball
Basketball
Basketball 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...
, track
Track and field
Track and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...
, lacrosse
Lacrosse
Lacrosse 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...
and tennis
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
. There are many other teams as well including The Lego
Lego
Lego is a line of construction toys manufactured by the Lego Group, a privately held company based in Billund, Denmark. The company's flagship product, Lego, consists of colorful interlocking plastic bricks and an accompanying array of gears, minifigures and various other parts...
Robotics
Robotics
Robotics is the branch of technology that deals with the design, construction, operation, structural disposition, manufacture and application of robots...
Programming team, and the power of the Pen and the Stock Market
Stock market
A stock market or equity market is a public entity for the trading of company stock and derivatives at an agreed price; these are securities listed on a stock exchange as well as those only traded privately.The size of the world stock market was estimated at about $36.6 trillion...
Team. Most teams participate in the local, Catholic sports programs with other private 7th and 8th grades.
Music
Music at the Academy is compulsory. Students can enroll in the Academy Beginners Band, the Academy Young Men's Chorus, or the standard music education course. Additionally, students can be placed in the Academy Advanced Band.Notable alumni
- Most Rev. Karl Joseph Alter - ArchbishopArchbishopAn archbishop is a bishop of higher rank, but not of higher sacramental order above that of the three orders of deacon, priest , and bishop...
of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of CincinnatiRoman Catholic Archdiocese of CincinnatiThe Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cincinnati covers the southwest region of the U.S. state of Ohio, including the greater Cincinnati and Dayton metropolitan areas. The Archbishop of Cincinnati is Most Rev...
, alumnus of St. John's College, the original school at St. John's Jesuit. - John AmaechiJohn AmaechiJohn Uzoma Ekwugha Amaechi OBE is a retired American-born British basketball player who currently works as a psychologist, educator and political activist in Europe and the United States....
- 1990 - NBA player, of the Cleveland CavaliersCleveland CavaliersThe Cleveland Cavaliers are a professional basketball team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They began playing in the National Basketball Association in 1970 as an expansion team... - Nick AndersonNick Anderson (cartoonist)Nick Anderson is an American editorial cartoonist. He won a Pulitzer Prize for his work with the Louisville Courier-Journal. The judges credited his "unusual graphic style that produced extraordinarily thoughtful and powerful messages." He currently draws cartoons for the Houston Chronicle; the...
- editorial cartoonistEditorial cartoonistAn editorial cartoonist, also known as a political cartoonist, is an artist who draws editorial cartoons that contain some level of political or social commentary....
- winner of the 2005 Pulitzer Prize for Editorial CartooningPulitzer Prize for Editorial CartooningThe Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning has been awarded since 1922 for a distinguished cartoon or portfolio of cartoons published during the year, characterized by originality, editorial effectiveness, quality of drawing, and pictorial effect... - Rob ChudzinskiRob ChudzinskiRobert A. Chudzinski is an American football coach. He is currently the Offensive Coordinator for the Carolina Panthers. He was the offensive coordinator of the Cleveland Browns, having been named to that position on January 20, 2007...
- 1986 - NFL/NCAA football former player & coach - Current offensive coordinator of the NFL's Carolina Panthers. - Michael B. ColemanMichael B. ColemanMichael B. Coleman is an American politician of the Democratic Party, the 52nd and current mayor of Columbus, Ohio. He is the first African-American mayor of Ohio's capital....
- 1972 - mayorMayorIn many countries, a Mayor is the highest ranking officer in the municipal government of a town or a large urban city....
of Columbus, OhioColumbus, OhioColumbus is the capital of and the largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio. The broader metropolitan area encompasses several counties and is the third largest in Ohio behind those of Cleveland and Cincinnati. Columbus is the third largest city in the American Midwest, and the fifteenth largest city... - David Colturi - 2007 - Purdue diver who placed fifth in olympic qualifying for the 2008 Beijing OlympicsDiving at the 2008 Summer OlympicsDiving competitions at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics were held from August 10 to August 23, at the Beijing National Aquatics Centre.- Competition format :The following events were contested by both men and women in Beijing:...
- Doug DuceyDoug DuceyDoug Ducey is the 32nd State Treasurer of Arizona. He was elected on November 2, 2010 and took office January 3, 2011.-Personal:Ducey was born and raised in Toledo, Ohio. He is married to his wife of 20 years, Angela...
- State Treasurer of ArizonaState Treasurer of ArizonaThe State Treasurer is Arizona state government’s Chief Banker and Investment Officer. The Treasurer’s Office manages Arizona’s annual state revenues; directs the state’s banking services; and manages Arizona’s investment portfolio. The State Treasurer also serves on the management boards of a...
, former chairman and CEO of Cold Stone CreameryCold Stone CreameryCold Stone Creamery is an American-based ice cream parlor chain. The company, based in Scottsdale, Arizona, is owned and operated by Kahala Franchising, L.L.C. The company's main product is premium ice cream, or ice cream made with approximately 12-14% butterfat, that is made on location and...
and Kahala–Cold Stone which now owns the franchise. - Brandon FieldsBrandon FieldsBrandon David Fields is an American football punter for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Dolphins in the seventh round in the 2007 NFL Draft. He played college football at Michigan State.-Early years:Fields attended St. John's Jesuit High School in Toledo,...
- 2002 - NFL punterPunter (football position)A punter in American or Canadian football is a special teams player who receives the snapped ball directly from the line of scrimmage and then punts the football to the opposing team so as to limit any field position advantage. This generally happens on a fourth down in American football and a...
drafted in 2007 by the Miami DolphinsMiami DolphinsThe Miami Dolphins are a Professional football team based in the Miami metropolitan area in Florida. The team is part of the Eastern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
. Name forever enshrined in the Eddleman-Fields Punter of the Year award for best punter in the Big Ten - Connor Graham - 2004 - 5th round pick by the Colorado Rockies in the 2007 MLB Draft. Traded to the Cleveland Indians in 2009.
- Erick Iskersky - champion tennis player
- Gary LourisGary LourisGary Louris is a guitarist, singer, and songwriter of alternative country and pop music. He was a founding member of the Minneapolis-based band The Jayhawks, and their principal songwriter and vocalist after the departure of Mark Olson; he is often credited with the band's subsequent move from...
- 1973 - singer and guitarist for The Jayhawks - Matt Mitten - 1977 - Director, National Sports Law Institute of Marquette University Law School and Member, Court of Arbitration for Sport, Lausanne, Switzerland
- John Muenzer - 1979 - swam the English ChannelEnglish ChannelThe English Channel , often referred to simply as the Channel, is an arm of the Atlantic Ocean that separates southern England from northern France, and joins the North Sea to the Atlantic. It is about long and varies in width from at its widest to in the Strait of Dover...
in 2009 and Lake ErieLake ErieLake Erie is the fourth largest lake of the five Great Lakes in North America, and the tenth largest globally. It is the southernmost, shallowest, and smallest by volume of the Great Lakes and therefore also has the shortest average water residence time. It is bounded on the north by the...
in 1983. - Scott ParsonsScott ParsonsScott Parsons is an American slalom canoer who has competed since the early 1990s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he earned his best finish of sixth in the K-1 event at Athens in 2004....
- 2001 - 2002 and 2003 US National Champion in K-1 Whitewater Slalom KayakWhitewater racingWildwater canoeing is a competitive discipline of canoeing in which kayaks or Canadian canoes are used to negotiate a stretch of river speedily...
; 2003 Pan American GamesPan American GamesThe Pan-American or Pan American Games are a major event in the Americas featuring summer and formerly winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Pan American Games are the second largest multi-sport event after the Summer Olympics...
silver medalist; 2004 US Olympic Trials Champion. - Michael D. SallahMichael D. SallahMichael D. Sallah is a Pulitzer Prize- winning American investigative journalist from Toledo, Ohio.-Life:He graduated from St. John's Jesuit High School and the University of Toledo, where he obtained his undergraduate degree in journalism....
- Miami Herald investigative reporter and winner of 2004 Pulitzer Prize for Investigative ReportingPulitzer Prize for Investigative ReportingThe Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting has been awarded since 1953, under one name or another, for a distinguished example of investigative reporting by an individual or team, presented as a single article or series in print journalism...
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