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St. Edward High School
File:SEHS seal.jpg
Address
Map
13500 Detroit Avenue

Lakewood
,
(Cuyahoga County)
,
Ohio
44107

 United States
Coordinates41°29′8″N 81°47′6″W / 41.48556°N 81.78500°W / 41.48556; -81.78500
Information
TypePrivate, All-Male
Religious affiliation(s)Roman Catholic
Established1949
Localesuburban
OversightCongregation of Holy Cross
PresidentBr. Peter Graham
PrincipalEugene Boyer
Enrollment865
Student to teacher ratio17:1
Color(s)Green and Gold   
Team nameEagles
RivalSt. Ignatius High School
AccreditationNorth Central Association of Colleges and Schools
PublicationFlight
NewspaperEdsman
YearbookEdwardian
Tuition$10,100
Athletic DirectorPaul Michalko
Director of AdmissionsRita Reese
Dean of MenThomas Becks,
Richard Csongei
Websitehttp://www.sehs.net/ http://www.edsman.com
St Edward High School, Lakewood, OH

St. Edward High School is an all-male Catholic high school, in the Holy Cross tradition,[1] in Lakewood, Ohio. The school was awarded a Blue Ribbon distinction for excellence between 1994 and 1996.[2] The St. Edward mascot is the Eagle and school colors are green and gold.

History

In 1949, St. Edward High School was founded as a comprehensive Catholic boys high school, staffed primarily by Holy Cross Brothers from Notre Dame, Indiana, and serving mostly working class families in a blue-collar city whose history was dominated by the steel industry.

From the beginning, the Holy Cross tradition of educating both the mind and heart pervaded the ministry. The Brothers who taught, coached and administered the new school thought of themselves as educators in the faith.

On September 6, 1949, Br. John William Donoghue, C.S.C. – the school’s first principal – along with two other brothers from Notre Dame, welcomed the first class of 100 freshman boys to St. Edward High School. With the permanent school building under construction, the students began classes in the old St. Theresa’s Academy, approximately three blocks west of the school’s current location.

The school continued to grow in its temporary location, and in 1951 more than 750 students and 22 faculty members moved into the school’s permanent location at 13500 Detroit Ave.

Enrollment continued to grow as middle class Catholic families on the west side of Cleveland sought a low-cost, quality comprehensive education. At its height, enrollment peaked at more than 1,750 during the 1968-69 school year, when tuition was just $300 a year.

In the early 1990s, St. Edward began the process of transitioning from a comprehensive school to a college preparatory school, focused on preparing students for success at the university level and beyond. The school’s academic success was recognized on a national level in 1996 as a “Blue Ribbon School of Excellence” by the United States Department of Education. In 1998, St. Edward High School adopted the official designation of college preparatory.

St. Edward High School has gone through a great number of physical changes since becoming a college preparatory school in order to meet curriculum needs and fulfill the Holy Cross mission of offering a well-rounded, innovative education that develops the minds and hearts of every student.

In 2000, the school embarked on its largest capital campaign ever, raising more than $16 million to bring the campus into the 21st century. Additions included a Student Activity Center with a gym, weight room and indoor track; a synthetic, all-weather athletic field and outdoor track; and the Kahl Student Life & Leadership Center, which was dedicated in 2004.

Advancements in curriculum, especially the establishment of the innovative pre-engineering program in 2001, drove the final phase of expansion on campus. As the pre-engineering program gained popularity, with nearly one-third of the student body enrolled, the need for dedicated space to grow the program became essential. In July 2008, the Joseph & Helen Lowe Pre-Engineering & Technology Center – a state-of-the-art facility including five classrooms and four technology labs – was dedicated on the west end of the campus.

Just two months later, the new Holy Family Chapel opened on the west end of the campus, adjacent to the Lowe Pre-Engineering & Technology Center. The golden dome-topped chapel is St. Edward’s most public symbol of faith-based education and the school’s close ties to the University of Notre Dame.

To this day, while most of the faculty consists of laypersons, the spiritual dimension of Catholic education remains strong at St. Edward. Although St. Edward is an independent Catholic school, Holy Cross education entails working closely with the local church, as well as reaching out to as broad a population as possible to ensure academic, ethnic and economic diversity. Our focus is to continue to cater to educational needs of each individual student, providing them with the highest-quality college-preparatory education in a safe and moral environment, while instilling in them the values that they Holy Cross Brothers founded the school on in 1949.

Academics

College Prep

St. Edward follows the words of Archbishop Edward F. Hoban "Education built on solid religious ground, is one of the outstanding needs of man today". The school offers a strong core and advanced curriculum, including electives and extra-curricular activities. The school offers specialized programs typically reserved for college campuses.

Pre-Engineering

The Pre-Engineering program was founded in 2001 and now has a brand new home in the Joseph and Helen Lowe Pre-Engineering & Technology Center.[3]

Entrepreneurship

Starting with the 2008-2009 school year, St. Edward will be offering students an Entrepreneurship Program.[3] The 20-week program will help develop basic business techniques including: financing, team-building, planning, etc. At the end of the 20-weeks, student's business plans will be ranked and the students with the highest ranking will receive college scholarships. Also, St. Edward is currently working with local universities to allow students college credits for participation in the program.

Joseph & Helen Lowe Pre-Engineering and Technology Center

The Lowe Center and the Chapel

On July 31st, 2008, St. Edward dedicated a $3.4 million Joseph & Helen Lowe Pre-Engineering and Technology Center.[3] The facility was named after the parents of Greg Lowe, the senior vice president of High-Performance Analog Business Units at Texas Instruments and a 1980 graduate of the high school. About 300 of the school's 900 students are enrolled in the program.[3]

The Holy Family Chapel

The new Holy Family Chapel, topped with a decorative gold dome - a nod to the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana, which is also a Holy Cross institution, was dedicated on September 29, 2008.[4] The chapel contains a bronze sculpture of Jesus on the cross created by St. Edward alumnus and sculptor James McKenna who also makes each head bust for the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Athletic achievements

The St. Edward athletics program has been successful at both state and national levels of competition. The school's program is known as one of the best in the state, with 39 team OHSAA championships, 3rd best in Ohio history.[5]

In 2009, the St. Edward wrestling team won its 13th straight and 25th overall Division I state wrestling championship, both state records.[6] No other school has won 13 in a row in any sport. During the 2006 State Wrestling Tournament at Ohio State University's Value City Arena that current head coach Greg Urbas coached his team to the same number of titles, eleven state championships, as his mentor and previous head coach Howard Ferguson did earlier.[6] Urbas surpassed Ferguson in 2007 and now has 14, one behind Xavier's Jim Brower's state record of 15 for head coaches.

The St. Edward hockey team has also won 11 state titles, which is a state record for that sport.[5]

Coughlin Field. Home varsity football games are played at Lakewood High School, but most other field sports use this facility.

St. Edward is also one of only a handful of high schools in the United States that offer rugby union as a varsity sport.[7] In 2006, The St. Edward Eagle Rugby team placed 8th in the nation.[8]

St. Edward was the winner of the 2007-2008 Ohio Cup, which is presented to one Ohio school each year for outstanding performance in high school sports. The Eagles appeared in four Division I State Championship games in 2007-08 and won three state championships in Wrestling, Hockey and Baseball. The Eagles also advanced to the championship game in Basketball.

State Championships

The Ohio High School Athletic Association[9] has awarded the school the following state championships:

  • Wrestling Individual Championships - 94 Individual state champions from 1978-2009
  • Wrestling Team Championships - 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1992, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 [10][11]
  • Ice hockey - 1985, 1986, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2008[12]
  • Basketball – 1998[13]
  • Baseball - 1998, 2008[14]

National Championships

The Holy War

A strong rivalry exists between St. Edward High School and St. Ignatius High School. The two schools are quite similar in that both are Catholic, college prep, all-boys schools on the west side of the Cleveland area. The schools are separated by only six miles. One of the main reasons for the rivalry is that the schools draw from the same student pool (e.g., boys from west side Catholic grade schools.) Because of this, when the students face off in direct competition, they commonly are up against former grade school friends.

The schools both produce high quality athletic teams, combining for over 60 state titles in the last 30 years with St. Edward winning most of those titles. While the schools compete in virtually all sports annually, the main event is the football match-up that draws upward of 13,000 fans.[15] In addition, basketball games between the two schools (commonly twice a year) sell out at the hosting school's gymnasium.

Several match-ups live in the lore of Cleveland high school sports. In 1993, the regular-season football match-up was regarded as one of the greatest Cleveland football games, resulting in a 35-34 3OT win for St. Ignatius. While the schools are only six miles apart, in 1998 basketball regional lines were drawn along the Cleveland/Lakewood border and the two teams met in the Division I state championship, with St. Edward prevailing 70-61.[16] The same scenario occurred in baseball in 2008, with St. Edward beating St. Ignatius 6-2 in the 2008 Baseball Division I State Championship game.

Notable alumni

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