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Loyola Academy
Motto Women and Men for Others
Established 1909
Type Private secondary
Affiliation Jesuit Secondary Education Association
Affiliations Jesuit Secondary Education Association
President Rev. A motto (from the Italian word motto, meaning witticism sentence is a phrase meant to formally describe the general motivation or intention of a social group Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Educational institutions are often categorised along several dimensions For the film of this title see Private School (film. Private schools, or Independent schools are Schools not administered The Jesuit Secondary Education Association (JSEA was founded in 1970 to address the unique needs of the Jesuit secondary school Apostolate in the The Jesuit Secondary Education Association (JSEA was founded in 1970 to address the unique needs of the Jesuit secondary school Apostolate in the Theodore G. Munz, S. J.
Dean Dr. In Academic administration, a dean is a person with significant authority over a specific academic unit or over a specific area of concern or both Mary M. Kearney
Mr. Kenneth S. Maziarka
Mr. Charlie Heinz
Founder Rev. Henry J. Dumbach, S. J.
Students ~2,000
Grades 9 - 12
Location 1100 Laramie Avenue,
Wilmette, Illinois, USA
Colors Maroon and Gold          
Mascot Rambler
Newspaper 'The Prep'
Conference Chicago Catholic League
Girls Catholic Athletic (GCAC)
Website http://www.goramblers.org/

Loyola Academy is a private, co-educational college preparatory high school located in Wilmette, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. Mixed-sex education, (or just Mixed education) also known as Coeducation, is the integrated education to males and females at the same school facilities Wilmette is a village in New Trier Township, Cook County, Illinois, United States. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. Located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago, it is one of 47 Jesuit high schools in the United States and is a member of the Jesuit Secondary Education Association. The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago is a Particular church of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States. The Society of Jesus ( Latin: Societas Iesu, SJ and SI or SJ, SI) is a Catholic religious order It is also the largest Jesuit high school in America, with over 2,000 students from more than 80 different zip codes throughout the Chicago area.

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History

Loyola Academy was founded as a Roman Catholic, college preparatory school for young men in 1909. Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting The school was originally located in Rogers Park, Chicago on the campus of Loyola University's Dumbach Hall; it moved to the current Wilmette campus in 1957. Rogers Park is the northernmost of Chicago community areas in the far North Side of Chicago, Illinois. Loyola University Chicago is a private co-educational Jesuit university established in Chicago in 1870 as Saint Ignatius College Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Both Loyola University and its prep school adjunct, Loyola Academy, were named after the Basque intellectual and Spanish Army General, Ignatius of Loyola, who founded the Society of Jesus (the Jesuits).

As a precondition to granting approval to move to the suburbs, the Archdiocese of Chicago required the Jesuits to stipulate that they would continue to serve the young Roman Catholic men of the city of Chicago. Consequently, throughout most of its history as a college preparatory school exclusively for young men, Loyola Academy had a significant representation of Chicago residents, many of whom were of modest financial means and gave the school an economic diversity unique in the Chicago metropolitan area and not seen today. During the period 1936 to 1994, all prospective students were admitted on the basis of a competitive and comprehensive admissions test. Loyola Academy was one of the first Roman Catholic prep schools in the nation to institute this requirement.

During the bulk of its history, as an exclusive prep school for young men, Loyola Academy maintained the strict disciplinary and academic regimen seen in most exclusive American prep schools. Under the strict disciplinary guidelines of the Jesuits, students were required to wear Academy blazers and ties, maintain silence when moving between classes, attend weekly Mass on campus, address their professors as either "sir" or "Father," and maintain a demeanor befitting the Jesuit educational ideal of "Men for others. "

Penalties for infractions were meted out in the form of demerits (inscribed on a demerit card carried by each student) or by after school detention, known colloquially as "JUG," for judgment under God. During most of the period 1909-1975, the student body of Loyola Academy was almost 100% Roman Catholic. During this time frame, Loyola Academy surpassed all other schools in the Chicago Catholic secondary system in terms of SAT scores and percentage of student body admitted to 4-year universities.

For purposes of social interaction, during the period 1957-1994, Loyola's "sister school," was Regina Dominican High School, an all-girls Academy located less than a mile away in Wilmette. Beginning in 1970, small groups of select Regina students began commuting to Loyola to take selected advanced science and computer science classes, as these regimens were unavailable on their campus at the time. Prior to its controversial decision to go co-educational, Loyola had a significant Jesuit presence among its teachers and administrators, although this had begun to slowly erode beginning in the early 1970s.

In 1994, Loyola Academy merged with Saint Louise de Marillac High School, an all-girls high school from Northfield, Illinois, which was on the verge of bankruptcy and became a co-educational school [1]. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Saint Louise Marillac High School was an all-girls Catholic secondary school in Northfield, Illinois, United States from 1967 to 1994 Northfield is an affluent village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. In 2003, Loyola Academy opened a new 60-acre campus in Glenview, Illinois. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Glenview is a Suburban Village located approximately 18 mi (29 km north of downtown Chicago in Cook County, Illinois. The property, which was part of the abandoned Glenview Naval Air Station (NAS Glenview), was an extremely valuable piece of real estate which was purchased by Loyola in 2001 and now houses several athletic fields for lacrosse, baseball, softball, and soccer, a cross country path, and a wetland preserve area that has been used as a natural laboratory for science classes. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Cross Country running is a Sport of running Compete to complete a course over open or rough terrain faster than other teams A wetland is an area of Land consisting of Soil that is Saturated with Moisture, such as a Swamp, Marsh, or Bog A laboratory (informally lab) is a facility that provides controlled conditions in which scientific Research, Experiments and

While Loyola Academy retains an ostensible Roman Catholic Christian affiliation, in its new co-educational configuration, it now admits non-Catholics, non-Christians, agnostics and atheists.

Academics at Loyola Academy

Loyola Academy offers a comprehensive liberal arts curriculum with over 110 courses in language arts, fine arts (dance, music, theater, visual arts, and architecture), foreign languages (Spanish, French, German, Latin, Mandarin Chinese and Ancient Greek), mathematics, physical education, science, social studies, and theology. The term liberal arts refers to a particular type of educational Curriculum broadly defined as a Classical education. In formal education a curriculum (plural curricula) is the set of courses and their content offered at a School or University. Language arts is the general academic subject area dealing with developing comprehension and capacity for use of written and oral language Fine art is any Art form developed primarily for Aesthetics rather than Utility. Dance (from French danser, perhaps from Frankish) is an Art form that generally refers to movement of the body usually rhythmic Music is an Art form in which the medium is Sound organized in Time. Theatre (or theater, see spelling differences) is the branch of the Performing arts defined by Bernard Beckerman as what "occurs when one The visual arts are art forms that focus on the creation of works which are primarily Visual in nature such as Painting, Photography The term architecture (from Greek αρχιτεκτονικήarchitektoniki) can be used to mean a process a profession or documentation A foreign language is a Language not spoken by the people of a certain place for example English is a foreign language in Japan. French ( français,) is a Romance language spoken around the world by 118 million people as a native language and by about 180 to 260 million people The German language (de ''Deutsch'') is a West Germanic language and one of the world's major languages. Latin ( lingua Latīna, laˈtiːna is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. The Ancient Greek language is the historical stage in the development of the Hellenic language family spanning the Archaic (c Mathematics is the body of Knowledge and Academic discipline that studies such concepts as Quantity, Structure, Space and Science (from the Latin scientia, meaning " Knowledge " or "knowing" is the effort to discover, and increase human understanding Social Studies is a term used to describe the broad study of the various fields which involve past and current human behavior and interactions Theology is the study of a god or the gods from a religious perspective (As it is a college-preparatory high school, it does not offer any true vocational courses. Vocational education or Vocational Education and Training (VET also called Career and Technical Education (CTE prepares learners for jobs that are based ) The school has two competitive honors programs (the Dumbach Scholars and the Clavius Scholars), and a plethora of students enrolled in AP classes. The Advanced Placement Program is a program that offers college level courses at High schools across the United States and Canada. Loyola also offers the O'Shaughnessy Program, which assists students who show the potential for success in college but may require smaller classes and extra help from teachers. Annually, about 99% of students are accepted by four-year universities. A university is an institution of Higher education and Research, which grants Academic degrees in a variety of subjects

Loyola has a particularly strong tradition of educating students in the classics. "Classical literature" redirects here For literature in Classical languages outside the Graeco-Roman sphere see Ancient literature. The school fields a Certamen team, and in 2005, six students received perfect scores on the National Latin Exam while 44 others were named Gold Medalists. Certamen, Latin for "competition" (pl ' Certamina') is a Quiz bowl style competition with classics-themed questions Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The National Latin Examination is a worldwide test given to Latin students In addition, Loyola Academy is one of only three high schools in the Chicago area to offer Ancient Greek as a language course. Loyola is also very active in forensics, Scholastic Bowl, and Science Olympiad competitions. Individual events is a type of speech competition characterized by individuals competing in a variety of different events Quizbowl (also known as Quiz Bowl, Scholastic Bowl, Brain Bowl, Academic Team, Academic Varsity Bowl, Academic Challenge Science Olympiad is a primarily American elementary, Middle school, or High school team competition that requires knowledge of various

Aerial photo of Loyola Academy's Wilmette campus
Aerial photo of Loyola Academy's Wilmette campus

Sports at Loyola Academy

Loyola Academy has a highly competitive athletics program, offering 16 women's sports and 17 men's sports. The Ramblers (borrowing their nickname from the teams at Loyola University) have been particularly successful in Football,state football champs 1993, runner up 1992lacrosse, crew and ice hockey; within the last ten years, both men's and women's teams in each of those sports have won state (or in the case of crew, national) championships. Loyola University Chicago is a private co-educational Jesuit university established in Chicago in 1870 as Saint Ignatius College Football is the word given to a number of similar Team sports all of which involve (to varying degrees kicking a Ball with the foot in an attempt to score a Lacrosse is a full contact Team sport played using a solid rubber ball and long handled racket called a crosse or Lacrosse stick. GB coxless pair of Toby Garbett & Rick Dunn at Henley Royal Regatta 2004 Ice hockey, often referred to simply as hockey, is a team Sport played on Ice. The men's hockey team has reached the State Finals four times from 2001-2006, and the State Final Four every year since 2000, with the exception of 2005. Hockey is any of a family of Sports in which two teams compete by trying to maneuver a Ball, or a hard round rubber or heavy plastic disc called a puck 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The men's lacrosse team has the most state championships in Illinois, including three straight from 2002 to 2004. The men's golf and women's basketball teams are also traditional Chicago-area powerhouses. Basketball is a team Sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a ball through a 10 feet (3 m The men's and women's swimming teams are on the rise as well, placing in the top 15 in the state in each of the past 3 years. The 2007 Ramblers' men's soccer team was undefeated in winning the Chicago Catholic League championship. The Chicago Catholic League (CCL is a High school Athletic conference based in Chicago Illinois, USA Loyola's greatest athletic rival is widely considered to be New Trier Township High School, as well as St. Ignatius College Prep, its Jesuit rival within the Chicago Catholic League. New Trier High School (also known as New Trier Township High School or NTHS) is a public four-year High school with its major campus located This article is about the high school in Chicago For the similarly-named high school in San Francisco, USA see St The Chicago Catholic League (CCL is a High school Athletic conference based in Chicago Illinois, USA

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Loyola Academy

Many Chicago-area sports figures have sent their children to Loyola Academy. These include former Chicago Bull Michael Jordan, former Chicago Bears Dave Duerson and Matt Suhey, former Chicago Blackhawk Jack O'Callahan and former Bulls player Bill Wennington. The Chicago Bulls are an American professional Basketball team based in Chicago, Illinois, playing in the Central Division of the Eastern Michael Jeffrey Jordan (born February 17 1963 is a retired American professional Basketball player and active businessman The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. David Russell Duerson (born November 28 1960 in Muncie Indiana) is a former American football safety in the National Football Matthew Jerome Suhey (born July 7, 1958 in Bellefonte Pennsylvania) is a former professional American football player playing fullback Jack O'Callahan (born July 24, 1957 in Charlestown, Massachusetts) is a retired professional Ice hockey player who played 390 William ("Bill" Percey Wennington (born December 26, 1963 in Montreal Quebec) is a retired Canadian Basketball player Recently, Loyola Academy hired John Holecek, former NFL linebacker, to be the head coach of the football program. John Francis Holecek (born May 7, 1972 in Steger, Illinois) is a former professional American football player who played The team competes in the blue division of the Chicago Catholic League, one of the top high school football conferences in the country. The Chicago Catholic League (CCL is a High school Athletic conference based in Chicago Illinois, USA

Service at Loyola Academy

Loyola places a particularly strong emphasis on community service, encouraging their students to be "Women and Men for Others, Leaders in Service. Community service refers to service that a person performs for the benefit of his or her local Community. " During the summer, many students join service sites across the United States and around the world, and during the school year, Loyola's "Life! Be In It!" program allows students to in participate in Amnesty International, Habitat for Humanity, and various other community outreach programs. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Amnesty International (commonly known as Amnesty or AI) is a Western based international Non-governmental organization which defines its mission as "to Habitat For Humanity International ( HFHI) (generally referred to as Habitat for Humanity or simply Habitat) is an international Ecumenical One of Loyola's stated objectives is that every graduate be "committed to doing justice," and thus it encourages students to contribute to their communities and learn more about the world around them. These service programs are complemented by a series of religious retreats. The term retreat has several related meanings all of which have in common the notion of safety or temporarily removing oneself from one's usual environment in order to become immersed

Current administration

Notable alumni

A number of notable people have attended Loyola over the years. These include:

Notes

  1. ^ James Baisley, Jr. at Loyola Academy Athletic Hall of Fame. Retrieved 24 August 2007.
  2. ^ "Here and There". Loyola Focus. Winter 2004.
  3. ^ George Bon Salle at Loyola Academy Athletic Hall of Fame. Retrieved 24 August 2007.
  4. ^ Katherine Roche. "To the best, they beat the best". Chicago Sun-Times. 23 October 2007.
  5. ^ Jean Quinn. "Alumni of the Year. " Edison-Norwood Times Review. 11 December 2003.
  6. ^ John Dee, Jr. at Loyola Academy Athletic Hall of Fame. Retrieved 24 August 2007.
  7. ^ a b c Loyola Academy Viewbook. 2005.
  8. ^ R. Jerome Dunne at Loyola Academy Athletic Hall of Fame. Retrieved 24 August 2007.
  9. ^ Bill Skowronski. "Irish ride Falls' marskmanship to Spokane. " Evanston Review. 15 March 2007.
  10. ^ David Finzer at Loyola Academy Athletic Hall of Fame. Retrieved 24 August 2007.
  11. ^ John Fitzgerald at Loyola Academy Athletic Hall of Fame. Retrieved 24 August 2007.
  12. ^ Paul Florence at Loyola Academy Athletic Hall of Fame. Retrieved 24 August 2007.
  13. ^ Ken Keenan. "Foley brings pipes to Wolves. " Des Plaines Times. 28 September 2006.
  14. ^ a b c d e "Loyola Academy facts. " Chicago Sun-Times. 1 April 1992.
  15. ^ "J. Gannon, judge and radio actor. " Chicago Tribune. 23 June 1985.
  16. ^ "Father Gilbert Hartke; leading drama figure. " The New York Times 22 February 1986.
  17. ^ Tom McCann. "Writer loved being a Renaissance man. " Chicago Tribune 16 July 2002.
  18. ^ Will Higgins. "Jim Irsay: Upbeat and offbeat. " The Indianapolis Star. 18 January 2004.
  19. ^ Dennis Mahoney. "Ramblers expand roles during summer. " Glencoe News. 16 August 2007.
  20. ^ "Alumni Making a Difference: Neal Katyal. " Loyola Focus. Fall 2006.
  21. ^ Sheila Ahern. Daily Herald. 9 November 2006.
  22. ^ Michael Sneed. "Local Lore. " Chicago Sun-Times. 26 January 2005.
  23. ^ a b Mike Thomas. "For this North Shore teen, it pays to goof off. " Chicago Sun-Times. 25 May 2003.
  24. ^ Frederick Lindstrom at Loyola Academy Athletic Hall of Fame. Retrieved 24 August 2007.
  25. ^ Bill Zwecker. "Writer probes national security. " Chicago Sun-Times. 22 November 1998.
  26. ^ Erik Mauer at Loyola Academy Athletic Hall of Fame. Retrieved 24 August 2007.
  27. ^ Rachel Quarrell. "Oxford's muscle to challenge Cambridge Olympians. " The Independent (London). 5 March 2002.
  28. ^ Bert Metzger at Loyola Academy Athletic Hall of Fame. Retrieved 24 August 2007.
  29. ^ Jim Coffman. "Montoya delays jump to professional career. " Evanston Review. 29 July 2004.
  30. ^ James Mooney at Loyola Academy Athletic Hall of Fame. Retrieved 24 August 2007.
  31. ^ Joan Giangrasse Kates. "Rev. Thomas N. Munson: 1924 - 2007" Chicago Tribune. 1 June 2007.
  32. ^ "Musker looks for gold on 'Treasure Planet. '" Antioch Review. 12 December 2002.
  33. ^ Joel Gay. "Rookie leader. " Anchorage Daily News. 14 March 2004.
  34. ^ "Documenting Some of the Defining Moments of Our Time. " Loyola Focus. Summer 2005.
  35. ^ Bob Goldsborough. "Actor Chris O'Donnell sells seldom-used townhouse here. " Chicago Tribune. 10 February 2002.
  36. ^ a b Mary Houlihan. "Hip-hop Shakespeare. " Chicago Sun-Times. 15 June 2001.
  37. ^ Steve Quinn at Loyola Academy Athletic Hall of Fame. Retrieved 24 August 2007.
  38. ^ Nicholas Rassas at Loyola Academy Athletic Hall of Fame. Retrieved 24 August 2007.
  39. ^ Todd Rassas at Loyola Academy Athletic Hall of Fame. Retrieved 24 August 2007.
  40. ^ Robert Skoglund at Loyola Academy Athletic Hall of Fame. Retrieved 24 August 2007.
  41. ^ Item Catalog (Custom Loyola). Retrieved 11 December 2007.
  42. ^ Charles Whittingham at Loyola Academy Athletic Hall of Fame. Retrieved 24 August 2007.
  43. ^ "Here and There". Loyola Focus. Fall 2005.

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