St. Ignatius High School
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Saint Ignatius High School is a private Catholic, Jesuit boys' high school in the Ohio City neighborhood of Cleveland, Ohio, United States. Founded in 1886 by a German Jesuit on the invitation of Bishop Richard Gilmour, the school was originally a six-year secondary school based on the German Gymnasium that was to be attended after the completion of six years of grammar school. Separate four-year high school and college programs were formed in 1902, with the college changing its name to John Carroll University in 1923 and moving out of the Cleveland location to neighboring University Heights, Ohio, in 1935. The words and music of St. Ignatius' alma mater were composed by the school's band director, Jack T. Hearns, in August 1937. His band debuted the alma mater at halftime during a football game on October 1, 1937, replacing their customary "Victory March". In 1958, St. Ignatius gave St. Xavier High School in Cincinnati permission to adapt the song. Saint Ignatius High School remains at its original location at 1911 West 30th Street. The campus includes the original structure, now known as the Main Building, which was completed in 1891 and is now a designated Cleveland Historic Landmark. On January 21, 1974, Saint Ignatius was added to the National Register of Historic Places. Other buildings are Loyola Hall (originally St. Mary of the Assumption Elementary School), Clavius Science Center, Saint Mary of the Assumption Chapel (named after a church that once was located on the current campus), Gibbons Hall, Kesicki Hall (which now houses The Welsh Academy), The Carfagna Family Magis Athletic Center, Father Sullivan, S.J. Gymnasium, Murphy Field House, Kyle Field, McLaughlin Field, and the O'Donnell Athletic Complex, which houses Wasmer Field and Dale Gabor Track. In addition, the $11.5 million Breen Center for the Performing Arts replaced the Xavier Center in August 2009. It houses all student performing arts programs and hosts many events for other local arts groups. A new $3.3 million cafeteria has replaced the former Student Center, stage, senior lounge, and cooking areas. It was renamed the Rade Dining Hall. Both the Saint Mary of the Assumption Chapel and the Murphy Field House projects were funded and overseen by Murlan J. Murphy. In 2025, the school opened DiSanto Hall, a $40 million(US), 80 thousand sq.ft. facility housing a visual arts center, learning spaces, and a new athletic suite. School officials estimate 95% of the organization's 1,400 students will have class in the new building From 1904 to 1917 Saint Ignatius operated a summer retreat and science campus, in Vermilion, known as Loyola-on-the-Lake.
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St. Ignatius High School was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 21, 1974.
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St. Ignatius High School is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.
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