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{{Infobox school
 | name                    = Saint Ignatius High School
 | logo                    = [[File:Saint_Ignatius_High_School_Logo.png|200px]]
 | motto                   = "Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam"
 | motto_translation       = For the Greater Glory of God
 | established             = 1886
 | type                    = [[Private school|Private]]
 | gender                  = [[Single-sex education|Male]]
 | religion                = [[Jesuit]]
 | locale                  = Urban
 | president               = 
 | principal               = Anthony Fior<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ignatius.edu/faculty-staff-directory |title=Faculty/Staff Directory |publisher= Saint Ignatius High School| access-date=January 20, 2022}}</ref>
 | streetaddress           = 1911 West 30th Street
 | city                    = [[Cleveland]]
 | state                   = [[Ohio]]
 | country                 = United States
 | zipcode                 = 44113
 | coordinates             = 
 | grades                  = [[Ninth grade|9]]–[[Twelfth grade|12]]
 | enrollment              = 1,504
 | enrollment_as_of        = 2022–23
 | faculty                 = 115
 | newspaper               = The Eye
 | yearbook                = The Ignatian
 | annual_tuition          = $20,550 (2024)
 | colors                  = Blue and gold<br />{{color box|blue}} {{color box|gold}}
 | team_name               = Wildcats
 | conference              = 
 | rival                   = [[St. Edward High School (Lakewood, Ohio)|St. Edward High School]]
 | accreditation           = [[AdvancED]] commission<ref name="NCA-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement">{{cite web|url=http://www.advanc-ed.org/oasis2/u/par/accreditation/summary?institutionId=37544|title=NCA-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement|access-date=June 23, 2009|author=NCA-CASI}}</ref>
 | homepage                = [http://www.ignatius.edu/ www.ignatius.edu]
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| name         = St. Ignatius High School
| embed        = yes
| nrhp_type    =
| image        = MainBldgFullView.JPG
| caption      = The Main Building completed in 1891
| location     = [[Cleveland]], [[Ohio]]
| coordinates  = {{coord|41|29|0|N|81|42|28|W|display=inline, title}}
| locmapin     = United States Cleveland#Ohio#USA
| area         =
| built        = 1888
| architect    = Brother Wipfler
| architecture = Gothic
| added        = January 21, 1974
| refnum       = 74001451<ref name="nris">{{NRISref |refnum=74001451|2008a}}</ref>
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'''Saint Ignatius High School''' is a private Catholic, [[Jesuits|Jesuit]] boys high school in the [[Ohio City, Cleveland|Ohio City]] neighborhood of [[Cleveland]], Ohio.

==History==
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 [[Gymnasia and Realgymnasia|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 (fight song)|Victory March]]". In 1958, St. Ignatius gave [[St. Xavier High School (Ohio)|St. Xavier High School]] in [[Cincinnati]] permission to adapt the song.<ref name="alma mater">{{cite web|url=http://www.ignatius.edu/genlinfo/almamater.shtm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071221212612/http://www.ignatius.edu/genlinfo/almamater.shtm |archive-date=December 21, 2007 |title=Alma Mater & Fight Song|publisher=St. Ignatius High School|access-date=April 28, 2007}}</ref><ref name="Hearns">{{cite news|url=http://alumni.ignatius.edu/controls/file_library/file_download.aspx?sid=237&gid=1&pgid=14&cid=80&catid=2&fileid=2&mid=0&moid=80&name=St.Ign_Fall04Rev6_632551318419833750.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080408092930/http://alumni.ignatius.edu/controls/file_library/file_download.aspx?sid=237&gid=1&pgid=14&cid=80&catid=2&fileid=2&mid=0&moid=80&name=St.Ign_Fall04Rev6_632551318419833750.pdf|archive-date=April 8, 2008|title=The making of the Saint Ignatius Alma Mater|work=St. Ignatius Magazine|date=Fall 2004|access-date=April 28, 2007|author=St. Ignatius High School}}</ref><ref name="Hearns history">{{cite web|title=History of the St. Ignatius High School Alma Mater and a Review of The<!-- sic --> First Quarter Century of The<!-- sic --> Saint Ignatius High School Band|first1=Jack|last1=Hearns|first2=Graham|last2=Hearns|first3=John|last3=Hearns|publisher=St. Ignatius High School|date=May 31, 2014|access-date=March 29, 2015|url=http://www.ignatius.edu/document.doc?id=1133|format=PDF|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150329033343/http://www.ignatius.edu/document.doc?id=1133|archive-date=March 29, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="Enquirer Fay">{{cite news|title=St. X, St. I look like twins|first=John|last=Fay|work=The Cincinnati Enquirer|publisher=Gannett Company|date=November 28, 2001|access-date=March 29, 2015|url=http://www2.cincinnati.com/preps/2001/11/28/pre_st_x_st_i_look_like.html|archive-date=April 2, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402155526/http://www2.cincinnati.com/preps/2001/11/28/pre_st_x_st_i_look_like.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Campus==
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<ref>Saint Ignatius High School. Encyclopedia of Cleveland History.  https://case.edu/ech/articles/s/saint-ignatius-high-school</ref><ref>St. Ignatius High School. By Cleveland Historical. https://clevelandhistorical.org/items/show/157</ref>  and is now a designated Cleveland Historic Landmark.<ref>"Facilities." Saint Ignatius High School Webpage. February 11, 2007 [https://web.archive.org/web/20070926235544/http://www.ignatius.edu/genlinfo/facilities.shtm Ignatius.edu]</ref> 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]].<ref>''The Saint Ignatius Magazine'', Issue 1, 2006.</ref>  From 1904 to 1917 Saint Ignatius operated a summer retreat and science campus, in [[Vermilion, Ohio#Vermilion, Ohio|Vermilion]], known as Loyola-on-the-Lake.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lakeshorerailmaps.com/vermilion.html|title=Vermilion - Lake Shore Rail Maps}}</ref>

==Academics==
The school was recognized by the [[United States Department of Education]] as a "[[Blue Ribbon Schools Program|Blue Ribbon School]]" for the 1984-1985 and 2008-2009 [[school year]].<ref>[http://www.ed.gov/programs/nclbbrs/list-1982.pdf ED.gov], Blue Ribbon Archive Page 65</ref><ref>[http://www.ignatius.edu/s/237/cmsindex.aspx?sid=237&gid=1&pgid=325&cid=3299&ecid=3299&crid=0&calpgid=347&calcid=3236 Ignatius.edu]</ref>

==Fine arts program==
In 1990, a fine arts program was added to the school's curriculum. Its most recent addition has been the Breen Center for the Performing Arts. Musical opportunities include the Wildcat Marching Band, Pep Band, Stage Band, Chorus, Steel Drum Band, [[Jazz]] Band, Liturgical Musicians, and others.<ref name="Band">"Ignatius Band Program Homepage." Saint Ignatius High School Webpage. February 11, 2007 [https://web.archive.org/web/20071006041735/http://www.ignatius.edu/band/default.shtm Ignatius.edu]</ref>

==Clubs and activities==
Saint Ignatius boasts nearly 100 extra-curricular clubs and student groups, ranging from the student-led yearbook (''The Ignatian'') to Billiards Club.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ignatius.edu/page.aspx?pid=566 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111009233510/http://www.ignatius.edu/page.aspx?pid=566 |archive-date=October 9, 2011 |title=Saint Ignatius High School}}</ref> Some activities meet daily while others meet less than monthly.

==Athletic program==
Saint Ignatius' athletic teams are known as the Wildcats and compete as an independent in the [[Ohio High School Athletic Association]] (OHSAA), at the Division I level. Through the 2023–24 school year, the Wildcats have won 58 state championships across eleven sports teams, highlighted by their 13 state titles in soccer, including six consecutive titles from 2019-2024. Both the overall total of 13 and the six-year streak are the most in OHSAA history for soccer, and the school's 58 state championships rank third overall{{Citation needed|date=December 2024}} in boys' athletic titles.  

===State championships===
* [[List of OHSAA football champions|Football]] - 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1999, 2001, 2008, 2011<ref>{{cite web|title=All-Time State Football Tournament Database|url=http://ohsaa.org/sports/history/FT/FootballParticipants.pdf|publisher=Ohio High School Athletic Association|access-date=May 25, 2016|page=3}}</ref> 
* [[List of OHSAA cross country champions|Boys' Cross Country]] - 1993, 1994, 2009, 2015<ref>{{cite web|title=Cross Country Archived State Tournament Results|url=http://ohsaa.org/sports/cc/pastresults.htm|publisher=Ohio High School Athletic Association|access-date=May 25, 2016}}</ref>
*Rugby - 2014,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rugbyohio.com/news_article/show/392217-rugby-ohio-crowns-4-state-champions|title=Rugby Ohio Crowns 4 State Champions|last=Ohio|first=Rugby|date=June 2, 2014|website=Rugby Ohio|access-date=March 5, 2019}}</ref> 2015,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rugbyohio.com/news_article/show/522668-2015-state-championships-photo-gallary|title=2015 State Championships - Photo Gallary|last=Ohio|first=Rugby|date=June 6, 2015|website=Rugby Ohio|access-date=March 5, 2019}}</ref> 2017,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rugbyohio.com/news_article/show/798017-2017-rugby-ohio-state-championship-results|title=2017 Rugby Ohio State Championship Results|last=Ohio|first=Rugby|date=May 30, 2017|website=Rugby Ohio|access-date=March 5, 2019}}</ref> 2018,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rugbyohio.com/news_article/show/920950-congratulations-2018-rugby-ohio-champions-|title=Congratulations 2018 Rugby Ohio Champions!|last=CFarroni|date=May 23, 2018|website=Rugby Ohio|access-date=March 5, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ignatiuswildcats.com/rugbyrecords|title=Rugby Records|website=www.ignatiuswildcats.com|access-date=March 5, 2019}}</ref> 2019, 2021,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ignatiuswildcats.com/news_article/show/1025493-three-peat-rugby-cats-defeat-st-edward-for-the-rugbyohio-championship|title=THREE-PEAT: Rugby Cats Defeat St. Edward for the RugbyOhio Championship|last=Ginley '12|first=Joe|date=June 1, 2019|website=Saint Ignatius High School Athletics|language=en-us|access-date=July 30, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.florugby.com/articles/6515040-rugby-ohio-champs-ignatius-walnut-hills-avon-lake|title=Rugby Ohio Champs: Ignatius, Walnut Hills, Avon Lake|website=www.florugby.com|language=en|access-date=July 30, 2019}}</ref> 2022, 2023, 2024
* [[List of OHSAA wrestling champions|Wrestling]] - 1988<ref>{{cite web|title=Fifty-first annual boys state wrestling tournaments|url=http://ohsaa.org/sports/wr/boys/PastResults/1988.pdf|publisher=Ohio High School Athletic Association|access-date=May 25, 2016|page=3}}</ref>
* [[List of OHSAA ice hockey champions|Ice Hockey]] - 2000, 2010, 2014*,<ref>{{cite web|title=All-Time State Tournament Participants|url=http://ohsaa.org/sports/history/IH/IHAllTimeStateTournamentParticipants.pdf|publisher=Ohio High School Athletic Association|access-date=May 25, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/espn/story/_/id/10576298/ohio-high-schools-share-ice-hockey-state-title-7-overs|title = After 7 OTs, Ohio schools share hockey title|date = March 9, 2014}}</ref> 2016,<ref>{{cite web|title=2016 OHSAA Ice Hockey State Tournament Coverage|url=http://ohsaa.org/sports/ih/boys/2016/2016IHcoverage.htm|publisher=Ohio High School Athletic Association|access-date=May 25, 2016}}</ref> 2017,<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://highschoolsports.cleveland.com/news/article/2563548979210012492/st-ignatius-hockey-wins-its-second-straight-state-championship-by-defeating-toledo-st-francis-5-1/|title=St. Ignatius hockey wins its second straight state championship by defeating Toledo St. Francis, 5-1|work=cleveland.com|access-date=March 12, 2017}}</ref> 2018, 2019, 2024
* Boys' Volleyball - 2017, 2025
* [[List of OHSAA basketball champions|Boys' Basketball]] – 2001, 2024<ref>{{cite web|title=2001, 2024 Boys Division I State Basketball Tournament|url=http://ohsaa.org/sports/bk/boys/2001/d1rslt01.htm|publisher=Ohio High School Athletic Association|access-date=May 25, 2016}}</ref>
* [[List of OHSAA golf champions|Boys' Golf]] - 2001, 2002,<ref>{{cite web|title=Boys & Girls Golf Archived State Tournament Results|url=http://ohsaa.org/sports/go/pastresults.htm|publisher=Ohio High School Athletic Association|access-date=May 25, 2016}}</ref> 2021,<ref>{{Cite web|date=October 23, 2021|title=FINAL RESULTS: 2021 OHSAA Boys Division I State Golf Championship|url=https://northernohio.golf/final-results-2021-ohsaa-boys-division-i-state-golf-championship/|access-date=November 14, 2021|website=Northern Ohio Golf|language=en-US}}</ref> 2022<ref>{{Cite web |last=McFarlin '23 |first=Anthony |date=2022-10-26 |title=The Golf Cats Win the State Championship |url=https://www.ignatiuswildcats.com/news_article/show/1245092-the-golf-cats-win-the-state-championship |access-date=2022-11-16 |website=Saint Ignatius High School Athletics |language=en-us}}</ref>
* [[List of OHSAA track and field champions|Boys' Track and Field]] - 2001,<ref>{{cite web|title=Track & Field Archived State Tournament Results|url=http://ohsaa.org/sports/tf/pastresults.htm|publisher=Ohio High School Athletic Association|access-date=May 25, 2016}}</ref> 2016<ref>{{cite web|title=2016 OHSAA Division I|url=http://live.finishtiming.com/#/results/meet/20162072/score/M|website=Ohio High School Athletic Association 2016 State Track and Field Championships|access-date=December 5, 2016}}</ref>
* [[List of OHSAA baseball champions|Baseball]] - 2002,<ref>{{cite web|title=Boys Basketball History: All-Time Tournament Participants|url=http://ohsaa.org/sports/history/BBK/BBKAllTimeStateTournamentParticipants.pdf|publisher=Ohio High School Athletic Association|access-date=May 25, 2016|page=1}}</ref> 2019<ref>{{cite web|title=St. Ignatius defeats Mentor 4-2 in 10 innings to win Div. I state baseball title|url=https://www.cleveland.com/highschoolsports/2019/06/st-ignatius-defeats-mentor-4-2-in-10-innings-to-win-div-i-state-baseball-title.html|publisher=Cleveland.com|access-date=June 8, 2019|page=1}}</ref>
* [[List of OHSAA soccer champions|Boys' Soccer]] - 2004, 2005, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2014,<ref>{{cite web|title=Boys Soccer History: Boys State Tournament Results|url=http://ohsaa.org/sports/so/boys/AllTimeStateTournamentsResults.pdf|publisher=Ohio High School Athletic Association|access-date=May 25, 2016|page=2}}</ref> 2015,<ref>{{cite web|title=Boys Soccer Archived State Tournament Results: 2015 Tournament Results|url=http://www.ohsaa.org/sports/so/boys/2015/BD1.pdf|publisher=Ohio High School Athletic Association|access-date=May 25, 2016}}</ref> 2016,<ref>{{cite web|title=2016 OHSAA Boys Soccer State Championship|url=http://www.ohsaa.org/sports/soccer/2016-soccer-coverage|website=2016 OHSAA Soccer State Tournament Coverage|publisher=Ohio High School Athletic Association|access-date=December 5, 2016}}</ref> 2019, 2020,<ref>{{cite web|title=2020 OHSAA Boys Soccer Star Championship Bracket|url=https://officials.myohsaa.org/Admin/Bracket/PublicBracket?TournamentId=1581|access-date=February 24, 2021}}</ref> 2021,<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Simmons|first1=Jonathan X.|last2=clevel|last3=.com|date=November 14, 2021|title=St. Ignatius wins Division I boys state soccer title with 2-1 overtime thriller against Centerville|url=https://www.cleveland.com/sports/2021/11/st-ignatius-wins-division-i-boys-state-soccer-title-with-2-1-overtime-thriller-against-centerville.html|access-date=November 14, 2021|website=cleveland|language=en}}</ref> 2022,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brennan '24 |first=Jack |date=2022-11-15 |title=History Is Made by the Soccer Cats |url=https://www.ignatiuswildcats.com/news_article/show/1247750-history-is-made-by-the-soccer-cats |access-date=2022-11-16 |website=Saint Ignatius High School Athletics |language=en-us}}</ref> 2023, 2024
<sub>* Co-champs</sub>

The inventor of the face mask, [[Ralph Vince]], coached the football team to its first city championship, in 1925.

==Other extracurricular achievements==
* Ohio High School Speech League State Champions in [[Policy Debate]] - 2001, 2004, 2006, 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2021 <ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080315121731/http://www.ignatius.edu/genlinfo/schoolnews/2005-2006/policy.shtm Ignatius.edu] Announcement of Victory on Ignatius website</ref>
* The Model United Nations team was ranked among Ohio's top 4 schools and among North America's top 150 schools during the 2013–2014 school year.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bestdelegate.com/the-150-best-high-school-model-un-teams-in-north-america-2013-2014/ |title=The 150 Best High School Model UN Teams in North America 2013-2014 |website=bestdelegate.com |date=June 17, 2014}}</ref>
* The Moot Court team won the [[Ohio Center for Law-Related Education|Ohio Center for Law-Related Education's]] state [[Moot court|moot court]] championship in 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 12, 2024 |title=OCLRE on X: "Congratulations to Saint Ignatius High School for winning the 2024 Moot Court State Championship! 🎉🎉🎉" |url=https://x.com/OCLRE/status/1778890752912671221 |access-date=August 22, 2024 |website=[[Twitter]]}}</ref>

==Notable alumni==
{{main|List of alumni of Saint Ignatius High School (Cleveland)}}

==See also==
* [[List of Jesuit sites]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{commons category|Saint Ignatius High School (Cleveland)}}
*[http://www.ignatius.edu/ Saint Ignatius Official Website]
*[https://cdm16014.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p15034coll1/search/searchterm/St.%20Ignatius%20High%20School%20(Cleveland%2C%20Ohio)/field/creato/mode/exact/conn/and/page/6 St Ignatius High School yearbooks] available on [[Cleveland Public Library]] Digital Gallery, various years 1940s through 2008

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