St. Edward High School (Lakewood, Ohio)

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Location
St. Edward High School

Lakewood, Ohio, USA
Information
Locale	Urban
President	Br. Peter Graham
Type	Holy Cross, Private
Mascot	Eagles
Established	1949
Homepage	www.sehs.net

St. Edward High School is an all-male Catholic high school in Lakewood, Ohio. The school was awarded a Blue Ribbon distinction for excellence between 1994 and 1996.^[1]

1 Mission
2 Campus
3 History
4 Academics
5 Pre-Engineering
6 Fine Arts
7 Athletic achievements
- 7.1 State Championships
- 7.2 National Championships
8 The Holy War
9 Notable alumni
10 References
11 External links

[edit] Mission

St. Edward High School, a Catholic School in the Holy Cross tradition, educates the minds and hearts of young men to have the competence to see and the courage to act as men of faith.

St. Edward believes in:

An ongoing commitment to excellence in academics, as well as co-curricular programs.
Formation of young men in a faith based tradition that is God-centered and emphasizes the acceptance of each person.
A welcoming, family-oriented school community.
Servant leadership as a way of life for all our community members.

[edit] Campus

[1] The School is located in Lakewood, Ohio, bordering Cleveland on the West side. The school is within walking distance of Lake Erie.

[edit] History

St. Edward High School was founded in 1949 by the Brothers of Holy Cross and named in honor of then-archbishop Edward Hoban of the Diocese of Cleveland.^[2] Construction on the school's current facility began the same year on a site that once served as a resting and feeding stop for cattle trains passing through from western states to eastern markets on what is now known as the Norfolk Southern roadbed.^[2] The first graduating class consisted of 159 students who spent their first two years at the former St. Theresa's Academy while construction was being completed on the building used today.^[2]

[edit] Academics

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 is building an engineering specific center, due to be completed in 2008. The center will also be accompanied by a new chapel, that bears the same golden dome as the University of Notre Dame, which Brothers of the Holy Cross also run. The chapel is going to be able to hold 400 people.

[edit] Pre-Engineering

Unlike many high schools, St. Edward offers a pre-engineering program for those interested in an engineering major for college. The school is building a new wing on the school, for more engineering classrooms. St. Edward is the one of the only place's in Northeast Ohio to give this opportunity to young men.

[edit] Fine Arts

The Edwardian players have been very successful in recent years with their fall and spring productions. Recently, they have produced plays suchs as: "Les Miserables", "Man of La Mancha", "Sweeney Todd" "Fantasticks" and "Brigadoon".

[edit] Athletic achievements

St. Edward's atheltics program have 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 38 team OHSAA championships.^[3]

In 2008, the St. Edward wrestling team won its twelfth straight and 24th overall Division I state wrestling championship, both state records.^[4] Only one other school has won 12 in a row in any sport, the St. Xavier swimming team from 1970 to 1981. 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.^[4] Urbas surpassed Ferguson in 2007 and now has 13, one behind Xavier's Jim Brower's state record of 14 for head coaches.

The St. Edward hockey team has also won 11 state titles, which is a state record for that sport.^[3]

St. Edward is also one of only a handful of high schools in the United States that offer rugby union as a varsity sport.^[5] In 2006, The St. Edward Eagle Rugby team placed 8th in the nation.^[6]

[edit] State Championships

The Ohio High School Athletic Association^[7] has awarded the school the following state championships:

Wrestling Individual Championships - 92 Individual state champions from 1978-2008
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 ^[8]^[9]
Ice Hockey - 1985, 1986, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2008^[10]
Basketball – 1998^[11]
Baseball - 1998,2008 ^[12]

[edit] National Championships

Wrestling - 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1992, 1998, 2000, 2007^{[citation needed]}

[edit] 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 50 state titles in the last 30 years.^[13] While the schools compete in virtually all sports annually, the main event is the football match-up that draws upward of 13,000 fans.^[14] 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.^[15] St. Edward beat St. Ignatius 6-2 in the 2008 Baseball Division I State Championship game.