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{{for|the nearby university|Walsh University}}
{{Infobox school
| name = Walsh Jesuit High School
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| type = [[Private school|Private]], [[coeducational]], [[University-preparatory school|college preparatory]]
| motto = Men and Women for and with Others
| religion = [[Roman Catholic]] ([[Jesuit]])
| established = {{Start date and age| 1964 }}
| president =
| chairman = Thomas Haag ‘81
| principal = Sean Lynch ‘94
| faculty = 80
| grades = [[Ninth grade|9]]–[[Twelfth grade|12]]
| enrollment = 1,014
| enrollment_as_of =
| campus size = {{convert|110|acre}}
| colors = {{color box|maroon|Maroon}} and {{color box|gold|
| athletics =
| team_name = Warriors
| rivals = [[Archbishop Hoban High School]] Knights
| accreditation = Ohio Catholic Schools Accrediting Association<br>[[Ohio Department of Education]]
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| publication = ''The Sketch'' (literary magazine)
| newspaper = The Pioneer
| tuition = $12,700.00 (
| affiliation = [[Jesuit Schools Network]]
| conference = [[Crown Conference]]
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'''Walsh Jesuit High School''' is a private, [[
Walsh's campus covers {{convert|110|acre}} and is situated near the [[Cuyahoga Valley National Park]]. The campus features five outdoor athletic fields, a 5,000 meter cross country track, a 1,600 seat gymnasium, a field house, wrestling room, an all-sports complex (formerly known as Conway Memorial Stadium), and a residence for the Jesuit priests that staff the school.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://walshjesuit.myschoolapp.com/page/stadium?siteId=1030&ssl=1|title=It's Time for Warrior Nation 2.0!|publisher=Walsh Jesuit High School website|access-date=2023-02-03}}</ref>
The
▲The school’s patron saints are the [[Canadian_Martyrs|North American Jesuit Martyrs]] and its chapel, topped with the distinctive metallic cross which has become the school's most prominent symbol and landmark, is named in their honor.
==History==
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Walsh Jesuit High School was funded by a generous gift from Cornelius Walsh (b. 1864), a prominent industrialist and Catholic layman who had lived his entire life in Cuyahoga Falls. Upon his death in 1932, Cornelius bequeathed his entire fortune to his wife, Jane, who continued to donate generously to Catholic institutions and, with the assistance of her nephew, William A. Walsh, designed her will to include a large gift for the foundation of a Catholic high school. William, partial to the Jesuits, convinced his aunt to bequeath to the Society of Jesus her property and $100,000 for the building of an all-boys school that would be a memorial to her husband. William approached the Chicago Province of the Jesuits with the proposal, but the gift lay dormant for years until found during a transfer of files from the Chicago Province to the Detroit Province in 1959. William urged Fr. John McGrail, S.J., the head of the Jesuits' Detroit Province, to reconsider the proposal made in Jane's will. The school's campus was originally planned to be built in downtown Cuyahoga Falls near St. Joseph Parish School, but using the gift from Jane (which had grown to $2 million under William's stewardship, and to which the Cleveland Catholic Diocese added $1 million), 50 acres were purchased from the Conway family farm north of downtown, with an additional 50 acres purchased later.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/news/education/2014/09/26/walsh-jesuit-to-celebrate-50/10310609007/|title=Walsh Jesuit to celebrate 50 years rooted in faith|publisher=Akron Beacon Journal, September 26, 2014|access-date=2021-12-02}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.walshjesuit.org/about/wj-at-a-glance|title=WJ At A Glance - Our History|publisher=Walsh Jesuit High School website|access-date=2021-12-02}}</ref>
Groundbreaking ceremonies for Walsh Jesuit took place in 1964, and the school opened its doors to 153 freshmen on September 7, 1965. The school was dedicated in May 1966, and the first class graduated in 1969.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.walshjesuit.org/about/wj-at-a-glance|title=WJ At A Glance - Our History|publisher=Walsh Jesuit High School website|access-date=2021-12-02}}</ref> All Students were required to wear neckties, a shirt with a collar, and hair not falling over the ears. A "tie strike" was organized in 1969, which was easily quashed.<ref>
Initially founded as an all-boys institution similar to other prominent [[
Walsh's sports nickname is the "Warriors," originally conceived as a means of celebrating the heritage of the [[Seneca_people|Seneca Indians]] that had historically inhabited the school's campus locality. However, in 2021, as a response to the [[Native American mascot controversy]], the school formally disassociated the name "Warriors" from any reference to [[Indigenous_peoples_of_the_Americas|Native American]] culture, removed Native American iconography from its sports uniforms and facilities, and changed the name of its annual fundraising gala.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.walshjesuit.org/about/wj-at-a-glance|title=About Walsh Jesuit High School |publisher=Walsh Jesuit High School|access-date=2023-02-03}}</ref>
▲Initially founded as an all-boys institution similar to other prominent [[Northeast_Ohio| Northeast Ohio]] Catholic high schools, Walsh Jesuit's leadership decided to go co-ed in 1991 amid excess capacity and financial challenges to the school's continued existence. The decision was initially met with resistance by many Walsh Jesuit alumni and students, culminating in a student [[walkout]], which received extensive local media coverage, when the news of the decision was made public.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thepioneerwjhs.com/7471/feature/better-dead-than-co-ed/|title="Better dead than co-ed!"|publisher=The Pioneer (Walsh Jesuit student newspaper), October 21, 2018|access-date=2021-12-02}}</ref> Despite the protests, the first girls entered the school at the beginning of the 1993-1994 academic year.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/news/education/2014/09/26/walsh-jesuit-to-celebrate-50/10310609007/|title=Walsh Jesuit to celebrate 50 years rooted in faith|publisher=Akron Beacon Journal, September 26, 2014|access-date=2021-12-02}}</ref>
==Athletics==
Walsh Jesuit has won seven team national championships<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.walshjesuit.org/athletics|title=Walsh Jesuit High School Athletics website|publisher=Walsh Jesuit High School|access-date=2021-12-02}}</ref> and a total of 39 [[Ohio High School Athletic Association]] team state championships.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ohsaa.org/Portals/0/Sports/Records/StateChampionsDatabaseAlpha.pdf|title=OHSAA Team State Champions|publisher=OHSAA|access-date=2018-01-22}}</ref><ref name="Ohio High School Athletic Association">{{cite web|url=http://www.ohsaa.org/|title=Ohio High School Athletic Association Web site|access-date=2008-03-14|author=OHSAA
===National championships===
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* Boys' [[Soccer]] – 1982, 1990, 2006<ref name="Ohio High School Athletic Association"/>
* Girls' [[Golf]] – 2001, 2004, 2007<ref name="Ohio High School Athletic Association"/>
* Girls' Soccer – 2000, 2001, 2004, 2006, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2023<ref name="Ohio High School Athletic Association"/>
* [[Softball]] – 2002, 2004, 2016<ref name="Ohio High School Athletic Association"/><ref name="Yappi Softball">{{cite web|url=http://www.yappi.com/softball/StateChamps.html|title=Yappi Sports Softball|access-date=2007-02-12|author=Yappi}}</ref>
* Girls' [[Basketball]] – 2005<ref name="Ohio High School Athletic Association"/>
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==Notable alumni==
*[[Ryan Armour]] (1994), professional golfer on the [[PGA Tour]]
*[[Dominic Canzone]] (2016), MLB [[outfielder]] for the [[Seattle Mariners]]
*[[Christopher Connor]] (1974), CEO of [[Sherwin-Williams Co.]]{{Citation needed|date=January 2009}}
*[[Connor Cook]] (2011), [[quarterback]] for the [[Michigan State Spartans football|Michigan State Spartans]] and [[Oakland Raiders]]
*[[Ryan Feltner]] (2015), MLB [[pitcher]] for the [[Colorado Rockies]]
*[[Steve Fitzhugh]] (1982), former NFL [[Safety (American and Canadian football position)|safety]] with the [[Denver Broncos]]
*[[Drew Kaser]] (2011), former NFL [[Punter (football)|punter]]
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*[[Adam Redmond]] (2011), NFL [[offensive guard]]
*[[Jason Rohrer]] (1996), game designer
*[[Mike Vrabel]] (1993), former NFL [[linebacker]] and
==See also==
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[[Category:Roman Catholic Diocese of Cleveland]]
[[Category:1965 establishments in Ohio]]
[[Category:Society of Jesus in Ohio]]
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