Archbishop Ryan High School
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| Archbishop Ryan High School | |
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| Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | |
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| http://www.archbishopryan.com/ | |
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| Religious affiliation | Franciscan, Roman Catholic |
| School type | high school |
| Campus | Urban, 35 acres |
| Mascot | Raider(Men), Ragdoll(Women) |
| Colors | Black, Red, and Gold |
| Founded | 1966 |
| Enrollment | approx. 2450 |
Archbishop Ryan High School (often called Archbishop Ryan or simply Ryan) is a Roman Catholic high school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Run by Franciscan priests of the Order of Friars Minor and administrated by the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, Archbishop Ryan is the largest Catholic secondary school in the city of Philadelphia.
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[edit] History
The doors of Archbishop Ryan High School opened for the first time in 1966 as a co-institutional high school with separate administration and faculty for each side of the school. Founded under the jurisdiction of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, Archbishop Ryan was the twenty-eighth archdiocesan high school to be founded. Although both young men and young women could attend Archbishop Ryan, the school was divided according to gender, providing separate classrooms, teachers, cafeterias, and gymnasiums for boys and girls. In 1989, the Franciscan administration decided to reunify the school, making the entire school coeducational.
Ryan was the twenty-eighth archdiocesan high school, the sixth begun by John Cardinal Krol, who continued the tradition of furthering Catholic education in the Philadelphia archdiocese. The 35-acre tract on Academy Road accommodates a spacious school building and outdoor athletic fields as well as parking areas. The original design by architects, Dagit Associates, eased the merger. The central shared facilities of auditorium, library media center, and chapel serve the coeducational student body. Ryan draws students mainly from these parishes: St. Albert the Great, St. Anselm, St. Charles Borromeo, Christ the King, St. Christopher, St. Ephrem, St. Katherine of Siena, St. Martha, Maternity B.V.M., and Our Lady of Calvary. Some students from other parishes take the option of open enrollment to attend Archbishop Ryan High School.
Notable alumni include:
- Frank Whycheck, retired NFL Tight End, who had a fantastic career on the Washington Redskins and Tennessee Titans.
- Christopher Ferguson, class of 1979, pilot of the Columbia STS-115 space shuttle in September 2006.
- Ray Staszak, class of 1980, the first Pennsylvanian to play in the NHL.
[edit] Student Body
Ryan's students, ranging from ages fourteen to eighteen, generally reside within the city of Philadelphia. Archbishop Ryan attracts students from Philadelphia and its suburbs.
[edit] Academics
One of Archbishop Ryan's main attributes are its extensive and broad academics. Offering many fields of study, Ryan offers a variety of studies such as English, Social Studies, Mathematics, Natural and Physical Science Studies, World Languages (French, Spanish, Italian, and German), Business, Technology, Music, and Fine Art Studies. Minimum coursework is required in the fields of English, Social Studies, Mathematics, Natural and Physical Science Studies, and World Languages. The top three tracks, AP, 1, and 2, are designed for college bound students and are labeled college preparatory classes. Tracks 3 and 4 are basic secondary school classes.
[edit] Athletics
The competitive sports of Archbishop Ryan include football, basketball, baseball, soccer, swimming, lacrosse, tennis, cross country, golf, and track and field, ice hockey, rugby, bowling, cheerleading, field hockey, softball, and volleyball. Ryan's boys soccer team has recently made it to the Catholic League finals, but lost to La Salle.
[edit] Extracurricular Activities
With a variety of extracurricular activities, Archbishop Ryan emphasizes and stresses the importance of involvement and participation in the school and community.
