Loyola High School (Montreal)

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Loyola High School
Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam for the greater glory of God
Address
7272 Sherbrooke Street West Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Website
http://www.loyola.ca/
Information
Religious affiliation	Jesuit run Catholic
Principal	Paul Donovan Sr.
School type	Semi-private high school
Grades	7-11
Language	English
Founded	1896
Enrollment	720

Loyola High School is a Jesuit, Catholic high school for boys in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is named after St. Ignatius of Loyola and a prayer is said every morning ending with "St Ignatius of Loyola, pray for us".

Loyola started life as the high school level English sector of St. Mary's College. It was in transferred to Loyola College in 1896, when Loyola College was founded out of the English sector of St. Mary's. In 1964, the Loyola High School Corporation was founded to run the high school separately from the college. When Loyola College merged with Sir George Williams University in 1974 (to form Concordia University), title to the land that Loyola High occupied was transferred from the College.

The name is Loyola derived from the Spanish Lobo-y-Olla, meaning "wolves and pot". The phrase Loyola y Onaz appears on the coat of arms representing the two families of Loyola and Onaz that came together in 1261. The phrase Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam meaning the greater glory of God appears on the crest. The school traces its history back to the founding of the Jesuit order in 1534.

Alumni include Governor General Georges Vanier and his son, and charity founder Jean Vanier, as well as many other prominent members of Montreal's business, political and religious communities. Most recently, prominent alumni include those who have heralded praise in the theatre community. Influential preforming artist Richard Monet attended Loyola High School and cites his experiences there as religiously, spiritually and theatrically extremely rewarding, a sentiment that appears to be shared among most Loyola Alumni. Sam Roberts (and two of his bandmates) also attended Loyola High School and have recently returned to perform for the 2005 Festival of the Arts. Also Don Ferguson and Roger Abbott of Royal Canadian Air Farce were both students as well, and met at the school.

The school has a history of success in the GMAA sports league across most sports. The school's robotics team, FRC Team 296, won the 2006 FIRST Robotics Competition.

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