St. John Vianney High School (Kirkwood, Missouri)

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Address 1311 S. Kirkwood Rd.
City Kirkwood, MO 63122
Established 1960
Type Private Secondary
President Michael E. Loyet
Principal Larry Keller
Grades 9 to 12
Enrollment 635
Mascot Griffin
Colors Black and Gold
Newspaper The Griffin
Yearbook The Talon
School website Vianney Home Page

St. John Vianney High School (a.k.a. Vianney High School, or Vianney Marianist High School) is a private, all male, Catholic college preparatory high school located in Kirkwood, Missouri. It is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint Louis. The school was founded by the Society of Mary (Marianists), a religious order of priests and brothers who continue to run the school. The Marianists also run a number of other St. Louis area high schools including Chaminade College Preparatory School and St. Mary's High School.

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[edit] History

  • The school is named after St. John Vianney.
  • Vianney opened in 1960. They have graduated a class of young men every year since that time.
  • In 1999, Vianney received the prestigious award from the federal government's Blue Ribbon Schools Program.
  • Recently, Vianney has undertaken a number of building projects including new classrooms, gymnasium, and a new library.

[edit] Mission

St. John Vianney High School is dedicated to forming young men for spiritual, academic and personal excellence in the Catholic, Marianist tradition.

The Characteristics of Marianist Education are:

  • Educate for formation in faith
  • Provide an integral, quality education
  • Educate in the family spirit
  • Educate for adaptation and change
  • Educate for service, justice, and peace

[edit] Athletics

Vianney sponsors athletic teams in football, soccer, cross country, basketball, swimming, wrestling, baseball, golf, tennis, track and field, and volleyball. There are also club teams for ice hockey, bowling, and outdoor lacrosse. The volleyball, soccer, hockey, baseball and wrestling teams all have a number of state championships in the school's history.

Vianney is a member of the Metro Catholic Conference. The other members of the conference include:

[edit] School mascot

The St. John Vianney High School mascot is the Golden Griffin-half lion and half eagle. The school colors, black and gold, reflect the colors of the Griffin. The school states that the Griffin represents certain virtues in all of its students.

"The Griffin represents the virtues of our students: strength, faith, fraternity, and justice. These virtues shine forth from hearts and minds formed by a rigorous academic program, an integrated religious curriculum, and a wide range of extracurricular opportunities."
-from the Vianney High School website'

[edit] School fight song

The St. John Vianney High School fight song is often sung at football and basketball games as well as pep rallies. The lyrics are as follows:

We are the black and gold of Vianney
We are the Golden Griffins of Vianney High
Half-Lion, Half-Eagle so the Griffins can roar, so the Griffins can soar
Above the Lightning and Thunder we will win, win, win yea Vianney
Oh hear the din, din, din, of our clamor and cheer
We want the world to be told
About the black and the gold
Of old Vianney, Vianney, Vianney...HEY!

[edit] Controversy

In 2006, Vianney President Father Robert Osborne was accused in a civil lawsuit of sexual misconduct with a student.[1] The Marianist order later settled the lawsuit.[2] Father Osborne was not charged with a crime but was investigated by the Kirkwood Police.[3] [4]

[edit] Notable alumni

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

[edit] References

  1. ^ http://www.ksdk.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=92562
  2. ^ http://www.ksdk.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=132184
  3. ^ http://www.ksdk.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=92756
  4. ^ http://www.ksdk.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=105224
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