Saint Joseph Academy (Cleveland, Ohio)

Saint Joseph Academy
Sursum Corda Lift Up Your Hearts
Address
3430 Rocky River Drive Cleveland, Ohio, (Cuyahoga County), 44111 United States
Coordinates	41°27′36″N 81°49′3″W / 41.46000°N 81.81750°W / 41.46000; -81.81750Coordinates: 41°27′36″N 81°49′3″W / 41.46000°N 81.81750°W / 41.46000; -81.81750
Information
Type	Private, Day, College-prep
Religious affiliation(s)	Roman Catholic
Established	1890
Oversight	Sisters of the Congregation of Saint Joseph
President	Mary Ann Corrigan-Davis
Principal	Mr. Jeff Sutliff
Vice principal	Ms. Emily Hanson
Grades	9–12
Gender	Girls
Enrollment	655 (2009-2010)
Campus size	44 acres (180,000 m²)
Color(s)	Purple and Gold
Athletics	Rugby team 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, and 2015 are state champions. The rugby team had an undefeated season for both JV and Varsity in 2015. Track and Field team are 2012 and 2013 District Champions.
Sports	Cross country, soccer, volleyball, golf, tennis, basketball, swimming & diving, softball, track & field, crew, lacrosse and rugby
Mascot	Jaguars
Team name	Jaguars
Accreditation	North Central Association of Colleges and Schools ^[1]
Website	http://www.sja1890.org/

Saint Joseph Academy is the only all-female Catholic high school located in Cleveland, Ohio. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Cleveland. The academic environment provides a 12 to 1 student to faculty ratio with an average of 23 students per class. Over 96% of Academy students are Catholic and represent over 70 parishes. The teachers average 17 years of experience, and 75% hold Masters degrees or the equivalent. Ninety-seven percent of the class of 2009 were accepted at colleges and universities across the country and received over 11.6 million dollars in merit-based college scholarship awards.

Background

Saint Joseph Academy was established in 1890 by the Congregation of St. Joseph.^[2] The Academy is owned by the Congregation of Saint Joseph and operated by the Congregation of St. Joseph and a Board of Trustees representing the religious, business, professional, and local communities. The Academy was one of the first area high schools dedicated to the education of young women and is currently the only all-girls Catholic high school in the City of Cleveland.

Academics

Saint Joseph Academy is in compliance with the State of Ohio Accreditation Board and has been a member in good standing of the North Central Association of Secondary Schools and Colleges since 1939 and of the Ohio Catholic Schools Accrediting Association since its inception. Saint Joseph Academy offers a variety of classes including Honors classes in every subject area, Irish Literature, Mandarin Chinese, Pre-Engineering, Web & Graphic Design and advanced Science and Math classes.

Block scheduling

Block scheduling differs significantly from a traditional schedule. At Saint Joseph Academy, each student has only four 85-minute classes per day. At the end of one semester, a student will have completed the equivalent of one academic year of study due to the extended classroom time in each subject.

Clubs and activities

The school's Latin Club functions as a local chapter of both the Ohio Junior Classical League (OJCL)^[3] and National Junior Classical League (NJCL).^[4] SJA offers a wide variety of clubs and extra curricular activities to accommodate a myriad of interests: Art & Knitting, Book Club, Chess Club, Chinese Club, Drama Club, Environmental Club, Engineering Club, Film Buffs, Irish Club, Key Club, NHS, JSA, SADD, Spanish Club, Unity Club, French Club, Origami Club, Math Club, Ski Club, Model UN Club, Dumbledore's Army (a Harry Potter club), Newspaper/Yearbook Club, Fitness Club, Student Council, It's Academic Club.

Athletics

The Interscholastic Athletic Program at Saint Joseph Academy hosts 12 sports programs: Soccer, volleyball, cross country, tennis, golf, swimming & diving, basketball, rugby, softball, crew, lacrosse and track & field.

Notable alumnae

Mary Jordan, a reporter for the Washington Post and co-winner of the 2003 Pulitzer Prize in Journalism ^[5]

click the number 7 and it will direct you to the SJA Alumnae page

Notes and references

↑ NCA-CASI. "NCA-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement". Archived from the original on April 29, 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-23.
↑ "Saint Joseph Academy". Sja1890.org. Retrieved 2013-03-16.
↑ "Executive Board Pre-File Application". OhioJCL.org - June 2007. Internet Archive: Wayback Machine. 2010. Archived from the original on June 17, 2007. Retrieved August 16, 2010.
↑ "OJCL Constitution". OhioJCL.org - July 2002. Internet Archive: Wayback Machine. 2010. Archived from the original on July 21, 2002. Retrieved August 16, 2010. ... by paying both OJCL annual chapter dues and any annual chapter membership dues required by NJCL.
↑ "Saint Joseph Academy". Sja1890.org. Retrieved 2013-03-16.

External links

St. Joseph Academy

High Schools in the Diocese of Cleveland

Operated by Diocese	Cleveland Central Catholic High School, Cleveland Elyria Catholic High School, Elyria Holy Name High School, Parma Heights Lake Catholic High School, Mentor Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin High School, Chardon Padua Franciscan High School, Parma St. Martin de Porres High School, Cleveland Trinity High School, Garfield Heights Villa Angela-St. Joseph High School, Cleveland

Independent	Archbishop Hoban High School, Akron Beaumont School, Cleveland Heights Benedictine High School, Cleveland Gilmour Academy, Gates Mills Magnificat High School, Rocky River Our Lady of the Elms High School, Akron St. Edward High School, Lakewood Saint Ignatius High School, Cleveland Saint Joseph Academy, Cleveland St. Vincent – St. Mary High School, Akron Walsh Jesuit High School, Cuyahoga Falls

Closed	Hoban Dominican High School, Cleveland, Lorain Catholic High School, Lorain Regina High School, South Euclid, St. Augustine Academy, Lakewood St. Peter Chanel High School, Bedford

Single-gender schools in Ohio

Public boys' schools

Ginn Academy (Cleveland)
Dayton Boys Preparatory Academy

Private boys' schools

Columbus area	Saint Charles Preparatory School

Cincinnati area	Elder High School La Salle High School Moeller High School St. Xavier High School

Cleveland area	Benedictine High School St. Edward High School Saint Ignatius High School

Toledo area	St. Francis de Sales High School St. John's Jesuit High School and Academy

Private girls' schools

Columbus area	Columbus School for Girls

Cincinnati area	McAuley High School Mother of Mercy High School Mount Notre Dame High School Seton High School St. Ursula Academy Ursuline Academy

Cleveland area	Beaumont School Magnificat High School Our Lady of the Elms High School Saint Joseph Academy

Toledo area	Notre Dame Academy St. Ursula Academy

Closed	Hoban Dominican High School (Cleveland area) McAuley High School (Toledo area) Regina High School (Cleveland area) St. Augustine Academy (Cleveland area)

Became co-gender	Ursuline Academy of the Holy Name of Jesus (Youngstown)

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