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Unlike most high school songs, the Alma Mater was written specifically for Saint Ignatius - each word has a very specific reason for being included. Seventy-three years later, it has long been heralded as the best sung high school alma
What makes Saint Ignatius a Jesuit high school? For starters, the Grad-at-Grad, Ignatian spirituality, cura personalis and faith formation that are all at the heart of our mission!
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Since every Saint Ignatius student participates in music, band, or choir, the arts are automatically an integrated part of the curriculum.
Saint Ignatius High School ranks within the top 20% of private schools in Ohio. Serving 1476 students in grades 6-12, this school is located in Cleveland, OH.
- 1911 W 30th St, Cleveland, 44113, OH
- (216) 651-0222
The words and music of St. Ignatius' alma mater were composed by the school's band director, Jack T. Hearns Sr., in August 1937. His band debuted the alma mater at halftime during a football game on October 1, 1937, replacing their customary "Victory March". In 1958, St. Ignatius gave St. Xavier High School in Cincinnati permission to adapt the ...
- 1886
- Anthony Fior '02
- "Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam", (For the Greater Glory of God)
In the film adaptation of the play, The Sound of Music, the main character, the governess Fraulein Maria (re)introduces her charges to the beauty of music. “Let’s start at the very beginning…a very good place to start…” she intones as she teaches the children how to sing.
The classes and extracurricular opportunities across our curriculum help students use those tools. A Saint Ignatius student is intellectually competent. In our classrooms and around the city, students explore concepts, ideas and lessons under the guidance of remarkable teachers.
