Loyola Academy

Loyola Academy
Location
Map
1100 Laramie Avenue Wilmette
,
United States
Coordinates42°5′1″N 87°45′39″W / 42.08361°N 87.76083°W / 42.08361; -87.76083
Information
School typePrivate, Catholic, Non-profit Coeducational secondary (Grades 9-12) education institution
MottoMen and Women for Others
Religious affiliation(s)Roman Catholic (Jesuit)
Established1909; 115 years ago (1909)
PresidentRev. Gregory J. Ostdiek, SJ[1]
ChairmanJames Walsh '79
PrincipalTimothy Devine '88 [2]
CampusSuburban
  • Main
    Wilmette Campus
    (Administration & Class room buildings
  • Satellite
    Theodore G.Munz,SJ Campus
    1901 Johns Drive
    60 acres (240,000 m2)
    (Athletic fields)
Color(s)   Maroon and gold[3]
Athletics34 different sports and over 80 athletic teams[3]
Athletics conferenceCCL, GCAC
MascotRowdy the Ramble
Team nameRamblers
NewspaperThe Prep[4]
YearbookThe Year
AffiliationsNCACS[5]JSEA
Websitewww.goramblers.org

Loyola Academy is a private, co-educational college preparatory high school run by the USA Midwest Province of the Society of Jesus in Wilmette, Illinois, a northern suburb of Chicago, and in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago. It is a member of the Jesuit Secondary Education Association and the largest Jesuit high school in America, with over 2,000 students from more than 80 different zip codes throughout the Chicago area. It was founded by the Jesuits in 1909.

  1. ^ "Fr. Gregory J. Ostdiek, SJ, Named President of Loyola Academy". Jesuits Midwest. 21 November 2021. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Kathryn Baal out as Loyola Academy principal; replacement named". Chicago Tribune. Wilmette Life. 24 July 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Wilmette (Loyola Academy)". Illinois High School Association (IHSA). 20 November 2009. Retrieved 21 November 2009.
  4. ^ "Prep". Loyola Academy. Archived from the original on 7 January 2011. Retrieved 21 November 2009.
  5. ^ NCA-CASI. "AdvanceEd-NCA Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement". Retrieved 23 May 2009. [dead link]