Loyola Blakefield | |
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Location | |
500 Chestnut Avenue Towson , , United States | |
Coordinates | 39°24′13″N 76°37′36″W / 39.40361°N 76.62667°W |
Information | |
Former name | Loyola High School (1852-) |
Type | Private Roman Catholic Non-profit All-boys Secondary education institution |
Motto | Latin: Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam[1] English: For the Greater Glory of God |
Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic (Jesuit) |
Established | 1852 |
Founder | Rev. John Early, S.J. |
CEEB code | 211030 |
President | Rev. Dennis M. Baker, S.J |
Chairman | Brian P. Hartman |
Dean | Dave Schroeder |
Director | List
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Principal | Brian Maraña |
Chaplain | Rev. Bruce Steggert, SJ |
Faculty | 150 |
Grades | 6–12 |
Gender | Male |
Enrollment | 1,000 |
Average class size | 18 |
Campus size | 60 acres (240,000 m2) |
Campus type | Suburban |
Color(s) | Blue and Gold |
Slogan | "Roll, Dons, Roll" |
Song | Loyola Alma Mater |
Fight song | "Come On You Dons to the Fight" |
Athletics conference | MIAA |
Sports | 17 varsity teams in the MIAA List
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Mascot | Loyola Dons |
Nickname | Don |
Team name | Dons |
Rival | Calvert Hall |
Accreditation | AIMS |
Publication | The Blakefield Magazine |
Newspaper | The Loyolan |
Yearbook | The Loyola |
Endowment | $25,000,000 |
School fees | $725 |
Tuition | $22,615[2] |
Affiliation | Archdiocese of Baltimore JSEA |
Website | loyolablakefield |
Loyola Blakefield is a private Catholic, college preparatory school run by the USA East Province of the Society of Jesus in Towson, Maryland and within the Archdiocese of Baltimore. It was established in 1852 by the Jesuits as an all-boys school for students from Baltimore, Baltimore County, Harford County, Carroll County, Howard County, Anne Arundel County, and Southern Pennsylvania. It enrolls over 900 students in grades six through twelve. The school was originally called Loyola High School when it was established in 1852. The name change occurred when it added a middle school.