Walsh Jesuit High School

ADDRESS:4550 Wyoga Lake RoadCuyahoga Falls

WEBSITE: walshjesuit.org

PHONE: 330-929-4205

GRADES SERVED: 9-12

TOTAL ENROLLMENT: 940

ANNUAL TUITION: $14,450

AVERAGE CLASS SIZE: 19

YEAR ESTABLISHED: 1964

TOP SCHOOL LEADERSHIP: • Fr. Christopher Fronk, SJ, president• Sean Lynch, principal• Jason Ruegg, vice president of enrollment• Aiesha Motley, vice president, equity and inclusion

TOP BOARD LEADERSHIP: • Thomas J. Haag ’81, chairman • Rev. Donald J. Petkash, S.J.

CAMPUS AND FACILITIES:Walsh Jesuit’s 110-acre campus features five outdoor athletic fields, a 5,000-meter cross country track and a 1,600-seat gymnasium. In addition, it has a fieldhouse, a wrestling room, a renovated, college-like kitchen and an All Sports Complex. And it offers the Klein Fitness Facility — an 8,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art, brand-new fitness facility — which provides Walsh Jesuit (WJ) students new equipment, enabling more advanced movements. As a result of these offerings, the atmosphere surrounding the development of WJ students has never been better.

EXTRACURRICULAR PROGRAMS:WJ’s athletic success includes 46 team state championships and seven national championships. Among the top-five winningest schools in the state, WJ also has a full-time director of strength and conditioning on staff. And it offers 46 clubs, including Academic Challenge/Quiz Bowl, Chinese Honor Society, Dance Team, Harmony Gold Show Choir, JustWrite Team and Science Olympiad.

UNIQUE STUDY OPTIONS/PROGRAMS: International Studies Programs:WJ provides several programs to continue studies abroad. These include the Ignatian Scholars Program, which follows the steps of St. Ignatius through Spain, France and Italy. Offering an academic course/trip that explores 1st century Christian communities, the program also includes a two-week travel program across Italy.

Additionally, WJ provides a Latin Italy trip, which is an educational, immersive and fun extension of the students’ Latin classes. The trip includes visits to the churches and museums of Rome, the Colosseum, the Forum, the Pantheon and a host of other sites.

STEM:This year, Walsh Jesuit launched a state-of-the-art, new STEM lab for our students, known as Malley’s Center for Design and Innovation. The lab houses 3-D printers; a CNC router; embroidery and sewing machines, including a serger machine, a laser cutter and engravers; scroll saws; vinyl cutters and a vinyl printer/cutter; a variety of hand tools and 24 student workstations, each of which has its own laptop.

In addition, WJ offers an extensive variety of STEM courses, along with multiple co-curricular STEM clubs, such as Chemistry Club, Math Club and Robotics Club.

5 p.m. to 7 p.m., Sept. 28

- Tour the school and explore our beautiful, 110-acre campus- Meet with admissions and financial aid staff to learn about the enrollment process- Meet with faculty and coaches to learn about our academic, athletic and extracurricular programs

FACULTY:Eighty-two percent of WJ teachers hold advanced degrees.

ALUMNI: • Ryan Armour ’94 and Chase Johnson ’14, PGA Tour members• Dominic Canzone ‘16, outfielder, Seattle Mariners• Ryan Feltner ’15, pitcher, Colorado Rockies• Emyrson Flora ’23, American Idol finalist• Mike Vrabel ’93, a former NFL linebacker, as well as the Tennessee Titans’ head coach, who was named the NFL Head Coach of the Year in 2021

FINANCIAL AID:To ensure WJ is available to all qualified applicants, we offer over $3.5 million in tuition assistance per year, including scholarships and need-based financial aid. Last year, more than 70% of all WJ students received tuition assistance.

MISSION STATEMENT

“Walsh Jesuit, a Catholic, college preparatory high school in the spirit of St. Ignatius Loyola, reaches beyond academic excellence to develop competence, conscience and compassion within its graduates. As a Christ-centered community, we value inclusion and strive to be men and women for — and with — others.”

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