Loyola Academy is a private, co-educational college preparatory high school run by the USA Midwest Province of the Society of Jesus in

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, a northern suburb of

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, and in the

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. 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.

History

Loyola Academy was founded as a Roman Catholic, Jesuit, college preparatory school for young men in 1909. The school was originally located in the Rogers Park neighborhood of Chicago, on the campus of

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's Dumbach Hall; it moved to the current Wilmette campus in 1957. Both Loyola University and its prep school adjunct, Loyola Academy, grew out of St. Ignatius College Prep, a Roman Catholic, Jesuit college preparatory school in Chicago that was founded in 1870 as St. Ignatius College, with both university and preparatory programs for young men. While St. Ignatius transitioned to being solely a preparatory school and remained in the same location, Loyola Academy and University were established in Rogers Park. All three institutions were named after the Basque intellectual and a military officer in the army of a Duke, St. Ignatius of Loyola, who founded the

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. As a precondition to granting approval to move to the suburbs, the Archdiocese of Chicago required the Jesuits to stipulate that they would continue to serve the young Roman Catholic men of the city of Chicago. Consequently, Loyola Academy has had a significant representation of Chicago residents of various financial means, giving the school an economic diversity fairly unique in the Chicago area. This was achieved through the use of various scholarships and forms of financial aid. One of Loyola's "sister schools" was Regina Dominican High School, an all-girls Academy located less than a mile away in Wilmette. Beginning in 1970, small groups of select Regina students began commuting to Loyola to take selected advanced science and computer science classes, as these classes were unavailable on their campus at the time. The Jesuit presence has fallen off from what it once was, with some 40 priests teaching and working at the school in 1961, down to 11 out of roughly 200 staff members in 2007. The priests left for a variety of reasons. Some left due to the child abuse cases surrounding the Catholic church. Loyola Academy affiliated with Saint Louise de Marillac High School, an all-girls high school from

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and became

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in 1994. The affiliation was done for financial reasons. The President of Marillac was approached by Loyola to consider a co-ed option on the North Shore as requested by the Archdiocese. About that same time, Loyola added on to their existing building. In 2003, Loyola Academy opened a new campus in

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. The property, near the decommissioned Glenview Naval Air Station (NAS Glenview), was purchased by Loyola in 2001 and now houses several athletic fields for lacrosse, baseball, softball, and soccer, a cross country path, and a

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preserve area that has been used as a natural

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for science classes. While Loyola Academy is a Jesuit, Catholic school, it has always admitted non-Catholics seeking a Loyola education.

Academics

Loyola Academy offers a comprehensive

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with over 110 courses in

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s (dance, music, theater,

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, and

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s (Spanish, French, Latin,

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, and

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), mathematics,

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, science,

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, and

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. (As it is a college-preparatory high school, it does not offer any true

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courses.) The school has two competitive honors programs (the Dumbach Scholars and the Clavius Scholars) and a plethora of students enrolled in AP classes. Loyola also offers the O'Shaughnessy Program, which assists students who show the potential for success in college but may require smaller classes and extra help from teachers. Annually, about 99% of students are accepted by four-year

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. The school fields a Certamen team and in 2005 six students received perfect scores on the National Latin Examination. Loyola is also very active in

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, Scholastic Bowl, and

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competitions. In 2013, Loyola's scholastic bowl team placed third at both NAQT HSNCT and PACE NSC, the best performance of a team from Illinois at both national championship tournaments.

Athletics

Loyola Academy offers 16 women's sports and 17 men's sports. Its varsity teams are called the Ramblers, which copied from the nickname of the varsity teams at Loyola University. The school competes as a member of the CCL. The men's

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team won 11 State Titles and 11 runner ups with three straight championships with from 2002 to 2004, with its most recent in 2018. Prior to the IHSA Football Championships (1974), Loyola won the Prep Bowl in 1965, 1966, and 1969. Loyola won the IHSA State Championship in football in 1993, 2015, 2018, 2022, 2023, and 2024 and was runners-up in 1992, 2011, 2013, 2016, and 2017. Former football coach John Holecek led Ramblers to the state playoffs every year since 2006, including three of the last five Illinois State 8A Finals. In November 2011, the Loyola Academy football team lost to Bolingbrook in the class 8A Illinois State championship. On November 24, 2018 Loyola won the 2018 IHSA 8A Football Championship by beating Brother Rice High School 13–3. In 2022, Loyola won the IHSA Class 8A State Football Championship by beating undefeated Lincoln-Way East High School 13–3, marking their fourth state championship win. Holecek resigned after the championship and was succeeded by Beau Desherow. Former

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head coach

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joined the Ramblers' head coaching staff as a parent volunteer, with his middle son, Ryan, serving as the team's starting quarterback. In 2023, Loyola Academy went undefeated and beat Lincoln-Way East High School again to capture their fifth state championship win. In 2024, Loyola Academy defeated

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to capture their third-consecutive state championship. In 2014 Loyola won the Illinois State Girls Swimming Championship and defeated Fenwick 11-10 (OT) to capture the IHSA Boys Water Polo State Championship. The Ramblers were also State Water Polo Champions in 1978. Loyola has had a storied history in

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. In 2017, the Boys' Junior 8+ won the SRAA National Championships. The girls lacrosse team won the 2023 IHSA state championship over Hinsdale Central.

Notable alumni

Athletics

* Dan Bellino is a Major League Baseball umpire * George Bon Salle was a first round draft pick in the 1957 NBA draft. He played briefly with the Chicago Packers. *

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was the head men's basketball coach at the

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(1953–56) and the

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(1964–71). * Robert J. Dunne was an Olympic decathlete * Conor Dwyer is a swimmer who was a gold medalist in the 4*200 freestyle relay at the

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as well as the gold medalist in the 4*200m freestyle and bronze medalist in the 200m freestyle in the

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. * Colin Falls is a former Notre Dame basketball player who played professionally for Italy's

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. * Rob Feaster is a former professional basketball player. * Dave Finzer was an NFL punter (1984–85). * John Fitzgerald was an Olympic

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, competing in the

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and

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Olympics. * Paul Florence was a

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(1926), playing for the

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. * Tim Foley was an

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defensive back at

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, later an

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NFL

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(1970–80), playing his career with the

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. He was a member of the

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champions."Loyola Academy facts." ''Chicago Sun-Times''. 1 April 1992. * Christian Friedrich is a professional

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player. * Charlie Leibrandt was a

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(1979–93). Pitching most of his career for the

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, he was a member of the 1985 World Series Champions. *

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was a Major League Baseball

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(1924–36), playing most of his career with the New York Giants. He was elected to the

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in 1976. ² * Tom Machowski (born 1953), retired professional ice hockey defenceman * Lucas McGee is a rowing coach for the United States National Team. * Bert Metzger was an

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, starring on the Notre Dame National Championship teams of 1929 and 1930. He was elected a member of the

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in 1982. * Al Montoya was an

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(2008–2019). ³ *

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was an NFL player (1930–35). * Steve Quinn was a center (1968) who played for the

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. * Nick Rassas was an NFL

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(1966–68), playing for the

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. * John Shannon is an

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, played for the

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* Bob Skoglund was an NFL

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(1947) who played for the

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Politics and public service

* Michael Cabonargi, commissioner of Cook County Board of Review (2011–present) * Mark Curran, Lake County

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(2006–2018) * Peter H. Daly was a Vice Admiral in the U.S. Navy and later became the CEO of the U.S. Naval Institute (2011–2023). * Richard A. Devine was the

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(1996–2008).Loyola Academy Viewbook
. 2005. * Robert J. Egan, was an Illinois state senator and judge *

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of Illinois (1983–1991). * Neal Katyal was the lead counsel in the Supreme Court case Hamdan v. Rumsfeld. He was Principal Deputy

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. * James C. Kenny was the United States Ambassador to Ireland. * Dan Kotowski was an

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, representing the 33rd Senatorial District (2007–2013). * George M. O'Brien was a

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for the Illinois's 17th congressional district (1973–86).

Arts and letters

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('' Enemy of the State'', ''

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'', ''

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'') * Richard L. Newhafer, novelist and teleplay writer *

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'', '' NCIS: Los Angeles''). * Westbrook Pegler was a newspaper columnist and critic of the Democratic Party. ⁴ * Bill Plante was a journalist with ''

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''. * Gregory Qaiyum (GQ) is an actor and writer ('' The Bomb-itty of Errors'').Mary Houlihan. "Hip-hop Shakespeare." ''Chicago Sun-Times''. 15 June 2001. * Jeffery Ameen Qaiyum (JAQ) is a

beatboxer Beatboxing (also, and sometimes, called beat boxing) is a form of vocal percussion primarily involving the art of mimicking drum machines (usually a TR-808), using one's mouth, lips, tongue, and voice.

and contributor to ''The Bomb-itty of Errors''. *

Robert Ryan Robert Bushnell Ryan (November 11, 1909 – July 11, 1973) was an American actor and activist. Known for his portrayals of hardened cops and ruthless villains, Ryan performed for over three decades. He was nominated for the Academy Award for B ...

(1927) was an actor ('' The Wild Bunch'', ''

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''). * Eddie Shin is an actor. * Keong Sim, actor *

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is an author (''A People Adrift: The Crisis of the Roman Catholic Church in America'')

Business and technology

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is the co-creator of the video game ''

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''. * George Halas Jr. was the president of the

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of the NFL from 1963–79. * Jim Irsay is the owner of the NFL's

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. * Jeffrey Jordan is an entrepreneur and son of

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. *

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was an auto dealer and philanthropist. * Danny Wirtz, owner of the NHL's

and chairman of the Wirtz Corporation.

Television

* Eric Bolling,

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on ''

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'' and ''

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''.

Religious life

* Timothy J. O'Malley, bishop,

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. * Daniel Hartnett,

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priest, Midwest Province of the Society of Jesus.

Notable staff

* John Holecek is a former NFL

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(1995–2002), playing most of his career with the

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. He was the school's head football coach from 2006–2022.

Notes

*¹ Did not graduate from Loyola; transferred to North Shore Country Day School after second year. *² Did not graduate from Loyola; left after second year to play in the minor leagues. *³ Did not graduate from Loyola; transferred to Fossil Ridge High School in

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after second year. *⁴ Did not graduate from Loyola; dropped out after a few semesters to take a job as a reporter.

References

External links

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