Type Private, Coeducational Religious affiliation(s) Roman Catholic Phone +1 216-481-8414 Mascot Viking | Motto Faith. Family. Future. Established 1990 Principal David Csank Colors Red, Columbia blue | |
Patron saint(s) St. Angela Merici and St. Joseph Founded 1878 (Villa Angela); 1950 (St. Joseph) Address 18491 Lakeshore Blvd, Cleveland, OH 44119, USA Similar Euclid High School, Benedicti High School, Saint Ignatius High Sch, Cleveland Central Catholic, Beaumont School Profiles | ||
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Villa Angela-St. Joseph High School is a private Roman Catholic college-preparatory high school located in Cleveland, Ohio. The school's name is commonly abbreviated VASJ. It was formed by the 1990 merger of Villa Angela Academy (all girls) and St. Joseph High School (all boys). It is owned by the Catholic Diocese of Cleveland. The school's core values are grounded in those of the religious orders which had administered the two predecessor schools: the Society of Mary (Marianists) (Saint Joseph High School) and the Ursulines (Villa Angela Academy).
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Villa Angela Academy
Villa Angela Academy was founded in the mid-1870s, as a boarding school and academy for girls, by the Ursuline Sisters of Cleveland on property they had purchased on the southern shore of Lake Erie at the mouth of Euclid Creek. The school moved into a new building in 1972. Their athletic teams were nicknamed the Skylarks (Larks) Villa Angela Academy had over 6,000 graduates.
St. Joseph High School
St. Joseph High School was opened in 1950 on the site of Boulevard Hospital, a general hospital which closed in 1937 (originally, the Cunningham Sanitarium - a facility designed to use pressurized atmosphere as an aid in the treatment of disease). Bishop Edward Francis Hoban had asked the Society of Mary (Marianists) from Dayton, Ohio to administer the school. The school's mascot was the Viking due to the school's proximity to Lake Erie. St. Joseph has over 10,000 graduates.
Villa Angela - St. Joseph High School
In 1988, the Diocese announced plans to merge these two schools into a new co-educational school that would serve the needs of the east side of Cleveland. The new school would keep both schools' names and traditions. It would be named "Villa Angela - St. Joseph High School" and be located at the St. Joseph building.
The mascot would remain the Viking.
Academics
For the 2014-2015 academic year, VASJ had several academic programs including:
Athletics
VASJ competes in Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA) and the North Coast League.
State championships
^ Championship won by St. Joseph High School before merging with Villa Angela Academy.
Sports offered and divisions
Notable alumni
Football
Basketball
Politics
News/Media
Law/Attorney