Cleveland Junior Naval Academy
| Cleveland Junior Naval Academy | |
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| Location | |
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4939 Kemper Avenue St. Louis, MO 63139 United States |
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| Coordinates | 38°36′17″N 90°16′16″W / 38.6046°N 90.2710°WCoordinates: 38°36′17″N 90°16′16″W / 38.6046°N 90.2710°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Magnet high school |
| Established | 1915 |
| School district | St. Louis Public Schools |
| Superintendent | Kelvin Adams |
| Principal | Susan Viviano |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Campus type | Urban |
| Color(s) | Blue and gold |
| Mascot | Pegleg Pete |
| Team name | Commanders |
| Information | (314) |
| Website | School web site |
Cleveland Junior Naval Academy (also known as Cleveland High School) is a magnet military academy high school in St. Louis, Missouri and is a part of the St. Louis Public Schools. Cleveland High School opened in 1915 as a comprehensive high school, merging with the Junior Naval Academy in 1984. The Junior Naval Academy was a magnet military academy, founded in 1981. In 2006, the school moved from its original location on Louisiana Avenue (38°34′40″N 90°14′34″W / 38.5777°N 90.2429°W) to the Pruitt Military Academy building on North 22nd Street, then, in 2010, it moved from Pruitt to the Southwest High School building at Arsenal and Kingshighway.
As a Navy Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps NJROTC unit, cadets are offered many experiences that are only offered through the NJROTC program.
For the 2011–2012 school year, the school offered 17 activities approved by the Missouri State High School Activities Association (MSHSAA): baseball, boys and girls basketball, sideline cheer leading, boys and girls cross country, 11-man football, boys and girls soccer, softball, boys and girls tennis, boys and girls track and field, girls volleyball, wrestling, and speech and debate. In addition to its current activities, Cleveland students have won several state championships, including:
The school also has produced two individual wrestling state champions.
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