Loyola High School of Los Angeles
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1901 Venice Boulevard Pico-Union district, Los Angeles, California United States |
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| Coordinates | 34°02′42″N 118°17′49″W / 34.045°N 118.297°WCoordinates: 34°02′42″N 118°17′49″W / 34.045°N 118.297°W |
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| Type | Private |
| Motto |
Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam (For the greater glory of God) |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Catholic |
| Patron saint(s) |
St. Ignatius of Loyola; St. Therese of Lisieux |
| Established | 1865 |
| Oversight | Society of Jesus |
| CEEB code | 051685 |
| President | Rev. Gregory Goethals, SJ |
| Dean | Daniel Annarelli |
| Principal | Frank Kozakowski |
| Faculty | 111 |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Gender | Boys |
| Enrollment | 1,253 (2014) |
| Campus size | 15 acres (6.1 ha) |
| Campus type | Urban |
| Color(s) | Blue & white |
| Athletics | 12 sports |
| Athletics conference |
Mission League Serra League (football only) CIF Southern Section |
| Mascot | Cub |
| Team name | Loyola Cubs |
| Accreditation | Western Association of Schools and Colleges |
| Average SAT scores | 1858 |
| Publication |
Windowpanes (literary & art magazine) |
| Newspaper | The Loyalist |
| Yearbook | El Camino |
| School fees | $1,025-$1,210 (includes registration fee) |
| Tuition | $17,870 (2014-2015) |
| Dean of Men | Daniel Annarelli |
| Admissions Director | Heath Utley |
| Athletic Director | Chris O'Donnell |
| Website | loyolahs.edu |
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Loyola High School of Los Angeles is a Jesuit preparatory school for young men. It is the oldest high school and continuously run educational institution in Southern California. Loyola is located in the Pico-Union neighborhood, 2 miles (3 km) west of downtown Los Angeles, and just north of Interstate 10 (the Santa Monica Freeway). It admits students from 220 ZIP codes in the greater Los Angeles area. Service of others is a major part of the school program.
Loyola High School of Los Angeles is the region's oldest continuing educational institution pre-dating both the Los Angeles public school and the University of California systems. The school began in the downtown plaza Lugo adobe in 1865 as Saint Vincent's College at the behest of Archdiocese of Los Angeles Bishop Thaddeus Amat. After relocating to Hill Street in 1869 and to Grand Avenue in 1889, the Vincentian fathers ceded control of the school to the Society of Jesus in 1911, and it relocated to Avenue 52 in Highland Park as the prep school Los Angeles College. In 1917 the school moved to its current location on Venice Boulevard after the copper magnate and Irish philanthropist Thomas P. Higgins helped secure land for the school.
The college was renamed Loyola College the following year, in honor of St. Ignatius of Loyola, the founder of the Society of Jesus. Until 1929, the campus housed the college, the law school, and the high school. At that time, the Jesuits purchased additional property to house the college and separate facilities were acquired for Loyola Law School just west of downtown Los Angeles. The college, now Loyola Marymount University, was moved to the area now known as Westchester in West Los Angeles.
Recent campus development of the school occurred in the 1980s: the gym, track, and swimming pool, along with additional classroom space, were built after the administration secured major donations. A $30 million renovation with donations from the William Hannon Foundation, the Ardolf Family, and others have provided for a new science building, counseling and student centers, additional classrooms, and central plaza, which were operational as of June 2007, when construction of a new Xavier Center was begun. Hannon Theatre on campus with its large stage serves the students along with actors from throughout Southern Califrornia.
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