St. John Vianney High School | |
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Address | |
1311 South Kirkwood Road Kirkwood, Missouri, (St. Louis County) 63122 United States |
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Coordinates | 38°33′38″N 90°24′29″W / 38.56056°N 90.40806°WCoordinates: 38°33′38″N 90°24′29″W / 38.56056°N 90.40806°W |
Information | |
Type | Private, All-Boys |
Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic |
Established | 1960 |
President | Michael E. Loyet '77 |
Principal | Kevin Walsh |
Grades | 9–12 |
Enrollment | 635 |
Color(s) | Black and Gold |
Athletics conference | Metro Catholic |
Team name | Golden Griffins |
Accreditation | North Central Association of Colleges and Schools |
Newspaper | The Griffin |
Yearbook | The Talon |
Dean of Students | Scott Brown '84 |
Admissions Director | Tom Mulvihill |
Athletic Director | Terry Cochran |
Website | Vianney |
St. John Vianney High School (a.k.a. Vianney High School, or simply Vianney) is a private, all male, Catholic college preparatoryschool located in Kirkwood, Missouri. It is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint Louis. The school was founded by the Society of Mary (Marianists), a religious order of priests and brothers who continue to run the school. The Marianists also run a number of other St. Louis area high schools including Chaminade College Preparatory School and St. Mary's High School.
St. John Vianney High School opened in 1960 and has graduated a class every year since that time. In 1999, Vianney received the prestigious award from the federal government's Blue Ribbon Schools Program. Recently, Vianney has undertaken a number of building projects including new classrooms, gymnasium, library, science labs, and new turf football and baseball fields
Vianney sponsors athletic teams in football, soccer, cross country, basketball, swimming, wrestling, baseball, golf, tennis, track and field, volleyball. There are also club teams for outdoor lacrosse, bowling, chess, lacrosse, racquetball and ice hockey.