St. Peter Chanel High School
| St. Peter Chanel High School | |
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| Address | |
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480 Northfield Road Bedford, Ohio, (Cuyahoga County) 44146-2203 United States |
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| Coordinates | 41°24′11″N 81°31′41″W / 41.40306°N 81.52806°WCoordinates: 41°24′11″N 81°31′41″W / 41.40306°N 81.52806°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Private, Coeducational |
| Motto | "Quaecumque Excelsa" (To Seek What Is Above) |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic |
| Established | 1957 |
| Closed | 2013 |
| Oversight | Roman Catholic Diocese of Cleveland |
| Principal | Maria Berlec |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Average class size | 22 |
| Student to teacher ratio | 14:1 |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Color(s) | Scarlet and White |
| Mascot | Firebird |
| Team name | Firebirds |
| Rival | Trinity High School |
| Accreditation |
North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, Ohio Catholic School Accrediting Association |
| Newspaper | The Flame |
| Yearbook | Invictus |
| Website | http://www.stpeterchanel.com/ |
Saint Peter Chanel High School was a Catholic high school located in Bedford, Ohio, USA, from 1957 to 2013. The school was closed by the Cleveland Catholic Diocese following a drastic, decreasing trend in enrollment.
St. Peter Chanel High School was designed by George W. Stickle and associates of Cleveland. The school is a steel structure with an ashlar limestone brick pattern. The school building is a four story structure. Classroom assignments were:
St. Peter Chanel's gymnasium held an estimated 2,400-3,000 people. The gymnasium had naming rights. Ripp Field (1973) held 3,500 fans, and added an all-weather track in 2006.
Facts about St. Peter Chanel HS building
In 1950, Archbishop Edward Francis Hoban purchased 94 acres (380,000 m2) of the Tarbell estate on Northfield Road for either a new parish or a high school. In 1951, Monsignor Joseph Heruday, a priest at St. Wenceslas Parish, suggested that Archbishop Hoban establish a new parish to help ease overcrowding at St. Wenceslas parish. At this time, Maple Heights, Ohio was fast growing with development. Lear Sigler Developers were proposing new homes on Applegate and Donnybrook as part of the new Southgate Shopping Center. At this time in neighboring Garfield Heights, Ohio, St. Therese Parish was also experiencing overcrowding.
In December 1951, Archbishop Hoban met with Fr. Charles Willis SM in a meeting in New Orleans. With Archbishop Hoban was Bishop John Krol, who was superintendent of Catholic Education who proposed the need for a new Catholic Parish and School in Cleveland. On 17 March 1952, the Marist Fathers and Archbishop Hoban establish Blessed Pius X Parish in Bedford. On 1 April 1952, Archbishop Hoban established St. Monica Parish in Garfield Heights. In 1954, Blessed Pius X Parish became St. Pius X Parish (now Our Lady of Hope Parish) and its school (now Holy Spirit Academy) opened, also that same year St. Monica School opened. At the time Marymount High needed a newer modern building and the Marists were planning their high school.
In 1955, Fr. Charles Willis approached Fr. Hugh Gallagher to donate land for their new high school, but the Sisters of St. Joseph wanted the land for Marymount High School. Archbishop Hoban had to intervene. There would no new high school at St. Monicas. In late 1955, the Sisters of St. Joseph broke ground for new Marymount High on the corner of East 126th Street and Granger Road. In 1954, voters of Bedford approved a bond issue for new Bedford High, which is currently on Northfield Road. On 10 January 1956, Bedford broke ground for their new high school, 20 days later on 30 January 1956, the Marists broke ground on their $1.89 million high school across the street from new Bedford High. The Marists named their new high school, St. Peter Chanel High School, named after the first saint of order, two years before Pope Pius XII canonized Peter Chanel as saint.
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