St. Louis University High School

St. Louis University High School (SLUH), a Jesuit Catholic high school for boys founded in 1818, is the oldest secondary educational institution in the U.S. west of the Mississippi River, and one of the largest private high schools in Missouri. It is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St. Louis.

St. Louis University High School
Address
4970 Oakland Avenue

St. Louis
,
Missouri
63110

United States
Coordinates38.6281°N 90.2669°W / 38.6281; -90.2669
Information
School typePrivate secondary
MottoReligioni et Bonis Artibus
Religion and the Fine Arts
Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam
For The Greater Glory of God
Men for Others
Religious affiliation(s)Roman Catholic,
Jesuit
Established1818 (1818)
FounderLouis Guillaume Valentin Dubourg (as St. Louis Academy)
PresidentAlan R. Carruthers [1]
PrincipalIan Gibbons
Teaching staff87
Grades9 to 12
GenderAll Male
Enrollment997 (2017-18) (2015)
Average class size21
Student to teacher ratio12:1
Athletics conferenceMetro Catholic Conference
MascotJr. Billiken
AccreditationISSL, ISACS, NAIS, North Central Association of Colleges and Schools
PublicationSisyphus, SLUH Review, "SLUH Progressive", "Gadfly", SLUH News (for Parents & Alumni), President's Report (for Alumni)
NewspaperThe Prep News
YearbookThe Dauphin
Tuition$17,100 (2018-19)[2]
Websitesluh.org

History

SLUH was founded in 1818 by the bishop of St. Louis, Bishop Dubourg,[3] as a Latin school for boys known as St. Louis Academy. Classes were held in a one-story house owned by Madame Alvarez on the northwest corner of Third and Market Street. It quickly grew to include a college division, and the college was granted university status in 1832. The high school retained the identity of St. Louis Academy on the university campus until 1924 when it moved to its own facilities and incorporated separately under the name of St. Louis University High School. The school's new home, on Oakland Avenue, was a gift of Anna Backer in memory of her late husband and alumnus George Backer. That facility, also known as Backer Memorial, has grown considerably over the years and remains the school's home.[4][5]

In 1984, Paul Owens became the school's first lay principal, and in 2005 David J. Laughlin was hired as the school's first lay president.

In each year from 2013 to 2016, SLUH was named among the top-scoring organizations in the mid-size employer category of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch's survey of Top Workplaces.[6][7][8][9]

Academics

Since the school is part of the Jesuit network that consists of 61 high schools and 28 colleges and universities in the United States, SLUH provides an education infused with the tradition and philosophy of St. Ignatius of Loyola.[10] Theology and philosophy classes are conducted daily.

According to figures released on SLUH's website in 2011, the median ACT score for SLUH students is over 30.[11] By composite score, it ranks among the top 7% of schools in the United States. Over 50% of SLUH's class of 2011 achieved a score of 30 or higher on the ACT. Among St. Louis and St. Louis area high schools with a total enrollment of over 600, it had the highest scores in 2012.[12] Since 2005 a total of 31 students have received a 36, the highest score possible.[13] Four members of the class of 2012 achieved this score, along with five members of the class of 2013, and two members of the class of 2014.

In 2010, 23 students from SLUH were named National Merit Scholarship Program Semifinalists, more than any other school in Missouri.[14] In 2011, 17 students were named Semifinalists, while 28 were named National Merit Commended Scholars. In 2012, 25 students were named Semifinalists, while 29 were named Commended Scholars.[15]

Advanced Placement (AP) courses have been offered through SLUH for half a century. AP courses are now offered for 22 disciplines. In 2010, 345 students took 790 AP exams. Eighty-seven percent scored a 3, 4 or 5, grades that qualify them for college credit.[11]

SLUH has also performed well in the Presidential Scholars Program. In 2007, for example, three of Missouri's ten semifinalists were from SLUH, with one, Daniel Viox, receiving one of the two scholarships awarded.[16] In 2012, one of Missouri's ten semifinalists was from SLUH.[17][18]

The humanities are emphasized in SLUH's curriculum. The language department has offered four-year programs in Russian and Chinese since 1964.[19] In 1997, a student exchange program with the Nanjing Foreign Language School was established.[20] Since 2011, SLUH has sponsored a Confucius Classroom which is a subdivision of Webster University's Confucius Institute.[21] In 1999, educational exchange programs for the study of Russian language and culture were established with schools in St. Petersburg.[22][23] In keeping with its strong Jesuit Catholic heritage, courses in Latin and Greek are offered, as are the popular choices of French and Spanish. SLUH also has strong programs in the natural sciences, mathematics, computer science, social sciences, fine arts, and literature.[24][25]

Virtually all SLUH students immediately enter colleges or universities upon graduation. Members of the Class of 2011 were accepted at 203 colleges and universities and attended 72 of them. These students accepted more than 300 scholarships totaling nearly $2 million.[26]

In The Washington Post's 2015 ranking of America's Most Challenging High Schools, SLUH was ranked among the top three in Missouri and the top 1.5% nationwide.[27] In the Post's 2016 ranking, SLUH was ranked among the top 1.2% nationwide.[28] The United States Department of Education's National Blue Ribbon Schools Program recognized SLUH as an Exemplary High Performing National Blue Ribbon School for 2015.[29] In 2016, Niche ranked SLUH as the 19th-best All-Boys high school in the US.[30]

Facilities

In the late 1990s, a large capital campaign to fund growth and expansion projects began under Fr. Paul Sheridan, S.J. Called Vision 2000 (V2K), the $32 million plan[31] included reducing class sizes, better integrating technology into the curriculum, and increasing class options.[32]

The early phases of the program included the addition of new teaching and counseling positions in order to reduce class size and teaching loads and to expand the curriculum. Over eight years, 18 new teaching and counseling positions were added.[33]

The physical improvements began in 2004 when the football stadium was given artificial turf[34] and a new entry boulevard to the west of the campus was constructed jointly with the adjacent St. Louis Science Center. The construction continued with the addition of a 17-acre soccer–track complex and Sheridan Stadium,[31] a new baseball field.

In 2009 SLUH completed the Danis Field House, a free-standing field house that contains two gymnasium spaces, offices and meeting space for the athletic staff, and locker facilities.[35]

Activities

SLUH is competitive in many academic events such as math contests, Math League, Speech Team, Mock Trial and Quizbowl (Academic Team). SLUH was the top-scoring high school in the Missouri chapter of Math League for five years running.[36] The Quizbowl team of 2006-07 won the district title and second place at the state competition along with the individual second place medal.[37]

Sports and rivalries

SLUH's athletic teams are known as the Junior Billikens, or Jr. Bills. Their rivals are Christian Brothers College High School. They compete in the Metro Catholic Conference. In Missouri state competition (MSHSAA), they compete at the largest classification and have won many state championships, including the following: water polo 20 times, basketball four times (1946, 1952, 1958, 1961), soccer four times (1972, 1990, 1995, 2003), tennis three times (1970, 1981, 2006), ice hockey three times (2013, 2018, 2019), swimming and diving three times (1956, 2003,2018), cross country twice (1961, 1999), golf once, track and field once (2006), football once (1970), volleyball five times (2003, 2007, 2008, 2015, 2016). In addition, they field teams in multiple other sports such as racquetball, target shooting, inline hockey, rugby union, lacrosse and ultimate frisbee.[38]

Notable alumni

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Faculty
  • Charles "Dismas" Clark, taught mathematics and served as an administrator at SLUH during the 1930s. After returning from service as an army chaplain during WWII, he became an advocate of prison reform and rehabilitation. In 1959 he founded Dismas House,[90] the first half-way house for parolees and former prisoners in the United States. The Hoodlum Priest, a film about Clark, was made in 1961. Don Murray played the role of "Dismas" Clark.[91][92][93][94][95][96]
  • Erwin Claggett, former Saint Louis University basketball player and head coach of SLUH basketball team.
  • Walter Halloran taught at SLUH during the 1970s. Prior to that he earned two Bronze Stars while serving as a paratrooper chaplain during the Vietnam War. In 1949 he assisted William S. Bowdern with what has since become a famous case of exorcism.[97]
  • Robert J. Henle S.J., served as president of Georgetown University (1969-1976) and served as a professor at Saint Louis University for several decades. He taught classics at SLUH
  • Mike Jones, NFL football player and SLUH head football coach.
  • Hank Raymonds '42, coached basketball at SLUH from 1950-55.
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