Loyola Academy | |
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Location | |
1100 Laramie Avenue Wilmette , United States | |
Coordinates | 42°5′1″N 87°45′39″W / 42.08361°N 87.76083°W |
Information | |
School type | Private, Catholic, Non-profit Coeducational secondary (Grades 9-12) education institution |
Motto | Men and Women for Others |
Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic (Jesuit) |
Established | 1909 |
President | Rev. Gregory J. Ostdiek, SJ[1] |
Chairman | James Walsh '79 |
Principal | Timothy Devine '88 [2] |
Campus | Suburban
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Color(s) | Maroon and gold[3] |
Athletics | 34 different sports and over 80 athletic teams[3] |
Athletics conference | CCL, GCAC |
Mascot | Rowdy the Ramble |
Team name | Ramblers |
Newspaper | The Prep[4] |
Yearbook | The Year |
Affiliations | NCACS[5]JSEA |
Website | www |
Loyola Academy is a private, co-educational college preparatory high school run by the USA Midwest Province of the Society of Jesus in Wilmette, Illinois, a northern suburb of Chicago, and in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago. It is a member of the Jesuit Secondary Education Association and the largest Jesuit high school in America, with over 2,000 students from more than 80 different zip codes throughout the Chicago area. It was founded by the Jesuits in 1909.