Our Lady of the Elms High School

Our Lady of the Elms High School
Address
1375 West Exchange Street Akron, Ohio, (Summit County) 44313 United States
Coordinates	41°6′10″N 81°33′30″W / 41.10278°N 81.55833°W / 41.10278; -81.55833Coordinates: 41°6′10″N 81°33′30″W / 41.10278°N 81.55833°W / 41.10278; -81.55833
Information
Type	Private, all-girls
Religious affiliation(s)	Roman Catholic
Established	1923
Oversight	Dominican Order
Director	Dr. Ruth Friedman
Principal	Cindy Wilhite
Grades	9–12
Student to teacher ratio	10:1
Campus size	33 acres (130,000 m²)
Color(s)	Black and white
Mascot	Elmer the Panther
Team name	Panthers
Accreditation	North Central Association of Colleges and Schools ^[1]
Publication	The Elms Magazine
Newspaper	The Elm Leaf
Yearbook	The Egress
Tuition	$10,000
Affiliation	Roman Catholic Diocese of Cleveland
Website	http://www.theelms.org

Our Lady of the Elms High School is a private, all-girls independent Catholic college preparatory high school in Akron, Ohio, United States.

Our Lady of the Elms High School was founded by the Sisters of St. Dominic (now Dominican Sisters of Peace) in 1923. Based on the four Dominican pillars of study, prayer, community, and preaching, an Elms education prepares young women to be leaders in any field.

Mission Statement

Our Lady of the Elms School, an independent, Catholic school rooted in the Dominican tradition, educates girls and young women to listen openly, evaluate wisely, speak bravely, lead justly, and serve compassionately.

Veritas

Veritas or truth is at the center of all we do as Dominicans. We constantly seek truth in every area of life. This search flows into the classroom where a dialogic model of education is practiced. Students are encouraged to engage in class discussion with peers and teachers.

Dominican Tradition

St. Dominic founded the Order of Preachers, or Dominicans, as we are often called, to seek and preach truth—the truth that sets us free and leads to abundant life. Dominican women and men have a passion for truth that must find voice. Four threads—prayer, study, community, and ministry (preaching)—are so woven together to form the fabric of Dominican life that to pull out one thread is to unravel the whole: Catholic education in the Dominican tradition is to be formed through study and prayer, shared in community. Dominican education recognizes the value of diversity with respect for and of one another. At the Elms we believe that each person grows because of the sharing of the different faith traditions. Our course of studies include not only basic academic courses but also emphasizes justice for all, service to the less fortunate and building peace while pursuing truth and finding one’s voice so the young women who leave the Elms can take their place in the community, their church and the world.

Notes and references

↑ NCA-CASI. "NCA-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement". Archived from the original on April 29, 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-23.

External links

School website

High Schools in the Diocese of Cleveland

Operated by Diocese	Cleveland Central Catholic High School, Cleveland Elyria Catholic High School, Elyria Holy Name High School, Parma Heights Lake Catholic High School, Mentor Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin High School, Chardon Padua Franciscan High School, Parma St. Martin de Porres High School, Cleveland Trinity High School, Garfield Heights Villa Angela-St. Joseph High School, Cleveland

Independent	Archbishop Hoban High School, Akron Beaumont School, Cleveland Heights Benedictine High School, Cleveland Gilmour Academy, Gates Mills Magnificat High School, Rocky River Our Lady of the Elms High School, Akron St. Edward High School, Lakewood Saint Ignatius High School, Cleveland Saint Joseph Academy, Cleveland St. Vincent – St. Mary High School, Akron Walsh Jesuit High School, Cuyahoga Falls

Closed	Hoban Dominican High School, Cleveland, Lorain Catholic High School, Lorain Regina High School, South Euclid, St. Augustine Academy, Lakewood St. Peter Chanel High School, Bedford

Single-gender schools in Ohio

Public boys' schools

Ginn Academy (Cleveland)
Dayton Boys Preparatory Academy

Private boys' schools

Columbus area	Saint Charles Preparatory School

Cincinnati area	Elder High School La Salle High School Moeller High School St. Xavier High School

Cleveland area	Benedictine High School St. Edward High School Saint Ignatius High School

Toledo area	St. Francis de Sales High School St. John's Jesuit High School and Academy

Merged into coed	St. Joseph High School (Cleveland area)

Private girls' schools

Columbus area	Columbus School for Girls

Cincinnati area	McAuley High School Mother of Mercy High School Mount Notre Dame High School Seton High School St. Ursula Academy Ursuline Academy

Cleveland area	Beaumont School Magnificat High School Our Lady of the Elms High School Saint Joseph Academy

Toledo area	Notre Dame Academy St. Ursula Academy

Closed	Hoban Dominican High School (Cleveland area) McAuley High School (Toledo area) Regina High School (Cleveland area) St. Augustine Academy (Cleveland area)

Became co-gender	Ursuline Academy of the Holy Name of Jesus (Youngstown)

Merged into coed school	Villa Angela Academy (Cleveland area)

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