Hoban Dominican High School
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Hoban Dominican High School was one of only two all-female Catholic
high school
located in Cleveland, Ohio
. It was located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Cleveland
. The academic environment provided a 12 to 1 student to faculty ratio with an average of 23 students per class. 96% of Hoban Dominican students were Catholic and represented over 70 parishes. A superior faculty had dedicated itself to educating the young women of Hoban Dominican High School.
, Whitney M. Young Middle School in 1973. In 2007 it was renamed to Whitney M. Young School, then in 2009 Whitney M. Young High School
. The original crosses that were on the building remain in place, except for the one on the school's chimney.
With the closing of Hoban Dominican High School, St. Joseph Academy
became the only area Catholic high school in the City of Cleveland dedicated to the education of young women.
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high school
High school
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located in Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state. The city is located in northeastern Ohio on the southern shore of Lake Erie, approximately west of the Pennsylvania border...
. It was located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Cleveland
Roman Catholic Diocese of Cleveland
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Cleveland is a Roman Catholic diocese in Ohio. It was erected on April 23, 1847 by Pope Pius IX. The diocese lost territory in 1910 when the Diocese of Toledo was erected by Pope Pius X, and in 1943 when the Diocese of Youngstown was erected by Pope Pius XII...
. The academic environment provided a 12 to 1 student to faculty ratio with an average of 23 students per class. 96% of Hoban Dominican students were Catholic and represented over 70 parishes. A superior faculty had dedicated itself to educating the young women of Hoban Dominican High School.
Closing
Hoban Dominican was closed in 1971 by the diocese. Hoban Dominican's campus was sold to the Cleveland Metropolitan School District in 1973. The campus was then changed to a co-ed public school in ClevelandCleveland, Ohio
Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state. The city is located in northeastern Ohio on the southern shore of Lake Erie, approximately west of the Pennsylvania border...
, Whitney M. Young Middle School in 1973. In 2007 it was renamed to Whitney M. Young School, then in 2009 Whitney M. Young High School
Whitney M. Young High School
Whitney M. Young Gifted & Talented Leadership Academy, , is a selective-enrollment public school in Cleveland, Ohio, notable as the city's first public gifted and talented school.. Named after Whitney M...
. The original crosses that were on the building remain in place, except for the one on the school's chimney.
With the closing of Hoban Dominican High School, St. Joseph Academy
St. Joseph Academy (Cleveland, Ohio)
Saint Joseph Academy is the only all-female Catholic high school located in Cleveland, Ohio. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Cleveland. The academic environment provides a 12 to 1 student to faculty ratio with an average of 23 students per class. Over 96% of Academy students are...
became the only area Catholic high school in the City of Cleveland dedicated to the education of young women.