$5.00 | FALL SPORTS | 2018 St. Vincent-St. Mary SENIORS Team State Championships: Football 1961 (St. Mary), 1972, 1981, 1982, 1988, 2012, 2013 Girl’s Basketball 1979, 1980, 1995 Boy’s Basketball 1929 (St. Mary), 1984, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2009, 2011, 2017, 2018 Baseball 1986, 1989 Girl’s Cross Country 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 Softball 1979, 1984 Wrestling 2001 Boy’s Track & Field 2011, 2013, 2016 Girl’s Track & Field 2012, 2016 Cheerleading 2015 OASSA State Champions Individual Titles: Track 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017 Cross Country 2001, 2002, 2003, 2012 Wrestling 1972, 1979, 1981, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2018 www.STVM.com | www.stvmathletics.com Follow STVM on twitter: @STVMATHLETICS Every attempt for accuracy was made during the production of this program. STVM Athletics did their best to depict each team and athlete correctly. Due to scheduling conflicts, some athletes are not pictured. Page 1 Athletics ORTHOPEDICS SPORTS MEDICINE All-star athlete. SPORTS REHABILITATION Kid-sized care. They might not play the game like kids, but they still heal like kids. That’s why Akron Children’s offers comprehensive care for young athletes at our Akron, Boardman, North Canton, Norwalk, Hudson, Mansfi eld, Medina and Warren locations. Orthopedics 330-543-3500 Sports Medicine 330-746-8071 Sports Rehabilitation 330-543-2110 Center for Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 215 West Bowery Street Suite 7200 AKRONCHILDRENS.ORG/SPORTS Akron, Ohio 44512 ach7138-08_Sports_Football_Vincent_Mary_v01AR_20180810.indd 1 8/10/18 4:01 PM Page 2 St. Vincent-St. Mary HIG H SCHOOL Tradition. Faith. Teamwork. Commitment. Runs in our Family. St. Vincent-St. Mary High School is a four-year, co-educational, college preparatory Catholic high school. We have been and continue to be an integral part of the Akron community for more than 100 years, providing quality education rooted in Catholic faith. More than 18,000 alumni are proud to be a part of our rich history. FACILITATING THE GROWTH OF CHRIST’S SPIRIT It is by the authority of the Bishop of Cleveland that we teach the Catholic Tradition. The ultimate goal of our school is to facilitate the growth of Christ’s Spirit. In witness to this spirit, we minister to one another and to the greater communities of our school, our city, our country, and our world. MISSION In the spirit of the Gospel, we are committed to educate the whole person: to lead and to serve, enlightening the mind, developing the body, touching the heart, and inspiring the soul. SPONSORSHIP A Catholic High School in the Marianist tradition, effective 2017, one of nineteen Marianist high schools in the Marianist Province of the United States ACCREDITATION Akron’s first institution for Catholic, coeducational secondary education, chartered by the State of Ohio and accredited by The Ohio Catholic School Accrediting Association and also holds the prestigious Ohio Department of Education STEM designation, effective 2017. The school is also accredited by the North Central Association/Advanced Ed since 1950. LEADERSHIP Governed by an Executive Board in cooperation with the President, Principal, administrative team, faculty, parents, and support organizations, and with religious direction from the Diocese of Cleveland. TEACHER/STUDENT RATIO 1 classroom teacher per 13 students. GRADUATES An average of 97% of St. Vincent-St. Mary graduates enroll in four year colleges and universities across the country immediately upon graduation, with the majority of students awarded scholarships and grants. The Class of 2018 earned a total of $14 million. INFORMATION Extensive information about our student body, administration and faculty, academic departments, course offerings, campus ministry, fine and performing arts, student activities, athletic programs, support groups, alumni, campus and facilities, code of conduct, ongoing events and much more is available at our website:www.stvm.com . The merging of Akron’s first two Catholic schools, St. Mary and St. Vincent, is portrayed in the official crest of STVM. Featured in gold on a green background are a cross, a torch, and a plow and sword. The cross symbolizes the religious foundation of the school. The torch, symbolizing learning, differs from traditional designs in that it is held by two hands, one representing each school. The plow and sword symbolize commitment to social justice and were part of the crest of the late Bishop Clarence Issenman, who directed the formation of St. Vincent-St. Mary High School. 15 North Maple Street, Akron, Ohio 44303 Phone 330.253.9113 • Fax 330.996.0020 Page 3 “ROLL WITH THE WINNERS!” “At STVM, all we do is hang banners.”- eron aes VM Did k t STVM Sat hampionship ea eam ividua ort otaling includ eam nd individual itles) T ut im t at book H worth 17-2018 complishments: 2017 HSAA ross ontr DII State inalists: irls th inish, os rd inish 2017 HSAA ootball III State Sei inalist 2018 HSAA nastics State aliier eelia alter 2018 HSAA irls asetball II Regional Finalist 2018 ASSA heerleading State oetition th lae inish 2018 HSAA restling Tea als State alifier 2018 HSAA resting II State alifiers, State laers, State haion L Wym STATE CHMION OHSA oy asketba II STATE CHMIONS BACK ACK) 8th State title in program history, considered “Winningest” program in state history: 198, 00, 01, 03 (ational hampion), 09, 17, 2018 208 HSAA rac ield State lacers and aliiers THE VERAE O STVM STUDENT-ATHLETE IS #IRISPRI RSHFOREVER #GOIRIS Page 4 St. Vincent-St. Mary 2018 | ADMINISTRATION & MINISTRY Thomas M. Carone VM77 - President Robert Brownfield VM03 - Principal Dear STVM Community, Welcome to our new incoming families and On behalf of the students, faculty and staff of “welcome back” to our entire STVM community! St. Vincent-St. Mary High School, I would like I am thrilled to begin my third year as your to thank you for your continued generosity principal. I love my role here leading our school, and support of all of our student-athletes. and I truly appreciate the support that this Each Year, at STVM, we continue to advance entire STVM community has shown me over the our mission of providing our students with past few years. I am so grateful to the students, the very best Marianist learning opportunities families, and alumni for all that they do to make and Christian environment so that they can our school so strong. do their best in the classroom and on the field. With your support There has never been a better time to be Irish than right now. As a the of this mission, we continue to see students thrive and realize their only Catholic High school in Ohio with the prestigious Ohio Department own success in all that they strive to do. of Education’s STEM designation and a newly Marianist-sponsored high As I have said for years, St.Vincent-St. Mary is a very special place. school, we are well-positioned to keep academics and Catholicity as The hard work, dedication and passion our coaches and athletes our top priorities. As I like to say, STVM isn’t “a sports school” or just display on a daily basis, year after year, add to the foundation of a “STEM school” or an “arts school” – we are an “everything school” excellence we not only expect but also appreciate here at STVM. because there truly is something here for everyone! I am incredibly This passion is what drives our teams and our community. Win, proud of how strong our programming is across the board – from lose or draw- they make us proud day in and day out. academics and fine arts to athletics and co-curricular activities. What I am most proud of, even with all of the state accolades and A tradition that I have established is the naming of a new “theme” for athletic honors our athletes receive, the average cumulative GPA us to focus on each school year. This year’s theme is “Choose Christ!” of all of our athletes for the 2017-2018 seasons was a 3.3. This This is our Gospel call: to make Christ the center of all our actions, takes into account all of our teams and all of our athletes. This is labors, and decisions. This means making Him the priority in our lives, a testament to our athletes, our curriculum, our teachers and our using Him as the motivation for using our gifts and talents to achieve expectations here at 15 N Maple. success, emulating Him in how we live our lives, and spreading the Again, thank you for all that you do for our students; it is only good news of the Gospel message to a world that so desperately needs because of you that we continue to build upon the rich tradition it. I ask you to help our students live out this year’s theme by leading and add to the history we stand upon. them with your example. We all can Choose Christ each and every day and our world will be better for the positive impact that STVM makes God Bless, by leading the way. President Thomas M. Carone VM77, Thank you for all you do to make our school and community so strong. We can’t do it without you. Many blessings for the 2018-19 school Chris Salvatore - Campus Minister year. Greetings from Campus Ministry, As we start a new school year, we are again As always: Go, Irish! provided with a fresh start. We can build on Robert Brownfield VM03, Principal our successes from last year, develop and grow in the skills we have, and overcome, learn, and move on from mistakes we may have made. It is a new season.