Seton High School (Cincinnati, Ohio)
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Seton High School is a parochial
all-female, college-preparatory
high school
in the Price Hill neighborhood of Cincinnati
, Ohio
, USA
.
's girls' department, Cedar Grove was renamed Elizabeth Ann Seton
on September 12, 1927.Mount St. Vincent's Academy, Cedar Grove, Price Hill]
Sponsored by the Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati
, Seton has always provided the highest quality spiritual, academic, and social programs in a comprehensive curriculum to young women. Since its earliest days, Seton has been fully accredited by the North Central Association of Schools and Colleges and is an active member of the National Catholic Education Association.
The cedar tree symbolizes Cedar Grove, the popular name of the academy established on this site in 1857. The school was renamed Seton High School in 1928.
The wavy bars suggest the Ohio River and the Motherhouse of the Sisters of Charity at Mount St. Joseph-on-the-Ohio.
The three crescents are derived from the Seton Family Coat of Arms.
married William M. Seton. They had five children.
William died while he and Elizabeth were on a business trip in Italy, and there Elizabeth became acquainted with the Catholic faith.
In 1808, she founded the Sisters of Charity in America and is often credited with founding the Catholic School System. Before her death in 1821, she sent four of her sisters to Cincinnati. They lived at Cedar Grove and were the original members of a new congregation: The Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati. In 1975, Elizabeth Seton became the first canonized saint born in the United States of America.
Fall
Winter
Spring
Year Round
Scarlet
Grey
New clubs form every year. We encourage the development of new activities that support the mission of Seton High School. In recent news, Seton High School was victorious in a High School Musical promotional contest, winning an all-expenses paid trip for the Senior Class to Disney World and a pep rally for the entire school featuring Natasha Bedingfield. Seton won the contest by proving that they had the most school spirit in the nation!
Parochial school
A parochial school is a school that provides religious education in addition to conventional education. In a narrower sense, a parochial school is a Christian grammar school or high school which is part of, and run by, a parish.-United Kingdom:...
all-female, college-preparatory
University-preparatory school
A university-preparatory school or college-preparatory school is a secondary school, usually private, designed to prepare students for a college or university education...
high school
Secondary education
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in the Price Hill neighborhood of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, Ohio
Cincinnati is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio. Cincinnati is the county seat of Hamilton County. Settled in 1788, the city is located to north of the Ohio River at the Ohio-Kentucky border, near Indiana. The population within city limits is 296,943 according to the 2010 census, making it Ohio's...
, Ohio
Ohio
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, USA
United States
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History
Seton was founded as Mount St. Vincent Academy in 1854. It was also known as Cedar Grove. With the arrival of Elder High SchoolElder High School
Elder High School is a parochial all-male, college-preparatory high school in the Price Hill neighborhood of Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. The high school has been in existence for over 85 years and is a parochial high school within the Archdiocese of Cincinnati...
's girls' department, Cedar Grove was renamed Elizabeth Ann Seton
Elizabeth Ann Seton
Saint Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton was the first native-born citizen of the United States to be canonized by the Roman Catholic Church . She established Catholic communities in Emmitsburg, Maryland....
on September 12, 1927.Mount St. Vincent's Academy, Cedar Grove, Price Hill]
Sponsored by the Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati
Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati
The Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati were founded in October 1829 on a model of Elizabeth Ann Seton, who founded the first community of religious women, native to the United States...
, Seton has always provided the highest quality spiritual, academic, and social programs in a comprehensive curriculum to young women. Since its earliest days, Seton has been fully accredited by the North Central Association of Schools and Colleges and is an active member of the National Catholic Education Association.
The Crest
The crosses are from the crest of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati, and the plowshare represents the City of Cincinnati named after the Society of Cincinnati which is named after Cincinnatus, the Roman farmer who became the famous general of Rome.The cedar tree symbolizes Cedar Grove, the popular name of the academy established on this site in 1857. The school was renamed Seton High School in 1928.
The wavy bars suggest the Ohio River and the Motherhouse of the Sisters of Charity at Mount St. Joseph-on-the-Ohio.
The three crescents are derived from the Seton Family Coat of Arms.
Elizabeth Ann Seton
In 1794, Elizabeth Ann BayleyElizabeth Ann Seton
Saint Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton was the first native-born citizen of the United States to be canonized by the Roman Catholic Church . She established Catholic communities in Emmitsburg, Maryland....
married William M. Seton. They had five children.
William died while he and Elizabeth were on a business trip in Italy, and there Elizabeth became acquainted with the Catholic faith.
In 1808, she founded the Sisters of Charity in America and is often credited with founding the Catholic School System. Before her death in 1821, she sent four of her sisters to Cincinnati. They lived at Cedar Grove and were the original members of a new congregation: The Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati. In 1975, Elizabeth Seton became the first canonized saint born in the United States of America.
Athletic Teams
As a member of the Girls' Greater Cincinnati League, Seton teams have won numerous league, district, regional and state championships in 12 varsity sports:Fall
- Cross Country
- Golf
- Soccer
- Tennis
- Volleyball
Winter
- Basketball
- Bowling
- Swimming & Diving
Spring
- Lacrosse
- Softball
- Track & Field
Year Round
GGCL
Seton High School is a member of the Girls' Greater Cincinnati League. The league has 14 member schools. Six all-female schools are in the scarlet division. The five co-ed schools make up the grey division. Two league champions are named, one from each division. In sports in which twenty or more games are played, teams play one round with two crossover games. In sports with less than twenty games, Seton plays all league teams once.Scarlet
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Grey
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Clubs and activities
Students can participate in a wide variety of clubs and activities including:- Academic Team
- Art Club
- Campus Ministry
- Community Service
- Drama Club
- Ebony and Ivory
- Family, Career, and Community Leades of America (FCCLA)
- French Club
- Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA)
- Latin Club - functions as a local chapter of both the Ohio Junior Classical League (OJCL) and National Junior Classical LeagueNational Junior Classical LeagueThe National Junior Classical League is a youth organization of secondary school students sponsored by the American Classical League...
(NJCL). - National Honor Society
- SADD
- Science Club
- Seton/Elder Performing Arts Series (Band, Chorus, Orchestra)
- Seton Hiking Society
- Spanish Club
- Spirit Club
- Video Club
- Writing Club
- Yearbook/Newspaper
New clubs form every year. We encourage the development of new activities that support the mission of Seton High School. In recent news, Seton High School was victorious in a High School Musical promotional contest, winning an all-expenses paid trip for the Senior Class to Disney World and a pep rally for the entire school featuring Natasha Bedingfield. Seton won the contest by proving that they had the most school spirit in the nation!
Ohio High School Athletic Association State Championships
- Girls VolleyballVolleyballVolleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
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