Please keep Kiera Sarka ‘20 in your prayers, Warrior Nation.♥️ At WJ, Kiera played Varsity Soccer & Football. She was also cofounder of the Salsa Club! Kiera is a fighter & a WARRIOR. Sending prayers & love to her and her family. 💌🙏
What a CULTURE
@CoachVrabel50
('93) has created with the
@Titans
. Congratulations on another great & earned win! Your Warrior family is cheering for you every step of the way.
#AMDG
#WJIgnites
A big congratulations to WJ's own, Mike Vrabel '93, for his first playoff win as an NFL Head Coach last Saturday Night! His Tennessee Titans advance to this week's divisional round against the Baltimore Ravens this Saturday night.
@CoachVrabel50
Good luck to Mike & the Titans!
Monday Spotlight: We felt it only fitting on HC Week to thank Coach G. '74 (Grescovich) for all that he has done and continues to do for the Warrior Nation! A man that has positively impacted almost every alum in the last 4 decades!
#amdg
@WalshJesuitFB
@WJHS_Baseball
@WJHSAlumni
Coach Mike Vrabel '93 checking in on
#WarriorNation
to remind you how very important POWWOW is to the Walsh Jesuit Family!
Bidding for
#POWWOW2020
is now OPEN! 🏵 Help us Make a Difference for WJ Students & join us for POWWOW LIVE from WJ on Saturday, 9-10pm.
#AMDG
#WJIgnites
Iconic dinner photo taken last night by English teacher Dave Lee ‘87! WJ staff alums Roland Karthan, Grant Conzaman, Tony Civarella, Gary Howieson, Tom Cardone and Chris Gaone all together!
#warriors4life
Walsh Jesuit thanks Men's Hockey Coach, Pat McKendry for his 15 years of service as coach. He is stepping down to spend more time with his family. Pat has been a superb coach, mentor and leader. He has positioned the program for continued success! We will miss you, Pat!
Freshman shortstop Henry Kaczmar ‘22 has committed to play at The University of Michigan, marking the earliest a WJ baseball player has committed to a college program and the first Warrior baseball player to commit to the University of Michigan. Congrats, Henry!
It Is Time for an "Iconic" announcement! Thank you to all of the students, alumni, volunteers and more who were all involved in this historic day
#gowarriors
Monday Spotlight: This week we look at Mr. Palange, a true Man for Others who is Campus Minister, Baseball Coach and Business Teacher! He is a product and example of Jesuit Education from
@SIHSCleveland
and
@JohnCarrollU
! Thanks for all you do!
#amdg
@WJHS_Baseball
@WJCampusMin
“There was never any question in my mind, really... It’s a chance to maybe save a life.”
Walsh Jesuit Alum, Adam Pastor '16, continues to be an extraordinary Man for Others! AMDG
The 8,000 sf Klein Fitness Center is widely regarded as the nicest complex on the high school level. Director of Strength & Conditioning Matt Redmond is very proud of his state of the art facility for our student's use day & night. For more info just visit
Coach G is awaiting the results of the Fox 8 Game of the Week! The Game will be announced tonight on Fox 8's 10pm news! So Warrior Nation let's make 1 final push to vault Fri Night's Game for the Bell as the FNT Game of the Week! It takes seconds to vote:
There were a lot of great images from last night's big
@WalshJesuitMBB
win over the
#1
Irish but this may be the best. The Warriors singing the alma mater with our entire student body is an image to cherish. Read the entire
@beaconjournal
game story:
Abby Knouff ‘21 won the Indoor Track & Field State Championship in Pole Vault with a personal best of 13’3”!
WARRIOR NATION IS SO PROUD OF YOU! ⭐️♥️
#WARRIORNATION
#AMDG
#WJIgnites
Lord,
Teach me to be generous
To serve you as you deserve
To give & not to count the cost
To fight & not to heed the wounds
To toil & not to seek for rest
To labor & not to seek reward
Save that of knowing I am doing Your holy will.
Amen.
Congrats to our 12 seniors who officially committed to continue their athletic careers for a Division I college! These student-athletes are outstanding. Join us in celebrating them & wishing them continued success in college & beyond!
And just like that, the 256 graduates of the
#classof2023
are now part of the Warrior family of 10,560 alums! Congratulations to all these amazing young men and women for others!
We want to wish a Happy Heavenly Birthday to "Coach." Mr. Bill Ricco would have been 91 today, and his presence within the WJ halls is still formidable today. Few have been more of a beloved Warrior than Coach
A very warm evening in Oxford finds 2023 graduates Gabe Gardner & Gavin Gubanyor moving into
@miamiuniversity
. Gabe is studying Business Anaytics at the Farmer School of Business & Gavin is studying Sports Management. Good luck fellas! College pics to Mr. Burke 330-348-7048
Congratulations to our 13 Warrior Student-Athletes for committing to continue their studies & sport at the collegiate level!
#AMDG
#WJIgnites
#WarriorNation
DISTRICT CHAMPIONS!! The
@WalshJWSoccer
Lady Warriors advance to the regional semifinals at 7:00pm on Tues., Nov. 1 vs Twinsburg at Mentor High School. All playoff tickets can be purchased at:
👉
#WarriorNation
#JesuitEducated
Mr. Hassman is one happy Athletic Director! He is riding around in our brand new WJ golf cart adorned with the new athletics logo to check in on our fall sports teams preparing for their seasons
#gowarriors
First day of school was incredible! Thank you to all our Warriors for continuing to adapt with compassion for others as we kick off another great year at WJ!
#AMDG
#WarriorNation
#WJIgnites
It is with a heavy heart inform to you that Fr. James King S.J. has passed away.
We will have more details as they are passed along. Our staff is currently working on ways to celebrate Fr. King and will share those details as well in the coming days. Rest in Peace, Fr. King.
Our coaches wanted to share a special message with you as the school year is winding down. We are Warriors Wherever, Whenever. Know that even though we don’t see you in the halls, on the stage or on the field, we are all here for you and thinking of you.
Next stop at The Ohio State University is Mason Eckelman ‘23 who is furthering his academic and baseball career as a Buckeye! He also has excellent taste in TV’s! Good luck Mason and Go Bucks!
@OhioStateBASE
@OhioState
@WJHS_Baseball
@EckelmanMason
Walsh Jesuit High School is pleased to announce that Tony Burke '87 has joined our community as the new Director of Communications & Marketing. Tony has spent over 30 years in the communications and marketing industry, most recently at Trinity HS in Cleveland. Welcome Home Tony!
Monday Spotlight: Today we thank one of our greatest Mathematicians, Mr. Vaughn! He teaches Stats, AP Physics C, and Pre-Calculus! He is now in charge of our Senior Experience Program and is on the Board representing our faculty! Also the king of Microsoft Excel!
#amdg
@MSETips
This afternoon we honored a WJ Icon, Mrs. Kathy Tate. Mrs. Tate dedicated 43 years of service to our students, always reminding them "Chemistry is Everything." Room 232 will now forever be known as the Kathy Tate room. Congratulations to a Warrior Legend!
Faculty and staff coming back to get things rolling on another school year. All students back on Thursday, and we can’t wait to make this year special!!!
#amdg
A check in from the Queen City as Drew Erdmann and Joey Canzoni start their next chapter at UC. Both will play baseball for the Bearcats. Good luck fellas!
Today we will spend our day on campus in Oxford, OH.
@jpaulus227
‘23 will further his baseball career
@miamiuniversity
while majoring in Finance. It will be great to see Jack back on the Diamond for the RedHawks!
Keep these great college pics coming to Coach Burke, 330-348-7048
Natalie and Zoey are showing off their new exclusive
@CleGuardians
/WJ hats! Today is the final day to order your discounted tickets and get the cap for this Sunday vs Texas: , use the code WJHS23. Anyone can purchase!
Kaden Smesko ‘20 took on a project as an Eagle Scout to finish a trail in the WJ wetlands in honor of the late Mr. Truax. He had some help from the Warrior Nation! Thanks to all those who helped and to Kaden, Mr. Truax would be proud!!!
#amdg
#community
#warriornation
Monday Spotlight: Shout out goes to one of our amazing Theology teachers, Ms. Glowe! A dedicated professional who truly cares for her students. On a side note, she is in the conversation as one of the best volleyball players in Ashland University history!
#amdg
@goashlandeagles
PLEASE VOTE AND retweet! It's time to vote for Walsh Jesuit as the "Browns High School Game of the Week." Walsh Jesuit plays Lake Catholic this Friday!
👉
It only takes a moment to vote!
Congrats to Joe Sitarz ‘24 & Elena Rizzo ‘25 for achieving 2 of WJ’s highest honors. Joe won the Kevin Neff & Elena the Rebecca Hyland Awards as the Senior & Junior who best exemplifies what it is to be a WJ student through service, academics, spiritual & loving characteristics
Senior Experience for
@burkejack13
is at the 4 most powerful letters in sports, the beautiful new studios of
@ESPNCleveland
in the Flats!
Senior experiences can be text to Mr. Burke at 330-347-7048
Men & Women For & With Others
These students were pallbearers for an alum of an ‘05 grandmother. The family didn’t have anyone to carry the casket & our young men stepped in. L to R: Lukas Simone, Michael Ticchione, Jacob Hassman, Nicholas Herbele, Joey Passarello. TY guys!
Thank You
@OHLottery
#partnersineducation
for selecting Zach Halligan ‘23 and Natalie Susa ‘24 as their Shining Stars! We had a great time welcoming their crew today. Look for us to post each
@clevelanddotcom
story in the coming weeks!
While our Women’s Soccer Team prepares for their state title game, our gridiron Warriors prepare for a familiar playoff foe. For the 3rd straight year it’s the Warriors and Hudson. Coach Alexander is looking forward to the challenge
#gowarriors