St. John Vianney High School (Kirkwood, Missouri)

St. John Vianney High School (a.k.a. Vianney High School, or simply Vianney) is a private, all-boys Catholic college preparatory school in Kirkwood, Missouri. The school was opened in 1960 by the Society of Mary, a religious order of priests and brothers who continue to run the school, and is part of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint Louis, along with the Marianists' Chaminade College Preparatory School and St. Mary's High School.

St. John Vianney High School
Address
1311 South Kirkwood Road

Kirkwood
,
(St. Louis County)
,
Missouri
63122

United States
Coordinates38°33′38″N 90°24′29″W
Information
TypePrivate, All-Boys
MottoVerso l'alto
(To the highest)
Religious affiliation(s)Roman Catholic
Established1960
PresidentRichard P. Davis
PrincipalIan Mulligan
Grades9–12
Enrollment635
Hours in school day8:15 AM - 2:45 PM
Color(s)Black and Gold   
SloganMen of Character and Accomplishment
Athletics conferenceMetro Catholic Conference
Team nameGriffins
RivalChaminade College Preparatory School, Saint Louis University High School
AccreditationNorth Central Association of Colleges and Schools[1]
NewspaperThe Griffin
YearbookThe Talon
Tuition$18,150
Dean of StudentsDr. Will Armon
AdmissionsDirector, Tom Mulvihill
AthleticsDirector, Michael Potsou
WebsiteVianney

History

St. John Vianney High School has graduated a class every year since it opened.

In 1999, Vianney received an award from the federal government's Blue Ribbon Schools Program.

Vianney has built new classrooms, gymnasium, library, science labs, and turf football and baseball fields.

Athletics

Vianney sponsors athletic teams in football, soccer, cross country, basketball, swimming, wrestling, baseball, golf, tennis, track and field, volleyball. There are also club teams for outdoor lacrosse, bowling, chess, lacrosse, racquetball and ice hockey.

In 2011 and 2013, the Varsity Chess Team won the National Championships.

Vianney is a member of the Metro Catholic Conference of private Catholic high schools, along with:

State championships

  • Baseball – 2004, 2006, 2018
  • Football – 2016, 2018
  • Hockey – 1979, 1996, 2020
  • Soccer – 1978, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1987, 1991, 1992
  • Volleyball – 1989, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2013

National championships

  • Chess – 2011, 2013
  • Soccer – 1992

School mascot

The school mascot is the Golden Griffin: half lion and half eagle. The school colors, black and gold, reflect the colors of the Griffin. The school states that the Griffin represents certain virtues in all of its students.

School fight song

The St. John Vianney High School fight song, written by former guidance counselor Brother Harold Lootens. is often sung at football and basketball games and at pep rallies: "We are the black and gold of Vianney. We are the Golden Griffins of Vianney High. Half Lion, half Eagle, so the Griffin can roar, so the Griffin can soar above the lightning and the thunder. We will win, win, win, yeah Vianney. Oh hear the din, din, din, of our clamor and cheers. We want the world to be told about the black and the gold of old Vianney, Vianney, Vianney, Hey!"

Controversy

In 2006, Vianney President Fr. Robert Osborne (1933-2014) was accused in a civil lawsuit of sexual misconduct with a student.[2] Osborne stepped down temporarily, then the school fired him after another accuser stepped forward.[3] The school later settled the lawsuit for an undisclosed amount.[4][5] Osborne was investigated by the Kirkwood Police but not charged with a crime.[6] A subsequent Marianist investigation found "no credible or substantiated allegation of abuse", but the following year, the order stripped him of his priestly faculties.[3]

In 2023, a nurse at the school was terminated from her position for alleged inappropriate contact with a student.[7] St. Louis County later charged her with two felony sex crimes. [8]

Notable alumni

Sports and entertainment

Arts and sciences

Law and government

Notable faculty

See also

References
  1. NCA-CASI. "NCA-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement". Archived from the original on April 29, 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-23.
  2. St. Louis Post Dispatch, February 24, 2006, C5
  3. msorkin@post-dispatch.com 314-340-8347, Michael D. Sorkin. "Priest removed after accusations of abuse at Vianney High School has died". STLtoday.com. Retrieved 2022-07-13.
  4. St. Louis Post Dispatch, June 27, 2007, C8
  5. "Kirkwood priest removed after abuse complaint dies". AP NEWS. Retrieved 2022-07-13.
  6. St. Louis Post Dispatch, October 12, 2006, C1
  7. Cummings, Travis (2023-04-26). "Former school nurse fired for inappropriate contact with student at Vianney High School". KSDK. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
  8. Benchaabane, Nassim. "Former St. John Vianney school nurse charged with sex crimes against underage student". STL Today. Ray Farris. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
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