Location
Padua Franciscan High School is located at 6740 State Road in Parma, Ohio; it can be reached from I-77 via the Pleasant Valley Road exit. Travel west on Pleasant Valley Road to State Road; turn north. The school is on the west side, approximately one mile north of Pleasant Valley Road.
From I-71 North or South: Exit at Bagley Road (Pleasant Valley Road), travel east on Bagley/Pleasant Valley to State Road, turn north on State, travel one mile to the high school.
From I-480: Exit at State Road, travel south approximately three miles to the high school.
Administrative Team
President: Fr. Theodore J. Haag, O.F.M., M.S.S.A.
Principal: Mr. David G. Stec, M.A.
Academic Dean: Br. Tom Carroll, O.F.M., M.A.
Dean of Students: Mr. Gary Jennrich, M.S.
Director of Professional Development: Mrs. Linda Darus Clark, B.A.
Director of Guidance: Mr. Virgildee Daniel, M.A., M.Ed.
Director of Campus Ministry: Deacon Bob Grgic, M.A.
Direcotr of Athletics: Mr. Kevin Leigh ’89, M.A.
High School Facts
Founded in 1961, Padua Franciscan High School is a coed college preparatory high school with approximately 835 students. The school year consists of two 90-day semesters with four 9-week grading periods. The school day consists of eight 41-minute periods and a 23-minute lunch period. Faculty, plus administrative and counseling staff, number 67. Forty-two of these have master’s degrees or beyond.
Accreditations
Padua is accredited by the North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement, as well as the Ohio Catholic Accrediting Association. Padua holds a college preparatory charter from the State of Ohio.
Graduation Requirements
A total of 24 credits are required for graduation, including: Theology, 4 credits; Social Studies, 3 credits; Mathematics, 3 credits (4 credits as of 2014); Foreign Language, 2 credits; Science, 3 credits (3 lab sciences as of 2013); Fine Arts, 1 credit; Physical Education, 1/2 credit; Health, 1/2 credit; Computer Science, 1/2 credit, and 2 1/2 credits of electives. All Padua Franciscan students are required to perform yearly Christian Service.
Padua offers 23 Honors classes and 9 Advanced Placement classes.
Guidance
Five certified counselors provide a comprehensive huidance program.
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Padua Franciscan High School is both an SAT and an ACT test administration center. We offer the PSAT/NMSQT each October on the Wednesday test date.
SAT/ACT School Code: 364018
Learning Disability and Remedial Services are available.
Mobile Unit personnel
440.888.3440
School Psychologist,
Mr. John Clute — Tuesdays
Mrs. Katie Averre — alternate Thursday
Math Tutor, Tuesdays
Ms. Carrie Ruggierio
Speech Therapist, Tuesdays & Fridays
Mrs. Gina Smith
L.D. Teacher, daily — English 9, 10, 11, 12 and Math 9
Mrs. Mary Zolkowski
College Representatives
Padua Franciscan High School welcomes college representatives. Please contact Mrs. Marti Holzheimer, Guidance Department Secretary, at least three weeks in advance.
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Instituted with the entry of the Class of 2013, MedTrack is an advanced science and math program for highly motivated students with strong interest in one of the myriad of careers in healthcare. Combining a spirituality rooted in the lives of Saints Francis and Clare of Assisi with both a rigorous academic curriculum and many hours of direct contact experiences witha range of healthcare professionals, the program seeks to prepare students in the Franciscan healing tradition for a lifetime of service in careers releated to science and medicine.
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