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Specialties
For over a half century, the students and alumni of Hoban have ended their Alma Mater with the words «we shall be true to you.» It is, of course, a statement of undying faithfulness to their school as well as to the generations of students who accomplished so much during their years as a Hoban Knight. Being true to you is also a statement of mission and philosophy that permeates all that happens at this beloved school.
This statement, true to you, is a new tag line Hoban will be using to represent the place we want to own in the minds of current and potential students and families. You may have noticed this new tag line at the top of this page. We have refreshed the school’s logo as a way to introduce the new tag line and to present a more contemporary and clear image to students and families.
But concretely, what does true to you mean? Why Hoban? How does Hoban make a difference? Hoban’s special culture, based on Congregation of Holy Cross core values, is one in which students fee
History
Established in 1953.
In the early 1950s, Archbishop Edward F. Hoban invited the Brothers of Holy Cross to staff a new high school to be named in his honor. The Brothers had taught him as a boy, and he knew their standard of excellence. It would be the third Holy Cross high school in the Cleveland diocese, joining Gilmour Academy in Gates Mills and St. Edward High School in Lakewood.
Monsignor Richard Dowed, the pastor of Akron’s Annunciation parish, envisioned a comprehensive boys high school in his neighborhood. The land he acquired, once the Sumner farm, would soon be cut by a new Interstate highway. The result was a campus located near the central interchange of the expressway system, easily accessible to outlying areas.
An economic downturn in Akron in the mid 1970s brought about changes that would ultimately strengthen the school. Hoban became coeducational; offices for advancement and admissions were started; the board of trustees was strengthened; and an endowment fund was launched. These s
