st. vincent–st.mary high school is a co-educational college preparatory catholic high school in akron, ohio, united states.it is sponsored by the society of mary and is associated with the diocese of cleveland.as of the 2017–18 school year, the school had an enrollment of 638 students.mary high school was formed by the merger of st. vincent and st. mary high schools in 1972.the newly merged school took on the athletic nickname of st. vincent, the fighting irish.dr. thomas f. mahar, pastor of st. vincent church, the oldest catholic church in akron, to establish a mission in south akron.st. mary parish was founded by rev.mahar in 1896.the high school was founded a year later.st. mary's athletic teams were formerly known as the crusaders.the parish had already opened st. vincent grade school, akron's oldest catholic school still in operation.at the time of the merger, st. vincent high school had graduated over 6,000 students.in may 2013, st. vincent–st.mary alumnus lebron james donated $1 million to the school for the purpose of renovating their basketball arena.the project included the installation of a new basketball floor, scoreboard, locker rooms, and bleachers, and the seating capacity, which was raised from 1,600 to 1,831.the subsequently renamed lebron james arena now also serves as home of the american basketball association's akron aviators.** title won by st. vincent high school prior to merger with st. mary   == notable alumni == maverick carter, sports-marketing businessman parris campbell, nfl player carla chapman, basketball player chuck chuckovits, professional basketball player jalen hudson, nba g league player lebron james, nba player dru joyce, professional basketball player and college coach william jurgens, catholic priest, author, composer, and historian niko lalos, nfl player jerome lane, nba player tony laterza, college basketball head coach mary mcgowan, ohio politicians sandra pianalto, united states federal reserve jakarr sampson, nba player frank stams, nfl player romeo travis, professional basketball player brian windhorst, author and reporter for espn malaki branham, nba player   == references ==   == external links == school website
st vincent–st mary high school | city | akron ohio
mary high school is a co-educational college preparatory catholic high school in akron, ohio, united states.the parish had already opened st. vincent grade school, akron's oldest catholic school still in operation.** title won by st. vincent high school prior to merger with st. mary   == notable alumni == maverick carter, sports-marketing businessman parris campbell, nfl player carla chapman, basketball player chuck chuckovits, professional basketball player jalen hudson, nba g league player lebron james, nba player dru joyce, professional basketball player and college coach william jurgens, catholic priest, author, composer, and historian niko lalos, nfl player jerome lane, nba player tony laterza, college basketball head coach mary mcgowan, ohio politicians sandra pianalto, united states federal reserve jakarr sampson, nba player frank stams, nfl player romeo travis, professional basketball player brian windhorst, author and reporter for espn malaki branham, nba player   == references ==   == external links == school website