Damien High School
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2280 Damien Avenue La Verne, California, (Los Angeles County) 91750 USA |
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| Coordinates | 34°6′18″N 117°47′18″W / 34.10500°N 117.78833°WCoordinates: 34°6′18″N 117°47′18″W / 34.10500°N 117.78833°W |
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| Type | Private, All-Male |
| Motto | Cor Unum et Anima Una (One heart and One spirit) |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic |
| Patron saint(s) | Saint Damien |
| Established | 1959 |
| President | Fr. Peadar Cronin SS.CC. |
| Principal | Merritt Hemenway, Ph.D |
| Chaplain | Fr. John Roche SS.CC. |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 924 (2016) |
| Color(s) | Green and Gold |
| Mascot | Spartan |
| Team name | Spartans |
| Accreditation | Western Association of Schools and Colleges,Western Catholic Education Association |
| Newspaper | The Laconian |
| Yearbook | The Spartiate |
| Tuition | $8,100 |
| Website | www.damien-hs.edu |
Damien High School is an all-male Roman Catholic high school in La Verne, in the U.S. state of California named for Saint Damien of Molokai. The school had its first graduating class in 1963. Each of Damien's freshmen classes draws from an average of over 75 different elementary and junior high schools for youths from Los Angeles and San Bernardino counties. It is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles. It is a part of the tri-school community including St. Lucy's Priory High School and Pomona Catholic High School.
The school opened in 1959 as Pomona Catholic Boys High School and was renamed in 1967 as Damien High School, in honor of St. Damien de Veuster, SS.CC., who was canonized by Pope Benedict XVI on Sunday October 11, 2009. The Sacred Heart Fathers have staffed and administered the school since its beginning in La Verne. The courage and capacity for self-sacrifice in the cause of others, is encouraged as an impetus toward social causes in the lives of Damien's students.
In 1996, a new swimming pool and locker room were constructed. Six new tennis courts were also built near the priests’ residence and a new ticket/snack bar/rest room facility was built in Spartan Stadium. A new gymnasium, The Travers Cronin Athletic Center, was opened in 2006. In 2008, the Spartan Stadium was renovated. It now includes an all weather track and FieldTurf. Spartan Stadium was renamed "Dick Larson Stadium" in honor of the school's longtime football coach. 2010 brought a renovation of the football stadium, including the installation of a new scoreboard and stadium seating. The stadium was officially named "Tom Carroll Stadium," in honor of Damien's Athletic Director of 37 years.
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