Moeller High School
high school in Sycamore Township, Hamilton County, Ohio
Archbishop Moeller High School ( MOH-lər), known as Moeller, is a private, all-male, college-preparatory high school in the suburbs of Cincinnati, in Hamilton County, Ohio, United States. It is one of five all-male Catholic high schools in the Cincinnati area.
History
Archbishop Moeller High School was established in fall 1958 when Archbishop Karl J. Alter appointed Monsignor Edward A. McCarthy and Brother Paul Sibbing to supervise the planning and construction of a new high school near Montgomery, Ohio. Funds for the school were provided by Catholic parishioners in the Cincinnati area as part of the Archbishop's High School Fund Campaign. Archbishop Alter named the school Archbishop Moeller High School to commemorate the fourth Archbishop of Cincinnati, Henry K. Moeller.
Moeller High School opened its doors in September 1960, along with La Salle High School, a fellow Cincinnati Archdiocesan school. Marianist Brother Lawrence Eveslage was appointed the first principal, and the faculty consisted of Marianist priests and brothers as well as laity. Moeller High School's first class graduated in 1964. Since then, over 12,000 graduates have become Moeller High School alumni.
Academics
Academic philosophy
Starting with the freshman class of 1999, Moeller High School adopted a new laptop program.
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Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jun 6, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q3304918. VIAF identifies the subject as 139562099. The Library of Congress control number is n81037698. Authority coordinates are 39.220, -84.358. 3 of 5 selected statements include explicit references; 1 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1958, 1960, 1964 and 1999.
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