Predecessor Schools

Timeline Key

Notre Dame Academy

Julienne High School

Chaminade High School

St. Joseph Commercial High School

1804 

Sr. Julie Billiart establishes the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur

1817

Fr. William Joseph Chaminade establishes the Society of Mary

1840

Eight Sisters arrive in Cincinnati and establish the first Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur school in the United States

1849

Marianists arrive in the United States and establish the Province of America in Cincinnati

1849

Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur arrive in Dayton by canal boat from Cincinnati and begin their endeavors to begin an all girls high school in Dayton

1850

1886

1922

Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur move the all-girls high school to Villa Julienne convent on the grounds of the Barney Estate on Homewood Ave. and begin construction on a beautiful building that today is protected by the Dayton Landmarks Commission. Some students remained at the Ludlow location until 1927 when all of the girls moved to Homewood. They rename the school after the Mother General, Mother Marie Julienne.

1927

The Marianist purchase the property known as Notre Dame Academy from the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur, and move the high school students at St. Mary’s Institute to Chaminade High School

1928

Julienne High School graduates the first full class at its Homewood Ave. site

1933

Chaminade earns a reputation of dominating athletic programs with the hiring of head football coach Gerard “Fuzzy” Faust, and leading into a long legacy of athletic greatness1941 SM More than 700 Men of Chaminade would serve our country during WWII

1946

Sisters of Charity open a two-year institution to train Catholic girls in the art of business skills

1948

Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur close the County Day School which had been in operation from 1922-1948

1951

A major addition to the school is completed with the addition of a gymnasium, new cafeteria, and classrooms on the corner of Ludlow and Washington Streets

1961

Marianists divides into four provinces throughout the country

1961

The original red brick building is demolished and the school is rebuilt into the structure that stands today

1962

Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur expand beyond the classroom to missions in Brazil

1962

Girls begin participating as cheerleaders for their all-male counterpart school, Chaminade

1965

Attendance hits an all-time high when a combined 785 graduate from Chaminade, Julienne or St. Joseph

1965

After adding sophomores six years earlier, St. Joseph adds freshmen and becomes a four-year high school

1969

St. Julie Billiart is canonized by Pope Paul VI

1973

Chaminade and Julienne High Schools merge; Marianists and Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur agree to own and operate Chaminade Julienne

1974

With declining enrollment, Sisters of Charity close St. Joseph and a majority of the students finish their high school careers at Chaminade Julienne

1974

296 graduate from the first class of CJ

1974

Girls are given the opportunity to participate in OHSAA sanctioned competition for the first time in school history

1981

The Athletic Hall of Fame is initiated

1989

Chaminade Julienne is recognized as a National School of Excellence

1989

New era of athletic success begins with men and women’s basketball, football and volleyball

2000

Fr. Chaminade is beatified and given the title of “Blessed” by Pope John Paul II

2004

Progress begins on the Campus Master Plan as properties surrounding campus is acquired and old buildings are demolished

2005

Sister Dorothy Stang, SNDdeN is murdered in Brazil

2010

579 Marianists in the US Province operate 18 high schools and three universities through out the United States and Ireland. There are Marianists serving in East Africa, Mexico, Phillipines and India

2010

1,600 Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur serve in 32 states and 14 countries including Belgium, Brazil, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Great Britain, Japan, Kenya, Nigeria, Peru, South Africa and Zimbabwe