 Cedar, named after the cedar trees that once grew where the school now stands and the original name of the school, Cedar Grove.The crosses are from the crest of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati, and the plowshare represents the City of Cincinnati named after the Society of Cincinnati which is named after Cincinnatus, the Roman farmer who became the famous general of Rome.The cedar tree symbolizes Cedar Grove, the popular name of the academy established on this site in 1857.