Jesuit High School (Beaverton, Oregon)

Jesuit High School
Address
9000 SW Beaverton-Hillsdale Highway
Portland, Oregon 97225
United States
Coordinates 45°29′8″N 122°46′11″W / 45.48556°N 122.76972°W / 45.48556; -122.76972Coordinates: 45°29′8″N 122°46′11″W / 45.48556°N 122.76972°W / 45.48556; -122.76972
Information
Type Private, coeducational
Motto Age Quod Agis
(Do well whatever you do)
Religious affiliation(s) Roman Catholic, Jesuit
Established 1956 (1956)
President Thomas D. Arndorfer
Principal Paul Hogan
Teaching staff 90.3 (FTE)
Grades 9–12
Enrollment 1280 (2013-14)
Student to teacher ratio 14.2
Color(s) Green and Gold          
Athletics conference OSAA Metro League 6A-2
Team name Crusaders
Accreditation Northwest Accreditation Commission
Newspaper The Jesuit Chronicle
Website jesuitportland.org
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Jesuit High School is a Catholic high school in Beaverton outside Portland, Oregon, United States, in the Archdiocese of Portland. It was founded by the Oregon Province, Society of Jesus, in 1956 and uses a Jesuit, college-preparatory curriculum. It is coeducational and enrolls approximately 1,300 students of all faiths.

History

The school was the 43rd Jesuit high school to be established in the United States. Though it was not finally established until 1956, the process of founding a Jesuit high school in Portland began in 1907, when property was purchased by the parish of St. Ignatius and set aside for a future high school. A lay appeal to the Jesuit Provincial for a high school in 1929 came to nothing. In 1954 the Holy Cross Fathers of Portland announced the closing of Columbia Prep and a plan for the Jesuits to take over the premises was discussed, but again dropped. Finally in 1955 the Jesuit Provincial Superior was asked by the Archbishop to set up a school. Hillsdale Dairy Farm, a 55-acre (220,000 m2) plot to the west, some 15 minutes drive from downtown Portland, was purchased for $165,000. Jesuit and Holy Cross priests raised pledges of $117,000 by Wednesday of the first week of a fund-raising campaign in churches, and hundreds of thousands more by door-to-door canvassing. Jesuit High School opened for freshmen boys on September 10, 1956 and girls have been admitted since 1993.[4]

Demographics

The demographic breakdown of the 1,280 students enrolled in 2013-14 was:[3]

  • Native American/Alaskan - 0.2%
  • Black - 3.4%
  • Hispanic - 4.6%
  • Multiracial - 7.2%
  • Asian/Pacific islanders - 10.2%
  • White - 74.4%

Academics

Jesuit High School has been accredited through Northwest Accreditation Commission since 1961.[5]

In 1989 and 1998, Jesuit High School was honored in the Blue Ribbon Schools Program, the highest honor a school can receive in the United States.[6]

Sports

On June 20, 2007, Sports Illustrated rated Jesuit the number one high school athletic program in the nation, citing success both on and off the field.[7]

In the 2005-2006 academic year, Jesuit won seven state championships in various sports and activities. Jesuit High School has won the Oregon 4A All Sports Award 13 years in a row, and has received the Oregonian Cup five times.[8]

The school's Spirit Store

Notable alumni

References

  1. ↑ "OSAA - Jesuit". osaa.org. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
  2. ↑ "Oregon School Directory 2008-09" (PDF). Oregon Department of Education. p. 139. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-05-26. Retrieved 2009-05-28.
  3. 1 2 "Search for Private Schools - School Detail for Jesuit High School". ed.gov. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
  4. ↑ "Jesuit High School : A Catholic College Preparatory High School in the Jesuit Tradition: Member Login". www.jesuitportland.org. Retrieved 2016-03-12.
  5. ↑ "AdvancED - Institution Summary". advanc-ed.org. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
  6. ↑ Archived: Blue Ribbon Schools Program, Schools Recognized 1982-1983 Through 1999-2002 (PDF) Archived 2009-03-26 at the Wayback Machine.
  7. ↑ "SI.com - Nation's Top 10 athletic programs - Jun 19, 2007". CNN. June 19, 2007. Retrieved May 6, 2010.
  8. ↑ Link Lookup
  9. ↑ "Columbia:Officers and Directors". Columbia. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
  10. ↑ "Former Portland State defensive back Xavier Coleman signs with New York Jets as undrafted free agent: Report". oregonlive.com. 1 May 2017. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
  11. ↑ "Linebacker Slade Norris, out of OSU, signed with the Seattle Seahawks Tuesday". The Oregonian. 28 September 2010. Retrieved 16 May 2011.
  12. ↑ "Panthers sign offensive tackle Mike Remmers". Cat Scratch Reader. 28 October 2014. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  13. ↑ "After going undrafted, Kyle Wiltjer agrees to deal with Rockets". Kentucky.com. 24 June 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  • Schoenberg, S.J., Wilfred P. Jesuits in Oregon, 1844-1959. The Oregon-Jesuit, 1959 (Centennial Year).
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