Jesuit High School (Portland, Oregon)

Infobox Secondary school
name = Jesuit High School

motto = "Age Quod Agis"
"Do well whatever you do"
city = Portland
state = Oregon
country = USA
type = Private coeducational secondary
affiliations = Catholic, Jesuit
grades = 9–12
established = 1956
students = 1,150 (2006-07)
faculty = 84
principal = Sandy Satterberg
president = John Gladstone
mascot = Crusaders
colors = green and gold
website = [http://www.jesuitportland.org/ www.jesuitportland.org]

Jesuit High School in Beaverton, Oregon, USA, is a Catholic high school founded by the Society of Jesus in 1956. Located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Portland, it is a college-preparatory school and accepts students of all faiths. Its curriculum is based on Jesuit principles. It is a member of the Metro League for athletics. It is a coeducational school with approximately 1,200 students, and in recent years has been known for its achievements in sports, winning its 14th consecutive OSAA All-Sports Award and 26 state championships in various sports since 2000. Fact|date=February 2007

Founding

The school was the 43rd Jesuit high school to be established. 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 Father Provincial was asked by the Archbishop to set up a school. Hillsdale Dairy Farm, a 55 acre plot to the west, some 15 minutes drive from downtown Portland, was chosen. The property changed hands for $165,000. Jesuit priests 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 of dollars were raised by door-to-door canvassing. Jesuit High School opened its doors to its first class of Freshmen on September 10 1956. The school opened its doors to women in 1993 [http://privateschool.about.com/od/schoolsor1/Oregon_Schools_Online.htm] .

tudent activities

Jesuit High School has demonstrated continued excellence in endeavors outside of the field of athletics. For a number of years, it has fostered a successful combination of both the visual and performing arts. Jesuit has also seen continued success for its drama department, in addition to garnering success in musical endeavors. The school's choirs have done consistently well, with the choir winning the Metro League Championship in 2006 and placed sixth in the State competition. The entire Choral department received the Academic All-State award for having the highest average Grade Point Average in 2006 [http://www.jesuitportland.org/s/173/images/editor_documents/ACADEMIC%20ALL-STATE%20WINNERS.pdf] .

Jesuit also has a record of consistent domination on the Oregon prep sports scene. 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 been the recipient of the prestigious Oregonian Cup for the last two years. Jesuit's football team has won two straight state titles. The men's tennis team recently achieved an undefeated season, an accomplishment Jesuit had previously never witnessed. Several Crusaders have thrived at the next level, including Pete and Stan Brock (football), Mike Dunleavy (basketball), Mike Caulkins (ATP tour tennis player), Mike Hass (Chicago Bears), and Preston Parsons, quarterback for the Denver Broncos.

tate Championships

Jesuit High School has won a state championship in nearly every sport in which it competes since its founding, with the most recent being Women's Track & Field. Included in these state championships are: football, men's soccer, men's cross-country, women's tennis, men's tennis, women's swimming, women's soccer, women's ski racing, women's cross-country, women's golf, men's basketball, volleyball, men's track & field, softball, and men's swimming. On June 20 of 2007, Sports Illustrated rated Jesuit as the number one high school athletic program in the nation, citing success both on and off the field [http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/highschool/06/18/top.10/index.html] .

Notable Alumni

*Stan Brock--Army head football coach
*Mike Dunleavy Jr.--NBA player
*Mike Hass-- NFL player
*Preston Parsons--NFL player
*Laura Schott--WUSA player
*Morgan Murphy--comedian
*Erik Spoelstra--Head coach of the Miami Heat
*H.W. Brands--Historian, author, and professor at the University of Texas at Austin

References

* [http://www.jesuitportland.org/ Official Jesuit HS Home Page]
* [http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/or/churches/jesuiths.txt "Jesuits in Oregon" 1844-1959, Rev. Wilfred P. Schoenberg, S.J., published June 1959 by The Oregon-Jesuit to commemorate the Centennial Year in Oregon. (excerpt)]
* [http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1141/is_18_35/ai_54117567/pg_3]
* [http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/highschool/06/18/top.10/ Sports Illustrated Rankings of the Top 10 High School Athletic Programs in the nation for 2006-2007]

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