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Do well whatever you do
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| 9000 SW Beaverton-Hillsdale Highway Portland[1], Oregon, Washington County, 97225  United States |
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| Coordinates | 45°29′8″N 122°46′11″W / 45.48556°N 122.76972°WCoordinates: 45°29′8″N 122°46′11″W / 45.48556°N 122.76972°W |
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| Type | Private, coeducational |
| Religious affiliation | Roman Catholic, Jesuit |
| Established | 1956 |
| President | John Gladstone[2] |
| Principal | Sandy Satterberg[2] |
| Faculty | 66[3] |
| Grades | 9–12[4] |
| Enrollment | 1,339[3] (2008) |
| Color(s) | Green and gold [2] |
| Slogan | Educating Men & Women for Others[citation needed] |
| Athletics conference | OSAA Metro League 6A-2[2] |
| Mascot | Crusaders[2] |
| Accreditation(s) | Northwest Association of Accredited Schools[3] |
| Newspaper | Jesuit Crusader |
| Website | www.jesuitportland.org |
Jesuit High School is a private Catholic high school in Beaverton, Oregon, United States. It was founded by the Society of Jesus in 1956, and uses the Jesuit curriculum. Located in the Oregon Province of the Society of Jesus, it is a college-preparatory school and accepts students of all faiths. 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.[citation needed]
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History
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 (220,000 m2) 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.[5]
Academics
Jesuit High School has been accredited through Northwest Association of Accredited Schools since 1961.[3]
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]
Activities
In 1998, The Alex L. Parks Performing Arts Center opened, providing visual art, music, and drama resources. In 2004, the Educational Theatre Association cited the drama program as "extraordinarily professional," and featured a JHS production on the Friday and Saturday night performance slots of its week-long international festival.[citation needed]
The entire Choral department received the Academic All-State award for having the highest average grade point average in 2006.[7]
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.[8]
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 received the Oregonian Cup five times.[9]
Jesuit High School has claimed a state championship in each of its sports over the course of 53 years, including 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.
In November 2009, EPSN ranked Jesuit's Women's Soccer Team number one among all women's programs nationwide.[citation needed]
State championships
- Football- 2006,[9] 2007[9]
- Men's Basketball- 2005[9]
- Men's Cross Country- 2002,[9] 2004,[9] 2008
- Men's Golf- 2007,[9] 2008[9]
- Men's Soccer- 2002,[9] 2006[9]
- Men's Swimming- 2006,[9] 2007[9]
- Men's Tennis- 2008[9]
- Men's Track & Field- 2006[9]
- Women's Cross Country- 2002,[9] 2003,[9] 2004,[9] 2005,[9] 2006,[9] 2007,[9] 2008[9]
- Women's Golf- 2004,[9] 2005[9]
- Women's Ski Racing- 2003[9]
- Women's Soccer- 2002,[9] 2003[9]
- Softball- 2006[9]
- Women's Swimming- 2002[9]
- Women's Tennis- 2002,[9] 2005,[9] 2006,[9] 2007,[9] 2008[9]
- Women's Track and Field- 2008[9]
- Volleyball- 2005[9]
Notable alumni
- H. W. Brands - author, professor
- Pete Brock - football
- Stan Brock - football coach
- Mike Dunleavy Jr. - basketball player
- Mike Hass - football player
- John M. Merriman - author, professor[citation needed]
- Morgan Murphy - comedian
- Blake Nelson - author
- David Norrie - College football announcer for ABC
- Preston Parsons - football player
- Erik Spoelstra - Head coach of the Miami Heat basketball team
References
- ^ The school is located within the city limits of Beaverton with mail service from a Portland-based ZIP code that serves parts of Beaverton and unincorporated Washington county.
- ^ a b c d e OSAA.org :: Schools
- ^ a b c d http://www.northwestaccreditation.org/schools/Oregon.pdf
- ^ "Oregon School Directory 2008-09". Oregon Department of Education. pp. 139. http://www.ode.state.or.us/pubs/directory/school-directory-september-2008.pdf. Retrieved 2009-05-28.
- ^ Oregon Schools Online
- ^ Archived: Blue Ribbon Schools Program, Schools Recognized 1982-1983 Through 1999-2002 (PDF)
- ^ http://www.jesuitportland.org/s/173/images/editor_documents/ACADEMIC%20ALL-STATE%20WINNERS.pdf
- ^ SI.com - More Sports - Jesuit at head of the class with all-around success - Tuesday June 19, 2007 4:17PM
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai http://www.jesuitportland.org/s/173/images/editor_documents/Athletics/CRUSADER%20ATHLETIC%20HISTORY.pdf
- "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)
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- Sports Illustrated Rankings of the Top 10 High School Athletic Programs in the nation for 2006-2007
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