Crespi Carmelite High School Explained

Crespi Carmelite High School
Streetaddress:5031 Alonzo Avenue
Zipcode:91316
Country:USA
Pushpin Map:California#USA
Religion:Roman Catholic
President:Kenneth Foersch
Principal:Liam Joyce
Tuition:$22,072 (2024–2025)
Campus Size:8 Acres
Slogan:"Celt Pride"
Motto:Zelo Zelatus Sum Pro Domino Deo Exercituum.
Motto Translation:With zeal have I been zealous
for the Lord God of Hosts.
Sports:14 sports
Patron:Our Lady of Mount Carmel
Nickname:Celts
Yearbook:Los Encinos
Newspaper:The Celt
Established:1959
Alumni:7000
Staff:70
Enrollment:500
Enrollment As Of:2024
Feeders:Greater Los Angeles Area
Homepage:crespi.org

Crespi Carmelite High School, shortly known as Crespi, is a private Catholic all-boys four-year college preparatory high school located in Encino District, Los Angeles, California. It is part of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles.

The school was named for Friar Juan Crespí, and was founded in 1959 by the Carmelite religious order, and has been run by the Carmelites since that time.

Academics

Crespi Carmelite High School offers a college-preparatory education. As of 2022–2023 the academic program has 19 Advanced Placement courses.[2]

Athletics

Over the years Crespi has won fourteen CIF Southern Section division team titles – Baseball (Division III in 2003; Division II in 2009 and 2023), Basketball "Back to Back" State titles (CIF Division IV State Title 2015 and Division I State Title 2016) (Section Division IV-AA in 2001, 2010, and 2015), Football (Big Five in 1986; Division X in 2004 and 2005), Track & Field (Division 2-A in 1973; Division III in 2008), Water Polo (Division 2-A in 1981, Division 6 in 2019), and Swimming Division 3 in 2021).[3]

Notable alumni

Athletes

Business/CEO

Arts and entertainment

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: WASC-Accrediting Commission for Schools. 2009-06-05. WASC-ACS. 2009-08-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20090814003439/http://www.acswasc.org/directory_search.cfm. dead.
  2. Web site: Curriculum Guide 2022-2023 . Crespi Carmelite High School . 3 January 2023.
  3. Web site: CIF-Southern Section All Sports Press Guide and Record Book . PDF . 2019-07-01 . 2019-07-06 . 2019-07-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190707034409/https://cifss.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Record-Book-7-1-19-THIS-ONE.pdf . dead .
  4. Web site: Marvell Tell III, Crespi, Safety . 247Sports . December 25, 2019.