Jesuit High School (Beaverton, Oregon) Explained

Jesuit High School
Motto:Age Quod Agis
Do Well Whatever You Do
Zipcode:97225
Country:United States
Religion:Roman Catholic
(Jesuit)
President:Thomas D. Arndorfer
Chairman:Michael O'Reilly
Principal:Khalid Maxie[1]
Teaching Staff:80 (FTE)
Ratio:17
Enrollment:1275[2]
Enrollment As Of:2020-21
Team Name:Crusaders
Colors: and
Conference:OSAA Metro League 6A-2
Newspaper:The Jesuit Chronicle
Website:jesuitportland.org
Footnotes:[3] [4] [5]

Jesuit High School is a private, Catholic, college-preparatory school run by the USA West Province of the Society of Jesus in Beaverton outside Portland, Oregon, United States, in the Archdiocese of Portland. It was founded by the Jesuits 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 55acres 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.[6]

Demographics

The demographic breakdown of the 1,275 students enrolled in 2021-2022 was:[7]

For the 2021-2022 school year, 99% of the graduating senior class enrolled in college, 25% of the overall student body was receiving financial aid, and 68% of students identified as Catholic. [8]

Academics

Since 1961, Jesuit High School has been accredited through Northwest Accreditation Commission and has also been ranked 3rd best overall school and 1st best Christian School. [9]

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.[10]

Sports

Jesuit won its first two athletic state championships in football in 1967 (tied) and 1968. Since then, Jesuit has amassed a total of 165 state titles across 25 different sports through the 2021-2022 school year. Its greatest successes have been in tennis, with a combined 37 titles between men (22) and women (15), and soccer with 29 combined titles (men - 15; women - 14).[11]

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.[12]

In 2016 and again in 2019, Jesuit was named a top high school athletic program in the nation by MaxPreps.[13] [14]

Through the 2022-2023 school year, Jesuit was a 28 time winner of the Oregon Athletic Coaches Association (OACA) All-Sports award in the division they competed in. In addition, Jesuit was awarded the Oregon School Activities Association (OSAA) Cup 17 times between the 1999-2000 and 2021-22 academic years, including an 8 year streak between the 2004-2005 and 2012-2013 seasons and an ongoing 9 year streak since 2015.[15] [16]

Jesuit is currently an OSAA 6A classification school and competes in the 6A-2 Metro League.

State titles

Playoffs were not played in Oregon high school sports and therefore no state champions were declared during the 2020-21 school year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Notable alumni

Other sources

Notes and References

  1. Web site: News - Jesuit High School . Jesuitportland.org . 17 December 2021 . 19 December 2021.
  2. Web site: Jesuit High School Profile 20-21. Privateschoolreview.com. 12 November 2020.
  3. Web site: OSAA - Jesuit. osaa.org. 13 December 2015.
  4. Web site: Oregon School Directory 2008-09 . Oregon Department of Education . 139 . 2009-05-28 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110526202904/http://www.ode.state.or.us/pubs/directory/school-directory-september-2008.pdf . 2011-05-26 .
  5. Web site: Search for Private Schools - School Detail for Jesuit High School. ed.gov. 13 December 2015.
  6. Web site: Jesuit High School : A Catholic College Preparatory High School in the Jesuit Tradition: Member Login. Jesuitportland.org. 2016-03-12.
  7. Web site: Jesuit High School . 22 October 2022 . US News and World Report.
  8. Web site: JESUIT HIGH SCHOOL School Profile 2021 - 2022 . 22 October 2022 . jesuitportland.org.
  9. Web site: AdvancED - Institution Summary. Advanc-ed.org. 13 December 2015.
  10. Web site: Archived: Blue Ribbon Schools Program, Schools Recognized 1982-1983 Through 1999-2002 (PDF). https://web.archive.org/web/20090326055622/http://www.ed.gov/programs/nclbbrs/list-1982.pdf. dead. 26 March 2009. 12 February 2022.
  11. Web site: History of Jesuit High School Athletic State Championships . 22 October 2022.
  12. News: SI.com - Nation's Top 10 athletic programs - Jun 19, 2007 . CNN . June 19, 2007 . May 6, 2010.
  13. Web site: Jesuit HS named No. 1 athletic program in nation by MaxPreps . 2022-10-23 . kgw.com . 15 August 2016 . en-US.
  14. Web site: Singledecker . Matt . Jesuit athletics wins MaxPreps cup championship . 22 October 2022 . Pamplin Media Group . en-us.
  15. Web site: Link Lookup .
  16. Web site: OSAA Awards . 28 October 2023 . Oregon School Activities Association.
  17. https://www.osaa.org/docs/bbl/records/Baseball%20State%20Championship%20Game%20Summary.pdf "OSAA Baseball State Championships Summary"
  18. https://www.osaa.org/docs/bbx/records/Boys%20Basketball%20State%20Championship%20Game%20Summary.pdf "OSAA Boys Basketball State Championships Summary"
  19. https://www.osaa.org/docs/bbx/records/Girls%20Basketball%20State%20Championship%20Game%20Summary.pdf "OSAA Girls Basketball State Championships Summary"
  20. https://www.osaa.org/docs/bxc/history/Boys%20Cross%20Country%20State%20Championships%20Summary.pdf "OSAA Boys Cross Country State Championships Summary"
  21. https://www.osaa.org/docs/bxc/history/Girls%20Cross%20Country%20State%20Championships%20Summary.pdf "OSAA Girls Cross Country State Championships Summary"
  22. https://www.osaa.org/docs/fbl/history/Football%20State%20Championship%20Game%20Summary.pdf "OSAA Football State Championship Game Summary"
  23. https://www.osaa.org/docs/bgf/records/Boys%20Golf%20State%20Championships%20Summary.pdf "OSAA Boys Golf State Championships Summary"
  24. https://www.osaa.org/docs/bgf/records/Girls%20Golf%20State%20Championships%20Summary.pdf "OSAA Girls Golf State Championships Summary"
  25. https://www.osaa.org/docs/bsc/history/Boys%20Soccer%20State%20Championship%20Game%20Summary.pdf "OSAA Boys Soccer State Championship Game Summary"
  26. https://www.osaa.org/docs/bsc/history/Girls%20Soccer%20State%20Championship%20Game%20Summary.pdf "OSAA Girls Soccer State Championships Summary"
  27. https://www.osaa.org/docs/sbl/records/Softball%20State%20Championship%20Game%20Summary.pdf "OSAA Softball State Championships Summary"
  28. https://www.osaa.org/docs/bsw/records/Boys%20Swimming%20State%20Championships%20Summary.pdf "OSAA Boys Swimming State Championships Summary"
  29. https://www.osaa.org/docs/bsw/records/Girls%20Swimming%20State%20Championships%20Summary.pdf "OSAA Girls Swimming State Championships Summary"
  30. https://www.osaa.org/docs/btn/records/Boys%20Tennis%20State%20Championships%20Summary.pdf "OSAA Boys Tennis State Championships Summary"
  31. https://www.osaa.org/docs/btn/records/Girls%20Tennis%20State%20Championships%20Summary.pdf "OSAA Girls Tennis State Championships Summary"
  32. https://www.osaa.org/docs/btf/records/Boys%20Track%20&%20Field%20State%20Championships%20Summary.pdf "OSAA Boys Track & Field State Championships Summary"
  33. https://www.osaa.org/docs/btf/records/Girls%20Track%20&%20Field%20State%20Championships%20Summary.pdf "OSAA Girls Track & Field State Championships Summary"
  34. https://www.osaa.org/docs/vbl/history/Volleyball%20State%20Championship%20Match%20Summary.pdf "OSAA Volleyball State Championship Match Summary"
  35. Web site: Columbia:Officers and Directors. Columbia. 4 December 2017.
  36. Web site: Richard J. "Luck" Brenneke's Obituary on The Oregonian. The Oregonian. July 28, 2015. September 1, 2020.
  37. News: Former Portland State defensive back Xavier Coleman signs with New York Jets as undrafted free agent: Report . oregonlive.com. 26 August 2017. 1 May 2017.
  38. News: Steelers' Henry Mondeaux: Heading to Pittsburgh. CBS Sports. October 23, 2020. November 8, 2020.
  39. News: Linebacker Slade Norris, out of OSU, signed with the Seattle Seahawks Tuesday . The Oregonian. 16 May 2011. 28 September 2010.
  40. News: Panthers sign offensive tackle Mike Remmers . Catscratchreader.com. 22 August 2016. 28 October 2014.
  41. News: After going undrafted, Kyle Wiltjer agrees to deal with Rockets . Kentucky.com. 22 August 2016. 24 June 2016.

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