Colegio San José
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| Established | 1938 |
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| Type | Private all-male middle school and high school |
| Affiliations | Catholic, Marianist |
| Principal | Bro. Francisco T. Gonzalez, M.D., S.M. |
| Grades | 7–12 |
| Location | San Juan, Puerto Rico, PR |
| Accreditation | Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools, Licensed by the General Council of Higher Education of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, recognized in 1994 as a School of Excellence by the U.S. Department of Education, Blue Ribbon School of Excellence |
| Newspaper | 'La Lanza' |
| Website | www.csj-rpi.org |
Colegio San José is a college- preparatory catholic school for boys in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico. It is considered a college prep school, since 100% of graduates go on to pursue college degrees. Around 50-70% of them study outside of the island, mainly in the continental United States. Many of them attend top-ranked colleges and universities. San José has 57 organized clubs, a varsity program in ten sports (volleyball, basketball, baseball, tennis, golf, softball, soccer, indoor soccer, cross-country , track & field, swimming), one award winning student publication, and a Student Council. Qualified students are selected as National Honor Society and Honor Academy members. Recent victories achieved by the school during the current school year (2005-2006) include winning 7 out of 8 categories during the Intercollegiate League of History and Geography's annual competition.
Colegio San José has had more than 100 National Merit Scholars in the past five years, more than any school in the caribbean or the southern part of the United States, it has also had four Presidential Award Winners and it had 11 nominations last year.
The school was founded by the Society of Mary (Marianists) in 1938. The school has received numerous education awards, including the Blue Ribbon School of Excellence Award, the only private school in Puerto Rico to receive such a distinguished honor. It pursues academic excellence within a framework that will help its students develop all of their talents: social, moral, emotional, religious, physical and intellectual. Colegio San José has a distinguished record for its prominent alumni, such as the current governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Anibal Acevedo Vilá.
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[edit] Mission (Translated to English)
San José Preparatory School is a Marianist Catholic College of academic excellence for young men [grades 7 to 12], preparatory for the university, that develops capable, responsible, and sensitive Christian leaders, duty-bound to the service of God and fellow man.
[edit] Notable alumni
Politics
- Aníbal Salvador Acevedo Vilá, Current Governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, member of the House of Representatives (1993–2001), Resident Commissioner (2001–2005), currently a member of the National Governors Association, the Southern Governors' Association, and the Democratic Governors Association.
- Eduardo Bhatia, Former Senator, Director of the Puerto Rico Federal Affairs Administration, Representative of the Governor in Washington
- Baltasar Corrada del Rio, Former President of the Puerto Rico Civil Rights Commission, Resident Commissioner (1977-1985), Mayor of the capital city of San Juan (1985-1989), Secretary of State (1993-1995) and Associate Justice to the Supreme Court (1995-2005)
Business and Professionals
- Hugo Poza Vice President,PhD - Homeland Security Strategic Business Area Raytheon Company
- Roger Maldonado, Esq. Partner, Balber Pickard Maldonado & Van Der Tuin, PC, New York
- Angel Torres President of Bacardi-Martini Caribbean
- Jose Domingo Perez President of construction company Caribe Tecno, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Ana G. Mendez University Sistem (SUAGM)
Fine Arts
- Dr. Oscar Giner Professor, School of Theatre and Film, Herberger College of the Arts, Arizona State University
- Danny Fornaris Producer for reggaeton-duo Calle 13, and rapper Wiso G, among others
Science and Medicine
- Héctor D. Abruña, PhD Emile M. Chamot Professor and Chair, Chemistry Department, Cornell University
Sports
- Ramón Ramos, Puerto Rican basketball player, Seton Hall (National Championship game, 1989); NBA
[edit] School Anthem
Juventud, que al brillar, de tu vida el roscicler. Te dispones a hondear la bandera del saber.
Pon tu honor, en ser fiel, a lo que espera de ti. Tu bandera coronada con resplandores de fe.
A la luz de su noble ideal, abraze la flor de tu ilusion ques poner la meta de tu afan, el servir a tu patria y tu Dios.
A la luz de su noble ideal abraze la flor de tu ilusion ques tener por faro de tu fe:
AL COLEGIO SAN JOSE!
