Regis Jesuit High School

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Regis Jesuit High School
Location
Aurora, Colorado
United States of America
Information
Religion Roman Catholic (Jesuit)
President Fr. Phil Steele, SJ
Principal Mr. Charlie Saulino (boys) Ms. Gretchen Kessler (girls)
Dean Mr. Mike Doherty (boys), Ms. Kelli Sheehan (Girls)
Enrollment

1,500 (850 Boys, 650 Girls)
Type College Preparatory
Grades 9-12
Campus Co-institutional
Campus size 64 acres (26 ha)
Motto Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam
(For the Greater Glory of God)
Mascot Raiders
Color(s) Carmine and White
Established 1888
Homepage http://www.regisjesuit.com/

Regis Jesuit High School is a Jesuit Catholic college preparatory high school located in Aurora, Colorado. Founded in 1877, the high school shares much of its history with its counterpart Regis University in neighboring Denver, Colorado.

Regis is the United States' only co-institutional Jesuit school (as opposed to a co-educational), meaning that the school is split into two gender divisions.[1] The school is a member of the Jesuit Secondary Education Association. [2]

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[edit] Early history

The school was founded by Italian Jesuits in 1887 in Las Vegas, New Mexico. Another school was opened in Morrison, Colorado seven years later. In 1888, the two schools were merged and renamed for St. John Francis Regis to become Regis College, located on 52nd and Lowell Streets in Denver, Colorado. In 1921, the school was formally split into Regis High School and Regis University. The high school and University co-existed on the campus in Denver and shared facilities until a separate building was built on campus for the high school in 1984. In 1989, a parcel of land near Parker and Arapahoe Roads in Aurora was donated to the school. That area is now called the Campbell Campus, and it houses both the Girls and Boys Divisions. [3]

[edit] Education

Regis Jesuit High School practices a college-preparatory curriculum with a strong emphasis on the development of leadership, service, and religious faith. In past years more than 98% of graduates have been accepted at colleges and universities throughout the country. It is possible for Regis Jesuit students to take college credit courses at the high school and earn up to 36 semester hours of college credit from Regis University or through the Advanced Placement Program. There are more than 15 AP classes offered and honors sections exist in most departments. Incoming freshmen are eligible to place into advanced courses in math, foreign language, English and science. [4]

Regis Jesuit has a daily-alternating block schedule which differs slightly between the two divisions. All students must be enrolled in seven courses each semester. There are no study halls in a students' schedule, but there are Office Hours in the morning which can be used to work on homework, talk with teachers, or host meetings for clubs.

Each year, students participate in various retreat programs run by the Pastoral Office. All freshmen attend Compass Days prior to their first day of class. 10th graders and 11th graders participate in Sophomore Retreat and the Kairos retreat, respectively. Seniors have a variety of options for retreats, including Silent Retreat, Martha and Mary Retreat (Girls Division), leading Kairos, and the traditional Senior Retreat.

Community service is an important component a Regis student's education. There are differing levels of hourly service requirements depending on a student's grade level. Juniors and seniors are required to take part in a two week/sixty-hour service project wherein they work in various community organizations including Volunteers of America, Children's Hospital (Aurora, Colorado), as well as various elementary schools, soup kitchens, retirement facilities, and food banks. [5]

[edit] Mission Statement

Regis Jesuit High School, a Catholic educational community, affirms the uniqueness and dignity of individuals, inspires the pursuit of excellence, and strives to develop a connection to the world community.[6]

[edit] Profile of the Graduate at Graduation

The hallmark of Jesuit education is cura personalis, the care and concern for the individual. This educational community provides a student-centered environment in which each individual can develop intellectually, socially, emotionally, and spiritually. Regis Jesuit aims to form a community of individuals who demand more of themselves and who strive to achieve excellence in all their endeavors by being Open to Growth, Intellectually Competent, Religious, Loving, and Committed to Doing Justice. [7]

[edit] Co-Institutional Education

Regis Jesuit High School offers single-gender co-institutional education and is the only Jesuit school in the country (one of two in the world) to do so. This means that the school has separate divisions for male and female students. One president and several boards oversee and serve the needs of the entire institution, encompassing both divisions, but each division has its own principal, administrative team, faculty, and staff. The divisions have their own norms, dress codes, and daily schedules. Male students and female students never share classes or lunches and only see each other during the school day on extremely rare special occasions, such as all-school mass celebrations and the Cultural Heritage Festival.

Some extracurricular activities, and many social functions welcome members from both divisions. Dances are a unique case and are sponsored by only one division at a time. For instance, the Homecoming dance is traditionally sponsored by the Boys' Division and only the Boys' Division celebrates Spirit Week prior to this dance. Members of the Girls' Division are invited to the dance but may not bring dates from other schools, whereas boys may bring dates from other schools. In December, the Girls Division hosts SnoBall and the rules are reversed--girls celebrate Sprit Weeks and boys are invited, but they may not bring dates from other schools, although the girls may.

[edit] Post-Graduation Matriculation

The Class of 2008 was accepted to many of the nation's top universities and colleges, among them Stanford University, Dartmouth College, Georgetown University, Cornell University, Northwestern University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of Notre Dame, Washington University in St. Louis, University of Chicago, and Princeton University. The Class of 2008 also received near $18 million in scholarships (about $8.5 million from the Boys Division and $9 from the Girls Division). [8]

[edit] Athletics

[edit] List of Sports

  • Baseball, Boys
  • Basketball, All
  • Cheer, Girls
  • Cross Country, All
  • Football, Boys
  • Golf, All
  • Hockey, Boys
  • Lacrosse, All
  • Poms, Girls
  • Rugby, All
  • Soccer, All
  • Softball, Girls
  • Swimming and Diving, All
  • Tennis, All
  • Track & Field, All
  • Volleyball, All
  • Wrestling, Boys

[edit] Clubs and Activities

The goal of the Regis Jesuit High School Clubs and Activities Program is for every student to become involved in some sort of activity or sport while attending Regis Jesuit. Activities and sports offer students an opportunity for self-development. We are committed to educating the “whole person” and a full range of athletic, non-athletic, and service-oriented activities are offered. Each division has over forty clubs [9][10]. These include a coorporate-sponsored Ping Pong team [11], an active chess team (Boys), an popular theatre program, the Impressions literary magazine, a chapter of the National Honor Society, a chapter of the International Thespian Society, award-winning Mock Trial and Model UN teams, multiple performance groups, and many others.

[edit] Notable alumni

[edit] References

  1. ^ What is co-institutional education? [1]
  2. ^ Member schools of the JSEA [2]
  3. ^ History[3]
  4. ^ About Us" [4]
  5. ^ Fletcher, Boyde "All part of the learning process" The Aurora Sentinel. February 6, 2008. Accessed May 26, 2008.
  6. ^ Mission[5]
  7. ^ Profile of the Graduate at Graduation[6]
  8. ^ Commencement Adresses by Mr. Bud Laber, Board of Directors, at Boettcher Concert Hall on May 18, 2008 (Boys graduation) and May 21, 2008 (Girls graduation)
  9. ^ Boys Division clubs [7]
  10. ^ Girls Division Clubs [8]
  11. ^ Pingpong Forrest Gump would be proud of[9]. KUSA TV, Denver. March 10, 2008. Accessed May 26, 2008.

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