Established 1959 Tuition 14,950 USD (2014–2015) Mascot Celt | Founder Fr. Gus Carter, O.Carm Phone +1 818-345-1672 Colors White, Brown, Gold | |
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Type Private, Day, College-prep Motto Zelo Zelatus Sum Pro Domino Deo Exercituum.
(With zeal have I been zealous
for the Lord God of Hosts.) Religious affiliation(s) Roman Catholic;
Carmelites President Dr. Kenneth A. Foersch Jr. Address 5031 Alonzo Ave, Encino, CA 91316, USA Similar Notre Dame High School, Louisville High School, Bishop Alemany High Sch, Chamina College Preparato, Loyola High School | ||
An introduction to crespi carmelite high school
Crespi Carmelite High School, called Crespi, is a private, Roman Catholic, four-year college preparatory all-male high school located in Encino in the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles, in the U.S. state of 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.
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Academics
Crespi Carmelite High School offers a college-preparatory education designed to make every graduate eligible to matriculate to a four-year university. The academic program boasts twenty Advanced Placement courses for the 2013-2014 school year. With a 14:1 student-to-teacher ratio, the small-school environment provides specialized attention and opportunities for each student. The graduating class of 2013 were accepted to nearly 60% of U.S. News & World Report’s top fifty colleges.
Teachers at Crespi pride themselves on the use of research-based instructional practices, and the school has been recognized as a Gurian Institute Model School, which designates the school’s focus on brain-based education with a special concentration on the male brain. In addition to close work with the Gurian Institute, Crespi has worked with Dr. Daniel Amen to identify and establish best-practices for a brain-friendly school.
For the fall semester of 2013, Crespi introduced a STEM Cohort program that will allow students to focus on studies that will expose them to and prepare them for STEM careers. Furthermore, Crespi boasts unique academic honors opportunities such as Environmental Studies and Outdoor Leadership. To graduate with honors from this program, students must participate in academic seminars on environmental issues as well as outdoor expeditions such as backpacking and nature trail rehabilitation. In addition to carrying on a tradition of academic excellence, Crespi is committed to academic innovations such as the programs above as well as a rotating block and semester system that have been adopted by many other area schools.
Athletics
Over the years Crespi has won ten CIF Southern Section division titles – Baseball (Division III in 2003; Division II in 2009), Basketball (Division IV-AA in 2001 and 2010), Football (Big Five in 1986; Division X in 2004 and 2005), Track & Field (Division 2-A in 1973; Division III in 2008), and Water Polo (Division 2-A in 1981). As the president of the school, Father Tom Batsis, hired a Crespi alumnus, Troy Thomas, as the new head coach.