President Thomas D. Arndorfer Teaching staff 90.3 (FTE) Motto Age Quod Agis Colors Green, Gold | Religious affiliation(s) Roman Catholic, Jesuit Principal Paul Hogan Phone +1 503-292-2663 Number of students 1,280 (2013–2014) | |
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Established 1956; 61 years ago (1956) Similar Central Catholic High Sch, Valley Catholic High Sch, Oregon Episcopal School, Southridge High School, Catlin Gabel Profiles | ||
Jesuit High School is a Catholic high school in Beaverton outside Portland, Oregon, United States, in the Archdiocese of Portland. It was founded by the Oregon Province, Society of Jesus, in 1956 and uses a Jesuit, college-preparatory curriculum. It is coeducational and enrolls approximately 1,300 students of all faiths.
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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 55-acre (220,000 m2) 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.
Demographics
The demographic breakdown of the 1,280 students enrolled in 2013-14 was:
Academics
Jesuit High School has been accredited through Northwest Accreditation Commission since 1961.
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.
Activities
In 1998, the Alex L. Parks Performing Arts Center opened, providing visual art, music, and drama resources. In 2004, the Educational Theatre Association cited the drama program as "extraordinarily professional," and featured a JHS production on the Friday and Saturday night performance slots of its week-long international festival.
The entire Choral Department received the Academic All-State award for having the highest average grade point average in 2006.
Sports
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.
In the 2005-2006 academic year, Jesuit won seven state championships in various sports and activities. Jesuit High School has won the Oregon 4A All Sports Award 13 years in a row, and has received the Oregonian Cup five times.
Jesuit High School has claimed a state championship in each of its sports over the course of 53 years, including men's football, soccer, cross-country, tennis, basketball, volleyball, track & field, and swimming, and women's tennis, swimming, soccer, ski racing, cross-country, golf, and softball.
In November 2009, ESPN ranked Jesuit's women's soccer team first among all women's programs nationwide.
In August 2016, MaxPreps named Jesuit the nation's best athletic program for 2015-2016.