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San Miguel High School (Tucson, Arizona)

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Type
  
Private, coeducational

Established
  
2004

Staff
  
34

Phone
  
+1 520-294-6403

Number of students
  
317 (October 1, 2012)

Religious affiliation(s)
  
Catholic, Lasallian

President
  
David L. Mason

Grades
  
9–12

Mascot
  
Viper

Colors
  
Red, Gold

Address
  
6601 San Fernando Ave, Tucson, AZ 85756, USA

Similar
  
Sunnyside High School, Salpointe Catholic High Sch, Rincon High School, Edge High School ‑ Himmel P, Alta Vista High School

Profiles

San Miguel High School is a private Catholic and Lasallian college and career preparatory school located on the south side of Tucson.

Contents

Student demographics

  • Total students: 355
  • Female 62%
  • Male 38%
  • Hispanic 91%
  • Native American 5%
  • Black 1%
  • Asian 1%
  • Academics

    A total of 24 credits are required for graduation, as is participation in the Corporate Internship program.

    Courses required for graduation include:

    Academic Skills / Literacy 1 credit

    English 4 credits

    Foreign Language 3 credits

    Mathematics 4 credits

    Religious Studies 4 credits

    Science 4 credits

    Social Studies 3 credits

    Visual / Performing Arts 1 credit

    Four-year total: 25 credits

    Corporate partners

    There are currently over 100 corporate partners that employ San Miguel students as part of the Corporate Internship Program. A list of the corporate sponsors can be found on the website.

    Faculty

    San Miguel High School is a community formed by teachers from different social, ethnic, religious and economic backgrounds. The school is composed of 34 staff members and 29 teaching faculty, 50% of whom have earned master's degrees in their related fields of administration, teaching and counseling.

    Student clubs and organizations

    Student organizations:

  • Chess Club
  • Club Pag-asa
  • El Otro Lado
  • Lasallian Youth
  • Mass Choir and Band
  • National Hoors Society
  • Student Ambassadors Program
  • Student Life
  • Yearbook Committee
  • Athletics:

  • Women's
  • Cheer
  • Volleyball
  • Soccer
  • Softball
  • Men's
  • Basketball
  • Soccer
  • Baseball
  • Book about the Cristo Rey Model

    In January 2008, Loyola Press released a book entitled More than A Dream: How One School's Vision is Changing the World. The book, authored by G.R. Kearney, a writer and former volunteer teacher at Cristo Rey Jesuit High School (Chicago), documents the unlikely development of the Cristo Rey model and its remarkable success throughout the United States.

    Additional school facts

  • 82% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.
  • 80% of students are the first in their family to go to college.
  • 63% of students attend a four-year university or college.
  • 72% of San Miguel graduates have either graduated from college or are persisting in college, according to the National Student Clearinghouse Report 2015.
  • References

    San Miguel High School (Tucson, Arizona) Wikipedia