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