Arrupe Jesuit High School

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Arrupe Jesuit High School
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Location
Arrupe Jesuit High School
4343 Utica Street

Denver
,
Colorado
80212

United States
Coordinates 39°46′32″N105°2′44″W / 39.77556°N 105.04556°W / 39.77556; -105.04556
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School type Private, Catholic, coeducational college-preparatory High school
MottoMen and Women for Others
Religious affiliation(s) Roman Catholic (Jesuit)
Established2003(20 years ago) (2003)
CEEB code 060468
PresidentMichael O'Hagan
ChairpersonSusan Murphy
PrincipalFr. John Nugent, SJ
Grades 9–12
Enrollment441 [1]  (2012-13)
Campus typeUrban
Color(s)Gray and navy blue
  
Athletics3A
Athletics conferenceFrontier League [2]
MascotThe General
Team nameThe Generals
Accreditation North Central Association of Colleges and Schools [3]
Affiliation Cristo Rey Network
MagazineAtticus (literary)
Website arrupejesuit.com

Arrupe Jesuit High School is a private, Roman Catholic coeducational college-preparatory high school run by the USA Central and Southern Province of the Society of Jesus in Denver, Colorado, United States. Founded in 2003, it is part of the Cristo Rey Network and places students in business internships to help defray the cost of tuition. The school is run independently in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Denver.

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History

Arrupe Jesuit High School was founded by the Missouri Province (renamed USA Central and Southern Province) of the Jesuits and business leaders in Denver as a school using the Cristo Rey model to serve economically disadvantaged students. The school was named after the former superior general of the Jesuit order, Father Pedro Arrupe.

In early 2003, the school purchased the Holy Family Catholic School campus in northwest Denver to house the new program. [4]

The school opened in August 2003 with a class of ninth graders and added another grade each year until the 2006-2007 school year, which saw the school's first graduating class of 47 students. [5] In 2017 it had a 10-year record of graduating all its students and having all of them accepted into college. [6]

Only 36% of Hispanics and 55% of African-Americans graduate from high school in Denver. [7] To expand its enrollment, Arrupe Jesuit High completed an $11-million building program in 2015, which added seven classrooms with advanced technology, student fitness and activities rooms, a new cafeteria, and additional office space. A new chapel was built in the former building, along with three new classrooms and office and work space. [8]

Arrupe was chosen as a successful school by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. [7] The Gates Foundation has also given $18.9 million in support of Cristo Rey schools across the country. [9] Each year some graduates of Jesuit schools who have finished college volunteer to assist at Arrupe, through the Alum Service Corps program. [10]

Curriculum

Arrupe requires students to earn about two-thirds of the annual cost of their education through a corporate work-study program where students job-share entry-level positions, working five days a month from mid-August to early June. [11] Students have 6 academic classes per day, and if they fail to do their homework they have mandatory study hall (7th Period). [12]

Extracurricular activities

Athletic teams at Arrupe compete at the 3A level in Colorado High School Activities Association-sanctioned competition. [13] Teams are fielded in men's soccer, women's volleyball, men's and women's basketball, women's soccer, baseball, and cross-country. [14]

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References

  1. ↑ Official website 2020-2021
  2. ↑ Arrupe Jesuit High School - Profile Archived March 2, 2007, at the Wayback Machine . Colorado High School Activities Association.
  3. ↑ NCA-CASI. "NCA-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement". Archived from district_listings/? the original on 2009-04-29. Retrieved 2009-06-23.{{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
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  9. ↑ "Success of Innovative Urban Catholic School Sparks Major Investment". Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Retrieved 2017-07-19.
  10. ↑ "ASC 27 Roster.pdf" (PDF). Dropbox. Retrieved 2017-12-30.
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  12. ↑ "Student Handbook" (PDF). p. 6. Retrieved July 19, 2017.
  13. ↑ "Map of CHSAA member high schools in Colorado". CHSAANow.com. Retrieved 2017-07-19.
  14. ↑ "Arrupe Jesuit Athletics – Athletics – Arrupe Jesuit High School". www.arrupejesuit.com. Retrieved 2017-07-19.
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