Academia del Perpetuo Socorro

Academy of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Academia del Perpetuo Socorro
Esto perpetua Be everlasting
Address
704 Marti Street Miramar, Santurce, 00907 San Juan
Coordinates	18°27′16″N 66°5′5″W
Information
Type	Private, Coeducational
Established	1921
Director	Mon. Carlos Quintana-Puente
Principal	Sister Mary Ellen Gemmell, CSFN
Vice principal	Angel Cintron-Opio (Academics) Jose Manuel Leavitt (7-12) Maria Vazquez (4-6) Sarah Vazquez (K-3)
Grades	K-12
Enrollment	1,360  (2005-2006)
Accreditation(s)	Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools
Newspaper	'Pitirreando, Signpost'
Affiliations	Catholic, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Juan de Puerto Rico
Website	http://www.perpetuo.org

Academia del Perpetuo Socorro ("Academy of Our Lady of Perpetual Help") was founded in 1921 as a Catholic parochial school pertaining to the Perpetuo Socorro Parish at the Archdiocese of San Juan, Puerto Rico. The school is located in Miramar in Puerto Rico's capital city of San Juan. Students, teachers and alumni commonly refer to their school as Perpetuo.

Many graduates attend top-ranked colleges and universities. Perpetuo provides academic instruction in Math, Sciences, History, English, Spanish, and Religion. It also provides a variety of athletic intercollegiate teams for its students as well as academic teams, specifically its Math, Model UN, Forensics, High School Choir, Drama Club and History teams. Perpetuo has 42 organized clubs, a varsity program in ten sports, four student publication and a yearbook, a Student Council, and an Honor Society for qualified students. It also offers membership for a Jr. Honor Society and an Honor Academy.

Students participate in a wide range of extracurricular activities ranging from Drama Club to community service. Every year, a handful of students have the opportunity to participate in a voluntary trip to Guatemala and Honduras. Students share two weeks with nuns in local villages helping build houses, schools and also sharing time with local children. Also, rising juniors have the opportunity to participate in a month long trip coordinated by our school's Vice-Principal, throughout Europe. Eight grade students can also participate in the week long Washington, DC Workshop done by many schools throughout the United States.

School's Mission

The goal of the educational apostolate at Academia del Perpetuo Socorro is the complete development of the student - spiritually, mentally, morally, socially, culturally, and physically in order to live a full life and to prepare for his/her final goal - union with God. To this end, the school work to create a Catholic academic community in which faith, knowledge, and recreation are shared in a spirit of freedom, love, and creativity.

School Motto

"Esto Perpetua" translated as "Be everlasting" stressing how the values and learning learned in this school are to be infused with individuals and society as eternal values. Some consider this motto as a reference to how the school's positive influence shall last for eternity.

School's Clubs

• Computer Club
• Choir
• Drama Club
• United Nations
• Honor Society
• Jr. Honor Society
• Honor Academy
• Helping Hands
• Law Club
• Youth Ministry
• Pro-life
• Journalism
• Pitirreando (Spanish Newspaper)
• Psychology Club
• Photography Club
• Environmental Club
• Math Club
• English Forensics
• Spanish Forensics

School Sports Teams

Academia del Perpetuo Socorro has the largest gymnasium in the Caribbean. This gymnasium has three wooden volleyball courts that can also be transformed into two basketball courts. The gymnasium also has a small gym where athletes, faculty members, and students can go to do exercise.

Perpetuo has a varsity program in ten sports:

• Golf
• Basketball
• Bowling
• Baseball
• Tennis
• Volleyball
• Softball
• Soccer
• Indoor soccer
• Cross-country
• Track and field
• Swimming