Arrupe Jesuit High School
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Men and women for others
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| 4343 Utica Street Denver, Colorado, 80212  United States |
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| Coordinates | 39°46′32″N 105°2′44″W / 39.77556°N 105.04556°WCoordinates: 39°46′32″N 105°2′44″W / 39.77556°N 105.04556°W |
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| Type | Private, Coeducational |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic |
| Established | 2003 |
| Principal | Michael J. O'Hagan |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 275[1] (2008) |
| Campus type | Urban |
| Color(s) | gray and navy blue |
| Athletics | 3A |
| Athletics conference | Frontier League[1] |
| Mascot | General |
| Accreditation(s) | North Central Association of Colleges and Schools [2] |
| Affiliation | Cristo Rey Network |
| Athletic Director | John Pimmel |
| Website | http://www.arrupejesuit.com |
Arrupe Jesuit High School is a private, Roman Catholic high school in Denver, Colorado, USA. 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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[edit] History
Arrupe Jesuit High School was founded by the Missouri Province of 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. Plans were to purchase property owned by the Archdiocese located at 18th and Logan in downtown Denver, which had been home to Central Catholic High School until its closure in 1979.[3]
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]
[edit] Curriculum
Arrupe requires students to earn about two-thirds of the annual cost of their education, done through a corporate work-study program where students job-share entry-level positions, working approximately 10 hours per week.Students have an average of 6 periods per day, and if they don't do their homework they get 7th.[6]
[edit] Extracurricular activities
Arrupe Jesuit High School athletic teams compete at the 3A level in Colorado High School Activities Association-sanctioned competition. In the 2006-2007 academic year, teams were fielded in men's soccer, women's volleyball, wrestling, men's and women's basketball, women's soccer and track & field.
[edit] Book about the Cristo Rey Model
In January 2008, Loyola Press will release a book titled More than A Dream: How One School's Vision is Changing the World (More than a Dream official site). The book, authored by G.R. Kearney, a writer and former volunteer teacher at Cristo Rey Jesuit High School, documents the development of the Cristo Rey model and its progress throughout the United States.
[edit] References
- ^ a b Arrupe Jesuit High School - Profile. Colorado High School Activities Association.
- ^ NCA-CASI. "NCA-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement". http://www.advanc-ed.org/schools_districts/school_district_listings/?. Retrieved 2009-06-23.
- ^ "Jesuits to open high school for low-income families". National Catholic Reporter. 2002-11-01.
- ^ Johansen, Erin (2003-02-28). "Jesuits to buy campus in northwest Denver". The Denver Business Journal. http://www.bizjournals.com/denver/stories/2003/03/03/story4.html. Retrieved 2007-06-24.
- ^ Montero, David (2007-03-19). "Students' stairway to college". Rocky Mountain News. Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. http://web.archive.org/web/20070930201057/http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/education/article/0,1299,DRMN_957_5427842,00.html. Retrieved 2007-06-24.
- ^ Draper, Electa (2007-06-09). "Shattering urban-school odds". The Denver Post. http://test.denverpost.com/rockies/ci_6088137. Retrieved 2007-06-24.
