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| name = Belen Jesuit Preparatory School |
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| streetaddress = 500 SW 127 Avenue |
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| city = [[Miami, Florida|Miami]] |
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| state = [[Florida]] |
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| county = ([[Miami-Dade County, Florida|Miami-Dade County]]) |
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| zipcode = 33184 |
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| country = USA |
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| coordinates = {{coord|25.76304|N|80.40180|W|type:edu_region:US-FL|display=inline,title}} |
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| rival = [[Christopher Columbus High School (Miami, Florida)|Christopher Columbus High School]] |
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| religion = [[Roman Catholic]],<br>[[Society of Jesus]] |
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| president = Rev. Pedro A. Suarez, [[Society of Jesus|S.J.]] |
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| principal = Dr. María Cristina Reyes-García |
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| type = [[Private school|Private]], [[Single-sex education|All-Boys]] |
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| grades = [[Sixth grade|6]]–[[Twelfth grade|12]] |
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| motto = Men For Others |
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| accreditation = [[Southern Association of Colleges and Schools]] <ref name="SACS-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement">{{cite web|url= http://www.advanc-ed.org/schools_districts/school_district_listings/?|title=SACS-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement|accessdate=2009-06-23|author=SACS-CASI}}</ref> |
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| mascot = Wolverines |
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| established = 1854 |
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| enrollment = 1,499 |
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| enrollment_as_of = 2010 |
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| homepage = [http://www.belenjesuit.org www.belenjesuit.org] |
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'''Belen Jesuit Preparatory School''' is a [[Roman Catholic]] [[University-preparatory school|preparatory school]] in [[Miami, Florida|Miami]], [[Florida]] operated by The [[Society of Jesus]]. It was established in [[Cuba]] by the [[Society of Jesus|Jesuits]] in 1854, but moved to the [[United States]] after the [[communist]] government of [[Fidel Castro]], himself an [[alumnus]], took power and expelled the Jesuits.<ref>Ada Evening News February 24, 1961</ref> It has since developed into one of the top [[Catholic high school]]s in the United States.<ref>http://www.chshonor.org/roll/2010/top50.php</ref> |
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==History== |
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===Belen's time in Cuba=== |
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In 1854, Queen [[Isabella II of Spain]] issued a royal charter founding the "Colegio de Belén" in [[Havana]], [[Cuba]]. The school began its educational work in the building formerly occupied by the convent and convalescent hospital of Our Lady of Belen, hence the name of the school. Over time, the school expanded through the donation of several nearby buildings in Havana. The resulting complex would ultimately be known as "El Palacio de Educación" (The Palace of Education). "El Palacio" still stands, now called the [[Instituto Técnico Militar]] (Military Technical Institute). |
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===Belen's History in the United States=== |
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In 1961, the new political regime of Cuba confiscated the school's property and expelled the Jesuit faculty. Belen Jesuit was re-established in Miami the same year, and by the next year it had acquired its own building and moved to a new site on the corner of S.W. 8th Street and 7th Avenue in Miami. 1980 saw a Ground-breaking ceremony for a new building on a {{convert|30|acre|m2|sing=on}}-site located in west [[Miami-Dade County, Florida|Miami-Dade County]], opened the following year. Initial enrollment on the new grounds consisted of 598 students. |
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1992 to 2002 marked a period of expansion for the school. The library was renovated, multiple computer labs were built as well as an athletic center and the number of classrooms were increased. Belen inaugurated the Ignatian Center for the Arts in 2004 which included new classrooms, a choir and orchestra practice room, a stagecraft workshop, an amphitheater, the Olga & Carlos Saladrigas Art Gallery, and the Ophelia & Juan Js. Roca Theater with a 662 patron capacity. |
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The 2008 fall semester was Rev. Marcelino Garcia's SJ's last semester serving as President and Principal of Belen Jesuit after twenty-five years of service. Spring 2010 marked the beginning of Rev. Pedro Suarez SJ's service as President and Rev. Guillermo Garcia-Tuñon, SJ's as Principal. |
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==Financial Aid== |
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Belen Jesuit annually provides over $1.9 million in need-based grants to students. The grants are funded by the endowment, private donations, and profits from the annual fair ("Tombola").<ref>The Miami Herald; March 2, 2000; TRIP TO TOMBOLA A WALK DOWN MEMORY LANE</ref> |
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In addition to need-based aid, in 2006 Belen and Ocean Bank created the Agape Scholarship to promote diversity at the school and committed $1.2 million over the next ten years for the program.<ref>[http://www.oceanbank.com/97048.html Ocean Bank Community: Leaders “Open The Door” To A New Day In Private Education]</ref> The scholarship fully covers tuition, books, and other educational expenses. The school also created a scholarship committee charged with ensuring the success of the scholarship recipients. |
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==Academics== |
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As of 2012, they have been named as one of the top 50 catholic high schools for the seventh consecutive time.<ref name="CHSHR">[http://www.chshonor.org/roll/school.php?id=103 Catholic High School Honor Roll]</ref> |
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==Arts== |
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As of 2004, a new building was added to the campus solely for the arts, named The Ignatian Center for the Arts.{{Citation needed|date=March 2011}} The Center consists of a theater, art gallery, music rehearsal hall, a film lab, various classrooms and an administrative office. The Ophelia & Juan Js. Roca Theatre features a 662 person occupancy, an orchestra pit, catwalk, a stage area and male and female dressing rooms. Prior to the construction of the theater, Belen productions were staged in the school auditorium which has since been renamed in honor of Guillermo F. Kohly. |
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==Athletics== |
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Belen competes in baseball, basketball, crew, cross country, football, golf, lacrosse, roller hockey, soccer, swimming, tennis, track and field, volleyball, water polo, and wrestling.<ref>http://www.belenjesuit.org/page.aspx?pid=579</ref> In 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, and 2011 Belen won state titles in cross country, swimming, and track and field.<ref>The Miami Herald- November 3, 2006; BELEN GIVES DADE TEAM TITLE</ref><ref>The Miami Herald, November 3, 2007; SWIMMING CLASS 2A STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS: Belen wins state swimming title again, The Belen boys' team captured its second consecutive state swimming championship.</ref> |
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After not competing for twenty years, in 2003 Belen resumed competitions with its local rival, [[Christopher Columbus High School (Miami, Florida)|Christopher Columbus High School]].<ref>The Miami Herald, August 30, 2007; TROPICAL PARK: Miami-Dade parochial schools are heated rivals, A LONGTIME RIVALRY BETWEEN MIAMI-DADE'S PAROCHIAL SCHOOL GIANTS HAS CULMINATED FOR THE THIRD YEAR IN A ROW AT THE BELEN VS. COLUMBUS FOOTBALL KICKOFF CLASSIC AT TROPICAL PARK.</ref> |
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==Library== |
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The Ramón Guiteras Memorial Library, located on the campus, is one of the top school libraries in Miami-Dade County.{{Citation needed|date=December 2007}} It serves the student body and faculty of Belen, as well as the community at large. The library currently has over 35,000 volumes, 15,000 ebooks, and subscriptions to electronic databases. The library staff includes one professional librarian and three assistants.<ref name="BJPS-l">[http://www.belenjesuit.org/services/library/library_staff.htm Belen Jesuit Preparatory School - Library]</ref> |
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The library also houses La Colección Cubana (The Cuban Collection), a special collection of Cuban books. La Colección Cubana consists of over 7,000 volumes, with books either about Cuba or written by Cubans and Cuban-Americans. La Colección Cubana is open to the public. La Colección Cubana is the second-largest collection of Cuban books and other media (second only to the University of Miami) outside of Cuba<ref name="BJPS-l"/> |
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==Notable alumni== |
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Main article:'' [[List of Belen Jesuit Preparatory School people]]'' |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
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* [http://www.vozcatolica.org/A09/belen-25.htm Belen Jesuit Celebrates 25yrs of Humanitarian Missions] |
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* [http://www.belenjesuit.org Belen Jesuit Home Page] |
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* [http://www.belencrew.org Belen Jesuit Rowing Home Page] |
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{{Jesuit Secondary Education Association}} |
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[[Category:Boys' schools in the United States]] |
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[[Category:Education in Miami, Florida]] |
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[[Category:Jesuit high schools in the United States]] |
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[[Category:Private schools in Miami-Dade County, Florida]] |
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[[Category:Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Miami]] |
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[[Category:Roman Catholic secondary schools in Florida]] |
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[[Category:Educational institutions established in 1854]] |
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[[Category:High schools in Miami-Dade County]] |
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[[Category:Private middle schools in Florida]] |
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