San Miguel High School (Tucson, Arizona)

San Miguel High School
San Miguel High School
Address
	6601 South San Fernando Road, Barrio Nopal; Tucson, Pima County, Arizona 85706; United States
Coordinates	32°7′55″N 110°58′24″W / 32.13194°N 110.97333°W
Information
Type	Private, coeducational
Religious affiliation(s)	Catholic, Lasallian
Established	2004
President	David L. Mason
Staff	34
Grades	9–12
Gender	Co-ed
Enrollment	317 (October 1, 2012)
Average class size	20
Student to teacher ratio	15:1
Color(s)	Red and gold
Athletics	Arizona Interscholastic Association 2A
Mascot	Viper
Accreditation	North Central Association of Colleges and Schools
Affiliation	Cristo Rey Network
Alumni	420
Website	http://www.sanmiguelcristorey.org

San Miguel High School is a private Catholic and Lasallian college and career preparatory school located on the south side of Tucson. San Miguel is a member of the Cristo Rey Network, a thriving association of 32 high schools that utilize an innovative work-study program to provide affordable, Catholic education to more than 9,000 students nationwide.

San Miguel exists solely to serve children from families with limited financial resources. Every student at San Miguel works five full days per month at one of more than 100 companies in Tucson, to pay for most of the cost of their education and to gain professional experience. By working, students learn about the corporate world, connect academic coursework to the work they do at their corporate placements, and gain skills that will serve them beyond high school.

Mission

"San Miguel High School, a Catholic, Lasallian learning community empowering youth from families with modest financial means, nurtures a Christian spirit and integrates rigorous academics with practical experience, preparing students for college and beyond!"

At San Miguel, students take a full college preparatory course load while simultaneously holding internships, working in corporations and earning nearly forty percent of their school tuition. The Corporate Internship Program (CIP) at San Miguel gives students the opportunity to form new identities as citizens and professionals who have bright futures.

Approximately 80% of San Miguel students arrive two grade levels behind in math and reading. San Miguel's mission allows the school to accept those at-risk students and work with them to bridge that academic gap and build upon their strengths. The faculty is committed to guiding students to economic success using education as the foundation. Students with academic deficiencies are provided tutoring and other forms of academic support that build confidence and create broad-based understanding within subject areas.

Student demographics

Total students: 355
- Female 62%
- Male 38%
Hispanic 91%
Native American 5%
Black 1%
Asian 1%

Academics

San Miguel is dedicated to providing a college preparatory based curriculum that centers around community learning and student cooperation. 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

The Corporate Internship Program

San Miguel utilizes the corporate work-study model of the Cristo Rey Network. Consistent with this model, all San Miguel students take a full college preparatory course load while simultaneously holding professional internships, working in corporations and earning approximately 40% of the cost of their education. Every student works five days a month at entry-level professional positions and their schedules ensure that they do not miss any scheduled classes. Students work with one of our corporate partners. Students gain practical experience and marketable skills working in a variety of professional fields, including law offices, hospitals, banks, insurance agencies, automotive companies, and more. By the end of four years at San Miguel, our graduates are ready to enter a university environment with confidence in their educational preparedness and a determination to succeed in their chosen field.

Corporate partners

A corporate partner of San Miguel's Corporate Internship Program is a local business or organization who is committed to the education and workforce development of students. They can be small businesses, nonprofit organizations, or large corporations in any industry. San Miguel's partners provide San Miguel students with work experience that prepares them for success in the classroom and the workplace. Students' supervisors serve as mentors and open their eye to future possibilities.

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.^[3]

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:

Chess Club
Club Pag-asa
El Otro Lado
Lasallian Youth
Mass Choir and Band
National Hoors Society
Student Ambassadors Program
Student Life
Yearbook Committee

Athletics:

Women's
- Cheer
- Volleyball
- Soccer
- Softball
Men's
- Basketball
- Soccer
- Baseball

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.

Additional school facts

82% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.
80% of students are the first in their family to go to college.
63% of students attend a four-year university or college.
72% of San Miguel graduates have either graduated from college or are persisting in college, according to the National Student Clearinghouse Report 2015.

References

^ NCA-CASI. "NCA-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement". Archived from the original on April 29, 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-23. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ AIA 2012 enrollment figures
^ http://sanmiguelcristorey.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=125951&type=d&termREC_ID=&pREC_ID=249828

External links

[NCA-Council_on_Accreditation_and_School_Improvement-1] NCA-CASI. "NCA-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement". Archived from the original on April 29, 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-23. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[2] AIA 2012 enrollment figures

[3] ttp://sanmiguelcristorey.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=125951&type=d&termREC_ID=&pREC_ID=249828

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