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Source(Google.com.pk)Jesuit College Preparatory School of Dallas is a private, college-preparatory school for young men under the direction of the Society of Jesus and home to the Jesuit Dallas Museum in Dallas, in the U.S. state of Texas. While Jesuit operates independently of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Dallas, it exists and serves the Catholic community at the pleasure of the bishop.
Contents
1 Mission statement
2 Profile of the Graduate
3 School Alma Mater and Fight Song
4 History
4.1 Timeline
5 Campus
6 Academics
7 Spiritual life
7.1 Retreats
7.2 Campus ministry
8 Student life
8.1 Student body
8.2 Sports
8.3 Dress code
8.4 Traditions
8.5 Ranger Day
8.6 Rivalries
9 Technology
10 Ranger Connection
11 Jesuit Dallas Museum
12 Presidents
13 Principals
14 Notable alumni
15 References
16 External links
Mission statement
Jesuit College Preparatory School of Dallas offers young men an excellent, Catholic education in the classical Jesuit tradition with the purpose of forming a community of men of high moral principles and service to others.
Profile of the Graduate
The Profile of the Graduate describes the characteristics of a man who seeks the fullest development of his God-given talents and puts his faith in action. Adopted in 1987, The Profile of the Graduate touches every aspect of life at Jesuit Dallas, and establishes a framework of goals and qualities the Jesuit student has come to embody at graduation. Jesuit shares these principles with other members of the Jesuit Secondary Education Association.
Open to Growth
Intellectually Competent
Physically Fit
Loving
Religious
Committed to Working for Social Justice
School Alma Mater and Fight Song
Alma Mater
Freedom and Brotherhood
Service and Friendship
Dear Mother, help us to cherish your dream.
Lead us to seek truth
And form us into your sons.
Jesuit, implant in us
All God's love.
Fight Song
We sing hurrah for the Blue and Gold,
A big hurrah for the Blue and Gold.
For the team we love, onto victory,
And down the field we'll go,
As we raise a mighty shout
And sing hurrah for the Blue and Gold;
For we're your sons and all are bold.
And with all our might,
We will FIGHT, FIGHT, FIGHT,
For the grand old Blue and Gold!
History
Timeline
1942: Jesuit High School opened on September 14, 1942. Located on the former grounds of Holy Trinity College on 3812 Oak Lawn Avenue in Dallas, Texas, the school had 150 students. For US$100 a year, students could receive a Catholic high school education from 12 Jesuit priests.
1955: Jesuit High School was the first school in Dallas to integrate, when sophomore Charles Edmond and freshman Arthur Allen, both African-Americans, enrolled in the fall of 1955.
1961: In the fall of 1961, Jesuit High School mandated school blazers as part of the daily uniform. The blazers set Jesuit High School apart from other schools in Dallas.
1963: In the autumn of 1963, Jesuit High School opened its current campus at 12345 Inwood Road. After spending three years at the Oak Lawn campus, the transition was described as difficult by many of the seniors who had an attachment to the old building. But the new school's drastically improved facilities, including closed circuit television, pristine laboratories, and a new gymnasium, helped to ease that transition.
1969: Jesuit High School became Jesuit College Preparatory School of Dallas in 1969 by order of school president Rev. Paul Schott, S.J.. The new name was meant to describe more accurately the school's character and curriculum.
1970: Senior students went on the first Community Weekend, now known as Community Days. The idea came from the seniors themselves. Ever since that first year, the events of each Community Days are purported to have been kept secret.
1983: The Jesuit Dallas Museum was established in 1983, and Jesuit Dallas became one of a few secondary schools in the country to house an art museum. The museum featured works from such artists as Salvador Dalí, Joan Miró, Braque, and Moore.
1986: The "Leaders for Dallas" wing of the school opened in 1986 and added 25% more square footage to the school. It included a lecture hall, computer labs, and departmental offices.
1987: The "Profile of the Graduate at Graduation," establishing a framework of goals and qualities that should characterize a Jesuit Dallas graduate, was finalized in 1987. These qualities included being open to growth, intellectually competent, physically fit, loving, religious, and committed to working for social justice. Jesuit shares these principles with other members of the Jesuit Secondary Education Association.
1992: 1992 marked the 50th anniversary of Jesuit Dallas. The golden anniversary was celebrated with masses and dedications at the Inwood campus and at the site of the former Oak Lawn Avenue campus.
2000: The Science and Counseling Wing was opened in 2000 and featured separate grade level common areas in addition to new science laboratories.
2001: The Terry Center (originally called The Arts, Assembly, and Athletic Building, referred to as "The Triple A") was dedicated in 2001, offering a gathering place for the school community, band and choral halls, and art studios.
2008: The school began the first of a series of major renovations called "The We Are Jesuit" campaign. Many rooms, including the old student commons, were converted into classrooms. The auditorium was also demolished and filled with concrete, amphitheater style seating. Upstairs, new student commons and counselors' offices were built. The Arts, Assembly, and Athletic Building (AAA) was renamed as The Terry Center (Fully: The Mike and Mary Terry Family Foundation Center). The Terry family donated a large amount of money to the school and the building was renamed in dedication to them. The school's baseball field was renovated, with new lighting, bleachers, and grass.
2009: A brand new wing on the northern side of the school was added, giving the school a large expansion in classroom space.
2010: The historic Haggar Stadium was demolished. A new, modern stadium with greatly expanded capacity was erected in its place. This included new "pavilion areas" for students to congregate, a renovated press box, brand new turf, new lighting systems, and new entrance. A concessions building and new bathrooms were constructed as well.
2011: The old athletic facilities were demolished, and a new modernized athletic structure was constructed in the footprint of the original structure. The 1962 wing underwent a complete renovation also.
Campus
The school has a 28 acre (11 ha, 109,000 m²) campus located on Inwood Road in North Dallas, Texas, adjacent to St. Rita Catholic School, south-west of the intersection of the Dallas North Tollway and Interstate 635 (LBJ Freeway).
Academics
Jesuit provides a college preparatory environment. The school is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, the Texas Catholic Conference Education Department, and recognized by the Texas Education Agency. The school is also affiliated with the National Catholic Educational Association and the Jesuit Secondary Education Association. Jesuit Dallas is a U.S. Department of Education Recognized School of Excellence.
Jesuit provides a college counseling department to its students that is very prestigious, well known, and respected nationwide. This world renowned college counseling department is one of the reasons that Jesuit, since it was founded in 1942, has had a 100% graduation rate as well as a 100% college attendance rate, with 90% of the graduates attending the college of their choice.
Spiritual life
Retreats
Students experience a minimum of 4 retreats, one during each year. These retreats are "intended to build community within a class," as well as to "foster the spiritual growth of the individual."
Freshman Retreat - the Jesuit student's first retreat experience; led by Juniors and Seniors, and aided by Sophomore grounds crew members; the class motto and song are introduced.
Midpoint Retreat - a retreat held at the end of the sophomore year, and thus the "midpoint" of the high school career.
Junior Retreat - similar in fashion to the Midpoint Retreat; focuses on the preparation for leadership as next year's Seniors; the Cross Mass follows when each student receives his Junior Cross; class rings are usually distributed soon after the retreat
Senior Retreats - seniors sign up for the retreat that they believe will best enable their spiritual growth
Jesuit Retreat Experience - largest and most popular session; a basic retreat
Kairos - created in 2002, an entirely student-directed retreat adapted from the Kairos retreat program at Boston College High School
Silent Directed Retreat - requiring an application essay, a retreat where the silence of participants is only broken when conversing with spiritual directors
Campus ministry
Masses, retreats, and prayer services are student-led through Campus Ministry, a student organization.
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Student life
Student body
As of the 2011-2012 school year, Jesuit maintains 1074 students in grades 9-12. While Jesuit is a Catholic institution, nearly 20% of the student body is non-Catholic and come from a variety of religious traditions. 24% of students receive need-based financial assistance from the school, totaling more than $1 million. Jesuit also maintains a diverse student body with 28% minority enrollment.
Sports
Jesuit Dallas supports a wide range of athletic teams. Unlike most other private schools in Texas, Jesuit does not compete in the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools or the Southwest Preparatory Conference. Instead, Jesuit and its brother school Strake Jesuit College Preparatory of Houston compete in the University Interscholastic League (UIL), the athletic and extracurricular governing body for the state's public and charter schools. Jesuit currently competes in District 9 of Class AAAAA, the state's largest classification. Jesuit also participates in non-UIL sports such as lacrosse, crew, and rugby union. Following a perfect 25-0-0 season and a #1 ESPN RISE national ranking, Jesuit's varsity soccer team won the school's first team UIL state championship in 2010, defeating fellow private school Houston Strake Jesuit in the championship game. This made Dallas Jesuit the first private school to win a UIL team state championship in UIL history. Jesuit has also won a handful of individual state championships in swimming, golf, rugby, ice hockey, and wrestling.
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