J. K. Mullen High School
| J. K. Mullen High School | |
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| Address | |
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3601 South Lowell Boulevard Denver, Colorado 80236 United States |
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| Coordinates | 39°39′02″N 105°02′11″W / 39.650626°N 105.036278°WCoordinates: 39°39′02″N 105°02′11″W / 39.650626°N 105.036278°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Private, coeducational |
| Motto | Enter to Learn, Leave to Serve |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic |
| Established | 1931 |
| President | Carl Unrein, '72 |
| Dean | Joe Welling |
| Principal | Janell Kloosterman |
| Faculty | 84 |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 900 |
| Student to teacher ratio | 17:1 |
| Campus size | 39 acres (160,000 m2) |
| Campus type | Suburban |
| Color(s) | Navy Blue and Gold |
| Sports | 23 |
| Mascot | Mustangs |
| Accreditation | North Central Association of Colleges and Schools |
| Website | http://www.mullenhigh.com |
Mullen High School (formerly J.K. Mullen High School) is a Roman Catholic, Brothers of the Christian Schools, college-preparatory high school in Denver, Colorado. It is run independently within the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Denver.
Mullen High School was named for John Kernan Mullen, businessman, philanthropist, and founder of the Colorado Milling and Elevator Company. Together with his wife, Catherine, Mullen envisioned the founding of a high school in Denver for orphaned boys. In 1928, working with Bishop Henry Tihen, Mullen contacted Father Edward Flanagan, the founder of Boys Town, for advice on how best to design and operate such a school. Following Father Flanagan’s recommendation, Mr. Mullen wrote to the Christian Brothers of St. John Baptist de La Salle in Santa Fe, New Mexico and invited them to be the directors and teachers of his planned school.
St. John Baptist de La Salle was a 17th-century French priest who established gratuitous schools for the children of the poor and working classes, as well as an order of religious men to teach in and run the schools. An innovator both in the Catholic Church and in education, St. La Salle was a pioneer of the practical liberal arts curriculum, the simultaneous method of classroom instruction, early childhood education, and formal teacher training. In 1950, he was named the Patron Saint of All Teachers of Youth.
In June 1928, Mullen opened negotiations with the De La Salle Christian Brothers. However, both Catherine and John Mullen died before the project could be completed, but their daughters and their husbands carried on with their plans. They purchased a 420-acre (1.7 km2) plot of land on the outskirts of Denver known as the Shirley Farm Dairy. An agreement was made that would allow the dairy to remain in operation in exchange for the students’ opportunity to work in the dairy and receive training in agriculture and mechanics. And so, on April 8, 1932, 17 boys and three Brothers moved into the new J.K. Mullen Home for Boys.
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