Jesuit High School (New Orleans)
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| Address | |
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4133 Banks Street New Orleans, Louisiana 70119 United States |
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| Coordinates | 29°58′23.0″N 90°6′12.5″W / 29.973056°N 90.103472°WCoordinates: 29°58′23.0″N 90°6′12.5″W / 29.973056°N 90.103472°W |
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| Type | Private, all-boys |
| Motto |
Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam For the Greater Glory of God |
| Religious affiliation(s) |
Roman Catholic, Society of Jesus |
| Established | 1849 |
| Founded | 1847 |
| Founder | Fr. Jean Baptiste Maisonabe, S.J. |
| President | Fr. Christoper Fronk, S. J. |
| Principal | Peter Kernion, M.Ed. '90 |
| Chaplain | Fr. Kevin Dyer, S. J. |
| Faculty | 120 |
| Grades | 8–12 |
| Gender | Male |
| Enrollment | 1,420 (2013-14) |
| Average class size | 24 |
| Student to teacher ratio | 12:1 |
| Color(s) | Royal Blue and White |
| Slogan | Men of Faith Men for Others |
| Song | Jesuit Fight Song |
| Mascot | Jayson Fighting Jayson |
| Team name | Blue Jays |
| Rival |
Holy Cross Tigers Archbishop Rummel Raiders Warren Easton Eagles |
| Accreditation | Southern Association of Colleges and Schools |
| USNWR ranking | 1 |
| Average SAT scores | 1917 |
| Average ACT scores | 28.9 |
| Publication | Calliope (literary magazine) |
| Newspaper | The Blue Jay |
| Yearbook | The Annual |
| School fees | $6-$100 (retreat fees, depends on grade level); $50 technology fee for those in a computer class; $100 senior graduation fee |
| Tuition | $ 8,250 (2014–2015) |
| Graduates | 255(2013) |
| Alumni | 13,500 |
| Prefect of Discipline | Lary "Top" Abshire |
| Student Activities | Director, Matt Orillion '98 |
| Admissions | Director, Bret Hanemann '85 |
| Athletics | Director, David Moreau |
| Alumni | Director, Mat Grau '68 |
| Campus Ministry & Retreats | Peter Flores ‘09 |
| Website | jesuitnola |
Jesuit High School is an all-male college-preparatory Catholic high school in New Orleans. The school was founded in 1847 by the Society of Jesus (the Jesuits). It is centrally located in a New Orleans neighborhood known as Mid-City. Jesuit is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New Orleans, but the school is the responsibility of the Jesuits, not of the Archdiocese.
The mission of Jesuit High School as a Catholic, college preparatory school is to develop in its students the competence, conscience, and compassion that will enable them to be men of faith and men for others.
Jesuit is a college preparatory school with more than 99% of graduates moving on to colleges and universities across the country. Jesuit ranks among the top private schools in the nation in number of National Merit semifinalists. Of the 286 seniors in the Class of 2017, 22 of them were named National Merit Semifinalists and six of them were awarded National Hispanic Scholars.
Selective admission to Jesuit is based on previous academic performance, recommendations of teachers, principals, and/or church parish pastors, promise of future development, and the desire of the student to profit from the moral, spiritual, academic, and physical programs offered by the school. In the long history of the school, no student was ever refused admission because his family could not afford to pay all or part of the tuition. For students who qualify for admission, but whose families cannot afford the tuition, Jesuit has a generous financial assistance program. In the 2012-13 academic year, Jesuit provided families with more than $650,000 in tuition assistance, based on financial need only. Jesuit does not award academic or athletic scholarships.
In 1967, Jesuit became the first high school in the country to have a Marine Corps Junior ROTC program. For several years, this program was mandatory for all students; the combination of Jesuit priests and Marine Corps JROTC instructors made the school's disciplinary system unique among American high schools.
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