University of Detroit Jesuit High School and Academy
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8400 South Cambridge Avenue Detroit, Michigan 48221 United States |
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| Coordinates | 42°25′58″N 83°9′18″W / 42.43278°N 83.15500°WCoordinates: 42°25′58″N 83°9′18″W / 42.43278°N 83.15500°W |
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| Type | Private |
| Motto |
Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam ("For the Greater Glory of God") |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic |
| Patron saint(s) |
St. Ignatius Loyola North American Martyrs |
| Established | 1877 |
| President | Theodore Munz |
| Principal | Anthony Trudel |
| Grades | 7–12 |
| Gender | Boys |
| Enrollment | 900 (2016) |
| Campus | Urban |
| Color(s) | Maroon and white |
| Slogan | Men for Others |
| Athletics conference | Catholic High School League |
| Nickname | Cubs |
| Rivals |
Brother Rice Catholic Central Orchard Lake St. Mary's |
| Accreditation | North Central Association of Colleges and Schools |
| Publication | Inscape (literary magazine) |
| Newspaper | Cub News |
| Yearbook | Cub Annual |
| Tuition | $12,375 |
| Website | www |
The University of Detroit Jesuit High School and Academy (commonly referred to as U of D Jesuit, The High, Detroit Jesuit, The Jes, or U of D) was founded in 1877, and is one of two Jesuit high schools in the city of Detroit, Michigan, the other being Loyola High School. Located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Detroit, the school is rooted in the Ignatian tradition. It is an all-boys school with an academy for grades seven and eight. The school's mascot is the Cub and its teams are dubbed the Cubs. Its colors are maroon and white.
Approximately 500 Jesuits have taught at U of D since its founding in 1877, with eight Jesuit assigned there in 2016. Lay faculty first joined the staff during World War I and by the school's 100th anniversary in 1977 the lay to Jesuit ratio stood at nearly 3 to 2. In 2007 the school celebrated its 130-year anniversary, making it the oldest Catholic high school in the city of Detroit.
U of D Jesuit is a college preparatory school. Students may take advanced placement (AP) courses in American History (sophomore year), Government, Modern European History, or Chemistry (junior or senior years), and English, Calculus, Physics, or Biology (senior year). Chinese, Latin, and Spanish are offered as foreign languages.
In the winter of 1876-1877, Thomas O'Neill, Jesuit provincial superior in St. Louis, sent retired Bishop John Baptiste Miege, to found the school and serve as its first president. Caspar Henry Borgess, who had come to Detroit from Cincinnati on May 8, 1870, was cofounder of the school.
Originally located at the Trowbridge Mansion on Jefferson Avenue, in 1890 the school moved across the street to Dowling Hall to accommodate a growing student body. In 1923 news began circulating that the school would move to what was then the city's edge. Then in the late 1930s construction of the new building began at 8400 S. Cambridge near Seven Mile Road, under Jesuit John P. McNichols, president of U of D. This new building was designed by Malcomson and Higginbotham. Classes at the new campus were scheduled for September 9, 1931, but a polio epidemic kept schools in the Detroit area closed until September 23.
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