Jesuit High School - New Orleans

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. Founded in 1847 the Fathers of the Society of Jesus founded the College of the Immaculate Conception on Baronne and Common Streets to create an outstanding institution for the secondary education of young men. And for more than 160 years Jesuit has continued the rich tradition of academic excellence that has been the hallmark of Jesuit education.

Located in New Orleans' Mid-city neightborhood at the corner of Carrollton and Banks, the facility occupied since 1926 has been substantially expanded, remodeled and improved on multiple occasions to accommodate increased enrollment and to keep pace with student need. In the fall of 2005 Jesuit High School experienced significant damge from Hurricane Katrina. Intensive cleanup and remediation was followed by a $12 million reconstruction and renovation project. Jesuit was the first school that was extensively damaged by water in New Orleans to reopen on its home campus, with students returning on November 28, 2005. Visit the school's website for more information.

Jesuit High School - Tampa

Established in downtown Tampa in 1899 as Sacred Heart College, Jesuit High School labors in its mission as a Catholic, Jesuit, college preparatory school, to form men engaged in the world who are dedicated to seving God by being open to growth, intellectually competent, religious, loving, caring, and just. The success of Jesuit High School is supported by the progress of more than 7,000 graduates and by the continued presence of sons and brothers of alumni in the composition of its student body. Since the dedication of the 40-acre Himes Avenue campus in 1956, Jesuit High School's facilities have been expanded and renovated to keep pace with the necessities of contemporary education. The quality of Jesuit High Shcool's intellectual environment is matched by its efforts to maintain an environment that also encourages the spiritual growth of its students.

While the academic program emphasizes preparation for college, preparation for life is also an integral part of a Jesuit education. Jesuit students strive to excel in all they do, not simply for personal gain, but because they want to be better prepared to be men who are engaged in the world – men who live full, productive lives, men who are spiritual and reflective, and serve their community. Students are also encouraged to reflect upon their place in God's creation and the goal of doing all, according to the Society of Jesus' motto, ad majorem Dei gloriam (for the greater glory of God). Visit the school's website for more information.

Jesuit College Preparatory School of Dallas

In 1942, the Bishop of Dallas commissioned the Society of Jesus to found a school in Dallas. The institution was named Jesuit High School, and the curriculum offered training in the sciences, humanities, and religion – subjects, which, for centuries, had been the cornerstones of a Jesuit education. In 1969, the institution was renamed Jesuit College Preparatory School. Although there was a new emphasis on preparing students for a college education, the school's primary purpose remained the same: to provide young men with the intellectual and moral foundation necessary to succeed in the modern world.

Located on a 27-acred campus in North Dallas, the school provides a rigorous student-centered Catholic, Jesuit education to approximately 1,000 students in grades 9-12 with an 11:1 student-teacher ratio. The faculty totals 111 professionals consisting of Jesuit priests and lay men and women. In addition to a full academic curriculum, Jesuit's faculty guide students' social, spiritual, academic and personal growth through a variety of faith formation, athletic and extracurricular activities. Students also participate in the most comprehensive high school community service program in Texas and one of the largest nationwide. The school's focus on formation of the whole person results in men who exemplify the ideal described in The Profile of the Jesuit Graduate. Visit the school's website for more information.

Strake Jesuit College Preparatory

Since its founding by Fr. Michael Kennelly, S.J. in 1960, Strake Jesuit has been educating boys from the Houston area to become Men for Others. Now in its fifth decade, its commitment to excellence is seen in academics and athletics, in retreat programs and community service opportunities, in a wide range of extracurricular activities all designed to help a boy grow to be a responsible man of faith.

Strake Jesuit's mission is focused on graduating young men who, through a comprehensive program of rigorous training, reflect the Jesuit ideals of being intellectually competent, open to growth, religious, loving, and committed to doing justice. Strake Jesuit is located in southwest Houston in the area known as Sharpstown. Its 44 acres provide a tranquil setting for classrooms, athletic fields, and an art museum. Visit the school's website for more information.

Cristo Rey Jesuit College Preparatory School of Houston

Cristo Rey Jesuit is the newest, and the first co-eductional, college preparatory high school in the New Orleans Province. It was founded in the fall of 2008 and opened its doors to students on August 10, 2009. Following the Cristo Rey educational model which began in Chicago by the Jesuits in 1996, the school targets students from economiclaly disadvantaged families and promises to give them a Catholic, college preparatory education with corporate work-study experience. This approach combines academic rigor with a corporate work-study program which enables students to finance their education. Teams of four students share one corporate, entry-level job, with each student spending one day per week rendering basic employment services such as faxing, filing, answering phones and copying. In exchange, the employer pays an entry-level salary to Cristo Rey Jesuit for the work of this team of students.

The school is located in the southeast section of Houston, near Hobby Airport. The students come from local neighborhoods as well as outlying low-income sections of the city. The school is a member of the Cristo Rey Network comprised of 24 high schools educating 5,892 urban young people who live in communities with limited educational options. For more information, please visit the school's website www.cristoreyjesuit.org.

Holy Family Cristo Rey Catholic High School – Birmingham

Holy Family Catholic High School was founded in 1943 by the Holy Cross Province of the Congregation of the Passion. In early 2006 it became the first school in the South to join the Cristo Rey Network, officially opening as Holy Family Cristo Rey Catholic High School on August 9, 2007.

Holy Family Cristo Rey Catholic High School in Birminham is sponsored by the Congregation of the Passion and endorsed by the New Orleans Province of the Society of Jesus.

HFCRCHS is dedicated to transforming urban Birmingham one student at a time through our innovative college preparatory curriculum rooted in the development of habits and mind and spirit, a unique partnership with the business community reflected in our Corporate Internship Program and a caring, Catholic community. For more information, please visit the school's website www.hfcristorey.org.