Jesuit High School (Beaverton, Oregon)
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9000 SW Beaverton-Hillsdale Highway , 97225 United States | |
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| Type | Private, coeducational |
| Motto | Age Quod Agis (Latin) Do Well Whatever You Do |
| Religious affiliations | Roman Catholic (Jesuit) |
| Established | 1956 |
| President | Thomas D. Arndorfer |
| Chairman | Michael O'Reilly |
| Principal | Khalid Maxie[1] |
| Teaching staff | 99 (FTE) |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 1280[2] (2024-25) |
| Student to teacher ratio | 15:1 |
| Colors | Green and gold |
| Athletics conference | OSAA Metro League 6A-2 |
| Team name | Crusaders |
| Accreditation | NWAC |
| Newspaper | The Jesuit Chronicle |
| Website | jesuitportland.org |
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Jesuit High School is a private, Catholic, college-preparatory school in Beaverton, Oregon United States.[6] It was founded by the Jesuits in 1956 and uses a Jesuit, college-preparatory curriculum. It is coeducational and enrolls approximately 1,300 students of all faiths.
History
[edit | edit source]The school was the 43rd Jesuit High School to be established in the United States. Though it was not finally established until 1956, the process of founding a Jesuit High School in Portland began in 1907, when property was purchased by the parish of St. Ignatius and set aside for a future High School. A lay appeal to the Jesuit Provincial for a High School in 1929 came to nothing. In 1954 the Holy Cross Fathers of Portland announced the closing of Columbia Prep and a plan for the Jesuits to take over the premises was discussed, but again dropped. Finally in 1955 the Jesuit Provincial Superior was asked by the Archbishop to set up a school. Hillsdale Dairy Farm, a 55-acre (220,000 m2) plot to the west, some 15 minutes drive from downtown Portland, was purchased for $165,000. Jesuit and Holy Cross priests raised pledges of $117,000 by Wednesday of the first week of a fund-raising campaign in churches, and hundreds of thousands more by door-to-door canvassing. Jesuit High School opened for freshmen boys on September 10, 1956 and girls have been admitted since 1993.[7]
Demographics
[edit | edit source]The demographic breakdown of the 1,280 students enrolled in 2024-2025 was:[8]
- Native American/Alaskan - 2.0%
- Black - 4.0%
- Hispanic - 7.0%
- Multiracial - 11.0%
- Asian/Pacific islanders - 19.0%
- White - 58.0%
For the 2024-2025 school year, 99% of the graduating senior class enrolled in college, 23% of the overall student body was receiving financial aid, and 62% of students identified as Catholic.[9]
Academics
[edit | edit source]Since 1961, Jesuit High School has been accredited through Northwest Accreditation Commission and has also been ranked 3rd best overall school and 1st best Christian School.[10]
In 1989 and 1998, Jesuit High School was honored in the Blue Ribbon Schools Program, the highest honor a school can receive in the United States.[11]
Sports
[edit | edit source]Jesuit won its first two athletic state championships in football in 1967 (tied) and 1968. Since then, Jesuit has amassed a total of 176 state titles across 25 different sports through the 2024-2025 school year. Its greatest successes have been in tennis, with a combined 42 titles between men (24) and women (18), soccer with 35 combined titles (men - 18; women - 17), cross county with 26 combined titles (men - 8; women - 18) and swimming with 24 combined titles (men - 13; women - 11).[12]
On June 20, 2007, Sports Illustrated rated Jesuit the number one high school athletic program in the nation, citing success both on and off the field.[13]
In 2016 and again in 2019, Jesuit was named a top high school athletic program in the nation by MaxPreps.[14][15]
Through the 2022-2023 school year, Jesuit was a 28 time winner of the Oregon Athletic Coaches Association (OACA) All-Sports award in the division they competed in. In addition, Jesuit was awarded the Oregon School Activities Association (OSAA) Cup 20 times between the 1999-2000 and 2024-2025 academic years, including an 8 year streak between the 2004-2005 and 2012-2013 seasons.[16][17][18]
Jesuit is currently an OSAA 6A classification school and competes in the 6A-2 Metro League.
State titles
[edit | edit source]- Baseball: 2016, 2019[19]
- Basketball (men): 1999, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2019[20]
- Basketball (women): 2011[21]
- Cheerleading: 1996[22]
- Cross Country (men): 2000, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2017, 2021, 2022, 2025[23]
- Cross Country (women): 1996, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2016, 2017, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025[24]
- Football: 1967 [co‐champion], 1968, 2000, 2005, 2006, 2015[25]
- Golf (men): 1996, 1998, 2000, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2017, 2018, 2019[26]
- Golf (women): 2004, 2005, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025[27]
- Soccer (men): 1986, 1987, 1988, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2018, 2022, 2024, 2025[28]
- Soccer (women): 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2009, 2010, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2024, 2025[29]
- Softball: 2006, 2016[30]
- Swimming (men): 2006, 2007, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2023, 2024, 2025[31]
- Swimming (women): 1996, 2002, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2019, 2020, 2023, 2024, 2025[32]
- Tennis (men): 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2024, 2025[33]
- Tennis (women): 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012 2014, 2015, 2023, 2024, 2025[34]
- Track and Field (men): 2006, 2013, 2014, 2025[35]
- Track and Field (women): 2008, 2010, 2011, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2025[36]
- Volleyball: 2004 2008, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2023, 2024, 2025[37]
Playoffs were not played in Oregon high school sports and therefore no state champions were declared during the 2020-21 school year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Notable alumni
[edit | edit source]- Mick Abel, 15th overall MLB 2020 draft pick for the Philadelphia Phillies
- David Adelman, head coach of the Denver Nuggets
- Timothy Boyle, CEO of Columbia Sportswear[38]
- H. W. Brands, author, professor
- Sophia Braun, player on Argentina women’s national football team
- Richard Brenneke, businessman[39]
- Pete Brock, former National Football League football player
- Stan Brock, former NFL football player and coach
- Chris Brown, ex-MLS midfielder
- Xavier Coleman, NFL cornerback, New York Jets[40]
- Sydney Collins, NWSL defender, North Carolina Courage
- Mike Dunleavy Jr., former NBA basketball player, currently serving as the General Manager for the Golden State Warriors
- Katie Duong, soccer player
- Mike Hass, former football wide receiver
- Stephen Holt, pro basketball player, Barangay Ginebra San Miguel
- Jaxson Kirkland, NFL offensive guard, Cincinnati Bengals
- Travis Knight, animator
- Owen Marecic, former NFL football fullback
- Noble Meyer, 10th overall MLB 2023 draft pick for the Miami Marlins
- Brian Michaelson, former player and current assistant coach for Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball
- Henry Mondeaux, NFL defensive end, Pittsburgh Steelers[41]
- Morgan Murphy, comedian
- Mike Nearman, politician
- Blake Nelson, author
- David Norrie, Rose Bowl QB UCLA, College football announcer for ABC
- Slade Norris, former NFL linebacker[42]
- Preston Parsons, former NFL football quarterback
- Mike Remmers, NFL football offensive tackle, Kansas City Chiefs[43]
- Leah Sottile, journalist
- Erik Spoelstra, championship winning NBA head coach of Miami Heat
- Seth Tarver, basketball player, currently a free agent
- Kyle Wiltjer, pro basketball player [44]
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- ^ "OSAA Football State Championship Game Summary" (PDF). OSAA Records & Archives. Oregon School Activities Association. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
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- ^ "OSAA Boys Soccer State Championship Game Summary" (PDF). OSAA Records & Archives. Oregon School Activities Association. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
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- ^ "OSAA Boys Tennis State Championships Summary" (PDF). OSAA Records & Archives. Oregon School Activities Association. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
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Other sources
[edit | edit source]- Schoenberg, S.J., Wilfred P. Jesuits in Oregon, 1844-1959. The Oregon-Jesuit, 1959 (Centennial Year)
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- Educational institutions established in 1956
- Jesuit high schools in the United States
- Catholic secondary schools in Oregon
- High schools in Washington County, Oregon
- Education in Beaverton, Oregon
- Schools accredited by Cognia
- Buildings and structures in Beaverton, Oregon
- 1956 establishments in Oregon
- Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon