Academics

Overview

Academics

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August 3, 2011

Jesuit High School is a fully-accredited, independent, college preparatory, Jesuit, Catholic, private high school that serves the greater Sacramento area by continuing the long tradition of Jesuit education aimed at educating the whole person – mind, body and spirit. With parents as our partners, we offer a challenging educational experience of academic excellence, co-curricular involvement, and spiritual and religious formation.

At Jesuit, opportunities abound for a student to explore his interests and develop his talents. It’s a place where students say they are known and cared for by our committed faculty and by their fellow students. In addition to the dedicated lay men and women on our faculty and staff, our students also benefit from the presence on campus of 14 Jesuit priests and seminarians. For all, education is more than a vocation. It is a mission.

Besides preparing students well for college, a Jesuit High School education prepares today’s students to become tomorrow’s leaders – men of competence, conscience and compassion. Our goal is to help them become “Men for Others” who seek to make the world a better place.

Supporting young men as they grow and develop has been the work of the entire Jesuit High School community since 1963. Here, students and parents work in community with educators, administrators, alumni, benefactors and the Jesuit community.

Come visit us and see why the educational tradition of St. Ignatius of Loyola, founder of the Jesuits, is more compelling – and important – than ever.

Go Marauders!

Ms. Brianna K. Latko
Principal

General Information

Final Exam Schedule

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May 16, 2012

Check here for dates and times!  Please report to your assigned testing room 10 minutes before the test is scheduled to begin!  Room assignments are posted around campus.

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Conflicts – 1:30-3:00

May 24, 2012 - 1:30pm - 3:00pm Lorraine Paul Margie Wagner
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Mathematics – 11:00-1:00

May 24, 2012 - 11:00am - 1:00pm Lorraine Paul Margie Wagner
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Theology – 9:00-10:30

May 24, 2012 - 9:00am - 10:30am Lorraine Paul Margie Wagner
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Science – 11:00-12:30

May 23, 2012 - 11:00am - 12:30pm Lorraine Paul Margie Wagner
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Social Studies – 9:00-10:30

May 23, 2012 - 9:00am - 10:30am Lorraine Paul Margie Wagner
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Visual & Performing Arts – 1:00-2:00

May 22, 2012 - 1:00pm - 2:00pm Lorraine Paul Margie Wagner
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English – 11:00-12:30

May 22, 2012 - 11:00am - 12:30pm Lorraine Paul Margie Wagner
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Foreign Language – 9:00-10:30

May 22, 2012 - 9:00am - 10:30am Lorraine Paul Margie Wagner
General Information

Honor Roll for the 1st Semester 2011-2012
Congratulations to our students for their achievements!

February 15, 2012
General Information

Final Exam Schedule – December 2011

December 12, 2011
Staff

Timothy Caslin
A.P. for Instruction & Student Life, Theology

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June 14, 2011
(916) 482-6060 ex. 217
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Staff

Lorraine Paul
A.P. for Curriculum & Assessment

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July 14, 2011
(916) 482-6060 ex. 220
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Staff

Timothy Warren ‘70
Dean of Students, English

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June 14, 2011
(916) 482-6060 ex. 226
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General Information

Textbook List
List of Required Books for 2011-2012 School Year

June 28, 2011

The official source for Jesuit High School textbooks is myschoolbookstore.com.  Please order early to allow for order processing and delivery.  Regardless of where you choose to order your books, it is the student’s responsibility to have his textbooks by the first day of class each semester.

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Summer Reading
Updated July 2011

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June 28, 2011

As an educational institution, we feel strongly that students should consistently read a variety of printed materials beyond their textbooks, magazines, the newspaper and the computer screen.  Students who read regularly perform better in school, have a broader range of general knowledge upon which to draw, score better on standardized tests including the SAT, become better writers, develop more refined language skills, become better spellers, expand their vocabularies, and learn to make inferences and evaluations.  Silent reading is a developmental process that needs to be nurtured and sustained.  Our reading program is one way that we hope to encourage our students to read for recreation and enjoyment.

We strongly advise our students to read actively and critically (making margin notes, outlining or paraphrasing each chapter) and to avoid simply underlining or highlighting every other sentence.  Students will be given a reading assessment on the first full week of the semester.  Their score on these reading tests will be added into their 1st quarter grades.

Second semester reading only applies to the Social Studies Department.  Those classes affected are 2nd semester senior electives as well as any sophomore taking Western Cultures during the second semester. If you have any questions, please contact your current social studies teacher or Mr. Andrews.

PLEASE NOTE:  Summer reading novels are not available from www.myschoolbookstore.com and can be purchased at Barnes and Noble, Amazon, or any other book retailer of your choice.

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Graduation Requirements

June 15, 2011

Jesuit’s graduation requirements include:

  • 8 semesters of English
  • 6 semesters of Foreign Language
  • 6 semesters of Mathematics (90% take eight semesters or more, 30% take Calculus while in high school)
  • 5 semesters of Laboratory Science (76% take seven semesters or more)
  • 7 semesters of Social Studies
  • 6 semesters of Theology
  • 3 semesters of Physical Education / Health, and/or Music
  • 2 semesters of Visual and Performing Arts
  • 1 semester of Christian Service and at least 2 semesters of other college preparatory electives.

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