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Weekly Update – October 21
Be sure to read this week’s edition! Plenty of happenings on campus for students, parents, alumni, and our future Marauders.
Weekly Update – October 14
Be sure to read this week’s edition! Plenty of happenings on campus for students, parents, alumni, and our future Marauders.
Weekly Update – September 30
October means that we are in the midst of admissions season where we spend countless hours preaching about the mission of Jesuit High School and the incredible opportunities that it affords our students. Our Admissions Team is doing excellent work as they attend school visits, organize shadow days, and prepare for our Future Marauder Open Campus event on Sunday, October 17. I am especially excited about the new innovations we have built into this year’s open house. We have activated more areas of the campus, offering greater opportunities for personal interaction and a hands-on feel of what it is like to be a Marauder.
Our current parents and students are our greatest ambassadors, so I ask that you spread the word and invite prospective families to attend! This annual event is one of the most important for spreading the word about Jesuit High School and getting people on campus to hear our story and see what it means to form Men for Others.
Jesuit football shutout Inderkum in Homecoming game
On Saturday, Sept. 25, the Jesuit High School Sacramento Marauders had a tremendous 45-0 victory over Inderkum High School in their Homecoming football game.
The Marauders started off hot with a 12 yard TD pass just five minutes into the first quarter by quarterback Trenton Dewar ’23 to running back Kai Santos ’22, to go up 7-0. With five minutes to go in the second quarter, cornerback Jackson Hagopian ’22 made the game 14-0, with a massive 62-yard pick six.
Four Jesuit students are announced as semifinalists for the National Merit Scholarship
The National Merit Scholarship is awarded to students who scored the highest in the nation and the state on their PSAT and have a history of academic excellence.
On Sept. 15, the program announced approximately 16 thousand semifinalists across the nation, and Jesuit High School Sacramento is lucky enough to count four seniors among that group: Charlie Diaz ’22, James Irwin ’22, Mathew Mellas ’22, and Robert Lee ’22.
To become a semifinalist for the National Merit Scholarship is a remarkable accomplishment.
Weekly Update – August 26
This is a good time to remind families of some basic expectations as they relate to our COVID mitigation. Please keep students home from school when sick and notify our school nurse of any positive cases or exposures in your family. This has been working well so far and we appreciate the support and communication from our families. We have seen relatively few cases in our school community since the start of the school year.
If we do start to see cases rise in our school community, Jesuit may ask that all students show proof of vaccine or provide a recent negative COVID test as an added layer of safety. Families will be notified in advance, will be given plenty of time to provide proof of vaccine or negative test. Using this tool as an occasional layer of mitigation will help us to be safe, minimize exposures and quarantines, and ensure that the campus can remain open for all students, faculty, and staff. Again, we share this as a possible option should the school feel it is a necessary step.
QUICK LINKS:
- Previous Weekly Updates
- Next week’s Bell Schedule at-a-glance:
- Collaboration Calendar
- Community Calendar
- Main Calendar online, downloadable, linkable
| M | 1-2-3-4-5 | |
| T | 6-7-1-2-Comm | Community Period Time |
| W | C-3-4-5-6 | |
| TH | 7-1-2-3-Comm | Community Period Time |
| F | Mtg-4-5-6-7 | Faculty/Staff Faith Formation (school offices closed til 9:15), Last chance to request a schedule change |
Weekly Update – August 19
Welcome to the 2021-2022 school year! Below is your ‘Weekly Update.’
QUICK LINKS:
- Previous Weekly Updates
- Next week’s Bell Schedule at-a-glance:
- Collaboration Calendar
- Main Calendar online, downloadable, linkable
| M | 1-2-3-4-5 |
| T | 6-7-1-2-Comm | Community Period Time |
| W | C-3-4-5-6 | Juniors: Ground Crew | Seniors: Counseling B | Big Brother Training |
| TH | Liturgy*- 7-1-2-3 | Mass of the Holy Spirit Frosh/Senior NEW (*Soph/Jr late start) |
| F | Liturgy*-4-5-6-7 | Mass of the Holy Spirit Soph/Junior NEW (*Frosh/Sr late start) |
Dance on Saturday, August 21
Minimal impact on parking, noise expected
Jesuit’s annual back-to-school dance, that was originally to be held in the Barry Gym, has been shifted outdoors because of the recently published public health COVID safety guidelines provided to all schools by the county and state.
Dear Neighbors,
We want to make you aware that there will be a Freshman/Sophomore Dance Saturday, August 21, 2021, from 7:00 – 10:00 p.m.
Weekly Update – August 13
Welcome to the 2021-2022 school year! Below is your ‘Weekly Update.’
Think you have missed something? Want to reference a past edition? You can always view them on the website.
Next week’s Bell Schedule at-a-glance:
| M | 1-2-3-4-5 |
| T | 6-7-1-2-Comm | Class Meetings |
| W | C-3-4-5-6 | Seniors Counseling A | Frosh Campus Safety Review |
| TH | 7-1-2-3-Comm | Many Activities to Choose From |
| F | Mtg-4-5-6-7 |
Weekly Family Update – Aug 6
COVID policy reminders, orientations
Parents and Friends,
In this week’s update, we have some additional details and changes regarding our COVID-19 mitigation plans to start the school year, all informed by the Sacramento County Department of Public Health, California Department of Public Health, and CDC, and the state of the virus in the greater Sacramento community. We also share some important reminders for next week’s events and other information for the start of school.
We look forward to a good school year together at Jesuit!
Michael Wood ’99
Principal
Staying Connected – July 15
A back-to-school update and "tool kit"
Parents and Friends,
The excitement for the start of the 2021-22 school year is growing, and our planning for the opening of school is nearly finalized. I am pleased to report that our staffing is fully complete. With several new faculty and support staff joining us next month, the physical campus is getting its final touches for our full return. The enhancements to our many programs are being finalized. As we have stated before, we are confident that Jesuit High School will emerge from the experience of the last 17 months stronger than before.
Staying Connected – June 15
Dear Parents, Students, Faculty, and Staff:
We hope this finds all of you enjoying your summer! As today has been highly anticipated to hear details on how our state reopening will proceed, we want to provide you with a quick look at how this will affect schools. Here is a brief overview from our Safe Return Task Force:
Jesuit Valedictorian Named U.S. Presidential Scholar
Donovan Jasper '21 selected as one of 161 outstanding high school seniors in the United States.
Sacramento, CA – U.S. Secretary of Education Dr. Miguel Cardona announced this week that Jesuit High School of Sacramento senior Donovan Jasper is a 2021 U.S. Presidential Scholar.
Meet the New Summer Program Director
Summer at Jesuit gets ready for a program rich in academics, athletics and fun for all ages and a new director
SACRAMENTO, CA: Summer programming at Jesuit Sacramento is getting underway—registration is now open for high school classes – youth sports, special interest camps, and Academics Plus, the long-standing “Marauder experience” program for boys, opens later in February. While there are plenty of programs and camps that always makes Summer at Jesuit a great thing to add to your calendar, this year will bring some fresh, new camps both in-person on the 56-acre campus and also online.
It isn’t just these class offerings that are new; Summer at Jesuit also has a new director, Greg Harcos. Harcos is a Jesuit Sacramento alumnus, class of 1989, and brings an abundant, diverse experience in many areas from athletics to academics, leadership to motivation.
Learn more about the new Summer Director in this preview of an upcoming article from our winter edition of Jesuit Magazine…
Jesuit Announces Million Dollar Donation to School’s Tuition Assistance Endowment
Alumnus Joe Baratta '89 helps continue the mission and tradition of all-boys Catholic high school with creation of 'Baratta Family Scholar' fund
Press Release
Sacramento, CA – Jesuit High School Sacramento announced that Joseph ’89 and Abigail Baratta have pledged a $1 million gift to the school’s Tuition Assistance Endowment. This gift, the largest donation to the school’s current administration and one of the largest ever to the Tuition Assistance Endowment Fund, will provide direct student grants to help make a Jesuit education more accessible for more families in the Sacramento area.
The Advantages of Single-Gender Schools
Schools for boys understand boys and focus on building good men
There are many advantages of single-gender schools, both academically and spiritually. Schools for boys compose learning environments specifically for young men, and design classes structured for their unique learning style. Within the United States alone there are 31 single Jesuit high schools for boys with a goal to educate leaders who strive to build a better world.
Should Your Child Take Advanced Placement (AP) Classes?
Advanced Placement (or AP) classes are college level courses for high school students. The benefits of AP classes are integral to a student’s success in college. Students who take AP classes will be better prepared to tackle college-level curriculum and can earn credit for introductory college courses during high school. As a college preparatory institution, Jesuit High School of Sacramento encourages all students to take advanced placement courses.
A look at the reimagined Jesuit campus with COVID-19 protocols in place
Jesuit High School Sacramento returned to in-person on-campus instruction on October 12, 2020.