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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.
Helping Your Child Succeed in High School
A Jesuit High School education inspires an enduring commitment to excellence and service. Helping your child succeed in high school is a goal that the staff and faculty of Jesuit High School of Sacramento share with you, the parents of our students. With parents as our partners, we offer a challenging educational experience of academic excellence, co-curricular involvement, and spiritual and religious formation. Here are a few pieces of advice for the parents of our high school students.
12th Annual Lessons and Carols
Jesuit Chamber Choir & Drama's Evening of Prayer and Song
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Please join us as we celebrate our 12th Annual Lessons & Carols Advent Prayer Service virtually! An evening of prayer and song presented by the Jesuit Chamber Singers & Jesuit Drama.
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.
Up for Debate: Jesuit Debate Team Has Success In Fall Season
With more than 50 students registered with the Speech & Debate Team, members meet virtually every week to practice their speaking skills and argue positions on topics ranging from education, economics, the environment, and even COVID. This season more than 20 high schools throughout the greater Sacramento region competed in the Capital Valley Forensics League’s first ever virtual tournament season. Dozens of students faced each other in multiple debate and speaking events, trading live audiences and podiums for online challenges against both new and seasoned teams.
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.
Navigating our world together, rooted in our Catholic Jesuit tradition
To our Jesuit High School Community:
We take great pride in the fact that our alumni, parents, students, faculty, administration, and Board of Trustees are all committed to our school’s wellbeing. To produce Men for Others who are academically, ethically, spiritually, and morally prepared for college and life’s challenges has always been our mission, consistent with the Catholic Church’s teachings. With every graduating class, our young men make their way to very diverse careers, able to inquire, learn, and discern.
Student Internships Awarded
TeachAids a health education non-profit
Congratulations to seniors Alex Chen and Matt Parks who were both selected as Marketing Interns for TeachAids, a health education non-profit collaborating with Stanford University, USA Football, and the US Olympic Committee. Alex and Matt went through a rigorous interview and were invited to submit lengthy writing samples. They will be working directly with the Founder and CEO of TeachAids, who is also a Faculty Fellow at the Stanford University Center for Innovation in Global Health.
We are so proud of Alex and Matt!
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.
A message to our community ahead of Election Day 2020
Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.
It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
1 Corinthians 13: 4-7
Good evening Parents, Students, Faculty and Staff,
KCRA 3 Jesuit High’s return to campus includes COVID-19 testing
Private school is part of a pilot project testing people onsite
Vicki Gonzalez, reporter
CARMICHAEL, Calif. —
Jesuit High School reopened its campus this week. The Sacramento County private school is taking a new step to reduce the risk of the novel coronavirus—requiring onsite COVID-19 testing.
The school is part of a pilot project with local emergency physician Dr. Rusty Oshita and his Urgent Care Now clinic.
What Are the Goals and Values of a Jesuit Education?
Jesuit High School of Sacramento is a Roman Catholic college preparatory dedicated to forming competent young men into conscientious leaders in compassionate service to others for the greater glory of God. We foster a community of respect, dignity, and inclusion for students of all backgrounds, because each student is an individual personally loved by God. The goals and values of a Jesuit education shape the intellectual and spiritual growth of young men and cultivate future leaders in service.
Re-opening of campus on track for third week of October
Leadership outlines the framework for trainings, bell schedule and additional virus mitigation practices to open school
Message from the Jesuit High School Leadership,
From the start of the pandemic, Jesuit High School Sacramento has followed the guidance of experts in public health, coordinated with local and state authorities, and committed to a return to campus when it is deemed safe to do so. With the improvement in Sacramento County COVID status to the red tier, Jesuit Sacramento is preparing to begin our phased return to campus. While our remote-learning program has been successful, our students need and want to be on campus; all of us at Jesuit Sacramento have been preparing to reintegrate into in-person learning, but we will only do so in a manner that prioritizes safety, sanity, and sustainability.
COVID-19 pandemic presents a unique set of challenges for recent Jesuit graduate
Valedictorian has path changed at Stanford
With a large number of colleges opting to go online for the first semester amid concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic, many of Jesuit High School Sacramento’s most recent graduates will begin college the same way they ended high school, digitally.
But while learning online seems to be the main feat most newly graduated students will be forced to conquer, the challenges of some Marauders go beyond the classroom. One of those students is Donghwan Park ’20.
New Alumni Coaches for Mock Trial and Speech & Debate
Lending their expertise and supporting our clubs
Many thanks to Robert Fleming ’07 and Alex Bonilla ’19 for their commitment to our students at Jesuit Sacramento. Bonilla, a former JHS Speech & Debate Team Captain, is now a sophomore and member of the Speech and Debate Society at Cornell University and will be serving as Head Coach of Jesuit’s team this year. All current students will be receiving an email with more information on the team’s interest meeting. The first local competition is slated for September 21.
Former Jesuit HS standout aims to become motivational speaker after catastrophic injury
KCRA Sacramento
Updated: 11:23 PM PDT Aug 6, 2020
Former Jesuit High School standout Robert Paylor was paralyzed in the national championship rugby game on May 6, 2017, when the Cal Bears took on Arkansas State.
During the game, Paylor was tackled and broke three vertebrae in his neck.
After years of recovery, Paylor said the accident was the greatest gift so far in his life. As he aims to walk again, Paylor is also taking steps to become a motivational speaker.
Back to the Classroom
KCRA Sacramento
Our Principal, Mike Wood, speaks to KCRA about our safe return plans, with his focus on us being in this together and placing first the safety and well-being of faculty, staff, and students.
CIF Adjusts Entire 2020-21 Sports Calendar to Ensure All Sports Get Full Season
Jesuit Athletics committed to getting our Marauders conditioning at start of school year
Sacramento, CA July 20, 2020 – As Jesuit High School Sacramento anticipated, the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF), the state’s governing body for high school athletics, announced today that the start of the sports season is being pushed back because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Science Olympiad places 14th overall with 2 event medals
Congratulations!
Our Science Olympiad team did well at the Sacramento Regional competition on Saturday, March 7, 2020 at Mira Loma High School. The team placed 14th overall out of the 31 teams that were present. At the competition, students participate in pairs or triads in 23 different events. The team took home medals in two of these events.
Award Winning Yearbook!
Congrats to 2019 Cutlass staff for first place award
Last summer—and for the first time ever—we submitted Jesuit’s yearbook, the 2019 Cutlass, for consideration of special recognition by the American Scholastic Press Association. We learned today that we received a “First Place” award, with especially high marks for general photography, publication structure, and creativity.
Message from the President and Principal
Reaffirm its commitment to addressing racism in our community
A pre-note from Fr. McGarry, S.J.:
As you know, I have been away from campus for five weeks to receive medical treatment for a heart arrhythmia. I responded well to the treatment and time of rest, and I am happy to be returning to Jesuit High School Sacramento this weekend to resume my ministry as President.
Thank you for your prayers and support during my time of recuperation. The Jesuit High School community remained in my heart and prayers while I was away.
JHS Class of 2020 Celebration Billboards
Running in various locations through June 7
Did you see them?
Our messages of congratulations are running on billboards across the area. Check them out through June 7. A special thank you to Marquee Media for making them possible!
Dean’s response — a letter to our students
Reflections on Violence and Unrest
“Love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no commandment greater than these.” Mark 12:31
To our Marauders – our students:
My heart is heavy. After speaking with several students, parents, and members of the faculty and staff over the last few days I wanted to reach out to you personally and directly. Let me start by saying that I unequivocally condemn the death of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery and many others. This is not and should not be a political statement but rather a matter of basic human dignity.
Reflections on Violence and Unrest
A Letter from Our Principal
“Love of God which does not issue in justice for others is a farce.”
—Rev. Pedro Arrupe, S.J., Former Superior General of the Society of Jesus
Parents, Students, and Friends,
This has been a difficult week in our nation and our city. I am grieved by George Floyd’s killing and the aftermath of violence. As a Jesuit school, we are called to work for justice and reconciliation—and this aspect of our mission has never been more necessary and, perhaps, has never been more difficult.
For more than 200 years, our nation’s Jesuit schools, from middle schools to high schools to universities, have used education as our tool for promoting integral human excellence in our students. This excellence is not for the sake of personal gain, but rather for moral citizenship that seeks to promote justice. This justice requires that we act against the overt yet unrecognized racism that exists in our community and even in our own hearts. Our work takes time, but our work has made a difference for the good. It is still imperfect and ongoing.
Cap & Gown Pickup ‘Parade’ Brought Joy & Celebration to Jesuit Community
NBC, Fox 40 News, KCRA 3, CBS 13
Festive Cap and Gown Drive-Thru Pickup on Monday, May 4
Seniors and a car-full of their family were invited to drive through and pickup their caps and gowns. Faculty and staff lined up along the route, masked and respecting social distancing to wave homemade signs and cheer on cars. Relive the experience through the great coverage of some of our local stations.
Sacramento student creates innovative masks for hospitals
by Michelle Dapper, Sports Anchor/Reporter
A Sacramento student is looking to the future to help health care workers amid the coronavirus outbreak.
What is a STEAM Education?
STEAM Education at Jesuit High School
Jesuit High School of Sacramento provides young men with an academically rigorous college preparatory education and prepares graduates for lives of leadership and service. One of the ways that we prepare our students for their future careers is by offering STEAM courses. STEAM curriculum is designed to
Barry Gym Update — Commercial HVAC Installation
As our Barry Gym project moves into Phase 2, we want to share this visual story of the Phase 1 installation. Here is a piece produced by Jesuit Sacramento HVAC contractor, Clarke & Rush.
Clarke & Rush worked on an iconic Sacramento HVAC project – the installation of air conditioning on the historic Fr. Joseph Barry S.J. Gymnasium at Jesuit High School.
National Signing Day & College Celebration
26 Student-Athletes Taking Their Game to the Next Level - Colleges include NCAA Division I Schools Washington, Stanford, Cal, USC & Arizona
DATE: WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2020
TIME: 8:00 a.m. Ceremony
Interviews and photos before or after can be arranged
WHERE: JESUIT HIGH SCHOOL GYMNASIUM
4660 Fair Oaks Blvd. CARMICHAEL, CA
NEW VARSITY GOLF COACH WITH PGA PRO BACKGROUND COMES TO JESUIT
Bobby Siravo, to lead Marauders; new Assistant Coach also joins the program.
January 24, 2020
Sacramento, CA - Jesuit High School’s Athletic Department announced today that Bobby Siravo would be the Varsity Golf coach for the 2020 season.
Summer at Jesuit getting a new look
Integrated website, new registration, new classes and a cool new Marauder
Registration opens February 1…
We are excited to share that our summer program online look is getting an overhaul! We’ve made finding us even easier by integrating our summer program information into our main JesuitHighSchool.org website.
Jesuit High School Talk Highlights Economic Justice
THE SACRAMENTO CONNECTION, AND THE IMPORTANCE OF CONFRONTING POVERTY
January 17, 2020
Free public lecture kicks-off President’s Ignatian Lecture with a speaker from Loyola University New Orleans
Sacramento, CA – Jesuit High School’s President, Rev. John P. McGarry, S.J., is pleased to announce the 1st Annual President’s Ignatian Lecture. The inaugural speaker will be Rev. Alfred C. Kammer, S.J., Executive Director of the Jesuit Institute for Social Research at Loyola University New Orleans.
DATE: TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2020
Why Jesuit High School refers to STEAM instead of STEM
Forbes article explores how creativity is the secret to unlocking STEM's full potential
February 13, 2020, Forbes article
We Need STEAM, Not STEM Education, To Prepare Our Kids For The 4th Industrial Revolution
By Bernard Marr, Contributor
Enterprise Tech
We are at the beginning of a 4th industrial revolution and educators are faced with preparing a generation of students for many jobs that don’t even exist yet. Since the term STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) was coined back in 2001, there has been growing interest in this learning philosophy to better prepare today’s students for tomorrow’s jobs. However, to adequately prepare the future workforce, another acronym is gaining popularity: STEAM, which adds arts to the mix.
A Sad Announcement to Share With Our Jesuit Community
Dear Jesuit High School Community:
It is with heavy hearts that we inform you of the death of senior Spencer Bei. We are also very sad to tell you that his death was by suicide. We mourn his passing and grieve his absence in our community.
Mourning the death of a student is perhaps the hardest thing we do as a school community. It is during these times that we rely on the strength of our faith in God and in one another.
Fall Sports Awards 2019
End of season for Cross Country, Football, Water Polo ends on high note
Overall, all of the Marauder programs had great fall seasons with a lot of great individual accomplishments. Two out of our three varsity programs won Section Titles while our third made it to a Section Semifinal. Go Big Red!
Marauders Basketball Ready to Hit the Floor
New Advertising Opportunities, Season Pass, Reserved Courtside Seating and GoFan Online Ticket Sales.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Marauders Basketball is ready to hit the floor with high hopes for the 2019-2020 season and a roster that includes nationally ranked players and three Seniors.
National Rugby Champions Announce New Head Coach
Coach Andrew Acosta to lead Marauders into their next decade.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Sacramento, CA – Jesuit High School’s Athletic Department announced today that Andrew Acosta will lead the 10-time National Champions as Head Coach effective immediately.
Acosta has been a core part of the coaching team for the last 14 years and has the full support of recently retired Head Coach John Shorey to continue the program he had led since Jesuit’s rugby program began in 1996.
November Signing Day
Jesuit High School Athletic's Ceremony for the first day of the NCAA signing period. Six seniors accepted scholarships to various colleges/universities.
Joe Watanabe ’21, Photo Journalist
Additional photos and videos will be posted.
Jesuit Athletes to Sign National Letter of Intent
Colleges include NCAA Division I Schools USC, Stanford, Washington & Arizona
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Sacramento, CA - Tuesday, November 12, 2020
DATE: WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2019
TIME: 8:30 a.m.
Ceremony Interviews and photos
available (earlier times can be arranged)
WHERE: JESUIT HIGH SCHOOL GYMNASIUM
4660 Fair Oaks Blvd. CARMICHAEL, CA
LEGENDARY RUGBY COACH ENDS 23-YEAR TENURE AT JESUIT
Head Coach John Shorey led Marauders to 10 National Championships
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Sacramento, CA - Monday, October 28, 2019
Jesuit High School’s Athletic Department announced today that Rugby Head Coach John Shorey would be stepping down after a storied 23-year tenure with the Marauders.
Shorey has been a fixture with Marauder Rugby since the 1990’s when Fred Khasigian, who led the charge to form Jesuit’s rugby program, asked Shorey to step in and coach for one year.
Jesuit High School Welcomes New Members of the Board of Trustees
Sacramento, CA
Friday, October 18, 2020
We are honored to welcome eight new Board Members to Jesuit High School of Sacramento. Along with our returning members, these dedicated individuals bring to our Board an abundance of talent, years of expertise, and a firm commitment to our mission of providing a quality, Catholic, Jesuit education to young men from diverse backgrounds in the greater Sacramento region.
Shooting Lasers and Solving Crime
Jesuit's Cybersecurity team makes local headlines!
By Laura I. Winn
On any given Saturday night at arcades across the country, you will find groups of gawky teens racking up points on the latest games, eating junk food and laughing with friends. On July 14 at Laser Tag of Carmichael, the young men from Jesuit High School were there to do all the above, while also sprinkling in discussion of a topic especially relevant to current events: cybersecurity. As members of Jesuit’s award-winning Cybersecurity Team, formally the CyberPatriot Club, the teens not only understand the gravity of cyber attacks threatening everything from emails to elections, but more importantly, how to use research skills and forensic tools to thwart them. In between games of laser tag, the teens hoped to recruit current and incoming Jesuit students to their (mock) cybercrime-fighting team. During the 2017-2018 school year, 18 Jesuit students participated in year-round Air Force Association CyberPatriot competitions that simulate real-life cyber attacks. After finishing in the top 10 percent nationwide at the CyberPatriot Semifinal Round in February, the teens received an invitation to the California Mayors Cyber Cup, placing first in the Sacramento Region and advancing to the prestigious California Cyber Innovation Challenge.
It Started with a Dream at Jesuit High School —Ryan Hughes ’05 is a Businessman
And he's using his skills to make a difference
Ryan Hughes ’05 vividly remembers the answer he gave to former high school teachers and classmates when they asked what he wanted to do when grew up.
“I always told everyone that I wanted to run my own business,” Hughes said, “even though I had no idea what that actually meant.”
But now, as a grown-up, Hughes can easily say that he accomplished that goal…
… and then some.
But that path was not always a Point A to Point B route.
Hear the Haka And Watch the Scrum as Rugby Teams From Australia & New Zealand Play At Jesuit
Jesuit Marauders, 9-time US Rugby Champions, hosting Top Rugby Teams from Down Under
Media Alert
Sacramento, CA
What
New South Wales Rugby, Epping Rugby, and Christchurch Rugby high school teams playing Jesuit Marauders. The Australian and New Zealand teams are also being billeted at the homes of Jesuit families and will be sightseeing around Sacramento during their week-long stay.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17 Team Haka and Games 4:30 p.m. with All-Teams Welcoming Dinner at 6:00 p.m.
Davis Enterprise: Davis High’s Johnson throws life’s curve right back
An inspirational story of Jesuit Alumnus and former athlete
By Bruce Gallaudet
Fourteen years ago, Matt Johnson was a lot like many 22-year-olds.
He was trying to balance school and a full-time job. Matt was dating who he thought was the love of his life while weaving his many friends into a busy, busy life.
Weekends were a chance to kick back … or cut loose.
But Johnson’s hard-driving lifestyle was costing him. He blew it at Sacramento State and dropped out. His 45-hour-a-week job as a warehouse foreman was taking a toll on his body. Friends were still there, but his girlfriend left him.
Then one day it all changed — some would say for the worse. Matt might argue for the better.
Regardless of one’s take, Matt Johnson almost died.
Hank Weinberger Appointed Director of Athletics at Jesuit High School
Director of recruiting at Cal Berkeley to continue rich tradition of athletics for the Marauders
Press Release
Sacramento, CA – Jesuit High School today announced that Henry “Hank” Weinberger had been appointed the school’s Director of Athletics. Weinberger, who most recently served as the football director of recruiting at the University of California at Berkeley (Cal), will officially start on May 1.
24 JESUIT ATHLETES TO SIGN NATIONAL LETTER OF INTENT
Colleges include NCAA Division I Schools Notre Dame, Washington, Oregon, Cal, & Arizona
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MEDIA ALERT
DATE: WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2019
TIME: 8:00 a.m. Ceremony
Interviews and
photos before or after can be arranged
WHERE: JESUIT HIGH SCHOOL GYMNASIUM
4660 Fair Oaks Blvd. CARMICHAEL, CA
Survivor of Golden Gate Bridge Jump to Share Story
Kevin Hines to Talk of Hope, Healing, and Suicide Prevention To Students
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MEDIA ALERT
DATE: MONDAY FEBRUARY 4, 2019*
TIME: 8:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
DURING SCHOOLWIDE STUDENT ASSEMBLY
Interviews and photos before or after
can be
arranged
WHERE: JESUIT HIGH SCHOOL GYMNASIUM
1200 JACOB LANE CARMICHAEL, CA 95608
New AP CAPSTONE™ Diploma Program
Courses Use Innovative Approach and Curriculum to Focuses on In-Depth Research, Collaboration, and Presentation Skills Crucial for College and Career Success
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
SACRAMENTO, CA (January 28, 2019) – Jesuit High School is one of approximately 1,800 schools worldwide to implement the AP Capstone™ Diploma program – an innovative program that allows students to develop the skills that matter most for college success, such as research, collaboration, and communication.
Jesuit High School Office of the President’s statement upon Jesuits West Province’s release of names
Jesuit High School is committed to transparency
December 7, 2018
Dear Parents, Alumni, Alumni Parents, Faculty and Staff, Members
of the Board of Trustees, Benefactors, and Friends of Jesuit High
School:
The Pennsylvania Grand Jury report from last August details a
terrible tragedy for those who have been hurt by sexual abuse in
the Catholic Church in the United States, and I welcome efforts
by the leaders of the Church to fully reveal the extent of abuse
committed by clergy, and the cover-up by some Bishops.
I stand in solidarity with all victims of abuse.