Founded: 1851 Ranking : 8th Prerequisite: An average of 88 or higher in Spanish 3 Honors and recommendation from Spanish 3 teacher.

Prerequisites: Completion of Algebra 1, Algebra 2 and Geometry. Credit: 0.50 (Senior Choice Course)

Our hope is for each student to find both success and challenge in their coursework.

In a statement published by the USCCB in 1996, they suggest that the moral measure for a healthy economy depends primarily on how its poor are faring. In addition to this regular weekly service, the seniors undertake a multitude of special projects working in diverse areas of need throughout the community and generously devoting many hours of volunteer service. Washington D.C. Ignatian Solidarity Conference, CATHOLIC SOCIAL TEACHING: ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE [182], CATHOLIC SOCIAL TEACHING: PEACE & CONFLICT [185], CATHOLIC SOCIAL TEACHING: ECONOMIC JUSTICE [187], AP ENGLISH LITERATURE AND COMPOSITION [235], AP ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND COMPOSITION [247], AP UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT & POLITICS [537], GOVERNMENT CLOSE UP TRIP TO DC [539] (Summer Only), CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN SOCIAL STUDIES [558], SUSTAINABILITY & COLLAPSE OF CIVILIZATIONS [570], HISTORICAL CONCEPT OF WAR: THEORY, PRACTICE AND APPLICATIONS [580], AP COMPARATIVE GOVERNMENT & POLITICS [565], SLAVERY, CIVIL WAR AND RECONSTRUCTION [574], CIVIL RIGHTS, THE GREAT SOCIETY AND VIETNAM [578], POST 9/11 - THE NEW MIDDLE EAST SEMINAR [579], Important Placement Information for Class of 2023, HONORS ADVANCED ALGEBRA 2/TRIGONOMETRY [639], AP PHYSICS C MECHANICS AND ELECTROMAGNETISM [737, 739], Introduction to Computer Programming [813], Programming 3: AP COMPUTER SCIENCE A [845], AP STUDIO ART: DRAWING [947] AP STUDIO ART: 2D DESIGN [949], INTRODUCTION TO JAZZ HISTORY AND IMPROVISATION [955], SOCIAL JUSTICE & PUBLIC POLICY [595 & 596], Freshman Year: Algebra 1 or Advanced Algebra 1, Sophomore Year: Geometry or Honors Geometry (based on grades and recommendations), Junior Year: Algebra 2 or Honors Algebra 2 (based on grades and recommendations), Senior Year: Statistics, AP Statistics, Precalculus, Calculus*, or AP Calculus AB* (based on previous year course, grades, and interest), Freshman Year: Algebra 2 or Honors Algebra 2, Junior Year: Precalculus/Trigonometry or Honors Precalculus/Trigonometry (based on grades and recommendations), Senior Year: Statistics, AP Statistics, Calculus, AP Calculus AB, AP Calculus BC (based on grades, recommendations, and interest). The course is intended to help students recognize the ways in which important spiritual truths can also be found in non-Catholic Christian churches and ecclesial communities as well as in non-Christian religions.

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Jesuit colleges stress key Jesuit principles, such as ethics, leadership, and community service. The course will emphasize the processes, elements, uses, and impacts of mass media including history, development, operation, and cultural effects of all types of mass media including books, newspapers, magazines, motion pictures, radio, television, sound recordings, computer media, and internet based media.

Description: The first Latin course provides students with a solid grounding in Latin grammar, syntax, and vocabulary. Some students will be expected to take the AP Biology exam.

A Jesuit is a member of the Society of Jesus, an order of Roman Catholic priests founded in Spain in the 16th century. The purpose of this course is to supply the students with a general knowledge of the Church’s history from apostolic times to the present. Students are exposed to the psychological facts, principles, and phenomena associated with psychology. Inspired by the tenets of Catholic social teaching and its intellectual and social justice traditions, a Jesuit education places great emphasis on forming 'women and men for others.'

Students enrolling are required to take the AP Physics 1 exam at the end of the spring semester. Its freshman retention rate is very high at 94%. COMPUTER SCIENCE – Students will learn fundamentals of programming data types, programming languages, binary to ASCII conversions, and internal and external computer components. Prerequisites: Senior status; 90 cumulative GPA and above. Prerequisites: Second semester averages of at least 90% in Honors Algebra 2/Trigonometry  and the current teacher’s recommendation. Special consideration is given to an extension of socio-economic issues and social justice issues. Instructor Approval is required before registering for this course. Students will explore how human-geographic relationships, political and social structures, economics, science and technology, and the arts have influenced life in these civilizations. The course is designed to help the student read more deeply and richly, with greater insight and understanding, see connections between works, draw appropriate conclusions, strengthen critical thinking skills, formulate and support a thesis, and gain an understanding of what constitutes the American experience. Description: International Relations as a field is the study of interactions between countries. Description: This course prepares students to take the College Board’s AP Language and Composition exam. Many class activities will be designed to practice the AP Spanish test format, with additional lessons and units involving poetry and Spanish short stories. We combine world-class admissions counselors with our data-driven, proprietary admissions strategies. Prerequisite: An average of 90 or higher in Honors Mandarin 3 plus teacher recommendation. And having it not just read, but seen, is even more unique.

Description: This one semester course attempts an in-depth examination of the tumultuous years of the last half of the 20th century in America.

Description: This is a one semester senior level elective designed to explore today‘s issues and conflicts, particularly at the national level. During Week One and Two students meet in the classroom at Jesuit and investigate the Constitution, how the three branches of the national government operate and work together, campaigning, elections, and policy making. Students are expected to develop conjectures related to the various topics and to prove the same as theorems before using them in related exercises. Students will expand their vocabulary and begin to learn more complex and detailed grammar. responding to student emails or comments, These sessions are meant for assignment clarification, Professional development. The courses listed in this section comprise the four-credit Theology requirement. What about Israel and the Palestinians? Students will work with a variety of media to develop projects, which will culminate in a comprehensive portfolio to be submitted for review by the College Board in May.

But these theories are only significant if they can explain the actual events that occur in international relations. Description: In Honors Spanish 3 much of the class is conducted in Spanish. Do the school's classes and majors sound interesting to you. Description: The Jesuit Community Service program seeks to provide an experience for the Jesuit student which will enable him to achieve considerable knowledge of the many needs of local and wider communities. Students must have a first semester average and 4th 6 week average of 85% in Honors Algebra 2/trigonometry or 95% in Algebra 2/Trigonometry and the teachers’ recommendation. To help you understand the four year opportunities available based on the initial placements, below is a listing of the potential course progression: Initial Placement: Algebra 1 [612] or Advanced Algebra 1 [613], Initial Placement: Algebra 2 [614] or Honors Algebra 2 [615].

The emphasis will be on function analysis, mathematical reasoning and problem solving using appropriate current technology. Prerequisite: Recommended for Spanish heritage/bilingual students who would benefit from additional instruction of grammar and writing skills. Students can even earn academic credit for certain volunteer efforts.

Description: Students in this summer-only course will discover the visual elements of art through in-class exercises and field trips to local professional arts establishments. Today, the formation of a Jesuit brother may take many forms, depending on his aptitude for ministry. Prerequisites: Sophomore status; 93% cumulative GPA plus 90% average or better in second semester Algebra 1 or 85% average or better in Honors Algebra 1, Honors Geometry or Geometry. Description: Conducted primarily in Spanish. There are 27 Jesuit colleges in the US, all of which belong to the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities. The purpose of this course is to lead the students towards a deeper understanding of redemption and Jesus as the fulfillment of God’s promise of redemption. Alongside its own programme, the London Jesuit Centre works in partnership with organizations and individuals who share its aims.

Prerequisites: Completion of Algebra 1, Algebra 2 and Geometry; Students must have a second semester average of at least 75% in Honors Precalculus or 80% in Precalculus or Honors Advanced Algebra II and the current teacher’s recommendation. Freshman Students will rehearse in the choir hall during the first half of lunch and eat in the cafeteria during the second half. Students are asked to discuss the literature and to write and revise critical essays over the works read. This course does not satisfy graduation requirements. Overall, we used eight criteria to create our list: Below, we reveal our picks for the top nine Jesuit colleges in the US.