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Regis Jesuit High School
Location
Aurora, Colorado  United States
Information
Affiliation(s)	Jesuit
President	Fr. Phil Steele, S.J.
Principal	Charlie Saulino
Dean	Mike Doherty
Faculty	167
Type	College Preparatory
Grades	9-12
Campus	Co-Divisional
Motto	Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam
Mascot	Raiders
Color(s)	Carmine and White
Established	1888
Students	1635
Enrollment	1700
Homepage	http://www.regisjesuit.com/

Regis Jesuit High School is a Jesuit Catholic college preparatory high school located in Aurora, Colorado. Founded in 1877, the high school shares much of its history with its counterpart Regis University in neighboring Denver, Colorado.

Regis is the United States' only co-institutional Jesuit school (as opposed to a co-educational), meaning that the school is split into two gender divisions. The young women's division is one of two Jesuit all-female high schools in the world.^{[citation needed]}

Contents 1 Early history 2 Education 2.1 Mission Statement 2.1.1 Profile of the Graduate at Graduation 2.2 Co-Institutional Education 3 Academics 3.1 Performing Arts Department 4 Athletics 4.1 List of Sports 4.2 State Championships 4.3 National Championships 5 Clubs and Activities 6 Chess Team 7 Trivia 8 Notable alumni 9 External links

• The school was begun by Italian Jesuits in 1887 in Las Vegas, New Mexico. Another school was opened in Morrison, Colorado seven years later. In 1888, the two schools were merged and renamed for St. John Francis Regis to become Regis College, located on 52nd and Lowell in Denver, Colorado.

• In 1921, the school was formally split into Regis High School and Regis University. The high school and University co-existed on the campus in Denver and shared facilities until a separate building was built on campus for the high school in 1984.

• In 1989, a parcel of land was donated near Parker and Arapahoe Roads in Aurora, now the Campbell Campus. A new building was erected and the school moved in for the 1990-1991 school year.

Regis Jesuit High School has a college-preparatory curriculum with a strong emphasis on the development of leadership, service, and religious faith. In past years more than 98% of graduates have been accepted at colleges and universities throughout the country. It is possible for Regis Jesuit students to take college credit courses at the high school and earn up to 36 semester hours of college credit from Regis University or through the Advanced Placement Program. There are more than 15 AP classes offered and honors sections exist in most departments. Incoming freshmen are eligible to place into advanced courses in math, foreign language, English and chemistry.

Regis Jesuit has a daily-alternating block schedule which differs slightly between the two divisions. All students must be enrolled in seven courses each semester. There are no study halls in a students' schedule, but there are Office Hours in the morning which can be used to work on homework, talk with teachers, or host meetings for clubs.

Students participate in various retreat programs run by the Pastoral Department each year. Community service is also an important part of school, there are differing levels of hourly service requirements depending on a student's grade level. Juniors and senior are require to take part in a two week/sixty-hour service project wherein they work in various community organizations.

Regis Jesuit High School, a Catholic educational community, affirms the uniqueness and dignity of individuals, inspires the pursuit of excellence, and strives to develop a connection to the world community.

The hallmark of Jesuit education is cura personalis, the care and concern for the individual. This educational community provides a student-centered environment in which each individual can develop intellectually, socially, emotionally, and spiritually. Regis Jesuit aims to form a community of individuals who demand more of themselves and who strive to achieve excellence in all their endeavors by being Open to Growth, Intellectually Competent, Religious, Loving, and Committed to Doing Justice.

Regis Jesuit High School offers single-gender co-institutional education and is the only Jesuit school in the country (one of two in the world) to do so. This means that the school has separate divisions for male and female students. One president and several boards oversee and serve the needs of the entire institution, encompassing both divisions, but each division has its own principal, administrative team, faculty, and staff. The divisions have their own norms, dress codes, and daily schedules. Male students and female students never share classes or lunches and only see each other during the school day on extremely rare special occasions, such as all-school mass celebrations and the Cultural Heritage Festival.

Some extracurricular activities, and many social functions welcome members from both divisions. Dances are a unique case and are sponsored by only one division at a time. For instance, the Homecoming dance is traditionally sponsored by the Boys' Division and only the Boys' Division celebrates Spirit Week prior to this dance. Members of the Girls' Division are invited to the dance but may not bring dates from other schools, whereas boys may bring dates from other schools. In December, the Girls Division hosts SnoBall and the rules are reversed--girls celebrate Sprit Weeks and boys are invited, but they may not bring dates from other schools, although the girls may.

The girls' division has incited some controversy among men alumni from before its institution.

Regis' theater program maintains a very high standard and the intimate "black-box" theater keeps the audience close to the actions on-stage. Regis presents a musical in the fall and a play in the spring. The productions are directed by Dolores Boyle, who utilizes a pit band comprised of players from the Music Department. The current production for the Fall 2007 semester is Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

The Theater Department also endorses other functions from clubs. Most notably The Professional Performance Club from the Girl's Division, and the Improv Comedy Club from the Boys. Regis Jesuit High School is a member of the International Thespian Society, or ITS. Some of the program's students have worked with professional groups and productions in the Denver area.

Regis Jesuit offers many athletic opportunities in conjunction with the academic workload.

• Baseball, Boys
• Basketball, All
• Cheer, Girls
• Cross Country, All
• Football, Boys
• Golf, All
• Hockey, Boys
• Lacrosse, All
• Poms, Girls
• Soccer, All
• Softball, Girls
• Swimming and Diving, All
• Tennis, All
• Track & Field, All
• Volleyball, Girls
• Wrestling, Boys

• Baseball (1) 1988
• Boy's Soccer (4) 1991, 1992, 1995, 1996
• Boy's Swimming (15) 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
• Boy's Tennis (1) 2000

• Boy's Swimming (4) 1992, 1997, 2005, 2006

Regis Jesuit has over 37 different clubs and organizations.

Over the years, the talented club has accumulated many victories, including a seventh place finish in the National Scholastic Blitz Tournament. They also placed twenty-first in the open division, and fifteenth in the Under-1500 division. This year, they have not gone to nationals yet, but they won state and the state scholastics championship. They have been in the top two at the Colorado State Chess Tournament for five years running, and have been in the top two of the Denver High School Chess Association for the last six years. Last year the team went to Russia to compete against some of their players, and this year they are having a match online. The Regis Chess team has been known to take annual trips and the year 2005 marked a journey to Moscow, Russia. Some members include(only first names used) Eric 1655, David 1499, Corey 1463, Stetson 1377, Zach 1374, Luke 1034, Julian 942.Last years graduates were Matt 1771,Chris 1630,Ryan 1454

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• Regis' main rival is J. K. Mullen High School, another Catholic School.
• The 45-minute break ("Office Hours") in the morning is often called "cookie time," because many students flock to the cafeteria to buy a bag of warm cookies.
• Each student in their junior year are required to attend a retreat called "Kairos" in groups with their classmates and some seniors and faculty leaders. It's highly secretive and is said to be "life changing."
• The Regis crest is imprinted on a rug in the center of Tradition Hall. It is closed off by red velvet ropes, and is respected by the student body.

• Paul Tauer, Class of 1952. Former Mayor of Aurora, Colorado
• Neil Hopkins, Class of 1995. Actor. Appears in various TV Series such as Lost, Big Love and Ghost Whisperer
• Brian Mullan, Class of 1997. Midfielder of the MLS's Houston Dynamo
• Mark Lisi, Class of 1997. Former Midfielder for the MLS's New York Red Bulls.
• Aaron Pitchkolan, Class of 2001. Midfielder of the MLS's FC Dallas.
• Wendell "Butch" Lewis, Class of 2006. Offensive Linemen of USC Trojans.

• RegisJesuit.com