Jesuit High School of Sacramento
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Jesuit High School of Sacramento is a Catholic high school founded and run by the Society of Jesus
Society of Jesus
The Society of Jesus is a Catholic male religious order that follows the teachings of the Catholic Church. The members are called Jesuits, and are also known colloquially as "God's Army" and as "The Company," these being references to founder Ignatius of Loyola's military background and a...

. The school enrolls about 1,000 young men from all over the greater Sacramento Valley
Sacramento Valley
The Sacramento Valley is the portion of the California Central Valley that lies to the north of the San Joaquin-Sacramento Delta in the U.S. state of California. It encompasses all or parts of ten counties.-Geography:...

 in California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...

. It is located within the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sacramento
Roman Catholic Diocese of Sacramento
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Sacramento is an ecclesiastical territory or particular church of the Roman Catholic Church in the northern California region of the United States...

.

About

Jesuit High School is a four-year college preparatory conducted by the Society of Jesus
Society of Jesus
The Society of Jesus is a Catholic male religious order that follows the teachings of the Catholic Church. The members are called Jesuits, and are also known colloquially as "God's Army" and as "The Company," these being references to founder Ignatius of Loyola's military background and a...

 (Jesuits). Admission is selective. The process consists of students applying during the 8th grade, having their application approved by the Office of Admissions, and then being interviewed by a faculty member of the school.

Jesuit is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges
Western Association of Schools and Colleges
The Western Association of Schools and Colleges is one of six official academic bodies responsible for the accreditation of public and private universities, colleges, secondary and elementary schools in the United States and foreign institutions of American origin. The Western Association of...

 (WASC) and the Western Catholic Education Association
Western Catholic Education Association
Western Catholic Education Association is an educational accreditation agency for Roman Catholic schools in part of the United States. It is based in Fullerton, California.-See also:*History of Catholic education in the United States...

 (WCEA). The current term of the school's WASC accreditation is six years, which is set to expire in 2014. Additionally, Jesuit is a member of the College Board
College Board
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, the Jesuit Secondary Education Association
Jesuit Secondary Education Association
The Jesuit Secondary Education Association was founded in 1970 to address the unique needs of the Jesuit secondary school apostolate in the United States...

 and the National Association for College Admission Counseling
National Association for College Admission Counseling
The National Association for College Admission Counseling , founded in 1937, is an organization of more than 11,000 professionals from around the world dedicated to serving students transitioning from secondary to postsecondary education, including professional school counselors, college access...

.

Campus Life

Each building on the campus has been named after one of the eight North American Martyrs.
They are the school's patron saint
Patron saint
A patron saint is a saint who is regarded as the intercessor and advocate in heaven of a nation, place, craft, activity, class, clan, family, or person...

s. The largest building — the Jesuit Residence and Main Office — is named Brébeuf
Jean de Brébeuf
Jean de Brébeuf was a Jesuit missionary, martyred in Canada on March 16, 1649.-Early years:Brébeuf was born in Condé-sur-Vire, Normandy, France. He was the uncle of the fur trader Georges de Brébeuf. He studied near home at Caen. He became a Jesuit in 1617, joining the Order...

 Hall.The goal at Jesuit High School is development of the total person and Student Activities help to address this goal. Every Jesuit student is encouraged to participate in a co-curricular activity requiring time and commitment on his part. Students should acquire knowledge about themselves through working with others and cooperating with students of different interests, backgrounds, and personalities toward the attainment of a common goal.

Sports and activities

Jesuit offers a multitude co-curricular activities, including: The Plank (the Jesuit High School newspaper), The Cutlass (the school yearbook), Speech and Debate, Robotics, Drama (Theater), Future Business Leaders of America, Mock Trial, Moot Court, Drumline, Young Democrats and Republicans, and many more clubs and activities.

The Jesuit High School International Robotics Team competes at the collegiate level as one of two high school robotics teams to do so in underwater robotics. In June 2011 the team won the MATE International ROV (remote operated vehicle) competition, which was held at the Neutral Buoyancy Lab, in Houston, Texas. The robotics team is structured as a company with each subgroup working together to design, build, test, and deliver one successful product. The team is composed of nearly 20 individuals from all year levels, each with specific tasks that helps streamline the design and construction of a collegiate, competition level robot.

Jesuit High School has a rich history of success in athletics. The school offers thirteen varsity sports; most of which also feature JV and Freshman squads.
Jesuit has one of the nation's finest high school rugby union
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...

 programs, with numerous national championships.
Additionally, the Jesuit High School Cross Country
Cross country running
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 team has won nine state championships, and qualified for Nike Cross Nationals two years in a row in 2005 and 2006, placing 7th and 4th respectively. Jesuit also has collected state championships in baseball
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...

, water polo
Water polo
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, swimming
Swimming (sport)
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, and rugby.
Recently, the Jesuit Basketball
Basketball
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 team has emerged as one of the elite team in the state, ranking as high as first in the state in 2007. In addition, the Jesuit High School Water Polo team is a perennial state power, winning a section championship almost every year.
In 2003, the Jesuit soccer team was ranked first nationally by the NSCAA/adidas national ranking, which is the foremost soccer ranking authority. The Jesuit soccer team finished the 2001 season with a ranking of fourth in the nation posting a 27-1-1 record consisting of 19 shut-outs. The Marauders once again achieved the #1 national soccer ranking in 2008 with a record of 27-1-1 before falling to their arch-rival Davis High School
Davis Senior High School
Davis Senior High School is one of four high schools located in Davis, California, in the United States. DHS is a WASC accredited, 3-year, public comprehensive high school covering grades 10-12. The campus opened its current location in 1961. Enrollment for school year 2004-2005 was 1,831 students...

 in PK's in the CIF sac-joaquin section semi-finals. The marauders outscored opponents 130-8, with a California record 21 shutouts. In 2009, Jesuit earned a #2 NSCAA national ranking with a record of 28-1-0.
Jesuit's newest athletic program is its Lacrosse team, in its second year as a CIF sport it has achieved a program high ranking of 16th in the state of California (season in progress) and 1st in the sacramento valley league. The Marauder lacrosse team finished the season with a record of 12-2 and winning the its first Sacramento Valley Lacrosse Conference Championship (Sac-Joaquin Section) finishing 24th in the state of California. The lacrosse team had six players all league and the league MVP Jim Little. The 2009 golf team was runner up in the State Championship.
The Marauders official rival is Christian Brothers High School (Sacramento, California)
Christian Brothers High School (Sacramento, California)
Christian Brothers High School High School is a private, Roman Catholic, college-preparatory high school in Sacramento, California. It is located within the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sacramento.-Background:...

. This rivalry culminates in the Holy Bowl - an annual Jesuit-Christian Brothers football game generally held in Charles C. Hughes Stadium.

Football

  • Matt Bouza
    Matt Bouza
    Matt Bouza is a former professional American football player who played wide receiver for eight seasons for the Baltimore/Indianapolis Colts.Bouza graduated from Jesuit High School....

     - nine-year NFL
    National Football League
    The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...

     wide receiver
    Wide receiver
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     for the San Francisco 49ers
    San Francisco 49ers
    The San Francisco 49ers are a professional American football team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team was founded in 1946 as a charter member of the All-America Football Conference and...

     and the Indianapolis Colts
    Indianapolis Colts
    The Indianapolis Colts are a professional American football team based in Indianapolis. They are currently members of the South Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League ....

  • Ryan Bishop - four-year NFL
    National Football League
    The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...

     tight end
    Tight end
    The tight end is a position in American football on the offense. The tight end is often seen as a hybrid position with the characteristics and roles of both an offensive lineman and a wide receiver. Like offensive linemen, they are usually lined up on the offensive line and are large enough to be...

     for the New York Giants
    New York Giants
    The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey, representing the New York City metropolitan area. The Giants are currently members of the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...

  • Nigel Burton
    Nigel Burton
    Nigel Burton is the current head coach for the Portland State Vikings college football team.-Playing career:Burton grew up in Sacramento where he attended Jesuit High School...

     - Head coach
    Head coach
    A head coach, senior coach or manager is a professional at training and developing athletes. They typically hold a more public profile and are paid more than other coaches...

     of the Portland State Vikings
    Portland State Vikings
    Portland State Vikings is the nickname of the NCAA-affiliated, intercollegiate athletic teams representing Portland State University of Portland, Oregon...

     American football
    American football
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     team.
  • Giovanni Carmazzi
    Giovanni Carmazzi
    Giovanni Carmazzi is a former American football player. He never played in a regular season NFL game but was on the roster of the San Francisco 49ers as a backup quarterback. He is an alumnus of Jesuit High School in Carmichael, California. He was coached by his father, Dan Carmazzi, while...

     - quarterback
    Quarterback
    Quarterback is a position in American and Canadian football. Quarterbacks are members of the offensive team and line up directly behind the offensive line...

    , third-round draft pick
    NFL Draft
    The National Football League Draft is an annual event in which the National Football League teams select eligible college football players and it is their most common source of player recruitment. The basic design of the draft is each team is given a position in the drafting order in reverse order...

     by the San Francisco 49ers
    San Francisco 49ers
    The San Francisco 49ers are a professional American football team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team was founded in 1946 as a charter member of the All-America Football Conference and...

     over Tom Bradey
  • Etu Molden
    Etu Molden
    Etu Baraka Molden is an Arena Football League wide receiver/linebacker who is currently a free agent...

     - wide receiver
    Wide receiver
    A wide receiver is an offensive position in American and Canadian football, and is the key player in most of the passing plays. Only players in the backfield or the ends on the line are eligible to catch a forward pass. The two players who begin play at the ends of the offensive line are eligible...

    /defensive back
    Defensive back
    In American football and Canadian football, defensive backs are the players on the defensive team who take positions somewhat back from the line of scrimmage; they are distinguished from the defensive line players and linebackers, who take positions directly behind or close to the line of...

     for the Chicago Rush
    Chicago Rush
    The Chicago Rush is an arena football team based in Rosemont, Illinois. It is a member of the Central Division of the National Conference of the Arena Football League. The team was founded in 2001 and is co-owned by Mike Ditka, the Hall of Fame player and coach.The Rush have qualified for the...

     of the Arena Football League
  • Ken O'Brien
    Ken O'Brien
    Kenneth John O'Brien is a former American football quarterback who played in the National Football League for the New York Jets and Philadelphia Eagles. When he retired he was the only Jets quarterback to have ever been the top ranked passer in a season. He held the team record for most...

     - 11-year Pro Bowl quarterback
    Quarterback
    Quarterback is a position in American and Canadian football. Quarterbacks are members of the offensive team and line up directly behind the offensive line...

     for the New York Jets
    New York Jets
    The New York Jets are a professional football team headquartered in Florham Park, New Jersey, representing the New York metropolitan area. The team is a member of the Eastern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...

     and Philadelphia Eagles
    Philadelphia Eagles
    The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...

  • J. T. O'Sullivan - quarterback
    Quarterback
    Quarterback is a position in American and Canadian football. Quarterbacks are members of the offensive team and line up directly behind the offensive line...

     for the Oakland Raiders
    Oakland Raiders
    The Oakland Raiders are a professional American football team based in Oakland, California. They currently play in the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...

  • C.J. Bachér - former quarterback
    Quarterback
    Quarterback is a position in American and Canadian football. Quarterbacks are members of the offensive team and line up directly behind the offensive line...

     for the Northwestern Wildcats football
    Northwestern Wildcats football
    The Northwestern Wildcats football team, representing Northwestern University, is a NCAA Division I team and member of the Big Ten Conference, with evidence of organization in 1876...

     team
  • Patrick Benson - Wide Receiver for the German professional football league team Cologne Falcons

Olympians

  • Jeffrey Float
    Jeffrey Float
    Jeffrey "Jeff" James Float is a former American swimmer, world record holder, world champion and Olympic champion. He qualified for the 1980 Moscow-bound Olympic Swimming Team, which was boycotted by the U.S., and four years later competed at the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles...

     - Olympic
    Olympic Games
    The Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...

     gold medal
    Gold medal
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    ist swimmer
  • Michael Stember
    Michael Stember
    Michael Stember is a male track and field athlete from the United States, who is known for competing in the middle distance events. His first international competition was winning the gold medal in the 1500 metres at the 1997 Pan American Junior Championships...

     - middle distance runner finished ninth in the semifinal at the 2000 Summer Olympics
    2000 Summer Olympics
    The Sydney 2000 Summer Olympic Games or the Millennium Games/Games of the New Millennium, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated between 15 September and 1 October 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...


Baseball

  • Lars Anderson
    Lars Anderson (baseball)
    Lars Anderson is an American professional baseball first baseman with the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball.-High school:...

     - first baseman
    First baseman
    First base, or 1B, is the first of four stations on a baseball diamond which must be touched in succession by a baserunner in order to score a run for that player's team...

     for the Boston Red Sox
    Boston Red Sox
    The Boston Red Sox are a professional baseball team based in Boston, Massachusetts, and a member of Major League Baseball’s American League Eastern Division. Founded in as one of the American League's eight charter franchises, the Red Sox's home ballpark has been Fenway Park since . The "Red Sox"...

  • J. P. Howell - pitcher
    Pitcher
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     for the Tampa Bay Rays
    Tampa Bay Rays
    The Tampa Bay Rays are a Major League Baseball team based in St. Petersburg, Florida. The Rays are a member of the Eastern Division of MLB's American League. Since their inception in , the club has played at Tropicana Field...

  • Jerry Nielsen
    Jerry Nielsen
    Gerald Arthur Nielsen was a pitcher in Major League Baseball.-External links:...

     - former MLB
    Major League Baseball
    Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...

     pitcher
    Pitcher
    In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throwsthe baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw a walk. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the...

  • Andrew Susac - Professional baseball player in the San Francisco Giants
    San Francisco Giants
    The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the National League West Division....

     Organization (catcher
    Catcher
    Catcher is a position for a baseball or softball player. When a batter takes his turn to hit, the catcher crouches behind home plate, in front of the umpire, and receives the ball from the pitcher. This is a catcher's primary duty, but he is also called upon to master many other skills in order to...

    )

Rugby

  • Kort Schubert
    Kort Schubert
    Kort Schubert is an American rugby union footballer. He plays blindside flank or number eight.He made his debut for the US Eagles in May 2000 playing against Japan in a 36–21 win. Schubert was an ever present figure in the American side during the 2001, 2002 and 2003 seasons...

    -Rugby Player, USA international in 2007 Rugby World Cup
    2007 Rugby World Cup
    The 2007 Rugby World Cup was the sixth Rugby World Cup, a quadrennial international rugby union competition inaugurated in 1987. Twenty nations competed for the Webb Ellis Cup in the tournament, which was hosted by France from 7 September to 20 October. France won the hosting rights in 2003,...

  • Louis Stanfill
    Louis Stanfill
    Louis Stanfill is an American rugby union player. He currently plays for Mogliano, and for the United States national side. Stanfill made his international debut against in May 2005, at the age of 19. Stanfill plays as a back row player at flanker or No. 8...

    -Rugby Player, USA international in 2007 Rugby World Cup
    2007 Rugby World Cup
    The 2007 Rugby World Cup was the sixth Rugby World Cup, a quadrennial international rugby union competition inaugurated in 1987. Twenty nations competed for the Webb Ellis Cup in the tournament, which was hosted by France from 7 September to 20 October. France won the hosting rights in 2003,...

    , 2011 Rugby World Cup
    2011 Rugby World Cup
    The 2011 Rugby World Cup was the seventh Rugby World Cup, a quadrennial international rugby union competition inaugurated in 1987. The International Rugby Board selected New Zealand as the host country in preference to Japan and South Africa at a meeting in Dublin on 17 November 2005...

  • Blaine Scully
    Blaine Scully
    Blaine Scully is an USA rugby union footballer who plays as a fullback or wing. Scully was part of the United States squad at the 2011 Rugby World Cup.-External links:**...

     - Rugby Player, USA international in 2011 Rugby World Cup
    2011 Rugby World Cup
    The 2011 Rugby World Cup was the seventh Rugby World Cup, a quadrennial international rugby union competition inaugurated in 1987. The International Rugby Board selected New Zealand as the host country in preference to Japan and South Africa at a meeting in Dublin on 17 November 2005...

  • Colin Hawley
    Colin Hawley
    Colin Hawley is an American-born American rugby union player.Hawley was named to the Collegiate All-Americans before being brought in to the USA Eagles Player Pool. Soon after his test debut against Georgia in June 2009, he was asked to join the USA national rugby union team on their 2010 Autumn...

     - Rugby Player, USA international in 2011 Rugby World Cup
    2011 Rugby World Cup
    The 2011 Rugby World Cup was the seventh Rugby World Cup, a quadrennial international rugby union competition inaugurated in 1987. The International Rugby Board selected New Zealand as the host country in preference to Japan and South Africa at a meeting in Dublin on 17 November 2005...

  • Eric Fry
    Eric Fry
    Eric Fry is an American rugby union player. Eric plays his club rugby with the Las Vagas Black Jacks Rugby Club. His position is prop forward. Eric was selected to tour with the USA national rugby union team, the USA Eagles XV, in their 2010 Autumn tour of Europe. The USA Eagles played Portugal,...

    - Rugby Player, USA international in 2011 Rugby World Cup
    2011 Rugby World Cup
    The 2011 Rugby World Cup was the seventh Rugby World Cup, a quadrennial international rugby union competition inaugurated in 1987. The International Rugby Board selected New Zealand as the host country in preference to Japan and South Africa at a meeting in Dublin on 17 November 2005...


Other

  • Major Gen. Leo A. Brooks, Jr.
    Leo A. Brooks, Jr.
    Leo A. Brooks, Jr. is a retired Major General of the United States Army. His family is noted for military, as his brother is Lieutenant General Vincent K. Brooks and their father Leo A. Brooks, Sr. who also was a Major General in the United States Army....

     (Ret.), U.S. Army, former Commandant, U.S. Military Academy, West Point
  • Brig. Gen. Vincent K. Brooks, U.S. Army, former Deputy Director of Operations during Iraq War
  • Sam Warburg
    Sam Warburg
    Sam Warburg is a retired American male tennis player.- College career :Warburg was a 4-time All -American for Stanford University, and won the NCAA Doubles Championship in 2004. He also won the 2004 & 2005 PAC-10 Singles titles...

     - professional tennis
    Tennis
    Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...

     player
  • AJ Pongratz - Notable District Attorney
    District attorney
    In many jurisdictions in the United States, a District Attorney is an elected or appointed government official who represents the government in the prosecution of criminal offenses. The district attorney is the highest officeholder in the jurisdiction's legal department and supervises a staff of...

     for Sacramento County

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