San Miguel High School (Tucson, Arizona)
History
San Miguel High School opened in 2004 to assist capable students from families of limited means to prepare for college. It follows the Cristo Rey work-study model, whereby students work in businesses five days a month to earn 40% of their tuition. In its first nine years, the school had 492 graduates, all of whom were admitted to college. Current enrollment is 296, with 71 on the staff. About 97% of the students are Hispanic.
Academics
A total of 24 credits are required for graduation, as is participation in the Corporate Internship program. Four credits are required in English, mathematics, religious studies, and science; three in foreign language and social studies; and one in visual/performing arts and in academic skills/literacy.
Corporate partners
There are currently over 100 corporate partners that employ San Miguel students as part of the national Cristo Rey Network Corporate Work Study program. Videos are available on various aspects of the San Miguel experience.
Student activities
All students make a daylong retreat in each of the first three years and in the senior year a three-day Kairos retreat. The school also offers a five-day border immersion program, El Otro Lado, for students and staff to become informed and to strengthen their Christian perspective on the US-Mexican border problem. Athletics:
- Women's
- Cheer
- Soccer
- Softball
- Volleyball
- Men's
- Baseball
- Volleyball
- Basketball
- Soccer
Clubs:
- Rocketry
- Robotics
- Student Government (Freshman Council, Sophomore Council, Junior Council, Senior Council, and Executive Council)
- El Otro Lado
- Yearbook
- School Choir
- Ambassadors
- Honor Societies (National Spanish Society, National English Society, and National Honors Society)
- Environmental Club
- Bahay Pag-asa
- Racing The Sun
- Baking
- KINO Teens
- Aquaponics
- Lasallian Youth
- Liturgy Choir
- Student Ambassadors Program
Additional school facts
- 42% of families in the area earn less than $25,000 per year
- half of the adults in the area do not have a high school education
- 80% of students qualify for free lunch.
- 80% of students are the first in their families to go to college.
- 63% of students attend a four-year university or college.
- 72% of San Miguel graduates have either graduated from college or are persisting in college, according to the National Student Clearinghouse Report 2015.
References
- ^ NCA-CASI. "NCA-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement". Archived from the original on April 29, 2009. Retrieved June 23, 2009.
- ^ "Students get academic, real-world training at San Miguel High School". Inside Tucson Business. Retrieved January 12, 2018.
- ^ "FAQ – About Us – San Miguel High School". www.sanmiguelcristorey.org. Retrieved January 12, 2018.
- ^ "School Profile – Academics – San Miguel High School". www.sanmiguelcristorey.org. Retrieved January 12, 2018.
- ^ Cicala, Paul. "San Miguel High Students Impress In Sports & Journalism". Archived from the original on January 9, 2018. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
- ^ "Video Gallery | San Miguel High School". www.sanmiguelcristorey.org. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
- ^ "Campus Ministry - Mr. Meyer's Lasallian ministry and education pages". www.onelasallista.info. Archived from the original on January 9, 2018. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
- ^ "Home – El Otro Lado – San Miguel High School". www.sanmiguelcristorey.org. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
- ^ Athletics. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
Further reading
- Kearney, G. R. More Than a Dream: The Cristo Rey Story: How One School's Vision Is Changing the World. Chicago, Ill: Loyola Press, 2008. ISBN 978-0-82-942576-5
External links
- Partners - Cristo Rey Network
- "Fr. John P. Foley honored with Presidential Citizen's Medal"
- Boston Globe - "With sense of purpose, students cut class for a day"
- Cristo Rey featured in Washington Post column by George Will
- Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation - "Success of Innovative Urban Catholic School Sparks Major Investment"
