Campus Corner

Jesuit High School students help construct a basketball court in the Dominican Republic this summer. “Our goal is to help young people live a faith that does justice,” says Arrupe Center director Andrea Casey.

Lighting the Way for the Next Generation

Jesuit High School kicked off the 2019-20 school year with a new hub for service, reflection, and advocacy experiences for its students.

Jesuit's Arrupe Center for Justice combines the school’s robust Christian Service program with its environmental sustainability initiatives and focus on developing global partnerships.

“Over the years, we’ve seen so much connection between our students who are doing service-learning projects, languageimmersion trips, and sustainability outreach. It only made sense for all of these wonderful programs to live under one roof,” says center director and 1997 alumna Andrea Casey.

Christian Service has been a powerful learning experience for students at Jesuit since the program was formalized in 1984.

“Our 65-hour service requirement is more than just completing hours,” says Casey. “It is about participating in the educational and spiritual exploration of service and how it relates to social justice in our world. It’s about entering into relationships with people who are marginalized, but also with our planet, which Pope Francis includes as one of the poor and marginalized.”

The center is located, fittingly, in Fr. Pedro Arrupe Hall on the south side of campus. Fr. Pedro Arrupe, S.J. served as the Superior General of the Society of Jesus from 1965-83. Jesuit High School’s mission to develop students who are “men and women for and with others” comes from a famous speech Arrupe gave in 1973.

“The Arrupe Center for Justice allows for a certain synergy as Jesuit High seeks to pursue the mission of the Church, which is of course the mission of Jesus Christ: to be in solidarity with those on the margins, to treat all people as our sisters and brothers, and to care for our common home,” says Principal Paul Hogan. “We are excited and humbled by the audacity of this enterprise, knowing that our students and staff will be transformed in the process.”

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Go Jesuit!

Above: Erin DeKlotz, Director of Admissions, and Ambassadors Cole Soot ’21, Ana Pacheco-Lujano ’20, Alannah Connolly ’21 and Reet Chatterjee ’21 prepare to travel to several Portland area Catholic grade schools to introduce middle school students to Jesuit High School. They use a game with fun props to teach them about Jesuit.

Saying Farewell

Below: Mike Simons, Nick Davies, Olivia Young, Charlie Schreck and Chis Smart as they bid so long (but not goodbye!) to JHS. Mike and Charlie are retiring, while Nick, Olivia, and Chris are moving on to new adventures as educators. See more about Dr. Smart’s new role on page 29.

That’s the Spirit!

Lane Laurent '21, Lillian Holland '21, Jack Ensminger '21, Zoe Quach '21, Taytem Raynor '20 and Sam Majors '20 show their school spirit while selling spirit shirts at Registration Day in August 2019.