Loyola High Admissions Viewbook

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LOYOLA HIGH SCHOOL OF LOS ANGELES

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OTHERS Thank you for accepting our invitation to come and see. I hope this booklet will give you a glimpse into the unique experience of Loyola High School.

For 150 years Loyola High School of Los Angeles has been educating young men in the Jesuit tradition, to be the leaders of tomorrow, grounded with an orientation of service to others.

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Loyola’s loving and caring faculty are dedicated to an unmatched rigor while educating the whole person.

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Loyola is a brotherhood that lasts a lifetime.

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Loyola High School of Los Angeles, a Catholic Jesuit college preparatory school, inspires students to become men of faith, scholarship, service and leadership.

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Loyola is unique. We are looking for young men who have displayed academic excellence while being involved in the life of their schools, communities and places of worship.

As you explore all the options for continuing your education, we are confident that you will discover that LHS is your best option.

Come and see.

Mr. Frank Kozakowski Principal

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I WILL BE A MAN OF

PURPOSE SERVICE COMMITMENT

LOYOLA HIGH SCHOOL OF LOS ANGELES

CESAR CASTRO ’14

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Loyola has shaped

Beginning his freshman year, Cesar felt the need to

me into the man I am today. Not only has

give back to the community.

“Volunteer service is important to me because it allows

it given me the tools

me to sympathize with the

I will need to succeed

my faith into action.”

in my academics, but

His many community

Loyola has prepared

tutoring eighth graders in

needs of others while putting

service efforts included

mathematics and English,

me for living a life as a ‘Man for and with Others.’ ”

preparing and serving breakfast at homeless shelters as well as building houses for low-income families as part of Loyola’s Argentina-Uruguay Intercambio trip.

MINISTRY

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Loyola High School is a distinctly Jesuit institution. Our Catholic and Ignatian principles lead us to educate the whole person—body, mind and spirit—through academic and co-curricular activities as well as spiritual development.

Dynamic and interdependent, the Ministry Department includes the Campus Ministry, the Justice and Peace Coalition and our Community Service program. Our aim is to foster all members of the Loyola community in their growth toward fully engaged lives of action and prayer.

Over 500

non-profit agencies and schools partnered with our students in community service activities in the last year.

1.4 million

total hours that students have dedicated to community service over the past two decades.

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LOYOLA HIGH SCHOOL OF LOS ANGELES

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INNOVATION INQUIRY LEGACY

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ROBERT O’BRIEN ’15

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I’m very proud to be one of

Since 1917, men of the O’Brien family have

a very few fourth-gener­ ation students at Loyola.

Attending Loyola has helped

attended Loyola. From Robert O’Brien’s great grandfathers to his younger brother, there have been a total of 10 O’Brien

me find my purpose. I have

Cubs. They are: Dutton O’Brien ‘17, John Gocke

challenged myself with the classes available to me at the school and developed

‘23, Michael O’Brien ‘47, Terence O’Brien ‘50, Jim Buckingham ‘76, Michael O’Brien ‘83, John O’Brien ‘84, Patrick O’Brien ‘87,

as an athlete to a point

Robert O’Brien ‘15 and William O’Brien ‘19.

where I will be competing at the next level.”

ACADEMICS

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Loyola High School of Los Angeles is a Catholic college preparatory school for young men who represent the racial, ethnic and socioeconomic diversity of greater Los Angeles.

By teaching as Jesus taught, Loyola is dedicated to inspiring its students to develop as conscientious leaders and agents of change who are intellectually distinguished, morally courageous and compassionate in service to others.

The talented men and women who comprise Loyola’s faculty are among the most accomplished teachers in the nation. All of our faculty members and administrative staff hold professional degrees.

Our teachers go above and beyond to ensure that students succeed academically, socially, spiritually and professionally. They serve as mentors, role models, advisors and coaches dedicated to educating the whole person. This enthusiasm ignites student interest in learning and inspires young men to achieve.

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LOYOLA HIGH SCHOOL OF LOS ANGELES

100

%

OF OUR STUDENTS GO ON TO COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES

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#

96

%

OF OUR STUDENTS ATTEND FOUR-YEAR COLLEGES

99

%

OF PARENTS POLLED WOULD SEND THEIR SON TO LOYOLA AGAIN

CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL IN THE NATION, JUST AFTER JESUIT HIGH SCHOOL REGIS IN MANHATTAN* *Ranking from the school data site Niche: https://k12.niche.com/rankings/private-high-schools/best-catholic/

MORE THAN

120 COURSES FROM WHICH TO CHOOSE

1445 ,

AP EXAMS GIVEN IN 2015

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ACTION INTEGRITY DISCIPLINE

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MAX HAZZARD ’15

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The lessons I have

Max Hazzard ’15 comes from a family of basketball

learned on the court can’t be taught in the

players. His late grand­ father, Walt Hazzard, was a UCLA, Olympic and

classroom. Individual

professional basketball

talent can only take

UCLA to coach. Max’s

player before retiring to

brother Jacob Hazzard ’12

you so far, period. It takes good teamwork to win a championship.”

is a senior at the University of Arizona and a member of the men’s basketball team.

ATHLETICS

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62

7X

CIF CHAMPIONSHIP TITLES

Teams and clubs play a pivotal role in the whole formation of our students by defining individual character, building self-confidence, developing leadership skills, teaching self-discipline, learning to manage conflict, getting along with others during adversity and practicing good sportsmanship.

These skills profoundly affect our students’ lives on campus as well as after graduation.

OVER

750

COMMISSIONER’S CUP CHAMPS

ATHLETES ON

32

TEAMS

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I WILL BE A MAN OF

PASSION CREATIVITY IMAGINATION

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NICHOLAS DURAN ’17

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The abundance of

Arts education is a strong cornerstone of the Loyola

programs that I was provided with since

High School educational experience. For Nicholas Duran ’17, the Hannon

my freshman year let

Theatre Company has

me try many different

development.

things, and ultimately figure out for myself

been a crucial part of his

“Loyola has provided me an environment where I am able to discover and utilize my passion fully. As an

what my true passions are.”

artist and a scholar, thinking outside of the box is necessary to set myself apart from the crowd, and my preparation at Loyola has done just that for me.”

FINE & PERFORMING ARTS

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Since the time the Jesuits launched their first school in 1548, they have understood that the fine and performing arts, joined with all the other branches of knowledge, are a powerful means to develop imagination, feelings, conscience and intellect. Loyola’s fine and dramatic arts program develops the skills, techniques and knowledge needed for the student to be able to reveal himself and his perceptions of the world through creativity.

Students can participate in productions in the renowned Hannon Theatre Company, perform in concert with the music department, create a film for our annual film festival or build a portfolio of exceptional visual AP Studio Art to be submitted to the AP Board for review.

Fun, fast-paced and intense, Loyola’s arts program readies students for the rigors of a college-level art environment.

WHAT KIND OF MAN WILL

YOU BE?

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