Strake Jesuit College Preparatory is a Jesuit preparatory school for young men in southwest Houston, Texas, founded on June 21, 1960. The campus is located at 8900 Bellaire Boulevard, where it intersects Gessner Drive. The school is well-known throughout the Houston area for its academic excellence. It is run by the Jesuits, with seven or more Jesuit priests living on-site.
Strake Jesuit College Preparatory
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| Location
| 8900 Bellaire Blvd.
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| City/State
| Houston, Texas
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| Category
| Jesuit Catholic School
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| Principal
| Mr. Richard Nevle
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| President
| Fr. Daniel K. Lahart, S.J.
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| Dean of Students
| Mr. Michael Crowley
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The school mottos are Men for Others, and, Ad Maiorem Dei Gloriam, the latter translating to For the Greater Glory of God. In keeping with these mottos, students are required before graduation to complete Junior and Senior service projects, the Senior service project requiring 100 hours of community service. The "Grad at Grad" also defines the Seniors of the school at the Graduation. This is used to show an outline of what is expected from each student, namely that he is intellectually competent, open to growth, committed to doing justice, religious, and loving.
Strake Jesuit shares a parking lot with Saint Agnes Academy, the adjacent Catholic high school for girls.
The school is also known for the many very artistic sculptures placed around campus. The school is classified as an official art museum with a full-time curator.
Strake Jesuit Educational Television
The school uses a closed-circuit television system known as Strake Jesuit Educational Television (SJET). SJET was established in 1970 when such a system was quite unique for a high school. There is a television in every classroom. Daily morning announcements are presented and produced by students. Students participating in SJET can take Television Production for class credit.
Throughout the year, the students look forward to new installments of the School own game, "Scribbage". They also look forward to seeing who the new morning announcers for next year will be and enjoy comical news strips presented by the students. Also, every once in a while, they are joined by a special guest who is well-known throughout Houston.
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