Belen Jesuit Preparatory School

2012-2013 Profile

Pedro A. Suarez, S.J., Ph.D. President Lisa Peterson Director of College Counseling Claudia Basso College Counselor Mary Carballo College Counselor

Accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on International and Trans-Regional Accreditation (CITA) Member of Southern and National Associations for College Admission Counseling Jesuit High School College Counselor Association (JHSCCA) Jesuit Secondary Education Association (JSEA)

500 SW 127th Avenue Miami, Florida 33184 Tel: (305) 223-8600 * Fax: (305) 223-8750 CEEB/ACT Code: 101059

School Profile - Class of 2012

SCHOOL BACKGROUND Belen Jesuit is an all-male college preparatory school founded in 1854 in Havana, Cuba, where it operated until government seizure in May, 1961. It reopened in Miami in September, 1961 and moved into the new facility in September, 1981. The foundation of education at Belen is based on religious formation, academic excellence, value education, social responsibility and athletic achievement. As a Jesuit school, Belen strives to provide leaders who are men of character committed to the Christian spirits of understanding, social justice and concern for others. Although the majority of Belen students are of Hispanic background, the school is open to all students regardless of race, religion or national origin. ENROLLMENT Total enrollment in grades 6-12 .................... 1497 High School .................................................. 906 Class of 2012 ................................................ 219 Class of 2013 ................................................ 202 FACULTY 107 teachers: 66% with a Masters degree or higher MARKING SYSTEM The alpha system is used for all marks. Two additional quality points are given for grades A through C in AP courses. Honors courses are given an additional quality point for grades A through C. Students are given the opportunity to take dual enrollment courses through St. Thomas University, however, only grades earned at Belen are used in calculating the grade point average. GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS A total of 28.25 credits and a cumulative GPA of 2.0 are required for graduation: English................................................. Humanities.......................................... Mathematics........................................ Science................................................. Grade A+.......................... A............................ B+.......................... B............................ C+.......................... C............................ D+.......................... D............................ Scale 95-100 90-94 85-89 80-84 75-79 70-74 65-69 60-64 Quality Points 4.25 4.00 3.25 3.00 2.25 2.00 1.25 1.00 CLASS RANK School policy precludes ranking. Nevertheless, this year the top 10% have a 4.7 GPA or higher. The top 20% have a 4.3 GPA or higher. The median GPA is 3.464. 100% of our students attend college after graduation. Spanish................................................ Social Studies....................................... Theology.............................................. PE: Personal Fitness / Life Mgt. Skills.... Electives............................................... 4.0 2.0 4.0 3.0 2.0 4.5 3.75 1.0 4.0

ENROLLEMENT IN HONORS AND AP COURSES Students must have a 3.5 cumulative GPA to enroll in AP courses and a 3.25 cumulative GPA to enroll in Honors courses. In addition, students must have at least a B in the previous years releated Honors/ AP course or an A in the previous years college preparatory course.

SPECIAL CURRICULUM FEATURES (2012-2013) AP courses offered: Art History Biology Calculus AB/BC Chemistry Comparative Gov. & Pol. Computer Science Economics Honors courses offered: Algebra I Algebra I/ Geometry A Algebra II/ Trigonometry American Literature Anatomy & Physiology Art History Biology British Literature Calculus

English Language English Literature Environmental Science Human Geography Physics B Physics C Psychology Chemistry Computer Science English I Geometry Geometry B/ Algebra II Ignatian Spirituality Latin American History Latin American History - Spanish Philosophy

Spanish Lang./ Intro to Lit Spanish Literature Statistics Studio Art US Government US History World History Physics Pre-Calculus Spanish U.S. Government U.S. History World History World Literature

College credit is offered through St. Thomas University in a dual-enrollment program in: English Social Studies COMMUNITY SERVICE Belen Jesuit has always promoted the idea of students serving the community, heightening their sense of social responsibility and civic participation. As a Jesuit school we also believe in the ideal of forming our students to become men-for-others. Students are required to devote 25 hours a year to community service. A minimum of 100 service hours is required for graduation from Belen. NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARSHIP AWARD PROGRAM Class of 2012: 2 Finalists, 2 Semi-Finalists, 6 Commended Class of 2013: Finalists - TBA, 3 Semi-Finalists, 9 Commended NATIONAL HISPANIC RECOGNITION PROGRAM Class of 2012: 12 Scholars Class of 2013: 13 Scholars ACT MID 50% RANGE SCORES Class 2012 2013 Tested Composite 159 22-28 101 23-28 Class 2012 2013 SAT MID 50% RANGE SCORES Tested V/Cr. Read 212 510-630 173 500-630 Math 530-660 530-650 Writing 490-620 490-610

2012 - 78% of the Class took the ACT 2013 - 50% of the Class has taken the ACT

2012 - 97% of the Class took the SAT 2013 - 86% of the Class has taken the SAT

94% of Belen students are Hispanic and, for a large majority, English is a second language ADVANCED PLACEMENT PROGRAM SUMMARY (2011-2012) A total of 694 examinations were taken in 18 subjects. The score distribution was: SCORE 5 4 3 2 1 NUMBER 138 195 218 94 49 PERCENT 20 28 31 14 7

College Acceptances CLASS OF 2011 and 2012

The University of Akron (2) The University of Alabama (5) The American Musical and Dramatic Academy American University (4) Amherst College The University of Arizona Auburn University (1) Ave Maria University Babson College (1) Baldwin Wallace University (1) Bard College Barry University Belmont Abbey College Bentley University Boston College (5) Boston University Bradley University Brown University (1) Butler University University of California, Los Angeles University of California, San Diego California Institute of Technology California Polytechnic State University California State University, Long Beach (1) Campbell University Canisius College Carleton College Carnegie Mellon University Case Western Reserve University (4) The Catholic University of America (3) University of Central Florida University of Chicago (1) The Citadel Clarkson University Clemson University (2) Colby College University of Colorado, Boulder Columbia College Columbia University (1) University of Connecticut (1) The Cooper Union Cornell College Cornell University (1) Creighton University Dartmouth College (2) University of Dayton University of Delaware University of Denver Dickinson College Drexel University (1) Duke University (1) Eastern Michigan University Eckerd College Elon University Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (1) Emerson College (1) Emory University (1) Fairfield University Ferrum College Flagler College Florida Atlantic University (1) Florida Gulf Coast University Florida Institute of Technology Florida International University (56) Florida State University (12) University of Florida (13) Fordham University Franciscan University of Steubenville The George Washington University (1) Georgetown University (1) Georgia Institute of Technology (5) Gonzaga University Goucher College Hanover College Harvard University (1) Harvey Mudd College Hiram College (1) Hofstra College Holy Cross College College of the Holy Cross (1) University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Illinois Institute of Technology Indiana University, Bloomington (1) Irvine Valley College Ithaca College John Carroll University Johns Hopkins University Kansas State University Kenyon College (1) Knox College Lehigh University (1) Louisiana State University Loyola University Chicago (2) Loyola University Maryland (1) Loyola University New Orleans (3) Lynn University Manhattan College Marquette University Marshall University (1) University of Maryland, College Park Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1) McDaniel College Mercer University Mercyhurst University (1) Miami Dade College (7) Miami Dade Honors College (9) Miami University, Oxford University of Miami (14) Michigan State University University of Michigan Millsaps College University of Minnesota University of Missouri Columbia Mount Saint Marys University Muhlenberg College New College of Florida (1) New York University (2) Newbury College Niagara University University of North Carolina, Ashville University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill North Carolina Wesleyan College University of North Florida Northeastern University Northwestern University Norwich University University of Notre Dame Nova Southeastern University Oberlin College Occidental College Ohio Northern University The Ohio State University Oklahoma State University University of Oregon Oxford College of Emory University (1) Pace University Pennsylvania State University (2) University of Pennsylvania (2) Pepperdine University Pfeiffer University University of Pittsburgh Pitzer College Polytechnic Institute of New York University Providence College Purdue University Quinnipiac University Regis University Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Rhodes College Rice University Rochester Institute of Technology University of Rochester Roger Williams University Rollins College Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Saint Anselm College Saint Josephs University Saint Leo University Saint Louis University (1) Saint Peters College Saint Vincent College Salve Regina University University of San Diego University of San Francisco (1) Santa Barbara City College Santa Clara University Santa Fe College (2) Savannah College of Art and Design Seattle University (1) Seton Hall University University of South Florida (2) Southern Methodist University (1) Spring Hill College (4) St. Johns University St. Josephs College St. Norbert College St. Thomas Aquinas College St. Thomas University (1) University of St. Thomas Stanford University State University of New York, Albany Stetson University Stonehill College Suffolk University SUNY College, Cortland Susquehanna University Syracuse University Tallahassee Community College (10) The University of Tampa Texas A&M University Texas Christian University (1) The University of Texas, Austin Trinity College (1) Tufts University Tulane University (2) Union College (2) Ursinus College (1) Vanderbilt University (2) Vassar College University of Vermont Villanova University University of Virginia Wake Forest University (2) Washington University in St. Louis University of West Florida West Virginia University Wheeling Jesuit University College of William and Mary Williams College (1) Worcester Polytechnic Institute Xavier University Yale University

Class of 2012 matriculation in parenthesis