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University of Detroit Jesuit High School and Academy

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{{Infobox school

| name = University of Detroit Jesuit
High School and Academy

| logo =

| seal_image = U of D Jesuit Seal.jpg

| image = UDJ High School.jpg

| streetaddress = 8400 South Cambridge Avenue

| city = Detroit

| state = Michigan

| zipcode = 48221

| country = United States

| coordinates = {{coord|42|25|58|N|83|9|18|W|type:edu_region:US-MI|display=inline,title}}

| pushpin_map = Michigan#USA

| authority =

| religion = Roman Catholic

| president = James J. Boynton, S.J.

| principal = Christopher Smith, Ph.D.

| staff =

| faculty =

| teaching_staff =

| type = Private, catholic, college preparatory

| gender = Boys

| endowment =

| grades = 7–12

| campus_type = Urban

| tuition = $17,800 (2024-25)

| campus_size =

| conference = Catholic High School League

| slogan = Men for Others

| motto = Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam

| motto_translation = "For the Greater Glory of God"

| accreditation = AdvancED{{cite web|url=http://www.advanc-ed.org/schools_districts/school_district_listings/?|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090429033455/http://www.advanc-ed.org/schools_districts/school_district_listings/|archive-date=April 29, 2009|title=NCA-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement|access-date=June 23, 2009|author=NCA-CASI|url-status=dead}}

| rivals =

| patron = St. Ignatius Loyola
North American Martyrs

| mascot = Cub

| nickname = Cubs

| colors = Maroon and white
{{color box|maroon}} {{color box|white}}

| yearbook = Cub Annual

| publication = Inscape (literary magazine)

| newspaper = Cub News

| established = {{Start date and age| 1877 }}

| status = Open

| closed =

| enrollment = 754

| enrollment_as_of = 2024

| footnotes =

| homepage = {{url|https://www.uofdjesuit.org/}}

}}

The University of Detroit Jesuit High School and Academy was founded in 1877, and is one of two Jesuit high schools in the city of Detroit, Michigan, the other being Loyola High School. Located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Detroit, the school is rooted in the Ignatian tradition. It is an all-boys school with an academy for grades seven and eight. The school's mascot is a tiger cub and its teams are dubbed the Cubs. Its colors are maroon and white.

History

In the winter of 1876–77, Thomas O'Neill, Jesuit provincial superior in St. Louis, sent John Baptiste Miege to found the school and serve as its first president. Caspar Henry Borgess, who had come to Detroit from Cincinnati on May 8, 1870, was cofounder of the school.{{Cite book|url=https://www.amazon.com/The-Second-Hundred-Years-University/dp/B00NP78K16|title=The Second Hundred Years: The University of Detroit High School And a Chronicle of the First Hundred Years 1877 - 1977|last=Keller|first=Fr P. Douglas; Carman, Paul; Stickford, C. James; Delaney, Sarah B.|date=1977|publisher=University of Detroit High School}}

Originally located at the Trowbridge Mansion on Jefferson Avenue, in 1890 the school moved across the street to Dowling Hall to accommodate a growing student body. In 1923 news began circulating that the school would move to what was then the city's edge. Then in the late 1920s construction of the new building began at 8400 S. Cambridge near Seven Mile Road, under John P. McNichols, president of the University of Detroit. This new building was designed by Malcomson and Higginbotham. Classes at the new campus were scheduled for September 9, 1931, but a polio epidemic kept schools in the Detroit area closed until September 23.

In 1950 U of D Jesuit acquired a new gym. In 1992 under president Malcolm Carron a science center was built, with labs and departmental office space.

In 2001 the school completed its $25 million fund-raising campaign under Timothy Shannon.The Michigan Chronicle (Suburban Edition), December 5–11, 2001{{clarify|date=August 2016}} Funds raised paid for restoration of the original chapel (which had become a library in 1968 after Vatican II) and the addition of several classrooms, an art room, and two new gymnasiums. The faculty endowment, student financial aid, and scholarships also benefited from the campaign.

In 2005, after the closing of several Metro Detroit Catholic schools, University of Detroit Jesuit waived its transfer rules for juniors coming from the closed schools and accepted students with 3.0 or higher grade point averages.Pratt, Chastity, Patricia Montemurri, and Lori Higgins. "[https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/freep/access/1814901451.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Mar+17%2C+2005&author=CHASTITY+PRATT%3B+PATRICIA+MONTEMURRI%3B+LORI+HIGGINS&pub=Detroit+Free+Press&desc=PARENTS%2C+KIDS+SCRAMBLE+AS+EDUCATION+OPTIONS+NARROW&pqatl=google PARENTS, KIDS SCRAMBLE AS EDUCATION OPTIONS NARROW] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130721105752/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/freep/access/1814901451.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Mar+17%2C+2005&author=CHASTITY+PRATT%3B+PATRICIA+MONTEMURRI%3B+LORI+HIGGINS&pub=Detroit+Free+Press&desc=PARENTS%2C+KIDS+SCRAMBLE+AS+EDUCATION+OPTIONS+NARROW&pqatl=google |date=July 21, 2013 }}." Detroit Free Press. March 17, 2005. News A1. Retrieved on April 17, 2011. Transferring rules waived.

On April 6, 2006, U of D Jesuit began the public phase of a $22 million endowment campaign designed to support tuition assistance, faculty salaries, and other means of strengthening the school's finances..The Michigan Chronicle, March 29 – April 4, 2006.The Michigan Chronicle, May 3–9, 2006.

In 2017 the school proposed to buy a shuttered recreational facility and school that the city had placed up for sale. The president of U of D Jesuit tried to reassure neighbors that some sports facilities would be available to the public in the renovated complex.{{Cite news|url=http://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/detroit/2017/05/04/u-d-jesuit-proposal-redevelop-rec-center-concerns-residents/101245404/|title=Sale of Detroit rec center has some concerned|work=Detroit Free Press|access-date=June 20, 2017|language=en}}

Athletics

The Cubs are a member of the Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA) and compete in the Detroit Catholic High School League.

U of D Jesuit fields teams in fifteen sports: football, basketball, baseball, cross country, track and field, wrestling, tennis, golf, hockey, lacrosse, skiing, soccer, swimming, sailing, and bowling.

In its history, U of D Jesuit has won seven state championships:

  • The swim and dive team won the MHSAA Division 2 state championship in 2025.{{cite web|title=Coach Called It: Jesuit's Intangibles Lead to Speed, Program's 1st Finals W |url=https://www.mhsaa.com/sports/boys-swim-dive/stories/coach-called-it-jesuits-intangibles-lead-speed-programs-1st-finals|website=mhsaa.com|publisher=MHSAA|access-date=March 19, 2025}}
  • The track and field team won the MHSAA Division 1 state championship in 2022.{{Cite news|url=https://www.detroitcatholic.com/news/that-was-fast-u-of-d-jesuit-wins-track-and-field-state-championship|title=2That was fast! U of D Jesuit wins track and field state championship|work=Detroit Catholic|access-date=June 6, 2022|language=en}}
  • The basketball team won the MHSAA Class A state championship in 2016.{{Cite news|url=http://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/high-school/2016/03/26/class-final-detroit-jesuit-brushes-past-n-farmington-title-win/82295486/|title=Class A final: Winston stars as U-D Jesuit routs North Farmington|work=Detroit News|access-date=March 10, 2017|language=en}}
  • The bowling team won the MHSAA Division 1 State championship in 2014.{{cite web|title=Bowling |url=http://www.mhsaa.com/sports/boysbowling/teamchampions.aspx|website=mhsaa.com|publisher=MHSAA|access-date=March 16, 2015}}
  • The soccer team won the MHSAA Class A state championship in 2001.{{cite web|title=Soccer|url=http://www.mhsaa.com/sports/boyssoccer/yearlychampions.aspx|website=mhsaa.com|publisher=MHSAA|access-date=January 5, 2015}}
  • The track team won the MHSAA Class A state championship in 1993.{{cite web|title=Track|url=http://www.mhsaa.com/sports/boystrackfield/teamchampions.aspx|website=mhsaa.com|publisher=MHSAA|access-date=January 5, 2015}}
  • The golf team won the MHSAA Open Class state championship in 1927, the school's first state title.{{cite web|title=Golf|url=http://www.mhsaa.com/sports/boysgolf/teamchampions.aspx|website=mhsaa.com|publisher=MHSAA}}

Extracurricular activities

The St. Joseph of Arimathea Club was founded in 2015, placing students as pallbearers for those in need.{{cite web|url=http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/30/us/michigan-high-school-pallbearers/|title=Pallbearers|website=CNN |date=October 30, 2015 }}

Notable alumni

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See also

References

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External links

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  • [http://www.uofdjesuit.org/ University of Detroit Jesuit High School Website]

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