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{{Other uses2|Saint Ignatius College}}
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:''This article is about the high school in [[San Francisco, CA]]. For the similarly named high school in [[Chicago, Illinois]], see [[St. Ignatius College Prep]].''
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{{Infobox school
| name = Saint Ignatius College Preparatory
| name = St. Ignatius College Preparatory
| established = 1855
| seal_image = SIPrepSF.png
| type = [[Private school|Private]], [[Coeducational]]
| seal_size = 225px
| location = 2001 37th Avenue, [[San Francisco]], [[California]]
| image = File:St. Ignatius College Preparatory, exterior, San Francisco (March 2024) 01.jpg
| religion = [[Roman Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]]
| image_size = 225px
| alt = Main building of St. Ignatius College Prepatory
| principal = Patrick Ruff
| campus = Urban
| caption = SI's main building in 2024
| grades = 9 - 12
| motto_translation = For the Greater Glory of God
| colors = [[Red]] and [[Blue]] {{color box|red}}{{color box|blue}}
| address = 2001 37th Avenue
| mascot = Wildcats
| city = [[San Francisco, California|San Francisco]]
| motto = "For the Greater Glory of God"
| state = [[California]]
| zipcode = 94116
| enrollment = 1,446 <ref name="School Statistical Profile">{{cite web|url=http://www.siprep.org/schoolprofile/|title=School Statistical Profile|accessdate=June 13, 2009|author=St. Ignatius College Preparatory website}}</ref>
| coordinates = {{coord|37|44|54|N|122|29|46|W|type:edu_region:US-CA|display=inline,title|format=dms}}

| former_name = St. Ignatius High School
| type = [[Private school|Private]] [[Catholic]] Non-profit [[Coeducation]]al [[University-preparatory school|college-prep]] education institution
| motto = Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam
| religion = [[Catholic Church|Catholic]] ([[Jesuit]])
| established = {{start date and age| 1855 }}
| founder = Rev. [[Anthony Maraschi]], SJ
| president = Rev. Edward A. Reese, SJ
| chairman = Peter J. Siggins
| principal = Michelle Nevin Levine
| grades = 9 - 12
| gender = [[Coeducational]]
| enrollment = 1,505<ref name="2022-2023 School Profile">{{cite web|url=https://resources.finalsite.net/images/v1698270252/siprep/q6abtghevqrnctltsr8t/schoolprofile.pdf |title=School Profile|author=St. Ignatius College Preparatory}}</ref>
| enrollment_as_of = 2021-2022
| campus_type = Urban
| colors = {{color box|red}}{{color box|blue|}} Red & blue
| conference = [[West Catholic Athletic League]]
| mascot = Wildcats
| rival = [[Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory]]
| publication = ''The Quill'' (literary) <br /> ''Genesis'' (alumni)
| newspaper = ''Inside SI''
| yearbook = ''The Ignatian''
| endowment = $73 million (2017) <ref>{{cite web |title=Scholarships |url=https://www.siprep.org/giving/ways-of-giving/scholarships |website=siprep.org |access-date=5 May 2023}}</ref>
| tuition = $32,950 (2024-2025)<ref>Tuition and Financial Assistance https://www.siprep.org/admissions/apply/tuition Retrieved April 08, 2024</ref>
| website = {{url|siprep.org}}
}}
}}

'''St. Ignatius College Preparatory''' is a [[University-preparatory school|preparatory school]] in the [[Society of Jesus|Jesuit]] tradition serving the [[San Francisco Bay Area]] since 1855. Located in the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Francisco]], in the Sunset District of San Francisco, St. Ignatius is one of the oldest secondary schools in the [[U.S. state]] of California. It is known also as S.I.
'''St. Ignatius College Preparatory''', commonly referred to as '''SI''', is a private, Catholic preparatory school in the [[Society of Jesus|Jesuit]] tradition, serving the [[San Francisco Bay Area]] since 1855. Located in the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Francisco|Archdiocese of San Francisco]], in the [[Sunset District, San Francisco|Sunset District]] of San Francisco, St. Ignatius is one of the oldest secondary schools in the [[U.S. state]] of [[California]].


==History==
==History==
St. Ignatius was founded as a one-room schoolhouse on [[Market Street (San Francisco, California)|Market Street]] by Fr. [[Anthony Maraschi]], a Jesuit priest, just after the [[California Gold Rush]] in 1855. Maraschi paid $11,000 for the property which was to become the original church and schoolhouse. The church opened on July 15, 1855, and three months later, on October 15, the school opened its doors to its first students.
St. Ignatius was founded as a one-room schoolhouse on [[Market Street (San Francisco, California)|Market Street]] by [[Anthony Maraschi]], a Jesuit priest, just after the [[California Gold Rush]] in 1855. Maraschi paid $11,000 for the property which was to become the original church and schoolhouse. The church opened on July 15, 1855, and three months later, on October 15, the school opened its doors to its first students.


SI was the high school division of what later became the [[University of San Francisco]], but it has since split from the university and changed locations five times due to the growth of the student body and natural disaster. In the 1860s, the school built a new site, adjacent to the first, on Market Street in downtown San Francisco. In 1880, SI moved its campus to a location on Van Ness Avenue in the heart of San Francisco, and by 1883, SI had become the largest Jesuit school in the nation. Within 26 years of the relocation, however, St. Ignatius would be completely destroyed. Though the school would survive the tremors of the [[1906 San Francisco earthquake|1906 earthquake]] with only moderate damage, the subsequent fires destroyed the school and church, forcing SI to find a new location near [[Golden Gate Park]], a hastily constructed "temporary" wooden building, affectionately known as the "Shirt Factory", which housed the school for more than 20 years, from 1906 to 1929.
SI was the high school division of what later became the [[University of San Francisco]], but it has since split from the university and changed locations five times due to the growth of the student body and natural disaster. In the 1860s, the school built a new site, adjacent to the first, on Market Street in downtown San Francisco. In 1880, SI moved its campus to a location on Van Ness Avenue in the heart of San Francisco, and by 1883, SI had become the largest Jesuit school in the nation.<ref name="Our History">{{cite web|url=https://www.siprep.org/about-us/our-history|title=Our History|access-date=May 16, 2020|author=St. Ignatius College Preparatory }}</ref>


Within 26 years of the relocation, however, St. Ignatius would be completely destroyed. Though the school would survive the tremors of the [[1906 San Francisco earthquake|1906 earthquake]] with only moderate damage, the subsequent fires destroyed the school and church, forcing SI to find a new location near [[Golden Gate Park]], a hastily constructed "temporary" wooden building, affectionately known as the "Shirt Factory", which housed the school from 1906 to 1929.<ref name="Our History"/>
In 1927, the high school was separated from the university, becoming St. Ignatius High School. Two years later, SI relocated its campus once more, this time to Stanyan Street, where it remained for 40 years. In the fall of 1969, Father Harry Carlin moved SI to its current Sunset District campus, whereupon the current name, St. Ignatius College Preparatory, was adopted.<ref name="About SI">{{cite web|url=http://www.siprep.org/about/|title=About SI|accessdate=June 13, 2009|author=St. Ignatius College Preparatory website}}</ref>


In 1927, the high school was separated from the university, becoming St. Ignatius High School. Two years later, SI relocated its campus once more, this time to Stanyan Street, where it remained for 40 years. In the fall of 1969, Father Harry Carlin moved SI to its current Sunset District campus, whereupon the current name, St. Ignatius College Preparatory, was adopted.<ref name="About SI">{{cite web|url=http://www.siprep.org/about|title=About SI|access-date=June 13, 2009|author=St. Ignatius College Preparatory }}</ref>
Though originally founded as an all-boys school, SI became [[coeducation]]al in 1989 and is now home to 1,400 students.


SI celebrated its 150th anniversary in 2005.
Though founded as an all-boys school, SI became [[coeducation]]al in 1989 and is now home to over 1,500 male and female students. The school celebrated its 150th anniversary in 2005.<ref name="Our History"/>


==Academics and student body==
{{quotation|St. Ignatius is a Catholic, college preparatory school in the Jesuit tradition serving the San Francisco Bay Area. St. Ignatius strives to develop young women and men of competence, conscience, and compassion through an integrated program of academic, spiritual, and extra-curricular activities. St. Ignatius seeks to develop students who strive toward the Jesuit ideal of the magis: a thirst for the more, for the greater good, for the most courageous response to the challenges of our time in the fullest development of students' talents, and for a life-long disposition to serve.<ref name="About SI"/>|Mission statement}}


In 2004 the faculty was one of 12 schools nationwide to be honored by ''Today's Catholic Teacher'' magazine for excellence and innovation in education.<ref>{{cite web|title=CATHOLIC SCHOOLS FOR TOMORROW AWARD|url=http://www.catholicteacher.com/tomorrow.html|publisher=Today's Catholic Teacher Magazine|access-date=October 17, 2011}}</ref>
==Academics==
To prepare students for college, St. Ignatius requires coursework in English, [[mathematics]], [[social science]], [[science|physical science]], foreign language, [[fine art]]s, [[physical education]], and [[theology|religious studies]]. Students are taught by a faculty that, in 2004, was one of 12 schools nationwide to be honored by Today's Catholic Teacher magazine for excellence and innovation in education.{{Citation needed|date=September 2010}} St. Ignatius offers honors courses and [[Advanced Placement]] classes, which may be used for college credit with a passing score. SI has one of the largest and most successful Advanced Placement programs in the country. In 2010, students took 1,422 tests and passed 1,142, breaking the school record in both regards. Also, students scored more than 700 4s and 5s on these tests. This performance ranks SI among the top 150 schools (the top 2/3rds of 1 percent) in the nation. SI’s pass rate of 80.3 percent is 23 points higher than the national average. {{Citation needed|date=September 2010}}


St. Ignatius offers 4 accelerated, 27 honors, and 14 [[Advanced Placement]] classes.<ref name="2022-2023 School Profile"/>
==Student body==

St. Ignatius attracts a student body from all parts of the Bay Area, including San Francisco city, [[Marin County, California|Marin County]], the [[East Bay (San Francisco Bay Area)|East Bay]], and [[San Mateo County|San Francisco Peninsula]]. In 2011, the ethnic makeup of the student body was 60% [[Whites|White]], 10% [[Filipino American|Filipino]], 11% [[Asian American|Asian]], 11% [[Hispanics in the United States|Hispanic]], 4% [[African American|Black]], and 4% [[Other]].{{Citation needed|reason=http://siprep.org/schoolprofile/StuDemog.cfm|date=January 2011}} Religiously, about 94% of the student body is Christian (78% Roman Catholic, 16% other Christian, and 6% non-Christian). To make it possible for students of all socioeconomic backgrounds to attend, SI offered more than $2 million of financial aid in 2010–11. Approximately 20% of the student body receives financial aid, with the average award totalling $6,587.
1,505 high school and 75 middle school students were enrolled in 2022-2023.<ref name="2022-2023 School Profile" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=Fall 2023 |title=GENESIS |url=https://resources.finalsite.net/images/v1712773648/siprep/lurkist4h8hjszyfl8u8/2023-02-fall.pdf |access-date=2024-05-08 |website=www.siprep.org |language=en-US}}</ref>
{{Citation needed|date=September 2010}}

The current diversity in 2022-2023 is:<ref name="2022-2023 School Profile"/>

* 45% White
* 5% Latinx
* 17% Asian
* 3% Black
* 23% Multiracial
* 1% Pacific Islander
* 1% Native American/Alaskan
* 5% Did Not Report


==Athletics==
==Athletics==
The school has 66 athletic teams with over 70% of students participating. The Wildcats generally participate in the [[Western Catholic Athletic League]] (WCAL) in the [[Central Coast Section]] (CCS) of California, though for some sports, the teams belong to other leagues.{{Citation needed|reason=which sports?|date=June 2022}}
{{Unreferenced section|date=September 2010}}
Sports are a major component of student life at St. Ignatius with approximately 1000 students competing on 65 teams in 26 sports, including [[American football]], [[basketball]], [[baseball]], [[soccer]], [[volleyball]], [[water polo]], [[swimming (sport)|swimming]], [[lacrosse]], [[tennis]], [[Cross country running|cross country]], [[golf]], [[Sport rowing|crew]], [[track and field]]. The Wildcats generally participate in the [[Western Catholic Athletic League]] (WCAL) in the [[Central Coast Section]] of California, though for some sports, teams belong to other leagues. Its athletics are nationally ranked. The men's rowing team has won the US Rowing Youth National Championships on three occasions, first in 1997 and in consecutive years between 2005 and 2006. In addition, the crew has competed in the world-renowned [[Henley Royal Regatta]] in England, where St. Ignatius won [[Princess Elizabeth Challenge Cup]] in 2006. The [[lacrosse]] team has consistently won the state championship and was ranked nationally in 2007 and 2008, marking the first time a lacrosse team west of the Mississippi has been ranked nationally. The school's soccer team is also nationally ranked by ESPN. In 2009 the SI soccer team won both the WCAL Championship and the CCS Championship. In 2010 they won WCAL for a second consecutive year. The SI Football team reached new accolades when they won the 2006 WCAL Championship for the first time since 1967. The team later went on to win the CCS Division III Championship, setting a new bar for SI Football.{{Citation needed|date=February 2007}} Saint Ignatius has has tried to stop the practice of recruiting for high school athletics.


The SI men's rowing team won the [[USRowing#Events|US Rowing Youth National Championships]] in 1997, 2005, and 2006.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.usrowing.org/Pressbox/HistoricalResults/NationalResults/NationalChampionshipsResults|title=Results|accessdate=18 December 2023}}</ref> In addition, the crew competed in the [[Henley Royal Regatta]] in England, where St. Ignatius won [[Princess Elizabeth Challenge Cup]] in 2006.<ref>[[Princess Elizabeth Challenge Cup#2000 onwards]]</ref> In 2022, the varsity men's team placed 4th in the [[Scholastic Rowing Association of America|SRAA]] National Championship under the Boys Junior 8+ category.<ref name="2022 Crew Champs">{{cite web |title=Scholastic National Rowing Championship 2022 Full Race Results |url=http://results.regattatiming.com/backoffice/webpages/staticRaceResults.jsp?raceId=541 |website=results.regattatiming.com |access-date=12 June 2022}}</ref>
St. Ignatius' traditional rival is [[Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory]], also located in San Francisco. The SI-SH rivalry began with a [[Rugby football|rugby]] game on [[St. Patrick's Day]] in 1893. SI and SH compete against each other in football, basketball, and baseball for the [[Bruce-Mahoney Trophy]], which is named after one SI and one SH alumni who died in [[World War II]]. St. Ignatius is ahead in the series 40–19, with a record winning series of 12 years (1974–1985).


The SI women's rowing team placed third in the [[Scholastic Rowing Association of America|SRAA]] National Championship under the Girls Ltwt Varsity 8+ category, 4th under the Women’s 2nd Varsity 8+ category, and 6th under the Junior 8+ category. <ref name="2022 Crew Champs" />
Wildcat teams practice and compete in facilities on campus and in the surrounding area. J.B. Murphy Field and Jack Wilsey Track are used by the football, lacrosse, soccer, field hockey and track and field teams. J.B. Murphy Field has undergone a ten million dollar renovation and now features a [[Sprinturf]] synthetic turf surface. SI offers two gymnasiums for basketball and volleyball, four tennis courts, and the Herbst Natatorium for the swimming and diving program and water polo teams. The rowing and baseball teams compete off-campus at San Francisco's [[Lake Merced]] and [[Daly City, California|Daly City]]'s Marchbanks Field, respectively.


The SI men's [[lacrosse]] team won the state championship{{when?|date=June 2022}} and was ranked nationally in 2008, 2013, 2015, 2017, and 2022. The Cats have won the WCAL Championship 14 years in a row. In 2017 the Wildcats finished ranked number 5 nationally with a 19–2 record, beating number 6 ranked Chaminade, NY and number 14 ranked Gonzaga, D.C. St. Ignatius has a powerhouse lacrosse program, known nationwide for sending student-athletes to [[Ivy League]] and [[Atlantic Coast Conference|ACC]] schools.<ref>[http://www.laxpower.com/hschamps/champs.php?year=2008&gender=B Lacrosse] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131228153410/http://www.laxpower.com/hschamps/champs.php?year=2008&gender=B |date=2013-12-28 }}, laxpower.com; accessed February 3, 2016.</ref>
==Notable alumni==
[[File:Igor Olshansky.jpg|thumb |right | 190px|[[Igor Olshansky]]]]
* [[William M. Callaghan|William Callaghan]],<ref name="SaintIgnatius2005">[http://www.siprep.org/genesis/documents/Genesis05Spring.pdf History Supplement: Admiral William Callaghan '14], ''Genesis IV: The alumni magazine of Saint Ignatius College Preparatory'' (2005), pp. 34–35. Retrieved on September 8, 2009.</ref> 1914, USN Vice Admiral and first captain of the [[USS Missouri (BB-63)]]
*[[Igor Olshansky]], 2000, NFL football player, Defensive Lineman for the [[Dallas Cowboys]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dallascowboys.com/team/team_biosPlayers.cfm?playerID=DE3D59AB-D9BB-9712-09707C7332DD002B |title=Official Site of the Dallas Cowboys; Bios; Players |publisher=DallasCowboys.com |date= |accessdate=January 13, 2011|quote=(Olshansky) Was a first-team all-league at St. Ignatius High School in San Francisco, Calif. }}</ref>
*[[Darren Criss]] - Star of [[Glee (TV series)|Glee]]; Starred and co-wrote ''A Very Potter Musical'' and ''A Very Potter Sequel''{{Citation needed|reason=citation for being an alumnus needed.|date=April 2011}}
*[[Jerry Brown]] - 32nd and 39th Governor of California <ref name="CaGov2010">[http://gov.ca.gov/m_about.php Office of the Governor - About] Retrieved April 11, 2011</ref>
* Dan Fouts - NFL Pro Bowl Quarterback, played for the San Diego Chargers.


The SI women's lacrosse team has historically seen success as well, winning the WCAL title for five years straight from 1997 to 2001.<ref>{{cite web |title=Focus on the Faculty: 1990s |url=https://history.siprep.org/focus-on-the-faculty-1990s/ |access-date=8 July 2022}}</ref> The team also won CCS in 2022 and ended the season as the 12th best in the country.<ref>{{cite web |title=St. Ignatius Girls Lacrosse Rankings |url=https://www.maxpreps.com/ca/san-francisco/st-ignatius-wildcats/lacrosse/girls/rankings/ |website=maxpreps.com |access-date=8 July 2022}}</ref>

The SI men's soccer team has been nationally ranked by ESPN. The boys won the WCAL championship in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2017, 2018, and 2019, and the [[CIF Central Coast Section|CCS]] championship in 2009, 2017, and 2018. They won the inaugural Northern California championship in 2018 and were ranked number 2 nationally to end the season.<ref>[http://www.cifccs.org/history/soccerboys.html Soccer] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060717030808/http://www.cifccs.org/history/soccerboys.html |date=2006-07-17 }}, cifccs.org; accessed February 3, 2016.</ref>

The women's soccer team has also been quite successful, as the reigning WCAL champions.{{Citation needed|date=June 2022}} The team went undefeated in league play to capture the 2019 WCAL crown.<ref>[https://www.mercurynews.com/2019/02/22/ccs-soccer-wcal-sweeps-open-division-titles-at-buck-shaw/ CCS soccer: WCAL sweeps Open Division titles at Buck Shaw]; accessed December 23, 2019</ref>

The SI football team were WCAL champions in 1967, 2006, and 2019, as well as CCS Division III champions in 2006 and 2011. In 2012 SI placed first in the WCAL and competed in the CCS Division I playoffs.{{citation needed|date=February 2016}}

The SI men's swim team placed 3rd in CCS Div I and the 200 Freestyle relay team broke the CCS Record in prelims and then was ranked 10th nationally in the All-American rankings in 2014. In 2015, the men placed 4th in CCS Div I with a CCS championship in the 200 Freestyle, and also placed 6th at the Inaugural California State Championship. In 2017, the men placed 6th in CCS Div I with a CCS championship in the 200 Freestyle relay.<ref name="auto1">{{Cite web|url=https://cifccs.org/Playoffs/results/21-22/2022_Swimming_-_Diving_Meet_Results_-002-.pdf|title=CIF-Central Coast Section|website=CIF-Central Coast Section|accessdate=18 December 2023}}</ref>

The SI women's swim team has seen much success in the WCAL Championship in recent years, with the varsity team winning in 2007 and 2019 and the junior varsity team winning in 2005, 2006, 2007, 2017, 2018, and 2019. In both 2007 and 2008, the women placed 4th in CCS Div I with a CCS championship in the 200 Medley relay. In 2022, the women placed first in CCS Div I, with CCS Championships in the 200 Medley relay, 100 Butterfly, and 200 Freestyle relay, with the 200 Medley and 200 Freestyle relay teams qualifying for the National Interscholastic Swim Coaches Association (NISCA) All American.<ref name="auto1"/>

The SI men's basketball team made it all the way to the regional finals of the [[California Interscholastic Federation|CIF]] Division 1 playoffs in 2022.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cifstate.org/sports/basketball/B_brkts_2022/d1|title=California Interscholastic Federation|website=cifstate.org|accessdate=18 December 2023}}</ref>

The SI men's and women's cross country teams recently won the 2019 CCS Division III Championship, while the men's water polo team won the Division II Championship, as well as a Northern California Championship.

The SI field hockey team has experienced much success over the past few years, making history in 2018 by advancing to the CCS semifinals.<ref>[https://www.maxpreps.com/print/schedule.aspx?schoolid=1dc4836b-4daf-4573-b525-27b474bd5366&ssid=927c4e13-6408-43fb-a0e9-7f74b23536b2&print=1/ St. Ignatius Field Hockey Schedule]; accessed January 22, 2022.</ref>

St. Ignatius also hosts [[esports]] teams for [[Rocket League]] and [[League of Legends]], with the former winning the state championship and the latter placing 8th in California in 2019.

===Rivalry with Sacred Heart Cathedral===
{{Main|Bruce–Mahoney Trophy}}

St. Ignatius' traditional rival is [[Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory]], also located in San Francisco. The SI''–''SH rivalry began with a [[Rugby football|rugby]] game on [[St. Patrick's Day]] in 1893.<ref name="Bruce-Mahoney">{{Cite web|url=https://www.siprep.org/athletics/about-athletics/traditions/the-bruce-mahoney-trophy|title=The Bruce-Mahoney Trophy}}</ref> SI and SH compete against each other in football, basketball, baseball, and [[volleyball]] for the [[Bruce-Mahoney Trophy]], which is named after Bill Bruce of SI and Jerry Mahoney of SH, alumni who died in [[World War II]]. SI has a significant edge over SH, with a winning record of 54-20-3 for the trophy.<ref name="Bruce-Mahoney"/>

==Notable alumni==
{{more sources|section|date=August 2022}}
* Callaghan Thomas Byrne, 1866 – Los Angeles and San Francisco pioneer and developer<ref>{{Cite web |title=CALLAGHAN BYRNE |url=https://goldennuggetlibrary.sfgenealogy.org/labyrne.htm |access-date=2024-05-06 |website=goldennuggetlibrary.sfgenealogy.org}}</ref>
* [[Jeremiah F. Sullivan]] – Associate Justice of the [[Supreme Court of California]]
* [[Stephen M. White]] – [[United States Senate|United States Senator]] from California from 1893 to 1899 (attended, did not graduate)
* [[Edward John O'Dea]] – [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Seattle|Bishop of Seattle]] (attended, did not graduate)
* [[John Joseph Montgomery]], 1873 – aviation pioneer<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Great Jewel of Education: 1880-1905 - St. Ignatius College Prep |url=https://www.siprep.org/about-us/our-history/the-great-jewel-of-education-1880-1905 |access-date=2022-11-02 |website=www.siprep.org |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Joseph Richard Slevin]] – second curator of herpetology at the [[California Academy of Sciences]]
* [[Charles H. Strub]], 1902 – dentist and sports entrepreneur
* [[Francis Joseph McCarty]] – experimenter
* [[Daniel J. Callaghan]], 1907 – United States Navy admiral, Medal of Honor recipient
* [[Dutch Ruether]] – MLB player, pitcher in three World Series
* [[Frederic B. Butler]], 1913 – United States Army general
* [[William M. Callaghan|William Callaghan]], 1914 – United States Navy admiral, first commanding officer of {{USS| Missouri |BB-63}}<ref name="SaintIgnatius2005">[http://www.siprep.org/uploaded/genesis/documents/Genesis05Spring.pdf History Supplement: Admiral William Callaghan '14], ''Genesis IV: The alumni magazine of Saint Ignatius College Preparatory'' (2005), pp. 34–35. Retrieved on December 30, 2013.</ref>
* [[Joseph Kurihara]] – [[Japanese American internment|Japanese American internee]] who renounced his American citizenship (attended, did not graduate)
* [[Raymond L. Sullivan]], 1924 – Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of California
* [[Joseph E. Tinney]], 1927 – attorney and politician
* [[André Laguerre]] – managing editor of [[Sports Illustrated]] from 1960 to 1974
* [[Richard Egan (actor)|Richard Egan]], 1939 – actor
* [[Rene Herrerias]], 1944 – college basketball player and head coach
* [[Ivan L. Slavich Jr.]], 1945 – United States Army colonel
* [[Jim Mangan]], 1946 – MLB catcher
* [[Joe McNamee]], 1946 – NBA player
* [[John Jay O'Connor]], 1947 – lawyer and husband of former Supreme Court Justice [[Sandra Day O'Connor]]
* [[George Moscone]], 1947 – 37th [[Mayor of San Francisco]]
* [[Leo T. McCarthy]], 1948 – 43rd [[Lieutenant Governor of California]]
* [[William H. Briare]], 1948 – 18th [[Mayor of Las Vegas]]<ref>{{cite news |title=William Briare Obituary (2006) - Las Vegas, NV - Las Vegas Review-Journal |url=https://obits.reviewjournal.com/us/obituaries/lvrj/name/william-briare-obituary?pid=142069441 |work=obits.reviewjournal.com}}</ref>
* [[Bradford Dillman]], 1949 – actor
* [[Pat Malley]], 1949 – college football player at [[Santa Clara University]], head coach and athletic director
* [[John Paul Getty, Jr.]] – philanthropist (attended, did not graduate)
* [[Gordon Getty]], 1951 – businessman and composer
* [[George Stanley (poet)|George Stanley]], 1951 – award-winning poet and member of the [[San Francisco Renaissance]]
* [[Jerry Brown]], 1955 – 32nd and 39th [[Governor of California]]<ref name="CaGov2010">[http://gov.ca.gov/m_about.php Office of the Governor - About] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140703153459/http://gov.ca.gov/m_about.php |date=2014-07-03 }} Retrieved April 11, 2011</ref>
* [[Fred LaCour]], 1956 – professional basketball player
* [[Adrian Buoncristiani]], 1958 – college basketball coach
* [[Paul Pelosi]] – businessman and husband of [[Nancy Pelosi]] (attended, did not graduate)
* [[Dan Fitzgerald]], 1959 – college basketball coach and athletic director at [[Gonzaga University]]
* [[Gil Haskell]], 1961 – football coach, [[offensive coordinator]] for the [[Seattle Seahawks]] from 2000 to 2008
* [[Mike Nevin]], 1961 – politician
* [[James F. O'Connell]], 1961 – Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Anthropology at the [[University of Utah]]
* [[Tim Tierney (American football)|Tim Tierney]], 1961 – college football player and coach
* [[Abe Jacob]], 1962 – sound designer and audio engineer
* [[Al Saunders]], 1964 – [[Academic All-America|academic All-American]] football player at [[San Jose State University]], NFL head coach for the [[San Diego Chargers]]<ref name="auto">{{Cite web |title=Meet the Browns' everlasting energy source, Al Saunders |url=https://www.clevelandbrowns.com/news/meet-the-browns-everlasting-energy-source-al-saunders-17169249 |access-date=2023-12-12 |website=www.clevelandbrowns.com |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Charles Parks (basketball)|Charles Parks]], 1964 – professional basketball player
* [[Bob Portman]], 1965 – college basketball player at [[Creighton University]], NBA player, forward for the [[Golden State Warriors]]
* [[Laurence Yep]], 1966 – author
* [[Robert Francis Christian]], [[Dominican Order|O.P.]], 1966 – auxiliary bishop of the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Francisco|Archdiocese of San Francisco]]
* [[Marshall Kilduff]], 1967 – investigative reporter
* [[Paul Otellini]], 1968 – President and CEO of [[Intel]]
* [[Dan Fouts]], 1969 – NFL player, quarterback for the [[San Diego Chargers]], NFL Hall of Fame, six time [[Pro Bowl|Pro Bowler]]<ref name="C Trib">{{cite news|url=http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2002-01-26/sports/0201260224_1_brady-bunch-junipero-serra-high-school-tom-brady|title=Bay Area school generates athletes|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|date=January 26, 2002|access-date=February 13, 2014|author=Hirsley, Michael}}</ref>
* [[Gerald Posner]], 1971 – investigative journalist
* [[Len Salvemini]], 1971 – professional soccer player
* [[Mark Stahl (soccer)|Mark Stahl]], 1971 – professional soccer player
* [[Kevin Shelley]], 1973 – [[California Secretary of State]] from 2003 to 2005
* [[Dan Salvemini]], 1975 – professional soccer player and member of 1980 US Olympic team
* [[Kevin Rodney Sullivan]], 1976 – film and television actor and director
* [[James Houghton (artistic director)|James Houghton]], 1976 – Director of Drama at the [[Juilliard School]]
* [[Kevin V. Ryan]], 1976 – [[United States Attorney for the Northern District of California]] from 2002 to 2007
* [[Eugene Gloria]], 1977 – poet
* [[Bartlett Sher]], 1977 – Tony Award-winning stage director, known for directing the 2008 Broadway revival of [[South Pacific (musical)|South Pacific]]
* [[Anthony Cistaro]], 1981 – actor
* [[Francis Jue]], 1981 – actor
* [[Luke Brugnara]], 1981 – businessman, casino mogul
* [[Jonathan Moscone]], 1982 – theater director
* [[Robert Hewitt Wolfe]], 1983 – television producer and screenwriter
* [[Luke Brugnara]], 1983 – commercial real estate investor and developer
* [[Derek Lam]], 1984 – fashion designer
* [[Levy Middlebrooks]], 1984 – professional basketball player
* [[Stephen McFeely]], 1987 – screenwriter and producer
* [[Al Madrigal]], 1989 – comedian, writer, actor, and producer
* [[Mark Farrell (politician)|Mark Farrell]], 1992 – 44th Mayor of San Francisco
* [[Gwendoline Yeo]], 1994 – [[Singaporean]] actress
* [[Anthony Buich]], 1996 – professional football player
* [[Dan Kaminsky]], 1996 – computer security researcher
* [[Beth Spotswood]], 1996 – writer
* [[Igor Olshansky]], 2000 – NFL player, defensive lineman for the [[Miami Dolphins]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dallascowboys.com/team/team_biosPlayers.cfm?playerID=DE3D59AB-D9BB-9712-09707C7332DD002B|title=Igor Olshansky profile|access-date=January 13, 2011|quote=(Olshansky) first-team all-league at SI.}}</ref>
* [[Luke Whitehead]] – professional basketball player (attended, did not graduate)
* [[Honey Mahogany]], 2002 – activist, politician, drag performer, and singer
* [[Darren Criss]], 2005 – musician, actor, singer-songwriter, and composer
* [[Jeff Cosgriff]], 2006 – professional soccer player
* [[Jill Costello]], 2006 – activist for lung cancer awareness and research
* [[Molly McGrath]], 2007 – sportscaster and studio host at [[ESPN]]
* [[Zac Lee]], 2005 – professional football player
* [[Chris Columbus (filmmaker)#Personal life|Eleanor Columbus]], 2007 – film producer
* [[Jamize Olawale]], 2008 – NFL player, fullback for the [[Dallas Cowboys]]
* [[Brendan Daly (rugby union)|Brendan Daly]], 2009 – professional rugby player
* [[Colin Woodell]], 2010 – actor
* [[Illenium|Nicholas Miller]], 2009 – professional DJ ([[Illenium|ILLENIUM]])
* [[Jacqueline Toboni]], 2010 – actress
* [[Stephen Domingo]], 2012 – professional basketball player
* [[Matt Krook]], 2013 – MLB player, pitcher for the [[New York Yankees]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sfexaminer.com/sports/matt-krook-is-a-rare-dual-threat-for-st-ignatius-baseball/article_b9859f8f-f7aa-57e9-8be8-c6a0b89342b4.html|title=Matt Krook is a rare dual-threat for St. Ignatius baseball|first=Examiner|last=Staff|website=San Francisco Examiner|date=26 March 2013 }}</ref>
* [[Michael Harrison (American football)|Michael Harrison]], 2020 – college football player
==See also==
==See also==
*[[High schools in California#San Francisco County|San Francisco high schools]]
*[[High schools in California#San Francisco County|San Francisco high schools]]
George Moscone- Mayor of San Francisco


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.siprep.org/ St. Ignatius College Preparatory website]
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Latest revision as of 00:06, 8 May 2024

For other uses, see Saint Ignatius College (disambiguation).
St. Ignatius College Preparatory
Main building of St. Ignatius College Prepatory
SI's main building in 2024
Address
Map
2001 37th Avenue

San Francisco
,
California
94116
Coordinates37°44′54″N 122°29′46″W / 37.74833°N 122.49611°W / 37.74833; -122.49611
Information
Former nameSt. Ignatius High School
TypePrivate Catholic Non-profit Coeducational college-prep education institution
MottoAd Majorem Dei Gloriam
(For the Greater Glory of God)
Religious affiliation(s)Catholic (Jesuit)
Established1855; 169 years ago (1855)
FounderRev. Anthony Maraschi, SJ
PresidentRev. Edward A. Reese, SJ
ChairmanPeter J. Siggins
PrincipalMichelle Nevin Levine
Grades9 - 12
GenderCoeducational
Enrollment1,505[1] (2021-2022)
Campus typeUrban
Color(s)   Red & blue
Athletics conferenceWest Catholic Athletic League
MascotWildcats
RivalSacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory
PublicationThe Quill (literary)
Genesis (alumni)
NewspaperInside SI
YearbookThe Ignatian
Endowment$73 million (2017) [2]
Tuition$32,950 (2024-2025)[3]
Websitesiprep.org

St. Ignatius College Preparatory, commonly referred to as SI, is a private, Catholic preparatory school in the Jesuit tradition, serving the San Francisco Bay Area since 1855. Located in the Archdiocese of San Francisco, in the Sunset District of San Francisco, St. Ignatius is one of the oldest secondary schools in the U.S. state of California.

History[edit]

St. Ignatius was founded as a one-room schoolhouse on Market Street by Anthony Maraschi, a Jesuit priest, just after the California Gold Rush in 1855. Maraschi paid $11,000 for the property which was to become the original church and schoolhouse. The church opened on July 15, 1855, and three months later, on October 15, the school opened its doors to its first students.

SI was the high school division of what later became the University of San Francisco, but it has since split from the university and changed locations five times due to the growth of the student body and natural disaster. In the 1860s, the school built a new site, adjacent to the first, on Market Street in downtown San Francisco. In 1880, SI moved its campus to a location on Van Ness Avenue in the heart of San Francisco, and by 1883, SI had become the largest Jesuit school in the nation.[4]

Within 26 years of the relocation, however, St. Ignatius would be completely destroyed. Though the school would survive the tremors of the 1906 earthquake with only moderate damage, the subsequent fires destroyed the school and church, forcing SI to find a new location near Golden Gate Park, a hastily constructed "temporary" wooden building, affectionately known as the "Shirt Factory", which housed the school from 1906 to 1929.[4]

In 1927, the high school was separated from the university, becoming St. Ignatius High School. Two years later, SI relocated its campus once more, this time to Stanyan Street, where it remained for 40 years. In the fall of 1969, Father Harry Carlin moved SI to its current Sunset District campus, whereupon the current name, St. Ignatius College Preparatory, was adopted.[5]

Though founded as an all-boys school, SI became coeducational in 1989 and is now home to over 1,500 male and female students. The school celebrated its 150th anniversary in 2005.[4]

Academics and student body[edit]

In 2004 the faculty was one of 12 schools nationwide to be honored by Today's Catholic Teacher magazine for excellence and innovation in education.[6]

St. Ignatius offers 4 accelerated, 27 honors, and 14 Advanced Placement classes.[1]

1,505 high school and 75 middle school students were enrolled in 2022-2023.[1][7]

The current diversity in 2022-2023 is:[1]

  • 45% White
  • 5% Latinx
  • 17% Asian
  • 3% Black
  • 23% Multiracial
  • 1% Pacific Islander
  • 1% Native American/Alaskan
  • 5% Did Not Report

Athletics[edit]

The school has 66 athletic teams with over 70% of students participating. The Wildcats generally participate in the Western Catholic Athletic League (WCAL) in the Central Coast Section (CCS) of California, though for some sports, the teams belong to other leagues.[citation needed]

The SI men's rowing team won the US Rowing Youth National Championships in 1997, 2005, and 2006.[8] In addition, the crew competed in the Henley Royal Regatta in England, where St. Ignatius won Princess Elizabeth Challenge Cup in 2006.[9] In 2022, the varsity men's team placed 4th in the SRAA National Championship under the Boys Junior 8+ category.[10]

The SI women's rowing team placed third in the SRAA National Championship under the Girls Ltwt Varsity 8+ category, 4th under the Women’s 2nd Varsity 8+ category, and 6th under the Junior 8+ category. [10]

The SI men's lacrosse team won the state championship[when?] and was ranked nationally in 2008, 2013, 2015, 2017, and 2022. The Cats have won the WCAL Championship 14 years in a row. In 2017 the Wildcats finished ranked number 5 nationally with a 19–2 record, beating number 6 ranked Chaminade, NY and number 14 ranked Gonzaga, D.C. St. Ignatius has a powerhouse lacrosse program, known nationwide for sending student-athletes to Ivy League and ACC schools.[11]

The SI women's lacrosse team has historically seen success as well, winning the WCAL title for five years straight from 1997 to 2001.[12] The team also won CCS in 2022 and ended the season as the 12th best in the country.[13]

The SI men's soccer team has been nationally ranked by ESPN. The boys won the WCAL championship in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2017, 2018, and 2019, and the CCS championship in 2009, 2017, and 2018. They won the inaugural Northern California championship in 2018 and were ranked number 2 nationally to end the season.[14]

The women's soccer team has also been quite successful, as the reigning WCAL champions.[citation needed] The team went undefeated in league play to capture the 2019 WCAL crown.[15]

The SI football team were WCAL champions in 1967, 2006, and 2019, as well as CCS Division III champions in 2006 and 2011. In 2012 SI placed first in the WCAL and competed in the CCS Division I playoffs.[citation needed]

The SI men's swim team placed 3rd in CCS Div I and the 200 Freestyle relay team broke the CCS Record in prelims and then was ranked 10th nationally in the All-American rankings in 2014. In 2015, the men placed 4th in CCS Div I with a CCS championship in the 200 Freestyle, and also placed 6th at the Inaugural California State Championship. In 2017, the men placed 6th in CCS Div I with a CCS championship in the 200 Freestyle relay.[16]

The SI women's swim team has seen much success in the WCAL Championship in recent years, with the varsity team winning in 2007 and 2019 and the junior varsity team winning in 2005, 2006, 2007, 2017, 2018, and 2019. In both 2007 and 2008, the women placed 4th in CCS Div I with a CCS championship in the 200 Medley relay. In 2022, the women placed first in CCS Div I, with CCS Championships in the 200 Medley relay, 100 Butterfly, and 200 Freestyle relay, with the 200 Medley and 200 Freestyle relay teams qualifying for the National Interscholastic Swim Coaches Association (NISCA) All American.[16]

The SI men's basketball team made it all the way to the regional finals of the CIF Division 1 playoffs in 2022.[17]

The SI men's and women's cross country teams recently won the 2019 CCS Division III Championship, while the men's water polo team won the Division II Championship, as well as a Northern California Championship.

The SI field hockey team has experienced much success over the past few years, making history in 2018 by advancing to the CCS semifinals.[18]

St. Ignatius also hosts esports teams for Rocket League and League of Legends, with the former winning the state championship and the latter placing 8th in California in 2019.

Rivalry with Sacred Heart Cathedral[edit]

Main article: Bruce–Mahoney Trophy

St. Ignatius' traditional rival is Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory, also located in San Francisco. The SI–SH rivalry began with a rugby game on St. Patrick's Day in 1893.[19] SI and SH compete against each other in football, basketball, baseball, and volleyball for the Bruce-Mahoney Trophy, which is named after Bill Bruce of SI and Jerry Mahoney of SH, alumni who died in World War II. SI has a significant edge over SH, with a winning record of 54-20-3 for the trophy.[19]

Notable alumni[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d St. Ignatius College Preparatory. "School Profile" (PDF).
  2. ^ "Scholarships". siprep.org. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  3. ^ Tuition and Financial Assistance https://www.siprep.org/admissions/apply/tuition Retrieved April 08, 2024
  4. ^ a b c St. Ignatius College Preparatory. "Our History". Retrieved May 16, 2020.
  5. ^ St. Ignatius College Preparatory. "About SI". Retrieved June 13, 2009.
  6. ^ "CATHOLIC SCHOOLS FOR TOMORROW AWARD". Today's Catholic Teacher Magazine. Retrieved October 17, 2011.
  7. ^ "GENESIS" (PDF). www.siprep.org. Fall 2023. Retrieved 2024-05-08.
  8. ^ "Results". Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  9. ^ Princess Elizabeth Challenge Cup#2000 onwards
  10. ^ a b "Scholastic National Rowing Championship 2022 Full Race Results". results.regattatiming.com. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
  11. ^ Lacrosse Archived 2013-12-28 at the Wayback Machine, laxpower.com; accessed February 3, 2016.
  12. ^ "Focus on the Faculty: 1990s". Retrieved 8 July 2022.
  13. ^ "St. Ignatius Girls Lacrosse Rankings". maxpreps.com. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
  14. ^ Soccer Archived 2006-07-17 at the Wayback Machine, cifccs.org; accessed February 3, 2016.
  15. ^ CCS soccer: WCAL sweeps Open Division titles at Buck Shaw; accessed December 23, 2019
  16. ^ a b "CIF-Central Coast Section" (PDF). CIF-Central Coast Section. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  17. ^ "California Interscholastic Federation". cifstate.org. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  18. ^ St. Ignatius Field Hockey Schedule; accessed January 22, 2022.
  19. ^ a b "The Bruce-Mahoney Trophy".
  20. ^ "CALLAGHAN BYRNE". goldennuggetlibrary.sfgenealogy.org. Retrieved 2024-05-06.
  21. ^ "The Great Jewel of Education: 1880-1905 - St. Ignatius College Prep". www.siprep.org. Retrieved 2022-11-02.
  22. ^ History Supplement: Admiral William Callaghan '14, Genesis IV: The alumni magazine of Saint Ignatius College Preparatory (2005), pp. 34–35. Retrieved on December 30, 2013.
  23. ^ "William Briare Obituary (2006) - Las Vegas, NV - Las Vegas Review-Journal". obits.reviewjournal.com.
  24. ^ Office of the Governor - About Archived 2014-07-03 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved April 11, 2011
  25. ^ "Meet the Browns' everlasting energy source, Al Saunders". www.clevelandbrowns.com. Retrieved 2023-12-12.
  26. ^ Hirsley, Michael (January 26, 2002). "Bay Area school generates athletes". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved February 13, 2014.
  27. ^ "Igor Olshansky profile". Retrieved January 13, 2011. (Olshansky) first-team all-league at SI.
  28. ^ Staff, Examiner (26 March 2013). "Matt Krook is a rare dual-threat for St. Ignatius baseball". San Francisco Examiner.

External links[edit]

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