Why Choose SI?
- Friendly People
- Traditions of Excellence
- Spiritual Formation
- A Catholic, Jesuit School
- Faith that Does Justice
- Opportunities to Serve
- A Loving Community
- Programs Beyond the Classroom
- State-of-the-Art Facilities
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A Catholic, Jesuit School
SI was founded in 1855 by Fr. Anthony Maraschi of the Society of Jesus. The Society of Jesus, also known as the Jesuits, is an order of Catholic priests founded in 1534 by St. Ignatius Loyola (1491-1556).
SI is part of a worldwide network of Jesuit high schools and universities. In the U.S. alone, there are well over 1.3 million living alumni and alumnae of Jesuit schools (28 colleges and 47 high schools).
At SI, students learn what it means to be men and women for others. They grow in faith and are inspired to work for justice for the poor and persecuted. They join Christian Life Communities and attend student-directed Friday Morning Liturgies. Some travel to places like Costa Rica and Mexico over the summer on immersion trips to live and work in solidarity with people in Third World countries, and all students volunteer in their local communities. They attend retreats and grow closer to God through Ignatian prayer. Do you have to be a Catholic to attend SI? A quarter of our students aren't Catholic, but most find themselves growing in their own faith traditions thanks to the spiritual formation that SI offers to all students.