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Academy of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Academia del Perpetuo Socorro
Motto	Esto perpetua "Be everlasting"
Established	1921
Type	Private coeducational
Principal	Sister Armand Marie Ayala, SSND
Students	1,360 (2005-06)
Grades	K-12
Location	Miramar, Santurce, San Juan Puerto Rico
Website	www.perpetuo.org

Academia del Perpetuo Socorro ("Academy of Our Lady of Perpetual Help") was founded in 1921 as a Catholic parochial school pertaining to the Perpetuo Socorro Parish at the Archidiocese of San Juan, Puerto Rico. The school is located in Miramar, a suburb of San Juan. The current principal is Sister Armand Marie Ayala SSND. Students, teachers and alumni commonly refer to their school as Perpetuo. Image File history File links Information_icon. ... Shortcut: WP:WIN Wikipedia is an online encyclopedia and, as a means to that end, also an online community. ... Shortcut: WP:NPOV Wikipedia policy is that all articles should be written from a neutral point of view. ... Shortcut: WP:RULES Wikipedia is a collaborative project and its founders and contributors have a common goal: Wikipedia has some policies and guidelines that help us to work toward that common goal. ... Image File history File links Perpetuo_logo. ... Educational institutions are often categorised along several dimensions. ... San Juan, the Spanish for Saint John, is a common toponym in parts of the world where Spanish is or was spoken: Argentina San Juan Province San Juan, Argentina, the capital of that province Cuba San Juan Hill Mexico San Juan, Campeche San Juan, Chihuahua San Juan, Coahuila San Juan... Year 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for full calendar). ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

It is considered a college prep school, since 100% of graduates go on to pursue college degrees. Around 50-70% of them study outside of the island, mainly in the United States. Many of them attend top-ranked colleges and universities.

Perpetuo provides academic in Math, Sciences, History, and English. It also provides a wide variety of athletic intercollegiate teams for its students as well as strong academic teams, specifically its Math, Model UN, Forensics, High School Choir, Drama Club and History teams. Academia del Perpetuo Socorro also has a very complete program in the Earth Sciences, offering Geodynamical Physics I and II, and a research course in Astronomy and Meteorology offered by meteorologist Professor Miguel Alonso. Perpetuo offers a very specialized advanced science program including Honors Biology II, and Honors Chemistry II, like few other high school institutions.

Perpetuo counts with 42 organized clubs, a varsity program in ten sports (volleyball, basketball, baseball, tennis, golf, softball, soccer, indoor soccer, cross-country , track & field, swimming), three student publications, and a Student Council. Qualified students are selected as National Honor Society and Honor Academy members.

Recent victories achieved by the school during the current school year (2005-2006) include winning 5 out of 8 categories during the Intercollegiate League of History and Geography's annual competition. Another victory was achieved at the Regional Archidiocesan Science Fair in which the school won 1st place overall and managed to send 2 students to the Intel ISEF Science Fair to be held in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Required Curriculum

9th Grade: English I, Spanish I, World History I, Physical Science, Geometry, Ecclesiology, Elective, Physical Education

10th Grade: English II, Spanish II, Biology I, Algebra II, Sacred Scriptures, World History II, Elective, Physical Education

11th Grade: English III, Spanish III, Chemistry I, Algebra III/Trigonometry or Pre-Calculus, Christian Ethics, United States History, Elective, Physical Education

12th Grade: English IV, Spanish IV, History of Puerto Rico, Health, Christian Anthropology

Students in this school smoke and et high too much.

School's Mission

The goal of the educational apostolate at Academia del Perpetuo Socorro is the complete development of the student - spiritually, mentally, morally, socially, culturally, and physically in order to live a full life and to prepare for his/her final goal - union with God. To this end, we work to create a Catholic academic community in which faith, knowledge, and recreation are shared in a spirit of freedom, love, and creativity. '

School Motto

"Esto Perpetua" translated as "Be everlasting" stressing how the values and learning learned in this school are to be infused with individuals and society as eternal values. Some consider this motto as a reference to how the school's positive influence shall last for eternity.

School Administration

• Director: Rev. Armando Álvarez
• Principal: Sister Armand Marie Ayala, SSND
• Vice-Principal: José M. Leavitt
• Vice-Principal for Academic Affairs: Ángel Cintrón

The school is administered by both the Director and the Principal along with the help of an administrative team composed of nine Faculty members, including the high school's Dean of Discipline, Mr. Carlos Ruiz.

School Sports Teams

Academia del Perpetuo Socorro counts with the largest gymnasium of the Caribbean. This gymnasium has three wooden volleyball courts that can also be transformed into two basketball courts. The gymnasium also has a small gym where athletes, faculty members, and students can go to do exercise. This year, the school hired a personal trainer named Yarelis Rodríguez.

Perpetuo counts with a varsity program in ten sports:

• Golf
• Basketball
• Baseball
• Tennis
• Volleyball
• Softball
• Soccer
• Indoor soccer
• Cross-country
• Track and field
• Swimming