Belen Jesuit Preparatory School is a Roman Catholic high school in Miami, Florida. It was established in Cuba by the Jesuits in 1854, but moved to the United States after the communist government of Fidel Castro, himself an alumnus, took power ^[1]. Its current principal is Fr. Marcelino Garcia, S.J.^[2] Independently operated by the Jesuit order, it is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Miami. 1854 (MDCCCLIV) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... For the film of this title, see Private School (film). ... The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ... The Society of Jesus (Latin: Societas Iesu), commonly known as the Jesuits, is a Roman Catholic religious order. ... Miami redirects here. ... Motto: (traditional) In God We Trust (official, 1956–present) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington, D.C. Largest city New York City Official language(s) None at the federal level; English de facto Government Federal Republic  - President George W. Bush (R)  - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence - Declared - Recognized... Single-sex education is the practice of conducting education where male and female students attend separate classes or in separate buildings or schools. ... For other uses, see Wolverine (disambiguation). ... The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ... For other uses, see High school (disambiguation). ... Miami redirects here. ... This article is about the U.S. State of Florida. ... Seal of the Society of Jesus. ... 1854 (MDCCCLIV) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... This article is about communism as a form of society and as a political movement. ... Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz (born on August 13, 1926) is the current President of Cuba but on indefinite medical hiatus. ... Old girl redirects here. ... Coat of Arms The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Miami is a particular church of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in the eastern region of the United States. ...

Belen is one of the four all-male schools in greater Miami-Dade, along with Mesivta School Of Greater Miami, Yeshiva Toras Chaim, and Christopher Columbus High School. It has been named three times in a row as one of the top 50 Catholic high schools in the United States by the Catholic High School Honor Roll.^[3] Belen received special recognition in the academic excellence and Catholic identity categories, and was also designated as having a "highly selective" admissions policy. Each student must take an admissions test and once admitted must maintain an excellent academic standing.^[3] Christopher Columbus High School is a Roman Catholic, all-male high school in Westchester, Florida, established in 1958 by the Marist Brothers. ...

Belen Jesuit annually provides over $1.9 million in need-based grants to students; the money is raised by the annual Tombola fair, and private donations.^[4] The school prides itself in its various community services projects, including its annual trip to the Dominican Republic^[5], and its other service projects across the greater Miami area.

In late 2006 Belen and Ocean Bank created the Agape Scholarship specifically to promote diversity at the school who's population is mostly Hispanic. $1.2 million shall be committed in the following ten years for this new scholarship program. In addition to covering the student's tuition, books, and other expenses, the school has created a new scholarship committee with the goal of insuring the success of the students.^[6]

History

Belen's time in Cuba

Colegio de Belén (1854-1925)

Colegio de Belén "The Palace of Education" (1925-1961)

• March 2, 1854 - Queen Isabella II of Spain issued a royal charter founding the "Colegio de Belén" in Havana, Cuba. Belen School began its educational work in the building formerly occupied by the convent and convalescent hospital of Our Lady of Belen, hence the name of the school.
• 1925 - Sixty acres of plantations and several buildings in Havana Cuba were donated to Belen School. The complex is later known as "The Palace of Education." As of 2008, the complex still stands, now called the Instituto Tecnico Militar (Military Technical Institute).

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Belen's American history

• September 18, 1961 - Belen Jesuit School was established in the United States. The fourth floor of the Gesu Elementary School in downtown Miami became the first site of Belen Jesuit Preparatory School. In 2008 this building no longer exists and in its place stands the parking lot of the Gesu Church.^[7] The faculty, like many other priests and religious, had been expelled from Cuba by the government of Fidel Castro.^{[citation needed]} The school's property was ultimately taken over by the government.
• October 22, 1962 - Belen Jesuit Preparatory School acquired its own building and moved to a new site on the corner of S.W. 8th Street and 7th Avenue in Miami.
• 1973-1981 - "Operation Coke"^{[citation needed]} Students were asked to make personal sacrifices and contribute money that would normally be spent on snacks and beverages for new school facilities.
• October 17, 1980 - Ground-breaking ceremony were held for a new building on a 30 acre-site located in west Dade County, opened the following year; Enrollment was 598 students
• November 1996 - Belen Jesuit received accreditation from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.^{[citation needed]}
• From 1992 to 2002 marked a period of expansion for the school. The library was renovated, multiple computer labs were built as well as an athletic center and the number of classrooms were increased.
• 2004 - Belen marked its sesquicentennial. Belen inaugurated the Ignatian Center for the Arts which included new classrooms, a choir and orchestra practice room, a stagecraft workshop, an amphitheater, the Olga & Carlos Saladrigas Art Gallery, and the Ophelia & Juan Js. Roca Theater with a 662 patron capacity.
• 2005 -2006 - Belen won its first ever District Championship in football, sending three players to the Ivy League and one to Northwestern.^{[citation needed]}
• 2006 -2007 - The 2006-07 school year was met with recognition in academics and athletics. The Catholic School Honor Roll named Belen Jesuit as one of the top 50 Catholic high school in the U.S. Belen Jesuit was recognized in two categories, Academic Excellence and Civic Education. Belen Jesuit was also the only Florida school on the Honor Roll noted to have a highly selective admission policy. The swimming team, cross country team and track & field team all won state titles in their respective divisions.^{[citation needed]}
• February 3, 2007 - The Inaugural Sports Hall of Fame Class was inducted at the Roberto C. Goizueta Athletic Center. Its members included Luis Botifoll '25, Ernesto Smith '36, Alfredo Porta Bolaños '47, Julio J. Bordas '48, Felix P. Perez-Majul '55, Eduardo Sowers '56, Rene Walker '69, Julio Campa '71, Jorge M. Cabrera '72, Eric Alvarez '85, Hector Ortiz '86, Michael J. Covert '91, Edward Acosta '99, 1995 Cross Country Team, Coach Otilio "Cappy" Campuzano, and Athletic Director Coach Carlos Barquin.
• 2007 - 2008 - The schools main building was named after entrepreneur Miguel B. Fernandez. This celebration was initiated by a pledge from the Fernandez Family for $2.5 million, the largest single private donation received by the school in its 46 year history in Miami.^{[citation needed]} The Catholic School Honor Roll named Belen Jesuit as one of the top 50 Catholic high school in the U.S. for a third consecutive year. Belen Jesuit was recognized as a category leader for its strength in two areas: Academic Excellence and Catholic Identity.^[8] Belen Jesuit was again one of three schools considered highly selective in its admission policy.^[9] Construction began on the new administrative building. A bronze statue of Jesus was erected.

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Academics

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Athletics

Belen fields teams in baseball, football, soccer, volleyball, basketball, golf, swimming, water polo, tennis, wrestling, crew, and yoga for boys.

Unofficial Wolverines Athletics Logo

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Belen won its first district title in 2006, with a win over Monsignor Pace. Belen will have seven football players playing Ivy League football in the Fall of 2008-2009 (two at Princeton; one at Yale; one at Columbia; and three at Dartmouth.^{[citation needed]} Monsignor Edward Pace High School is a Catholic secondary school in Miami Gardens, Florida. ...

The crew team has had success with the Varsity 8+ and Freshmen 8+, representing Belen at nationals in 2007. In the last four years the team has reached the regional finals twice.^[12] Locally, the team has defeated every South Florida crew.^[13]

The swimming team, cross country team and the track & field team all won state titles in their respective divisions in 2006-7.^[14][15] Belen also won the district championship in water polo and baseball. The baseball team reached the state semi-finals. The Miami Herald awarded Belen Jesuit with the 4A-1A award for athletic excellence.^{[citation needed]} The Miami Herald is a daily newspaper owned by Knight Ridder. ...

In 2007, Belen became the first swimming team from Miami-Dade to win back-to-back State Championships since the 1960s. Helping complete the cycle was a swimmer who took the 100 Breaststroke championship with a time of 58.91. Belen's 200 Medley Relay team also took the state title, and was runner-up in the relays in the 200 Freestyle and 400 Freestyle.

The Wolverine Cross Country team also won a back to back state championship.^[16]

Belen resumed its longtime rivalry in 2003 with Columbus after not playing for over 20 years.^[17] The two schools have recently begun to compete against each other in football and soccer.

Arts

The humanities and arts are held at a high esteem at Belen. As of 2004, a new building was added to the campus solely for the arts, named The Ignatian Center for the Arts. The Center consists of a theater, art gallery, music rehearsal hall, a film lab, various classrooms and an administrative office. The humanities department at Belen Jesuit Preparatory school is currently overseen by Leopoldo Nuñez whom is also the director Center for the Arts.^[18]

Theater

The Ophelia & Juan Js. Roca Theatre features a 662 person occupancy, an orchestra pit, catwalk, a stage area and male and female dressing rooms. Prior to the construction of the theater, Belen productions were staged in the school auditorium which has since been re-named in honor of Guillermo F. Kohly.

Production Credits:

"Death of a Salesman", October 2003, Directed by Richard Signore
"A Flea in her Ear", March 2004, Directed by Leo J. Williams
"Fuenteovejuna", April 2004, Directed by Marcos Cassanova
"Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead", October 2004, Directed by Richard Signore
"A Time of Your Life", March 2005, Directed by Leo J. Williams
"Dialogos de las Carmelitas", April 2005, Directed by Marcos Cassanova
"Dracula", October 2005, Directed by Richard Signore
"Crossroads of Faith", February 2006, Directed by Leo J. Williams
"Los Intereses Creados", April 2006, Directed by Marcos Cassanova
"The Fantasticks", November 2006, Directed by Richard Signore
"The Boys Next Door", March 2007, Directed by Leo J. Williams
"Middle School Showcase", April 2007, Directed by Eliana Parenti
"The Servant of Two Masters", November 2007, Directed by Leo J. Williams
"A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum", March 2008, Directed by Francisco Padura

Library

The Ramon Guiteras Memorial Library, located on the campus of Belen Jesuit Preparatory School, is one of the top school libraries in Miami-Dade County.^{[citation needed]} It serves the student body and faculty of Belen, as well as the community at large. The library currently has over 35,000 volumes, 15,000 ebooks, and subscriptions to some electronic databases, including ProQuest Direct with over 2,000 periodicals online and Questia. The library staff includes one librarian, three library assistants and one library disciplinarian.^[19] Library hours are 7:30 am to 4:00 pm, Monday through Friday. The library is equipped with 24 computers with fast access to the Internet. The library also houses La Colección Cubana (The Cuban Collection), a special collection of Cuban books; Currently consisting of over 5,000 volumes, with books about Cuba and/or written by Cubans and Cuban-Americans. La Colección Cubana is open to the public.^[19] ProQuest Company is an Ann Arbor, Michigan based company specializing in microfilm and electronic publishing. ... This page meets Wikipedias criteria for speedy deletion. ...

Accreditation

Belen Jesuit Preparatory School is Accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. The School is also affiliated with the National Catholic Educational Association and is a member of the Jesuit Secondary Education Association and the Jesuit High School College Counselor Association. The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) is a regional accreditor for over 13,000 public and private educational institutions ranging from preschool to college level in the Southern United States. ... The NCEA logo. ... The Jesuit Secondary Education Association (JSEA) was founded in 1970 to address the unique needs of the Jesuit secondary school apostolate in the United States. ...

Notable alumni

Many of Belen's alumni are bureaucrats, professionals, and other influential members of society. These include:

Academics

• Xavier Briggs, Ph.D. - '85, served in the Bill Clinton Administration; currently a faculty member at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology ^[20]
• Jorge I. Dominguez , PH.D. (did not finish at Belen) - '63, faculty member at Harvard University ,Academy for International and Area Studies.
• René Monteagudo, Ph.D. - '91, Clinical Psychologist, and Adjunct Clinical Instructor, at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign^[20]
• Frank O. Mora, Ph.D. - '82, Latin America expert and professor at the National War College. ^[20]

Business leaders

• Francisco Aruca - '59 - radio host and businessman ^[20]
• Alvaro Cabrera - '76 - Largest minority Burger King franchisee in the United States (220 locations)^[20]
• Cesar Conde - '91, former State Department fellow; current Vice President, Operating Manager of Galavisión^[20]
• Roberto Goizueta - '47, former CEO of Coca-Cola; the Emory University School of Business is named after him; his foundation plays an important role at the school.^[20]

Entertainers and athletes

• Raúl Esparza - '88, Broadway actor. ^[20]
• Gabriel Hernandez - '04, highest rated minor league pitcher in the Florida Marlins organization. ^[20]
• Mario Lavandeira, - '96 aka Perez Hilton, founder of PerezHilton.com and host of What Perez Sez on VH1.^{[21] [20]}

Journalists

• Oscar Corral - '92, Miami Herald writer; covers Cuban politics and the exile community. Corral was one of the journalists who exposed the Radio Marti scandal. ^[20]
• German Pinelli - '25, Cuban journalist and actor
• Roberto Suárez - '46, former President of The Miami Herald & El Nuevo Herald ^[20]

Public officials, public servants and lawyers

• Eduardo Alvarez, S.J. - '63 & faculty, pastor at Gesu Church (Miami, Florida). ^[20]
• Fernando S. Aran - '75, former President of the Cuban-American Bar Association (1995)
• Braulio Baez - '82, Senior Counsel at Holland & Knight; he is a former chairman of Florida Public Service Commission. ^[20]
• William X Candela - '80, Assistant County Attorney, Miami-Dade County ^[20]
• Antonio C. Castro - '86, former President of the Cuban-American Bar Association (2005) ^[20]
• Fidel Castro - '44, former President of Cuba
• Raul Castro - President of Cuba (attended but did not graduate)[citation needed]
• Gaston Cantens - '79, former Florida State Representative ^[20]
• Alonso R. del Portillo - '78, former Assistant District Director to Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, former close friend to Pedro Zamora^[22] and former president of the Dade County Young Republicans ^[20]
• Manny Diaz - '73, Mayor of Miami. ^[20]
• Miguel Diaz de la Portilla - '81, former Miami-Dade County Commissioner^[20]
• Joe Garcia^[20] - '82, former Executive Director of the Cuban American National Foundation; former chairman of Florida Public Service Commission; Chairman of the Democratic Party in Miami-Dade County. Currently is the Democratic congressional candidate for Florida's 25th congressional district ^[20]
• Jose A. Garrido, Jr. - '72, former President of the Cuban-American Bar Association (1988)^[20]
• Humberto Hernandez Jr. - '80, former City of Miami Commissioner ^[20]
• Jorge L. Hernandez-Torano - '75, former President of the Cuban-American Bar Association (1989) ^[20]
• Gustavo Leon, M.D. - '63, former Chairman of Florida Board of Medicine. ^[20]
• Marcelo Llorente - '94, Representative, Florida House District 116 ^[20]
• Carlos A. Manrique - '78, former Florida State Representative ^[20]
• Sergio L. Mendez - '77, former President of the Cuban-American Bar Association (1999)^[20]
• Braulio Orue-Vivanco, - 1860, first Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Pinar del Rio
• Roberto M. Pineiro - '72 , Judge for 11th Circuit Court of Florida
• Carlos Prío Socarrás - '21, former President of Cuba
• Enrique San Pedro, S.J. - '46 & faculty, former Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brownsville
• Xavier Suarez - '67, former Mayor of Miami^[20]

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External links

• Belen Jesuit Celebrates 25yrs of Humanitarian Missions
• Belen Jesuit Home Page
• Education, Faith & Discipline; Belen Jesuit Celebrates its 150th Anniversary
• Privateschoolreview.com's page on Belen