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Bourgade Catholic High School
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DUCATION AT BOURGADE
Catholic High School fosters the
spiritual, intellectual, moral, social,
creative and physical development of the
total person.
Informed by faith and the Christian
tradition, we are committed to
providing a rigorous academic
program that prepares students of
all learning styles for college.
Supporting family as the
primary educators of the student, we
continue the development of spiritually
centered lifelong learners, effective
communicators and citizens of a global world.
As educators and ministers, we promote a
Christian vision of life that respects individuals,
appreciates cultural differences and gives
witness to faith beyond the school setting.
Bourgade Catholic High School strives to be a
student-centered learning community where each
unique individual is welcomed and encouraged to
grow in his or her relationship with God, others
and a constantly changing world.”
Bourgade Catholic
High School Philosophy
The College Counseling Department
at Bourgade Catholic enables students
to reach their full potential academically
and personally by providing guidance and
counseling in the areas of education, social
skills and life planning. Two full-time
counselors, one responsible for freshmen
and sophomores, the other for juniors
and seniors, work with students to plan
and track course selection to complete
graduation credits. In individual and group
settings, students are listened to, challenged,
encouraged and supported in daily life and
career decisions.
The addition of one full-time college
counselor in fall 2012 enables the college
counseling program to focus on a
comprehensive 4 year plan to address the needs
of all students and to discover a college and
career plan suited to the individual needs of
each student. In addition, the highly successful
College 101 course is offered as an elective to
seniors in the fall and spring semesters, along
with evening and weekend opportunities
for all seniors to receive individual help
with the college selection and application
process.
Since 2005, 96 percent to 100 percent of
our graduates have been accepted at a two-
or four-year college or university. In addition,
we are successfully providing young men and
women the tools to be the first generation in
their families to matriculate to a college or
university: 50 percent of the Class of 2012 and
60 percent of the Class of 2013 are proud to be
the first in their family to attend college.
Bourgade Catholic High School is a co-
educational college preparatory located on the 27-
acre campus located at 4602 N. 31st Avenue. The
home of the Golden Eagles, Bourgade Catholic
High School has been a fixture in the Canyon
Corridor neighborhood since opening its doors
in 1962.
For additional information, visit
bourgadecatholic.org or contact Joann
Siebenman, Advancement Director, 602-973-
4000 X120 or
[email protected]E
VERY SUMMER the front lawn of Brophy College Prep is filled
with young children and teenage boys all wearing the same
colored shirts. For the past 20+ years, Brophy students have led a
camp for underserved boys and girls across the Valley that may not have a
camp opportunity in their summer plans.
The Loyola Project was founded in response to the needs of students
Valley-wide, many of whom Brophy students had tutored in their
after school programs during the school year. Admission is free to the
campers and transportation, activities and academics are all part of the
“camp” experience.
Approximately 180 campers, ages five to ten, attend the summer
enrichment camp which is run by Brophy students, “Men for Others” as the
school often refers to them. All Jesuit schools across the world have a service
component built into their curriculum as the Jesuit philosophy challenges its
students to fill gaps in the world’s needs with their talents and time.
In summer 2013 the Loyola Project “adopted” 14 refugee children
from Serrano Village Apartments. These 14 children, ranging from
kindergarten to third grade, were bused to and from Brophy for a
month-long summer school program from June 10 to July 3. These 14
students were hand selected by Georgia Sepic, owner and manager of
Serrano Village Apartments, with a focus on early elementary school-
aged children. The children were chosen to “…give them the best ever
opportunity to form a strong foundation for learning,” offered Ms. Sepic.
With the state budget severely depleted, and the Head
Start enrollment sporting huge waiting lists, participation
in the Loyola Project at Brophy was a once-in-a-lifetime
opportunity for underserved youth to get a boost in
their educational experiences as well as a chance to
develop some strong role models through the Brophy
students who lead the camp and who have reached out to the refugee
community living in the Canyon Corridor neighborhood.
THE LOYOLA ACADEMY, which operates 11 months of the year on
the Brophy campus (not to be confused with the Loyola Project) is a 6th,
7th and 8th grade middle school for underserved students who qualify
by verified financial need, academic promise and parental/guardian
participation. Its goal as written in its Mission Statement, is to “…develop
leaders who are intellectually competent, open to growth, religious,
loving and committed to doing justice” in the education tradition of St.
Ignatius Loyola, founder of the Jesuit order of priests. Drawing upon the
Jesuit philosophy of becoming “Men for Others,” Loyola Academy strives
to produce students that are successful at Brophy, in college and beyond,
so that they may share their God-given gifts and talents.
To learn more about Brophy College Preparatory, The Loyola Project
and The Loyola Academy, visit their website at brophyprep.org or
call the Brophy Office at 602-264-5291.
Taking the Jesuit Mission one step further
Principal
Kathy
Rother
Educat ion