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9 News Denver
"First Class Heads Off To College"
June 8, 2007
Selection: "Four years ago they came together to form a new high school. Friday, they became the first graduating class from Arrupe Jesuit High School."
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CBS 4 Denver
"Denver High School Attains Perfect Graduation Rate"
June 1, 2007
Selection: "A high school in Denver is boasting a 100 percent graduation rate for the class of 2007. Arrupe Jesuit High School is a small college prep school in northwest Denver. A total of 46 seniors will graduate June 8."
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Colorado Public Radio
"AJHS Graduates First Class"
May 21, 2007
Selection: "This Catholic school, in northwest Denver, reaches out to low-income and minority students. Every member of its first senior class has been accepted to college. Ryan Warner speaks with Arrupe's president Father Stephen Planning and graduating senior Alejandra Luna."
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Rocky Mountain News
"Students' Stairway to College"
March 19, 2007
By David Montero
Selection: "[Erlinda Ramirez] will leave her job at Wells Fargo and graduate from Arrupe Jesuit High in June with what Principal Michael O'Hagan describes as 'a diploma and a resume.'"
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Denver Post
"Arrupe Is a Model for Success"
March 13, 2007
By Editorial Staff
Selection: "A success story is unfolding all too quietly at Arrupe Jesuit High School in northwest Denver. It's a story that deserves to be shouted out loud... We salute the upcoming graduates of Arrupe Jesuit, and hope they're just the beginning of a long tradition of Arrupe graduates who serve their communities and get a hand up in return."
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9News
"Every Single Senior Heading to College"
March 1, 2007
By Kim Christiansen
Selection: "The students say the school is strict, serious, and intense. However, they say that type of attitude is a blessing and an opportunity. If it weren’t hard, it wouldn’t be valuable. What’s the point of having something handed to you?” said Michelle Spreutels, the youngest senior in the 2007 class. Michelle will be the first in her family to graduate from high school and go to college."
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Rocky Mountain News
"Generals Can't Have Too Many Medals"
February 16, 2007
By John Rosa
Selection: "The contingent from Arrupe Jesuit is small but powerful. Only four wrestlers are competing for the Generals in the Class 3A state tournament at the Pepsi Center, but three could find themselves atop the awards stand Saturday night."
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9NEWS
"Mad About Science Week "
November 3, 2006
By Steve Spangler
Selection: "Stephan Graham doesn't teach just science... he gives students the tools and skills needed to make informed decisions in the future. 9NEWS salutes Stephan Graham as a Mad About Science teacher who is making a difference."
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Latino Suave
"At-Risk Inner City Students Respond to Jesuit-Business Marriage"
July/August 2006
By Lynn Bronikowski
Selection: "'They are superior to many of the entry-level people we have had because these students recognize that this job, this school, is their chance for a better life,' says Kevin O'Conner, senior vice president for Wells Fargo Brokerage Services. 'And from a business standpoint, we want our staff to reflect the markets we serve so this program creates an applicant pool for the future.'"
Rocky Mountin News
"Using Four on the Floor"
January 12, 2006
By Scott Stocker
Selection: "The expectations are very high," said Candelaria, who works at the Holland & Hart law firm in downtown Denver and has been wrestling since he was 8 years old. "We have two hours of homework every night, and that's after wrestling practice. It is more difficult than public school, because of the expectations. Then our jobs also take a lot of time."
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ColoradoBiz Magazine
"School Work"
September 2005
By Lynn Bronikowski
Selection: “It’s truly the business community responding to a problem in the inner city,” said the Rev. Steve Planning, president of Arrupe Jesuit. “Not only are these students getting help with their tuition but they are seeing the careers we want them to aspire to.”
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The Denver Post
"Arrupe an Innovative Education"
February 17, 2005
By Susan Thornton
Selection: The business leaders who are betting that Arrupe will be a success can point with pride to a new report funded by the Gates Foundation. The report, which recognizes Arrupe for effectively reaching low-income and minority students, notes that Arrupe’s students have a 93 percent attendance rate, compared to 87 percent in Denver Public Schools, and a suspension rate of just 3 percent, compared to 17 percent for the public school district.
The Colorado Lawyer
"Denver Law Firm Supports Youth by Sponsoring Education"
July 2004
Selection: "This has been a great learning experience for all of us," says Cindy Fleischner, another partner at the firm. "It has also taught us, as attorneys and staff, how little the public knows about the legal system, [as well as] how to be good teachers and to be patient. We could hire a law student to do this, . . . but we actually contribute to the positive involvement of these high school students in the legal system, and help improve their work skills and maturity."
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Denver Business Journal
"Earning an Education"
March 5, 2004
By Lyn Berry-Helmlinger
Selection: “It’s difficult to find quality, motivated associates,” [Donna Boreing] said, “But these young kids are bright-eyed and anxious to meet the expectations we set for them. Bringing them into the business environment is as rewarding for us as it is for them.”
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The Denver Catholic Register
"Arrupe Jesuit High School Celebrates Opening"
August 27, 2003
By Laurie Dunklee
Selection: "Arrupe is a chance of a lifetime for me," 14-year-old Jovon Benson told the crowd of approximately 150. Among those participating in the opening celebration were Colorado Attorney General Ken Salazar, State Rep. Rick Garcia and Father Timothy McMahon, provincial of the Jesuits of the Missouri Province.
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