Crespi Carmelite High School, called Crespi, is a private, Roman Catholic, four-year college preparatory high school located in Encino in the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles, in the U.S. state of California. It is part of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles. The school was named for Friar Juan Crespí, and was founded in 1959 by the Carmelite religious order, and has been run by the Carmelites since that time.
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Academics
Crespi Carmelite High School offers a college-preparatory education designed to make every graduate eligible to matriculate to a four-year university. The academic program boasts twenty Advanced Placement courses for the 2013-2014 school year. With a 14:1 student-to-teacher ratio, the small-school environment provides specialized attention and opportunities for each student. The graduating class of 2013 were accepted to nearly 60% of U.S. News & World Report's top fifty colleges.
Teachers at Crespi pride themselves on the use of research-based instructional practices, and the school has been recognized as a Gurian Institute Model School, which designates the school's focus on brain-based education with a special concentration on the male brain. In addition to close work with the Gurian Institute, Crespi has worked with Dr. Daniel Amen to identify and establish best-practices for a brain-friendly school.
For the fall semester of 2013, Crespi introduced a STEM Cohort program that will allow students to focus on studies that will expose them to and prepare them for STEM careers. Furthermore, Crespi boasts unique academic honors opportunities such as Environmental Studies and Outdoor Leadership. To graduate with honors from this program, students must participate in academic seminars on environmental issues as well as outdoor expeditions such as backpacking and nature trail rehabilitation. In addition to carrying on a tradition of academic excellence, Crespi is committed to academic innovations such as the programs above as well as a rotating block and semester system that have been adopted by many other area schools.
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Athletics
Over the years Crespi has won ten CIF Southern Section division titles - Baseball (Division III in 2003; Division II in 2009), Basketball "Back to Back" State titles (CIF Division IV State Title 2015 and Division I State Title 2016),(Division IV-AA in 2001 and 2010), Football (Big Five in 1986; Division X in 2004 and 2005), Track & Field (Division 2-A in 1973; Division III in 2008), and Water Polo (Division 2-A in 1981).
Notable alumni
Athletes
- Stephen Amritraj, ATP
- Randy Cross, NFL
- Rick Dempsey, MLB
- Keith Eck, NFL
- Christian Fauria, NFL
- Joseph Fauria, NFL
- Sione Fua, NFL
- Sean Gilmartin, MLB
- Hroniss Grasu, NFL
- Chris Harper, NFL
- Ryon Healy, MLB
- Brian Horwitz, MLB
- Babe Laufenberg, NFL
- Devin Lucien, NFL
- Paul Mokeski, NBA
- Trevor Plouffe, MLB
- Jeff Suppan, MLB
- Charles Washington, NFL
- Harry Edward Welch, Jr., football coach
- Russell White, NFL
- Shaun Williams, NFL
- Jordan Simmons, NFL
- London Perrantes, NBA
Entertainment
- Michael Angarano, actor
- Martin Donovan, actor
- Michael Lang, former CEO of Miramax
- Matthew Nelson, singer-songwriter, musician and recording artist
- Gunnar Nelson, singer-songwriter, musician and recording artist
References
External links
- Crespi Carmelite High School
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