Regis Jesuit High School

History

The school was founded by Italian Jesuits in 1877 in Las Vegas, New Mexico. Seven years later, another campus was established in Morrison, Colorado. In 1888, the two schools were merged and renamed for St. John Francis Regis to become Regis College, located on 52nd and Lowell Streets in Denver, Colorado. In 1921, the school was formally split into Regis High School and Regis College (now Regis University). The high school and university coexisted on the Denver campus, sharing facilities until a dedicated building was constructed for the high school in 1984. In 1989, a parcel of land near Parker and Arapahoe Roads in Aurora was donated to the school. That area is now called the Campbell Campus, and it houses both the Girls and Boys Divisions. In 2016 Regis appointed David Card as president, the first layperson to hold that position.

Demographics

The demographic breakdown of the 1,654 students enrolled in 2015–16 was:

• Native American/Alaskan – 0.2%
• Asian/Pacific islanders – 5.3%
• Black – 3.9%
• Hispanic – 8.4%
• White – 81.9%
• Multiracial – 0.3%

Athletics

As of 2018, Regis Jesuit had won 67 State Championships, with 54 for boys since 1988. The girls by their 13th year of existence had won 12 championships (including Spirit in 2010). This places Regis 6th in the state in number of State Championships. In 2013, Sports Illustrated selected Regis as having the best high school athletics program in Colorado.

Notable alumni

• Fran Belibi (Class of 2019), former College basketball player for the Stanford Cardinal of the Pac-12 Conference and winner of the 2021 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament.
• Ty Blach, Major League Baseball (Class of 2009) pitcher for the Colorado Rockies
• C. Michael Callihan (Class of 1965), 42nd Lt. Governor of Colorado. Previously Gunnison County Assessor, Colorado State Representative, Colorado State Senator
• J. V. Cunningham, poet
• Roger Espinoza (Class of 2005), Honduras national football team.
• John Fante (Class of 1927), Italian-American novelist, short-story writer, and screenwriter
• Zach Fenoglio (Class of 2007), hooker for the Glendale Raptors and USA Eagles and a starter in the 2015 Rugby World Cup; was also a chemistry teacher at Regis Jesuit High School.
• Missy Franklin (Class of 2013), Olympic gold medal swimmer and world record holder.
• Bill Garnett, former NBA player for the Dallas Mavericks and Indiana Pacers.
• Chris Hardwick, television host and comedian; previously the host of Singled Out and current host of The Nerdist Podcast, @midnight, The Talking Dead and The Wall on NBC.
• Joseph G. Haubrich, American economist widely known for his yield-curve research
• Jake Heimlicher (Class of 2018), college football defensive end for the Penn Quakers and the UCLA Bruins
• Neil Hopkins (Class of 1995), television and film actor
• Klint Kubiak (Class of 2005), offensive coordinator for the Seattle Seahawks
• John Carroll Lynch (Class of 1981), actor on The Drew Carey Show and more.
• John Matthews (Class of 2004), wide receiver, American professional football
• Tim Miller (political strategist) (Class of 2000)
• Brian Mullan (Class of 1997), professional soccer player, one of four players to have won five or more MLS Cup titles.
• Josh Perkins (2014 - transferred), professional basketball player for Hapoel Gilboa Galil of the Israeli Basketball Premier League.
• David Peterson (Class of 2014), first round pick in the 2017 MLB Draft by the New York Mets
• Jack Swigert, test pilot for NASA and astronaut with the Apollo 13 crew; elected to Congress for Colorado's 6th district, but died before being sworn in.

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