Salesian College Preparatory

Salesian College Preparatory
Address
2851 Salesian Avenue Richmond , California 94804 United States
Coordinates	37°57′11″N 122°20′28″W / 37.9531°N 122.341°W / 37.9531; -122.341
Information
Former names	Salesian High School Salesian House of Studies
Type	Private, college-preparatory high school
Motto	Academics. Faith. Family.
Religious affiliation(s)	Roman Catholic
Patron saint(s)	John Bosco
Established	1927 (1927)
Oversight	Salesians of Don Bosco Roman Catholic Diocese of Oakland
NCES School ID	00074695[1]
Principal	Kenneth Farr II[2]
Teaching staff	33.3 (on an FTE basis)[1]
Grades	9–12
Gender	Co-educational
Enrollment	417 (2015–2016)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	12.5[1]
Campus size	21 acres (8.5 ha)
Campus type	Suburban[1]
Color(s)	Crimson, black, white
Athletics conference	CIF North Coast Section
Nickname	Pride
Accreditation	Western Association of Schools and Colleges[3]
Newspaper	The Salesian Sentinel
Website	www.salesian.com

Salesian College Preparatory (formerly Salesian High School and Salesian House of Studies) is a private, Roman Catholic, co-educational, college-preparatory high school in Richmond, California, United States. Established in 1927, it is part of the Salesians of Don Bosco and is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Oakland.

It is a Salesian school and is situated on 21 acres (8.5 ha) in the North & East neighborhood.^[4] It has rivalries with St. Patrick-St. Vincent High School^[5] and Saint Mary's College High School.^[6]

The Salesian House of Studies opened on the campus as a seminary for future Salesians. In 1960, the school became Salesian High School and began allowing boys of west Contra Costa County to attend.^[7]

In 2006, the school changed its mascot from the Chieftain to the Pride, amid nationwide controversy over the use of Native American related mascots in athletics.^[8] In 2013, the school began using iPads instead of textbooks for some classwork.^[9]

In 2014, on the 50th anniversary of its first graduating class, the school changed its name to Salesian College Preparatory.^[7] It was also named the "best faith-based high school" by Parents' Press magazine.^[10][11]

Since 1991, the school has held an annual golf tournament fundraiser at the Richmond Country Club to support disadvantaged students.^[12]

In 2015, the school raised funds to help Middletown High School after the town was devastated by the Valley Fire.^[13] Salesian also received an anonymous $250,000 donation to update the science lab for STEM studies.^[14]

As part of a larger sexual abuse scandal in the Salesian order in 2006, two instances of sexual abuse occurring between 1969 and 1979 at Salesian High School (now Salesian College Preparatory) resulted in a large settlement for one victim and a jury award to another.^[15] In late 2019 after a year-long investigation CNN reported that the Salesian order shifted around pedophile priests from the then Salesian High School for decades and pressured and intimidated victims.^[16]

• Jahvid Best, Olympic athlete, NFL player^[17]
• Jabari Bird, NBA player^[18]
• Jabari Brown, NBA player^[19]
• Russ Critchfield, professional basketball player^[20]
• Mike Dirnt, musician, songwriter, and singer (transferred to Pinole Valley High School)^[21]
• Angel Jackson, professional basketball player^[22]
• Kamil Loud, professional football player^[23]
• Rick Stuart, radio disc jockey^[24]
• Gene Taylor, professional football player^[25]
• Cecilia Vega, 60 Minutes Correspondent^[26]

• Official website