Crespi Carmelite High School

Crespi Carmelite High School
Official logo of Crespi Carmelite High School
Address
5031 Alonzo Avenue Encino, Los Angeles , California 91316 United States
Coordinates	34°9′43.5″N 118°31′17″W
Information
Type	Private, Day, College-prep
Motto	Zelo Zelatus Sum Pro Domino Deo Exercituum. (With zeal have I been zealous for the Lord God of Hosts.)
Religious affiliation(s)	Roman Catholic; Carmelites
Patron saint(s)	Our Lady of Mount Carmel
Established	1959
Founder	Fr. Gus Carter, O.Carm
President	Kenneth Foersch
Principal	Liam Joyce
Staff	70
Grades	9–12
Gender	Boys
Enrollment	500< (September, 2022)
Campus size	8 Acres
Campus type	Suburban
Color(s)	Brown, White and Gold
Slogan	"Celt Pride"
Athletics conference	CIF Southern Section Mission League
Sports	14 sports
Nickname	Celts
Accreditation	Western Association of Schools and Colleges, Western Catholic Educational Association
Newspaper	The Celt
Yearbook	Los Encinos
Tuition	$21,600 (2022-2023)
Feeder schools	Greater Los Angeles Area
Alumni	7000
Website	crespi.org

Crespi Carmelite High School, shortly known as Crespi, is a private Catholic all-boys four-year college preparatory high school located in Encino District, Los Angeles, 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.

Academics

Crespi Carmelite High School offers a college-preparatory education. As of 2022–2023 the academic program has 19 Advanced Placement courses.

Athletics

Over the years Crespi has won fourteen CIF Southern Section division team titles – Baseball (Division III in 2003; Division II in 2009 and 2023), Basketball "Back to Back" State titles (CIF Division IV State Title 2015 and Division I State Title 2016) (Section Division IV-AA in 2001, 2010, and 2015), Football (Big Five in 1986; Division X in 2004 and 2005), Track & Field (Division 2-A in 1973; Division III in 2008), Water Polo (Division 2-A in 1981, Division 6 in 2019), and Swimming Division 3 in 2021).

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