Belen Jesuit Preparatory School

Today, the Office of Mission and Formation led our Faculty & Staff Retreat, themed “Walking the Journey with Our Students.”

Throughout the day, faculty and staff experienced elements of the retreats our students participate in, from Days of Spiritual Reflection and the School of the Soul Retreat to the 1521 Retreat, Junior Encounter, and the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola. We heard powerful testimonies from a senior, Belen moms, and Br. Eric Lastres, S.J. ’18, celebrated Mass on the Feast of St. Maximilian Kolbe and reflected on what it means to accompany our students in faith.

We ended the day with plenty of energy, healthy competition, and laughter during the Faculty & Staff Olympics. It was a beautiful opportunity to fill our cups, reconnect with one another, and begin the new school year rooted in our mission.
“Modern man listens more willingly to witnesses than to teachers, and if he does listen to teachers, it is because they are witnesses.”
— Pope St. Paul VI, Evangelii Nuntiandi, 41

We are blessed to count so many accomplished in our community, such as Alfred Consuegra ’84, Executive Project Manager at Vilar-Hoynack Construction Company and the 2026 Belen Alumnus of the Year.

What does it mean to be ? Discover more and Start Your Journey at www.belenjesuit.org/admissions or call 786.621.4177.

The admissions application is now open! Save the date for our Open House on Saturday, October 3. Link in bio.

Thank you to Tim Sassen of Find your Hum for leading our School Counselors and College Counselors in the From MBTI to AMDG formation program.

We are very excited to welcome back to Br. Eric Lastres, S.J. ’18. He has been missioned to Miami for his Regency Stage of Jesuit formation, where he will work at Belen Jesuit and in the surrounding Miami community for the next few years. Read more about him!

Meet Br. Eric Lastres, S.J.’18 | Belen Jesuit Preparatory School Br. Eric Lastres, S.J.’18, has been missioned to Miami for his Regency Stage of Jesuit formation, where he will work at Belen Jesuit and in the surrounding Miami community for the next few years.

Please join us in welcoming the newest members of the faculty and staff! We are excited to have them join our and look forward to all they will contribute to our students and school.

The new school year is just around the corner, and we can’t wait to welcome our students back to campus next week! Welcome to Belen!

• Paul K. Dean, Physics Teacher
• Michelle M. Miñoso, Director of Student Career Development
• Ezequiel Cuevas ’15, Assistant Director of College Counseling
• Br. Eric Lastres, S.J. ’18, Theology Teacher
• Cristina Cofiño, English Teacher
• Charles Mickens, Assistant Dean of Men
• Julio Soriano, Theology Teacher
• Andrew Shaheen, Social Studies Teacher
• Wilhelm Lapica, Social Studies Teacher
• Giovanni Franco, Director of Data and Analytics
• Jose Rocha, Security Guard
• Isaura Echeveste, School Counselor

This week, our seniors are taking part in College Application Boot Camp, hosted by the Office of College Counseling. Throughout the week, the Class of 2027 is working with their college counselors to set up their Common Application and STARs Record, review their college essays and resumes, and make sure they are ready to navigate the application process.

We’re proud of our seniors and grateful to our College Counseling team for guiding them every step of the way.

The application for Grades 6 & 9 is now open for the 2027–2028 school year! 🎉

It’s an exciting time to be a Wolverine, and we invite you to explore our website to learn more about the experience and what it means to be .

For details about the application process, visit belenjesuit.org/admission-process or email [email protected].

This summer, Mr. Ulises Ordunez and Mr. Enmanuel Gonzalez represented at the St. Jude NextGen Experience in Memphis, Tennessee. This annual, multi-day leadership and philanthropy conference brings together high school and college student leaders, collegiate partners, and youth advocates dedicated to raising funds and awareness for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. We are proud of our faculty members for representing Belen Jesuit and supporting a mission that makes a difference in the lives of children and their families.

Today, we were excited to welcome our faculty and staff back to campus after a well-deserved summer break, officially kicking off the new school year!

Throughout the week, our faculty and staff will be working diligently to prepare for our students’ return to campus next week. Fr. Willie, S.J. ’87, and Mr. Roca ’84 welcomed everyone back and shared updates on current Belen projects, as well as the vision and goals for the year ahead.

We are excited for the year to come and look forward to a fruitful and productive week as we prepare to welcome our students back!

Our new one-to-one program for high school students is officially underway! Our seniors kicked things off with the distribution of their new MacBook Neo laptops, and the rest of our high school students will receive theirs this week. (Check your inbox for details!)

We look forward to seeing how these new devices support our students’ academic success throughout the upcoming school year and beyond.