Student Life

House System

What Is the House System?

Strake Jesuit's House System is designed to foster smaller communities within the school, helping students and faculty build lasting relationships across grades and interests. Each House consists of nine advisory groups, and each advisory group includes one or more adult advisors with 15–20 students. Advisory and House affiliations encourage and support brotherhood between students who might not otherwise know each other — across grade levels, diverse interests, school activities and other affinity groups, and backgrounds — and offer a unique way to organize the student body for activities and community-building, including some friendly competition.

Leadership Opportunities

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Leadership Structure

Each house is led by a faculty or staff House Moderator and four student House Captains.

Students take charge of advisory programming, service projects and other House events, House Game Days, pep rallies, and school events like Prom and Homecoming.

Leadership roles at multiple levels mean that students can be involved from early in the freshman year.
Achievement Recognition

Houses are awarded points for each member who earns a spot on the Honor Roll, and each member who earns zero PHs in a semester. Other similar opportunities are sometimes identified and announced.

Students who participate in a school extracurricular program will receive points for his House. These points are awarded at the end of your season.

Points & Rewards System

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House Game Day

Four times per year, our Houses divide up for a Community Time competition. Advisories choose their favorite games, and compete together to earn points for their house. The House with the most points for each of our House Game Days receives a house-wide treat, which could include ice cream, breakfast, or another similar reward.
House Cup

The House with the most points for the year will be named House Champions for that year. Their name is inscribed on our House Cup, and they receive great prizes. Recent prizes have included Spirit Dress all week, gift cards to The Kettle, breakfast tacos, donuts, House Cup tee-shirts, a catered burrito lunch, a visit from the Ice Cream Truck, Astros tickets, and more!

House Council Executive Committee

The House Council Executive Committee is comprised of the top four student leaders, elected by their peers from across all eight houses. They support represent the student body and play a critical role in planning many school-wide activities.

The House Council works to improve various aspects of student life and plays a central role in planning school activities such as dances, pep rallies, tailgates, and field day.

The members of the Council are honored to represent the Student Body. Suggestions, concerns, or comments always are welcome. Please feel free to contact the House Council through any of the House Council members.