Forest Ridge | 2022-2023 Viewbook

Mission Forest Ridge School of the Sacred Heart educates young women to think critically, embrace challenges, model resilience, confront injustice, seek equality and lead globally in the pioneering spirit of our foundress. Our alumnae change the world.

Vision We are a leader in educating girls to be competent, confident and courageous women, ready to lead lives of purpose in a rapidly changing and increasingly complex world.

EMPOWERING GIRLS SINCE 1907 All Girls

Catholic

Grades 5-12

100%

300

6:1

total student enrollment

of graduates are accepted to 4-year colleges or universities

student to faculty ratio

12

66%

25%

average class size

of students are people of color

of students are Catholic

62

52

85%

zip codes and 8 countries represented by student body

faculty members

of faculty hold master’s degrees

12

7

languages spoken on campus

bus routes serving Puget Sound area

September 1:

2023-24 admission application open

January 12:

Admission Key Dates

Admission and financial aid application deadline for all grade levels

February 24:

Upper school admissions decisions announced

May 17:

Welcome event for new families

March 17:

Middle school admissions decisions announced

Portrait of a Graduate

Our Portrait of a Graduate serves as a framework for realizing our vision of educating girls to be competent, confident and courageous women, ready to lead lives of purpose in a rapidly changing and increasingly complex world. With a firm commitment to our values, we prepare our students to think critically, embrace challenges, model resilience, confront injustice, seek equity and lead globally.

With this objective, our curriculum and programs are designed to advance development in five primary educational outcomes:

S AC R E D H E A R T W O MA N • Lives with integrity from her core values • Uses prayer and reflection to grow in faith • Expresses respect, compassion, forgiveness and generosity • Values and protects the dignity of others • Develops significant and reciprocal relationships for service

AUT HE NT IC L E A D E R • Faces challenges with confidence and resilience • Demonstrates autonomy over her own body, voice and choices • Communicates authentically and effectively • Supports and celebrates the success of others • Practices personal well-being

AGI L E T HI N KE R • Adjusts as new challenges and opportunities arise • Adapts knowledge to make fresh connections • Actively seeks opportunities to stretch learning • Negotiates differences when collaborating with others on complex tasks • Learns from and applies feedback

I NNOVAT I V E P R O BL E M S O LV E R • Responds to real-world issues with original and useful solutions • Examines issues from diverse and entrepreneurial perspectives • Leverages technology to create new knowledge and understanding • Takes appropriate risks and learns from failure

GLOB AL CI T I Z E N • Seeks to understand the natural and cultural complexities of problems • Advocates for equity and justice • Demonstrates personal, social and civic responsibility • Acts as a steward of the earth’s resources • Takes responsibility for her impact on the world

SACRED HEART NETWORK Forest Ridge is grounded in Sacred Heart and Catholic tradition, enriched by the 27 different faiths represented in our student body. Our Sacred Heart tradition anchors our community and connects us with 150 schools worldwide (25 of which are right here in the United States). Together, as the Network of Sacred Heart Schools, we are dedicated to the values of Christian education articulated nearly 200 years ago by the foundress of the Society of the Sacred Heart, Saint Madeleine Sophie Barat.

We are still guided by the strong goals our founders set forth even as we evolve the way we educate our students today.

SACRED HEART Goals and Criteria

The Goals and Criteria outline the essential principles and values of Sacred Heart education. As a Sacred Heart school we educate to:

PERSONAL AND 1AACTIVE FAITH IN GOD RESPECT 2AFORDEEP INTELLECTUAL VALUES SOCIAL AWARENESS 3AWHICH IMPELS TO ACTION BUILDING OF COMMUNITY 4THE AS A CHRISTIAN VALUE GROWTH IN AN 5PERSONAL ATMOSPHERE OF WISE FREEDOM

SACRED HEART EXCHANGE One of the most unique facets of attending a Sacred Heart school is that you are part of an international family and have opportunities to attend school anywhere in the United States or around the world. Our international exchange program allows students in 8th through 12th grade to immerse themselves in a new language and culture. In addition, living and learning in a new environment helps students develop critical personal skills. Opportunities are available to study abroad for as little as one week to an entire semester. Many students remember their Sacred Heart exchange as one of the highlights of their Forest Ridge experience and often make lifelong friends with their sisters from other schools.

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Goals & Traditions

SACRED HEART Traditions

Our community enjoys many rich traditions, steeped in the Sacred Heart experience. A few of the most beloved traditions include:

Convocation: Convocation is the opening ritual at Sacred Heart schools,

during which each student, teacher and staff member are called individually by name. Recognizing that each person plays a vital role in the school community, school cannot officially begin until each member is called.

Congé: Congé is a surprise day when classes are replaced with a day of fun.

Congés occur unexpectedly, with all the planning done in secret. Originally, the activities and games were planned by the Religious Sisters for the girls of the boarding schools. The tradition has carried over to the schools of today and provides the older students an opportunity to exercise leadership skills as they plan activities for the entire school.

Ring Ceremony: Held each May, the beloved Ring Ceremony is one of

the most cherished traditions of the year. During this ceremony, juniors are presented with their school rings by their senior. The name of the junior called by each senior is a closely-held secret until the moment of the ceremony. It is a longstanding tradition that juniors wear their rings with the Sacred Heart facing inwards, symbolizing their time at Forest Ridge receiving the love of the Sacred Heart. During Ring Ceremony, seniors turn their rings outward, symbolizing that they are stepping out to share that love with the world.

ACADEMIC PHILOSOPHY Forest Ridge educates all students to the highest academic standards, while challenging students intellectually through a curriculum that values curiosity, inquiry and investigation. In order to educate students who are ready to meet the ever changing needs of our world, we commit ourselves to the following program pillars.

Intellectually Invigorating Forest Ridge teaches our students not what to think–but how. As a Sacred Heart School, Goal Two calls us to educate to a deep respect for intellectual values.

Inspiring curiosity and joy through a curricular program that empowers our students to explore new intellectual horizons, delve deep into their academic interests, and take ownership of their learning, our students gain an understanding of themselves and their place in the world.

Our girl-centered learning environment fosters inquiry-driven and independent research, providing student choice, which ultimately cultivates an authentic love of learning in our students. Through their learning, our students develop the sense of purpose needed to make a positive impact on their world.

Interconnected Relationships are central to learning at Forest Ridge. Whether student to student, one course to another, or classroom to their outside world–education at Forest Ridge is interconnected.

Our multidisciplinary curriculum, rich with integrated and collaborative learning opportunities, pushes our students to apply their knowledge and skills in a variety of cross- and extra-curricular ways. Through service learning, our students step out of the classroom and into the community, gain awareness and compassion for others and their circumstances and foster a true sense of reciprocity in service.

The international Network of Sacred Heart Schools, made up of over 150 schools, provides our students with the opportunity to attend school anywhere in the United States or around the globe, introducing them to a variety of perspectives as they experience the interconnectedness of the world firsthand.

Experiential Girls learn best when their learning is relevant to their interests and their world.

Through a collaborative, hands-on approach, our students take an active role in their learning, applying academic concepts to real-world experiences. Students are engaged intellectually, socially, emotionally, and physically, as they investigate areas of interests and passions. Putting the theoretical into practice, students are able to apply what they’re learning to make a tangible difference. Experiential learning at Forest Ridge, comes to life through our signature programming, promotes the cultivation of confidence, competence, and courage, spurring our students to become change-makers in an ever-evolving world.

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Signature PROGRAMMING

Cultivate the wish to learn, rather than the wish to be taught...If we wait to be taught, we shall never learn.

Janet Erskine Stuart, RSCJ

Spring Immersives: Spring Immersives are a one-week course during

which students take one integrated, academic class which covers topics not traditionally explored in the middle and upper school curriculum. Interim courses include experiential learning opportunities such as week-long immersion trips, field trips, service-learning experiences and labs. Sample interim courses include: Conservation in Focus: Lopez Island & the Salish Sea; mural design; and the Science of Escape Rooms.

Advanced Integrated Studies: Advanced Integrated Studies (AIS) is an

senior capstone project that provides students the opportunity to explore a topic of interest beyond the classroom. AIS is an interdisciplinary, selfdirected experience that requires an extended process of inquiry and is designed to encourage students to think critically and creatively. Recent AIS projects include: Sustainability: Climate Change and Water Scarcity; Financial Implications of Malware Attacks; and The Psychology of Color.

Endorsement Pathways: The Forest Ridge Endorsement Pathway Program

provides our upper school students with the opportunity to deepen their learning in a specialized area of interest, differentiating themselves from their peers. Each Endorsement Pathway consists of a series of contentrelated courses and learning experiences that provide students with in-depth knowledge and exploration in one of the three areas: Global Citizenship, The Arts and STEM.

Middle School Curriculum Guide Grade 5

Grade 6

Grade 7

Grade 8

Humanities 6

English 7

English 8

Writing 7

Writing 8

Social Studies 7: Global Revolutions

Social Studies 8: U.S. & WA State History

Humanities and English YL Humanities 5

Writing YL In addition to our English classes, 7th and 8th grade students have additional class time dedicated to writing.

Social Studies YL Social Studies 5

Social Studies 6

Grade 5-8 Mathematics YL Students are placed into the appropriate course based on their skill level.

Foundations of Mathematics

Integrated Math l or Integrated Math II

Integrated Math III or Algebra I

Geometry or Algebra I

Science 6: Life Science

Science 7: Earth Science

Science 8: Physical Science

Hands on Science YL Science 5: Environmental Science

Religious Studies YL All middle school students have the opportunity to participate in community service each year.

Religious Studies 5: Relationship with God

Religious Studies 6: Sacred Heart & World Religions

Religious Studies 7: The Good News

Religious Studies 8: Social Justice

Grade 5-8 Visual, Performing, and Technological Arts Over the course of their eight semesters in middle school, students will have the opportunity to take a different elective every semester.

Drama Music Dance Studio Arts 5 Studio Arts 6 Studio Arts 7/8

STEAM Leadership Digital Music Public Speaking Creative Writing Computer Programming

Glee Ceramics Current Events Video Production Music Appreciation Music and Theater Performance

Physical Education Students take PE every semester of middle school.

Physical Education 5

Physical Education 6

Physical Education 7

Physical Education 8

Grade 7 & 8 International Languages IL 1A: French, Mandarin or Spanish

IL 1B: French, Mandarin or Spanish

Upper School Curriculum Guide

SEM Semester Course YL Yearlong Course

2-BLK Two Blocks OL Online Course

Humanities YL Global Humanities

Re-Centering Narratives

Owning Voices

Exploring Global Cultures (9) YL-2-BLK (religious studies & social studies) Literature and Language (9) YL Literature of Personal Identity (ELL 9) YL Humanity Foundations (9) YL Advanced Writing Skills (ELL 2, 9-12) SEM Shakespeare (11,12) SEM Business (11,12) SEM Economics (11, 12) SEM Climate Change (12) SEM Literature and Imagination (11) SEM Literature in Translation (11,12) SEM Art History (11,12) SEM Washington State History (11, 12) SEM

Literature and Film (11,12) SEM Power of Narrative (12) SEM 2-BLK SU CREDIT (Social Studies & English) Pleasure, Power, & Shame (11, 12) SEM Sacred Heart Leadership (10-12) SEM Indigenous Peoples (11,12) SEM Catholic Imagination (11,12) SEM Silencing Dissent (11, 12) SEM Social Ethics (11, 12) SEM Narrative & Non-fiction (12) SEM

Academic Writing (9-12) SEM Sacred Stories (10) YL-2-BLK (English & Religious Studies) US Stories (10) YL-2-BLK (English & US History) US History & Culture (10) 2-BLK Creative Writing (10-12) SEM Rhetoric (10-12) SEM Civics (11,12) SEM Women in Religion (11, 12) SEM Intro to Psychology (11,12) SEM Poetry (12) SEM

Science

Mathematics

Core

Advanced

Physics I (9) YL Chemistry I (10) YL Biology I (11,12) YL

Physics II: Mechanics (11,12) SEM Electricity & Magnetism (11,12) SEM Chemistry II: Science of Art (11,12) SEM Forensics (11,12) SEM Biology II: Ecology (12) SEM Biotechnology (12) SEM

Enrichment

Environmental Science (10-12) SEM Astronomy (11, 12) SEM Current Topics in Science (10-12) SEM Food Matters (10-12) SEM (Interdisciplinary course with FR chefs)

Technology & Computer Science Digital Arts (9-12) SEM Web Design (9-12) SEM Data Science (9-12) SEM Artificial Intelligence (9-12) SEM Wearable Technology (9-12) SEM Computer Science II SEM Technology Internship SEM

International Languages Spanish I YL Spanish II YL Spanish III YL Spanish IV YL Spanish V YL OL Heritage Spanish YL

Fine Arts Visual Art Drawing & Painting I (9-12) SEM Drawing & Painting II (9-12) SEM Ceramics I (9-12) SEM Ceramics II (9-12) SEM Studio Art I (9-12) YL Studio Art II (10-12) YL Creative Arts I (9-12) SEM Creative Arts II (9-12) SEM Sacred Art (11-12) SEM

Algebra I YL Geometry YL Algebra II YL Algebra II & Trigonometry EnrichmentYL Precalculus YL Precalculus & Analysis YL Statistics YL Principles of Calculus YL Calculus I: Differential & Integral YL Calculus II: Multi-variable & Differential Equations YL

French I YL French II YL French III YL French IV YL French V YL French Advanced II OL

Mandarin I YL Mandarin II YL Mandarin III YL Mandarin IV OL Mandarin V Mandarin Advanced II OL Mandarin for Business

Health & Physical Education Music Theory & Performance

Glee (7-12) YL Beginning Handbells (9-12) YL Chamber Choir (9-12) YL Advanced Handbells (10-12) YL

Performing & Theater Arts Theater Arts Production FALL/SPRING Rhetoric (9-12) SEM Dance: The Creative Process (9-12) SEM Dance: Technique (9-12) SEM

Fitness Through Recreation (9, 10) SEM Health (9, 10) SEM Fitness for Life (9-12) SEM Yoga (10-12) SEM Dance (9-12) SEM

Sacred Heart Exchange Students have the exciting opportunity to study abroad or host students in an exchange with other Sacred Heart schools. (8-12)

Capstone: Advanced Integrated Studies AIS is a capstone project that gives students the chance to gain a deeper understanding of a social, political, or ethical issue; to investigate a topic in science or technology; or to explore artistic expression.

LEADERSHIP & PERSONAL GROWTH At Forest Ridge, we empower girls to push their own limits and lead from the heart. Our curriculum and programs prepare students to be brave, resilient leaders who are fully equipped with the cultural competencies necessary to engage meaningfully as compassionate citizens.

Rooted in the Sacred Heart Goals and Criteria, the student experience at Forest Ridge focuses on the holistic development of each student, preparing her mind, body and will. In the classroom, students are pushed academically, while learning to value feedback as opportunities for growth and deeper learning. Through campus ministry retreats and religious studies courses, students embark on a path of discernment and realize their full potential as socially aware, empathetic thinkers.

Leadership Leadership at Forest Ridge takes many forms. Whether a student is leading on ASB, while playing on the soccer field or organizing a new school club, students learn important leadership skills that will follow them throughout their lives. In grades five and six, all students participate in leadership labs, learning the foundational concepts of leadership. These experiential and exploratory classes are designed to provide opportunities to practice and experiment with specific leadership skills and discover themselves as leaders in a feedback-rich environment.

Why all-girls’?

Because there’s no better way to build confident, competent and courageous young women.

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Girls’ schools empower students to be bold leaders.

93% of girls’ school grads say they were offered greater leadership opportunities than peers at coed schools and 80% have held leadership positions since graduating from high school.

- National Coalition of Girls’ Schools

To learn how we partner with parents in developing confident and courageous leaders through our Parent Education series, series visit www.forestridge.org/parented.

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A Sacred Heart education is incredibly powerful because of the commitment to the holistic development of each student.

There’s no doubt that Sacred Heart schools are academically rigorous institutions. But above that, we also have a deep commitment to fostering the social, emotional and spiritual development of our students so that when they graduate they are able to succeed in this ever-changing world.

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Mary Rose Guerin, Head of School

BEYOND THE CLASSROOM Forest Ridge graduates demonstrate the curiosity necessary to boldly face the unknown. We know that our students face a future that is certain to be complex and competitive, and our programming, both in and out of the classroom, helps students develop the inner strength to follow their own convictions and be the very best version of themselves, no matter the odds.

EXTRACURRICULAR OFFERINGS

Athletics: Students can choose from eight sports across three seasons,

including volleyball, soccer, cross country, basketball, tennis and golf. From beginner to elite, our no-cut athletics policy ensures every athlete can participate no matter her level of experience.

Performing Arts: Our drama program puts on four high-quality, all-girl

productions each year. Our high-school choir program includes a Glee choir and a select Chamber Choir that tours internationally. Our handbell program has a beginner choir and an advanced ensemble.

Experiential Trips: All middle-school students participate in a multi-day,

Northwest overnight experience with their grade, designed to enhance curriculum, practice previously-learned leadership skills and build upon their social and emotional skill sets. While building class community, students gain practical knowledge about themselves, their environment and their ability to make a positive difference for the Earth and its people.

Clubs: Each year girls in the high school take the lead and create fun and

exciting new clubs based on common interests. In the middle school, clubs are led by teachers, but are based on current student interests.

Community Service: One of the essential goals of a Sacred Heart education is to graduate girls who are “educated to a social awareness which impels to action.” This entails a significant emphasis on service learning throughout a girl’s experience at Forest Ridge. Through these opportunities, Forest Ridge hopes to foster empathy, promote civic engagement, teach the skills of building community and instill a willingness to step out of one’s comfort zone to learn across all manner of perceived boundaries.

A COMPREHENSIVE EXPERIENCE

The extracurricular program at Forest Ridge is designed to work in tandem with the academic program. Offerings are designed to empower our students to cultivate their talents, find their purpose and explore interests outside the classroom.

Forest Ridge provides a wide range of opportunities, including athletics, outdoor exploration, STEAM, theater, dance and performing arts.

COLLEGE COUNSELING As a college preparatory school, the entire Forest Ridge community works together to provide our students with the skills and experience they need to find success in college and beyond. Our exceptional Director of College Counseling offers highly individualized coaching and support, as well as unlimited hours of guidance, to each high school student during her college search.

The “Right-Fit” College Throughout the college counseling process, our Director of College Counseling focuses on the whole student – her strengths, both in and out of the classroom, and her long-term goals and ambitions in college and beyond – to find the right-fit college for each graduate.

For some students that right-fit college is a large, nationally recognized research institution across the country and for others it is a smaller, liberal arts college closer to home. While the Forest Ridge college matriculation list is diverse and varied, one constant remains – the impact of a Forest Ridge education is felt far beyond college.

College Counseling Process We know that every college decision is unique and personal. To find the right fit college, juniors and seniors receive individual and group coaching, participate in college application workshops and our College 101 workshop series and visit with admission officers from more than 100 college and universities each year.

To view a full list of 2015-2022 college acceptances, acceptances visit www.forestridge.org/college.

9 AVERAGE NUMBER OF COLLEGES APPLIED TO

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100% OF GRADUATES ARE ACCEPTED TO FOUR YEAR COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES

70% OF STUDENTS APPLIED FOR EARLY ACTION DECISIONS

Our curriculum isn’t just interdisciplinary, it’s integrating multiple ways of thinking and doing. The more students can see how subjects are intertwined, the better we are preparing them for what the world looks like now and will look like in the future. Of course we want our girls to get into their top choice colleges, but we also want them to flourish in college. We don’t want them to just be able to get jobs, we want them to be the changemakers that the world needs.

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Nikki Danos, Director of College Counseling

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RESIDENTIAL LIFE Being a part of our residential program means you are joining a family. With 26 boarding students from all around the world, our five-day and sevenday boarding students develop the skills that allow them to enhance their cultural competency, global fulency, social responsibility, leadership and independence. Our small size, thoughtfully crafted program and focus on the individual provides an environment where each student is seen, known and loved in full expression of the Sacred Heart mission.

Program Highlights •

26 residents from around the world

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Dormitory is staffed 24 hours, 7 days a week when students are on campus

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4:1 student to staff ratio

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Academic support and study hall during the school week

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Opportunities for student leadership

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Delicious and nutritious meals provided

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Weekend and holiday extracurricular activities

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Be humble,

be simple

and bring to others.

joy

- St. Madeleine Sophie Barat, Foundress of Sacred Heart Education

HOW TO APPLY INTERESTED IN BECOMING A CONFIDENT, COMPETENT AND COURAGEOUS WOMAN? WE LOOK FORWARD TO HELPING YOU LEARN MORE ABOUT FOREST RIDGE THROUGHOUT THE APPLICATION PROCESS.

APPLICATION CHECKLIST Online application through Ravenna Student and parent essays Standardized test (SSAT or ISEE) Interview In-Person or Virtual Information Session (required for all applicants), plus optional Parent Panels, Visit Experiences, Open House, and Private Tours School records (current year and previous two years) Two teacher recommendations (current year and previous year teacher) $50 application fee Please see website for additional requirements for international applicants

Questions about the application process?

Please contact the Enrollment Management office via email at admission@forestridge.org or by phone at 425-641-0700.

ADMISSION DATES & DEADLINES 2023-2024 ADMISSION DEADLINES January 12, 2023 Application Deadline February 16, 2023 Upper School decisions announced March 17, 2023 Middle School decisions announced

EARLY DECISION We offer an Early Decision option for middle school applicants who are sisters of current students or daughters of Sacred Heart alumnae. By choosing Early Decision, a family agrees to enroll at Forest Ridge if offered admission. Early Decision applications are due November 18, and decisions announced December 9.

ADMISSION OFFICE Please see our website for a comprehensive virtual tour of our campus and sign up for our Open House, virtual info sessions, private tours, online parent panels and student and family classroom experiences.

Need more information? Our Enrollment Management team is always available to chat about the Forest Ridge experience and to arrange for further exploration of our programs.

They can be reached by email at admission@forestridge.org or by phone at 425-641-0700.

JOIN US FOR AN OPEN HOUSE OCTOBER 22, 2022 | 10:00 A.M. - NOON FOREST RIDGE CAMPUS

TUITION & AFFORDABILITY

A Forest Ridge education is an investment that lasts a lifetime. We recognize that it is a significant financial commitment and would love to talk with you about how you can afford a Forest Ridge education for your daughter.

Please contact us at admission@forestridge. org with any financial aid and tuition questions.

We look forward to the conversation to find a tuition level that is right for your family.

TUITION FOR 2022-2023 $39,500 for tuition $62,700 for boarding/tuition (5-day) $72,400 for boarding/tuition (7-day) The cost of tuition includes books, sports, drama and before and after school programming. A nominal technology fee includes a leased laptop, software costs and continuous tech support.

LAST YEAR, FOREST RIDGE AWARDED OVER $2 MILLION IN NEED-BASED TUITION ASSISTANCE TO 40% OF OUR FAMILIES.

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE Families who wish to be considered for financial assistance should apply through our online financial aid management system. A link to our financial assistance application can be found on our website. Based on the information a family provides, and Forest Ridge’s available funding, Forest Ridge will determine the tuition level that is appropriate for each family. Financial assistance applications are due simultaneously with the admission application.

MERIT SCHOLARSHIPS We are grateful for the ongoing support of generous donors to our endowed scholarship program. Incoming 9th graders may apply for the Barat and Sacred Heart scholarships, awarded to applicants who demonstrate high academic achievement and exhibit qualities of the Sacred Heart Goals & Criteria. The 9th grade scholarship addendum can be found on Ravenna.

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