2014-15 Admissions Brochure

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know that choosing a high school can be challenging, and we will work hard to make this a positive experience for you and your family. Our admissions process is designed to acquaint prospective students and parents with our school’s history, philosophy, achievements, and mission. We welcome your phone calls, emails, and thoughts during this process and look

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Alicia Valdivia Director of Admissions

Inspiring Faith

At Justin-Siena, students are invited to explore their relationship with God. Our religious studies program, accompanied by a wide array of faith formation activities, provides opportunities for students to learn how to nurture their faith while responding as Christians to the needs of others.

A MISSION WITH A RICH HISTORY Justin-Siena is a Catholic high school in the Lasallian tradition called to provide educational excellence in a Christ-centered community that prepares students to serve and to lead in an ever-changing world.

In 1966, Justin High School for boys (sponsored by the De La Salle Christian Brothers) and Siena High School for girls (sponsored by the Dominican Sisters of San Rafael) were founded.

In 1972, the schools merged and became co-educational under the name of Justin-Siena High School. The De La Salle Christian Brothers became the sole sponsor of Justin-Siena in June 2006. With such a rich heritage, Justin-Siena bears a distinction of educational excellence that ensures the school is always moving forward. We take pride in our current students and graduates who continue to serve and lead in their communities.

OUR JOURNEY BEGAN IN 17TH CENTURY FRANCE The De La Salle Christian Brothers is a Roman Catholic teaching order founded in France in 1680 by John Baptist de La Salle, a Catholic priest. Originally serving the purpose of educating the young, with a particular concern to those of modest or limited means, the De La Salle Christian Brothers currently sponsor approximately 1,000 institutions in more than 80 countries around the world. St. John Baptist de La Salle is regarded today as the patron saint of all teachers. It is from this rich legacy lasting more than 330 years that we celebrate our Lasallian traditions every day throughout our campus, and in all that we do.

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As a college preparatory school, our curriculum is designed for students to be competitive for college placement, while becoming young men and women inspired to put their faith into action, to apply their knowledge for the benefit of others, and to embrace their bravery from within.

COMMITMENT TO ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE With a broad spectrum of courses including 22 honors and AP classes, as well as standard college preparatory courses, Justin-Siena students are well prepared for college. Students are challenged academically to help them realize their full potential. For a full list of academic courses visit www.justin-siena.org.

At Justin-Siena, we integrate technology into the curriculum and throughout campus life. With a 1:1 iPad program and a robust wireless campus, students have essential access to the tools they need to excel. Teachers expect use of technology for presentations, research, and more.

PREPARATION FOR AN EVER-CHANGING WORLD Building relationships with students is a hallmark of Lasallian educators. Our faculty and staff see their work as a vocation, not a job, and this reflects in the nurturing way they get to know students as individuals. Teachers engage with each student to bring out his or her unique gifts and talents.

Our Guidance Department is an important resource for students, providing meaningful personal and academic counseling. From course selection to crisis intervention, our counselors provide a caring environment for students and their families.

With an emphasis on ensuring success in college and in life, our counselors assist students with the college discernment process. Counselors advise students regarding college admission, present financial assistance workshops, and invite more than 50 colleges and universities to speak with Justin-Siena students, including hosting an impressive College Fair.

“Because we have been educated in values and skills that cannot be measured in letter grades or standardized scores, and because we have become part of the Justin-Siena community, we are ready for the future. Wherever we are going, we will face challenges. But we will not be alone. Armed with strength and compassion, drawn from our faith and the support of our community, we are prepared for success.”

Siena Guerrazzi ’14 Valedictorian, Class of 2014 UC Berkeley Class of 2018

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Vibrant co-curricular programs enhance student life by engaging young people in unique activities including spiritual development, service, athletics, and the arts while developing and exercising personal leadership skills and being of service to the greater community.

TEACHING MORE THAN JUST THE GAME Justin-Siena, home of the Braves, is committed to offering various athletic activities. Competing in the Marin County Athletic League (MCAL), more than 75% of the student body participates in one or more of the 45 teams offered.

With top-notch facilities, numerous championships and titles, college scholarship offers, and a highly regarded coaching staff, the school ensures that each student athlete reaches his/her potential. Student athletes thrive in the camaraderie of teammates while learning practical skills to lead fulfilling lives.

CREATIVE EXPRESSION Recognizing that creative expression is an important element in a well-rounded education for the many life skills it teaches, Justin-Siena offers several programs for budding performing artists. In the acclaimed Justin-Siena Theatre Program, students can lend their talents on or off stage from acting, singing, and dancing, to lighting and sound, costumes, and set construction. Our music program offers concert, jazz, choral ensembles, and more. Our innovative dance program wows crowds with several performances a year demonstrating a broad spectrum of dance genres. Visiting guest artists give students additional exposure to the many opportunities in the arts.

A CALL TO SERVE Students are challenged to put their faith into action. Service to others is central to a Catholic Lasallian education allowing students to discover a world that is desperate for their contributions. Service opportunities are endless, including immersion trips, local aid, and charity drives. Students are further encouraged to identify needs within their own communities and respond.

Residential Life Justin-Siena’s Residential Life program receives students 9th through 12th grade.

The student residence is located in a beautiful home on the north side of campus and is comprised of domestic and international students from around the globe. The house, can accommodate up to 28 students.

Student Residents will experience: • College-prep, residential experience • Convenience to campus • Enrichment activities • Global connections • Structured and focused study time • Safe and supervised environment • Single rooms

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DOWNTOWN NAPA

Every year tourists from around the world make the Napa Valley their destination. Napa is located conveniently just 47 miles (76 kilometers) north of San Francisco. Getting to San Francisco is easy by car, bus, ferry, or the Bay Area Rapid Transit (train). Its location provides guests and residents the beauty of the country with the excitement of a major city only about an hour away.

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Visits to the school can be arranged via email: avaldivia@justin-siena.org or telephone at: 707.255.0950

COLLEGE PREPARATORY PROGRAM

Meet

the Class of 2014

Breakdown

of College Matriculation

• 158 graduates

• 81% to a 4-year college

• 100% attending college/university

• 18% to a 2-year college

• 252 colleges received applications from Justin-Siena students

• 58% attending California colleges/universities

• 185 colleges issued acceptances to • 42% attending out-of-state Justin-Siena students colleges/universities • 88 different colleges/universities welcomed Braves this fall

• 14 University of California

• $1.3 million in scholarships offered to the Class of 2014

• 28 California Community College

• 18 California State University • 30 California Private Colleges • 26 Catholic Colleges • 5 Top Liberal Arts Colleges

MORE ONLINE:

More on top scholars, college matriculation, and photos for the Class of 2014 can be found online: www.justin-siena.org/ClassOf2014

• 39 Top National Universities

CARROLL COLLEGE CASS BUSINESS SCHOOL, CITY UNIVERSITY, LONDON CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY CHRISTIAN BROTHERS UNIVERSITY COLORADO COLLEGE COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY COLUMBIA COLLEGE CHICAGO CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY IRVINE CORNELL UNIVERSITY CORNISH COLLEGE OF THE ARTS

AZUSA PACIFIC UNIVERSITY BATES COLLEGE BAYLOR UNIVERSITY BELOIT COLLEGE BENEDICTINE COLLEGE BERKLEE COLLEGE OF MUSIC BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY BOSTON COLLEGE BOSTON UNIVERSITY BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY BRUNEL UNIVERSITY CALIFORNIA LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITIES: CHANNEL ISLANDS; CHICO; DOMINGUEZ HILLS; FRESNO; FULLERTON; HUMBOLDT; LONG BEACH; MONTEREY BAY; NORTHRIDGE; POMONA; SACRAMENTO; SAN DIEGO; SAN FRANCISCO; SAN JOSE; SAN LUIS OBISPO; SAN MARCOS; SONOMA ; STANISLAUS CANYONVIEW EQUESTRIAN COLLEGE CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY

ACADEMY OF ART UNIVERSITY AMERICAN RIVER COLLEGE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF ROME ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY ART CENTER COLLEGE OF DESIGN

2014 Acceptances:

CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY CYPRESS COLLEGE DENISON UNIVERSITY DIABLO VALLEY COLLEGE DOMINICAN UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA DREXEL UNIVERSITY ECKERD COLLEGE ELON UNIVERSITY EMBRY-RIDDLE AERONAUTICAL UNIVERSITY EMMANUEL COLLEGE FASHION INSTITUTE OF DESIGN & MERCHANDISING, LOS ANGELES FOOTHILL COLLEGE FRANCISCAN UNIVERSITY OF STEUBENVILLE GONZAGA UNIVERSITY HARVARD COLLEGE HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY KNOX COLLEGE LEWIS & CLARK COLLEGE LINFIELD COLLEGE LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY LOYOLA UNIVERSITY NEW ORLEANS MACALESTER COLLEGE MANHATTAN COLLEGE MANHATTANVILLE COLLEGE MARYMOUNT CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY MCPHS - MASSACHUSETTS COLLEGE OF PHARMACY & HEALTH SCIENCES MIAMI UNIVERSITY, OXFORD MILLS COLLEGE MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY, BOZEMAN MOUNT SAN JACINTO COLLEGE, MENIFEE VALLEY CAMPUS NAPA VALLEY COLLEGE

NEW YORK UNIVERSITY NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY NOTRE DAME DE NAMUR UNIVERSITY OCCIDENTAL COLLEGE OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY PACIFIC NORTHWEST COLLEGE OF ART PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY PITZER COLLEGE POINT LOMA NAZARENE UNIVERSITY POMONA COLLEGE PRATT INSTITUTE PROVIDENCE COLLEGE PURDUE UNIVERSITY REED COLLEGE RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE ROCHESTERINSTITUTEOFTECHNOLOGY RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY AT NEW BRUNSWICK SAINT MARY’S COLLEGE OF CALIFORNIA SALISBURY UNIVERSITY SAN FRANCISCO ART INSTITUTE SANTA BARBARA CITY COLLEGE SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY SANTA ROSA JUNIOR COLLEGE SEATTLE UNIVERSITY SETON HALL UNIVERSITY SOLANO COMMUNITY COLLEGE SOUTHERN ADVENTIST UNIVERSITY SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY SOUTHERN OREGON UNIVERSITY STANFORD UNIVERSITY STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY

TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY THE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF PARIS THE COLLEGE OF WOOSTER THEGEORGEWASHINGTONUNIVERSITY THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, AUSTIN TULANE UNIVERSITY UNION COLLEGE UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NY UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA UNIVERSITIES OF CALIFORNIA: BERKELEY; DAVIS; IRVINE; LOS ANGELES; MERCED; RIVERSIDE; SAN DIEGO; SANTA BARBARA; SANTA CRUZ UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO BOULDER UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO COLORADO SPRINGS UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER UNIVERSITY OF DENVER UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT MANOA UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY OF LA VERNE UNIVERSITY OF MARY UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, RENO UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME UNIVERSITY OF OREGON UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX UNIVERSITY OF PORTLAND

Oh, the places Braves go!

UNIVERSITY OF PUGET SOUND UNIVERSITY OF REDLANDS UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY OF THE PACIFIC UNIVERSITY OF UTAH UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY OF WESTMINSTER UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY UTICA COLLEGE VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY WALLA WALLA UNIVERSITY WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY WESTERN OREGON UNIVERSITY WESTMONT COLLEGE WHITMAN COLLEGE WHITTIER COLLEGE WHITWORTH UNIVERSITY WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY YALE UNIVERSITY

Tuition and Fees for 2014—15 We are called as a Catholic school in the Lasallian tradition to make our education accessible to all students regardless of family financial circumstances. We encourage qualified students to apply for admission and for tuition assistance even if there is financial concern.

Tuition* and Registration Fee

Bus Transportation Fees

Tuition** per student. . . . . . . . . $15,500 New Student Reg Fee. . . . . . . . . . . $525 Returning Student Reg Fee. . . . . . $450 Residental Tuition Domestic 5-day. . . . . . . . . . . $35,500 Domestic 7-day. . . . . . . . . . $40,500

Annual Bus Pass $1,550

Textbooks Online/eBook Purchase

40 Ride Home-to-School Bus Pass $200 Bus service to Solano County; Sonoma; Napa Valley north to St. Helena & Calistoga; and south to American Canyon & Vallejo

Books $400 - $800 * Tuition for the 2015–16 academic year will be determined by our Board of Trustees in late February. ** The tuition package is inclusive of an iPad and most significant fees including student life, athletics, theatre, retreats, yearbook, and graduation.

Partnering with Parents Parents are key partners in ensuring a student’s success. Justin-Siena parents are involved in the life of the school by volunteering, participating in sporting and performing arts events, and supporting key fundraising initiatives. We encourage parents to get involved at whatever level possible by offering time, expertise, and financial support.

In addition to tuition, all parents are asked to participate in the annual Parent Pledge program by making a 100% tax deductible donation each year your student attends Justin-Siena. A gift of $1,500 or more helps to bridge the gap between tuition and the actual cost of educating a student. It enables the school to maintain a balanced budget and ensures access to the very best resources required by a distinguished college preparatory environment.

Lasallian Core Principles

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CONCERN FOR THE POOR AND SOCIAL JUSTICE

FAITH IN THE PRESENCE OF GOD

RESPECT FOR ALL PERSONS

QUALITY EDUCATION

INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY

FAITH IN THE PRESENCE OF GOD

Belief in the living presence of God in our world. Prayer and regular reminders of God’s presence create the prevailing spirit of the school where all are taught to discover how God is active in our lives and to learn to see the world through eyes of faith.

RESPECT FOR ALL PERSONS

A concerted effort by the school to respect the dignity of all persons.

INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY

A united community where diversity is respected, where no one is left out, and where everyone finds a place.

CONCERN FOR THE POOR AND SOCIAL JUSTICE

The school demonstrates a sensitivity toward the poor and those suffering from injustice.

QUALITY EDUCATION

An education is provided that prepares students not only for success in college, but also for success in all of their future endeavors.

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Contact: licia Valdivia A Director of Admissions 707.255.0950 ext. 621 avaldivia@justin-siena.org Letty Herrera Admissions Assistant 707.255.0950 ext. 600 lherrera@justin-siena.org

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