September 9, 2005 Catholic San Francisco
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Immaculate Conception Academy Catch the Spartan Spirit Inspiring Excellence Since 1883 3625 - 24th Street at Guerrero • San Francisco, CA 94110 • (415) 824-2052
PROFILE
Immaculate Conception Academy is a college preparatory Catholic high school for young women, sponsored since 1883 by the Dominican Sisters of Mission San Jose. Maintaining a multi-ethnic population and drawing students from San Francisco, San Mateo, Alameda and Contra Costa counties, the Academy provides a challenging curriculum within the warm family setting that only a small girls’ school can provide. • On-site College Admission Day, ICA’s College Fair and College Panel have empowered Spartans to achieve great successes in the 2004-2005 school year. One hundred percent of our 2005 graduates will journey on to colleges and universities such as UC Berkeley, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, UCLA, Colgate University, Southern University and Santa Clara University. At ICA’s On-Site College Admission Day in October of 2004, over 82 percent of seniors applied and were awarded admission letters to colleges that very day. • The Class of 2005 was awarded over $1 million in scholarships. Several of our students received scholarships and awards from the Universities, the Elks Foundation and the Bank of America Awards Program. • ICA’s technology curriculum enables every student to be proficient in the use of sophisticated word-processing, spreadsheet, data base and graphics programs. Many students also pursue the opportunity to take AP Computer Science, computer programming, Photoshop and web design classes. • An Investment Fund in excess of $4 million enables ICA to meet the increasing need for tuition assistance.
PHILOSOPHY
The Academy serves the San Francisco community as a vibrant school where love of God and respect for family, friends, and country are nurtured. In preparing young women for the future, we provide opportunities for their advancement in challenging academic fields, career opportunities, and leadership positions. Faculty and students work together to create an environment that fosters the development of the whole person, the pursuit of truth, and the building of community. An ICA graduate is a Woman of Learning, Leadership, Community, Faith and Vision. These core characteristics mark each alumna as a young woman whose education has brought her to value her personal, academic and spiritual growth, and as a person who recognizes her responsibilities as a member of her family, her church and her community.
CURRICULUM
ICA engages young women in a college preparatory curriculum. The block schedule provides a more focused and in-depth learning experience for our students. • All students take four years of Religion and English, with the option of enrolling in English III Honors as juniors and Advanced Placement Literature as seniors. • Qualified students may choose Algebra II Honors, Pre-Calculus Honors and AP Calculus.
• Four years of laboratory science are offered, including physiology, chemistry and physics. • All students take four years of social science, beginning with Ancient History. • Spanish and French language classes, required for two years, culminate in elective honors and Advanced Placement classes. • Spartans have the opportunity to take several challenging AP Courses: Studio Art, Calculus, English Literature, U.S. History, U.S. Government and Politics, Spanish Literature, Spanish Language and Computer Science. • Electives in art, dance, drama, psychology and home economics stimulate students to discover their individual gifts and interests, as well as to fulfill the admission requirements for both public and private colleges and universities. • The FLAME program: Focused Learning for Academic Motivation and Excellence focuses specifically on students who achieve well above grade expectations and on those students for whom academics are challenging.
ACTIVITIES AND ATHLETICS
Extracurricular activities are an important part of student life at ICA. They include Student Council, California Scholarship Federation, National Honor Society, Block Society, Student Ambassador Club, Girls’ Athletic Association, yearbook, school newspaper, Campus Ministry,
LIFE & Preachers, Black Student Union, Fil-Am Club, Las Latinas Unidas, Aina ‘O’ Hawaii, SAVE Club, Double XX Science Club, choir, drama production, Spartan Film Society and the Close-Up Trip to Washington, D.C.. Volleyball, basketball, softball, soccer, cross-country, tennis and Spirit Squad complete the sports offerings. PRINCIPAL Sister Janice Therese Wellington, O.P. FACULTY A 40-member faculty and staff, composed of religious and lay colleagues, are in teaching and administrative positions. A student-teacher ratio of 1 to 10 allows for individual attention. ENROLLMENT 265 TUITION AND FEES 2005–2006 $9,000 – Tuition • $525 – Registration Fees/books vary by class level from $400 to $800 TUITION ASSISTANCE ICA offers tuition assistance and awards based on scholarship, citizenship, and financial need.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION Gina Espinal, Admissions Director, ‘78 • E-mail: gespinal@icacademy.org Patricia Cavagnaro, Development Director/Alumnae Moderator ‘60 • pcavagnaro@icacademy.org (415) 824-2052 • FAX (415) 821-4677 • Web site: www.icacademy.org