September 12, 2019 – Catholic High Schools Information Booklet

MARIN CATHOLIC | ST. IGNATIUS COLLEGE PREPARATORY | MARIN CATHOLIC | CONVENT MARIN CATHOLIC sacredsf.org CONVENT & & STUART HALL AND SACRED HEART SCHOOLS | MERCY HIGH | MERCY HIGH STUART HALL SCHOOL, SAN FRANCISCO | ARCHBISHOP RIORDAN HIGH SCHOOL | SCHOOL, Convent & Stuart Hall is an independent K–12 preparatory 675 Sir Francis JUNIPERO Drake Boulevard, Kentfield, CA 94904 (415) 464-3800 AND SACRED SERRA HIGH SCHOOL | SACREDwww.marincatholic.org HEART CATHEDRAL BURLINGAME school in San Francisco rooted in the Sacred Heart tradition HEART | ARCHBISHOP of Catholic education within a uniquely single-sex andPREPARATORY | NOTRE DAME HIGH SCHOOL | ICA CRISTO REY coeducational environment.

SCHOOLS | ACADEMY | MERCY HIGH SCHOOL, BURLINGAME | | RIORDAN HIGH MERCY HIGH MERCY HIGH SCHOOL, SAN FRANCISCO | WOODSIDE SCHOOL | Open Houses: SCHOOL, SAN PRIORY SCHOOL | NOTRE DAME JUNIPERO Convent High School FRANCISCO | SERRA HIGH Thursday, October 10, 6–8 p.m.

Sunday, October 27, 1–3 p.m.

ARCHBISHOP SCHOOL | RIORDAN HIGH SACRED HEART Stuart Hall High School PHILOSOPHY SCHOOL | CATHEDRAL Wednesday, October 16, 6–8 p.m.

Students and their families choose SHC for JUNIPERO PREPARATORY | Sunday, November 10, 1–3 p.m. the strength of our academics, our diverse SERRA HIGH NOTRE DAME array of cocurricular opportunities and for For more SACRED information, contact: SCHOOL | HIGH SCHOOL the warmth of our inclusive and nurturing Bobby Ramos, community. For more than 160 years, we | have HEART CATHEDRAL ST. IGNATIUS Director of Enrollment Management & Financial Aid been committed to serving San Francisco’s PREPARATORY | COLLEGE bobby.ramos@sacredsf.org diverse youth and providing an academically NOTRE DAME PREPARATORY | rigorous, Catholic education in the center of As part of the Sacred Heart Network with over 150 schools worldwide, our students and educators embrace the philosophies of our HIGH SCHOOL | MERCY HIGH founders who first arrived in North America in 1818. Spiritually inclusive and with international roots, we are committedSan to Francisco.

ICA CRISTO REY SCHOOL, SAN providing excellence in education and preparing graduates to be active and informed members of a global society.

ACADEMY | ST. FRANCISCO | ENROLLMENT 1,320 IGNATIUS COLLEGE NOTRE DAME FACULTY 100+ OPEN HOUSE PREPARATORY | | HIGH SCHOOL | Saturday, October 21, 2017 9–11 am TUITION $19,100 | MERCY ICA MERCY HIGH 100% ENROLLMENT IRISH FOR A DAY 47 TEAMS IN HIGH 37 HONORS sacredsf.org OVER 30 FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE SCHOOL, SAN COLLEGE & AP COURSES CLUBS 29 SPORTS PROGRAM 780 SCHOOL, FRANCISCO | ACCEPTANCE $4.2 million awarded for Convent & Stuart Hall is an independent K–12 preparatory 8th Grade Visits SAN FRANCISCO | school in San Francisco rooted in the Sacred Heart tradition the 2016-17 school year.

CRISTO REY PRESIDENT ASSISTANCE of CatholicFor education within aTUITION uniquely single-sex and September–November Mr. Tim Navone the 2019-20 school year, Marin Catholic has committed to CONVENT & STUART ACADEMY | coeducationalover environment. $2 million in financial aid to our students. We have PRINCIPAL approximately 31% of students on some form of financial FOR MORE INFORMATION shschools.org HALL AND SACRED MARIN CATHOLIC | Mr. Chris Valdez AVAILABLE ONLINE Open Houses: aid, with the number increasing each year.

Mr. Timothy Burke ’70 Convent High School TUITION AND FEES 2019-2020 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION HEART SCHOOLS | ONVENT & STUART EARLY SEPTEMBER Tuition: $21,350 Registration $900 Thursday, October 10, 6–8admissions@marincatholic.org Director of Admissions p.m.

A co-ed, Catholic, preschool-through-high school on the 415.464.3810 Sunday, October 27, 1–3 p.m.

WOODSIDE HALL AND SACRED 415.775.6626 ext. 729 Applications for the Class of 2022 OPEN HOUSE Janie Rockett, DirectorHeart of Admissions San Francisco peninsula, Sacred Schools, Atherton Sunday, October 20, 11:00am Marianne Hill, Admissions Associate admissions@shcp.edu Open House RSVP PRIORY SCHOOL | HEART SCHOOLS | Stuart Hall School delivers a High comprehensive educational experience, guided by Wednesday, October 16, 6–8 p.m.

Parent itsSunday, mission to cultivate in each of our students a personal NOTRE DAME HIGHVisit Registration MERCY HIGH November 10, 1–3 p.m.

Realizing Potential Irish for a Day Registration and active faith in God and to lay the foundation for a SCHOOL | MARIN SCHOOL, For more information, contact: meaningful life.

CATHOLIC | ICA BURLINGAME | Bobby Ramos, Tuition 15 9 385 20+ Director of Enrollment Management & Financial Aid CRISTO REY Honors & AP Courses $2,900 SACRED HEART Sports bobby.ramos@sacredsf.org Enrollment Clubs & Activities Open Houses: ACADEMY | CATHEDRAL As part October of the Sacred27, Heart1Network Sunday, p.m. with over 150 schools worldwide, our students and educators embrace the philosophies of our ICA Cristo Rey Academy is a Dominican Catholic college preparatory that empowers girls founders who first arrived in North America in 1818. Spiritually inclusive and with international roots, we are committed to JUNIPERO SERRA from underserved communities to become confident young women able to realize theirSunday, PREPARATORY | full November 17, in1 education p.m. and preparing graduates to be active and informed members of a global society. providing excellence potential. By providing an excellent academic curriculum, a unique corporate work study and the support of our community, we prepare students for a life of faith, purpose, HIGH SCHOOL | experience MERCY HIGH and service.

MERCY HIGH SCHOOL, • Provide personal college and life preparation • Work with students motivated to exceed For more information, contact : Why SCHOOL, SAN BURLINGAME » Academically Wendy Quattlebaum, » Professionally FRANCISCO | | ARCHBISHOP • Partner with over 130 Bay Area companies for jobs and 45 universities We’re Director of Admissions & Financial Aid who support our students MERCY HIGH RIORDAN HIGH • Walk with families as they navigate college applications and acceptances admissions@shschools.org • • 1 0 5 5 •ECollaborate L L I Sin a Scommunity T R Eof prayer, E Tstudy, , SandAservice N F R A N C Different ISCO 415.775.6626 S H C P. E D U SCHOOL, SCHOOL | shschools.org ICA CRISTO REY ACADEMY | 3625 24TH STREET | SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94110 | 415.824.2052 | WWW.ICACRISTOREY.ORG BURLINGAME | WOODSIDE For more information: A co-ed, Catholic, preschool-through-high school on the NOTRE DAME OPEN HOUSE PRIORY Angelica Granera ’95 San Francisco peninsula, Sacred Heart Schools, Atherton Director of Admissions November 16, 9:00-11:00am agranera@icacademy.org delivers a comprehensive educational experience, guided by HIGH SCHOOL | SHADOW A SPARTAN SCHOOL | MARIN its mission to cultivate in each of our students a personal Paulina Maravilla Admissions Assistant & Recruiter and active faith in God and to lay the foundation for a MARIN CATHOLIC |FAMILY TOURS ATHOLIC | MERCY pmaravilla@icacademy.org meaningful life.

SACRED HEART HIGH SCHOOL, Open Houses: CATHEDRAL SAN FRANCISCO | Sunday, October 27, 1 p.m.

PREPARATORY | ICA CRISTO REY Sunday, November 17, 1 p.m.

NOTRE DAME HIGH ACADEMY | For more information, contact : SCHOOL | ST. ONVENT & STUART Wendy Quattlebaum, Director of Admissions & Financial Aid IGNATIUS COLLEGE HALL AND SACRED admissions@shschools.org PREPARATORY ICA HEART SCHOOLS CRISTO REY MARIN CATHOLIC | ACADEMY | CONVENT & CONVENT & STUART STUART HALL HALL AND SACRED AND SACRED CONVENT & STUART HALL AND SACRED HEART SCHOOLS | MERCY HEART SCHOOLS | HEART SCHOOLS | HIGH SCHOOL, SAN FRANCISCO | ARCHBISHOP RIORDAN HIGH NOTRE DAME HIGH ONVENT & STUART SCHOOL | JUNIPERO SERRA HIGH SCHOOL | SACRED HEART SCHOOL | HALL AND SACRED CATHEDRAL PREPARATORY | NOTRE DAME HIGH SCHOOL | ICA MARIN CATHOLIC | HEART SCHOOLS | CRISTO REY ACADEMY | MERCY HIGH SCHOOL, BURLINGAME | | ARCHDIOCESE OF ARCHBISHOP NOTRE DAME MERCY HIGH SCHOOL, SAN FRANCISCO | WOODSIDE RIORDAN HIGH HIGH SCHOOL PRIORY SCHOOL | NOTRE DAME HIGH SCHOOL | ICA CRISTO REY SCHOOL | ICA IGNATIUS COLLEGE ACADEMY | MARIN CATHOLIC | CONVENT & STUART HALL AND

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he Second Vatican Council’s Declaration on Christian Education, promulgated by Pope Paul VI in 1965, explains why schools are so critical to society: “Among all educational instruments, the school has a special importance. It is designed not only to develop with special care the intellectual faculties but also to form the ability to judge rightly, to hand on the cultural legacy of previous generations, to foster a sense of values, to prepare for professional life” (n. 5). Our Catholic schools share in the important work that all schools do but they do so with a critical distinction.

Because they educate within a living and vibrant faith tradition that is oriented by the person of Jesus Christ, Catholic schools stand apart.

The Catholic faith is not ancillary to our schools, as if it were some sort of extra feature added onto the “real work” of schools. Quite the contrary: the Catholic faith is constitutive of the very essence of our schools, inspiring and animating them. The Catholic character of our schools is not located in school Masses, religion departments and campus ministry alone. It is integral to all aspects of school life. It is enlivened by faculty and staff who profess the faith and inspire students by witnessing to its importance in their work and in their personal lives. Catholic schools are a vibrant and vital part of the Church’s mission.

In The Spirit of Early Christian Thought, Robert Wilken states: “The church gave men and women a new love, Jesus Christ, a person who inspired their actions and held their affections. This was a love unlike others. For it was not only that Jesus was a wise teacher or a compassionate human being who reached out to the sick and needy, or even that he patiently suffered abuse and calumny and died a cruel death, but that after his death God had raised him from the dead to a new life. He who once was dead now lives. …

After the coming of Christ, human reason had to attend to what was new in history, the person of Jesus Christ.”

That careful attending to the person of Jesus Christ in human history is

ongoing and it is available to us in the depth and breadth of the Catholic Tradition. The Catholic Tradition is, as Father Philip A. Smith, OP, points out, “the record of the dynamic development of the Church’s thought and spirituality, culture and structures over the centuries.” And it is out of this tradition that Catholic schools were born and continue to be nourished. It is the Catholic Tradition that grounds Catholic schools in the present and orients them for the future. It shapes their purpose, their mission, and their character, and illuminates their educational philosophy and practice. The Catholic Tradition also defines what our schools value and the virtues they cultivate in their students.

For two thousand years, the Church has wrestled with what it means that Jesus Christ was born, lived, died and rose from the dead. The record of that two-thousand-year conversation about meaning, purpose, identity, and destiny is available to us in the Catholic intellectual tradition – a rich inheritance and cultural legacy our schools make available to our students.

At the beginning of the academic year it is important to remind ourselves once again why our schools exist. It is equally important to commit ourselves anew to bringing the richness of the Catholic Tradition, especially its intellectual tradition, to bear in every classroom and in all areas of school life. This is the great work of Catholic education. This is what sets it apart from other educational endeavors and it is what we are called by God to do for the sake of our students and for the coming of the Kingdom of God.

Most Reverend Salvatore Cordileone Archbishop of San Francisco

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Letter from Pam Lyons, Superintendent of Schools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHS3

Archbishop Riordan High School. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHS11

Marin Catholic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHS4

Mercy High School, Burlingame. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHS12

Notre Dame High School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHS5

Woodside Priory School;. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHS13

ICA Cristo Rey Academy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHS6

Graduation Outcomes; Notice of Non Discriminatory Policy

Convent & Stuart Hall and Schools of the Sacred Heart, Atherton. . . CHS7

Why Choose A Catholic High School?;. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHS14

Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatoy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHS8

Steps for Applying to Catholic High Schools

Junipero Serra High School. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHS9

Open House and Application Dates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHS15

Mercy High School, San Francisco. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHS10

St. Ignatius College Preparatory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHS16

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The Superintendent of Schools

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elcome to the Archdiocese of San Francisco’s Catholic High School Information Booklet. I am so proud of the strong Catholic communities, innovative educational programs, and dedicated people we find at each of these schools. As you navigate this booklet, you may be wondering what is it that separates the Catholic high schools of the Archdiocese of San Francisco from the many other schools in Marin, San Francisco and San Mateo counties. You may be asking yourself, why Catholic school?

When a student enters one of our Catholic high schools, they are treated as one of God’s beloved children, created in His image and likeness, and as such, inherently good. In other words, all of our students are beloved because they are created by God. Catholic high schools create educational opportunities that not only address the intellect, but of equal importance, the spiritual, moral, and social aspects of every student. We recognize the importance of academic excellence, and are diligent about ensuring that our students are receiving an education on par with, and in most cases, an education that greatly surpasses other local public and private institutions. The difference lies in our pursuit of academic excellence as a pathway to a greater good.

Our curriculum is rooted in the Gospels that inspire a love of learning and the intellectual pursuit of the truth. I always tell our teachers that we are educating our students to change the world, by contributing to the Kingdom on earth, with their ultimate goal being entrance into the Kingdom of Heaven.

Never have our schools been clearer in their purpose of furthering the mission of the Church, by ensuring that our schools are truly grounded in the Catholic faith, and committed to academic excellence, cultivating the virtuous life, nurturing a Christian community and nourishing a Catholic world view. This school year, more than 8,200 students attend Catholic School high schools in the Archdiocese of San Francisco. We welcome those members of our community who are not currently attending a school in the Archdiocese to visit a Catholic school and experience for yourself all they have to offer. I also invite you to visit our new website at schools.sfarch.org. Our goal in creating this site was to provide you with important information about our 22 preschools, 54 elementary schools, and 13 high schools in Marin, San Francisco and San Mateo counties. Join us in our mission to grow our students’ understanding that they are God’s beloved so they may fully realize God’s plan for them.

Many Blessings,

Pamela Lyons Superintendent of Schools

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MARIN CATHOLIC 675 Sir Francis Drake Boulevard, Kentfield, CA 94904

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COLLEGE ACCEPTANCE PRESIDENT Mr. Tim Navone PRINCIPAL Mr. Chris Valdez

TUITION AND FEES 2019-2020 Tuition: $21,350 Registration $900 OPEN HOUSE Sunday, October 20, 11:00am

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www.marincatholic.org

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OVER 30 CLUBS

TUITION ASSISTANCE For the 2019-20 school year, Marin Catholic has committed to over $2 million in financial aid to our students. We have approximately 31% of students on some form of financial aid, with the number increasing each year.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION admissions@marincatholic.org 415.464.3810 Janie Rockett, Director of Admissions Marianne Hill, Admissions Associate

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ICA Cristo Rey Academy is a Dominican Catholic college preparatory that empowers girls from underserved communities to become confident young women able to realize their full potential. By providing an excellent academic curriculum, a unique corporate work study experience and the support of our community, we prepare students for a life of faith, purpose, and service.

• Provide personal college and life preparation • Work with students motivated to exceed » Academically » Professionally • Partner with over 130 Bay Area companies for jobs and 45 universities who support our students • Walk with families as they navigate college applications and acceptances • Collaborate in a community of prayer, study, and service

Why We’re Different

ICA CRISTO REY ACADEMY | 3625 24TH STREET | SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94110 | 415.824.2052 | WWW.ICACRISTOREY.ORG

OPEN HOUSE

November 16, 9:00-11:00am SHADOW A SPARTAN Request online.

FAMILY TOURS Call or request online

For more information: Angelica Granera ’95 Director of Admissions agranera@icacademy.org Paulina Maravilla Admissions Assistant & Recruiter pmaravilla@icacademy.org

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sacredsf.org Convent & Stuart Hall is an independent K–12 preparatory school in San Francisco rooted in the Sacred Heart tradition of Catholic education within a uniquely single-sex and coeducational environment.

Open Houses: Convent High School Thursday, October 10, 6–8 p.m.

Sunday, October 27, 1–3 p.m.

Stuart Hall High School Wednesday, October 16, 6–8 p.m.

Sunday, November 10, 1–3 p.m.

For more information, contact: Bobby Ramos, Director of Enrollment Management & Financial Aid bobby.ramos@sacredsf.org As part of the Sacred Heart Network with over 150 schools worldwide, our students and educators embrace the philosophies of our founders who first arrived in North America in 1818. Spiritually inclusive and with international roots, we are committed to providing excellence in education and preparing graduates to be active and informed members of a global society.

shschools.org A co-ed, Catholic, preschool-through-high school on the San Francisco peninsula, Sacred Heart Schools, Atherton delivers a comprehensive educational experience, guided by its mission to cultivate in each of our students a personal and active faith in God and to lay the foundation for a meaningful life.

Open Houses: Sunday, October 27, 1 p.m.

Sunday, November 17, 1 p.m.

For more information, contact: Wendy Quattlebaum, Director of Admissions & Financial Aid admissions@shschools.org

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Visit Serra Serra is located in the heart of the Peninsula between San Francisco and Silicon Valley. We strive for excellence in all areas – academics, performing arts, campus ministry, sports and extracurricular activities. Serra’s rigorous academic program is designed to engage and support the ways boys think, learn and grow – heart, mind, body and soul. As a Padre, you will be mentored by committed, caring educators who are genuinely invested in their students.

At Serra, you will thrive in an inclusive community and will be part of a brotherhood that transcends generations. We are proud of our diverse student body and welcome students from all faiths and backgrounds. Do you have a strong academic foundation, a genuine desire to be a Padre and a passion to serve others? If so, you are an excellent candidate.

The Serra Brotherhood At Serra, the tenet of brotherhood is taught, modeled and lived. It is a bond shared among Padres, past and present, based on the values of respect, integrity, inclusion and compassion. Padres hold themselves and each other accountable to these values every day, just as Jesus modeled in his own life.

The significant achievements of our graduates are proof that our empowering culture prepares Serra Padres for life after high school. They become compassionate leaders who care about their communities and make a positive difference in the world.

Affordability Information Night Tuesday, October 22 7 p.m.

Open House

Sunday, November 17 1 p.m.

Padre for a Day 8th Grade Visits September – January

Walk Around Wednesday Tours Parent/Guardian Campus Visits September – December

To register, please visit www.serrahs.com

QUICK FACTS Enrollment: 810 Average Class Size: 23 Student-Teacher Ratio: 14/1 Honors and AP Courses: 30 Faculty with Advanced Degrees: 75% Clubs and Activities: 40+ Sports Teams: 14 team sports, 34 teams Tuition and Fees: $23,500 Financial Aid: $2.5 million awarded to Serra students in 2019 College Enrollment: Ninety-nine percent of Serra graduates go on to college

For more information, visit us online at SERRAHS.COM 451 West 20th Avenue San Mateo, CA 94403 650.345.8207

College Scholarships: $29.5 million awarded to the Class of 2019 Community Service: The Class of 2019 completed 30,813 service hours Tri-School Program: A formal consortium with our sister schools, Mercy and Notre Dame, the program includes 22 classes on the three campuses, clubs, music and theatre productions, and social events.

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Mercy High School 3250 19th Avenue | San Francisco, CA

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ARCHBISHOP RIORDAN HIGH SCHOOL We are a Catholic high school in the Marianist Tradition where every boy can be successful.

“At Riordan I have found a place that enables me to do my best. The teachers and my Crusader brothers have motivated me to do bigger things than anything I imagined.”

MISSION

Riordan educates students to develop their faith, intellect, and view of the world.

OPPORTUNITIES

EJ ODOCAYEN ’20 Attended Our Lady of Mercy

Students lead in every classroom, club, sport, and activity.

BROTHERHOOD

QUICK FACTS ABOUT OUR SCHOOL

The Brotherhood at Riordan produces life-long friendships.

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The school focuses on how boys learn best, but offers many co-ed activities after school such as band and theatre.

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House System, RSP, Engineering Track, Auto Shop and more are led by a dedicated faculty.

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Sunday, October 27 1:00 -3:30 PM Recommended for grades 5-8

A day-long visit for prospective 8th Graders

Register Online: www.riordanhs.org

175 Frida Kahlo Way, San Francisco, CA 94112 • 415-586-1256 • www.riordanhs.org

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WOODSIDE PRIORY SCHOOL California’s Benedictine College Preparatory School 302 Portola Rd | Portola Valley, CA 94028 650-851-8223 | www.prioryca.org

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ounded in 1957 by seven Hungarian monks, Woodside Priory School is nestled in the rolling hills and redwood trees of Portola Valley. On a campus spanning 50 acres that houses both a middle and upper school, our students come from many communities in the San Francisco Bay Area, and from around the globe. At Priory, our mission is to assist all students in creating meaningful and balanced lives, developing as lifelong learners and stewards, and productively serving a world in need of their gifts.

Our roots are grounded in the 1,500-year-old Catholic Benedictine tradition of education. In addition to providing an outstanding college preparatory education, we welcome young people into a tight-knit community where they feel uniquely known and loved. Priory students are free to take intellectual and creative risks, discover their passions, and grow in heart, mind, and soul.

Firmly grounded in our core Benedictine values of individuality, community, integrity, hospitality, and spirituality, the Priory community faces the changing demands of the 21st century with confidence and innovation.

For more information, we invite you to visit us at www.prioryca.org.

GRADUATION OUTCOMES FOR ARCHDIOCESE OF SAN FRANCISCO CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOLS Guided by the mission of the Department of Catholic Schools for the Archdiocese of San Francisco, which is focused on providing quality leadership, offering programs of educational excellence, and preparing students for a truly Christian life, Catholic high schools are an integral expression of the teaching mission of the Church, and are therefore committed to developing persons who are the beneficiaries of the rich heritage and legacy of the Church. In all of our educational endeavors, we believe our high school graduates have been given the skills and tools to adapt to a multicultural society and be productive members of the world community by exercising power and influence for the good of others as Christ-centered leaders of the 21st century.

OUR GRADUATES FORM CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY AND • Understand the world’s diverse interconnectedness • Collaborate with others to work for the common good • Respect and demonstrate care for the environment as stewards of God’s creation

OUR GRADUATES ARE PERSONS OF FAITH AND SPIRITUALITY WHO • Live the Gospel values • Respect and appreciate the diversity of religious expression • Commit to integrating spirituality with their life work

OUR GRADUATES PROMOTE IN WORD AND ACTION SOCIAL JUSTICE AND INTEGRITY TO • Address injustices and work toward change • Demonstrate a reverence for life and a respect for all traditions, cultures, and peoples • Confront the moral ambiguities promoted by contemporary culture

OUR GRADUATES ARE PERSONS OF INTELLECTUAL STRENGTH AND COURAGE WHO • Communicate effectively in speaking and writing • Demonstrate critical and creative thinking in problem solving • Understand and appreciate the value of lifelong learning

OUR GRADUATES EXPRESS CONFIDENT LEADERSHIP TO • Empower others for positive transformation of society • Lead by the authority of example to embrace change and confront challenge • Take risks and learn from successes and failures

Rooted in the Archdiocesan Graduation Outcomes, these standards reflect the ideas of the individual institutions as well as the collaborative vision of what students must be able to know, do, and understand.

Notice of Non Discriminatory Policy as to Students – Archbishop Riordan High School, San Francisco; Convent of the Sacred Heart High School, San Francisco; Immaculate Conception Academy, San Francisco; Junipero Serra High School, San Mateo; Marin Catholic High School, Kentfield; Mercy High School, San Francisco; Mercy High School, Burlingame; Notre Dame High School, Belmont; Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory, San Francisco; Sacred Heart Preparatory, Atherton; Saint Ignatius College Preparatory, San Francisco;

Stuart Hall High School, San Francisco; Woodside Priory, Portola Valley; admit students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color or national origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs.

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Steps for applying to Catholic High Schools 1.

Consult with your eighth grade teacher/adviser on the high school admissions process. Obtain information and fillable PDF documents from your school.

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Obtain the application packets from all of the Catholic secondary schools to which you plan to apply.

Attend OPEN HOUSES and visit at least two schools which interest you and meet your needs. Look below to view specific schools admissions offices. Seek information about other opporunities for school visitations, Considering your personal strengths and aptitudes, discuss with your eighth grade teacher(s), principal, counselor, pastor, parents, guardians, the high school program that best meets your needs.

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Complete and submit your application on time.

Take the High School Placement Test at one of the schools to which you have applied. The HSPT may be taken only once, but on the form, list all the Catholic schools to which you have applied, so that your test scores can be sent there.

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On March 12, 2020, letters will be sent regarding admissions status for only San Mateo County schools. Decisions can be viewed on the admissions website on Friday March 13, 2020, after 4 p.m. On March 19, 2020, letters will be sent regarding admissions status for Marin and San Francisco County schools. Decisions can be viewed on the admissions website on Friday, March 20, 2020, after 4 p.m. Registration deadline for all schools will be March 27, 2020. Prospective students should contact the school for their registration deadline.

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Pay registration fees to the school you plan to attend.

For further information check, https://schools.sfarch.org.

TEN REASONS WHY CATHOLIC EDUCATION STILL MATTERS

Why choose a Catholic School?

1. AN INCARNATIONAL VIEW OF THE WORLD Catholic School students learn that God is present and active in their lives and in the world. They learn to recognize the “footprints of God” in their daily experiences, especially in the midst of life’s challenges. They develop a sense of “sacramental awareness.” They see the signs of God’s love around them, and become instruments of God’s grace in their own neighborhoods, communities and the world. In an incarnational view of the world, there is no such thing as a secular subject as all learning helps to develop and bring to full bloom that image of God that is in each person.

2. IMMERSION IN THE PASCHAL MYSTERY Our lives are a series of small and not-so-small dyings and risings. In union with the Paschal Mystery, we realize that there is redemptive power in suffering and in the power of the cross. In it lies the answer to the mystery of all of life’s successes and failures. In the experience of the Paschal Mystery, we also realize the need for community. Like Jesus, we encounter our own Simon of Cyrenes to help us along the way. Wins and losses on the athletic field, A’s and F’s in class, and laughter and tears in our lives, are the ways we participate in Jesus’ dying and rising.

3. THE VALUE OF RELATIONSHIPS AS A REFLECTION OF THE DIVINE Catholic school students learn to experience God’s grace and presence in their lives through their relationships with family, friends and teachers. The loving and supportive relationships they experience are reflections of the love and life-giving dynamic of the Trinity. As a community we celebrate our successes and achievements. We share grief and downfalls. We unite together in solidarity, and even challenge each other to become better reflections of the divine. We are made for community.

4. A NUANCED VIEW OF SCRIPTURE Catholic school students are given the opportunity to explore the beauty and richness of Sacred Scripture seen through the lens of faith and lived out in daily practice. They experience the ongoing revelation of God in Scripture as the One who leads the Israelites through the promised land, and who redeems them through His cross and resurrection. They also come to view the human person as created in God’s image and likeness, and destined for eternal life. They learn to apply Scripture to their own lives as a tool for prayer and the true guide for virtuous living.

5. CIVIC ENGAGEMENT In recent research, it has been reported that private school graduates are significantly more likely to actively participate in civic activities than their public school counterparts. Catholic Schools were ranked #1 in the percentage of graduates who actively participate in civic and community activities such as voting, volunteering, letter-writing to legislators, Catholic Concerns Day, and donations to charity, not just for a tax write-off, but out of a sense of the requirements of justice.

6. SERVICE FOR THE COMMON GOOD Catholic schools promote service as an essential component of their curriculum. Many Catholic schools have service programs from kindergarten through twelfth grade. Higher education programs such as the Jesuit or Dominican Volunteer Corps promote service at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Diocesan organizations provide resources and help to people from all walks of life. Catholic school students learn that since community is at the heart of who we are, there are no strangers, only brothers and sisters in the Lord. We have a responsibility to respond to the needs of others because we are all part of God’s family.

7. DISCIPLINE AS A FAITH EXPECTATION Catholic schools promote self-discipline through clarity of moral vision that is based on the Gospel. Students are challenged to be Christ-like in word and action. They are asked to examine their choices and actions in light of the Ten Commandments and the Gospel law of love. They are given a theological foundation for ethical behavior. Students are not good because they act in accord with rules and expectations. Rather, because students are good, i.e., sons and daughters of God, they are expected to act and make choices that are in keeping with this dignity.

8. THE CENTRALITY OF ARTS, RITUAL, DRAMA, MUSIC TO THE LIFE OF FAITH Through Catholic education, students are exposed to the richness of the religious tradition. Music, Art, Literature, Drama and Ritual are rooted in the rich history of the Church, and find their truest glory as an expression of divine praise.

9. THE FULLNESS OF THE CATHOLIC IDENTITY AT THE HEART OF THE CHURCH Catholic education has always been at the heart of the Catholic mission.

Catholic education, and the students who are the product of it, have been called the “greatest work of the Church.” They have been entrusted with the fullness of faith and have been charged with the mission of evangelization. They are to go out into the world and share the gifts they have received as doctors, lawyers, policemen, firemen, businessmen and women, teachers, priests and religious, all as Catholic school graduates. Catholic school graduates are a leaven in society, helping the broader community to be the best that it can be.

10. PERSONAL EXCELLENCE AS A SPIRITUAL GOAL Catholic school students learn that excellence is a response to God’s blessings. Academic excellence is not a Gospel value in and of itself.

The Sermon on the Mount doesn’t say “Blessed are you who get all A’s.”

Education must have an altruistic orientation. Students learn so as to help others, and make a difference in the world around them.

WRITTEN BY REVEREND RONALD J. NUZZI, PH.D., ALLIANCE FOR CATHOLIC EDUCATION , THE UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME, SOUTH BEND INDIANA .

CATHOLIC SAN FRANCISCO

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOLS CHS15

ARCHDIOCESE OF SAN FRANCISCO HIGH SCHOOLS

Open House & Application Dates OCTOBER

Woodside Priory School, Portola Valley 5 www.prioryca.org

Open House - Middle School, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.

Open House - Upper School, 2-5 p.m.

10

Convent High School, San Francisco www.sacredsf.org Open House, 6-8 p.m.

17

Sacred Heart Preparatory, Atherton www.shschools.org Open House, 1 p.m.

Junipero Serra High School, San Mateo www.serrahs.com Open House, 1pm

Heart Cathedral Preparatory, San Francisco 29 Sacred www.shcp.edu

Application Priority Deadline

14

Mercy High School, Burlingame www.mercyhsb.com Open House, 6-8 p.m.

DECEMBER

16

Stuart Hall High School, San Francisco www.sacredsf.org Open House, 6-8 p.m.

19

Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory, San Francisco www.shcp.edu Open House, 9-11 a.m.

20

Marin Catholic, Kentfield www.marincatholic.org Open House, 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m.

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Archbishop Riordan High School, San Francisco www.riordanhs.org Open House, 1 p.m.

Notre Dame High School, Belmont www.ndhsb.org Open House, 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m.

Sacred Heart Preparatory, Atherton www.shschools.org Open House, 1 p.m.

Convent High School, San Francisco www.sacredsf.org Open House, 1-3 p.m.

NOVEMBER

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10

ICA Cristo Rey Academy, San Francisco www.icacademy.org Open House, 9-11 a.m.

Woodside Priory School, Portola Valley www.prioryca.org Open House - Middle School, 2-5 p.m.

Open House - Upper School, 10 a.m.-1 p.m

16

Junipero Serra High School, San Mateo www.serrahs.com Application Courtesy Filing

6

ICA Cristo Rey Academy, San Francisco www.icacademy.org Application Priority Filing

Notre Dame High School, Belmont www.ndhsb.org Application Courtesy Filing

Marin Catholic, Kentfield www.marincatholic.org Application Deadline

9

Mercy High School, San Francisco www.mercyhs.org Application Priority Deadline Mercy High School, Burlingame www.mercyhsb.com Early Bird & AMES Application Deadline

St. Ignatius College Preparatory, San Francisco www.siprep.org Application Priority Deadline

4

St. Ignatius College Preparatory, San Francisco www.siprep.org Open House, 1-3 p.m.

15

Mercy High School, Burlingame www.mercyhsb.com Open House, 5-7 p.m.

JANUARY 2020

Notre Dame High School, Belmont www.ndhsb.org Open House, 7-9 p.m.

Archbishop Riordan High School, San Francisco www.riordanhs.org Application Deadline

Mercy High School, San Francisco www.mercyhs.org Open House, 10 a.m.-12 p.m.

Stuart Hall High School, San Francisco www.sacredsf.org Open House, 1-3 p.m.

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Convent High School, San Francisco www.sacredsf.org Application Deadline

Stuart Hall High School, San Francisco www.sacredsf.org Application Deadline

Sacred Heart Preparatory, Atherton www.shschools.org Application Deadline

Woodside Priory School, Portola Valley www.prioryca.org Application Deadline

10

Mercy High School, Burlingame www.mercyhsb.com Application Deadline Junipero Serra High School, San Mateo www.serrahs.com Application Deadline Mercy High School, San Francisco www.mercyhs.org Application Final Deadline

Notre Dame High School, Belmont www.ndhsb.org Application Deadline

CHS16 CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOLS

CATHOLIC SAN FRANCISCO

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

EDUCATE. INSPIRE. LAUNCH. JESUIT

ST. IGNATIUS COLLEGE PREPARATORY

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OPEN HOUSE Sunday, November 3, 2019 1 - 3 PM

THE WILDCAT EXPERIENCE Visit SIPREP.ORG for more information and to reserve your spot

FAST FACTS 1,465 students AP passing rate is higher than the national average Tuition and fees total $26,075 for 2019-2020 (no additional fees required) 52% of the student body are students of color 66 athletic teams and over 100 clubs and activities

Almost $5 million in financial assistance is distributed to over 24% of the student body, with average grants of $13,500

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