2018-2019 PROFILE

DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS OF A EDUCATION The Mission of Saint Louis For more than 60 years, the and lay faculty of Saint Louis , guided by the Rule of Saint Priory School is to provide a Benedict, have taught young men the intellectual skills and disciplines inherent in a comprehensive Benedictine, Catholic, college liberal arts program of study. Centered in the spirit of Christian love and committed to service of preparatory education of the all its members, Saint Louis Priory School welcomes students of all faith backgrounds from over 65 highest excellence so as to help different zip codes. More than 30% of the entire student body receives financial aid. talented and motivated young men develop their full potential PROGRAM OF STUDY AND CURRICULUM as children of God. Course of Study — Students typically enroll in 8 courses each trimester in the freshman and sophomore years ADMINISTRATION and 7 in the junior year. Courses meet from 2 to 5 class periods each week. Without exception, a student may enroll in no more than 4 AP courses in the junior year and 3 AP courses in the senior year. The senior year has Rev. Cuthbert Elliott, O.S.B. five academic core disciplines in the first term, an intentional structuring that more closely resembles the first Headmaster year of university studies, with an increase in instructional time in each discipline. Dr. Jared M. Rashford (* Students may select only one elective course from the appropriate list; Italicized courses are available in honors.) Assistant Headmaster Grade 9 Grade 12 Theology; English; Latin III or Latin Priory is the only high school in the Theology (two terms); English: Mr. Michael J. Nickolai country with a fully-functioning Director of the High School for Transfer; medieval arts guild and curricular Thesis I in first term and Electives French III or Spanish III; Geometry; in the winter and spring; Senior medieval arts courses. All students learn ACCREDITATION Biology; World History I the history and beauty of medieval arts, Honors Thesis (winter term only); Electives*: Greek I or Fine Arts including calligraphy, stained glass and AP Statistics and Physics C, AP Independent Schools Association (Medieval or Theatre Arts, Photography, heraldry. Outside of class, interested Statistics and Probability, or AP of the Central States Studio Art, or Vocal Music) students may progress through the Guild Calculus (AB); system, with those achieving Master Electives* (students choose one Grade 10 status sealing his personal coat of arms class each from two of the categories below): Theology; English; French IV, onto the Craftsman Table. • AP French, AP Spanish or Spanish VI, or Mandarin III Spanish IV, or Mandarin I; • AP Chemistry or AP Biology or Neuroscience and Human Pre-calculus; Chemistry; World History II; Seminar Genetics Elective One*: Latin IV or Greek/Roman Culture, or • AP U.S. Government & Politics or Social Studies Seminar or Elective Two*: Greek II or Fine Arts (Medieval Arts, Mass Media AP Computer Science & Video Production, Photography, Studio Art, Vocal Music) Grade 11 Thesis — All seniors complete the senior thesis, a product of scholarly, Theology; English; French V, Spanish V, or Mandarin II; AP Calculus BC scientific, or artistic work of high academic quality. The character of or AB or Analytic Geometry and Trigonometry; AP Physics or Physics; the work leading to the senior thesis is expected to be more advanced AP U.S. History or U.S. History; Art History (one term); than normal course work and should involve an unusually high level of Electives*: AP Latin, Latin V, Computer Science, Vocal Music, Visual initiative, independence, organization, and effort. In the second term of the senior year, Thesis II is an independent, honors level course. and Performing Arts, or Study Hall

GRADING POLICY AND HONORS Weighting — Students who earn a B- or better in an honors course Transcript, Grading, and Rank — Courses are offered for either a receive an additional .3 for that course. Students who earn a B- or single trimester or for the entire year. All courses, except Art History, better in an AP course receive an additional .5 for that course. have a final grade incorporating work from each of the three trimesters Honor Roll — At the end of each year, students who earn a 4.00 or for students; some courses also include a comprehensive final exam. better un-weighted cumulative GPA for the year with no C for an Separate trimester grades are recorded in all subjects for seniors with end-of-year grade are awarded First Honors. no final grade. We do not rank our students. Our grading scale is: Students who earn between a 3.50 and 3.99 un-weighted cumulative A+ = 4.5 B + = 3.5 C + = 2.5 D = 1.0 GPA for the year with no C for an end-of-year grade are awarded A = 4.3 B = 3.3 C = 2.3 F = 0 Second Honors. A - = 4.0 B - = 3.0 C - = 2.0 Discipline ­— Saint Louis Priory School reports academic and behavioral Passing Mark is a 60. infractions that result in a serious disciplinary response from the school.

Saint Louis Priory School • 500 S. Mason Road, St. Louis, Mo. 63141 • 314.434.3690 • www.priory.org COLLEGE COUNSELING AND OUTCOMES DATA OFFICE OF COLLEGE COUNSELING ADVANCED PLACEMENT EXAMS NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM Mrs. Beth Collier, On average, the National Merit Scholarship Priory offers 14 AP courses in the junior and senior Director Corporation has recognized approximately 20% years. Junior and senior students may enroll in a [email protected] maximum of three AP courses per year. of our seniors as a National Merit Finalist, Semi- Finalist, or Commended Student, or as a National Mrs. Nikki Hostnik, Based on faculty and assistant headmaster Hispanic Scholar. approval, a limited number of juniors are allowed to Associate Director enroll in 4 APs. TESTING RESULTS: THREE-YEAR PROFILE [email protected] From 2015 to 2017, Priory students have scored a 3 Total Students, Classes of 2016-18: 207 Rev. Paul Kidner, or better on 78% of the tests taken. Almost 60% of (2016: 80; 2017: 62; 2018: 65) Associate Director 2018 graduates were recognized with an AP Scholar ACT Composite Data [email protected] or higher designation. # Tested: 203; Mean: 31; Middle 50%: 28-33 In May 2018, 104 students (78% of all juniors and Mrs. Stasia Frentzel, seniors) sat for 267 exams. A total of 100% of Registrar & Priory students will complete an AP class before Assistant to the Office graduating. [email protected]

Priory CEEB Code: 260782 COLLEGE 207 Graduates from the classes of 2016-2018 were admitted into at least one of the following colleges and universities. Bold indicates at least one To schedule a high school visit, contact student matriculated. Stasia Frentzel at 314.434.3690 ext. ADMISSION 142 or visit www.RepVisits.com

The University of Alabama Columbia University College of the Holy Cross North Carolina State University University of St. Andrews (Scotland) at Huntsville Cornell College Hope College Northeastern University St. Mary’s University The University of Alabama Covenant College University of Illinois Northwestern University of San Antonio Allegheny College Creighton University Urbana-Champaign University of Notre Dame University of St. Thomas American University University of Dallas Illinois Wesleyan University The Ohio State University Swansea University (England) Arizona State University Dartmouth College Indiana University at Bloomington Ohio Wesleyan University Syracuse University The University of Arizona University of Dayton Iowa State University The University of Oklahoma Temple University University of Arkansas Denison University Johns Hopkins University University of Oregon Texas A&M University Auburn University University of Denver University of Kansas Oxford College of Emory University Texas Christian University Babson College DePaul University University of Kentucky University of Pennsylvania The University of Texas, Austin Bard College DePauw University Kettering University Pitzer College Thomas Aquinas College Baylor University Dickinson College Knox College University of Portland Trinity College Belmont University Drake University Lake Forest College Princeton University Trinity University Benedictine College Drury University Lehigh University Providence College Truman State University Bentley University Duke University Loyola Marymount University Purdue University Tulane University Boston College Earlham College Loyola University Chicago Quincy University University of Tulsa Boston University Elon University Loyola University Maryland Regis University United States Merchant Marine Bowdoin College Emory University Loyola University New Orleans Rhodes College United States Military Academy Bradley University University of Evansville Marquette University Rice University United States Naval Academy Brown University Fairfield University University of Maryland, College Park University of Richmond Vanderbilt University Bucknell University Florida Institute of Technology University of Massachusetts, Amherst Rochester Institute of Technology University of Vermont Butler University Florida Southern College McKendree University University of Rochester Villanova University California Institute of Technology Fordham University Miami University, Oxford Rockhurst University Virginia Tech California Polytechnic, San Luis Obispo Franciscan University of Steubenville University of Miami Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology University of Virginia University of California, Los Angeles Franklin and Marshall College University of Michigan Wabash College Carleton College Furman University University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Samford University Wake Forest University Case Western Reserve University Gettysburg College University of Mississippi University of San Diego Washington and Lee University The Catholic University The George Washington State University Santa Clara University Washington University in St. Louis of America University Missouri University of University of San Francisco Wesleyan University Centre College Georgetown University Science and Technology St. Ambrose University Wheaton College IL Champlain College Georgia Institute of Technology University of Missouri, Columbia St. Olaf College College of William and Mary Chapman University The University of Georgia University of Missouri, Kansas City Seton Hall University William Jewell College College of Charleston University of Glasgow (Scotland) University of Missouri, Kansas City Stanford University Williams College University of Chicago Graceland University School of Medicine University of South Carolina University of Wisconsin, Madison University of Cincinnati Grand View University University of Missouri, St. Louis University of Southampton (England) The College of Wooster Colgate University Gustavus Adolphus College The University of Montana, University of Southern California Xavier University University of Colorado at Boulder Hampshire College Missoula Southern Illinois University- Yale University Colorado School of Mines Haverford College New York University Carbondale Colorado State University Harvard University The University of North Carolina Southern Methodist University Columbia College Chicago High Point University at Chapel Hill Spring Hill College

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