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At Father McGivney Catholic High School we believe in developing the whole student, mind, body and spirit. We model our mission to promote a Culture of Life from the four pillars of the Knights of Columbus – Unity, Charity, Fraternity and Patriotism. Form a strong academic community of disciples responding to the call of Jesus Christ… Unity. Prepare students to serve the Culture of Life through a total gift of self…Charity. Engage students in the mission, sacramental life, and magisterial teachings of the Catho- lic Church…Fraternity. Develop faithful citizens to lead an America that values the dignity and worth of every human person…Patriotism. Father McGivney Catholic High School is the seventh and newest Catholic high school to open in the Diocese of Springfield, Illinois. Opening its doors in 2012, FMCHS prides it- self as a four-year, co-educational high school with a faith-based, college preparatory em- phasis. FMCHS is the first and only high school in the diocese to be a 1:1 laptop school. The school opened its doors to our permanent school campus for the start of the 2015-2016 academic year with a student body of 125 students. Today, the student body has grown to nearly 240 students. Students are admitted to FMCHS without regard to race, religion, color, sex, nationality, or Founder of the Knights of Columbus ethnic origin. Five percent of students are members of minority groups. Ten percent are non-Catholic. The standard school day consists of nine periods. Graduates are Ninety-nine percent of FMCHS students have participated in the awarded a high school diploma and may also achieve a college ACT since the inception of the school. The average ACT score preparatory diploma by satisfying the following minimum listed below for the Class of 2018 is calculated by using the single requirements. highest score for each student. College-Prep FMCHS National Illinois Subject Diploma Diploma*** Average Average* Average* Theology 4.00 4.00 24 20.8 N/A English 4.00 4.00 * Current data was unavailable at the time of printing. The state and Mathematics 4.00 4.00 national averages above are based on 2018 graduates. Science 4.00 4.00 Social Studies* 3.00 3.00 Foreign Language** 2.00 3.00 Physical Education 3.50 3.50 Health 0.50 0.50 Electives 1.00 2.00 *Civics/Government (IL and U.S. Constitutions) and Consumer Education are also required by the State of Illinois for graduation. **Fine Arts credit could be met through Art, Music, Theatre, a fourth year of Foreign Language. ***To be eligible for the College Prep Diploma, two (2) AP or Dual Credit Classes must be completed., in addition to a third year of foreign language. College English Comp. Benchmark = 18 ACT Math College Social Science Benchmark = 22 ACT English College Algebra Benchmark = 22 ACT Reading College Biology ** A benchmark score is the minimum score needed on an ACT subject-area test to indicate a 50% chance of obtaining a “B” or higher or about a 75% chance of obtaining a “C” or higher in the corresponding credit-bearing course. Current data was unavailable at the time of printing. The state and national averages above are based on 2018 graduates. Grade For Honors, Dual Credit and Advanced Placement courses, a .02 add-on will be added to the Letter Percent Equivalent semester GPA for that class and any subsequent Honors, Dual Credit, and Advanced Place- Grade Grade Scale ment courses. All dual-credit courses are partnered through SLU. Advanced Placement students are encouraged to take the AP Exam. Failure to do so results in taking a final exam. A 90-100 4.00 FMCHS offers 15 Honors courses, 4 Dual Credit courses and 3 Advanced Placement courses. B 80-89 3.00 C 70-79 2.00 Students will be presented with academic medals for the following: Summa Cum Laude: Gold Medal (3.9-4.0 WGPA) D 65-69 1.00 Magna Cum Laude: Silver Medal (3.7-3.899 WGPA) Cum Laude: Bronze Medal (3.5-3.699 WGPA) F 64 and below 0.00 In order to be eligible for these honors, the student must have completed the final three se- *must be approved mesters of high school at Father McGivney Catholic High School, must have fulfilled the INC Incomplete by the principal Community Service requirement and may not graduate early. *A student can only receive an incomplete at the end of the first and third quarter progress reports with administrative approval. A student has ten FMCHS is fully accredited with AdvancEd, is fully recognized by the Illinois State Board of days after the last day of the quarter to finish the Education, and is a member of the National Catholic Education Association and the Illinois work or the incomplete will automatically become High School Association. an “F”. Spanish II, Honors Marine Science Spanish III, Dual Credit* Physics English I Spanish IV, Dual Credit* Physics, Honors English I, Honors Health (one semester) AP Chemistry Physical Education I, II, III, IV English II AP Biology English II, Honors Algebra I Driver’s Education (may be taken English III Algebra I, Honors through the student’s zoned high English IV Geometry school or through a private driving Geometry, Honors school) AP English Literature/Composition Modern U.S. History AP English Language/Composition Algebra II Modern U.S. History, Honors Courses in bold designate Honors Classes. Algebra II, Honors World History I Pre-Calculus World History I, Honors * Designates 1818 St. Louis University Creative Art Pre-Calculus, Honors CIVICS/Government (one semester) Credit Intermediate Art Calculus, Honors Consumer Education Band Quantitative Literacy & Statistics (one semester) Band, Honors World Issues (one semester) Chorus Biology I Geography (one semester) Chorus, Honors Psychology, Dual Credit* Biology I, Honors Chemistry I Spanish I Chemistry I, Honors Theology I Spanish I, Honors Physical Science w/ Earth Science Theology II Spanish II Theology III Theology IV “From the first moment that a student sets foot in a Catholic school, he or she ought All faculty members are college graduates. to have the impression of entering a new environment, one illumined by the light of Over thirty-seven percent of the faculty hold an advanced degree. faith and having its own unique characteristics, an environment permeated with the Gospel spirit of love and freedom….” Total Teaching Staff = 19 Student Services Staff = 1 Academic Success Staff = 1 Student-Faculty Ratio = 12:1 At Father McGivney Catholic High School, we believe: Students should model the teachings of Jesus Christ through prayer, service, and evangelization and should be educated based upon the Catechism of the Catholic Very Reverend Jeffrey Goeckner, VF Church. President In a collaborative and cooperative spirit being fostered between parents, the Joseph Lombardi school and the community. Principal In serving others as Jesus Christ did, both as individuals and as a faith community. Caitlin Davis In providing a learning environment that engages our students as active learners Faith Formation Director who accept the responsibility to achieve their greatest academic potentials. Bobbie Madura Student Services Director In cultivating a supportive, healthy and challenging environment which recogniz- Elizabeth Moody es the dignity, needs and diversity of all individuals. Development Director The Administration, Faculty, Staff, Coaches and Parents will serve as role-models Jeff Oller of Christ’s love by establishing and exhibiting an atmosphere of mutual respect. Athletics Director Lisa Rolves Admissions & Marketing Director Tim Vance Activities Director Anime Club Art Club Bass Fishing Boeing Engineering Challenge Catholic Athletes for Christ (CAC) Celtic Crew Chess Club Cooking Club Decorating Club Drama Productions Ethics Bowl Garden Club The Class of 2019 is the fourth class to graduate from Father McGivney Catholic High Griffin Ambassadors School. Collectively, the 36 graduates received more than $13.6 million in scholarship Griffin’s For Life offers and were accepted to the following institutions: House Leader Math Team Albion College McKendree University University of Illinois Magic the Gathering – Card Game Alma College Michigan State University University of Illinois at Chicago* Arkansas State Millikin University University of Illinois at Springfield Model U.N. Augustana College Milwaukee School of Engineering University of Illinois at Urbana- National Honor Society (NHS) Austin College Missouri Baptist University Champaign* Prom Committee (Juniors Only) Bellarmine University Missouri State University University of Iowa Robotics Beloit College Missouri University of Science and University of Kansas Saturday Scholars Benedictine University Technology University of Kentucky* Blackburn University Missouri Western State University of Miami - Ohio Scholar Bowl Bradley University Missouri Western University University of Minnesota Science Olympiad Brescia University Monmouth University University of Missouri Spanish Club Butler University Montana State University University of Notre Dame Super Smash Brothers Club Cansius College Mt. Mercy University University of San Francisco Yearbook Staff Carthage College Murray State* University of Tennessee Clemson University Niagra University University of Texas at Dallas Concordia University at Mequon Northern Illinois University University of Tulsa Concordia University at Portland Olivet Nazarene Scholarship University of Vermont Concordia University Chicago Parkland Community College University of Wisconsin Dakota Wesleyan Pepperdine University Valparaiso University Baseball (boys) DePaul University Purdue Washington University