School Profile 2017-2018
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School Profile 2017-2018 OFFICE OF COLLEGE COUNSELING ACCREDITATION/ASSOCIATIONS 3500 W. Thirteen Mile Road National Catholic Education Association (NCEA) Royal Oak, Michigan 48073 State of Michigan Phone: (248) 549-2925 Michigan Association of Non-Public Schools Member: NACAC, MACAC, MCGC Fax: (248) 850-8449 Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA) CEEB Code: 233-250 Catholic High School League www.shrineschools.com Michigan Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA) Monsignor Robert McClory National Honor Society Chapter Pastor/President Michigan Interscholastic Press Association (MIPA) Mr. James Mio ‘96, MA Principal GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS 26 credits are required Ms. Julia Mazanka Assistant Principal Theology 4 Mrs. Carla Hotts, MA, LPC, LSC, NCC English 4 Director of Counseling Mathematics 4 Science 3 Mrs. Amy Piazzon, MA College Advisor Social Studies 3 Foreign Language 2 Mrs. Faith Luddy Speech .5 Counseling Assistant Physical Education .5 Health .5 MISSION Fine/Performing Arts 1 Rooted in the Catholic tradition, Shrine Catholic High School Electives 3.5 challenges students to integrate their academic, athletic, and artistic potential as future Christian leaders. For over 75 Total 26 years, Shrine Catholic High School has provided faith based education to Royal Oak and surrounding communities. ADMISSION Shrine Catholic High School is a four-year, parish, college Approximately 250 students are enrolled in Shrine preparatory, co-educational high school founded in 1941 that Catholic High School. A placement exam and educates students from preschool through twelfth grade. transcript/report card review are required for admis- sion as well as a student profile form from previous FACILITIES school. Our student body represents students from Shrine Catholic High School resides on a 17-acre campus, across diverse backgrounds and dozens of public and private from the renowned William Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, grade/middle schools throughout the metro Detroit Michigan. area. Our students have enrolled from over 30 grade schools and reside in 45 different zip codes. Shrine is FACULTY also home to a dynamic International student base with The student-to-administrator/professional staff/faculty ratio is students from China, South Korea, Russia and Slovakia. 7:1 and the student-to-faculty ratio is 10:1. HONORS AND ADVANCED PLACEMENT COURSES Shrine Catholic High School offers ten Advanced Placement courses, seven Honors courses as well as dual enrollment opportunities with several universities. Student enrollment in AP or Honors classes is based on academic performance, current GPA, and teacher recommendation. Advanced Placement courses are offered in: Honors Courses are offered in: Biology * Biology English Literature English I English Language English II Calculus Geometry Chemistry * Chemistry Physics I Algebra II World History Precalculus US History Microeconomics * Macroeconomics * * offered in alternating years ADVANCED PLACEMENT RESULTS Students who enroll in AP courses at Shrine are required to take the national AP exam in May. During May of 2017, 89 students took a total of 168 AP Exams. The score distribution follows: AP Score % of students 5 9% 4 21% 3 24% GRADING SCALE Honors and AP course work taken in 2016-2017 or later will be graded on the college prep grading scale College Prep (4.0 scale) Honors (5.0 scale) A 93-100 95-100 A- 90-92 93-94 B+ 87-89 90-92 B 83-86 87-89 B- 80-82 85-86 C+ 77-79 83-84 C 73-76 80-82 C- 70-72 78-79 D+ 67-69 76-77 D 63-66 72-75 D- 60-62 70-71 E 0-59 0-69 GRADUATION HONORS CLASS RANK Shrine Catholic High School does not provide rankings of our Summa Cum Laude 4.0+ cumulative GPA students. Due to the rigorous nature of our curriculum and our parish mission of educating all students, we believe that Magna Cum Laude 3.75-3.99 cumulative GPA statistical class rank would represent an inaccurate assessment Cum Laude 3.5-3.74 cumulative GPA of a student’s abilities and potential for collegiate success. We apologize if our policy makes additional work for your professional staff. Class of 2017 The Class of 2017 is now attending 26 colleges and universities in 9 different states. 100% of the class was accepted to a college or university. 22% attending private colleges and universities (62% Catholic / 38% non-Catholic) 70% attending public colleges and universities (83% in-state / 17% out-of-state) 8% attending 2-year colleges TESTING INFORMATION ACT - Class of 2017 Shrine State National English 25.0 24.1 20.3 Mathematics 23.9 23.7 20.7 Reading 24.4 24.5 21.4 Science Reasoning 22.8 23.8 21.0 Composite 24.1 24.1 21.0 GRADE DISTRIBUTION GPA Number Percentage 4.50-4.0 14 23% 3.99-3.5 19 32% 3.49-3.0 13 22% 2.99-2.5 10 17% 2.49-2.0 4 6% Below 2.0 0 0% TRANSCRIPTS Official Shrine transcripts include only courses taken and grade point averages earned during a student’s enrollment at Shrine. Transfer students to Shrine, including international students, will have supplementary transcripts and grade point averages from their previous high school(s). SERVICE In keeping with the example of our patroness, Saint Therésè, our students participate in annual service projects as a part of their graduation requirements. A minimum of ten hours per year is required, although most students far surpass this threshold. Further, students are encouraged to participate in annual retreat programs. EXTRACURRICULAR PARTICIPATION Shrine offers unparalleled opportunities for student involvement including varsity sports, strong student council, vibrant performing arts groups (including an all-female and all-male singing ensembles and student talent show), class activities, service club sponsored events, homecoming and spirit week activities, art competitions, fall drama and spring musical productions. Students may also live their faith daily by serving as Eucharistic ministers, or through the music ministry group which provides instrumental and vocal music for Masses. A sampling of additional clubs include: Na- tional Honors Society (3.5 GPA required for invitation), Gamers Club, Quiz Bowl, S.U.N. (hospitality group for international students) Robotics, Sweet Harmony (female chorus), Knightsmen (male chorus). College Acceptances in the Past Five Years Adrian College Georgia Military College Notre Dame College of Ohio Washington University Albion College Grand Valley State University Nova Southeastern University Wayne State University Allegheny College Grambling State University Oakland Community College Webster University Alma College Gonzaga University Oakland University Western Michigan University Aquinas College Hampton University Ohio Dominican University Wheaton College Arizona State University Harvard University Ohio Technical College Wittenberg University Ashland University Hillsdale College Ohio Wesleyan University Worcester Polytechnic University Ave Maria University Hofstra University Olivet College Wright State University Baldwin Wallace University- Hope College Otis College of Art & Design Xavier University Conservatory of Music Howard University Otterbein University Xavier University of Louisiana Ball State University Humboldt State University Pace University Yale University Bard College Huntington College Parsons School of Design Bellarmine University Illinois Institute of Art Penn State University The Universities of: Belmont University Illinois Wesleyan University Philadelphia University Akron Beloit College Indiana State University Pitzer College Alabama Benedictine University Indiana Technologicaly University Point Park University California Boston College Indiana University Pratt Institute @ Riverside Boston Conservatory @Bloomington Providence College @ Santa Cruz Boston University Ithaca College Purdue University Chicago Bowling Green State Univ. Jackson State University Regis University Cincinnati – Conservatory of Music Brown University John Carroll University Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Colorado Butler University Johnson & Wales Ringling College of Art and Design @ Boulder California College of the Arts Kalamazoo College Rochester Institute of Technology Connecticut Calvin College Kendall College of Art and Design Rockford University Dallas Carnegie Mellon University Kentucky State University Rocky Mountain College Dayton Carroll University Kettering University Rutgers University Delaware Carthage College Lake Superior State Univ. Saginaw Valley State University Denver Case Western Reserve Langston University Saint Mary’s College Detroit Mercy Catholic University Lansing Community College Savannah College of Art & Design Findlay Center for Creative Studies Lawrence Technological Univ. 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