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TUART ALL IGH CHOOL NETWORK OF SACRED HEART S H H S SCHOOLS 2015 - 2016 Schools of the Sacred Heart San Francisco, California Head of School: Tony Farrell Stuart Hall High School Convent of the Sacred Heart High School Dean: Reynolds Marquette Stuart Hall for Boys Convent of the Sacred Heart Elem.School College Counseling Director: Cesar Guerrero Sacred Heart Schools 415.345.5809 / [email protected] Atherton, California 1715 Octavia Street Convent of the Sacred Heart Greenwich, Connecticut San Francisco, CA 94109 Carrollton School of Phone: 415.345.5809 the Sacred Heart Miami, Florida Fax: 415.931.9161 Sacred Heart Schools THE SCHOOL www.sacredsf.org/SHHS at Sheridan Road Chicago, Illinois Stuart Hall High School is part of Schools of the Sacred Heart, San Francisco, founded in 1887. As CEEB code: 053029 Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart an independent Catholic, college preparatory school, Lake Forest, Illinois Stuart Hall is dedicated to the education of young Academy of the Sacred Heart men, emphasizing their unique learning styles and Grand Coteau, Louisiana THE STUDENT BODY their intellectual, spiritual and social development. Academy of the Sacred Heart New Orleans, Louisiana Stuart Hall enrolls students Stone Ridge School of Sacred Heart education is marked by a distinctive spirit from the entire Bay Area. the Sacred Heart Admission is competitive Bethesda, Maryland and a dedication to excellence. The schools focus on each student’s total development. All Sacred Heart and the small community is Newton Country Day School very close and supportive. of the Sacred Heart schools commit themselves to the 5 Goals: a personal Newton, Massachusetts and active faith in God; a deep respect for intellectual The total enrollment for Academy of the Sacred Heart Bloomfield Hills, Michigan values; a social awareness which impels to action; the the 2015 - 2016 academic building of community as a Christian value; personal year is 201 students (47 Academy of the Sacred Heart St. Charles Missouri growth in an atmosphere of wise freedom. seniors, 49 juniors, 54 sophomores, and 51 Villa Duchesne/Oak Hill School St. Louis, Missouri freshmen). Stuart Hall’s partnership with Convent of the Sacred Classes range from 7 to 19 Duchesne Academy Heart High School enhances academic and social Omaha, Nebraska students, with an average programs by engaging students in a variety of coed class size of 18 students. Stuart Country Day School of the Sacred Heart activities including drama and performing arts, Princeton, New Jersey student government, and social events. Additionally, Stuart Hall serves a Princeton Academy students benefit from cross-registration with Convent diverse student body Princeton, New Jersey reflecting its San Francisco on a limited number of offerings in language and Convent of the Sacred Heart location. The ethnic New York, New York upper division courses. Because service is a major breakdown of the student Country Day School of component of Sacred Heart education, Stuart Hall and body is as follows: the Sacred Heart Convent students collaborate on community service Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania projects to support social justice and those in need. 51% Caucasian, Duchesne Academy of 23% Asian/Asian-American the Sacred Heart Houston, Texas 7% multi-racial/other ACCREDITATION 9% African/African- The Regis School of Stuart Hall High School holds accreditation from the the Sacred Heart American Houston, Texas Western Association of Schools and Colleges, the 10% Hispanic Forest Ridge School of California Association of Independent Schools, and the Sacred Heart the Network of Sacred Heart Schools. 45% of students receive Bellevue, Washington advantage of need-based Sacred Heart School of Halifax financial aid with and Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada average grant of $17,500 Sacred Heart School of Montreal Montreal, Quebec, Canada FACULTY Stuart Hall faculty are experts in their fields (85% have advanced COLLEGE MATRICULATION For the classes of 2011-2015 (183 graduates), 4-year degrees). Their interactive and hands-on teaching strategies serve and 2-year college matriculations indicated below; the varied learning styles of young men. With an average student/ colleges in bold have multiple matriculations. teacher ratio of 8:1, their classrooms are dynamic and challenging as -The University of Alabama -Loyola University New Orleans they fully prepare young men for college and beyond. -American University -Manhattanville College -Amherst College -Marquette University ACADEMIC CALENDAR -Bard College -Menlo College Stuart Hall High School follows a modified block schedule that -The University of Arizona -University of Michigan consists of up to 6 academic periods -Boston College -University of Minnesota Stuart Hall operates on a semester system with the first semester -Boston University -University of Mississippi ending in December and the second semester ending in May. -Bowdoin University -Morehouse College -Brandeis University -University of Nevada VITAL CURRICULUM DETAILS -Brown University -New York University *Students are limited to 2 AP courses per academic semester -Bucknell University -Notre Dame de Namur *AP courses offered only to juniors and seniors. -Cal Maritime Academy -University of Notre Dame *Students who desire more than 2 AP courses within an academic -California Lutheran -Occidental University semester must have prior approval from the department chair, University -Ohio Wesleyan University college counselor and the dean of students -Cal Poly, Pomona -University of Oregon *15 Honors courses and 13 AP courses offered -Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo -University of Pennsylvania * Honors/AP courses are calculated and weighted in to the GPA -Cal State University, -University of Portland Monterrey Bay -Princeton University *Honors and theology courses are considered academically -Cal State San Marcos -Purdue University rigorous in part to the autonomy given to our faculty -University of California at -University of Redlands Berkeley -Regis University Academic Course Graduation Requirement -University of California at -Rochester nstitute of English 4 years Davis Technology International Language 3 years same language -University of California at -Saint John’s University Riverside -Saint Mary’s College of Social Studies 4 years (U.S. History, World History 1 & 2, req) -University of California at California Lab Science 3 years (Biology, Chemistry, Physics) Santa Barabara -University of San Diego Theology 4 years (Social Justice, Sacred Texts, & Ethics) -University of California at -San Francisco State Santa Cruz University Math 4 years -Chapman University -University of San Francisco Fine Arts 1 year -Colgate University -San Jose State University Community Service 75 hours completed by end of freshmen year -College of the Holy Cross -College of San Mateo -College of San Mateo -Santa Clara University -University of Colorado, -Seattle University Honors (H) & AP Offerings (*currently offered) Boulder -Skidmore College -Denison University -Sonoma State University AP U.S. History * AP Statistics* -University of Denver -University of South Carolina AP U.S. Government & Politics * AP Calculus AB* / Pre-Calculus (H)* -Dominican University of -University of Southern AP European History * AP Biology* / Biology 2 (H)* California California -Duke University -Southern Methodist University AP English Lit.* / American Lit. (H)* AP Chemistry* / Chemistry (H)* -Embry-Riddle Aeronautical -St. Edward’s University AP Computer Science* AP Physics* / Physics (H)* University -Stanford University -Emerson College -Syracuse University AP Spanish Language* AP Environmental Science* -Fordham University -Tulane University French 3 (H)* / French 4 (H)* AP French Language* -The George Washington -United States Military Spanish 3 (H)* / Spanish 4 (H)* Latin 3 (H)* / Latin 4 (H)* University Academy -Georgetown University -United States Naval Academy French 3 (H)* / French 4(H)* Mandarin 3 (H)* / Mandarin 4 (H)* -Gonzaga University -Universidad de las Americas -Hamilton College -Vassar College 2016 Class Profile -University of Hawaii -Villanova University -Stuart Hall High School does not rank its students. We offer a -Hendrix College -Wake Forest University cumulative weighted and cumulative unweighted GPA on the -Holy Names University -Washington University in St. official transcript -Humboldt State University Louis -Class size: 47 -University of Kansas -Wentworth Institute of -Kenyon College Technology -Average GPA:3.53 -University of La Verne -Western New England -Testing -Lafayette College University ACT Middle 50% Range: 20 - 31 -Lewis & Clark College -Westminster College ACT Average: 26 -Linfield College -Whittier College SAT Middle 50% Range: 1430-1760 -Loyola Marymount -Willamette University SAT Average: 1635 University -Wofford College -Loyola University Chicago -Xavier University.