Subiaco Academy

405 N. Subiaco Avenue, Subiaco, AR 72865 Ut in Omnibus Glorificetur Deus

THE SCHOOL Subiaco Academy is a Catholic, college-preparatory boarding and day school for young men. The school, founded in 1887, is an educational apostolate of the Benedictine monks of Subiaco Abbey. Accredited by the North Central Association (NCA), Independent Schools Association of Central States (ISACS), and the Arkansas Nonpublic School Accrediting Association (ANSAA), Subiaco Academy is also a member of the National Catholic Education Association (NCEA), the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS), and The Association of Boarding Schools (TABS).

Subiaco Academy Headmaster: David Wright www.subiacoacademy.us Assistant Headmaster: Mike Berry CEEB Code: 042375 Academic Dean: Cheryl Goetz Counseling Office: 479-934-1008 College Counselor: Andrea Cooper

ENROLLMENT AND DIVERSITY For the 2018-19 school year, the student body consists of 156 students. The distribution of students is as follows: 39 seniors, 35 juniors, 41 sophomores, 19 freshmen, 11 eighth graders and 10 seventh graders. The Academy has students from Alabama, Arkansas, California, Georgia, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Wisconsin. Approximately 7% of the student body is international with students representing the countries of China, Curacao, Hong Kong, Mexico, Saudi Arabia and Vietnam.

FACULTY The faculty consists of 8 women and 20 men, including 5 Benedictine monks. The faculty members hold 31 baccalaureate degrees, 16 graduate degrees, and 1 doctorate from colleges and universities in the United States. The student to full-time teacher ratio is 9:1, and the average class size is 15.

ADMISSION Students are accepted on the basis of their previous school records, recommendations, an interview, and a placement exam. Students attend the Academy by invitation only. Yearly invitations are contingent upon academic and behavioral performance.

EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES Every student has the opportunity to participate in afterschool activities. Subiaco Academy competes with public schools in quiz bowl, football, basketball, tennis, soccer, baseball, track and field, cross-country, and golf. Students are able to gain valuable leadership experience through selective organizations such as the Student Council, National Honor Society, and the Blue Arrow, which is a hand selected group of student leaders who represent the Academy to prospective families. Additionally, students can participate in clubs and organizations such as Jazz Ensemble, Drama, the Amateur Radio Club, Cultural Awareness at Subiaco Academy (CASA), Future Business Leaders of America, and Robotics.

GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS Beginning this academic year, Subiaco Academy will offer two programs of study, the College Preparatory Program and the College Preparatory Honors Program. The College Preparatory Program (CPP) facilitates college preparedness through the pursuit of a standard course of study which allows students to receive instruction at a moderate pace. The College Preparatory Honors Program (CPH) is designed for students who have mastered the standard course requirements and are ready to pursue an accelerated and enriched level of skills in all subject areas. Students in the CPH Program will be required to have two years of study in the same second language and will be required to take accelerated, Pre-Advanced Placement, Advanced Placement and/or Concurrent Credit courses in all subject areas where available. Graduation requires completion of 26 academic units and 20 hours of community service each year enrolled.

English 4 units Social Studies 3 units Health .5 unit Mathematics 4 units Fine Arts 2 units Computer Applications .5 unit Religious Studies 4 units Foreign Language (CPH) 2 units Oral Communications .5 unit *One course per semester enrolled Foreign Language (CPP) N/A Digital Learning Course .5 unit Science 3 units Physical Education .5 unit

CONCURRENT CREDIT COURSE OFFERINGS In cooperation with Arkansas Tech University, Subiaco offers concurrent credit for Composition I/II & Biology I/II.

ADVANCED PLACEMENT COURSE OFFERINGS Calculus AB English Language Physics Macroeconomics (biennially) Calculus BC English Literature Statistics Microeconomics (biennially) Chemistry U.S. Government U.S. History

GRADING SYSTEM AND RANK Grade Point Averages are computed on a 4.00 scale based on the following conversion chart. The current grading scale is as follows: 90-100 =A; 80-89 =B; 70-79 =C; 60-69 =D; 0-59 =F. Advanced Placement and Concurrent courses are weighted on a 5.0 scale. Because of the rigor of the required curriculum and the small class size, Subiaco Academy does not report rank.

Standard GPA Conversion Chart > 90 = 4.00 87 = 3.70 84 = 3.40 81 = 3.10 78 = 2.80 75 = 2.50 72 = 2.20 89 = 3.90 86 = 3.60 83 = 3.30 80 = 3.00 77 = 2.70 74 = 2.40 71 = 2.10 88 = 3.80 85 = 3.50 82 = 3.20 79 = 2.90 76 = 2.60 73 = 2.30 70 = 2.00

Advanced Placement and Concurrent Credit courses are weighted by adding 1 additional quality point.

ACADEMIC PROFILE OF THE CLASS OF 2018

 Thirty Five Graduates; Eight International Students  One AP Scholar with Honor  One QuestBridge Scholar  Two AP Scholars with Distinction  One United States Air Force Academy Appointment  The ACT Composite Average was 25.5  One National Merit Commended Scholar o Avg. English = 25.7  Two National Hispanic Scholars o Avg. Math = 24.4  One Arkansas Distinguished Governor’s Scholars o Avg. Reading = 26.5  Three AP Scholars o Avg. Science = 25.3

COLLEGE ACCEPTANCES: The Class of 2018 received more than 3.5 million dollars in merit based aid and accepted approximately 2 million dollars. 100% of seniors who applied to college were accepted to one or more institutions of higher education. 88.6% selected a 4- year bachelor program, 5.7% selected a 2-year institution or vocational program, and 5.7% entered the workforce. Students received acceptances from the following colleges and universities. An * denotes matriculation of one or more students.

The University of Alabama Indiana University at Bloomington Seattle University The American University of Paris Iowa State University SKEMA Business School-Sophia The University of Arizona John Brown University Antipolis* University of Arkansas* Lipscomb University Spartan College of Aeronautics & University of Arkansas at Fort Smith* Loyola University Chicago Technology* University of Arkansas at Little Rock* Lyon College Syracuse University University of Arkansas at Monticello* Miami University, Oxford* Tarleton State University Arkansas Tech University Michigan State University Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi Benedictine College* Missouri University of Science & Texas A&M University, Galveston University of California, Davis Technology Texas A&M University, Texarkana* University of California, Irvine University of Missouri Columbia Texas State University University of California, Santa Barbara North Central Texas College* Texas Woman’s University Carl Albert State College* University of North Texas The University of Texas University of Central Arkansas* Northeastern University* The University of Texas, Arlington* University of Colorado at Boulder University of Notre Dame* The Ohio State University* University of Connecticut* The University of Oklahoma* University of Tulsa* University of Dallas* University of Oregon United States Air Force Academy* Franciscan University of Steubenville* University of the Ozarks University of Washington The George Washington University Pennsylvania State University West Texas A&M University Harding University Purdue University* Westminster College Hendrix College* Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Westmont College University of Houston Rhodes College University of Wisconsin, Madison* University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Saint Louis University The College of Wooster

405 North Subiaco Avenue, Subiaco, Arkansas 72865 479-934-1000 Fax 479-934-1033 www.subiacoacademy.us