Four reasons to select bishop miege 1. We’re not the most expensive. Because of strong parish financial support, Miege is able to provide the high quality Catholic education you’re looking for without an exorbitant price tag. In addition, through scholarships and financial aid programs, Miege does its part to help parents with their tuition obligations. 2. We’re not the biggest. With enrollment in the 700s, Miege is small enough to provide personal attention to students and better opportunities to participate, but large enough to be able to offer a large variety of activities and academic choices. 3. We’re not the most exclusive. While some schools pride themselves on being exclusive, Miege prides itself on being inclusive. As an archdiocesan school, our mission is to include and serve students and families of different income levels, backgrounds, ethnicities and ability levels. This inclusion of a mix of families provides our students valuable preparation to meet the challenges of an ever-shrinking world. 4. We’re simply the best. 4 BISHOP MIEGE HIGH SCHOOL A c AD EMICS RE Achieving Academic excellence COLLEGE AD INESS Faculty Facts Advanced placement be obtained at Johnson county top-notch programs community college and benedictine 71 percent of miege faculty possess students may earn college credit by For 13 of the past 15 years, the Debate SPIRITU a master’s degree or higher. With a taking advanced placement classes at college. more than 60 college credit squad has earned either first or second 17:1 student-to-teacher ratio, miege miege and taking the Ap exams in may. hours are available through course place at state, and miege is ranked as offers ideal classroom sizes, while Advanced placement credits are widely topics in english, math, history, art, one of the top programs in the nation A LITY allowing faculty to give extra time accepted, but colleges and college science, german, spanish and French. by the national Forensic league. and individual attention. departments vary considerably on score it is not unusual for a miegian to the stag robotics team constructs graduate having earned one or two in addition, 50 percent of miege requirements and credit awarded. a robot in just six weeks and competes LIVING faculty has taught for 10 years or semesters of college credit. in the FIRST competition. the club college credit more at miege, providing continuity expanded curriculum is turning into much more than a and stability, and demonstrating a miege students may participate in dual game for some members. numerous FA enrollment (the college now program) students may include in their daily long-term investment in the school students have received scholarships ITH schedule rigorous online courses, such and its students. by attending approved classes at based on their robotics experiences. miege for which college credit may as macroeconomics, Ap computer science, latin and chinese. INCLUSION Where do miegians go after graduation? in addition to the numerous private and public universities and colleges in Kansas and missouri, recent miege graduates have been accepted to the following schools: F A Air Force Academy Creighton University Kansas City Art Institute New York University Texas Christian U. U. of Massachusetts University of Tulsa cilities American University DePaul University Loyola University of Northwestern U. Trinity University U. of Miami (FL) U. of Virginia Arizona State U. DePauw University Chicago Notre Dame Tulane University U. of Minnesota U. of Washington Boston College Drake University Loyola University of Ohio State University Tuskegee University U. of Montana U. of Wyoming Boston University Duke University New Orleans Purdue University University of Arkansas U. of Nebraska Valparaiso University Bradley University Florida State U. Mt. St. Claire College Quincy College University of Arizona U. of New Mexico Virginia Tech A Brown University George Mason Mankato State U. Regis College University of Chicago U. of New Orleans Washington U. ctivities Bucknell College George Washington Marquette University Santa Clara University U. of Colorado U. of North Texas Washington & Lee U. Catholic U. of America Georgetown U. Massachusetts Institute St. John’s University University of Dallas U. of Oklahoma Webster University Coe College Grinnell of Technology St. Louis University University of Denver U. of Pennsylvania West Point Colorado College Harvard University Miami University St. Thomas U., MN University of Illinois U. of San Diego Westminster College Colorado State U. Holy Cross Michigan State U. Southern Methodist U. University of Iowa U. of St. Thomas William Jewell College Columbia (NY) U. Iowa State University Mount Mercy Stanford University U. of Kentucky University of Texas Xavier University v A lue BISHOP MIEGE HIGH SCHOOL 5 6 BISHOP MIEGE HIGH SCHOOL A c AD EMICS WITH the only three-yeAr CambriDge ACT prep progrAm in the midwest, MIEGE’s curriculum is DesigneD to give All stuDents A RE COLLEGE meAsurAble advAntAge in their pursuit oF A college eDucAtion. AD INESS Advantage: miege SPIRITU the best college readiness ACT PREP oVERVIeW n Includes all students because about 90 percent of most colleges’ Freshmen sophomores Juniors n admission decisions and scholarship Data-driven instruction focuses on A LITY awards factor in student ACT scores, in August test improvement of scores 2005 miege initiated a comprehensive Test results are mailed to PLAN ACT ACT parents. Target areas for n ACT results drive curricular decisions ACT preparation program. improvement are identified. for four core departments (math, LIVING by using test results, lessons are test prep (sept-April) english, science and social studies) designed and embedded into the current ACT AreA ClAssroom 2 days per month 3 days per month 2 days per month n curriculum to enhance students’ basic English English per subject; per subject; per subject; Uses college readiness standards FA Math Math skills and test-taking abilities. this is Reading Social Studies basic skills basic skills and test strategies and n ITH Science/ Science test strategies practice tests Data is individualized by teacher, the only three-year comprehensive ACT Reasoning classroom and student preparation program in the area, and n is designed to give miege students a April test Progress is regularly communicated Test results are mailed to PLAN ACT ACT to home INCLUSION measurable advantage in their pursuit of parents. Progress measured. a college education. n Long-range, three-year approach has more lasting impact than a crash course n Students take six retired ACT tests how the program Works ACT sCore Impact on AdmIssIon And fInAncial AssIstanCe by the time they take the actual F higher ACT scores translate directly into ACT sCores* State College Local Private College MidWesT Private College ElITe College A more scholarship offers, financial assistance 21 basic admission basic admission test, increasing their confidence and cilities and college acceptance opportunities. 22 $6,000 basic admission reducing anxiety in most cases (math, reading, science 23 $1,250 reasoning and english), an ACT score 24 $8,000–$10,000 25 $11,000 most scholarships begin here super scores ... can be raised one point by answering 1-2 Increases 26 up to full $13,000 $2,000 super scholarships additional questions correctly. even an tuition A 27 $10,000 ctivities improvement that small can make a huge starting n 11.2% of the class of 2012 scored 30 or 28 $14,500 basic admission difference in scholarship amounts. For with a above on the ACT exam. 29 score of instance, at a midwest private college, a 27 32 30 $15,500 n the past three years, each graduate can net $8,000 more than a 26. 31 has averaged more than $25,000 in 32 4-year tuition and fees scholarship monies added scholarship offers. *Data collected 2008-2009. All ACT scores 33 have a corresponding GPA requirement v A lue BISHOP MIEGE HIGH SCHOOL 7 8 BISHOP MIEGE HIGH SCHOOL A c AD EMICS “FAith is the reAlizAtion oF WhAt is hopeD For, AnD eviDence oF things not seen.” RE COLLEGE — hebrews 11:1 AD INESS practicing the Faith learning the Faith growing the Faith responsibility belongs to the faculty SPIRITU liturgy is celebrated in a variety of the miege student is guided through the campus ministry team is and staff. All teachers present settings, including the total school a series of theological studies responsible for planning liturgies, catholic infusion lessons in their A community, grade level, class retreats throughout his or her high school peer ministry, service projects, regular classes, and faculty members LITY and individual theology classes. All- experience, with required theology prayer groups and retreats. Around continue their study of the catechism school liturgy is celebrated monthly in classes across all grades. the 2012- 300 students each year participate, with eight half-days dedicated to the gym and mass is held in our chapel 2013 theology curriculum consists meeting regularly during activity faith formation. on these days, LIVING on a weekly basis. students participate of the following: the revelation period and before and after school. faculty focuses on the four pillars of in the sacrament of reconciliation, of Jesus christ in scripture, Jesus in addition, each year dozens of faith formation: interior Formation, FA and private reconciliation is also christ’s mission continues in the students travel around the country intellectual Formation, community available by making an appointment church, sacraments as privileged for mission trips to help those in need. building and planning for the ITH with our chaplain. two communal encounters with Jesus christ, life Apostolate. this program of faith reconciliation services are held each in christ (morality), theology of the Faculty Faith Formation formation is designed to deepen year for all students during Advent and body, responding to the call of Jesus much like a child’s faith formation the faculty’s relationship with Jesus INCLUSION lent.