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Welcome to the Marian Catholic High School website where the search for truth continues. We hope to give you a snapshot of our school where young searchers come daily to engage in scholarship, leadership, faith, and service. Marian Catholic is a Catholic, college-preparatory, co-educational high school in the Dominican tradition, with deep roots in the local community and, traditionally, from beyond it. Our diverse student population travels from over 70 zip codes for nationally recognized programs in academics, fine arts, and athletics. Twice recognized as a Blue Ribbon School and named by the U.S. News & World Report as among the top schools in the country, Marian Catholic High School is a leader of all schools in the Southland, public and private, in every academic assessment - ACT, Advanced Placement, PSAT. The Dominican tradition of scholarship is empty without the prayer, community, and preaching that completes the "Four Pillars" of the Dominican Order. The young men and women of Marian Catholic engage their faith and live it out in service and in a myriad of activities to share their gifts. The Marian Catholic High School motto, "Teaching Scholars with a Soul" best sums up our mission. The traditional black and white of the Dominican Order is highlighted with a touch of gold, the color of excellence. The journey of the Dominican Sisters of Springfield, Illinois to Chicago Heights began in 1873 when the Convent of St. Catherine of Siena in Siena Vale, Kentucky, sent six Sisters to Jacksonville, Illinois to teach the large population of Irish immigrant children whose fathers were working on the railroad. What the Sisters thought would be a temporary assignment, became permanent a year later when they received direction from their superior to establish a completely new congregation, separate from the Kentucky Dominicans. A combination of prayer, hard work, and angel benefactors enabled the growing congregation to establish its motherhouse in Springfield in 1893. Like all Dominican men and women, the Dominican Sisters of Springfield are committed to a common life of prayer, study, and preaching. In 1955, when the Sisters were asked to partner with the Archdiocese of Chicago to establish a new high school in the south Chicago suburbs, they accepted the challenge. Just a few years later, in 1958, Marian High School welcomed its first students. Today, Marian Catholic’s mission continues to reflect the Dominican values on which the school was founded. It is a legacy member of the Marian Catholic community share with pride. We invite you to explore the history of Marian Catholic through the decades to learn more about our unique story. Marian Catholic High School is a Catholic, coeducational, college preparatory high school within the Dominican tradition of study, prayer, community, and preaching. Marian Catholic students seek truth, exhibit personal responsibility, cultivate their talents, and demonstrate ethical leadership and Christian service. Our vision is to maximize every student's potential, every day. Marian Catholic High School is a Springfield Dominican, college preparatory, coeducational high school community. As a Catholic school, Marian Catholic accepts its mission to "teach as Jesus did," to proclaim the message of Jesus Christ, and to create a community of service-oriented believers. As a Dominican school, Marian Catholic follows the model of St. Dominic who dedicated his life to the pursuit of Truth in its spiritual, intellectual, moral, and social dimensions. This search for Truth in the Holy Spirit leads to God through Jesus Christ, who is "the Way, the Truth, and the Life." As a college preparatory high school, Marian Catholic develops in students essential skills for post-secondary education. These skills include inductive and deductive logic, critical thinking, research principles, and communication skills, both oral and written. In addition, Marian Catholic recognizes individual intellectual differences and has a flexible curriculum of liberal, fine, and practical arts which serves students' particular needs and opens them to a variety of career choices. As a coeducational high school, Marian Catholic provides a Christian atmosphere in which students can develop relationships based on trust, respect, and appreciation of individual gifts. Marian Catholic recognizes and accepts the contradictions and conflicts inherent in the transition period of adolescence. Marian Catholic helps students to develop decision-making skills, to accept responsibility, to respect authority, and contribute to a just and dynamic society. These Dominican, college preparatory, and coeducational dimensions create the special community of Marian students supported by Christian administrators, faculty, staff, and parents. Each member of this faith community is a sacred reality, created by a loving God. Relationships among members are based on Christian love, mutual respect, and trust. Together, the Marian Catholic community is called to grow in faith and to lead lives of service to God and others. View full school

A forward-looking school, Marin Academy develops the tools, as well as the critical and creative thinking necessary for students to chart their course in the world. We empower students by putting them at the center of their education and requiring them to play an active role in their quest for meaning and purpose. The curriculum focuses on problems, projects, and questions because we value thinking deeply about issues. All good schools value critical thinking, as do we. Great schools, however, value teaching creative thinking and problem-solving. Scholars, athletes, and artists demonstrate our commitment to collaboration as they both learn and understand the value of working with others and grow their appetite to pursue their passions, questions, and paths. Diverse perspectives are encouraged and respected as we value innovative thought and action, intellectual curiosity, and individual differences. We also pride ourselves on being a community whose members appreciate how difficult it is to navigate adolescence and high school and display empathy toward each other through the ups and downs. Marin Academy traditions extend our values of innovation and inquiry. Our Conference on Democracy brings national experts to campus to explore perspectives on political, social, environmental, and economic issues. Minicourse, a week spent outside of the classroom, provides the opportunity for experiential learning, such as hiking and caving in Zion National Park or teaching children in Northern Mexico. Literary Festival gets our students working with internationally acclaimed writers representing many different genres, and finding new ways to make meaning with language. Marin Academy is a co-educational high school committed to scholarship and personal development. We see the high school years as a critically important time when students are discovering who they are, what they value, what they enjoy, and where they are headed. We want our students to develop the skills and knowledge that will serve them well now and in the future. At Marin Academy, we are committed to experiential education. We provide our students with a solid foundation in traditional academic subjects in a college-preparatory program, and we believe healthy, challenging experiences both inside and outside the classroom are essential for taking adolescents to and beyond intellectual and theoretical knowledge. Throughout, we promote critical thinking — informed, independent, collaborative and creative — as the hallmark of the Marin Academy experience. We expect participation and reflection to be active, inspired, and sustained. We ask each individual to recognize our shared responsibility to inspire and foster a purposefully diverse, equitable, and just community, where students and adults of varied backgrounds, beliefs, attributes, and abilities relate to one another as individuals worthy of respect. Further, we embrace our responsibility to promote, within and beyond the boundaries of Marin Academy, the values inherent in a democratic society. Marin Academy asks every individual to think, question, and create an environment of encouragement and compassion, and challenges each person to accept the responsibilities posed by education in a democratic society. "MA’s culture and community are defined by progressive thought and action, intellectual curiosity, respect for individual differences, styles, and contributions, close relationships among educators and students, and the encouragement of professional development for adults. We are deeply committed to multiculturalism, which is inextricably linked to a diversity of race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, thought, socio-economic circumstances, learning styles, and religious beliefs. We believe that Marin Academy is part of a larger community, beginning with our neighbors and expanding to include the global community. Strong relationships that endure beyond a student’s time at MA are critical to the School’s mission and sustainability as an institution." At MA, we believe educational excellence should push the boundaries of what is known today to prepare students for a world we can’t even imagine tomorrow. As a result, MA graduates are as well-prepared as they are well-rounded, and are uniquely qualified to embrace and solve the problems of the 21st century. And because many voices are welcomed and encouraged at MA, our students cultivate the tools they need to live their lives fully, and the inspiration to contribute as compassionate citizens to our world. Our classrooms are the starting point for a journey of learning, not the end. MA students are empowered to reflect deeply to make meaning of what’s been learned, a philosophy reinforced in the way we structure our day and in our practice of ensuring that instruction and assessments emphasize deep understanding as to the true pinnacle of achievement—not just getting the answer right on a test. One of the benefits of being able to think deeply about their subjects is that our students develop critical thinking sensibilities—our curriculum allows students to look at problems from multiple perspectives, analyze, and synthesize until solutions are in view. Finally, at MA, we believe school should be joyful. Our formula for a joyous high school experience is to create a perfect blend of intellectualism, creativity, athleticism, compassion, and fun. Our graduates tell us time and time again the joy they found in their MA experience stemmed from the mix of all of those things together, and from the knowledge that supportive arms were around them on their journeys. View full school

Since Marist School’s founding in 1901, the Society of Mary has shared its educational mission with thousands of students and their families in the Atlanta area. Our mission is to form the whole person in the image of Christ through instruction grounded in religious values, the teachings of the Catholic Church, and the spirit of the Society of Mary. This mission is advanced through the communal pursuit of excellence in academic, religious, extracurricular, leadership, and service programs. Each day, our faculty and staff strive to embody this mission in educational service to the students entrusted to us. It is at the heart of everything we do, whether in the classroom, on the athletic fields, in the art studios, or on service projects both in the community and abroad. Through its association with the Society of Mary, the school is part of a unique global network. Marist schools can be found throughout North America as well as in Ireland, France, Germany, New Zealand, Peru, Senegal, Fiji, and Australia. As we dialogue with our sister schools overseas, these connections give Marist an international perspective in a society that is increasingly culturally diverse. The mission of Marist School is to form the whole person in the image of Christ through instruction grounded in religious values, the teachings of the Catholic Church, and the spirit of the Society of Mary. This mission is advanced through the communal pursuit of excellence in academic, religious, extracurricular, leadership, and service programs. The unique mission of Marist School to form the whole person in the image of Christ is created by blending three distinct traditions: the pursuit of academic excellence, the heritage of Catholic education, and the spirit of the Society of Mary. As an academic community, Marist School maintains excellence in teaching and high expectations for learning in an environment that values scholarship and achievement. Marist offers its students a curriculum that cultivates extensive knowledge and academic skills, intellectual acumen, formation of character, aesthetic appreciation, and physical well-being to prepare them for college studies, civic leadership, and the lifelong pursuit of truth, goodness, and beauty. As a Catholic school, Marist is guided by the educational mission and doctrinal teaching of the Catholic Church. Respecting religious diversity, Marist welcomes a significant number of students from other traditions. Through formal instruction, common worship, and religious activities, Marist assists students in forming their consciences by emphasizing the dignity and integrity of the individual, the primacy of transcendent values, and Jesus' call to love and serve others, especially the poor. As a Marist institution, Marist School is enlivened by the spirit of the Society of Mary. It strives to create a caring and concerned family to befriend and show confidence in young people while maintaining high expectations for their conduct to develop among students a close personal relationship with God and the habit of prayer to nurture a community that fosters hospitality, generosity, and responsible stewardship in students from all socio-economic and cultural backgrounds and to foster a concern for those who are often forgotten or neglected by society. Since 1901, Marist School has cherished these three traditions as the root and foundation of its mission. Now in its second century of service to Atlanta, Marist is dedicated to being faithful to its past while actively meeting the challenges of the future. Marist School seeks to foster a community of inclusion that respects the dignity of the individual in the areas of age, gender, religion, ability, socioeconomic status, race, ethnicity, culture, and sexual orientation. This obligation to build a community of inclusion is based on Sacred Scripture, the Teachings of the Catholic Church, and the spirit and traditions of the Society of Mary. All members of the Marist School community are responsible for advancing an understanding of and respect for diversity. Marist School seeks to offer excellent programs to students in three key areas: personal and spiritual development, academics, and activities. Students take a challenging course of studies, and most also find time for participating in extra-curricular and religious activities. The school believes its lasting contribution lies in "forming the whole person in the image of Christ.” The goal of Marist's curriculum is to challenge each student to reach his/her academic potential. Teachers provide instruction in a variety of modalities to reach different learning styles to prepare students to be successful in college and life thereafter. We hope to produce independent, life-long learners who will be able to manage and make use of the information explosion that the twenty-first century will bring. View full school

Milo Adventist Academy is a Christian Seventh-day Adventist boarding high school nestled in the foothills of the southern Cascade Mountains in Oregon. The campus opened in 1954 and currently has over 400 acres of land bordered by the life-thriving, freshwater South Umpqua River and its surrounding luscious green hills. The only access to the campus is a nationally historically covered bridge that was constructed in 1962. The bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 29th, 1979. Our philosophy is rooted in our commitment to creating opportunities for developing a Christlike character, educational excellence, and the discovery for the joy of service in a safe, nurturing, and friendly environment. As an extension of this mission, we believe that knowledge of God, communion with Him, and the emulation of His character are of vital importance. Only in cooperation with God can each student, in their quest for knowledge, reach the optimum development of their mental, physical, emotional, and spiritual walks of life. At Milo, we are committed to ensuring that each of our students is equipped with the knowledge and skills that will prove beneficial in their further educational and professional endeavors after high school. An estimated 90% of all Milo graduates continue to a higher educational institution or trade school while the remaining students are employed almost immediately after their studies at Milo. While we believe that formal education is an important part of a child’s life, we also believe that other experiences are necessary for well-rounded development. We incorporate the teaching of practical working and living skills into our curriculum and student life programming and we encourage all students to become a thinker rather than a mere reflector of others’ thoughts. Milo Adventist Academy is fully accredited through the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commissions on Elementary and Secondary Schools (MSA-CESS), the Seventh-day Adventist North American Division Commission on Accreditation, and the Adventist Accreditation Association (AAA). Our MSA-CESS accreditation is an annual accreditation cycle where we meet and maintain a high standard of education practices on an annual basis. Further, our AAA accreditation is an ongoing six-year cycle of quality whereby the school demonstrates the capacity, commitment, and competence to support high-quality student learning and ongoing improvement to our physical plant and education infrastructure. During our six-year accreditation cycle, our programs are assessed and their impact on student learning concerning the MSA-CESS and AAA criteria/indicators and other accreditation factors are measured for improvement. We are expected to participate in self-study training provided by the AAA throughout the 18 months before the full study and observation visit. This study process culminates in the refinement of a 3–5 year schoolwide action plan. Throughout the cycle, we are expected to address the schoolwide action plan and demonstrate evidence of acceptable student achievement and school improvement. Using the MSA-CESS and AAA criteria, indicators, and other accreditation factors, a visiting committee will base its approving accreditation status recommendation based on evidence contained in the self-study and encountered during the school visit indicating first, the degree to which high achievement by all students is occurring, second, the capacity of the school to implement, monitor, and accomplish the schoolwide action plan aligned to the areas of greatest need impacting student achievement and finally, the school’s position concerning institutional and/or governing authority expectations. View full school

Founded in 1913 with the mission of “integrating Christian faith and learning,” Minnehaha provides an academic component with rigorous courses and creative learning opportunities, but more importantly, provides a classroom experience that values freedom of discussion and academic achievement. At Minnehaha Academy, for over a century, we’ve emphasized rigorous academics and Christian values, believing that God calls us to excellence. We strive to honor the tradition of who we are and assume the posture that we will never “arrive,” as we continue to enroll new generations of students who are uniquely gifted for a rapidly changing world. We are proud of our class offerings, programs, and extracurricular activities. But it’s humbling to regularly hear stories about the impact of our teachers and administrators on students long after they’ve graduated from our school. One student recounted through tears how, after a rough fall semester, he was encouraged and supported by students and teachers, which pulled him through and left an indelible impression that still exists today. That student only attended Minnehaha Academy for his senior year. Whether you’re a lifer – from preschool through high school – or you’ve attended for a year, there’s a genuineness in our community that resonates and sticks with our students. We don’t just say that we’re a community that cares, we are a community that cares. At Minnehaha Academy, our Christian distinctive is real, not a facade. It’s not about forcing a Bible verse into every lesson plan. It’s integrating faith into every relationship, between teachers and students, administrators and parents, and demonstrating faith by showing one another grace and mercy, even in situations of discipline or disagreement. It’s about connecting subject matter to what God cares about and it’s about creating a safe place for students to ask hard questions about the Christian faith. It’s a living and moving faith that is ever-present. As parents, we desire for our students to be prepared for whatever is next, and we want to place them in a nurturing environment where they can discover, explore and develop their gifts, inside and outside the classroom. We seek to support the whole child so they’ll reach their utmost potential to impact communities locally and globally. We hope that you will visit our campuses to gain a sense of our loving community and our enthusiasm for quality education. There is no other school quite like Minnehaha Academy, a top-ranked college prep school located in the heart of the Twin Cities. From the moment you arrive on campus, you are part of a welcoming community that values academics, personal passions, and faith. We encourage students to explore their gifts and talents as we support their development to become next-generation thought leaders and change-makers. Students thrive in a culture where learning is cool and curiosity and critical thinking are valued by faculty and peers. Minnehaha graduates are well-prepared to succeed in college and careers. They have the skills and confidence to excel. Our alums are change-makers in an ever-changing world. They are leaders and forward thinkers in their fields–music, medicine, law, policies, science, academics, and business–to name just a few. Minnehaha Academy seeks to have a student body that reflects the diversity of the Twin Cities. With members from different ethnic, socio-economic, and religious backgrounds, Minnehaha Academy is guided by the school’s belief in and commitment to “the equality of all persons before God.” Upper School, Mendota Campus (9-12) Address: 1345 Mendota Heights Road, Minnesota City: Mendota Heights Postal Code: 55120 Phone: +1 612 7298321 View full school

Millbrook School prepares its graduates for college and lives of meaning and consequence. In a community where everyone is known and needed, our faculty and program instill: Curiosity and a commitment to academic excellence Respect for oneself and others A moral framework based on personal integrity A commitment to serve as stewards of the natural world A readiness to use one's knowledge and skills in service to others. The clarity and importance of our mission. We know who we are and while one of our goals is to provide excellent college preparation, we see our fundamental purpose to be too ready for our students for lives that are satisfying and successful. More specifically, we seek to instill in each of our student's curiosity, respect, integrity, stewardship of the natural world, and a commitment to serving others. The exceptional talents and commitment of our faculty. These individuals have remarkable energy and ability and they find nothing more gratifying than using their talents and experience to help their students grow in healthy and substantial ways. They are an impressive group. The richness of our program. At Millbrook, students do not have to sacrifice choice and opportunity to benefit from the close individual attention and the strong sense of community that is so much a part of this small school. It is the combination of that choice and our size which creates the school’s hallmark - involvement. Millbrook students are fully immersed in the life of their school. They are encouraged to explore their talents and interests and to contribute to the well-being of others." A perfect balance of academic responsibilities, activities, and relaxed, fun personal time fills each Millbrook student's day. On the bucolic, college-like campus, there is opportunity around every corner - not only to make a grade, but to make a life, to be curious, to participate, or to expand your talents, abilities, and interests, whether that is in the biology lab, on the athletic fields, in the Outreach room, or the dorm. The strength of Millbrook's academic program exists not only in the quality of its offerings or the ability of its teachers, for while both are components of a flourishing and broad program, neither can guarantee its success. Rather, the program's strength resides in the attitude, the ethos that fills each class period, each singular exchange between faculty and students. Classes are places where respect for one another, for the free exchange of ideas and opinions, is a most prized commodity. Within a traditional, rigorous college preparatory course of study, Millbrook students are encouraged to be curious, involved, and active learners, for the teachers with whom they work to understand that the success of any educational pursuit lies in the vigor and commitment that students bring to it. The acquisition of knowledge and skills, though critical to our mission, is but a component of a Millbrook education. The ability to read effectively, write clearly, and think independently are of greatest use when students challenge themselves, listen carefully to their classmates, test their limits, and question their assumptions. Students come to Millbrook in search of great teachers and exciting programs. Once found, they also discover themselves. There are always a variety of activities on campus every weekend - shopping trips to nearby malls, outings to quaint nearby towns like Millerton, NY, special movie showings, all-school dances, food fests, rollerskating excursions, hiking trips, and much, much more. Check the calendar to the right for a sample of upcoming activities. We also encourage students to participate in activities that reinforce their Millbrook academic, arts, and athletic programs. Among these might be community service opportunities, outdoor adventures, scientific study at nearby colleges and research facilities, visual and performing arts programs, and sports-related programs. View full school

Founded by Bishop Charles F. Buddy, our school opened in 1960 as Marian High School, the first coeducational Catholic high school in the Diocese of San Diego. It was built on twenty acres of land just outside of Imperial Beach—generously donated by notable Catholic philanthropists, Emma and Robert Egger. The first school building opened with just three classrooms and expanded over the next 46 years. In 1985, Marian High changed its name to Marian Catholic High School, to more clearly identify it as a Catholic institution. In 2007, thanks to a generous donation from the ALSAM Foundation, the campus moved to a new 50-acre state-of-the-art facility in Chula Vista. The school was renamed Mater Dei Catholic High School by the San Diego Diocese, but our “Crusader” mascot, spirit, and tradition remain an integral part of our school. On the new campus, Marian Chapel was built in honor of our history and prior name. Mater Dei Catholic High School (MDCHS) is located in Chula Vista, California, in a beautiful newly-developed area in San Diego County. We are a private, coeducational institution that is under the guidance of the San Diego Diocese. The school is fully accredited by both the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) and the National Catholic Education Association (NCEA). We have a firm commitment to guiding each of our students to gain acceptance to a four-year university after graduation. We continually strive to make our campus a place for the community, with many sports, arts, and cultural events that are open to the public. The school is internationally recognized and deeply committed to diversity. We actively strive for a student body that includes a variety of races and ethnicities in the belief that classroom dialogues are more dynamic and more informed when students have the opportunity to interact and learn with others of different backgrounds. Mater Dei is a comprehensive educational institution providing outstanding education to all students with an emphasis on Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics. We balance face-to-face teaching with the use of state-of-the-art technological tools, community partnerships, and many opportunities for out-of-the-classroom education. We have services to help English language learners and students with diagnosed special needs. Our motto that Mater Dei is “A Place for Everyone” means we give personalized attention to each student, as we strive to help them succeed, and we do everything we can to support that philosophy. With modern facilities dedicated to athletics, arts, theater, and spiritual development, Mater Dei has a commitment to creating well-rounded individuals, as well as excellent students. From Ceramics to Guitar, Financial Literacy to Campus Ministry, and over 20 competitive athletic teams, our students have a variety of ways to grow emotionally, spiritually, and physically. In addition, to humanize education, we have a strong focus on service and social justice. The Catholic Church has a long history of social justice in our communities, and in our world, and we expect our students to continue this tradition by becoming advocates for people in need, and by working to protect human dignity. We require our students to perform twenty-five service hours each year they attend Mater Dei Catholic a requirement for graduation. Our Academy of Science was founded to provide an exemplary science learning experience in two ways. First, the Academy engages students in practical and theoretical science through collaborations and partnerships with the scientific community. Second, the Academy challenges students with a rigorous academic program that encourages all students to achieve at the highest levels of excellence in preparation for college and careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Selected students are placed in an advanced math and science curriculum in their freshman year. These freshmen are introduced to field scientists and their work through visits and partnerships with institutions that include The University of California San Diego’s Physical Sciences Department, The Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, The Kyoto Prize lectures, and the Scripps Research Institute. These partnerships include visits to their laboratories, providing mentors for our students from among the doctoral and post-doctoral scientists, and summer internship opportunities in the laboratories and research facilities they represent. View full school

Nerinx Hall is a private, Catholic, college-preparatory high school, founded on the belief that educated, caring, and empowered young women are essential to our world. Our name is a tribute to Reverend Charles Nerinckx, a missionary priest from Belgium who worked on the Kentucky frontier. There, he met three young women, Mary Rhodes, Ann Havern, and Christina Stuart, who had established a school for the children of pioneer families. They asked Father Nerinckx to assist them to form a new religious community, one of the first in the United States dedicated to faithful education. Today, Nerinx Hall continues to dedicate itself to this mission, by educating young women in the Catholic tradition to think critically and to act deliberately, so that they can make a difference in the world. As a Catholic college-preparatory high school for young women, founded by the Sisters of Loretto, Nerinx Hall is grounded in the belief that educated, caring, empowered young women are essential to our world. Thus, we have three primary goals. We strive to help each young woman know herself and her world. We offer her a loving community of faith that nurtures her gifts, enlivens her spirit, and reveals a diverse world where hope prevails. And we call each young woman to deliberate Christian action in her world. We believe that knowledge of self develops as each student experiences her powers of reason, imagination, intuition, and physical skill, and as she grows in her relationship with God. We provide each student with experiences that will help her develop the self-assurance, flexibility, creativity, and balance needed to face her rapidly-changing world. We believe that knowledge of the world must encompass science and technologies, arts and humanities, religion and cultures, and a historical perspective of humankind. We challenge our students to academic excellence in each of these areas, believing that excellence is best achieved when the student has developed these skills: the self-discipline to assimilate facts and master skills of learning the confidence to analyze critically, speculate imaginatively, and communicate intelligently and the ability to engage in collaborative learning. We believe with the Sisters of Loretto that diversity within a community is essential. Thus, we seek diversity in our faculty and our student body. We offer a curriculum that is open to the contributions of women and men, to diverse cultures and experiences. We challenge our faculty and student body to respect differences of opinion and to find strength in a variety of backgrounds and perspectives. We see Nerinx Hall as a community of learners, working together to develop their potential as persons. As persons deeply rooted in a Judeo-Christian heritage, we share the profound belief that our God has created good, and that the goodness of each student grows best in an atmosphere of trust. Thus, we strive to create a community based on trust and rooted in the love of Christ – one that witnesses to patience and hope, that remains open to the spirit in each person, that values personal integrity, that works for cooperation more than the competition, and that can laugh and to forgive. We hope that within this community each student will come to value herself and her world, and will choose to make lasting commitments to others and to a world that greatly needs her. Exemplifying the pioneering spirit of the Loretto Community and the Gospel call to mission, Nerinx Hall calls each young woman to responsible Christian leadership in the world. We challenge her to make a difference in her communities. We prepare her for action that results from deliberate choice, that responds to areas of deep human need, that challenges the dehumanizing aspects of her world, that increases awareness of environmental concerns, and that promotes a just peaceful society. In preparing her for action, we offer her opportunities to lead, take risks, and effect change within and through her school community. Nerinx Hall inspires each student to a life-long pursuit of knowledge, self-awareness, Christian community, self-expression, and committed action. We believe education should be thought-provoking and inspiring. That’s why students’ opinions and viewpoints are valued and encouraged in every classroom and conversation, forming a supportive environment where students thrive daily. The Nerinx Hall Service Learning Program carries on the Loretto tradition of pioneering women seeking areas of need in our world and working for justice by promoting the dignity of others. Each young woman is called to action that responds to areas of deep human need, challenges the dehumanizing aspects of her world, increases awareness of ecological concerns, and promotes a just peaceful society. View full school

Montana Academy is a therapeutic boarding school for struggling teenagers. At its founding in 1997, it was unique in the nation. For it combined well-trained clinicians, an effective therapeutic program, and a challenging prep school, all situated on a remote Montana ranch. In the years after its opening, the Academy fulfilled its promise to become a remarkable combination of clinical sophistication, staged incentives, and ambitious academics. Emancipated from intrusive insurance companies and the mediocrity of “managed care,” its staff has been free to do its best work. Removed from the distractions of mass culture, shielded from ubiquitous illicit drugs, unplugged from the matrix of modern media, and protected by adults, MA students have been free to join with staff in a collaborative culture that is dedicated to a restoration of progress in adolescent maturation. At the Academy, we take a distinctive psychiatric approach to adolescent troubles. We recognize that many presenting symptoms and misbehaviors—at school, at home, and among social peers—result from a relative immaturity. For this reason, instead of limiting treatment to symptom relief (pills or brief therapies), we pursue a two-step diagnosis and dual treatment: (a) to identify and then to remove, insofar as possible, the obstacles to psychological development and (b) to prod students to achieve new psychological milestones and so to restore the momentum of normal maturation. These twin developmental goals require a coordinated and sustained effort, not a quick fix. Montana Academy’s clinical, academic and program structures have been designed from this understanding and promote this goal–to help struggling students to move on to academic and interpersonal successes, which follow from a restoration of normal adolescent maturity. The Academy’s preeminence as a therapeutic boarding school is built around this premise–and founded upon the following structural elements: The Academy’s founders and directors are all working clinicians, who provide the Academy’s senior leadership. One co-CEO is a psychiatrist (John McKinnon, MD), the other (John Santa, Ph.D.) a clinical psychologist the Academy’s Director of Education (Carol Santa, Ph.D.) is an educational psychologist the Director of Admissions (Rosemary McKinnon, MSW) is a clinical social worker. These leaders bring to the ranch more than 175 years of cumulative clinical experience. A well-trained staff can base clinical and academic decision-making upon a sophisticated psychological understanding of each student. Ranch staff includes two board-certified psychiatrists five PhD-level psychologists five MSW or MA-level therapists two certified recreational therapists a certified Ph.D.- and seven certified MA-level teachers. On-site psychiatric consultation permit students to continue or start new indicated psychotropic medications. Both on-site psychiatrists provide informal monitoring. The Medical Director’s regularly scheduled appointments with students provide competent, attentive medication management, and provide a collaborative basis (involving students and parents) in decisions to reduce or discontinue psychopharmacology. The regular individual, group, and family therapies, conducted by trained, experienced clinical staff, are integrated into each student’s weekly life. A staged sequence of developmental incentives prods an immature teenager to make up lost developmental ground and replace an immature, flawed approach to the challenges of adolescence. An accredited prep school offers demanding academics integrated with program incentives and guided by clinical understanding. All the school’s academic courses are taught by skilled, affectionate teachers in the context of personal relationships, to produce an academic maturity that prepares MA graduates to perform well in competitive high schools and colleges. An intensive family program involves parents in a sequenced clinical and program collaboration with MA staff so that sons and daughters can restore close relationships with parents and recover the loving rapport of worried siblings and extended family. MA’s innovative relationship-based addictions prevention program for substance abuse and other compulsive preoccupations (e.g., computer games, gambling) that disrupt human relationships is clinically tailored to adolescents, i.e., it is not merely a clunky adaptation of traditional adult programs. Instructive lectures are meant for all students, and advanced seminar groups are scaled in intensity and prescribed by a student’s history and risk of adult addiction. Not least, the Academy’s Sky House program–for older, advanced students–reduces post-graduate regression and prepares grads for college View full school

Nebraska Christian Schools (NCS) is a K-12, non-denominational, private, Christian school. Our students represent a variety of denominations, and they are taught a biblically integrated, rigorous college-prep curriculum. All students attend Bible class each day and chapel once a week. Dorms are available for high school students. NCS is accredited by the Nebraska Department of Education and is an ACSI (Association of Christian Schools International) member school. NCS is also a member of the Nebraska School Activities Association and the Goldenrod Conference. NCS admits students irrespective of race, color, and national or ethnic origin. NCS is located on a 27-acre campus one mile outside of the city limits of Central City, Nebraska (population 2,900), 22 miles east of Grand Island, Nebraska (population 49,000), and 110 miles west of Omaha, Nebraska (population 415,000). Nebraska Christian Schools is a place of SERVICE. We aspire to be Service Minded, Exalting of Christ, and Relationally Focused. We want our students and staff to hold a Vibrant Disposition, embrace Innovative Practices, and take a Collaborative Approach. When our students, staff, and stakeholders carry out these values and keep Christ at the center, it puts Nebraska Christian on a path of Excellence to the glory of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. The conviction of our school leadership is that the students and staff that we lead do not exist to serve us, but, rather, we are called to serve and lay our lives down for others. By following the example of Jesus, we are devoted to finding tangible ways to love and serve one another, as well as our neighbors. We hope that all parts of Christ’s body see their role in serving in this same way. In all things, there is one centerpiece – that is to glorify our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Whether we are in the classroom, on the ball field, or in the theater, we hope and pray that our actions can bring glory to God. As we work with fellow staff, students, and families along the way, we will try to put ourselves in their shoes, always assuming that they have positive intentions, putting them before ourselves, and treating them with love and respect. We expect that all of our students and staff are in line with a calling to be a part of the Nebraska Christian family. Therefore, it is also the expectation that we should be authentic, but that we should remember that we are blessed to be here. Our energy and attitude should reflect our gratitude for being a part of this mission. The world is changing around us. As a school, it is our job to prepare our students with the most modern skills and practices while never removing or compromising our Biblical worldview. In our 21st century world, it is becoming increasingly necessary for people to work together collaboratively. By embracing this, we will improve our school while helping our students hone this important skill. It is not wrong for one to pursue excellence unless to do so is for one’s glory. As we pursue excellence here at NC, we strive to do it for an audience of one – our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. View full school

New York Military Academy, established in 1889 in Cornwall-on-Hudson, New York, is a private, international boarding school serving grades 8 through 12. NYMA is dedicated to a comprehensive and substantive process of developing young leaders who are set apart for Excellence.’Our goal is to prepare our cadets for success and fulfillment in college and in life. New York Military Academy is a private, co-ed, international boarding school serving grades 8 through 12. Located at the foot of Storm King Mountain in the heart of the Hudson Valley, NYMA has been producing character-driven leaders of industry, politics, the arts, and local communities for over a century. The mission of New York Military Academy is to develop our cadets in mind, body, and character to prepare them for further education and to be effective leaders and responsible citizens. Every cadet is prepared for college with a program that is individually tailored. Qualified, conscientious teachers and small classes offer opportunities and success stories that make the NYMA educational experience so sought after and valued. Physical fitness dovetails with developing a cadet’s mind and all cadets participate in sports throughout the school year. The academy offers varsity and intramural teams that compete in a wide variety of sports including baseball, basketball, bowling, crew, cross country, fencing, football, golf, soccer, swimming, tennis, track & field, volleyball, and wrestling. Developing good citizens requires developing the essentials of trustworthiness, respect, responsibility, fairness, caring, and citizenship. NYMA’s honor code, “A cadet will not lie, cheat, or steal, or tolerate those who do,” constantly reinforces the character lessons taught every day, in and outside of the classroom. Developing future leaders is one of the unique aspects of the New York Military Academy experience. Self-discipline, leadership, and citizenship are integrated into daily life for the Corps of Cadets. As cadets move up in rank, they are given increasing levels of responsibility in supervising, leading, and instructing fellow cadets. Today the New York Military Academy is growing at an impressive rate. Recently, most of our students have not pursued military careers and instead have gone on to study at a university. Although this military focus has shifted, our fundamental objective and the values we instill in our cadets have not. Developing peer-to-peer leadership skills is the core of our cadet experience. We strive to train our cadets to lead by example in and out of the classroom, on the sports fields, and in the barracks. Taking accountability for one’s actions and the actions of others is the foundation for the type of character building that all cadets experience throughout their time here. The result of this process is a sense of pride, confidence, and compassion that inevitably changes lives and communities. At the New York Military Academy, we hold dear our obligation to offer our students more than just an education. Our mission to simultaneously develop our cadets’ minds, bodies, and character sets our graduates apart from all other college applicants. View full school

Newbury Park Adventist Academy (NPAA), a Christian co-educational secondary high school, was established in 1948 and located in the beautiful Conejo Valley of Ventura County. Our philosophy of education is based on the belief that the ultimate purpose of man is to respond to the character of God and His unconditional love through love and service to our fellow men, and that this response should be evident in all aspects of instruction. We believe that God has a place for each individual in His eternal plan and that an important lesson of education is to know the will of God and be willing to do His will. Since the principle of separation of church and state precludes religious instruction in public school, Seventh-day Adventists have established their school system tailored to educate the whole nature of man—physical, mental, social, and spiritual. It is a well-established fact that young people develop ideas from the influences surrounding them as much as they do from formal instruction. They tend to emulate the habits and customs of their associates. Therefore, Newbury Park Adventist Academy emphasizes providing a setting where spiritual ideals and social skills can be developed along with intellectual and physical achievement in a college preparatory environment. Newbury Park Adventist Academy purposes to provide quality Christian Seventh-day Adventist education. The school strives to promote reverence for God and kindness to man. NPAA offers a college-prep program. It is the objective of the Board of Trustees: To operate an academy, grades 9-12 in harmony with the standards recommended by the General Conference, Pacific Union Conference, and Southern California Conference of Seventh-day Adventists. To teach the subjects outlined in the Education Code of the Pacific Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists and the State of California. To provide a college preparatory curriculum in a Quality School program. To develop in its students’ Christian ideals and characters that will lead them to consecrate themselves for Christian training and service View full school