Incarnate Word Academy

Incarnate Word Academy
A Catholic College Preparatory High School
for Young Women Since 1873
Founded and Operated by
The Congregation of the Incarnate Word and Blessed Sacrament
Administration
President:
Principal:
Assistant Principal:
Sr. Lauren Beck, C.V.I.
Mary Getschow
Deyanira Martinez
School Profile
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Curriculum:
250 students
Roman Catholic
8:00 a.m. to 3:15 p.m.
Required for all students
Breakfast and hot meals available daily
College Preparatory, Honors and Advanced Placement (AP) classes
Current Graduation
Requirements: 28 credits consisting of Theology (4), English (4), Mathematics (3)
Science (3), Social Studies (3), Government (½), Economics (½),
Foreign Language (3), PE (1½), Health (½), Technology (1),
Fine Arts (1), Speech (½), Electives (2½)
A minimum of 100 hours of community service
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Basketball, Cross Country, Dance, Golf, Soccer, Softball, Track & Field,
Volleyball
Student Council, Glee Club, National Honor Society, Drama Club,
Speech Club, Latin Club, Model United Nations, Art Club, Quilting Club,
Literary Club, Spanish Club, Spirit Club, Book Club, St. Thomas High
Cheerleader, St. Thomas High School Band
Parent Club
Falcons’ Booster Club
Incarnate Word Academy Alumnae Association
Incarnate Word Academy Advisory Board
40% have advanced degrees
Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools
Texas Catholic Conference Education Department
National Catholic Education Association
Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools

School Admissions
Admissions Packet: Contact Gabrielle Patout, Director of Admissions
Application Fee: $50.00
Registration Fee: $100.00
Admissions Test: High School Placement Test (HSPT)
Required Documents: Application, photograph of applicant, academic records, test scores, recommendation
forms and letters
Campus Visitations: Contact Director of Admissions
2006 -2007 Tuition and Fee
School Tuition:
$ 6750.00 (2006-2007 Academic Year)
Annual Payment: $ 6750.00 - due in September 2006
Semi Annual Payment: $ 3375.00 - due in September’06 and January’07
Quarterly Payment: $ 1687.50 - due in September’06, November’06, January’07, and March’07
Monthly Payment: $ 764.00 – 9-Month Plan, due each month from September’06 – May’07
$ 685.00 - 10-Month Plan, due each month from August’06 – May’07
$ 621.00 – 11-Month Plan, due each month from July’06 – May’07
Books / General Fees:
$ 475.00 (9 th – 10 th Grade)
$ 525.00 (11 th Grade)
$ 575.00 (12 th Grade)
Colleges and Universities Attended by IWA Graduates
American Musical & Dramatic Acting
Academy, New York
Art Institute of Houston, Texas
Auburn University, Alabama
Baylor University, Texas
Beaumont College, Texas
Blinn College, Texas
Boston College, Massachusetts
California Institute of the Arts, California
Clark Atlanta University, Georgia
Colorado State University, Colorado
Cornell University, New York
Dillard University, Louisiana
Duke University, North Carolina
East Texas State College, Texas
Emory University, Georgia
Fisk University, Tennessee
Franklin & Marshall University, Pennsylvania
Franciscan University of Steubenville, Ohio
Grinnell College, Iowa
Hampton University, Virginia
Harvard University, Massachusetts
Howard University, District of Columbia
Houston Baptist College, Texas
Institute of Technology & Superior Studies,
Monterrey, Mexico
Lamar University, Texas
Louisiana State University, Louisiana
Loyola University New Orleans, Louisiana
Mary Baldwin College, Virginia
Millsaps College, Mississippi
Morris Brown University, Georgia
New York University, New York
Oklahoma State University, Oklahoma
Our Lady of the Lake University, Texas
Prairie View A & M University, Texas
Princeton University, New Jersey
Purdue University, Indiana
Randolph-Macon Women’s College, Virginia
Regis University, Colorado
Rhodes College, Tennessee
Rice University, Texas
Sam Houston State University, Texas
San Jacinto Community College, Texas
Sarah Lawrence College, Georgia
Southwestern University, Texas
Spelman College, Georgia
Spring Hill College, Alabama
St. Edward’s University, Texas
St. George University, Oklahoma
St. Mary of the Woods, Indiana
St. Mary’s University, Texas
Stephen F. Austin University, Texas
Southern Methodist University, Texas
Texas A & M University, Texas
Texas Christian University, Texas
Texas Southern University, Texas
Texas State University, Texas
Texas Tech University, Texas
Texas Woman’s University, Texas
Thomas More College of Liberal Arts,
New Hampshire
Trinity University, Texas
Tulane University, Louisiana
University of Alabama, Alabama
University of California, California
University of Dallas, Texas
University of Detroit Mercy, Michigan
University of Houston, Texas
University of Madrid, Spain
University of Massachusetts, Massachusetts
University of Notre Dame, Indiana
University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma
University of St. Thomas, Texas
University of Texas, Texas
University of Toronto, Canada
Vanderbilt University, Tennessee
Villanova University, Pennsylvania
Xavier University, Ohio
Xavier University, Louisiana
Yale University, Connecticut
609 Crawford Houston, TX 77002-3668 713-227-3637 713-227-1014 (Fax)