Info Guide2012-13 - St. Scholastica Academy

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STANDARDIZED TESTING PROGRAM All students take standardized tests administered for their respective grade levels. Teachers in various departments review the practice booklets with the students to familiarize them with the format and sample questions of the test, and with test-taking tips. Results are given to and interpreted for the students. Eighth Graders : Freshmen: Sophomores: Juniors Seniors: EXPLORE; administered in October Iowa Test of Basic Skills; administered in March. Iowa Test of Basic Skills; administered in March. PLAN; administered in October PSAT; administered in October Iowa Test of Basic Skills; administered in March PSAT, administered in October Encouraged to take ACT during the semester in math and after attending prep class. Seniors still wanting to take the ACT or SAT college entrance tests should take the September, October or at the latest December test. ACT STANDARDIZED TESTING SSA students scored above the 21.1 national and 20.2 state ACT average. SSA’s average ACT composite score is 24.0. The Class of 2011 graduated 148 young women and received over $11.9 million in scholarship offers and was accepted to 93 different universities in 23 states, the District of Columbia, Canada and France. Scholarships and TOPS awards for the Class of 2011 involved 91% of the students; 100% of the class attended college. ALABAMA Auburn University Birmingham Southern College Samford University Spring Hill College University of Alabama (Birmingham) University of Alabama (Tuscaloosa) University of South Alabama ALASKA University of Alaska Anchorage CALIFORNIA Pepperdine University University of California, Davis University of California, Irvine University of California, Riverside University of California, Santa Barbara University of California, Santa Cruz University of California, Southern California COLORADO University of Colorado, Colorado Springs University of Northern Colorado St. Scholastica Academy -37- Information Guide
FLORIDA University of West Florida GEORGIA Emory University Georgia Institute of Technology Oglethorpe University Oxford College of Emory University University of Georgia HAWAII Hawaii Pacific University ILLINOIS DePaul University INDIANA Purdue University Saint Mary’s College University of Notre Dame . LOUISIANA Centenary College of Louisiana Louisiana State University Louisiana Tech University Loyola University of New Orleans Nicholls State University Northeastern University Northwestern State University of Louisiana Our Lady of the Lake College Southeastern Louisiana University South Louisiana Community College Southern University and A&M College Tulane University University of Louisiana, Monroe University of Louisiana University of New Orleans Xavier University of Louisiana MARYLAND Johns Hopkins University MASSACHUSETTS Boston College Boston University Massachusetts Institute of Technology University of Massachusetts, Amherst MICHIGAN Michigan State University MISSISSIPPI Belhaven College Millsaps College Mississippi College Mississippi State University Mississippi University for Women University of Mississippi University of Southern Mississippi MISSOURI Saint Louis University University of Missouri Columbia Washington University NEW YORK Fordham University Marymount Manhattan College New York University Rochester Institute of Technology NORTH CAROLINA Duke University Elon University University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Wake Forest University OHIO Case Western Reserve University Ohio Wesleyan University PENNSYLVANIA Carnegie Mellon University Pennsylvania State University, University Park Temple University University of Pennsylvania Villanova University SOUTH CAROLINA College of Charleston Furman University TENNESSEE Rhodes College University of Tennessee, Knoxville Vanderbilt University TEXAS Baylor University Rice University Southern Methodist University Texas A&M University Texas Christian University Trinity University University of Houston University of Texas, Austin VIRGINIA Hollins University University of Virginia WASHINGTON, D. C. American University Catholic University of America PARIS, FRANCE American University BRITISH COLUMBIA University of British Columbia St. Scholastica Academy -38- Information Guide
Page 1 and 2: Founded 1903 A TRADITION OF SISTERH
Page 3 and 4: …focusing on a balance of prayer,
Page 5 and 6: Who is St. Scholastica The patron s
Page 7 and 8: Philosophy St. Scholastica Academy
Page 9 and 10: A NATIONALL TIONALLY RECOGNIZED BLU
Page 11 and 12: Faith Life * Liturgies, religion cl
Page 13 and 14: inquiry-based learning. At SSA each
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Page 19 and 20: CURRICULUM DESIGN In the 1996-97 sc
Page 21 and 22: JUNIOR - COLLEGE PREP CREDITS JUNIO
Page 23 and 24: RELIGION SSA’s charism is the leg
Page 25 and 26: ENGLISH The courses offered through
Page 27 and 28: HUMANITIES - Seniors - 1 term Human
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Page 31 and 32: SCIENCE The acquisition of scientif
Page 33 and 34: SOCIAL STUDIES The Social Studies c
Page 35 and 36: FOREIGN LANGUAGE Students at St. Sc
Page 37 and 38: FINE ARTS St. Scholastica Academy r
Page 39 and 40: COMMUNICATIONS AND PERFORMING ARTS
Page 41: HEALTH AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION The H
Page 45 and 46: Giving Young Women Wings Activities
Page 47 and 48: EUCHARISTIC MINISTRY — The proced
Page 49 and 50: SPANISH CLUB - The goal of the Span
Page 51 and 52: Giving Young Women Wings Athletics
Page 53: Connections The friendships that de

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