Student Handbook - Chaminade Julienne Catholic High School

• We value people of different socio-economic backgrounds.
• We value people of different cultures and various faith traditions.
• We value people of various learning styles and ability levels.
Community
• We value relationships and collaborative efforts to educate our
students.
• We build community in the classroom and in extra-curricular
activities.
• We advance our mission through consensus, collegiality and
family spirit.
Faith
• The goodness of God inspires all that we do.
• St. Julie and Blessed Chaminade serve as models of faith in action.
• We make prayer and retreats a priority in our school.
Respect
• We respect ourselves as children of God.
• We respect the dignity and individuality of other people.
• We promote an atmosphere of respect for rules and authority.
Holistic Education
• We develop the whole person through a quality integral education.
• We integrate faith with all academic, artistic, and athletic activities.
• We emphasize a global perspective.
The Founders of Our Sponsoring Religious Orders
Chaminade Julienne Catholic High School was founded and
remains sponsored and supported by the Sisters of Notre Dame
de Namur and the Society of Mary. Each of these religious
congregations was founded by persons committed to education
and the restoration of the Gospel message of Jesus Christ
following the violence, political unrest, and religious upheaval of
the French Revolution.
St. Julie Billiart (1751-1816). The founder of the Sisters of
Notre Dame de Namur told her sisters regularly, “How good is
the good God!” despite being paralyzed for 23 years of her life,
surviving the French Revolution, and being challenged by the
authority of the Church. In 1804 in Amiens, France, St. Julie and
two other women began the Sisters of Notre Dame, promising to
dedicate their lives to serving God by educating poor women.
Within two years of their founding, St. Julie and her growing
band of Sisters had founded numerous schools throughout
France and Belgium, where she encouraged her sisters to provide
their students with an education for life. The teachings and
beliefs of St. Julie still today challenge the Chaminade Julienne
community to work for justice, have a global perspective, and
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