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| W PROFILE 2007 W | ||
| Saint Joseph’s is located on the northern edge of South Bend, adjacent to the
campuses of the University of Notre Dame, Saint Mary’s College, and Holy Cross
College. SJHS is accredited by the Indiana Department of Education and the North
Central Association and is also a member of the National Catholic Education
Association. The population of SJHS consists of about 60 faculty, including half
with Masters’ Degrees or beyond, and an enrollment of about 840 students, including
16% non-Catholics and 16% minorities. MISSION STATEMENT Saint Joseph’s High School is a Catholic secondary school dedicated to tranforming students in heart and mind, preparing them to serve God, the Church and the world. |
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| STUDENT HIGHLIGHTS 2007 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Six participants in summer mathematics, chemistry, and physics
research at the University of Notre Dame National Latin Exam: 1 Gold and 3 Silver Medals First place team and individual at Bethel College Mathematics Contest United Religious Community Certificate of Excellence winner |
Academic Teams: Quiz Bowl fifteenth place in nation, fourth
place in state; Fed Challenge first place in state,
first place in district, national finalist at Board of Governors in Washington, DC;
Econ Challenge first place in Adam Smith division regional competition Athletic Teams: Regional champs in Baseball, Girls' Basketball; Sectional champs in Boys' Track |
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| Participants in Physics and Mathematics seminars of Research Experience
for Teachers at the University of Notre Dame Participants at national conference of Teachers Teaching with Technology |
Citibank Teacher Recognition Award Presenter at Chicago Federal Reserve workshop Member of executive board for Michigan Hemingway Society Member of executive board for Indiana State Quiz Bowl |
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NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARSHIP COMPETITION
ADVANCED PLACEMENT EXAM Class of 2007: 142 exams taken representing 17 courses
SAT-I DISTRIBUTION
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SAT-I MEAN SCORES Class of 2007: 97% participation
ACT MEAN SCORES Class of 2007: 34% participation
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| Address Phone Website |
1441 N. Michigan St., South Bend, IN 46617 Main Office — (574)233-6137 Guidance — (574)289-3890 Athletics — (574)234-5455 Development — (574)234-2904 Fax — (574)232-3482 sbdstjoehs@saintjoehigh.com http://www.saintjoehigh.com |
School Leadership | Susan Richter, Principal Marty Harshman, Assistant Principal Marilyn Gibbs, Assistant Principal John Wojtowicz, Director of Student Services Kathleen Utz, Director of Guidance Eric Gohlke, Athletic Director Fathers Neil Wack & Nate Wills, Chaplains Lauren Walatka, Campus Minister |
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| Secondary School Code — 153265 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS To meet state requirements, students must earn 40 credits; at Saint Joseph's, this means a minimum of 48 credits (40 + 8 Theology). Certain courses are required; the remainder are electives. Usually, one semester of coursework equals one credit. Credits are distributed as follows: 8 Theology, 8 English, 6 Mathematics, 6 Social Studies, 6 Science, 2 Health & Physical Education, 1 Fine Arts, and 11 electives. AP AND HONORS COURSES Advanced Placement courses offered at Saint Joseph’s include English Language/Composition, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Calculus AB and BC, Computer Science, US History, Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, US Government, French Language, Spanish Language, and Statistics. Most of these courses earn honors credit, along with English I-II, American Literature, Biology, Chemistry, Geometry, Algebra II/Trigonometry, PreCalculus, Calculus II, World History, French IV, German IV, Latin IV, and Spanish IV. GRADING SYSTEM Courses included in Grade Point Average are on an A-F scale with plusses and minuses assigned point value. Grades are weighted according to the level of difficulty of the course. Transcript grades not included are those which carry P/F [pass/fail], N [no credit], and W [withdrawn] grades.
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| COLLEGES ATTENDED BY RECENT GRADUATES Class of 2007: 98% accepted at four-year colleges, 1% accepted at technical school |
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| Adrian College Air Force Academy American Academy of Art American University Anderson University Arizona State University Art Institute of Southern California Ball State University Bethel College Boston College Boston University Brown University Bucknell University Butler University Carleton College Carnegie Mellon University Catholic University of America College of St. Benedict Columbia University Creighton University Defiance College Denison University DePaul University DePauw University Duquesne University Earlham College |
Emory University Ferris State University Franciscan University Franklin College Georgetown University Grand Valley State University Grinnell College Hanover College Harvard University Holy Cross College (IN) Hope College Illinois Institute of Technology Indiana State University Indiana University Indiana University (South Bend) IUPUI Ivy Tech State College John Carroll University Johns Hopkins University Kansas State University Kenyon College Life University Loyola University (Chicago) Manchester College Marian College Marquette University |
Miami University (OH) Michigan State University Milliken University Naval Academy Northern Illinois University Northwestern University Oberlin College The Ohio State University Princeton University Providence College Purdue Central School of Technology Rice University Rose-Hulman Institute Seton Hall University St. John’s College St. Joseph’s College (IN) St. Louis University St. Mary-of-the-Woods College St. Mary’s College (IN) Smith College Stanford University Southwestern Michigan College Swarthmore University Temple University Tri-State University University of Arizona |
University of Dayton University of Evansville University of Illinois University of Indianapolis University of Kentucky University of Miami University of Michigan University of Minnesota University of Notre Dame University of Oregon University of Pennsylvania University of Portland University of Saint Francis University of Southern California University of Tennessee University of Vermont University of Wisconsin Valparaiso University Vanderbilt University Vincennes University Wabash College Washington University (St. Louis) Western Michigan University Williams College Valparaiso University Xavier University |
SCHOLARSHIPS EARNED BY RECENT GRADUATES Class of 2007: Students received over $3,500,000 in scholarships and grants |
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| 21st Century Academic All-Star Anna Harbor Trust Baxter/Allegiance Bowsher Foundation Burger King Athlete of Year Chopin Fine Arts Citibank (Fed Challenge) Daughters American Revolution Elks |
Fraternal Order of Police Hoosier Scholarship Joseph Henion Memorial Justin Wozay Memorial Lilly Endowment Midwest Groceries Moose Krause M.R. Falcon National Italian-American Sport |
Pacers Papa John’s Peg Donovan Pizza Hut Presidential Award Mathematics Radio Shack Rink Foundation Robert Bosch Corporation Robert Byrd |
Rotary St. Joseph Valley Stickey Foundation South Bend Tribune Tandy Target Tessie Kaminski Ventures Visions '99 |