Experience the Advantage of a High School Preparatory School Which Educates Traditional Catholic Values in a Progressive Educational Environment
Traditional Catholic Values
- Educational program based on belief in Christ Jesus
- Daily prayer
- Mass twice a week
- Monthly Adoration and Benediction and liturgical prayer services
- Regular participation in the Sacrament of Reconciliation
- Service to others
- Pastor and Associate Pastor committed to faith formation through their daily example of being "Alive in Christ"
- Strong parish commitment to our Catholic school
Progressive Educational Environment
- Specialty area courses include Computer, Art, Music, Physical Education, Spanish, MakerSpace/Genius Hour, and Project Lead The Way
- QAS Recognized by Governor Nixon in November, 2016 for being one of only twenty schools in Missouri to offer PLTW STEM courses to all students
- A gifted educational program to meet students' learning needs
- Standards Based Grading/Reporting to enhance a) student learning and curriculum mastery and b) communication of students' competence of specific learning goals
High School Preparatory
- Interactive white boards in all classrooms to meet 21st century technology goals
- Composite scores on the ITBS achievement tests that are consistently higher than the Archdiocesan and national averages
- Fully equipped science lab to prepare students for high school science classes
- 99+% of 8th grade students are accepted into their first choice high school
Advantage
- Full day and half day preschool programs for three and four year olds
- Dedicated and certified staff (PK-8)
- Full time School Nurse
- Age-appropriate playground (installed Summer 2012 and expanded in Summer 2015) and ten acre sports complex for physical and social development of the students