Saint Joseph Notre Dame High School

SCHOOL PROFILE West Catholic High School is a college preparatory school, honored since 2007 as one of the top Catholic high schools in the United States by the Cardinal Newman Society. West Catholic has also been named one of the most challenging private schools in the United States by the Washington Post three years running. Students choosing to continue their education will graduate from colleges and universities at a rate that ranks among the best of all high schools. FACILITIES West Catholic is located on a sprawling 42-acre campus in the northwest corner of Grand Rapids, Michigan. Nestled in trees, the campus hosts beautifully updated athletic facilities and an on-site observatory, developed and designed by the 2012-2013 pre-engineering class. The school will also complete a brand new Academic Learning Center in Fall 2017. SPORTS AND ARTS West Catholic’s athletic program provides comprehensive opportunities with over 20 varsity sports, enabling student-athletes to experience growth in mind, body and spirit.West Catholic art students are offered several choices of electives. The award-winning marching band performs many times throughout the year at festivals, parades, and sporting events. West Catholic Theater also performs three plays each year, including a spring musical. AWARDS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS The West Catholic American Football team has won the Division 5 State Title in American Football for the fifth year in a row in 2017. COMMUNITY INFORMATION Grand Rapids is a 40-minute drive from the beach and Lake Michigan, one of the largest freshwater bodies in the world. Surrounded by agricultural areas that allow blueberry picking and apple picking in the summer and fall, Grand Rapids also has a ski slope on the outskirts of the city, allowing for skiing and tubing in the winter, as well as 15 colleges and universities, making it possible for students to come here for high school and stay for university.

SCHOOL PROFILE Situated on a 150-acre campus within an hour’s drive of two Ivy League Universities, Marianapolis Preparatory School offers 42 honors and AP courses and plenty of extracurricular options as well as a week-long, immersive, for-credit destination learning project. FACILITIES Marianapolis Preparatory School's facilities include a black box theater for drama and musical productions, a newly renovated track and turf field, a dark room for film development, tennis courts, and an athletic field house with a dance studio, a wrestling room, basketball courts, and a weight and fitness center. SPORTS AND ARTS All student participate in at least two extracurricular activities very year. These options include competitive sports such as badminton and ultimate frisbee or club sports, such as martial arts and skiing. DORMITORIES AND STUDENT LIFE Marianapolis Prep's nine houses and residence halls have kitchens, common spaces, and Wi-Fi. On the weekends, students can join events such as city excursions and cultural activities. The residence halls have exciting traditions such as the House Cup Challenge. Visit School Site: <a href="https://www.marianapolis.org/">Marianapolis Preparatory School</a> Visit City Site: <a href="https://www.thompsonct.org/">Thomson, Connecticut</a>

SCHOOL PROFILE Capistrano Valley Christian is a National Blue Ribbon School where 98% of its graduates go on to attend their first college of choice. Capistrano Valley Christian Schools offers international students Specially Designed Academic Instruction in English (SDAIE) courses. Attending students benefit from more than 10 Advanced Placement Courses, digital textbooks and resources for their classes, and Capistrano's 1-1 laptop program. FACILITIES The facilities include a main building, administration building, library, career center, activity center, worship center and new gym and sports field. Capistrano is currently building a new media/student center. SPORTS AND ARTS Around 70% of students at Capistrano Valley Christian Schools enjoy participating in the championship athletics programs. Teams compete locally in sports such as Golf, Basketball, and Cross Country. The arts are a very important part of the school with extensive academic courses, as well as extracurricular activities. The theater arts in particular have won many awards, including M.A.C.Y. (Music and Arts Commendation for Youth), students have won awards such as Best Actor and Best Actress. COMMUNITY INFORMATION Capistrano Valley Christian Schools is located in beautiful San Juan Capistrano which is a part of Orange County, California. The city is less than a five minute drive from the local beaches and Dana Point Harbor. Nearly 40% of the city is beautiful open space and park land giving visitors many places to relax and enjoy the great California weather.