Saint Paul Lutheran High School

Founded in 1811, Thornton Academy is one of New England’s oldest college preparatory schools. Its comprehensive curriculum consists of 200 courses, including seven foreign languages, 30 arts classes, and more than 60 AP, dual enrollment, and honors courses. The school’s collaborations with both the University of New England and the University of Maine School of Engineering allows students to bypass freshman year at both schools. <center><iframe allowtransparency="true" title="Wistia video player" allowFullscreen frameborder="0" scrolling="no" class="wistia_embed" name="wistia_embed" src="https://fast.wistia.net/embed/iframe/jcug9fpmgq" width="400" height="225"></iframe></center> FACILITIES Campus facilities feature a STEM Center with brand new laboratories, an engineering lab, a foreign language building, an art center, an observatory, and a 500-person theater. Athletic facilities include sports fields, an outdoor track, basketball courts, tennis courts, and four large multi-purpose stadiums. SPORTS AND ARTS As a member of Maine’s top athletic league, Thornton Academy offers several competitive varsity sports. Their football, tennis, golf, swimming, and volleyball teams consistently place top in the state or region. Thornton’s dramatic arts are regarded as a highly developed program that includes courses in theater basics, acting, and technical theater with a focus on media arts. DORMITORIES AND STUDENT LIFE Thornton Academy has two dormitories that have Wi-Fi, kitchenettes, laundry facilities, modern bathrooms, and lounges with big screen TVs. International students can also enjoy many weekend activities held on and off campus. Cooking classes, skiing lessons, movie sessions, and shopping excursions are a few activities international student can participate in. Visit School Site: <a href="https://www.thorntonacademy.org/">Thornton Academy</a> Visit City Site: <a href="https://www.sacomaine.org/">Saco, Maine</a>

SCHOOL PROFILE Moreau Catholic High School is an independent Catholic coeducational college pre- paratory institution, with 965 students currently enrolled in grades 9-12. Educators at Moreau encourage students to become life-long learners and effective communicators. Students are able to participate in the extensive extra-curricular program as well as the amazing academic program guided by dedicated faculty. This allows for students to grow and become well-rounded individuals. FACILITIES Moreau Catholic’s students can enjoy the spacious campus, including two art studios, a dance studio, the newly-renovated Teves Theater, the Brother Stephen Walsh Memorial Gallery, athletic facilities, a library, and learning commons. In addition, Moreau Catholic introduced 2 new spaces in the Fall of 2016: zSpace, a virtual reality science lab, and Design Studio, a classroom where students can apply scientific principles in an environment that promote risk-taking and invention. SPORTS AND ARTS Moreau participates in the Mission Valley Athletic League (MVAL) which allows the stu- dent-athletes the opportunity to compete against other top-notch schools. Each year students earn acceptance to the most prestigious collegiate art programs in the country due to Moreau Catholic’s ensembles who regularly perform in extraordinary musical productions, earning regional and national acclaim. COMMUNITY INFORMATION Hayward is known as the “Heart of the Bay” due to its central and convenient location in Alameda County – 25 miles southeast of San Francisco, 14 miles south of Oakland, and 26 miles north of San Jose. International students will be able to explore and experience much of what Southern California has to offer, all within minutes of Hayward.

SCHOOL PROFILE Saint Croix Lutheran Academy, founded in 1958, is dedicated to maintaining the highest in academic standards. This private parochial high school provides challenging college prep curriculum that gives special attention to international students through ESL programs and full-time international advisors. St. Croix has also added new STEM courses to its curriculum. At Saint Croix all students have the opportunity to achieve success in a friendly and caring environment that offers a wide variety of programs. FACILITIES On campus students have access to an award-winning chapel music performance space, a full gymnasium, a soccer/football stadium, a rubber track, a baseball/softball diamond, a weight room, tennis courts, cross country paths to the Mississippi River, a video arts lab, and science laboratories. Saint Croix is also just a short walk to over 50 boutiques, shops, and restaurants. SPORTS AND ARTS About 75% of students participate in at least one sport. Saint Croix competes in 24 different interscholastic sports. In addition, many students choose to join one of Saint Croix’s performing arts groups, like the Snow Fest Talent Show. DORMITORIES AND STUDENT LIFE The campus is located five minutes from downtown Saint Paul on thirty acres overlooking Lake Thompson. The on- campus student residences are fully equipped with double room dormitories, a full cafeteria, laundry, computer lab and a professional student life staff; and they are a short walk to the gymnasium, workout room, music rooms, classrooms and student commons. Visit School Site: <a href="http://www.splhs.org/">St. Croix Lutheran Academy</a> Visit City Site: <a href="https://www.wspmn.gov/">West St. Paul, Minnesota</a>