VisionCathedral will be the Catholic high school of the future, providing the best possible education for the individual student with a firm foundation in Holy Cross values.

Mission Cathedral, a premier Catholic high school in the Holy Cross tradition, transforms a diverse group of students spiritually, intellectually, socially, emotionally, and physically to have the competence to see and the courage to act.

Robert Bridges, President

David Worland, Principal

Dennis Thomas, Vice Principal, Academics

Erin Bethuram, Registrar

Kathy Pivonka, Director of Counseling/College Counselor

Greg Bamrick, School Counselor

Rebecca Heger, Mental Health Counselor

Mary Hemer, ‘09, School Counselor

Anne Katz, College Counselor

Terry Knaus, College Counselor

Gretchen Watko, ‘00, School Counselor

YEARS1918-2018

Cathedral’s emphasis on next-generation learning and commitment to developing the individual means Cathedral grads can go anywhere, achieve anything, and be ready for whatever the future brings.

anywhere STARTS HERE.

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ACCREDITATIONCathedral is accredited by the State of Indiana, the Indepen-dent Schools Association of the Central States, and the North Central Association.

ENROLLMENTThere are 1,180 students (595 males and 585 females) in grades 9 through 12 from Marion County and its seven sur-rounding counties. Students attended approximately 155 different schools before entering Cathedral. Of the 1,180 students, 29 percent are students of color and 73 percent are Catholic.

FACULTY92 faculty members have an average of 19.6 years of teach-ing experience, with the majority holding advanced degrees. With a student-teacher ratio of 12:8, a highly personalized approach to learning is maintained. The average class size is 17.6 students.

Social StudiesAP European HistoryAP Human GeographyAP MacroeconomicsAP Microeconomics AP PsychologyAP U.S. Government & PoliticsAP U.S. Government & Politics AP United States History – We the People AP World HistoryIB EconomicsIB History of the Americas IB Psychology ACP United States History-Dual CreditDrug & Alcohol Issues Economics GovernmentInternational RelationsLaw EducationPsychologySociology Three Sectors: Govt/Econ/Philanthropy United States History World History

EnglishAP Language & CompositionAP Literature & CompositionAP English 11 IB English 11 IB English 12ACP English Dual CreditCompositionCreative WritingDebateDebate (Advanced)Drama in LiteratureEnglish (9, 10, 11, 12)EtymologyFilm StudiesIn Our VillageJournalism 1 (Introduction to Newspaper or Introduction to Yearbook) Journalism 2 (Newspaper or Yearbook) Speech Speech (Advanced)Themes in Sports Literature

World LanguagesChinese I, II, III, IV (IB)French I, II, III (IB), IV (IB), AP French VGerman I, II, III (IB), IV (IB), AP German VLatin I, II, III (IB), IV (IB), AP Latin VSpanish I, II, III (IB), IV (IB), AP Spanish V, AP Spanish VI

Mathematics AP Calculus ABAP Calculus BCAP Statistics IB MathAlgebra (I, II)GeometryPre-Calculus

ScienceAP BiologyAP ChemistryAP EnvironmentalIB BiologyIB ChemistryIB Exercise ScienceIB PhysicsAnatomy & Physiology I & IIAstronomy Biology ChemistryEarth/Space ScienceEnvironmental Science: Research in the Global EnvironmentEnvironmental Science: SustainabilityForensic ScienceOrganic ChemistryPhysical SciencePhysicsScientific ResearchZoology

Cathedral offers 28 Advanced Placement (AP) courses and a full International Baccalaureate (IB) diploma as well as IB certificates in many subjects.

Grading Scale and GPAThe grade point average is computed by dividing the total grade points each semester by the number of classes taken which carry grade points. Courses not taken at Cathedral High School are not included in this computation. The honors and academic courses, which are significantly more demanding, are weighted (see right).

Cathedral High School does NOT rank its students.

College Grade Scale Honors Pts. Academic Pts. Prep Pts.

A (93-100) 4.67 4.25 4.0

B+ (91-92) 4.0 3.58 3.33

B (85-90) 3.67 3.25 3.0

C+ (83-84) 3.0 2.58 2.33

C (77-83) 2.67 2.25 2.0

D+ (75-76) 2.0 1.58 1.33

D (70-74) 1.67 1.25 1.0

Students are required to obtain the following 50 credits One credit equals the successful completion of one semester of course work:

Biology 2 Health Education 1 Theology 8 Composition 1 Mathematics 8 U.S. History 2 Economics 1 Other Electives 1 World History 2 English 8 Physical Education 2 World Languages 4Fine Arts 2 Science Electives 4 Government 1 Speech or Debate 1

Post-Secondary Admission Testing Program Test Data for 2016-2017

Courses Offered in Core SubjectsStudents are encouraged to design coursework after Indiana’s Core 40 with Academic Honors or Core 40 programs.

* Pre-engineering, Robotics (Introduction and Competition) and STEM courses are now available as part of the curriculum.* 3rd and 4th year of world language available as dual credit

COURSE 200+ OFFERINGS {* Honors-Level Independent Study in nearly all disciplines

HONORS

ACADEMIC

COLLEGE PREPARATORY

ACADEMIC 11 DEPARTMENTS

Academics

Cathedral’s new Learning Resource Center (LRC) incorporating our renowned Language Support Program (LSP) is designed to meet the needs of bright, college-bound students with diagnosed learning differences such as ADD, ADHD, dyslexia, and autism-spectrum disorder.

There are 11 academic departments providing more than 200 course offerings. Three instructional levels are offered—honors, academic and college prepara-tory—as well as honors-level independent study in nearly all disciplines.

AP Exams: 381 students took 777 Advanced Placement exams. 61.2 percent earned a score of 3 or higher.

IB Exams: Over the past two years, 160 IB exams administered, and 108 earned a passing rate (4 or higher).

SAT Indiana CHS

Average critical reading 542 586 Average math 532 587

ACT

Average composite 22.6 24.5

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Everywhere starts at Cathedral You can find Cathedral alumni at colleges and universities everywhere throughout the country; in large public universities and small private colleges, in the Ivy League, Historically Black Colleges, religiously based schools, West Point and the Air Force Academy, and everything in between. The class of 2017 was accepted at the following colleges and universities.

Schools attended are in bold.

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Alabama A&M UniversityAlabama State UniversityAlma CollegeAmerican UniversityAnderson UniversityArizona State UniversityAuburn UniversityAugustana CollegeAurora UniversityBall State UniversityBellarmine UniversityBelmont UniversityBenedict CollegeBenedictine University Bentley UniversityBoise State UniversityBoston CollegeBoston UniversityBowling Green State UniversityBradley UniversityBrandeis UniversityBrescia UniversityButler UniversityCalifornia State University, Los AngelesCanisius CollegeCarthage CollegeCase Western Reserve UniversityCentral State UniversityClark Atlanta UniversityClemson UniversityCoastal Carolina UniversityCollege of CharlestonCollege of the Holy CrossCollege of William and MaryColorado School of MinesColorado State UniversityConcordia University ChicagoDartmouth CollegeDenison UniversityDePaul UniversityDePauw UniversityDrexel UniversityDuke UniversityDuquesne UniversityEckerd CollegeElon UniversityFisk UniversityFlagler CollegeFlorida Gulf Coast UniversityFordham University

Franklin College of IndianaGeorge Washington UniversityGeorgetown UniversityGeorgia Institute of TechnologyGoshen CollegeGrace CollegeGreenville CollegeHampton UniversityHanover CollegeHawaii Pacific UniversityHeartland Community CollegeHigh Point UniversityHoly Cross CollegeHope CollegeHoward UniversityHumboldt State UniversityIllinois Wesleyan UniversityIndiana State UniversityIndiana UniversityIndiana University Purdue UniversityIndianapolis/IUPUIIona CollegeIowa State UniversityIvy Tech State CollegeJohns Hopkins UniversityKentucky State UniversityKettering UniversityKing’s CollegeKnox CollegeLake Land CollegeLe Moyne CollegeLehigh UniversityLewis UniversityLouisiana State UniversityLoyola University ChicagoLoyola University MarylandLoyola University New OrleansManchester UniversityMarian UniversityMarquette UniversityMaryville UniversityMcGill UniversityMercer UniversityMiami University, OxfordMichigan State UniversityMontana State University Morgan State UniversityMount St. Joseph UniversityMurray State UniversityNazareth College

New York UniversityNorth Carolina A&T State UniversityNorth Carolina State UniversityNorth Central CollegeNortheastern UniversityNorthern Illinois UniversityNorthern Kentucky UniversityNorthern Michigan UniversityNorthwestern UniversityOhio UniversityOhio Wesleyan UniversityOlivet Nazarene UniversityOrange Coast CollegeOregon State UniversityOtterbein UniversityPennsylvania State UniversityPepperdine UniversityProvidence CollegePurdue UniversityPurdue University Northwest Regis UniversityRensselaer Polytechnic InstituteRockford UniversityRose-Hulman Institute of TechnologySaddle Back CollegeSaint Louis UniversitySaint Mary-of-the-Woods CollegeSaint Mary’s CollegeSaint Mary’s College of CaliforniaSamford UniversitySanta Clara UniversitySavannah College of Art and DesignSeattle UniversitySeton Hall UniversitySouthern Illinois UniversitySouthern Methodist UniversitySouthern University and A&M CollegeSouthern Vermont CollegeSpelman CollegeSt. Bonaventure UniversitySt. Edward’s UniversitySt. John’s University St. Mary’s University of San AntonioSyracuse UniversityTexas Christian UniversityThe College of WoosterThe George Washington UniversityThe New School

The Ohio State UniversityThe University of AlabamaThe University of ArizonaThe University of FindlayThe University of GeorgiaThe University of IowaThe University of TampaTiffin UniversityTrine UniversityTulane UniversityTuskegee UniversityUnited States Air Force AcademyUnited States Naval AcademyUniversiteit MaastrichtUniversity of ArkansasUniversity of California, BerkeleyUniversity of California, DavisUniversity of California, IrvineUniversity of California, Los AngelesUniversity of California, San DiegoUniversity of CincinnatiUniversity of Colorado at BoulderUniversity of Colorado at DenverUniversity of ConnecticutUniversity of DaytonUniversity of DenverUniversity of Detroit MercyUniversity of EvansvilleUniversity of Illinois at ChicagoUniversity of IllinoisUniversity of IndianapolisUniversity of KansasUniversity of KentuckyUniversity of LouisvilleUniversity of MaineUniversity of MiamiUniversity of MichiganUniversity of MississippiUniversity of Missouri University of Nebraska University of New Hampshire University of North Carolina at WilmingtonUniversity of North DakotaUniversity of Notre DameUniversity of PittsburghUniversity of PortlandUniversity of RedlandsUniversity of RichmondUniversity of Saint Francis

University of San DiegoUniversity of South CarolinaUniversity of Southern CaliforniaUniversity of Southern IndianaUniversity of Tennessee University of Tennessee, MartinUniversity of the Sciences in PhiladelphiaUniversity of ToledoUniversity of Toronto University of UtahUniversity of VermontUniversity of VirginiaUniversity of VirginiaUniversity of Wisconsin, MadisonUniversity of Wisconsin, MilwaukeeUniversity of WyomingUtah Valley UniversityValparaiso UniversityVanderbilt UniversityVillanova UniversityVincennes UniversityWabash CollegeWake Forest UniversityWashington and Lee UniversityWashington State UniversityWashington University in St. LouisWest Chester University of PennsylvaniaWestern Kentucky UniversityWestern Michigan UniversityWittenberg UniversityWorcester Polytechnic InstituteWright State UniversityXavier UniversityXavier University of LouisianaYale University

YEARS1918-2018