• Incorporates Catholic values

• Offers students a challenging college preparatory program

• Is current, relevant, and reflective of new educational research and ‘best practices’

• Gives students the tools and transferable skills necessary to succeed in the 21st century

• Is comprehensive and is suited for students of different learning abilities and career goals

• Believes that learning is for everyone and that learning is life-long process

• Helps students develop critical thinking skills so they can become productive, contributing members of society

• Utilizes block scheduling because research shows that students learn better and become more involved in their own learning when given longer blocks of class time
  

Academic Cornerstones of the SGHS Curriculum:

• Block Scheduling

• Catholic Identity

• Experiential Learning Programs

• Customized Education Plan for Every Student

• Homework Center

Learning Resource Program

-The Learning Resource Program (LRP) provides supplementary academic instruction, tutoring, and skills that a student may need to succeed at SGHS and after graduation. It creates an educational environment that encourages positive attitudes toward learning, builds self-esteem, and promotes cooperative learning. In addition, LRP fosters a sense of personal responsibility, self-advocacy, and educational independence - all of which lead to lifelong intellectual growth and success.

LRP encourages student success in several areas:

Skills and Strategies

• Time Management
• Study Skills
• Organizational Skills
• Awareness of learning styles
• Writing skills
• Reading Strategies
• Test-taking skills

Test Proctoring:

• Extended time on the exam
• Reader to read the exam questions
• Transcriber for student responses
• Tape record answers
• Small group or individual environment

Advocacy:

• Communicate with the content area teacher, administration, and parents on the assignments, homework, expectations and exams
• Monitor compliance of IEP as needed
• Increase students' ability to advocate for themselves

English Language Learners Program

Graduation Requirements - Click Here to view graduation requirements for SGHS students