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Mission Statement
Cathedral High School is a Catholic, college preparatory community of learners committed to spiritual development and academic excellence within the context of the Gospel values of justice, peace, love, and service. Our goal is to educate the whole person spiritually, intellectually, emotionally, and physically to accept full citizenship in the world.

Type
We are a 4-year, college preparatory, co-educational Catholic high school with college preparatory, business and technology, as well as general studies. Our student body numbers about 598. These students represent 53 parishes and come from 14 Catholic elementary and 22 junior high, middle and charter schools in Springfield and surrounding areas. Approximately 97 percent of our graduates continue studies beyond high school. Our students follow a seven period schedule within which one full credit in religion is required each year.

Accreditation
New England Association of Schools and Colleges. (2002-2012)

Faculty
Fifty six educators and administrators staff Cathedral High School. Fifty two percent of the faculty has been at Cathedral more than five years. While one hundred percent of the faculty and administration hold Bachelor’s Degrees, fifty seven percent hold a Master’s Degree or more in educational preparation and one holds a Doctoral Degree.

School Counseling Department:

Kevin McCarthy, Director
Cheryl DelViscio, School Counselor
Patricia Gregory, School Counselor
Christine Methe,School Counselor
Marie Hennessy, Adjustment Counselor
Mrs. Kathryn Guilmette, Administrative Assistant

Grade Key
Advanced Placement: Last course number is 0
  College level course in which a student may take advanced placement exam and earn credit, advanced standing or both in college.
Honors: Last course number is 1
  Challenging and difficult course requiring more independent study.
  Last course number is 2, 3, 4, or 5
Typical college preparatory course.
Last course number is 6, 7, or 8
Courses graded with no quality points.

Grade Adv. Placement Honors College Prep
A+ (97-100) 5.3 4.8 4.3
A (93-96) 5.0 4.5 4.0
A- (90-92) 4.7 4.2 3.7
B+ (87-89) 4.3 3.8 3.3
B (83-86) 4.0 3.5 3.0
B- (80-82) 3.7 3.2 2.7
C+ (77-79) 3.3 2.8 2.3
C (73-76) 3.0 2.5 2.0
C- (70-72) 2.7 2.2 1.7
D+ (67-69) 2.3 1.8 1.3
D (63-66) 2.0 1.5 1.0
D- (60-62) 1.7 1.2 0.7
F (0-59) 0.0 0.0 0.0

Statistical Follow-up of the class of 2007
Number of graduates: 163
Number going on for further education: 158
This represents 97% of the class.

Follow-up Results Number Percent
4-year colleges 129 79%
2-year schools and institutes 27 17%
Prep Schools 2 1%
Other (Armed Services, Employment, and Undecided) 5 3%

$2,615,805 is the reported amount of the total awarded in scholarships and grants.

Colleges That Accepted Cathedral High School Seniors in 2007
American International College Norwich University
American University Oberlin College
Anna Maria College Ohio University
Asnuntuck Community College Pennsylvania College of Technology
Assumption College Post University
Bay Path College Princeton University
Becker College Providence College
Bentley College Rensselear Polytechnic Institute
Boston College Rhode Island College
Boston University Rochester Institute of Technology
Bowling Green University Roger Williams University
Bridgewater State College Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Bryant University Russell Sage College
Carnegie-Mellon University Sacred Heart University
Catholic University of America Salem State College
Central Connecticut State University Salisbury State University
Christendom College Salve Regina University
Clark University Seton Hall University
Clarkson University Siena College
College of New Jersey Simmons College
College of St. Rose Springfield College
College of the Holy Cross Springfield Technical Community College
Columbia University St. Anselm College
Connecticut Culinary Institute St. John's University
Cornell University St. Joseph's College
Curry College St. Joseph's University
Drew University St. Michael's College
Drexel University State University of New York - Buffalo
Elms College Stonehill College
Emmanuel College Suffolk University
Endicott College Syracuse University
Fairfield University Tufts University
Fitchburg State College Tuskegee University
Florida Institute of Technology Union College
Fordham University University of Bridgeport
Framingham State College University of Connecticut
Franklin Pierce College University of Massachusetts/Amherst
Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering University of Massachusetts/Dartmouth
George Mason University University of Massachusetts/Lowell
Harvard University University of Hartford
Holyoke Community College University of Hartford (Hartt School of Music)
Iona College University of Montana
Ithaca College University of New Hampshire
Johnson & Wales University University of New Haven
Keene State College University of Pennsylvania
Lasell College University of Rhode Island
LeMoyne College University of Rochester
Magdalen College University of Vermont
Manhattan College Utica College
Manhattan School of Music Villanova University
Massachusetts Maritime Academy Virginia State University
Merchant Marine Academy Wentworth Institute of Technology
Merrimack College Western New England College
Mount Ida College Westfield State College
Neumann College Wheaton College
Newbury College Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Nichols College Worcester State College
Northeastern University Yale University


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