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1 MORE DISCOVERY STA RTS HERE ST. TERESA S ACADEMY

2 Arriving at St. Teresa s Academy as a freshman student, endless possibilities await you.

3 H Like you, the 2017 St. Teresa s Academy graduates entered high school eager to tackle new school experiences, including learning new subjects, joining clubs and teams, meeting new friends, and preparing for their bright futures. The graduates within these pages explored the wide variety of classes and extracurricular activities at STA, gained knowledge and guidance from teachers and mentors, and, ultimately, discovered their passions. Take a look at their stories and uncover where your journey at STA may take you. H

4 MORE SCIENTISTS START HERE H Elsa entered St. Teresa s Academy with a talent for math and science. Throughout high school, she took a variety of courses to test where she belonged. She found that STA gave her a lot of opportunities to experience new things. In the end, Elsa found a love of pole-vaulting on the track and field team, and determined that she couldn t imagine a future without math, science and calculus. Upon graduation, Elsa had gained course credits in math and science two years ahead of many of her classmates, thanks, in part, to classes taken through the Online School for Girls. Her service experiences at Children s Mercy Hospital and Grace Hospice helped lead her to the decision to enter Northwestern University as a Biomedical Engineering major. Elsa envisions a career as a cellular and molecular engineer. As a math and science geek at an all-female school, I got support from my classmates. An all-female school promoted an empowering environment that I was able to grow in, receive support in, and ultimately be the most successful in - academically and socially.

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7 MORE ARTISTS START HERE H Cat has always known that she is an artist. She discovered her passion for fashion design while taking the Technical Theatre class at STA. In this class, she learned each aspect of theatrical production, including costume production, which highlighted her fashion design talents. During her creative years at STA, Cat won numerous awards, including 2017 Gold Key Awards in Art Portfolio, Fashion, and Animation from the Scholastic Art Awards. In choosing her college, she had an impressive list of college acceptances. Cat will be attending the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Although Cat is not sure of her final career goal, she knows that she will always be involved in making wearable art. The support I received from friends and peers at STA helped to make me the person and artist that I am today. They re always in the front row, cheering me on.

8 MORE ATHLETES START HERE H Lauren has literally been soaring over hurdles during her years at St. Teresa s. As a member of the track and field team since her freshman year, she has stacked up achievements in hurdles, high jump, long jump, and the heptathlon. Lauren shares credit for her athletic accomplishments with her hurdle coach at STA. She states, My coach has been able to shape me into the young woman I am today by showing me what hard work and dedication can accomplish. Lauren will continue her track career at Marquette University. She is one of STA s 16 intercollegiate athletes from the class of If it weren t for my coach s help, and the support of St. Teresa s, I wouldn t have been able to accomplish all that I have in my high school track career.

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11 MORE PEER MINISTERS START HERE H Marin s theological education and service experiences at St. Teresa s led her to a passion and commitment to the pro-life movement. To share the message of love and life with her fellow students, she founded the Stars for Life club on campus. Marin will continue her education at the University of Kansas where she has ambitious plans for continuing to share the message and gospel of life on a larger campus. She intends to enter the School of Business with an emphasis in non-profit leadership and management. Her long-term career goal is to open maternity homes, which will serve women in crisis, both in their pregnancy and beyond. She stated that she has learned throughout her time at St. Teresa s Academy to find God in all things I do. One of the most profound lessons I will take from STA is to serve your neighbor without distinction. All are called to love.

12 MORE JOURNALISTS START HERE H Madi sharpened her writing skills through STA s journalism program, including her work on the Dart, the print and online newspaper produced by students. She has filled a number of leadership roles on the newspaper s staff, eventually landing as managing editor of Web for DartNewsOnline (visit dartnewsonline.com). Madi s hard work, experience, and a perfect ACT score of 36 earned her a prestigious spot in the Stamps Scholar Program at the University of Missouri Columbia, where she will enter the Honors College. In reflecting on her time at STA and the Dart, Madi stated, Through this news program, I have found my passion, my home, my best friends and my future career. When I was going through chemotherapy for cancer freshman year, the only reason I d get out of bed and come to school some days was to attend journalism class. Even now, newspaper is regularly the highlight of my day. I ve had innumerable opportunities at STA and with the Dart to develop and learn more about myself, both academically and personally, through failures and successes.

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14 MORE STARTS HERE H From the beginning of your freshman year at St. Teresa s Academy, the College Counseling department will work with you to prepare you for your college selection and application process. The achievements of our most recent graduates, the class of 2017, provide a glimpse of what may be in store for you.

15 75% OVER 75% OF GRADUATES RECEIVED ONE OR MORE MERIT-BASED SCHOLARSHIP OFFERS GRADUATES WERE ACCEPTED TO OVER 150 COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES. THEY WILL BE ATTENDING 60 DIFFERENT SCHOOLS NATIONWIDE AND ABROAD. 16 GRADUATES COMMITTED TO PLAY INTERCOLLEGIATE SPORTS AT 13 DIFFERENT COLLEGES 26 COMPOSITE ACT AVERAGE OF THE CLASS OF 2017 (THE NATIONAL AVERAGE WAS 21)

16 TOP 5 MAJORS FOR THOSE WHO HAVE DECIDED

17 1. HEALTH 2. BUSINESS 3. SOCIAL SCIENCES LAW/LIBERAL ARTS 4. SCIENCES 5. VISUAL/PERFORMING ARTS FILM/FASHION

18 COLLEGE ACCEPTANCE MEMBERS OF THE CLASS OF 2017 WERE ACCEPTED AT THE FOLLOWING COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES. Arizona State University Art Institute of Vancouver, Canada Assumption College Auburn University Aurora University Avila University Baylor University Benedictine College Boston College Boston University The Catholic University of America Central Methodist University Central Saint Martins College of Art & Design, UK Coe College Colorado School of Mines Colorado State University Columbia College Chicago Concordia University at St. Paul Cornell College Cornell University Creighton University DePaul University Dominican University Drake University Emporia State University Fairfield University Florida State University Fontbonne University Fordham University George Mason University George Washington University Georgetown University Hamline University Howard University Illinois Institute of Technology Indiana University Bloomington Iowa State University James Madison University Johns Hopkins University Kansas City Art Institute Kansas State University Lawrence University Lindenwood University Louisiana State University Loyola Marymount University Loyola University Chicago Loyola University New Orleans Maine College of Art Maple Woods Community College Marist College Marquette University Maryland Institute College of Art Marymount Manhattan College Maryville University Massachusetts College of Art & Design Miami University, Oxford Minneapolis College of Art & Design Missouri Southern State University Missouri State University Missouri University of Science & Technology

19 Missouri Western State University Montclair State University North Carolina State University Northeastern University Northwest Missouri State University Northwestern University Occidental College Oklahoma State University Pennsylvania State University Pepperdine University Pittsburg State University Point Loma Nazarene University Portland State University Pratt Institute Purdue University Regis University Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Rhode Island School of Design Rochester Institute of Technology Rockhurst University Rollins College Saint Louis University Salve Regina University San Diego State University Santa Clara University Sarah Lawrence College Savannah College of Art & Design School of the Art Institute of Chicago Seattle University Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville Spring Hill College St. Ambrose University St. Edward s University St. John s University - Queens Campus St. Olaf College Stephens College Stonehill College Texas Christian University The New School - All Divisions Trinity University Truman State University Tufts University Tulane University United States Air Force Academy United States Military Academy University of Arkansas University of Arkansas at Little Rock University of British Columbia University of California, Davis University of Central Missouri University of Chicago University of Cincinnati University of Colorado Boulder University of Colorado Colorado Springs University of Dallas University of Dayton University of Denver University of Illinois Urbana - Champaign University of Iowa University of Kansas University of Michigan University of Minnesota,Twin Cities University of Mississippi University of Missouri Columbia University of Missouri Kansas City University of Missouri Kansas City 6 - Year School of Medicine University of Nebraska Lincoln University of Notre Dame University of Oklahoma University of Ottawa, Canada University of Portland University of Puget Sound University of San Diego University of San Francisco University of St. Thomas University of Tennessee, Knoxville University of Texas at Austin University of the Arts London University of the Arts, PA University of Tulsa University of Wisconsin - Madison Villanova University Virginia Commonwealth University Washburn University Webster University West Virginia University Western State Colorado University Western University, Canada Wichita State University Willamette University William Jewell College Worcester Polytechnic Institute Xavier University

20 Photo courtesy of Zoe Williard, 18