SACRED HEART ACADEMY PROFILE
DEVELOPMENTAL KINDERGARTEN through 12TH GRADE
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Campus Location
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Mount Pleasant, Michigan
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Time Zone
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Eastern Time
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Founding
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1889
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School Colors
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Red and White
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School Mascot
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Fighting Irish
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School Song
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Academy We're for You
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Accreditation
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Michigan Association of Non-Public Schools (MANS)
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Enrollment
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Total: 480 (Fall 2008)
Dev. Kindergarten: 15
Kindergarten: 26
1st grade: 30 7th grade: 29
2nd grade: 41 8th grade: 32
3rd grade: 33 9th grade: 39
4th grade: 42 10th grade: 35
5th grade: 45 11th grade: 40
6th grade: 38 12th grade: 35
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Total Alumni
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Over 3,100
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Faculty and Staff
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50
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Student/Faculty Ratio
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14:1 (DK-K)
17:1 (Grades 1-6)
14:1 (Grades 7-12)
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Principal
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Mr. Denny Starnes
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Assistant Principal (Elementary)
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Mrs. Lee Ann Puhlman
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Assistant Principal (Academics)
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Mrs. Kathy Stuart
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Athletic Director/Counselor
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Mrs. Keisha Brown
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Admissions Director
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Mrs. Mary Kay Reetz
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Advanced Level Courses:
We have a college preparatory curriculum. Our advanced courses include Advanced Biology, Advanced Chemistry, Calculus, Trigonometry, and Advanced Math.
Sacred Heart Academy had a National Merit Scholar in 2008 and four Centralis scholars in recent years.
In the SHA 2008 graduating class:
- 100% went on to college
- 44% had a grade point average of 3.5 or higher, while 89% had a grade point average of 3.0 or higher
- 100% met community service requirement of 100 hours
College choices include: Alma College, Central Michigan University, Finlandia University, Ferris State Unversity, Hope College, Lansing Community College, Lincoln Technological University, Mid Michigan Community College, Michigan State University, Olivet Nazarene College, Saginaw Valley State University, Wellesley College.
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