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CARDINAL NEWMAN
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Santa Rosa,California
50 Ursuline Road, Santa Rosa, CA 95403 7075466470 Facsimile 7075448502

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President Mr. Michael Truesdell Admission Director Mr. Patrick Piehl
CEEB Code 053326

Principal Mr. Graham Rutherford Counseling Department Ms. Beverly Fuller

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nEnrollment
Approximately 650 students, grades 9-12

nFaculty
53 Faculty Members: 35 Masters, 2 JD and PhD Degrees; 5 Counselors, 1 LMFT

n Average Class Size

25 Students, 13:1 Student to Faculty Ratio

nGrading System
A=90-100 B=80-89 C=70-79 D=60-69 F=Below 60 A=4.00 B=3.00 C=2.00 D=1.00 F=0.00

our miSSion

Cardinal Newman is a Catholic, college preparatory high school. Our mission is to educate our students in the wholeness of mind, body, and spirit through the teachings of Jesus Christ as proclaimed by the Catholic Church. Our students learn to apply leadership skills and talents in service to others. We challenge each student to work to his or her highest potential in the lifelong pursuit of learning and excellence.

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Achievement . Artistic Expression . Academic Excellence . Altruistic Spirit

AcAdEmic ExcEllEncE

Academic achievement is celebrated at Cardinal Newman where every student is given the support, tools and opportunities to succeed. With a student to counselor ratio of 1:87 (compared with 1:450+ at most other schools), college planning begins in freshman year with a goal of maximizing every students opportunities. A four point grading scale is used for regular college preparatory courses. Advanced Placement, honors, and accelerated courses are weighted with an extra grade point (5 point scale).

nGraduation Requirements
English Theology Mathematics Social Studies Frosh Science Computers Physical Education Science Foreign Language Arts Electives Community Service Total 40 credits 40 credits 30 credits 30 credits 5 credits 5 credits 20 credits 20 credits 20 credits 40 credits 10 credits 10 credits 270 credits

One Semester of course work equals 5 credits, 10 credits equals 1 year of course work. Taking seven courses each semester for four years and completing community service allows the student to complete 270 credits. Credit requirements listed under graduation requirements are the minimum requirements for graduation. Additional course work in Mathematics, Science, and Foreign Language is recommended by the UC and California State University systems.

Weighted Grade Point Statistics for the Class of 2012 Highest GPA: 4.46 Mean GPA: 3.41 Median GPA: 3.33 Lowest GPA: 2.85

nAdvanced Placement Program

(AP) The Cardinal Newman AP curriculum is based on a vigorous college preparatory program preparing high level, qualified students for the AP test and college credit. We offer a total of 10 AP courses, 6 Honors Courses, and 2 Accelerated Courses.

National Merit Scholars In just the last five years, Cardinal Newman has been honored to educate five National Merit Finalists and ten Commended Scholars. California Scholarship Federation 44% of our students proudly wear the CSF Life Member sash at graduation. An impressive 99% of Cardinal Newman students attend college, 80% at four-year universities and 20% at a junior community college before typically transferring to a four-year institution.

AP Courses
Biology Physics Studio Art Latin Virgil English Language English Literature Spanish Calculus AB Calculus BC US History

Honors Courses
Algebra II Chemistry Spanish III Latin III French III Trigonometry/Pre-Calculus Physics

Natl. Avg.

CA Avg. CN Avg. CN Top 40%

SAT I Reading SAT I Math SAT I Written ACT

501 516 492 21

499 534 515 565 499 538 22 24

633 621 630 30

Accelerated Courses
English 10 Spanish II

nCollege Entrance Exams

Cardinal Newman takes pride in the fact that 90% of students take college entrance exams. The average percentage of students taking college entrance exams in Sonoma County is 40%. Cardinal Newman Students are prepared for College Due to the rigorous demands of our college preparatory curriculum, our students experience less of a drop in GPA going from high school to college than most other students in California. While the college GPA of most California students drops a full grade point, Cardinal Newman graduates experience minimal decline in their GPA (less than .09).

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University and College Acceptances

Over 80% of Cardinal Newman graduates typically choose to immediately continue their education at four-year universities and 20% at Junior/ Community college from where they transfer to four-year institutions. Recent college and university acceptances: American University Arizona State University University of Arizona Boise State University Boston College Bowling Green State University Brown University University of California-all campuses California Lutheran University California Maritime Academy California Polytechnic State University Pomona San Luis Obispo California State University-all campuses Campbell University Chaminade University University of Chicago Clemson University Colgate University University of Colorado at Boulder University of Colorado at Colorado Springs University of Colorado at Denver Colorado School of Mines Colorado State University Concordia University, Portland Cornell University Creighton University

University of Denver Dickinson College Dominican University Duke University Franklin & Marshall College The George Washington University Georgetown University Gonzaga University University of Hawaii Holy Names University University of Idaho University of Illinois University of Iowa Lewis & Clark College Loyola Marymount University Marquette University Menlo College Michigan State University University of Michigan Montana State University The University of Montana University of Nevada, Las Vegas University of Nevada, Reno New Mexico State University New York University Northern Arizona University Northwestern University Notre Dame de Namur University University of Notre Dame Occidental College Oregon Institute of Technology Oregon State University University of Oregon Pace University, New York City Pacific Union College University of the Pacific Pennsylvania State University University of Pennsylvania Pepperdine University

Portland State University University of Portland Princeton University University of Puget Sound University of Redlands Reed College Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Rochester Institute of Technology Rollins College Roosevelt University Saint Anselm College Saint Marys College of California Jacqueline Payne, '12, Co-Valedictorian, Salisbury University Now at Georgetown University University of San Diego San Francisco Art Institute University of San Francisco Santa Clara University Seattle University The Class of 2012 Sierra Nevada College was offered over Simpson University $10.8 million in University of Southern California scholarships. Southern Illinois University Stanford University Syracuse University Texas Christian University Texas Southern University Western Washington University Texas Tech University Westmont College Trinity College Whitman College Truman State University Willamette University Tufts University William Jessup University University of Tulsa University of Wisconsin United States Air Force Academy Yale University United States Military Academy University of Utah Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Washington State University Washington University in St. Louis University of Washington

Artistic ExprEssion

A creative breadth of twenty-four arts, music and performance courses gives a voice to every student. In addition to regularly contributing to our weekly video cast, students can participate in an annual Art Show, So Show Me Music Showcase and two drama productions each year. There are also 21 clubs on campus exploring virtually every area of interest from the arts to athletics to academics.

n Vi s u a l a n d P e r f o r m i n g A r t
Visual Arts Public Speaking VPA Performance Guitar VPA Acoustic Guitar Chorus Drama/Advanced Drama Drawing Literature of Film Performance Ensemble Painting Design Photography 1- 4 AP Studio Art Graphic Design Video Arts I-II Newspaper Yearbook

Arts Alive 2011

chievement . Artistic Expression . Academic Excellence .Altruistic Spirit . Athletic Achievement

naltruiStiC SPirit
inspires a lifelong commitment to service.

Inspired by our Catholic faith, our students, who represent a diversity of beliefs, embrace their responsibility to our community by volunteering over 10,000 service hours annually. Seniors complete a Community Based Service Learning project, which builds on their interests, expands their horizons and

CBSL Projects have included: nKid Street

Students have volunteered thousands of hours to academically tutor, artistically teach and athletically train underprivileged elementary school students.

nHabitat for Humanity

Students have helped raise funds for and build homes from Santa Rosa to New Orleans.

Students during Senior Boards week

nVeterans Biography Project

Students have recorded oral histories of locals who bravely served our country in World War II, Korea and Vietnam.

nBicycles for Humanity

Students collect used bicycles on campus for shipment to Uganda.
Bicycles for Humanity

nathletiC aChievement

With 26 sports programs and 59 teams balancing competition with collaboration, Cardinal Newmans scholar athletes consistently and successfully compete at the championship level. Cardinal Newman was honored to receive the North Coast Section Award of Excellence for ranking fourth among 170 Northern California schools whose students have excelled both on and off the field.

Women's Sports
Basketball Cheer Cross Country Golf Lacrosse Soccer Softball Swimming & Diving Tennis Track & Field Volleyball Water Polo

Men's Sports
Baseball Basketball Cross Country Football Golf Lacrosse Soccer Swimming & Diving Tennis Track & Field Water Polo Wrestling

Club Sports
Hockey Rugby

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