Celebrate St. Frederick!
• Our school was recently recommended for re-accreditation by the Southern Association of Colleges & Schools (SACS), a division of AdvancEd, and we await confirmation of that accreditation.
• We were recently recognized by SACS for 25 years of continuous accreditation.
• The newly established St. Frederick Alumni Office, part of the new Development Office, has published an alumni newsletter, hosted alumni reunion weekend, and hosted a fish fry during Lent.
• The Development Committee is planning block parties for each grade this summer, introducing new families to our wonderful school community.
Celebrate our Catholic School Tradition!
• This year, Fr. Matthew Long was appointed as our new chaplain.
• Our students perform more than 4,000 hours of community service, becoming the hands and feet of Jesus Christ.
• The Junior class helped build a house for Habitat for Humanity
• Junior high students were the first to string freshwater pearl necklaces for the Trey Altick Foundation, raising enough money to donate to Water for Life to build a freshwater well in a Third World country.
• Our graduates, remembering the call to community service, begin their own service efforts in their own communities and across the globe. alumna Melannie White, along with her med school classmates at New York University, held a food drive for Haiti after the earthquake; our students helped that effort by collecting food.
• We helped alumnus Stewart Cathey, stationed in Afghanistan, to raise funds to purchase school supplies for schoolchildren in that country.
• Our seniors began their year at a special senior retreat
Celebrate Athletics!
• Football team has been in the playoffs last four years; three of those years to the second round.
• Girls basketball team has made the playoffs three of the last four years, with two second-round appearances and one third-round appearance
• Baseball team has three district championships; one Division I scholarship signee in Zach LaSuzzo (LSU '09).
• Softball team has made four playoff appearances in five years
• More than 12 SFHS student athletes continuing on the college level in athletics in the last four years
• 2 Division 1 signees in the last year.
• Beginning with the 2010 seasons, we will have three Division 1 football players, two Division 1 baseball players and four other collegiate athletes at Division 2 and 3 schools.
• Tennis team has had three state champions and two runners-up in the last five years.
• Alexis Guice placed in the top 20 in the nation in the shot put at the USA Track and Field national competition in summer 2009.
• In the last four years, track and field has tripled the number of athletes competing, and had numerous regional and state qualifiers
• The boys and girls soccer teams have made the playoffs the last five years
• The swim team has had state finalists in the top five for at least the last10 years.
• The baseball team serves as a host school to the States Premiere Baseball Tourney that brings 45 high school teams to Ouachita Parish with several more on a waiting list.
• Football team will be playing JV in 2010.
• Our Cheer Squads now has a competition squad; the teams also have new coaches
• Varsity football team has assembled an 8-coach staff.
• Junior high football has assembled a 5-coach staff.
• 8 th grade baseball boasted an 11-1 record this season
• 7 th grade baseball garnered a 9-2 record this season.
• Two players drafted in this year's NFL Draft played right here against St. Frederick—on Class I, II, or II teams.
Celebrate Academics!
• The academic departments have put together the new St. Frederick High School Curriculum, based upon both state and national standards and designed specifically to meet the unique needs of the college preparatory student. Since 99 percent of our students attend college, this is especially significant.
• As juniors, four out of 17 St. Frederick seniors scored a 5 out of 5 on the 2009AP U.S. History Exam. Our average on this test was 3.2.
• 42 percent of AP test scores in Spring 2009 were 3 or higher.
• Our five-year ACT average 22.7, compared to the state average over that same period of 20.1 and a three-year national average of 21.1.
• This average is made up of the scores of EVERY STUDENT in our school—not just our honors students. From the highest achieving to the students who struggle the most, our average is well above both the nation and the state!
• We give the EXPLORE test to all eighth graders and the pre-ACT PLAN test to all 10th graders, with several of those receiving state recognition for their high scores. On both of those tests over the past three years our average is consistently and significantly above both the national and state averages. Again, all of our students take these tests.
• On the Terra Nova achievement tests, approximately 30 percent of our junior high students score above the 90 th percentile on this national test! Their achievement is in the top 28 percent in the nation overall!
• Over the last five graduation classes, seniors have been awarded OVER $6.8 million in scholarships, and that's with an average of 45 seniors per class. This figure does NOT include TOPS awards or athletic scholarships.
• 83 percent of the class of 2009 qualified for the basic level of TOPS!
• This year, two seniors achieved recognition status in the National Merit Program: Jenni Farrar (Commended Student) and Ajibike Lapite (National Achievement Scholarship Scholar)
• ULM Dual enrollment courses and Louisiana Virtual School online courses allow our students to earn both high school and college credit. Many of our dually enrolled seniors will begin their freshman year in college almost as sophomores, and some of them will have earned enough credits to be considered in their second year—by the time they set foot on the college campus for the first time.
• Our newly established relationship with the Carmel Hill Foundation provides our Junior High students with reading comprehension reinforcement, instrumental in success in not only the classroom but on those all-important college entrance exams, the ACT & SAT.
Celebrate Our School Family!
• Our Deans of Discipline work with student body to make improvements to the uniform code and discipline code.
• Our NEW Warrior Fan Club brings back the school spirit.
• Claire Kostelka & Caroline Cole were selected to attend the Ole Miss Lott Leadership Institute in Summer 2009
• Our PTO, under the leadership of Ann Breard, instituted several family events this year Warriors Fired Up, Cochon de Lait, & a soccer cookout, and will honor our students' academic achievements at the Cash Cab Academic Pep Rally.
• We have Weekly Celebrate St. Frederick recognition at all school assemblies.
• Bert Gerhardt, a freshman, earned his Eagle Scout designation.
• St. Frederick honored our Wendy's HS Heisman school winners, Garrett Whipple, Alexis Guice. Alexis went on to be selected a state finalist.
• Ajibike Lapite was given the AP Scholar Award for exceptional achievement on her Advanced Placement exams
• In April we held our 2 nd Annual Student Summit held a few weeks ago, allowing our students to play a role in the improvement of the school by making suggestions for changes to policies and rules. The first summit resulted in important changes to the school's discipline policy with the introduction of the tiered discipline system.
• Thus far, our seniors have been accepted to the following schools (This is a partial listing):
Auburn University
Baylor University
Boston University
Birmingham-Southern College*
Centenary College*
Culver-Stockton College*
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University*
Georgetown University
Hendrix College*
Louisiana State University*
Louisiana Tech University*
Loyola University - New Orleans*
Marquette University*
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Millsaps College*
New York University
Nicholls State University
Northwestern State University*
Princeton University
Rhodes College*
Rice University
Southeastern Louisiana University
Southern Arkansas University*
Southern Methodist University*
Southwestern University*
Spring Hill College*
Stanford University
Texas Christian University (Honors College)*
Tulane University*
University of Alabama
University of Chicago*
University of Georgia
University of Louisiana at Lafayette*
University of Louisiana at Monroe*
University of Mississippi (Honors College)*
Vanderbilt University
Washington and Jefferson College*
Washington University in St. Louis
Wellesley College
Wesleyan University
• Jennifer Farrar served as the 2009-2010 SFHS Trailblazer and will be awarded a $1,000 scholarship to the college of her choice. This scholarship is sponsored by the Louisiana Education Loan Authority (Lela) in connection with the 2009 Trailblazer program. Only two seniors in the state were selected for this scholarship.
• Natalie Domingue was invited to return as Girls State Counselor in Summer 2010
• Students accepted to the ULM Howard Hughes Medical Institute: 2009 delegates - Alexis Guice and Garrett Whipple (Whipple asked to return as counselor this year); 2010 delegates - Jake Johnson, Chase Wilson, Julie Farrar, Harrison Howell. Our students receive a $1000 stipend and college credit for conducting scientific research.
• Teacher Brittany Lee chosen to teach in the HHMI.
• Ajibike Lapite was an AXA Achievement Scholarship Recipient, a national scholarship program and was featured in US News & World Report.
• Ainsley Holyfield was named DAR Good Citizen.
• Principal's Leadership Award winner was Claire Kostelka
• SFHS Students of the Year included eighth grader Patrick Whipple and senior Alexis Guice.
• Entergy-Monroe City Community Service Scholarship Recipients included Taylor Crousillac and Kristina Sullivan
• Spencer Craft received two Congressional nominations to the Air Force Academy
• In the prestigious Duke Talent Identification Program, six 7th graders were recognized at state level, and two on the national level, based on their ACT scores.
• Garrett Whipple was the recipient of the Louisiana Catholic Youth Leadership Award , sponsored by Knights of Columbus
• Whit's Warriors Scholarship Recipients: Alexis Guice and Taylor Crousillac (NFL Andrew Whitworth Foundation)
• Alexis Guice and Taylor Crousillac were selected to receive the Whit's Warriors Scholarship. They attended a leadership conference on April 24.
• Alexis Guice was selected to participate in the Louisiana/Mississippi Basketball Junior Nationals Competition. Over spring break she traveled to Jackson for the competition in hopes of being selected for a chance to advance to the International Junior Nationals Competition and our congratulations go to her for making it to the international level along with an invitation to travel to Columbus, Ohio, to play on the team representing Mississippi and Louisiana!
• Jibi Lapite was selected as a semi-finalist for the Coca Cola Scholars Scholarship from 70,000 applications
• Quiz Bowl placed 2nd in district, qualifying for the state tournament.
Nicole Mercado , daughter of Norliza and Joselito Mercado, has been selected as a Presidential Scholar by Spring Hill College and offered a scholarship to attend the institution in the Fall of 2010. Mercado is an honor student at St. Frederick High School where she serves as FBLA President, Habitat for Humanity Volunteer, and National Honor Society Member.
Jennifer Farrar , daughter of Nancy and Elton Farrar, has won a scholarship from the Louisiana Education Loan Authority (Lela). Two scholarships were granted to one South Louisiana and one North Louisiana student who attended Trailblazer camp sponsored by the Louisiana Office of Student Financial Assistance this summer. Farrar serves as St. Frederick High School's Financial Aid Trailblazer, educating her classmates about the financial aid process for postsecondary education.
Garrett Whipple , son of Steve and Cathy Whipple, and Alexis Guice , daughter of Stacy and Jon Guice, were recently named school winners for the Wendy's High School Heisman at St. Frederick High School. Whipple has been named to the A Honor Roll, served as SFHS Drama Club President, volunteered for Race for the Cure, and competed with the SFHS Varsity Tennis Team. Guice has been named to the A Honor Roll, served as SFHS Varsity Cheerleading Captain, volunteered for Boys and Girls Club, and competed in the 2009 National Junior Olympics. Guice was also named a Wendy's High School Heisman State Finalist. This award honors students for excellence in academics, athletics, and community/school leadership.
Ainsley Holyfield , daughter of Doll Vines and Mark Holyfield, has been named the Daughters of the American Revolution Good Citizen at St. Frederick High School. Holyfield is the Senior Class President, a member of Fellowship of Christian Athletes, a St. Vincent De Paul Society volunteer, and a Varsity Soccer player.