Interesting Tidbits about Sacred Heart High School

 

Sacred Heart High School is a predominately college prep institution.  Since 1994 more than 90% of our students have gone on to seek post-secondary education upon completion of their course work at Sacred Heart.

 

Sacred Heart High School works very hard to assist our students in the process of preparation for college.  This is not only in regard to academic preparation, but financial as well.  Over the past 6 years SHHS has graduated 170 students who among them have amassed nearly $2 million in scholarships and awards.

 

Sacred Heart High School offers numerous dual credit courses.  More than 20% of Sacred Heart High School students are now graduating having earned a semester (or more) of college credit. 

 

Of the 33 students in the SHHS Class of 2007, one-third of them were on the 86th %ile nationally or higher on their ACT college entrance exam.  They had a class average ACT score of 24.5 placing them on the 79th %ile nationally.  Of the 33 there were 4 Bright Flight scholars and 3 more with a score of 29 (More than 20% of the class scoring 29 or better on the ACT!).

 

Sacred Heart High School offers numerous extra-curricular opportunities with a great deal of success.  For example: 

  1. Sacred Heart High School currently has 128 students enrolled.  Of those 128 … 90% will participate in one or more extracurricular programs this year.  There truly is to be something for everybody at SHHS.
  2. At this time we do not cut from our extra-curricular programs.  All students who are willing to meet the demands of a given team or group are allowed the opportunity to be part of that program.
  3. Sacred Heart High School performs a full musical each spring on the stage of the Liberty Center.  Productions include:                                                            -           The Boyfriend

-          Joseph & the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat    -           Bye-Bye Birdie

-          Fiddler on the Roof                                               -           Godspell (1998 & 2007)

-          The Sound of Music                                              -           The Princess and the Pea

-          Calamity Jane                                                        -           A Year With Frog & Toad

  1. Sacred Heart High School competed in 6 interscholastic math contests in 2006-2007.  The team took three firsts, and never finished lower than 3rd place.
  2. Sacred Heart students compete in district speech and music contests, with students earning the right to move on to state competitions each year.  In the fall of 2006, Junior Courtney Simmons is named to All-district choir and senior Crystal Twenter to the district honor choir.
  3. SHHS currently has 16 alumni competing in intercollegiate athletic programs in 7 different sports. Obviously, the opportunity to participate and compete at the next level is also part of the picture at Sacred Heart High School.
  4. Sacred Heart High School has a state caliber boy’s soccer program.

-          Ranked (or mentioned) in the top 10 in the state Class 1 in four of the past six seasons

-          5 consecutive Kaysinger Conference Championships with a 56-1 record vs. conference competition from 2001 through 2005

-          *24 SH players have been named to the All-State team at some level since the 2000 season

  1. State caliber volleyball program

-          84-13-6 over the past 3 seasons (171 wins total since the 2000 season)

-          Conference co-champions in 2005 and 2006

Conference, District, Sectional and CLASS 1 STATE VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONS in 2007 season

  1. State recognized golf programs (Class 1)

-          Girl's team won four consecutive district titles between 2001 and 2004

(Finished 2nd in district in 2005 and 5th in state Class 1 in 2004)

-          Boy's team has made six consecutive trips to the Class 1 state tournament, finishing 2nd in the state in 2007.

-          Boy's team has won the conference title in four of the five years golf has been recognized as a conference sport.

  1. Boys basketball

-          3 district and 2 conference titles in the past 7 seasons

-          Boys have won 20 games or more in four of the last six seasons

  1. SHHS baseball qualified for the Missouri Class 1 final four in Columbia in 2002

CLASS 1 STATE BASEBALL CHAMPIONS in 2006

  1. Sacred Heart High School has won 35 MSHSAA District and Kaysinger Conference championships since the fall of 2000.

 

Sacred Heart High School also possesses the unique capability to weave the spiritual aspect into daily life.  We have a campus minister and parish youth minister to enhance student activities and opportunities.  Church and faith are an integral part of healthy adult life.  So should they play an indispensable role in the life of teens as well!