Incarnate Word High School (San Antonio, Texas)

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Incarnate Word High School is a private, Roman Catholic, all-girls high school in San Antonio, Texas. It is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Antonio.

1 Background
2 Timeline
3 Modular Schedule
4 Brainpower Connection
5 External links
6 Notes and references

[edit] Background

Incarnate Word was established in 1881. It is a division of the University of the Incarnate Word. ^[1]

[edit] Timeline

1881 - Chartered by the State of Texas as Incarnate Word Academy

1897 - Purchased 283 acres from George W. Brackenridge

1903 - Awarded diplomas to first two high school graduates

1922 - Opened the first five-story school building for students, first grade through college.

1950 - Moved into a new million-dollar facility at Mount Erin

1970 - Incorporated modular scheduling; built science facility

1989 - Became part of the "Brainpower Connection".

[edit] Modular Schedule

Classes run on a modular schedule. Each day is broken down into 17 time-periods called "mods". Mods are 20 minutes long, except the lunch mods, which are 26 minutes. The schedule is on a two-week cycle. There are no bells between mods, and students are responsible for arriving to classes on time. Students and faculty also have mods without classes, called "open labs", which are to be used as study periods. This schedule helps prevent "slacking off" and aids in preparation for a college schedule. Most students who attend this school flourish in this schedule because of the amount of free time that is available for extra work. IWHS. Features of the Modular Schedule. Retrieved on 2007-06-19.

[edit] Brainpower Connection

The schools in the Brainpower Connection are University of the Incarnate Word; St. Anthony Catholic High School; Incarnate Word High School, for young women; St. Anthony Elementary School, and its developmental pre-school, the Katherine Ryan Program; and St. Peter Prince of Apostles Elementary School. The two high schools of the Brainpower Connection are under the management of University of the Incarnate Word.IWHS. Admissions. Retrieved on 2007-06-19.