The Regis School of the Sacred Heart

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The Regis School of the Sacred Heart
Scholars and Gentlemen in the Sacred Heart Tradition
Location
Houston, Texas, United States
Coordinates	29°47′42″N 95°28′35″W / 29.795, -95.47639Coordinates: 29°47′42″N 95°28′35″W / 29.795, -95.47639
Information
Religion	Roman Catholic
Headmistress	Nancy O. Taylor, Ed.D.
Enrollment	175
Faculty	25
Student:teacher ratio	7:1
Type	Independent
Campus	Suburban
Athletics	Lower School: Soccer, Basketball, and Baseball Middle School: Soccer, Basketball, and Rugby
Mascot	Knights
Patron saint(s)	Saint John Francis Regis
Established	1990
Homepage	www.theregisschool.org

The Regis School of the Sacred Heart is a primary and middle school for boys located at 7330 Westview Drive in the Spring Branch area of Houston, Texas. It offers a pre-preparatory education for boys in pre-kindergarten through 8^th grade. The Regis School is part of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston.

[edit] History

For several years, parents of girls attending nearby all-girl Duchesne Academy had longed for a similar school for their sons. In 1990, a group of Duchesne families founded The Regis School with the goal of being accepted into the Network of Sacred Heart Schools.^[1]

Key to the founding of the school were Anne Storey Carty, Headmistress (1990-2006), Linda Falco, Head of Early Childhood and Lower School, and Madeline Stawnicz, Director of Admissions.

In August, 1991, the school opened with 38 students in facilities leased from Holy Cross Lutheran Church. Since these temporary facilities were inadequate, a search was started for a more permanent solution. The current Milestones building was purchased and renovated, and classes began there in August, 1992.

In 1995, The Regis School earned accreditation from the Texas Catholic Conference Educational Department. The same year, The Network of Sacred Heart Schools accepted The Regis School as a provisional member. Full membership was granted in 1998.

Over the years, growth of the school necessitated the installation of three temporary classroom buildings to house the upper grades. Through a capital campaign, the purchase of adjoining properties paved the way for expansion. In 2001, construction began on a new lower/middle school building and several additional improvements, including a regulation sports field. In 2002, lower and middle school classes began the school year in the new building.

In 2005, Anne Storey Carty, the founding headmistress, announced that she would be retiring after the 2006 school year, the 15^th anniversary of the school's founding. After a thorough search, Dr. Nancy Taylor was selected as the second headmistress of the school.

[edit] Goals and criteria

The Network of Sacred Heart Schools, since its founding, has been guided by a set of moral and educational Goals and Criteria.^[2] The Regis School teaches according to these goals and criteria:

Goal 1: Educate to a personal and active faith in God.

Goal 2: Educate to a deep respect for intellectual values.

Goal 3: Educate to a social awareness which impels to action.

Goal 4: Educate to the building of community as a Christian value.

Goal 5: Educate to personal growth in an atmosphere of wise freedom.

[edit] Divisions

The Regis School is divided into three divisions by grade level: Early Childhood, Lower School, and Middle School.^[3]

[edit] Early Childhood

• Head: Linda Falco
• Grades: 3 Pre-K through Kindergarten
• Schedule: 8:00 AM to 11:30 AM (3 Pre-K half-day) / 8:00 AM to 3:00 PM (3 Pre-K through K)
• Curriculum: Age appropriate Language Arts, Mathematics, Social Sciences, Fine Arts, and Motor Skills

[edit] Lower School

• Head: Linda Falco
• Grades: 1^st through 4^th
• Schedule: 8:00 AM to 3:15 PM
• Curriculum

Core Subjects: Religion, Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies

Ancillary Subjects: Art, Drama, Music, Computer Literacy, Spanish, and Physical Education

[edit] Middle School

• Head: Jeffrey P. Roberts
• Grades: 5^th through 8^th
• Schedule: 8:00 AM to 3:30 PM
• Curriculum: Religion, English, Math, Social Studies, Science, Computer, Art, Modern Language, French, Spanish, Music, Physical Education
• Class Trips

5^th and 6^th grades: The Outdoor School at Camp Champions (3 days)

7^th grade: Texas History - Austin and San Antonio (2 days)

8^th grade: Washington, D.C. and Philadelphia (5 days)

[edit] Enrichment program

The Regis Enrichment Program is a series of 4 one-semester classes, offered on a two-year rotation. Boys from all four grades of middle school participate together in each class. Current enrichment classes are art, athletics, computer programming, and drama.

[edit] Laptop program

Middle school students, beginning with the sixth grade, are required to purchase a school-specified laptop computer. In class, students use the computers in various ways to assist in learning. For example, they use the laptops to write papers, produce presentations and movies, and access educational web sites.

[edit] Athletics

Kindergarten and lower school athletics are organized and coached by parent volunteers. The boys play soccer in the fall, basketball in the winter, and baseball in the spring.

Middle school athletics are organized and coached by Mr. Gary Holub, the school's athletic director. Through tryouts, boys may be selected to junior varsity and varsity teams. Middle school students also play soccer and basketball, but substitute rugby for baseball.

Additional fees, for referees, uniforms, league fees, etc., will be required for each team a student joins.

[edit] School uniforms

Daily school uniforms are mandatory and dress uniforms are required to be worn on certain occasions.

[edit] Financial information

For the 2007-2008 school year, annual tuition ranges from $7,925 for half-day 3 Pre-K to $14,950 for middle school.^[4] There are multiple payment plans and financial aid is available.

[edit] Board of trustees

The 21-member Board of Trustees consists of the head of the school, parents of current and former students, Sacred Heart nuns, and other religious leaders. The current chairman is Bradley Whalen.^[5]

[edit] Extended day care

Morning extended day is available from 7:00 AM to 7:30 AM for an additional fee. After-school extended day is available from dismissal to 6:00 PM.

[edit] See also

• Duchesne Academy of the Sacred Heart - Sister school

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• The Regis School of the Sacred Heart - Official website
• Network of Sacred Heart Schools - Sacred Heart Schools in the United States
• Catholic Community Forum - St. John Francis Regis biography