5225 East 56th Street Indianapolis IN 46226
(317)542-1481(317)543-5050 (FAX)
CEEB School Code: 151660
Stephen J. Helmich, President
David L. Worland, Principal
Dr. Aarti Brooks, Vice-Principal-Research/Curriculum
Julie Barthel, Vice-Principal-Instruction/Curriculum
Kathy Pivonka, Director/College Counselor G-N
Mike Jaskoski, College Counselor A-F
Lynn Miller, College Counselor O-Z
Nikki Prior, Guidance Counselor A-D
Jill Arbuckle, Guidance Counselor E-K
Greg Bamrick, Guidance Counselor L-R
Maria Cottone, Guidance Counselor S-Z
Mission
Cathedral, a Catholic college preparatory high school in the Holy Cross tradition, provides to a diverse group of students opportunities for spiritual, intellectual, social, emotional and physical growth through service and academic excellence.
Vision
Cathedral High School, a Catholic institution in the Holy Cross tradition, will be the model for all high schools as she profoundly shapes the way students think, serve and lead.
Accreditation
Cathedral is accredited by the State of Indiana, the Independent Schools Association of the Central States and the North Central Association.
Enrollment
There are 1293students (628males and 665 females) in grades 9 through 12 from Marion County and its seven surrounding counties. Students attended approximately 150 different schools before entering Cathedral. Of the 1293students, 21.4 percent are students of color and 73 percent are Catholic.
Faculty
97 faculty members have an average of 16.5 years of teaching experience, with the majority holding master’s degrees. With a student-teacher ratio of 13:1, a highly personalized approach to learning is maintained. The average class size is 19 students.
Academics
There are 11 academic departments providing more than 200 course offerings. Three instructional levels are offered—honors, academic and college preparatory—as well as honors-level independent study in nearly all disciplines.
The Language Support Program(LSP) is available to meet the special needs of the bright, college-bound student with specific language processing disabilities. In this program, courses are taught at the academic level of instruction with appropriate accommodations. During the junior and senior year, all LSP students enroll in IB English.
Cathedral offers 23 Advanced Placement (AP) courses and a full International Baccalaureate (IB) diploma as well as IB certificates in many subjects.
Students in the class of 2014 are required to obtain the following 50 credits (one credit equals the successful completion of one semester of course work):
Biology 2 Health Education 1Theology 8
Composition 1 Mathematics 8 U.S. History 2
Economics 1Other Electives 1World History 2
English 8Physical Education 2World Languages 4
Fine Arts 2Science Electives 4
Government 1 Speech or Debate 1
Post-SecondaryAdmission Testing Program: Test Data for 2013-2014:
SAT
Average Critical Reading:557
ACT
Average Composite: 24.0
Average Math: 561 Average Writing: 540
AP Exams: Over the past two years, 843 students took 1562 Advanced Placement exams. 63 percent earned a score of
3 or higher.
IB Exams: Over the past two years, 212 International Baccalaureate exams were administered. 62.7 percent earned a
score of 4 or higher.
Courses Offered in Core Subjects
Students are encouraged to designcoursework after Indiana’s Core 40 with Academic Honors or Core 40 programs.
*Pre-engineering, Robotics (Introduction and Competition) and STEM courses are now available as part of the curriculum.
English
AP Language & Composition
AP Literature & Composition
English 11, IB
English 12, IB
ACP English- College Credit
Composition
Creative Writing
Debate
Debate (Advanced)
Drama in Literature
English (9, 10, 11, 12)
Etymology
In Our Village
Journalism 2 (Newspaper or Yearbook)
Journalism 1 (Introduction to
Newspaper or Introduction to
Yearbook)
Speech
Speech (Advanced)
Themes in Sports Literature
World Languages
Chinese I,II
French (I, II, III (IB), IV (IB), AP French V)
German (I, II, III (IB), IV (IB), AP German V)
Latin (I, II, III (IB), IV (IB), AP Latin V)
Spanish (I, II, III (IB), IV (IB), AP Spanish V, AP Spanish VI)
Mathematics
AP Calculus AB
AP Calculus BC
AP Statistics
IB Math
Algebra (I, II)
Geometry
Pre-Calculus
Science
Advanced Physics (college credit)
AP Biology
AP Chemistry
Biology, IB
Chemistry, IB
Exercise Science, IB
Physics, IB
Anatomy & Physiology I & II
Astronomy
Biology
Chemistry
Earth/Space Science
Environmental Science:
Research in the Global
Environment
Environmental Science:
Sustainability
Forensic Science
Organic Chemistry
Physics
Scientific Research
Zoology
Social Studies
AP European History
AP Human Geography
AP Macroeconomics
AP Microeconomics
AP Psychology
AP U.S. Government & Politics
AP U.S. GovernmentPolitics –
AP United States History
AP World History
IB History of the Americas
IB Psychology
ACP United States History- College Credit
International Relations
Drug & Alcohol Issues
Economics
Government
Law Education
Psychology
Sociology
United States History
World History
We the People
Grading Scale and GPA
The grade point average is computed by dividing the total grade points each semester by the number of classes taken which carry grade points. Courses not taken at Cathedral High School are not included in this computation. The honors and academic courses, which are significantly more demanding, are weighted (see below).
Cathedral High School does NOT rank its students.
Grade ScaleHonors Pts.Academic Pts.College Prep Pts.
A (93-100) 4.67 4.25 4.0
B+ (91-92) 4.0 3.58 3.33
B (85-90) 3.67 3.25 3.0
C+ (83-84) 3.0 2.58 2.33
C (77-83) 2.67 2.25 2.0
D+ (75-76) 2.0 1.58 1.33
D (70-74) 1.67 1.25 1.0
College Selection
Approximately 99percent of the students from the class of 2014 enrolledin colleges and universities across the country. They were accepted at the following institutions:
Alabama A&M University
Albion College
Alma College
American University
Amherst College
Appalachian State University
Arizona State University
Auburn University
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Centre College
Clemson University
College of Charleston
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Colorado State University
Columbia College Chicago
Columbus State Community College
Cornell University
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Dartmouth College
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Duquesne University
Eastern Michigan University
Eckerd College
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Georgetown College
Georgia Institute of Technology
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Hamilton College
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Hawaii Pacific University
High Point University
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Hope College
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Indiana Tech
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