About St. Lawrence
By St. Lawrence Seminary High School
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 St. Lawrence Seminary High School is a college prep
program in a residential setting. The school is a multicultural community and
provides a safe environment and an academic curriculum that prepares young men
to pursue a career and succeed at any post-secondary school.
St. Lawrence Seminary High School promotes an
internalization of the Catholic Church's moral and ethical values that will
motivate students' behavior long after they leave the school. St. Lawrence
Seminary High School promotes growth in self-discipline, which enables the
making of life choices which go beyond the self-centered norms of much of modern
society. An education at St. Lawrence Seminary fosters a gradual awakening of
service to and sacrifice for others. Our graduates achieve a level of human
social growth that enables them to delay immediate gratification of personal
desires, in exchange for a greater good.
The residency program is a vital part of the overall
seminary program. It is in this area that St. Lawrence most differs from a
typical high school. The purpose of this aspect of the school is to provide an
environment in which the students can grow and develop in healthy ways.
Therefore, much of what makes up the St. Lawrence experience is the involvement
of the students in the totality of the program both within the classroom and
beyond.
ADMISSION PROCESS
St. Lawrence Seminary recruits for graduation. It is
our firm belief that a young man must be a good fit for St. Lawrence and that
St. Lawrence must be right for that young man before we will offer him an
application. Our process for acceptance encourages deliberate steps of inquiry
and discovery on both sides.
St. Lawrence sees our initial contact with each
family as an opportunity to share information about our school, to listen to the
family's goals in choosing a high school, and to learn about the prospective
student. The basic criteria a candidate must meet before we will consider him
further include:
- Male of high school age
- Practicing Catholic of good moral character
- Good grades
- 50th percentile or higher on standardized test results
- Free of tobacco, drug and alcohol use or involvement
- Free from gang involvement, delinquency, and serious misbehavior
 The following is also considered when accepting a
candidate:
- Is the student academically capable of succeeding and graduating?
- Is he open to discerning God's plan for his life?
- Can the student benefit socially and spiritually from the experience?
- Will he contribute positively to the community?
- Will his parent(s) make good partners with the school?
After prospective students are accepted to St.
Lawrence Seminary, each family will be contacted regarding financial aid. While
annual tuition remains less than $9,000 per year, the average student's family
is only able to cover roughly half of that amount. From the very beginning of
its long history, Saint Lawrence Seminary could not have continued its ministry
without the substantial and faith-inspired generosity of individuals around the
country. No young man has ever been turned away from St. Lawrence Seminary
because his parents could not afford the tuition.
CONTACT INFO
We are proud of our tradition of academic excellence
and spiritual direction. Faculty and administration members are dedicated to
providing each student an opportunity to succeed. We welcome your questions and
feedback. To further assist you and your son with his high school decision
process, please contact
admissions@stlawrence.edu.
Saint Lawrence Seminary High School
301 Church Street, Mt. Calvary, WI 53057-0500
(920) 753-7570
www.stlawrence.edu
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