Everest Academy and High School

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Everest Collegiate High School and Academy
Address
5935 Clarkston Road
Clarkston(Independence Township), Michigan, (Oakland County) 48348
United States
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Information
Type Private, Gender-specific education
Motto Semper Altius
(Always Higher)
Religious affiliation(s) Roman Catholic
Established 1991 (Academy)
2008 (High School)
Principal
  • Gregory Reichert
  • Christine Cataldi
  • Susan Ender
Chaplain Fr. Thomas Salazar
Grades PK-12
Enrollment 105 (High school) (Spring 2014)
 • Grade 9 26
 • Grade 10 30
 • Grade 11 23
 • Grade 12 26
Campus Four building campus
Campus size 90 acres (360,000 m2)
Color(s) Black and Gold         
Fight song Go, Everest!
Athletics conference Catholic High School League (CHSL)
Team name Mountaineers
Accreditation K-8: M.N.S.A.A.
Publication The Mountaineer
High School Principal Gregory Reichert
Admissions Director Maura Plante
Athletic Directors Ann Lowney and Pat Lowney
Website www.everestcatholic.org

Everest Collegiate High School and Academy is a private, independent, Catholic school offering co-ed education for pre-school through grade 2, and gender-specific education for grades 3 to high school on a 90-acre (360,000 m2) campus near Clarkston, Michigan,[1] United States. The high school opened to 9th grade students in 2008. Students can enroll in 3 year old pre-school through 12 grade for the 2016-2017 school year.[2] It is located within the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Detroit. In 2012 and 2014, it was named one of the top 50 Catholic High Schools by the Cardinal Newman Society.[3][4]

Curriculum and affiliation

Everest Collegiate High School and Academy is a formula developed by the Legion of Christ, a religious congregation of the Roman Catholic Church.[5] The four pillars of this model include a challenging academic curriculum, character development, spiritual formation, and apostolic projects.[2][6]

Everest has three sister schools: Pinecrest Academy (Atlanta), The Highlands School (Dallas), and Everest Academy in the Chicago area.[2]

Everest Schools

The Everest Schools are made up of the following:

  • Pre-Kindergarten: 3 and 4 year old Pre-school and Junior Kindergarten
  • Lower Elementary School: Kindergarten, Grades 1-2
  • Upper Elementary School: Grades 3-5
  • Middle School: Grades 6-8
  • High School: Grades 9-12

International Program

Everest Academy has an International Students Program where students from 6th to 12th grade stay for at least one year. There is an average of 10 international students per class from 6th to 12th grade. In total there are an average of 60 international students per school year.

Students at Everest Academy get to know the international students and are at school with them, while international students get to know American culture and the American students.

The International Students Program is affiliated with Oak International but compared to the other academies in the same organization this one includes the experience of going to an American school. The other academies are all-international students schools.[7]

References

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  3. ↑ Nation’s Top 50 Catholic High Schools Announced
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