Everest Catholic High School
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Everest Academy and High School is a private
, independent Roman Catholic school
offering co-ed education for preschool through grade 2, and gender-specific education for grades 3 to high school on a 90 acres (364,217.4 m²) campus near Clarkston, Michigan
, United States. The high school opened to 9th grade
students in 2008. 9th, 10th and 11th grades are offered for the 2010-2011 school year. It is located within the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Detroit
.
, a religious congregation of the Roman Catholic Church. The four pillars of this model include a challenging academic curriculum, character development, spiritual formation, and apostolic projects.
It's chaplain is Fr. Lorenzo Gomez, LC. He took part in the foundation of the school and has been in the metro Detroit area for 33 years. Most families at Everest consider him a good priest and an important one for the school.
Everest has three sister schools: Pinecrest Academy
(Atlanta), The Highlands School
(Dallas), and Gateway Academy
(St. Louis).
Students at Everest Academy get to know the international students and are at school with them for one school year while international students get to know American culture and the American students.
It 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.
Private school
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, independent Roman Catholic school
School
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offering co-ed education for preschool through grade 2, and gender-specific education for grades 3 to high school on a 90 acres (364,217.4 m²) campus near Clarkston, Michigan
Clarkston, Michigan
Clarkston, known officially by the name City of the Village of Clarkston, is a small city located within Independence Charter Township in Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 882 at the 2010 census.-Overview:...
, United States. The high school opened to 9th grade
Ninth grade
Ninth grade is the ninth post-kindergarten year of school education in some school systems. The students are 13 to 15 years of age, depending on when their birthday occurs. Depending on the school district, ninth grade is usually the first year of high school....
students in 2008. 9th, 10th and 11th grades are offered for the 2010-2011 school year. It is located within the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Detroit
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Detroit
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Detroit is an archdiocese of the Latin Rite of the Catholic Church covering the Michigan counties of Lapeer, Macomb, Monroe, Oakland, St. Clair, and Wayne...
.
Curriculum and affiliation
Everest utilizes Integral Formation, a formula developed by the Legion of ChristLegion of Christ
The Legion of Christ is a Roman Catholic congregation of pontifical right, made up of priests and seminarians studying for the priesthood. It was founded in Mexico in 1941, by Fr. Marcial Maciel, who directed the congregation as its General Superior until January 2005...
, a religious congregation of the Roman Catholic Church. The four pillars of this model include a challenging academic curriculum, character development, spiritual formation, and apostolic projects.
It's chaplain is Fr. Lorenzo Gomez, LC. He took part in the foundation of the school and has been in the metro Detroit area for 33 years. Most families at Everest consider him a good priest and an important one for the school.
Everest has three sister schools: Pinecrest Academy
Pinecrest Academy (Cumming, Georgia)
Pinecrest Academy is a private, Roman Catholic high school in unincorporated Forsyth County, Georgia, near Cumming. It is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Atlanta.-Background :...
(Atlanta), The Highlands School
The Highlands School
The Highlands School is a private, Catholic college preparatory school in Irving, Texas ranging from grades PK–12. The school was founded in 1986 in the front room of a family's house in Highland Park, Dallas. In the last twenty years The Highlands School changed location twice, all the time...
(Dallas), and Gateway Academy
Gateway Academy
Gateway Academy is a private school in Scottsdale, Arizona. It specializes in the education of students with Autism Spectrum Disorder and other Pervasive Developmental Disorders.-Background:...
(St. Louis).
Everest Schools
The Everest Schools are made up of the following:- Pre-Kindergarten
- Lower Elementary School: Kindergarten, Grades 1-2
- Upper Elementary School: Grades 3-5
- Middle School: Grades 6-8
- High School: Grades 9-11
International Program
Everest Academy has an International Students Program where students from 6th to 8th grade stay for one year. There is an average 10 international students per class from 6th to 8th grade. In total there are and average 30 international students per school year.Students at Everest Academy get to know the international students and are at school with them for one school year while international students get to know American culture and the American students.
It 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.