Vincent Memorial Catholic High School
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Vincent Memorial Catholic High School is a private
, Roman Catholic high school
in Calexico, California
. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego
The school serves approximately 300 students.
VMCHS provides a curriculum in which students can investigate a broad education spectrum. Students are required to take a full load of seven courses per semester.
Each course is worth five (5) units per semester. A student may earn thirty-five (35) units in the first semester and thirty-five (35) units in the second semester for a total of seventy (70) units per school year. A student must earn a minimum of 260 units to graduate.
Students must PASS core curriculum courses at VMCHS. A student who receives an “F” grade receives NO credit for that course. The student must make up the credits. Religion, English and Math core courses must be repeated at VMCHS. Teachers may request mandatory after school tutoring for students with deficiencies (D or F) in any given grading period until grade becomes satisfactory (C or better). The eight-semester religion requirement does include the Christian Service component. This component is managed through the Religious Studies department. Students will be assigned community service according to grade level, and service component will be 10% of final semester grade for freshmen, sophomores and juniors. In addition, participation in a structured Christian
service program is a requirement for graduation and may be completed prior to senior year.
Courses
Required Classes
These are core courses required for graduation – An “F” for the semester grade cannot be received in the following courses in order to graduate.
*Requirements for Mexico may vary
Elective Courses offered
College
Credit Courses
Any student may take elective courses as long as they do not interfere with the VMCHS core curricular program, and previous administrative approval has been obtained.
Semester Exams
All grades for each semester are cumulative; that is, the work of each nine weeks is counted into the overall average grade of the semester. Semester examinations are required for all students at VMCHS, and they constitute a percentage of the semester grade, as indicated by the syllabus for each course.
At the teacher’s discretion, any student maintaining a 98% or higher average and good conduct during the whole semester may be exempted from having to take the semester final exam for that course.
Each semester, a special schedule is set up for administering of exams in each academic subject. Failure to take any semester exam on the scheduled date will result in loss of credit for that exam. A physician’s letter is required to make up a semester exam if the exam was missed because of illness. All other justified absences must obtain Administrative approval and make arrangements prior to exam date.
Standardized Testing Program
Freshman, sophomores and juniors
will take Preliminary Scholastic Assessment Test PSAT
Juniors and seniors
will take Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery ASVAB at school every other year, and the Scholastic Assessment Test SAT
independently.
Fall Sports:
Cross Country (Boys and Girls): Varsity
Football
(Boys): Junior Varsity
Football (Boys): Junior Varsity
Tennis (Girls): Varsity
Volleyball (Girls): Varsity, Junior Varsity
Dance Team (Girls)
Winter Sports:
Basketball (Boys): Varsity, Junior Varsity and Freshmen.
Basketball
(Girls): Varsity
Soccer (Boys and girls) Varsity
Spring Sports:
Baseball (Boys): Varsity
Softball (Girls): Varsity
Golf (Boys): Varsity
Tennis (Boys): Varsity
Track and Field
All athletic events and teams are subject to the rules and regulations of the California Interscholastic Federation
. Vincent Memorial High is affiliated with the San Diego Southern Conference and participates in the Desert and Citrus Leagues.
Private school
Private schools, also known as independent schools or nonstate schools, are not administered by local, state or national governments; thus, they retain the right to select their students and are funded in whole or in part by charging their students' tuition, rather than relying on mandatory...
, Roman Catholic high school
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
in Calexico, California
Calexico, California
Calexico is a city in Imperial County, California. The population was 38,572 at the 2010 census, up from 27,109 at the 2000 census. Calexico is about east of San Diego and west of Yuma, Arizona...
. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego
Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego
The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego is a particular church of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in the western region of the United States. Its ecclesiastic territory includes all of San Diego and Imperial Counties in Southern California, with a Catholic population of 1,981,057...
The school serves approximately 300 students.
Background
Vincent Memorial was established in 1949 as Our Lady of Guadalupe Academy, an all-girls school. It moved to its present location in 1966, became coeducational, and was renamed Jean B. Vincent Memorial High School. In 2002, the school was renamed Vincent Memorial Catholic High School to better reflect the Catholic identity. It is staffed by the Sister Servants of the Blessed Sacrament.Academics
Graduation RequirementsVMCHS provides a curriculum in which students can investigate a broad education spectrum. Students are required to take a full load of seven courses per semester.
Each course is worth five (5) units per semester. A student may earn thirty-five (35) units in the first semester and thirty-five (35) units in the second semester for a total of seventy (70) units per school year. A student must earn a minimum of 260 units to graduate.
Students must PASS core curriculum courses at VMCHS. A student who receives an “F” grade receives NO credit for that course. The student must make up the credits. Religion, English and Math core courses must be repeated at VMCHS. Teachers may request mandatory after school tutoring for students with deficiencies (D or F) in any given grading period until grade becomes satisfactory (C or better). The eight-semester religion requirement does include the Christian Service component. This component is managed through the Religious Studies department. Students will be assigned community service according to grade level, and service component will be 10% of final semester grade for freshmen, sophomores and juniors. In addition, participation in a structured Christian
Christian
A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, an Abrahamic, monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as recorded in the Canonical gospels and the letters of the New Testament...
service program is a requirement for graduation and may be completed prior to senior year.
Courses
Required Classes
These are core courses required for graduation – An “F” for the semester grade cannot be received in the following courses in order to graduate.
- 4 years of ReligionReligionReligion is a collection of cultural systems, belief systems, and worldviews that establishes symbols that relate humanity to spirituality and, sometimes, to moral values. Many religions have narratives, symbols, traditions and sacred histories that are intended to give meaning to life or to...
/Family Life - 4 years of EnglishEnglish languageEnglish is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
- 1 semester of Speech
- 3 years of Math*, which include: Algebra I, Geometry and Algebra II
- 3 years of Social Studies, which include: World History, U. S. History, 1 semester of Economics and 1 semester of U.S. Government
- 2 and 1/2 years of Science* include: 1 year of Biology, 1 semester of Health, and 1 year of Physics or Chemistry
- 2 years of Foreign Language
- 2 years of Physical Education***P.E. credits may be substituted upon request by participating in one or more interscholastic sports by semester
- If planning to attend a UC university, one year of Fine Arts is required.
*Requirements for Mexico may vary
Elective Courses offered
- AP English IV
- AP Psychology
- AP US History
- AP World History
- AP Spanish/Literature III
- Taller de Lectura y Redacción
- Accounting I
- Accounting II
- Business/Accounting
- Geography
- Junior/Senior Health
- Mexican Culture
- Trigonometry and Calculus
- Physics
- Chemistry
- Anatomy/Physiology
College
College
A college is an educational institution or a constituent part of an educational institution. Usage varies in English-speaking nations...
Credit Courses
Any student may take elective courses as long as they do not interfere with the VMCHS core curricular program, and previous administrative approval has been obtained.
Semester Exams
All grades for each semester are cumulative; that is, the work of each nine weeks is counted into the overall average grade of the semester. Semester examinations are required for all students at VMCHS, and they constitute a percentage of the semester grade, as indicated by the syllabus for each course.
At the teacher’s discretion, any student maintaining a 98% or higher average and good conduct during the whole semester may be exempted from having to take the semester final exam for that course.
Each semester, a special schedule is set up for administering of exams in each academic subject. Failure to take any semester exam on the scheduled date will result in loss of credit for that exam. A physician’s letter is required to make up a semester exam if the exam was missed because of illness. All other justified absences must obtain Administrative approval and make arrangements prior to exam date.
Standardized Testing Program
Freshman, sophomores and juniors
will take Preliminary Scholastic Assessment Test PSAT
Juniors and seniors
will take Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery ASVAB at school every other year, and the Scholastic Assessment Test SAT
SAT
The SAT Reasoning Test is a standardized test for college admissions in the United States. The SAT is owned, published, and developed by the College Board, a nonprofit organization in the United States. It was formerly developed, published, and scored by the Educational Testing Service which still...
independently.
Sports
Vincent Memorial Catholic High School offers the following sports:Fall Sports:
Cross Country (Boys and Girls): Varsity
Football
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
(Boys): Junior Varsity
Football (Boys): Junior Varsity
Tennis (Girls): Varsity
Volleyball (Girls): Varsity, Junior Varsity
Dance Team (Girls)
Winter Sports:
Basketball (Boys): Varsity, Junior Varsity and Freshmen.
Basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
(Girls): Varsity
Varsity team
In the United States and Canada, varsity sports teams are the principal athletic teams representing a college, university, high school or other secondary school. Such teams compete against the principal athletic teams at other colleges/universities, or in the case of secondary schools, against...
Soccer (Boys and girls) Varsity
Spring Sports:
Baseball (Boys): Varsity
Softball (Girls): Varsity
Golf (Boys): Varsity
Tennis (Boys): Varsity
Track and Field
All athletic events and teams are subject to the rules and regulations of the California Interscholastic Federation
California Interscholastic Federation
The California Interscholastic Federation is the governing body for high school sports in the state of California. It mirrors similar governing bodies in other states; however, it differs from some of the others in that it covers most high schools in the state of California, both public and...
. Vincent Memorial High is affiliated with the San Diego Southern Conference and participates in the Desert and Citrus Leagues.