Upper School (9-12) Features

A Transformative Classical Catholic Education

St. Thomas the Apostle High School is our “upper school.” It includes grades nine through twelve. We are celebrating over 150 years of life-changing Catholic education and the recent renewal of our school as a classical Catholic school.

Testimonials

“We can’t think of a better place for him to grow and thrive academically, spiritually, and socially.” – Eric & Nan, St. Thomas Parents

“What I appreciate the most about St. Thomas has been the focus on the complete education of the human person, instead of just a more narrow vision of academic excellence.” – Kurt, St. Thomas Parent

Vision 

  • As a Catholic school, we pursue an education integrated with the Catholic faith as it has been handed on and lived in Christ’s Church, pointing the students to love and wisdom. 
  • As a classical school, we are rooted in the sources of the Western tradition and pursue a vision of transcendent reality by way of the seven liberal arts. 
  • With an integrated approach, we are united by a shared vision, much as the soul unites the human body. Our teachers form a community of friendship, supporting each other in the work of passing on the worship, ideas, and habits of a Catholic culture. 

Curriculum Overview

The Three Pillars of Our Work

  • Veritas: Pursuing the truth with love and rigor
  • Pax: Ordering the day in the peace of God and forming students in the habits of contemplative silence and prayer
  • Bonum: Loving what is true and excellent in an incarnational way, a way of living the faith, a culture

Hallmarks of St. Thomas the Apostle High School 

  • Daily Mass and monthly Confession
  • Daily prayer grounded in Ignatian spirituality
  • Integrated Catholic liberal arts curriculum
  • Small class sizes that facilitate discussion
  • Immersive missions: formation through meaningful work during the school day
  • Boys’ and girls’ household formation, sport, and fellowship
  • The intersection of the arts and spirituality: iconography, schola, and more

Iconography In the Upper School

Crafting Stoles in the Upper School

St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic School