Upper School (9-12) Features

St. Thomas the Apostle High School is our “UPPER SCHOOL,” and includes grades 9th-12th.

A Transformative Classical Catholic Education. Celebrating over 150 years of life-changing Catholic Education. 

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 pursuing a vision of transcendent reality by way of the 7 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, 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 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.

Iconography In Upper School

Stoles