High School

9th Grade

Catholic Formation in 9th & 10th grade is a prerequisite for Confirmation in 11th grade. The formation year has four components: Mass attendance, Formation, Retreat, and Service. Through these we hope to cultivate the opportunity for each student to encounter Our Lord, commit to a personal relationship with Him, and live as His disciple. 

The theme for 9th grade is Identity: Who am I? Who is God? How do I relate to Him? How should I live? These are questions that the students will dive into with their small groups as they engage in discussion, activities, games, Scripture study, retreat, and personal prayer.

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10th Grade

Catholic Formation in 9th & 10th grade is a prerequisite for Confirmation in 11th grade. The formation year has four components: Mass attendance, Formation, Retreat, and Service. Through these we hope to cultivate the opportunity for each student to encounter Our Lord, commit to a personal relationship with Him, and live as His disciple. 

The theme for 10th grade is Calling: Students will explore life’s purpose, their individual calling, what discipleship is, their role in the Church, and dependence on God to grow in greatness. Together with their small groups they will choose a path of deeper learning in the second half of the year. The formation experience will include discussion, activities, games, Scripture, witnesses, retreat, and personal prayer.

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11th Grade - Confirmation Preparation

Preparation for reception of the Sacrament of Confirmation builds on the foundation that was established for students in 9th and 10th grade. 11th grade formation retains the same four components: Mass attendance, Formation, Retreat, and Service. During this year of preparation, our desire is for students to grow in a personal commitment to Christ within the context of the whole Faith Community, the Church. Christ has said, “It was not you who chose me, but I who chose you, and appointed you to go and bear fruit that will remain.” (John 15:16) Confirmation is not the “Sacrament of Graduation”, but Christ’s choosing of individual souls to be His lifelong disciples, sharing in His Mission through the anointing of the Holy Spirit. The theme for Confirmation preparation is, fittingly, Mission. Within their small groups, students will come to a deeper understanding of the Great Mission of Jesus, the Apostles, the Church, and the Saints, and how they too will share in this Mission as Confirmed Catholics. Prayer will light the way and the Holy Spirit will be the guide! The year involves engaging in discussion, forming strong bonds with sponsors, attending a retreat, hearing witnesses, diving into Scripture, and entering into deep personal prayer