Our Mission is
to provide a
Catholic education
that fosters
spiritually,
morally,
academically and
technologically prepared lifelong learners.
AN EXCITING MOMENT IN BORGIA'S HISTORY
Please plan to join us on Friday, September 3, for the dedication of the newly refurbished Borgia Athletic Complex at our first home football game against the Clayton Greyhounds. At 6:30 PM, prior to the start of the game, there will be a short program to recognize the contributions of so many who made this Athletic Complex a reality. Also at this time, Fr. Kevin will bless the field and dedicate the Duane Haddox Memorial. At half time we will honor the many dedicated volunteers who have given so generously of their time to this project. It will be an exciting event for our Borgia family and certainly an evening that you won't want to miss.
Time to Take your Place in Borgia’s History: For those of you who missed the opportunity to purchase a brick in the Recognition Walkway, we are launching Phase II beginning immediately with plans for a Spring installation. The deadline for Phase II orders is January 15, 2011.
Personalized bricks may be purchased for $250 ( 4” X 8”, 3 lines) or $500 ( 8” X 8”, 6 lines). Each line may have your personalized message (18 characters per line). To order, click on the Brick by Brick link above or stop by the Advancement Office and we will gladly take your order. You won’t want to miss out!
SUPER ACT RESULTS!
The Class of 2010 left with a bang on their ACT scores! True to both five-year and ten-year trend results, Borgia students once again substantially outperformed state and national norms in Composite Score as well as in every subtest area (English, Reading, Math and Science).
The national and state scores in each ACT test area have remained essentially unchanged over the past 5 years. In English, Borgia students' 2010 average score was 25.1 compared to 20.5 nationally and 21.5 statewide, and in reading was 24.1 compared to 21.3 nationally and 22.0 statewide. Borgia students' average score in science was 22.8 compared to 20.9 nationally and 21.6 statewide, and in math was 22.4 compared to 21.0 both nationally and statewide. The Borgia students' composite score of 23.7 also surpassed the national and statewide composites of 21.0 and 21.6, respectively.
The consistency over the years of the high Borgia scores is all the more impressive when one realizes that a much larger percentage of Borgia students take the test as compared to other schools. Of 139 members of SFBRHS's 2010 graduating class, 126 (91%) took the test. Nationwide, according to an ACT official, a much smaller percentage of graduating seniors, about 40-50%, take the test. In essence, this means that when average scores are reported, virtually all of Borgia's students are included, while other schools leave out half or more of their students.
To put that fact into perspective, Borgia students in the second quartile (top half) on average scored 29.5 in English, 26.6 in math, 28.5 in reading, and 26.1 in science. The top quartile of Borgia's Class of 2010 on average scored 32.6 in English, 29.0 in mathematics, 31.3 in reading, and 28.3 in science. A perfect score on any ACT test, including the composite score, is 36. This continuous improvement has been a trend for over ten years at St. Francis Borgia.
ACT recommends students take at least four high school credits (years) of English AND three or more years each of math, social studies, and natural science. While St. Francis is an open enrollment school, it is committed to its college preparatory curriculum, where all students take a rigorous set of core classes surpassing the ACT core recommendations. With 30 credits required for graduation from Borgia (most Missouri schools adopt the state requirement of 24), every Borgia student meets the "Core or More" recommendation from ACT.
CHARITY GOLF DAY
The 28th Annual SFBRHS Charity 4 Man Scramble Golf Day will be held on Monday, September 20 at Franklin County Country Club. The entry fee is $125 and includes 18 holes of golf, golf cart rental, hot lunch and cold refreshments, choice steak dinner, cocktails and appetizers, and miscellaneous golf prizes. Make up your own four person team or sign up as an individual and the Golf Committee will make up teams. Entry forms are available in the main school office. For additional information, contact Glenn Schelich at 636-239-5805.
Your participation in golf events has raised over $585,000 over the years. Thanks Again!
HEALTHY LIFESTYLES '08