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The Students of Nerinx Hall | |
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| Currently there are 632 girls enrolled. | |
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The current minority enrollment numbers 64 students, which is 10% of the student body. |
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| Nerinx's location close to Interstate 44 and its proximity to public transportation makes it accessible to girls from throughout the region. Students come from all over the metropolitan St. Louis area, as far east as Collinsville IL, as far west as St. Peter's MO, as far south as Hillsboro MO and as far north as Bridgeton MO. 93% of the students are Roman Catholic. 10% of the enrolled are students of color. Nerinx celebrates the growing diversity of cultures. Within its student body are 23 who identify themselves as African Americans, 14 Hispanics, 19 Asians, and 8 "other". In addition to these girls who are enrolled for the four-year program, foreign exchange students are frequently enrolled for a semester's work. | ||
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| Nerinx Hall students are very active in many co-curriculars offered to them. | ||
| Students may chose from 30 official clubs that have a wide range of focus, including academic, service, and leadership. Many of them meet during a designated club time during the academic day. The Athletic Program is the largest athletic program in the all girlsŐ schools. Nerinx Hall offers 13 Varsity Sports, 11 JV Sports, 1 C-Sport, and 4 Freshmen Sports. A total of 29 team offerings are in the Nerinx program. The Athletic program is regarded as highly competitive. The number of students that participate in the program is over 60% of the student body. The Fine Arts Department offers students multiple opportunities to participate in drama and music productions and in art shows throughout the year. Drama productions offer students opportunities to participate, both on stage and behind the scenes. Productions include a fall musical, a spring musical, a spring play, and a freshman/sophomore play. In addition, the Insight Theatre Company has partnered with Nerinx Hall and offers students internship opportunities to work in real professional theatre. Liturgies are celebrated throughout the year. For each mass, many of the students help in the process of planning and participating in liturgies throughout the school year. |
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Accomplishments 2008 - 2009 |
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Pulitzer Center AwardsFour Nerinx students were selected as winners in an essay contest sponsored by The Pulitzer Center and Civitas. Congratulations to freshman Maria Sanchez, sophomores Martha Orlet and Sonya McCanna, and junior Claire Meyer. Each won $50 and an all expense paid two-day trip to Washington D.C. to visit the Pulitzer Center for Crisis Reporting. They will then become Pulitzer Ambassadors and help get more people and schools involved in the Pulitzer Center. |
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Nerinx Musicians Shine2009 State Solo & Ensemble Mehreen Butt, 2009 Julie Clanahan, 2011 Liz Lampe, 2010 2008 District Choir Emily Wich, 2010 Lexi Lessaris, 2010 2009 District Solo & Ensemble Kathryn Bauman, 2012 Katie Hetlage, 2011 Tracy Johnson, 2012 Claire Minnick, 2012 Emma Sikora-Paulus, 2012 Emily Wich, 2010 |
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Pasta House Contest 2009Senior Rachel Bick took second place in the annual Pasta House contest for high school artists. |
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Nerinx Scholar Athlete 2009Melissa Hopfinger has been named the St. Louis Post-Dispatch Scholar Athlete from Nerinx Hall. Melissa plays softball and lacrosse. She is a National Merit student who serves as Vice-President of the National Honor Society. |
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Student of AchievementOnly thirty students in the metro area are recipients of this year's KMOX Radio / Southeast Missourit State University "Student of Achievement" Award. Nerinx Junior Lexi Ragsdale is one of them and has been offered a four-year scholarship to SEMO. Congratualations, Lexi! | |
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German Students Rank NationallyNerinx Juniors Megan Guinn & Andrea Hoelting scored above the 90th percentile on the AATG German National Test & qualify to win an all-expenses-paid, 4-week study-trip to Germany this summer. Will they choose to compete and win the trip? Stay posted! Gratuliere Megan & Andrea! Congratulations Megan & Andrea! | |
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Great Plains Math ContestAn undermanned team of only three Nerinx students placed 14th in the Great Plain Math competition, but senior Melissa Hopfinger placed fifth among all the 12th graders, which means she moves on to compete at the state level. | |
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National Merit Commended ScholarsFive Nerinx students have been recognized as Commended Scholars as a result of taking the PSAT last fall. They scored within the top 5% of the more than a million other juniors nationwide who also took the test. Congratulations to: Emily Autrey, Kelly Bean, Anna Denietolis, Melissa Hopfinger, Jessi Pachak | |
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| Art students with Tom Hunt created the centerpiece for the Earth Day celebration April 2008. Visitors to the celebration put their signatures on the sign, which read "I VOTE GREEN." In September the Missouri Votes Conservation group presented Nerinx with the Green Leader Award in appreciation for leadership in promoting sound conservation policy and environmental legislation. | ||
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Admission Process |
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Nerinx welcomed 160 young women in the Class of 2012.
Eighth grade students may make an appointment to visit for a full school day during the weeks from the middle of September to the middle of November. Seventh grade students interested in visiting Nerinx for a full school day may do so during the month of April by calling in March. (FYI: Because of the number of girls wanting to shadow, if a student comes in the spring, she will not be able to repeat her visit in the fall.) To schedule an appointment Interested families should plan to visit Nerinx during the annual Archdiocesan High School Open House on the first Sunday in November from noon to 4:30 p.m. Applications to Nerinx Hall are submitted in mid-November each year. Applications may be obtained from Catholic grade school principals, parish P.S.R. directors, or by calling Nerinx Hall. All applicants and their parents are interviewed by faculty during December and January. Selection is based upon grade school report cards, standardized testing, and the interview. During February the letters of acceptance are mailed in accordance with the policies of the Archdiocesan Education Office . | ||
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For more information please download: Frequently Asked Questions About Admissions To Nerinx Hall | ||
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| Further inquiries about admissions should be addressed to the Admissions Director, , at 314-968-1505 ext. 151. | ||
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