Faith Families

WE ARE FAMILY

faith families & her system

The Herd System is an all encompassing way of structuring student life: faith development, academics, service, student government, and school spirit. It enables all students to embrace their potential for leadership by increasing the opportunities to contribute to the Bishop Miege Community.

The Primary Purpose:

To encourage the growth of a personal relationship with Jesus Christ for every student in a supportive family structured environment.

• Faith Growing a relationship with Jesus Christ • Community Finding Christ in one another • Service Serving Christ by serving others To meet these core values, each student is placed in a multi-grade Faith Family with students from each grade level. A member of the faculty will serve as a Faith Family Mentor for the student’s entire tenure at Bishop Miege High School.

Faith Family Herds

Four Faith Families constitute a Herd. The names of the Herds honor notable Miege faculty members that have helped to build the supportive culture our school enjoys today.

Three Core Values:

HERD Council System

Student leadership is incorporated into the community system. Each Faith Family selects one senior captain. Each Faith Family also selects an underclassman to serve as deputy to assist the captain.

The HERD Executive Council

In the Spring each Herd votes on an Executive Captain for the following school year. These eight Executive Captains lead the Herd Council, which advises administration on student issues and oversees student community building activities within our school.

A Miege legend, color, symbols, and motto make up each Herd Crest creating each Herd identity: Students wear Herd shirts for various Faith Family activities throughout the year.