BELIEVE IT. BECOME IT.
For over 200 years, we have developed leaders of intellectual competence and high moral caliber.
For 100 years, the Backer Memorial has defined Oakland Avenue and this foundation continues with traditional and beautifully renovated modern spaces.
“When alumni are coming back decades and decades and decades later, that right there tells you how special this place is.”
– DANA WHALEN (CONNOR ‘23)
Zip Code ST. LOUIS METROPOLITAN AREA
1,007 STUDENTS
15,000 LIVING ALUMNI FROM AND +
157 MIDDLE SCHOOLS
OUTLYING ZIP CODES:
63379 - Troy, MO 63090 - Washington, MO 63701 - Cape Girardeau, MO 65010 - Columbia, MO
SLUH (63110)
Darker shades in the map indicate higher student populations.
SLUH’s tradition has been, and its vision remains, that a SLUH education be available to talented students from all backgrounds. SLUH practices needs-blind admissions and awarded $5.4 millionto over 50% of its students in 2023-24.
“You go from your neighborhood to the wider community when you’re a freshman. And the world is little bit bigger than the world you grew up in. And then by the time you’re a senior, the world is much bigger than the world in St. Louis and they understand that we’ve been given a lot of
– TOM ALBUS ‘90 (CHARLIE ‘21, BILL ‘24)
Thinking Critically
SLUH offers a complete wrap-around experience, encouraging and allowing a student to think critically, explore their interests and maximize their potential.
• Academic Excellence and Dedicated Faculty
• Cutting Edge Innovation & STEM Program
• Inspired Creativity
• Freshman Readiness
• Student Support
“Looking back, a turning point for me at SLUH intellectually, was the motivation from my Chemistry teacher. He helped me realize that if I studied hard and reached out for help, I could master any course.”
– DELTON UTSEY ‘18 WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST. LOUIS, COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE MAJOR
Academic Excellence and Dedicated Faculty
10:1
STUDENT/ TEACHER RATIO
21 AVERAGE CLASS SIZE
250 AVERAGE GRADUATING CLASS SIZE
As a college preparatory school, one of SLUH’s primary goals is to develop in each student the academic skills necessary to successfully continue his education after graduation. The rigorous, four-year, technology enhanced curriculum is tailored to achieve this result while simultaneously instilling curiosity and a worldview in keeping with the Jesuit tradition.
90 TEACHERS
5 ADMINISTRATORS
79 MASTERS DEGREES
4 PH.DS
5 JESUITS
8 COUNSELORS
“All of my son’s teachers, since he started here, have really pushed for him to be the best student that he can be. That’s the whole thing about being a lifelong learner, you should be able to apply whatever you’re doing here outside of this building.”
– REGA WESLEY-STEWART (CALVIN ‘24)
2024 ACT PERFORMANCE
PERFECT ACT SCORE (36)
NEAR PERFECT ACT SCORE (35)
7 STUDENTS
13 STUDENTS
71 STUDENTS ACT SCORE OF 32 OR HIGHER 91 STUDENTS MISSOURI BRIGHT FLIGHT ELIGIBLE
In May 2024, SLUH administered 1,204 Advanced Placement examinations to 578 students. 84% scored a three (3) or higher.
AP SCHOLAR
AP SCHOLAR WITH HONORS
AP SCHOLAR WITH DISTINCTION
99 STUDENTS
67 STUDENTS
85 STUDENTS (4.3 AVERAGE)
Though most students took AP exams in conjunction with their AP courses at SLUH, our students also took exams for the following subject not offered at the school: Physics C
“As a Jesuit school, SLUH has always been committed to a rigorous academic engagement in every area of our curriculum. Through careful reflection and thoughtful analysis, we form our students to be lifelong learners who can engage all of the complexities and nuances of life after high school.”
–
MATT STEWART ‘98, SJ, PRINCIPAL
Cutting Edge
Innovation / STEM
The James Guth Costigan ‘62 Innovation Lab is a great supplement to our STEM program:
• ROBOTICS MAKERSPACE
• WOODWORKING
• 3D PRINTING AND LASER CUTTERS
• FLEX CLASSROOM
In addition, facilities also include:
• RENOVATED SCIENCE LABS
• AQUAPONICS LAB
• COMMUNITY GARDEN
• TECH THEATER AREA
Students use iPads in the classroom along with Smartboards and Apple TV for lectures and demonstrations.
The new Claude J. Heithaus SJ 1916 Media Center opened recently for the development of the students’ creative ideas in music, audiovisual, technology and art.
It houses a video editing lab, the Dauphin yearbook and Prep News offices.
Inspired Creativity
BAND/ORCHESTRA
STUDIO ARTS
The Arts Department is dedicated to fostering the creativity of our students by offering a wide range of studio and performing arts. We recognize our students as both potential creators and patrons and celebrate each student’s unique style, gifts, insights and humanity.
CHORAL THEATER
Freshman Orientation
You’re admitted! Now what?
DIRECTION DAYS
Each freshman is immersed in two full days of orientation and assigned a senior advisor who will mentor them through the summer and their first semester.
SLUH 101
SLUH 101 seeks to have our new freshmen:
• Begin building relationships
• Learn Jesuit mission
• Use school technology responsibly and effectively
• Strengthen academic skills across curriculum
• Develop goals for their new year
(Required for a grade and graduation requirement. Offered in summer or first semester.)
“Everyone here is on the same level regardless of athletic ability, race, ethnicity, academics, etc. You have become ONE! The Class of 2028!”
– ERIC CLARK ‘83 PRESIDENT, LOYOLA ACADEMY, ADDRESSING THE CLASS OF 2028 AT DIRECTION DAYS
THE RUNNING OF THE BILLS
Each fall, during the first Friday home football game, freshmen paint themselves blue and for the first time, as Jr. Billikens, cheer on their team along with their senior advisors. It is a memorable experience for all and quite a sight to see. This has become the “official welcome” of our new students and their families to the school community.
Student Support
“What you’ll find at SLUH is a place where you are loved, where you are challenged and where you are fully supported to become all that God is calling you to be.”
– MR. TIM CURDT ‘90 DIRECTOR, LEARNING CENTER
ENGLISH TEACHER, SUMMER SCHOOL PRINCIPAL
A full team supports the academic and emotional well-being of each student and provide personal guidance in:
• Engaging as a new Jr. Billiken
• Developing study habits
• Forming good technology use
• Creating coursework plans
• Examining career choices
• Choosing a college/ university
4
DISTINCT AREAS OF SUPPORT
Senior Advisors are dedicated big brothers assigned to support freshmen as they become Jr. Bills over the course of their first year.
School Counselors are the first point of contact and assist students/parents in their transition to SLUH. They promote and support students’ success and wellness over their four years.
College Counselors help students/parents with the planning, discernment and application process while developing relationships with colleges and universities.
A comprehensive Learning Center, located in the school’s library, provides students with learning and study skills that promote success in their four years.
Leading Courageously
SLUH strives to strengthen a student’s place in his family, his community, his relationship with God and his sense of belonging.
• Unlimited Opportunities
• Athletic Tradition
• Jesuit Formation
“It takes me back to my high school days. I wish that I would have had those options. It’s such a wonderful place.”
– DON UNWIN (JAMES ‘25)
85+ CLUBS
Book Club
Chess Club
Chinese Club
Choir
Clavius Project
Unlimited
ACADEMIC DIVERSE INTERESTS
Poetry Out Loud
Prep News
Scholar Bowl
Shakespeare Contest
Engineering Club
French Club
lgnatian Business Leaders
Latin Club
Math Club
Medical
Careers Club
Missouri Youth & Government
Mock Trial Club
National Honor Society
Sisyphus (Literary Magazine)
SLUH Historical Society
Spanish Club Speech Team
Student Council (StuCo)
STEM/Robotics Club
Young Urban Planners
Youth & Government
A Capella Club
Antiracist
Coalition (ARC)
Architecture Club
Art Club
Asian Student Alliance
Association for Cultural Enrichment (ACES)
Black Student Union
Dauphin Players Gadfly
Hispanos y Latinos Unidos
KINO Teens
One World Club Ongoing Conversations
SLUH4GE
SLUH Crew
SLUH Energy Team
SLUH F3 (Fitness, Fellowship, Faith)
SLUH Food Team
SLUH Garden Team
SLUH Student
Media
SLUH Sports Network
SLUH VR Club
Theater Crew
Yearbook (The Dauphin)
Young Conservatives
Youth Leadership
St. Louis
Opportunities
RECREATIONAL SERVICE/FAITH
Bocce Club
Bowling Club
Car Club
Circus Club
Coffee Club
Disc Golf
Dumbills (Weightlifting)
eSports Club
Farm to Table Club
Film Club
Fishing Club
Gaelic Football
Intramurals
Lion Dance Club
Magic the Gathering Club
Outdoor
Adventure Club
Photography Club
Pickleball Club
Ping Pong Club
Poker Club
Rifle Club
Sand Volleyball Club
Smash Club
Strategy Board Game
Tailgate Club
Ultimate Frisbee
Woodworking Club
Admissions
Ambassadors
Berchmans Society
Cannonball Club
Community Service
Kino Teens
Liturgical Music
Men for Life
Pastoral Teams
President’s
Ambassadors
Shadow@SLUH Hosts
SLUH Sodality
Sustainability Club
Start your own!
DON’T SEE A CLUB? ”A huge lesson for our boys. They can trust their leaders here to form them if they will give themselves over to what is happening here. There is so much to look forward to.”
– JEN HOGAN (THOMAS ‘15, MICHAEL ‘18, DANIEL ‘21)
Athletic Tradition
SLUH’s strong athletic tradition continues today with over 60 teams in 21 interscholastic sports programs and many national, state and conference titles.
• BASEBALL
• BASKETBALL
• BOWLING
• CROSS COUNTRY
• ESPORTS
• FOOTBALL
• GOLF
• ICE HOCKEY
• INLINE HOCKEY
• LACROSSE
• RACQUETBALL
• RIFLE
• RUGBY
• SOCCER
• SWIMMING & DIVING
• TENNIS
• TRACK & FIELD
• ULTIMATE FRISBEE
• VOLLEYBALL
• WATER POLO
• WRESTLING
Students also participate in athletic programs by serving as team managers, reporters for the Prep News and announcers on the SLUH Sports Network.
Whether playing in the game or cheering on his fellow Jr. Billikens from the sidelines, students are guaranteed a front row seat for an incomparable display of Jr. Billiken spirit.
“The spirit at SLUH is palpable, it’s real and you can feel it in a class, walking down the hallways or at a football game.”
– AJ THOMPSON ‘22
FOUNDING MEMBER
OF METRO CATHOLIC CONFERENCE (MCC)
Jesuit
Formation
SLUH’s
campus ministry program builds a strong moral, ethical and spiritual foundation.
PRAYER
LITURGY
RETREATS
Prayer and reflection are just two ways SLUH students further develop faith and spirituality. A comprehensive program of liturgy, prayer and retreats forms men for and with others to foster a love of God, others and self.
For the Greater Glory of God serves as the motto of the Society of Jesus (SJ) and SLUH, reminding our students to consider God always in their thoughts, words and actions.
Transforming Our Community, Country and the World as Men for Others
SLUH challenges our students to cultivate life-affirming virtues, compassionate hearts and a global mindset for the generous service of others.
• Community
• Expansive Service and Outreach
• Citizens of the World
Community
We believe that every person is made in the image of God and deserves to be treated with dignity and respect at all times. Embracing diversity of cultures and thought allows our young men to enrich their formation and build brotherhood.
STUDENT AFFINITY GROUPS
SLUH has made conscious efforts to diversify its student body through the following programs:
• ASSOCIATION FOR CULTURAL ENRICHMENT AT SLUH (ACES)
• ANTI-RACIST COALITION
• ASIAN STUDENT ALLIANCE
• BLACK STUDENT UNION
• HISPANOS Y LATINOS UNIDOS
• ONGOING CONVERSATIONS
• SLUH STUDENTS FOR GENDER EQUALITY
ACTIVE PARENT COMMUNITY
Opportunities for our parents strengthen and enrich our school community:
• MOTHERS CLUB
• FATHERS CLUB
• AMDG IGNATIAN SPIRITUALITY FOR PARENTS
• PARENT ASSOCIATION FOR CULTURAL ENRICHMENT AT SLUH (PACES)
• VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
• SOCIAL EVENTS
STRONG ALUMNI NETWORK
Our alumni community — comprised of 15,000+ Men for Others who are bold leaders and learners pursuing excellence in a multitude of industries, interests and regions all around the world — have many opportunities to reconnect, network, volunteer and more.
Expansive Service and Outreach
SLUH students become Men for Others through a robust service and outreach program at more than 80 project sites in the St. Louis metropolitan area, nationally, and globally.
COMMUNITY SERVICE
A comprehensive 3-year required Service Program embraces the concept of “service of presence” and immerses our students in daily work at more than 80 project sites.
FRESHMAN: One after-school service obligation per semester
SOPHOMORE: 10 hours in one quarter at one project site
JUNIOR: Voluntary
SENIOR: The month of January immersed at their self-selected service site
PURSUIT OF JUSTICE
Several voluntary opportunities to view the world through the eyes of the poor and marginalized including Arrupe Leaders Summit, Ignatian Family Teach-In for Justice, and March for Life.
IMMERSION TRIPS
Trips to seven different countries and in the US that allow students to create a deeper connection and to experience life as those who live in the environment daily.
Citizens of the World
7
TOTAL MODERN AND CLASSICAL LANGUAGES
• SPANISH
PROGRAMS
NUMEROUS INTERNATIONAL
for language immersion, service, virtual exchanges or host families
• FRENCH
• LATIN
• RUSSIAN
• CHINESE
• ARABIC
• GREEK (SENIOR ELECTIVE)
SLUH develops its students into global citizens through a robust mandatory global education program ranging from local, in-house projects during school hours to longterm, international travel programs during school breaks.
Through this engagement, Jr. Bills:
• Seek to deepen awareness and responsibility in an interconnected world.
• Stand in solidarity with others in pursuit of a sustainable earth.
• Are true companions in the mission of reconciliation and justice.
Where will you go?
USA Service Immersion
MEXICO Service Immersion
GUATEMALA Service Immersion
HONDURAS Service Immersion
COLOMBIA Language Immersion (Spanish)
IRELAND Exchange Program
FRANCE
• Service Immersion
• Language Immersion (French)
SPAIN
• Ignatian Pilgrimage
• Language Immersion (Spanish)
ITALY Ignatian Pilgrimage
GREECE Classics Program
CHILE Language Immersion (Spanish)
LITHUANIA Language Immersion (Russian)
POLAND
• Service Immersion
• Language Immersion (Russian)
TURKEY Ottoman Empire Program
JORDAN Service Immersion
EGYPT Language Immersion (Arabic)
SOUTH AFRICA Rhino Rescue
INDIA Agape Exchange
TAIWAN
• Service Immersion
• Language Immersion (Chinese)
Become a Jr. Billiken who walks across the stage to receive their diploma complete with the characteristics of the “Graduate at Graduation.”
BECOME IT.
ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE
Exhibits mastery of academics that exceeds requirements of college admissions; committed to life-long learning.
OPEN TO GROWTH RELIGIOUS LOVING
COMMITTED TO JUSTICE
Seeks opportunities to stretch the mind, imagination, feelings and religious consciousness.
Possesses knowledge of Catholic teachings and Ignatian spirituality, and integrates these values in his development. Moves beyond self-interest in close relationships; develops a deeper level of empathy for others and cares for human life.
Aware of societal injustices while recognizing the potential for doing justice; inspired to live for and with others in a global society.
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DIRECTOR OF ADMISSIONS
Ann Murphy (314) 269-2097 amurphy@sluh.org
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF ADMISSIONS
Jennifer Thomas (314) 269-2099 jthomas@sluh.org
ADMISSIONS COORDINATOR
Kara Mauzy (314) 269-2094 kmauzy@sluh.org
DIRECTOR OF FINANCIAL AID
Craig Hannick (314) 269-2098 channick@sluh.org