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We are non-Catholic but are considering parochial high schools for our DC (currently in 7th grade) who is a high achieving student and very strong athlete - football and lacrosse.  We like Catholic school's academic programs (okay, I know people are going to say they aren't as good as a Big 3, but we are okay with that), student:teacher ratios, the emphasis on service, the diversity (racial, socio-economic, academic), tuition rates and athletic opportunities.  We are Christian, but are not regular church goers.  Is there a different religious feel among Prep, GC, St. John's and Gonzaga?  If so, what does that continuum look like?

Thanks![/quote]

I know this isn't exactly responsive to your question, but at Prep and Gonzaga our experience is that the families that send their sons to these schools are not only Catholic, they are very frequently practicing Catholics. So your son's classmates at either Prep and Gonzaga will have come from parish grammar schools and will be regulars at Mass in their parishes. These are not people who take being a Catholic lightly. It is central to their identity. Most of the students have Irish lineage.

Attendance at Mass is part of the basic activity at both of these schools. There aren't a lot of non-Catholics at either. Many of the students have fathers or uncles or brothers or all three that have attended these schools.

A non-Catholic at either Prep or Gonzaga is part of a very small minority.[/quote]

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