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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am the poster above who said I thought the open house was terrific!  But one question for SJC parents -- I know the Scholars program is supposedly great -- and there was alot of talk about it at the open house -- but that is only for 50 kids per grade. I have a DS who is very bright, gets great grades, but he loves sports and definitely does not want to take all honors classes.  His pre-HSPT score is within the Scholars requirements, but he does not want to apply.

So long way to ask -- how is SJC for bright, motivated boys who want to have a more balanced high school experience?  Can SJC be a great education for those outside of the Scholars program?  Maybe he would take 3 honors classes?[/quote]

There's the scholars program and then there's also the Honor's program.  I think they take the same classes but the scholars kids also have thing like the retreat, study aboard, enhanced college counseling, etc.

My son was coming from public as a non-Catholic.  Straight As, 99% HSPT, athlete.  Applied to the SJC Scholar's program and was not accepted but the acceptance letter said that he was admitted to the SJC Honor's program. 
My impression is that the Honor's program is Scholar's program without the full commitment and might be a good fit for your child.  
He was also accepted to Sidwell, STA, Potomac, Gonzaga, GDS so he was a competitive applicant.  In our experience, getting a Scholar's spot as a non-Catholic was quite competitive.  He ended up at his top choice so all worked out.  
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