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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How Catholic is it for a non-Catholic student?  (do those get in? I feel like I know some families whose kids are there who aren't Catholic but not sure how much of an anomaly they are).  Also wondering how welcome kids of same sex parents feel.  thx![/quote]

Came here to ask the same question! We also attended the open house and while DH and I were impressed, DD was not. The fine arts offerings were disappointing, even though the art studios were beautiful.  She was excited about the wide range of clubs and extracurriculars though, so we may still apply.  But coming from a much smaller, non-religious independent school (and we’re not catholic) so wondering how a non-catholic would fit in?[/quote]

Non Catholics will be just fine at SJC.  Its a Catholic school so you’ll have to be respectful of the Catholic traditions like mass, religion classes, brothers and possible sisters as some teachers, but otherwise it will feel like a normal private school.  Openminded kids and families may also fine some of the traditions and religion classes interesting and worthwhile.  For instance Junior year Morality class can be appreciated by all persons, so can a service learning project, or understanding World Religions.  No one at the school is going to try to force a student to convert to Catholic or criticize them for being another religion or agnostic.  In fact, it likely won’t even come up.

Females have been able to wear pants for decades.  They can choose to be part of the Cadet Corps program or Leadership program and can even switch from Cadet to Leadership(don’t know a lot that switch the other way).

If you like what SJC has to offer, don’t let being a non Catholic be a cause for concern. [/quote]

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