Anonymous wrote:We are not Catholic and DD with ADHD and dyslexia goes to O'Connell. Not being Catholic has not been an issue and the theology classes have been some of her favorite classes. Like the previous poster, we emphasized with her that she didn't need to agree with the teachings but she needed to respect the faith of everyone. DD didn't feel any pressure to attend the rally and just used the day off to have a quiet day at home. She did attend one of the overnight retreats and enjoyed that.

The supports haven't been quite as strong as I anticipated, but having the space in her schedule for Muller Center has been valuable as the workload got heavier.

We’re at BI and this is exactly our talking points. Not being Catholic has never been an issue or really even come up for that matter

We are not Catholic and DD with ADHD and dyslexia goes to O'Connell. Not being Catholic has not been an issue and the theology classes have been some of her favorite classes. Like the previous poster, we emphasized with her that she didn't need to agree with the teachings but she needed to respect the faith of everyone. DD didn't feel any pressure to attend the rally and just used the day off to have a quiet day at home. She did attend one of the overnight retreats and enjoyed that.

The supports haven't been quite as strong as I anticipated, but having the space in her schedule for Muller Center has been valuable as the workload got heavier.

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Anonymous wrote:We were definitely not Catholic - my son hadn't stepped foot in a church in at least 10 years. Aside from the day they get off school to go to an anti-abortion protest every year, it wasn't an issue. I told my son if he knocks some girl up by accident, he absolutely should consider abortion but go and learn how to protest. The other thing is - he had a religion class each year that made literally no sense. I'm comfortable with religious-speak, but it was bonkers. I told him to figure out what the answer is and just to repeat it, ignoring whether it made any rational sense.

Say more about the religious classes please. Also, I love that you said that to your son!

DP. Definitely look up the required religion classes. We considered O’Connell but having to take religion classes focused on Catholicism every semester was a dealbreaker. DC is dyslexic, so there was no reason to have to put so much reading and writing effort into a core class outside of our family’s beliefs and values.

O’Connell’s religion requirements (two 1-semester classes per year):
9th - Jesus in Scripture / The Old Testament
10th - Jesus the Redeemer / The Church
11th - Sacraments / Morality
12th - choice of two: Living as a Disciple of Christ / The Church in the 21st Century / Sharing the Faith in the World Today / Witnessing the Gospel / Theology of the Body

Course guide available here: https://www.bishopoconnell.org/academics/program-of-studies

What the hell did you expect at a CATHOLIC school???

I was answering the pp’s question about religion classes.

To answer your question, we expected pretty much that but because of DC’s dyslexia and the strong recommendation to O’Connell’s excellent academic center, we decided to check it out anyway. As expected, it was not a fit. Is that a problem for you? You seem extremely worked up.

According to the school's profile it's 27 percent non-Catholic. That's not nothing.

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Anonymous wrote:We were definitely not Catholic - my son hadn't stepped foot in a church in at least 10 years. Aside from the day they get off school to go to an anti-abortion protest every year, it wasn't an issue. I told my son if he knocks some girl up by accident, he absolutely should consider abortion but go and learn how to protest. The other thing is - he had a religion class each year that made literally no sense. I'm comfortable with religious-speak, but it was bonkers. I told him to figure out what the answer is and just to repeat it, ignoring whether it made any rational sense.

Say more about the religious classes please. Also, I love that you said that to your son!

DP. Definitely look up the required religion classes. We considered O’Connell but having to take religion classes focused on Catholicism every semester was a dealbreaker. DC is dyslexic, so there was no reason to have to put so much reading and writing effort into a core class outside of our family’s beliefs and values.

O’Connell’s religion requirements (two 1-semester classes per year):
9th - Jesus in Scripture / The Old Testament
10th - Jesus the Redeemer / The Church
11th - Sacraments / Morality
12th - choice of two: Living as a Disciple of Christ / The Church in the 21st Century / Sharing the Faith in the World Today / Witnessing the Gospel / Theology of the Body

Course guide available here: https://www.bishopoconnell.org/academics/program-of-studies

What the hell did you expect at a CATHOLIC school???

I can't speak about O'Connell specifically, but there is a large chunk of non-Catholic kids in most of the archdiocesan high schools. It's a non-issue.

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Anonymous wrote:We were definitely not Catholic - my son hadn't stepped foot in a church in at least 10 years. Aside from the day they get off school to go to an anti-abortion protest every year, it wasn't an issue. I told my son if he knocks some girl up by accident, he absolutely should consider abortion but go and learn how to protest. The other thing is - he had a religion class each year that made literally no sense. I'm comfortable with religious-speak, but it was bonkers. I told him to figure out what the answer is and just to repeat it, ignoring whether it made any rational sense.

Say more about the religious classes please. Also, I love that you said that to your son!

DP. Definitely look up the required religion classes. We considered O’Connell but having to take religion classes focused on Catholicism every semester was a dealbreaker. DC is dyslexic, so there was no reason to have to put so much reading and writing effort into a core class outside of our family’s beliefs and values.

O’Connell’s religion requirements (two 1-semester classes per year):
9th - Jesus in Scripture / The Old Testament
10th - Jesus the Redeemer / The Church
11th - Sacraments / Morality
12th - choice of two: Living as a Disciple of Christ / The Church in the 21st Century / Sharing the Faith in the World Today / Witnessing the Gospel / Theology of the Body

Course guide available here: https://www.bishopoconnell.org/academics/program-of-studies

My non-Catholic granddaughter goes to DJO and adjusted quickly. She needed a smaller school and smaller classes than the nearby public.

Our family is mostly Protestant, but coincidentally some of her relatives were/are Catholic and taught there. I’ve heard that about 20% of students are non-Catholic.

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Anonymous wrote:I realize this has been asked before but interested in any updated feedback as I consider for my child for HS. Feels like would be great academic and social fit but we are not catholic - will she feel included?

What is wrong with you?

Academic fit? This is a Catholic school that is what they teach. You want your kid indoctrinated and less time on actual subjects?

Given your post your kid doesn't come from a very intelligent parent base might want some where else.

Ignore this OP. Thread is off the rails. She will feel included and will make friends via her sport or other interests. I have good friends w/ kids at Catholic high schools in the area and all have had positive experiences. There definitely is a community feel and my friends felt very welcomed. I can’t speak to O’Connell specifically but I think it would be similar.

Anonymous wrote:I realize this has been asked before but interested in any updated feedback as I consider for my child for HS. Feels like would be great academic and social fit but we are not catholic - will she feel included?

What is wrong with you?

Academic fit? This is a Catholic school that is what they teach. You want your kid indoctrinated and less time on actual subjects?

Given your post your kid doesn't come from a very intelligent parent base might want some where else.

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Anonymous wrote:You’re all just awful people belittling the religion of the school you freely chose to send your kids to.

Not agreeing is not belittling.

10:17 called a theology class "bonkers." Is that not belittling?

Anonymous wrote:Genuine question - why send your kids to Catholic if you are not Catholic? Is this an attempt at backdoor/cheaper private school?

Great education, generally well behaved students, caring adults.

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Anonymous wrote:We were definitely not Catholic - my son hadn't stepped foot in a church in at least 10 years. Aside from the day they get off school to go to an anti-abortion protest every year, it wasn't an issue. I told my son if he knocks some girl up by accident, he absolutely should consider abortion but go and learn how to protest. The other thing is - he had a religion class each year that made literally no sense. I'm comfortable with religious-speak, but it was bonkers. I told him to figure out what the answer is and just to repeat it, ignoring whether it made any rational sense.

They don’t have to go the protest

+1 like 4 kids in my kids' Catholic high school went, everybody else went to school as usual. Lots of Catholics disagree with the political forced birth movement.

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Anonymous wrote:You’re all just awful people belittling the religion of the school you freely chose to send your kids to.

Not agreeing is not belittling.

Oh yeah? Is this quote simply not "agreeing?"

"The other thing is - he had a religion class each year that made literally no sense. I'm comfortable with religious-speak, but it was bonkers. I told him to figure out what the answer is and just to repeat it, ignoring whether it made any rational sense."

Genuine question - why send your kids to Catholic if you are not Catholic? Is this an attempt at backdoor/cheaper private school?