Principal Mrs. Sandoval was highlighted for her efforts as a transformative leader in the Catalyst Maria High School community! Mrs. Sandoval, an Accelerate Institute Ryan Fellow, was featured in a video highlighting the exceptional culture and demonstrable scholar outcomes she is leading in the Catalyst Maria community! The video can be accessed below- congratulations Mrs. Sandoval on this great recognition!
Catalyst Maria High School held a Science Fair Wednesday December 10, 2014 in the gym! Check our a picture from this event below:
As of December 9, 2014, Catalyst Maria senior scholars have received 30 college acceptance letters and have earned $742,900 in scholarships – and both of those numbers are only going up! A huge shout out to our senior teachers, seminar teachers, admin, and counselors for the work you are doing to ensure 100% acceptance, but more importantly, informed college decisions, access to choice and financial assistance! This is truly a team effort to create the best opportunities for Catalyst Maria scholars. We will continue to update – we are getting new acceptances daily! Congratulations Catayst Maria scholars, families and staff!
Catalyst Maria High School will host an Open House for prospective students and their families this Wednesday, December 10, 2014. This event will be held from 1:45-3:30 PM. A detailed schedule is below:
1:45-2:00 Teachers in auditorium lobby to greet potential families
2:00-2:30 Presentation in Auditorium
2:30-2:45 Scholar ambassadors speak on their experience at Catalyst Maria
2:45-3:30 Tours with Scholar Leaders
We hope that you will join us!
Catalyst's Maria's Director of College Readiness and Assessment Ms. Sasha Fawaz was recently selected as the OneGoal Program Director at Catalyst Maria!
As a OneGoal Program Director, she will be a catalyst for student growth and achievement for the students in the high school at Catalyst Maria.
Great leaders like Ms. Fawaz are the heart of our work and the foundation of the OneGoal program model. As the nation’s only teacher-led college persistence organization, she will lead scholars to reach their full potential and graduate from college.
As it stands, only nine percent of CPS ninth graders are expected to graduate from college by age 25. In stark contrast, 87 percent of OneGoal’s high school graduates have enrolled in college. Of those who enroll, 83 percent are persisting in college or have graduated with a college degree.
OneGoal has seen incredible school-wide impact as a result of our model. GPAs and ACT scores rise, with individual students, in classrooms and school-wide. OneGoal will welcome Ms. Fawaz as part of a unique collaborative of talented educators who support each other, share best practices, and whose feedback enables us to continually improve upon our curriculum, program model and organization as a whole.
Congratulations Ms. Fawaz and the Catalyst Maria team!