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Academic Excellence

Accelerated Achievement Opportunities

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C-Mites www.cmu.edu/cmites/

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Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Science www.psu.edu/spacegrant/k12/highschool.html#pjas

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John Hopkins University Testing www.jhu.edu/~gifted/

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Honors Band

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Links to Learn

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Student Tutors

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Spanish

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Thinking Cap Bowl Quiz

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Spelling Bee

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Geography Bee

Academic Information

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St. John the Baptist School is a Middle State Accredited School.

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All of the teachers at St. John the Baptist School are certified by the state of Pennsylvania and the Diocese of Pittsburgh.

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St. John the Baptist eighth grade students consistently graduate with curriculum area scores which are two to three grade levels above their level in math, science, social studies, reading, and English as reported in the results of our national administered standardized tests.

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Interactive, on-line PC computer lab is available to all students in grades kindergarten through eight. In addition, each student has one computer class per week. The school library is computerized and is on-line.

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Incentive, co-curricular reading, and English opportunities are available at all levels.

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Students have hands-on math and science opportunities at all levels.

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The use of the latest Texas Instruments graphic calculators is integrated into the math and science curricula in grades seven and eight.

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Accelerated math classes are available for students in grades seven and eight.

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Remedial services are provided by the Allegheny Intermediate Unit and the Penn Hills and Plum Borough School Districts. The following services are available at St. John: math and reading vans, speech and language therapy, counseling services, testing (academic and behavioral.)

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St. John the Baptist School also has an excellent Student Assistance Program which is staffed by the teachers.

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All students in grades kindergarten through eight have art, music, and physical education. Students in grades one through six have music twice a week. Students in grades one through eight have a computer class once a week.

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St. John the Baptist School offers after school care for students in grades kindergarten through five.

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Tuition subsidy and financial aid are available.

bullet All students in Grades 6-8 take Middle School Spanish.  6th Grade has Spanish twice a week.  7th and 8th Grades have Spanish 3 times a week.