GENERAL INFORMATION

STUDENT BODY

Six hundred ninety-five students are are enrolled at Antonian College Preparatory High School. Each year Antonian admits 160 ninth grade students. The ethnic breakdown of the student body is as follows: 60 % Hispanic, 37% White and 03% declaring other cultural backgrounds. Approximately 20% of the students receive financial assistance from the school. Ninety-two percent of the student body is Catholic and 08% come from other faith traditions. Fifty-one percent of the student body is male and 49% is female.

FACULTY

Faculty brings a combination of professional experience and creativity to a strong academic program while modeling Christian values and a sense of community to the student body. There are 43 faculty members and all hold the necessary and appropriate credentials as prescribed by the Texas Catholic Conference Education Department and the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.

DRESS CODE AND UNIFORM

All Antonian students must adhere to a specific uniform that can be purchased at Parker Uniform.  There is a variety of dress styles and type. Students must wear the prescribed dress uniform on Mass days and other special occasions.

ACADEMIC PROGRAM AND SCHEDULING

Antonian has a traditional program with a regular schedule. The format of the schedule is: seven classes a day, five times a week. The school follows a semester system and the program of study prepares the student for success in college. Programs are designed to meet the high standards of major universities in the United States

GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS

CLASS SIZE

The targeted class size school-wide is 25 students per class. The student to teacher ratio is 16:1.

HONORS STUDIES

As a general rule, students scoring above the 90th percentile, are encouraged to take honors level classes that better challenge their intellectual abilities.

ADVANCE PLACEMENT PROGRAM

The advanced placement (A.P.) program at Antonian offers a college/university level curriculum for high school students. A.P. courses assess students by college/university level standards. It is expected that students who sign up for A.P. courses will be highly motivated and will make the A.P. course and exam a priority. The 2003 AP Results offered a 75% success rate.

Advanced placement are offered in:

• Economics
• English Literature
• English Writing
• Government
• Latin
• History
• Calculus
• Physics
• Spanish

Success in advanced placement courses allows students to earn college credits while attending Antonian College Preparatory High School.

Students are also enrolled in Dual Credit Courses with Palo Alto College.

CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY SERVICE PROGRAM

One hundred hours of Community Service are required for graduation.

Ninth grade students are expected to provide service to their families. Tenth grade students are expected to provide service to their school.  Eleventh grade students are expected to provide service to their parish. Twelfth grade students are expected to provide service to the city-wide community.

In addition to this expectation, Antonian students provide over 20,000 hours of service to the community through their involvement in clubs and school activities.

During the 2002-2003 school year students raised over thirty thousand dollars to assist various worthwhile projects: St. Gerard High School, St. Mary's School by the Riverwalk, The Honduras 16th Project, The African Goat Project and many more.

During the 2005-2006 School Year students raised over $15,000.00 to assist children in Zambia through the Children in Need Foundation.

CO-CURRICULAR PROGRAMS

ATHLETICS

Our school offers a full athletic program. Currently there are 13 sports and 30 teams staffed by 40 coaches. Over two-thirds of the student body participate in one or more sport. Antonian's strong student-athlete concept fosters academic achievement as well as athletic development.

There are over four hundred (475) students or seventy percent (75%) of the student body involved in athletics.  Since the 1996, the school has won State Championships in boys’ volleyball and girls’ volleyball, five in boys basketball, the girls’ basketball team advanced to the final four times, the boys’ and girls’ cross-country team won four,  the baseball and softball teams advanced to regional play and state tournaments. Antonian was ranked 2nd overall in the State of Texas among Private and Parochial School for having won the most contests and state championships. 

• Fall Sports: Football, Cross Country, Tennis, Swimming, and Girls Volleyball
• Winter Sports: Boys Basketball, Girls Basketball, Boys Soccer, Girls Soccer, Swimming and Tennis
• Spring Sports: Baseball, Golf, Track & Field, Softball, Swimming, and Tennis.
• Year Round:  Competition Cheerleading, Varsity Cheerleading, Antonian Silver Dancers

The Silver Dancers have won National Championships for the last five years.  The Competition Cheerleaders have participated and been named National Champions also.

In 2003 and 2004, the San Antonio Express News named Antonian’s Athletic Program number one among private schools in San Antonio.

In 2005 the San Antonio Express News named Antonian the top Athletic Program among other Catholic Schools.

CLUBS

There are many co-curricular activities in which a student can be involved. Antonian's desire is to educate the whole person, not solely intellectually, but in other ways as well. Some of the activities a student can be part of are listed below.

• Student Government
• National Honor Society
• Mu Alpha Theta Math Honor Society
• Matthews Closet
• The Academic Team
• The Environmental Club
• The Latin Club
• The Spanish Club
• The Chess Club
• Clubs
• The Medical Club
• The Theology Club
• The Literary Magazine Club
• Renaissance Service Club
• Drama and Chorus Programs
• Band and Flag Guard Programs

In addition to the clubs, there is the production of the yearbook, The Warrior, and the newspaper, The Smoke Signal. Both publications have won local, state and national awards.

In 2006 the Antonian Latin team won the State Junior Classical League Regional and placed 3rd in Satte.

In 2004 the Antonian Latin team won the State Junior Classical League State Championship in Latin.

The Latin Club has won the Texas Latin Society Regional Championship in 2002 and 2003,  place 3rd and 4th respectively at State competition and participated in the National Cartemen Championship.

The Antonian Academic Team won the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools District Academic Competition in 2002 and 2003.

ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNANCE

Antonian College Preparatory High School is an Archdiocesan High School. It is one of two Archdiocesan schools in the Archdiocese of San Antonio

Antonian is part of 40 year legacy of Catholic education, tradition and values in the Archdiocese of San Antonio. The School Council consists of nine individual four of which are elected and five are appointed.

THE ANTONIAN SCHOOL COUNCIL

Dr. Cindy Mueller-Banker, Chair
Mrs. Mary Hoffman, Vice President
Mrs. Suzanne Atiee, Secretary

Mr. James Garza
Mr. John Garza
Mrs. Monica Navarro
Mrs. Lora Matlock
Mr. Hermann von Bertrab

Mr. Joe Ruiz

SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION

The school’s administration is a team of dedicated professionals who have been provided the time, information, resources, and training to make decisions intended to further a positive educational climate and opportunities for students. Administrative services provide for the well-being of the students as individuals and for the general welfare of the student body as set forth in the school’s mission statement. The Following are the administrators of Antonian:

Office of the Principal - Gilbert L. Saenz

Dean of Students - Jacqueline S. Palermo

Dean of Academics - Steve Hayward

Counselors - Leslie Macias and Venezia Ramirez

School Accountant - RC Velez

Accounting Assistant - Avelina Cavazos

Athletic Director - Don Nelson

Assistant Athletic Director - Laura Rodriguez

Administrative Assistants - Linda Wagner

Administrative Assistant - Janie Ramirez

Registrar - Mrs. Laura Rodriguez

Attendance - Maria Gutierrez

Retreat House - Josie Faz

AUXILIARY ORGANIZATIONS

Antonian depends on two auxiliary organizations whose membership includes parents and friends of the school community. The annual combined financial contributions of the Parents Club and Boosters Club represent a significant contribution needed to subsidize improvements in the school and thereby help defray the rising costs of a quality Catholic education.

Parents Club
The Parent Club serves the school’s parent community by furthering the mission of the school in the community at large. Parents of all currently enrolled students are automatically members of the school’s parent club.

Boosters Club
The purpose of the club is to support Apache athletics as an integral part of the educational mission of the school. The Boosters assist Antonian by supporting athletic activities and by promoting excellence in education, morality, faith, values, leadership, physical fitness, discipline, sportsmanship, and equal opportunities for all students.