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Billings Catholic Schools will provide an exceptional Catholic education emphasizing formation in faith, family spirit, and academic excellence.

FAITH ▪ FAMILY SPIRIT ▪ ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE

BCS Administration President Shaun Harrington Early Childhood Director Michelle Trafton Saint Francis K-4 Principal Debra Hayes Saint Francis 5-8 Principal Jim Stanton BCCHS Principal Shel Hanser Finance Officer Kaitlin Overton Admissions Kathleen Harris Education Director Danielle Watson IT Director Bruce St Clair MT Supt. of Catholic Schools Dr. Timothy Uhl The Most Reverend Bishop Michael Warfel Classroom Teachers 65 Specialists 12 Enrollment 5-year Average PK-12 989 Current Population 1026 Gender 53% Male 47% Female Religion 71% Catholic

Ethnicity Hispanic 6.0% American Indian/ Native Alaskan 3.6% Asian 3.0% Black/African American 2.2% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander .6% White 80.6% Unspecified 4.0%

Financial Assistance 85% of students receive financial assistance or scholarship dollars 14% of students are ACE Scholarship Recipients Funding Generated By Marketing Fundraising 2% School Fundraising 3% Early Childhood Education 5% Gifts, Other Fundraising and Investment Income 6% Parish Support 10% BCS Foundation 16% Tuition 58%

Saint Francis Early Childhood Education Center 1734 Yellowstone Avenue ▪ 406.656.2300

Saint Francis Catholic School 2202 Colton Boulevard ▪ 406.259.5037

Billings Central Catholic High School 3 Broadwater Avenue ▪ 406.245.6651

Billings Catholic Schools Administration Office 215 N. 31st ▪ 406.252.0997

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Billings Catholic Schools

At A Glance • Enrollment 329 • Teaching Staff 27 • 55% of staff hold advanced degrees • All teachers certified by the Montana Office of Public Instruction • 50% of teaching staff have 10 or more years experience • 85% of students receive tuition assistance • 14% receive the ACE Scholarship • Mass, Holy Days and Sacraments celebrated • Drug testing is a condition of enrollment • Full time college advising counselor • Advanced Placement Computer Science offered • One to one iPad school • Students take biology as freshmen • Driver Education offered during school day • All juniors will take the ACT at Central in the spring • MAP test each year, as well as CRT in science, PSAT/NMSQT,

TrigStar, ACT, SAT, and Advanced Placement Tests • 85%+ of student body participates in one or more MHSA activity • Over 40 extra-curricular activities offered to students • 34 State Championships in past 10 years • Over 2/3 of student body participate in fine arts • 6,000+ community service hours annually

Class of 2017 • 89 in senior class • 114 student enrollments in advanced placement courses • 71 students took a total of 152 advanced placement exams, and over 58% scored a 3 or higher

• 58 student enrollments in dual credit courses

• Average ACT Score 23.8 State Average 20.3 National Average 21.0 • Accepted into 119 colleges in 39 states,

two provinces and Canada • Graduation Rate 100% • Attending College 90% • Awarded Scholarship Dollars 75% • Attending a State College 59% • Attending a Catholic College 18%

Total College Scholarship Dollars Offered:

$9.2 Million Total College Scholarship

Dollars Accepted: $2.5 Million

Principal: Shel Hanser Vice-Principal: Jim Hawbaker Admissions: Kathleen Harris College Admissions: Robert Keenum School Counselor: Katie Hogan

Accredited by the Montana Office of Public Instruction, AdvancED, and the Western

Catholic Education Association

BCCHS Offers 16 Honors, Advanced Placement and Dual Enrollment Courses: Honors English I, Honors English II, Honors English III,

AP English IV, Honors Chemistry, AP Chemistry, Honors Freshman Biology, AP Biology, AP Environmental Science, AP Calculus, AP

Statistics, AP Computer Science Dual Enrollment Courses: World Civilization, US History, College Algebra and College Trigonometry

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Billings Central Catholic High School

3 Broadwater Avenue ▪ Billings, Montana 59101 ▪ 406.245.6651

Billings Central Catholic High School will provide an exceptional Catholic education emphasizing formation in faith, family spirit, and academic excellence



Saint Francis Catholic School

Debra Hayes, Principal, Grades K-4 Jim Stanton, Principal, Grades 5-8 Kathleen Harris, Admissions At A Glance • Current Enrollment 590 • Teaching Staff 48 • New K-8 Saint Francis Catholic School opened

in the fall of 2017 • Accredited by the Western Catholic Education

Association • 23% of staff members have advanced degrees • All teachers are certified by the Montana Office

of Public Instruction • 70% of staff have 10 years or more experience • 100% of 7th and 8th grade teachers hold 5-12 secondary education certifications • Average classroom size 20 students per class • One to one iPad school

• Departmentalized instruction begins at grades 3 and 4, Religion and Science at Kindergarten

• 85% of students receive tuition assistance or scholarship dollars

• 14% of Students receive the ACE Scholarship • 3,000+ Community Service Hours Annually • Mass, Holy Days and Sacraments Celebrated • MAP testing each year • Parental involvement welcomed

Saint Francis After School Program

Saint Francis Catholic is proud to offer before care and an after school program for grades K-8

on site at Saint Francis Catholic. Participating students will be in groups with children closest

to their age, and will be supervised by staff members. Depending on regular school activities,

time of year, and grade level, program participants will spend time in the SFC gymnasium, commons

area, playground and classrooms.


Saint Francis Catholic School will provide an exceptional Catholic education emphasizing formation in faith, family spirit, and academic excellence

2202 Colton Boulevard ▪ Billings, Montana 59102 ▪ 406.259.5037

Saint Francis Early Childhood Education

1734 Yellowstone Avenue ▪ Billings, Montana 59102 ▪ 406.656.2300

Michelle Trafton, ECE Director Sue Saks, Child Care Kathleen Harris, Admissions At A Glance • Current Enrollment 107 • Staff 9 • Academic, school-based program

• Staff members have over 80 years combined experience in Early Childhood

• Christ-centered approach integrated into daily lessons • Offering all-day pre-kindergarten program • Small class sizes and low student to teacher ratio • Safe extended care offered on-site



College Acceptances Classes of 2012-2017

Academy of Art University Aeronautical University Albion College Alverno College Arizona State University Art Institute of Seattle Assumption College Augusburg College Augustana College Augustana University Austin College Azusa Pacific University Barry University Bates College Baylor University Belmont University Beloit College Bemidji State University Benedictine College Bennington College Berklee College of Music Biola University Black Hills State University Blinn College Boise State University Boston University Brown University California Institute of the Arts California Polytechnic State University California State University Maritime Academy California State University Monterey Bay Carleton College Carroll College Case Western Reserve University Catholic University of America Central Oregon Community College Centre College Chadron State College Chapman University Charleston Southern University City College at MSU-Billings Clemson University Coastal Carolina University Colby College College of Saint Benedict College of Saint Scholastica College of the Siskiyous Colorado Christian University Colorado Mesa University Colorado School of Mines Colorado State University Colorado State University Pueblo Columbia College Chicago Concordia College Moorhead Concordia University Nebraska Creighton University Dawson Community College Dickinson State University Doane College Drexel University Duke University Eastern Michigan University Eastern Washington University Elon University Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

Fairfield University Fort Lewis College Front Range Community College Furman University George Mason University Georgetown University Georgia Institute of Technology Gillette College Gonzaga University Grand Canyon University Hawaii Pacific University Hollins University Howard University Humboldt State University Idaho State University Indiana University Bloomington Jamestown University Johns Hopkins University Kalamazoo College Kansas State University Lake Forest College Lawrence University Lewis and Clark College Linfield College Long Beach City College Louisiana State University Lousiana Tech University Loyola Marymount University Macalester College Maine Maritime Academy Marquette University McNally Smith College of Music Middlebury College Midland University Miles City Community College Minnesota State University Mankato Minnesota State University Moorhead Mississippi State University Molloy College Montana State University Billings Montana State University Bozeman Montana Tech of The University of Montana New Jersey Institute of Technology New York University North Carolina State University North Dakota State University Northern Arizona University Northwest College Northwest Nazarene University Northwestern College Northwestern University Ohio State University Olympic College Oregon Institute of Technology Oregon State University Pace University Pacific Lutheran University Pepperdine University Philadelphia University Point Park University Portland Community College Portland State University Princeton University Purdue University Regis College

Regis University Remington College Colorado Springs Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Rice University Rocky Mountain College Rocky Mountain School of Photography Rollins College Roosevelt University Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Saint John's University Saint Martin's University Saint Mary's University Minnesota San Diego State University Santa Clara University Savannah College of Art and Design School of the Art Institute of Chicago Seattle Pacific University Seattle University Seton Hall University Sewanee: The University of the South Sheridan College South Dakota School of Mines and Technology South Dakota State University Southern Methodist University Southern Oregon University Southwestern University Saint Catherine University Saint Edward's University Saint John’s University Saint Martin’s University Saint Olaf College Seton Hall University Stanford University State University of New York at New Paltz Stetson University Stevens Institute of Technology Syracuse University Temple College Temple University Texas A&M University Texas Christian University Texas Tech University The Art Institute of Seattle University of Montana Western Trinity University Tufts University Tulane University United States Coast Guard Academy United States Merchant Marine Academy United States Military Academy United States Naval Academy University of Alabama University of Alaska Fairbanks University of Arizona University of British Columbia University of California San Diego University of California Santa Barbara University of California Santa Cruz University of Colorado Boulder University of Colorado Colorado Springs University of Colorado Denver University of Colorado Pueblo University of Dallas University of Dayton

University of Denver University of Georgia University of Glamoragan, Wales University of Great Falls University of Hartford University of Hawaii University of Houston University of Idaho University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign University of Iowa University of Jamestown University of Kent, England University of Mary North Dakota University of Maryland University of Maryland College Park University of Michigan University of Minnesota Twin Cities University of Minnesota Morris University of Mississippi University of Montana Missoula University of Nevada Las Vegas University of Nevada Reno University of North Carolina Chapel Hill University of North Carolina Charlotte University of North Dakota University of Northern Colorado University of Notre Dame University of Oklahoma University of Oregon University of Pennsylvania University of Portland University of Puget Sound University of Richmond University of Rochester University of San Diego University of San Francisco University of Southern California Los Angeles University of Saint Thomas University of Tampa University of Texas University of Texas Austin University of Tulsa University of Utah University of Vermont University of Virginia University of Washington University of Wyoming University of California Irvine Utah Valley University Valley City State University Wake Forest University Washington and Lee University Washington State University Washington University St. Louis Weber State University Wellesley College West Virginia University Western Illinois University Western Washington University Westminster College Westmont College Whitman College Whitworth University Willamette University William Penn University

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