"You have made us for Yourself, O Lord, and our hearts are restless until they rest in you." - Saint Augustine

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Academics
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Academic Departments

Theology
    Mr. Wes Benak, Department Chair
          Theology

Humanities
   Mrs. Robyn Kurnat, Department Chair 
         Fine Arts & Foreign Language

Math/Science
     Mr. Joe Partacz, Department Chair
          Mathematics, Science & Physical Education

English/Social Studies
     Ms. Martha Dion, Department Chair
           English & Social Studies

Technology
     Mr. Paul Harrington, Department Chair
           Computers & Business

St. Rita offers 2 tracks of college preparatory education:

Both of these programs offer our young men the essential tools they need for success at the college level.  In addition our challenging assortment of electives gives our students the opportunity to explore their interests and personal ambitions, and enrich their knowledge base.

• Honors Program:  Incoming freshmen are invited to participate in the honors program on the basis of their entrance exam score and recommendation from their grade school teacher.  Final placement is agreed upon by St. Rita administration and parents of the student.  Participation in the honors program is evaluated at the conclusion of each academic year.  Those in the honors program are invited, as seniors, to participate in the A.P. program, which allows them to earn college credit while in high school.

• Read about the Augustinian Academy Honors Program
   

• Academic Program:  Students placed in the Academic Program receive the highest quality college preparatory curriculum offered by any high school.

Each year St. Rita High School admits students who demonstrate the need for remediation in the area of mathematics or the area of reading or both. Our program provides a summer school session prior to admission and special classes in the freshmen year to address these academic needs.  Sophomore year brings some mainstreaming, with full mainstreaming in the junior year.  Our college prep curriculum is the same for these young men, as for all of our St. Rita students, but the sequence of classes is different.

Graduation Requirements

• A minimum of 22 credits must be obtained for graduation.  We urge students, however, to achieve much more than that, to not settle for the minimum, but rather attain as many of the maximum as possible. 

• In addition, each student must pass comprehensive tests on the history and Constitutions of both the United States and the State of Illinois.

Grade Achievement

In order to advance into sophomore, junior, or senior year, a student must acquire four (4) units in addition to Theology and Physical Education.  Any student who does not acquire 4 units plus Theology offering in a scholastic year must make up the deficiencies in St. Rita Summer School, or be subject to expulsion.  Seniors needing to make up a deficiency in order to earn a diploma must do so under the direction of the Vice President of Academics.