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SACRED HEART ACADEMY PROFILE

KINDERGARTEN - 12TH GRADE

Campus Location

Mount Pleasant, Michigan

Time Zone

Eastern Time

Founding

1889

School Colors

Red and White

School Mascot

Fighting Irish

School Song

Academy We're for You

Accreditation

Michigan Association of Non-Public Schools (MANS)

Enrollment

Total: 462 (Fall 2009)

Kindergarten: 25
1st grade: 30            7th grade: 36
2nd grade: 35           8th grade: 29
3rd grade: 40            9th grade: 31
4th grade: 37           10th grade: 35
5th grade: 41           11th grade: 35
6th grade: 45           12th grade: 38

Total Alumni

Over 3,100

Faculty and Staff

50

Student/Faculty Ratio

17:1 (Grades K-6)
13:1 (Grades 7-12)

Principal

Mr. Denny Starnes

Assistant Principal (Elementary)

Mrs. Lee Ann Puhlman

Assistant Principal (Academics)

Mrs. Kathy Stuart

Athletic Director/Counselor

Mr. Jon Studley

Admissions Director

Mrs. Mary Kay Reetz

Advanced Level Courses:

We have a college preparatory curriculum. Our advanced courses include Advanced Biology, Advanced Chemistry, Calculus, Trigonometry, and Advanced Math.

Sacred Heart Academy had a National Merit Scholar in 2008 and four Centralis scholars in recent years.

In the SHA 2009 graduating class: 

  • 97% went on to college
  • 50% had a grade point average of 3.5 or higher, while 77% had a grade point average of 3.0 or higher
  • 100% met community service requirement of 100 hours.

College choices include: Alma College, Aquinas University, Butler University, Central Michigan University, Ferris State University, Grand Valley State University, Hope College, Michigan State University, Muskegon Community College, Saginaw Valley State University, St. Xavier University, University of Dayton, University of Michigan, Wayne State University, Western Michigan University.