Assumption Academy
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Our Mission
A private school for grades K through 12 and a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, Assumption Academy operates under the guidelines of the United States District of the Society of St. Pius X.
Assumption Academy provides children with a thorough Catholic education founded upon traditional principles. The school strives ultimately to form good Catholic citizens, men and women willing and able to work for the restoration of all things in Christ, freely submitting to the reign of Our Lord in the spiritual, moral, intellectual, and physical realms.
The Catholic school exists to cultivate a soil in which the Faith and the love of God might grow. The teachers at Assumption Academy serve this end by helping form in the child lasting qualities of the mind and heart through exposure to the true, the good and the beautiful across the entire curriculum. In the study of literature and the humanities, they reveal to the child the nobility of the human soul, which is ever thirsting for the absolute, and all their effort as teachers is to awaken this same thirst in the child’s own soul. Throughout the various disciplines, they draw the child to rectify and strengthen his natural faculties in harmony with his created good so that he might have the desire and the strength to embrace, freely and with confidence, the supreme Good, God Himself.
Learning is a profoundly human process, one best accomplished through patient, qualitative drawing out, rather than a mechanistic, quantitative filling up. Although the school will strive continuously to provide teachers and students with the best possible tools and resources in terms of texts and an integrated curriculum, it will be the obvious love which the teacher has for the subject matter, his mastery of it, and his talent in communicating that knowledge and love, which will spark a fire in the children, fostering in them a lifelong love of learning.
Assumption Academy does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, national or ethnic origin in the administration and hiring of personnel, admissions, or any other school administered programs.
Assumption Academy provides children with a thorough Catholic education founded upon traditional principles. The school strives ultimately to form good Catholic citizens, men and women willing and able to work for the restoration of all things in Christ, freely submitting to the reign of Our Lord in the spiritual, moral, intellectual, and physical realms.
The Catholic school exists to cultivate a soil in which the Faith and the love of God might grow. The teachers at Assumption Academy serve this end by helping form in the child lasting qualities of the mind and heart through exposure to the true, the good and the beautiful across the entire curriculum. In the study of literature and the humanities, they reveal to the child the nobility of the human soul, which is ever thirsting for the absolute, and all their effort as teachers is to awaken this same thirst in the child’s own soul. Throughout the various disciplines, they draw the child to rectify and strengthen his natural faculties in harmony with his created good so that he might have the desire and the strength to embrace, freely and with confidence, the supreme Good, God Himself.
Learning is a profoundly human process, one best accomplished through patient, qualitative drawing out, rather than a mechanistic, quantitative filling up. Although the school will strive continuously to provide teachers and students with the best possible tools and resources in terms of texts and an integrated curriculum, it will be the obvious love which the teacher has for the subject matter, his mastery of it, and his talent in communicating that knowledge and love, which will spark a fire in the children, fostering in them a lifelong love of learning.
Assumption Academy does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, national or ethnic origin in the administration and hiring of personnel, admissions, or any other school administered programs.
Curriculum
GRADE SCHOOL Curriculum
The curriculum for kindergarten through eighth grade includes the following subjects: Religion, Language Arts (Learning to Read and Write, English Grammar, Dictation, Literature, and Composition), Latin, History, Geography, Mathematics, Nature Study and Science, Music, and Physical Education. These will be taught at the appropriate developmental level for each grade.
Fine arts—music (sacred and secular), poetry, art, and drama—are an important part of the curriculum. The school encourages performing skits, copying and drawing pictures, dramatizing poetry and singing, along with creative projects and presentations in all subjects.
Religious Instruction
Formal religion instruction holds the place of honor in the curriculum. Classes include an ordered presentation of the Catholic Faith through the study of Christian Doctrine, the life of Our Lord, the Mass, the Liturgical Year, Bible History, and the Lives of the Saints. The child is taught to memorize his catechism, and at the same time to see behind these truths the Face of Our Lord, calling him to a life of holiness in union with Him.
Thus the students are encouraged to develop a profound spiritual life in union with the liturgical and sacramental life of the Church.
Literature and Language Arts
SSPX schools place great emphasis on a literature-based language arts program. Good literature is essential to the proper, healthy development of both the intellectual and the spiritual life. As Our Lord knew when He chose to teach through parables, stories naturally engage the intellect, inspiring wonder and understanding. Literature presents accurate depictions of reality, including the best and the worst of human nature, allowing students to experience—vicariously yet profoundly—circumstances and scenarios that will inspire them to embrace the good and reject the bad.
Through the teaching and discussion of good literature, as well as its profound integration through composition exercises, students gain openness to the noble realities of the soul, and thus are made docile to the call of grace, which draws them toward the noblest of all realities. Dictation and poetry are a preparation and an extension of this study of literature, inspiring the intelligence and nourishing the memory with beauty. The study of grammar is the handmaid of literature, enabling the child to penetrate the essential of the written word and to express himself with clarity and elegance.
Other Subjects
The other classroom subjects likewise harness the curiosity and strengthen the nature of the young learner. Latin opens to the child the world of Rome, giving him a sense of that ancient civilization which is his heritage; math teaches accuracy, order, and logic; science teaches children about the beauty of God’s plan in the natural world; history reinforces the study of human nature and the world by bringing to life real heroes and important events; geography teaches students about the world and helps to develop a truly Catholic perspective.
HIGH SCHOOL Curriculum
At the basis of the education offered at Assumption Academy is the idea that human reason can discover and understand an order outside itself, the order created by God. Students receive a thorough and integrated view of this reality through the organic unity of all subjects. They learn to think in an orderly fashion, and to speak and write as clearly as they think and ultimately to judge with wisdom and prudence.
At Assumption Academy, students learn from the saints, ancients, and secular masters through literature, history, philosophy, math, science, and religion. By opening to them the treasury of human knowledge, teachers strive to inspire students with an ardent love of truth and an increasingly clear vision of their final end. By teaching them to think not only critically but classically, and to integrate that truth into their own actions, an Assumption Academy education prepares students both to face the concrete conditions in the world, and to embrace supernatural as well as natural happiness.
The following is the standard curriculum of the Academy. Dependent upon academic capacity, some students may transition to a more vocational curriculum starting in the 11th grade.
Course Distribution
9th Grade 10th Grade
Religion Religion
Latin I Latin II
Grammar and Composition Literature and Composition
History History
Biology Chemistry
Algebra I Geometry
Music Music
Physical Education Physical Education
11th Grade 12th Grade
Religion Religion
Latin III Latin IV
Literature and Composition Literature and Composition
History History
Physics Precalculus
Algebra II Philosophy
Music Music
Physical Education Physical Education
The curriculum for kindergarten through eighth grade includes the following subjects: Religion, Language Arts (Learning to Read and Write, English Grammar, Dictation, Literature, and Composition), Latin, History, Geography, Mathematics, Nature Study and Science, Music, and Physical Education. These will be taught at the appropriate developmental level for each grade.
Fine arts—music (sacred and secular), poetry, art, and drama—are an important part of the curriculum. The school encourages performing skits, copying and drawing pictures, dramatizing poetry and singing, along with creative projects and presentations in all subjects.
Religious Instruction
Formal religion instruction holds the place of honor in the curriculum. Classes include an ordered presentation of the Catholic Faith through the study of Christian Doctrine, the life of Our Lord, the Mass, the Liturgical Year, Bible History, and the Lives of the Saints. The child is taught to memorize his catechism, and at the same time to see behind these truths the Face of Our Lord, calling him to a life of holiness in union with Him.
Thus the students are encouraged to develop a profound spiritual life in union with the liturgical and sacramental life of the Church.
Literature and Language Arts
SSPX schools place great emphasis on a literature-based language arts program. Good literature is essential to the proper, healthy development of both the intellectual and the spiritual life. As Our Lord knew when He chose to teach through parables, stories naturally engage the intellect, inspiring wonder and understanding. Literature presents accurate depictions of reality, including the best and the worst of human nature, allowing students to experience—vicariously yet profoundly—circumstances and scenarios that will inspire them to embrace the good and reject the bad.
Through the teaching and discussion of good literature, as well as its profound integration through composition exercises, students gain openness to the noble realities of the soul, and thus are made docile to the call of grace, which draws them toward the noblest of all realities. Dictation and poetry are a preparation and an extension of this study of literature, inspiring the intelligence and nourishing the memory with beauty. The study of grammar is the handmaid of literature, enabling the child to penetrate the essential of the written word and to express himself with clarity and elegance.
Other Subjects
The other classroom subjects likewise harness the curiosity and strengthen the nature of the young learner. Latin opens to the child the world of Rome, giving him a sense of that ancient civilization which is his heritage; math teaches accuracy, order, and logic; science teaches children about the beauty of God’s plan in the natural world; history reinforces the study of human nature and the world by bringing to life real heroes and important events; geography teaches students about the world and helps to develop a truly Catholic perspective.
HIGH SCHOOL Curriculum
At the basis of the education offered at Assumption Academy is the idea that human reason can discover and understand an order outside itself, the order created by God. Students receive a thorough and integrated view of this reality through the organic unity of all subjects. They learn to think in an orderly fashion, and to speak and write as clearly as they think and ultimately to judge with wisdom and prudence.
At Assumption Academy, students learn from the saints, ancients, and secular masters through literature, history, philosophy, math, science, and religion. By opening to them the treasury of human knowledge, teachers strive to inspire students with an ardent love of truth and an increasingly clear vision of their final end. By teaching them to think not only critically but classically, and to integrate that truth into their own actions, an Assumption Academy education prepares students both to face the concrete conditions in the world, and to embrace supernatural as well as natural happiness.
The following is the standard curriculum of the Academy. Dependent upon academic capacity, some students may transition to a more vocational curriculum starting in the 11th grade.
Course Distribution
9th Grade 10th Grade
Religion Religion
Latin I Latin II
Grammar and Composition Literature and Composition
History History
Biology Chemistry
Algebra I Geometry
Music Music
Physical Education Physical Education
11th Grade 12th Grade
Religion Religion
Latin III Latin IV
Literature and Composition Literature and Composition
History History
Physics Precalculus
Algebra II Philosophy
Music Music
Physical Education Physical Education
Administration, Faculty, and Staff
Fr. Stephen Stanich - Headmaster, Principal, PE
Fr. James Hewko - Religion, Latin, PE
Fr. Stephen Sheahan - Religion
Fr. John Bourbeau - Religion
Fr. Joseph Budds - Religion
Mrs. Karen DeRuiter - Accountant
Mrs. Linda Gray - Father Stanich's Secretary
Miss. Jacqueline Sickler - Registrar
Dr. John Dredger - Athletic Director, History, Latin, Philosophy
Mrs. Jennifer Beck - Music, Math
Mrs. Michelle Fierro - Math
Mr. Terry Harris - Math
Mr. David Maddeford - Literature, History, Latin, PE
Mr. Andrew Mosquera - Literature, Latin
Miss Barbara Muscha - Math, English, History, Science, PE, Home Economics
Mrs. Margaret Seversike - Science, Math, Literature
Mrs. Gretha Stenger - Math, English, History, Science, Geography, Art, Literature
Mr. Benjamin Kunkel - Math, Science, PE
Miss Audrey Jacobs - History, Science, Geography
Mr. Bradley Slaven - Chemistry, Physics
Mrs. Gina Evans - English
Dominican Sisters - Home Economics
Fr. James Hewko - Religion, Latin, PE
Fr. Stephen Sheahan - Religion
Fr. John Bourbeau - Religion
Fr. Joseph Budds - Religion
Mrs. Karen DeRuiter - Accountant
Mrs. Linda Gray - Father Stanich's Secretary
Miss. Jacqueline Sickler - Registrar
Dr. John Dredger - Athletic Director, History, Latin, Philosophy
Mrs. Jennifer Beck - Music, Math
Mrs. Michelle Fierro - Math
Mr. Terry Harris - Math
Mr. David Maddeford - Literature, History, Latin, PE
Mr. Andrew Mosquera - Literature, Latin
Miss Barbara Muscha - Math, English, History, Science, PE, Home Economics
Mrs. Margaret Seversike - Science, Math, Literature
Mrs. Gretha Stenger - Math, English, History, Science, Geography, Art, Literature
Mr. Benjamin Kunkel - Math, Science, PE
Miss Audrey Jacobs - History, Science, Geography
Mr. Bradley Slaven - Chemistry, Physics
Mrs. Gina Evans - English
Dominican Sisters - Home Economics