Marian High School has a rigorous commitment to academic leadership. Marian’s key strengths are our high academic standards and the high expectations we have for our students. To ensure each Marian girl succeeds, we offer:
- a total college preparatory curriculum, including advanced placement and dual enrollment course work,
- a competent, professional and caring faculty who know how to teach young women
- and the best facilities, materials, educational tools and support system in the state of Nebraska.
Marian provides the opportunities of a large high school in a smaller high school setting. With an enrollment of 650, Marian has what researchers say are the benefits of an optimum enrollment size (600-900): stronger student achievement, higher participation among students and a richer curriculum. Marian offers the most comprehensive academic and extracurricular programs to ensure the development of the whole person – intellectually, spiritually, physically, emotionally and socially.
Staff
Marian’s staff is dedicated to its students and their achievements, both in and out of the classroom. We educate at a 15:1 student teacher ratio to ensure that each student gets the necessary attention she may need, and that each class engages in discussion and debate in a safe, nurturing environment. In addition to optimum class size, Marian’s counselor’s meet individually with each student to assist her in her social development and her college and career planning.
Each Marian educator is teaching in his/her field of study, with more than 60 percent holding an advanced degree. Marian teachers display a strong commitment to on-going professional development by participating in numerous state and national conferences.
In addition to an experienced and well-educated faculty, Marian also boasts an impressive facility, including the following features:
A 23-acre, beautifully landscaped campus,
- Three networked Macintosh computer labs,
- SMART boards in 17 classrooms,
- Multimedia production labs,
- Art studios and kilns,
- State-of-the-art fitness center,
- Computerized physics lab,
- Journalism lab,
- Ecosystem,
- State ranked regulation soccer and softball fields,
- A practice soccer field,
- Tennis courts, and
- A track.
Marian's academic curriculum is based solely on a college preparatory course load – science, math, languages, fine arts, social studies and religion. Marian is committed to a rigorous and progressive academic program designed to meet the individual needs of each student. There are 35 honors courses and 10 advanced placement courses that allow students to proceed at a more rapid pace and/or to approach subjects in more depth.
Honors Composition & Literature
Honors American Literature & Composition
Honors/AP English Literature & Composition
Honors/AP English Language & Composition
Honors Journalism II
Honors Varsity Competitive Speaking
Honors/AP European History
Honors American History
Honors/AP American Government
Honors Sociology
Honors World History
Honors Alrgbra/Advanced Algebra
Honors Geometry/Advanced Algebra
Honors Pre-Calculus
Honors/AP Statistics
Honors/AP Calculus AB
Honors/AP Calculus BC
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Honors Biology
Honors Chemistry
Honors/AP Biology II
Honors Physics
Honors/AP Chemistry II
Honors Physics II
Honors Latin III
Honors Latin IV
Honors French III
Honors French IV
Honors Spanish III
Honors Spanish IV
Honors/AP Spanish V
Honors Select Women’s Choir
Honors Advanced Design
Honors Advanced Art I
Honors Advanced Art II
Honors Advanced Wind Ensemble
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Dual Enrollment Program
Marian has instituted a Dual Enrollment Program, which now gives students the opportunity to receive college credit for seven Marian classes. Marian offers Dual Enrollment courses with the following universities:
Nebraska Wesleyan
- Students will receive 3 credit hours in English 002 for completing Marian’s Honors/AP English Literature & Composition with Connie Cavel.
- Students will receive 6 credit hours in English 001 and English 002 from Honors/AP English Language & Composition with Regina Lehnhoff.
- Students will receive 4 credit hours in Physics 101 from Honors Physics with Bruce Esser.
Creighton University
- Students will receive 3 credit hours in History 101 from Honors/AP European History with Mike Schadendorf.
University of Nebraska at Omaha
- Students will receive 3 credit hours in Political Science 1100 from Honors/AP American Government with Tom Baker.
- Students will receive 3 credit hours in HIST 1510 and 3 credits in HIST 1520 for a total of 6 hours from Honors/AP European History with Mike Schadendorf.
- Students will receive 5 credit hours for Biology I 1450 and 5 credit hours for Biology II 1750 for a total of 10 credits from Honors/AP Biology with Kristine Sandall.
Students will receive information on qualifications, cost and deadlines from their teachers in the dual enrollment classes. Students who pursue dual enrollment will complete all coursework at Marian, including papers and examinations.
It is the responsibility of each Marian student to check with her future college or university to see whether the dual enrollment credits will be accepted and how they will be accepted (as fulfilling a requirement or as an elective).
Memberships & Accreditations
Marian High School is a member of
-The National Catholic Educational Association NCEA
-The National Association of Secondary School Principals NASSP
-The Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development ASCD
-Women School’s Together WST
-The Nebraska School Activities Association NSAA
and is accredited by
-The State of Nebraska
-The North Central Association Commission on Accreditation
NCA - as
college preparatory school