Holy Spirit School is a Catholic

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 elementary

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 and middle

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 in San Jose, California

San Jose, California

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. It is connected with Holy Spirit Church next door. It was established in 2000. It serves pre-kindergarten through 8th grade. It is located in the affluent neighborhood of Almaden Valley

Almaden Valley, San Jose, California

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.

Technology

Because of the Apple One-to-One Initiative, students in all grades have access to an assigned iBook or MacBook. In grades 6-8, students may take their MacBook home to complete their assignments. Class notes are available on-line, and students have the opportunity to create iMovie projects on defined topics.

Information

Holy Spirit School is a Catholic school educating children from pre-kindergarten through 8th grade. Established in September of 2000, it is accredited by WASC (Western Association of Schools and Colleges). The current enrollment is over 550 students. The school colors are red and blue. The mascot is the Coyote.

The school day starts with a schoolwide assembly with prayer and announcements. There are monthly school Masses, prayer services, sacramental preparation, seasonal spiritual activities and retreat opportunities. Holy Spirit Church offers many activities for students including: candle bearer, ministry of movement, altar server, liturgical choir and students in the seventh and eighth grades may be trained to become Eucharistic Ministers.

Core Academic Program:

Religion, Mathematics, Advanced Math for 6th - 8th grades, Language Arts (Reading, Phonics, Spelling, Grammar, Handwriting), Science, Social Studies, Computers, Music, Library, Physical Education, and Spanish.

Catholic High School Acceptance:

Over 95% of graduating 8th graders have attended the Catholic High School of their choice.

Extra Curricular Activities:

Community Outreach, Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, Brownies, Student Council, Lego Engineering, Tutoring, Cartooning, Mystery History, Drama, Music and Martial Arts.

Sports Programs: Basketball, Volleyball, Track, Softball (Girls), and Flag Football (Boys) for students in 5th through 8th grades.

Student Services:

Extended Care is open for all students at 7:00 a.m. and closes at 6:00 p.m. Fees apply.

Parent Involvement:

Parents are required to volunteer forty (40) hours per year for a two-parent family, twenty (20) hours for a single parent. Eight (8) of these hours must be yard duty hours to help us maintain student safety. In addition, parents are asked to participate in Scrip by purchasing a minimum of $3,000 gross per year.

Uniform:

Students wear a school uniform daily.

Tuition Assistance:

Families that need financial assistance are encouraged to apply annually for our tuition assistance program.

Contacts

Holy Spirit School Contact Information

1198 Redmond Avenue
San Jose, CA 95120

Office Phone:
(408) 268-0794

Mark Bistricky, Principal
mark.bistricky@holyspirit-school.org

Peggy Krewson, Assistant Principal
peggy.krewson@holyspirit-school.org

Anne Redding, Assistant Principal
anne.redding@holyspirit-school.org

Alumni accomplishments

Holy Spirit graduates have gone on to attend colleges such as:

• Biola University
  Biola University
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• Boston College
  Boston College
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• Cal Lutheran University
• Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
• Cornell University
  Cornell University
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• Gonzaga University
  Gonzaga University
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• Harvard University
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• Loyola Marymount University
  Loyola Marymount University
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• Menlo College
  Menlo College
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• Pepperdine University
  Pepperdine University
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• Princeton University
  Princeton University
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• Redlands University
• Reed College
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• Regis University
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• Santa Clara University
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• San Jose State University
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• Sonoma State University
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• Southern Methodist University
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• UC Berkeley
• UC Davis
• UCLA
• UC Riverside
• UC San Diego
• UC Santa Barbara
• UC Santa Cruz
• University of Arizona
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• University of the Pacific
• University of Portland
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• University of San Diego
  University of San Diego
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• University of San Francisco
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• USC
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• Washington University, St Louis
• Villanova University
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