Vandebilt Catholic High School  

     Rooted in Catholic values and in the teachings of Jesus Christ, Vandebilt is a haven for spiritual formation.  Emphasizing the importance of prayer, each school day and class period commence with students and faculty praying together.  Morning Mass is also offered in the school's chapel before school.  School-wide liturgies are celebrated at least once a month; additionally, seasonal religious rituals are observed.
     Each Vandebilt student receives approximately one hundred fifty hours of faith instruction per year through daily religion classes.  In turn, this faith instruction is practiced by Vandebilt students contributing some twenty thousand service hours per year to the school, the Church, and the community.  Among the school's notable undertakings, the annual Christmas Project permits Vandebilt students to assist the needy in the area by providing them with food, necessities, and gifts.
     The primary goal of the religious education and the program of campus ministry in our school is to enable students to integrate their faith with their daily living.  Emphasis is placed on transferring religious values into the real world.
     The Religion Department seeks to bring a strong academic education program of religious formation and experiential faith.  One method of putting the Gospel into practice, service to others, is stressed at every level.  Consequently, service hours are a required part of the religion program.
     A campus ministry organization was begun so that juniors and seniors could develop their faith and share with peers who have the same objective.  The campus ministry program at Vandebilt is based on the belief that each person has his or her own gift from God and that each gift is to be used for the common good.  The program also recognizes that it is through the Catholic school's special charism that students gain an experience of the teaching of the Church in a faith community that complements the family and is directed toward the local parish.