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Our mission is to offer a college-preparatory education of the highest quality with a solid traditional academic curriculum. We foster a community based upon mutual respect where students can develop their academic, artistic, and leadership abilities. We create a safe environment of tolerance and respect for the individual, nurtured in a context of cultural and economic diversity. GBK offers a rigorous, college-preparatory education, and we have established an excellent track record of graduates matriculating at distinguished colleges and universities. Our students perform well on standardized tests, but our primary goals are to develop critical thinking and to nurture creativity and intellectual curiosity. We strive to create a warm and friendly educational environment, where students gain confidence and see learning as a pleasurable lifelong journey.

Founded in 1901, Holton-Arms is a college-preparatory school for girls grades 3-12 dedicated to the "education not only of the mind, but of the soul and spirit." The mission of the Holton-Arms School is to cultivate the unique potential of young women. The School provides rigorous and dynamic programs in the traditional academic areas, the fine and performing arts, and athletics. Here, young women of diverse backgrounds can take risks, learn from mistakes, pursue opportunities for leadership, and build lifelong friendships. Holton-Arms is a vibrant community that values consistency and order as well as creativity and freedom. We seek to develop personal integrity and the sense of responsibility that help young women to make wise and ethical choices. We work to build the values of respect, compassion, and service to others, within the School and in the larger community. We believe that with intellectual curiosity, self-reliance, tenacity of purpose, and commitment to others, Holton women will make a difference in a complex and changing world.

Lutheran High School of Orange County, also commonly known as Orange Lutheran High School, was founded in 1973 and exists today as a 9th-12th grade educational environment for the following purpose: To help students internalize the Gospel message of salvation in Christ Jesus. At Orange Lutheran High School, we are committed to helping young people develop a personal relationship with Jesus Christ and come to believe that through God's grace they are redeemed people who will inherit the gift of eternal life through Christ's death and resurrection. To accomplish this, Orange Lutheran High School leads students through a comprehensive study of the Bible, provides daily worship activities, and involves students in Christian service to one another and throughout the community.

The Mission of Maranatha High School is to prepare students for living lives of purpose and distinction, as reflected by character, competency and community, by developing the whole student through relationships, to honor the Lord Jesus Christ.

A college preparatory school educating girls and young women from Kindergarten through Grade 12, coed Preschool. Roland Park Country School is a very special place, marked by a resilient spirit that has been the School's hallmark since its inception over 100 years ago. This spirit has traveled with the School from the original campus on Keswick Road to Roland Avenue to University Parkway to our present campus at Chestnutwood. Over the years, RPCS has thrived. Even during times of difficulty, RPCS's commitment to providing students with a top-notch education and the tools and knowledge necessary to pursue their passions with confidence, responsibility and an understanding of the world around them, has remained a constant.

Saint George's School prepares students for college and for life, by reinforcing strong values, providing academic challenges, and developing meaningful relationships. In a supportive community where every teacher knows every child well, students flourish in a multitude of ways – many of them unexpected. Each child is discovering what's inside – inside the school and inside themselves. Our excellent teachers are committed to individual instruction, through coaching and engagement they can challenge every student to bring out their full potential.

Falmouth Academy is deliberately small, academically rigorous day school for students in grades 7-12. Essential to our teaching is the cultivation of reading, writing, and speaking skills, and analytical and critical thinking.

Hammond is more than a school. It's a community where each child is known and nurtured, where each child feels safe to stretch, to step outside their comfort zone and grow in confidence. A Hammond graduate is curious about the world, prepared to take on life's challenges, earnest to serve and lead.

Saint John’s High School has educated young men under the sponsorship of the Xaverian Brothers since 1898. Through the Saint John’s strong college preparatory curriculum, 1,000 students pursue personal and intellectual growth in an environment that is committed to the development of the whole person and recognizes a moral dimension of life through service to God and to others.

Founded in 1869, Manlius Pebble Hill School is an independent, non-sectarian, coeducational, college preparatory school dedicated to the pursuit of academic excellence within a caring and personalized setting. Our Prekindergarten through postgraduate curriculum challenges students to become inquisitive and independent learners. We provide opportunities for intellectual and creative exploration within a diverse and trusting environment. Manlius Pebble Hill seeks to foster self-confidence, respect, and integrity in our students so that they may become responsible citizens in the local and global community.

Glenelg Country School is a nonsectarian, coeducational, college preparatory day school in Howard County, Maryland. The School provides a vigorous academic curriculum in addition to strong programs in athletics, the arts, and community service.

Academy Of The Holy Angels serves 594 students in grades 9-12 and is a member of the National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA) and the State or regional independent school association. The student: teacher of Academy Of The Holy Angels is 11:1 and the school's religious affiliation is Roman Catholic.

Bishop Fenwick High School is a private, coeducational college-preparatory school founded in 1959. ​ ​ Focused on academic excellence and developing students for college, career, and life, Fenwick offers a modern curriculum, extensive extracurriculars, and a strong, family-like community where students are empowered to challenge themselves and define their own path.​ ​ Fenwick’s graduates have been accepted to prestigious institutions such as MIT, Tufts University, New York University, University of Virginia, University of Michigan, and Boston University.​ ​​

Burr and Burton Academy is an independent, coeducational New England secondary school that serves as the school of choice for students from Manchester and several surrounding communities. Burr and Burton are committed to educating students of diverse backgrounds and talents in a warm and caring environment that encourages excellence and community. Burr and Burton offer a broad and challenging curriculum that seeks a balance between science and the liberal arts. Faculty members strive to instill in their students a love of lifelong learning through their examples and their guidance. The school actively promotes good citizenship, personal responsibility, and service to the wider community.

Wheaton Academy is a top-ranked private Christian high school located in West Chicago, IL. Our student body is scattered throughout the western suburbs in cities including Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Lombard, Naperville, Carol Stream, Aurora, Wayne, Elmhurst, St. Charles, Bartlett, and Geneva. Our mission is to nurture growth in students through relationships, excellence, and service to the glory of God.

Established in 1972, Mount Vernon Presbyterian School, located on 37 acres in the heart of Sandy Springs, serves children ages six weeks through Grade 12. We are a school of inquiry, innovation, and impact. Grounded in Christian values, we prepare all students to be college ready, globally competitive, and engaged citizen leaders.

Bishop Ireton is a Catholic coeducational college preparatory high school founded and by and affiliated with the Oblates of St. Francis de Sales. In the Catholic tradition and in the spirit of St. Francis de Sales, Bishop Ireton High School is a college preparatory high school that promotes spiritual, intellectual, creative, scientific, technological, social and physical development. As a Salesian community of learning, Bishop Ireton challenges students to recognize and respect the multicultural diversity within our global society. In addition, the school fosters Christian ethics, religious values and community service. A Bishop Ireton education teaches students to think critically and develops the whole person to meet present and future challenges and opportunities. Bishop Ireton High School accomplishes its mission by developing within each student the following: deepened faith in order to encourage a loving commitment to God and the Catholic Church; spiritual and moral values; desire for life-long learning; pursuit of academic excellence in all disciplines; appreciation of the fine and creative arts; understanding of our multi-cultural heritage to appreciate and respect individual differences; knowledge and application of technological innovations for the benefit of humanity; and pursuit of physical fitness and a knowledge of mental and physical health as a life-long goal.

Saint Stephen’s Episcopal School is a private, independent, college preparatory school providing a world-class education for students in grades Pre-K3 through 12. At every level, students are nurtured in small classes, encouraged and supported by outstanding faculty who help them navigate a carefully designed and balanced curriculum of academic rigor and character development.

Our Mission is to educate students with excellence and integrity, to lead and impact society by fulfilling their destiny for the glory of God.

JSerra is a private Roman Catholic high school, sanctioned by the Diocese of Orange, and accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges and the Western Catholic Education Association. We offer a college preparatory curriculum integrated with the traditions and beliefs of the Roman Catholic doctrine. Religious education is a priority, with prayer and worship serving an important role during each day. The school is authentically Catholic, yet warmly ecumenical, and is open to students of all faiths.