Incarnate Word High School
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Incarnate Word High School is a private, Roman Catholic, all-girls high school in San Antonio, Texas. It is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Antonio.
Background
Incarnate Word was established in 1881. It is a division of the University of the Incarnate Word. [1]
Timeline
1881 - Chartered by the State of Texas as Incarnate Word Academy
1897 - Purchased 283 acres (1.15 km2) from George W. Brackenridge
1903 - Awarded diplomas to first two high school graduates
1922 - Opened the first five-story school building for students, first grade through college.
1950 - Moved into a new million-dollar facility at Mount Erin
1970 - Incorporated modular scheduling; built science facility
1989 - Became part of the "Brainpower Connection".
Modular Schedule
Classes run on a modular schedule. Each day is broken down into 17 time-periods called "mods". Mods are 20 minutes long, except the lunch mods, which are 26 minutes. The schedule is on a two-week cycle. There are no bells between mods, and students are responsible for arriving to classes on time. Students and faculty also have mods without classes, called "open labs", which are to be used as study periods. This schedule helps "prevent" slacking off, and aids in preparation for a college schedule. Most students who attend this school flourish with this type of schedule due to the amount of open time available for course work, which is distributed several chapters at a time. IWHS. "Features of the Modular Schedule" (PDF). Retrieved 2007-06-19.
Brainpower Connection
The schools in the Brainpower Connection are University of the Incarnate Word; St. Anthony Catholic High School; Incarnate Word High School, for young women; St. Anthony Elementary School, and its developmental pre-school, the Katherine Ryan Program; and St. Peter Prince of Apostles Elementary School. The two high schools of the Brainpower Connection are under the management of University of the Incarnate Word.IWHS. "Admissions". Retrieved 2007-06-19.
External links
Notes and references
- ^ IWHS. "School History". Retrieved 2007-05-11.
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