Mission Statement

Archbishop Shaw High School provides a formation for young men that prepares them for life and offers them college preparatory education. This is accomplished in a manner that is Catholic and Salesian, embodying Don Bosco’s Preventive System of Reason, Religion, and Loving Kindness.

Value Statements

Academic:

The commitment to continuous improvement is imperative so that our school will enable students to become confident, self-directed lifelong learners.

Our students need to not only demonstrate their understanding of essential knowledge and skill but also need to be actively involved in solving problems and producing quality work.

Our students’ self-esteem is enhanced by positive relationships and mutual respect among and between students and staff.

A safe and physically comfortable environment promotes our students’ learning.

Teachers, administrators, parents, and the community share the responsibility for advancing our school’s mission.

Non-Academic:

We are called to bring St. John Bosco’s educational system – reason, religion, loving kindness, and active presence – into our daily classroom and ministerial activities.

We foster a sense of the unique value of each young person and educate the whole person, spiritually, intellectually, socially, emotionally, morally, and physically – in moral, professional, and social areas of responsibility.

We are called to create a faith community that provides witness to each other and the world and prepares our young people for life-long leadership and service in the Church and society.

While acknowledging the fact that parents are the primary teachers of their children, we provide Christian educational programs that develop our young people as we welcome them into a family atmosphere.

We are called to be teachers of the Catholic faith by our everyday living of Gospel values.

We are called to collaborate as religious, clergy, and lay people in our educational mission to our young people.

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Important Notice

The schools of the Archdiocese of New Orleans, Louisiana, admit students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at its schools. They do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, disability, national or ethnic origin in administration of their educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs. Additionally, in compliance with Title IX of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, no person in the schools of the Archdiocese of New Orleans shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, or be denied the benefits of or be subjected to discrimination under any educational program or activity except as permitted under said Title IX. This policy applies to all schools which are under Catholic Archdiocesan auspices.

All students are admitted to the school with the understanding and on the condition that they will be able to meet all requirements of school life, including academic requirements, behavior requirements, and financial requirements.