Profile of a Nolan Catholic High School Graduate

Educated for Formation in Faith
Spiritual -- Seeks personal relationship with Christ, is prayerful and reverent, recognizes one's transcendent dignity, maintains  hope and recognizes need for repentence.

Moral - Loves the good, knows the good, and strives to do the good, embraces gospel values and church teaching and relates them to his or her life. 

Intellectual - Has the ability to discern the truth, searches for meaning in life and in a way of life, has knowledge of scripture and church teaching.

Provided an integral Quality Education
Moral - Has responsibility, is honest, has respect for his or her body and the bodies of others, possesses discipline, has the desire to develop character, develops habits in moral action: prudence, temperance, justice and fortitude.

Psychological/Social - Is self-confident, is respectful, has the ability to make a good first impression, displays traits of a gentleman or a lady; is courteous and generous, has overcome fear of failure, exhibits school pride, possesses a sense of humor, is a good role model, has good manners, has understanding of self-worth, is able to develop healthy friendships with both sexes.

Intellectual - Possesses "right reason" and a liberal education, has an awareness of the roles of virtues, is able to think critically, has self-knowledge and the abililty to look within, takes pride in work well done.

Physical - Has learned how to care for his or her body, takes pride in personal appearance, practices good personal hygiene, and is aware of threats to physical well being.

Educated in Family Spirit
Cultivates interpersonal relationships characterized by openness, respect, integrity, loyalty, and dialogue, influences others by exhibiting the Marian traits of openness, hospitality, graciousness, and faith; is able to forgive and ask for forgiveness; recognizes a responsibility to the local church; and exercises authority in a spirit of Christian love.

Educated for Service, Justice and Peace
Has learned to be just by giving another his or her due; recognizes institutional injustice and his or her obligation to participate in promoting just structures; has an obligation to fufill the social teachings of the church; exhibits virtues of compassion, simplicity, generosity, patriotism, and evangelical poverty; is committed to the common good; practices good stewardhip, especially toward the poor and needy and the enviroment; looks to Jesus Christ as a model for service and concern for justice; and understands his or her own role in promoting peace at all levels. 

Educated for Adaptation and Change
For the Christian believer, adaptation and change means furthering the kingdom of God. The student understands the promise of Christ present in one's life and in the world; has begun to discern his or her vocation in life; is a positive participant in adaptation and change, not merely a spectator; is politically active as a way of ordering a just society; is becoming aware of and understands his or her bias and how it affects adaptation and change; is developing a necessary technological competence for dealing with the rapidity of change; is becoming an autodidact; and from a faith perspective, is learning skills for being critically conscious, creative, and is developing decision-making skills.