CBC

Our son wants to go to Christian Brothers College High School. Why would a Pagan sent their child to a Catholic high school? Two reasons:
1) St. Louis public schools suck. If you want your child to experience life-threatening danger, drugs, teachers who don't know the material they're teaching, and classes of 60-85 children, then by all means send them to a St. Louis public high school. If you want your child to have an education that's at least worth the effort of driving them to school, send them to a private or parochial school. Private schools are not within our budget.
2)CBC has service requirements. That means the students must perform volunteer services in order to get credits toward their grades. CBC has their own soup kitchen. They also have a computer lab where students can tutor adults, giving them computer skills to re-enter the workforce.

Now, why does my son want CBC in particular? Three reasons:
1) The school loves diversity
2) The campus is brand new
3) Incoming students receive a laptop as one of their school supplies

If that weren't enough, there's another reason I like CBC. Freshmen with standardized test scores of 90 or higher get a $1000 scholarship. L's standardized test score this year was 93. Last year's was 97. Woot!
We may qualify for financial aid, and with his test scores he may get a half or full scholarship. The tuition is about $10,000 a year, and we all want CBC to be L's school.

Since I'm a stay-home mom, I can get a job to cover the tuition costs.