Student Life

Clubs & Activities

Clubs & Activities

• Ambassador Club

• Archery Club

• Arete Club

• Chess Club

• Dance Committee

• Fencing Club

• Forensics Club

• German Club

• Greek Club

• Math Club

• Newspaper Club

• Run-All-Winter Club

• Pro-Life Club

• Ping Pong Club

• Schola Club

• Ski Club

• Yearbook Club

Spirituality

• Daily Mass The Eucharist is "the source and summit of the Christian life." For in the blessed Eucharist is contained the whole spiritual good of the Church, namely Christ himself, our Pasch. CCC 1324 For this reason, every school day begins with Mass.

• Faith at the Center The faith is the central reality from which all academic disciplines flow and derive their meaning. Faith is at the core of our academic program. All subjects we teach through lens of the Church. This makes our school unique. Religion at CA is not merely one academic subject among many.

• Retreats and Prayer Students pray the Morning Offering and the Angelus. Retreats are held at Holy Hill and Our Lady of Champion.

• Unique Calling Each person has a unique and unrepeatable gift. Students are prepared for life which means finding their vocation and discerning their calling for their lives.

• Building up the Kingdom of God … To use the skills they acquire at CA in faith, hope, and charity to build the Kingdom of God in this life and be with Him in everlasting happiness in the next.

College Counseling and Guidance

Chesterton Academy students receive college counseling and guidance throughout the school year. The goal is to inspire students about potential vocations, colleges, careers, and financial literacy. The topics covered are:

• Goal setting

• Budgeting exercise

• Paying for college – grants, types of loans, interest rates

• Completing the Common App Activities List

• Searching for colleges

• Writing the personal essay

• Meeting college admissions representatives

  In addition to college counseling, Chesterton Academy offers
  student seminars, such as:

  • Vocations talks

  • Career panels

  • Catholic fine arts

  • Faith and science in the medical field

Parent testimonies:

"Thank you for inviting me to the presentation. So much to know, but you presented everything so clearly.”

”Thank you for sharing your wealth of college application knowledge with us! I wish I had known this 20 years ago! But it is very useful now.”

College Admissions Testing

We provide information to our students on the PSAT, SAT, ACT and the new CLT (Classic Learning Test).  Chesterton Academy of Milwaukee is an official testing site for the CLT. The Classical Learning Test (CLT) is an alternative to the SAT and ACT college admissions tests and is accepted by a growing number of excellent colleges and universities. While the SAT and ACT have been brought into alignment with Common Core standards, the CLT assesses students’ verbal reasoning, grammar/writing, and quantitative reasoning skills drawing from the works of the greatest minds in the history of Western thought. The CLT is endorsed by the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities, the Association of Classical Christian Schools, Home School Legal Defense Association, The National Home Education Research Institute, and others. Learn more here.

Resources for College Planning

• Letter of Recommendation Request

• Transcript request

Test Scores

Three Chesterton Academy network schools placed in the top 25 high schools in the Classic Learning Test (CLT) 2020 ranking, which compares median scores of students from over 1,200 schools across the nation. Typical CLT test takers perform well above average academically and they come from some of the best high schools in the nation.

Chesterton Academy students’ ACT scores are impressive as well, with school average scores ranging from 27 to 28.4. All network schools use the same Cardinal Newman Society Award-Winning Curriculum and hire talented teachers who also take an Oath of Fidelity to the Magisterium of the Catholic Church. In addition:

• A Chesterton Academy of Milwaukee student scored in top 1% nationwide on CLT10, earning a $2,500 college scholarship in 2020.

• Three Chesterton Academy students scored as Regional Scholars in top 5% on CLT10.

• One Chesterton Academy Minneapolis student had a perfect ACT score!