Catholic High School Initiative • Yankton, South Dakota
Parents, parishioners, and members of the Yankton Catholic community are working toward the launch of Sacred Heart High School, an authentically Catholic high school rooted in faith, intellectual formation, and service.
This site is intended to help committee members, families, and the wider community preview the vision and proposed direction of the school.
Where we are now: a working committee is developing the mission, academics, business plan, fundraising approach, and community engagement needed to establish Sacred Heart High School.
What we’re building: a Catholic high school for families in and around Yankton who desire a faithful, rigorous, and accessible secondary education.
Timeline
Sacred Heart High School seeks to extend our community’s commitment to Catholic education into the high school years, providing families in and around Yankton, South Dakota, with an authentically Catholic educational option.
In partnership with parents, we seek to form young men and women who know and love Jesus Christ, think critically and independently, live virtuously, serve others, and respond with courage and joy to God’s call in their lives.
Sacred Heart High School forms the whole person—mind, body, and soul—through a rigorous Catholic liberal arts education centered on Jesus Christ and the Catholic faith.
We help students seek truth, recognize goodness, appreciate beauty, and understand the dignity and sanctity of every human life. Through theology, literature, history, philosophy, mathematics, science, the arts, technology, athletics, and Socratic discussion, students learn to reason carefully, communicate clearly, and engage the modern world with faith, wisdom, courage, and hope.
Sacred Heart Catholic School already serves children through eighth grade. This initiative grew from a desire to extend that Catholic education into the high school years.
The current planning model envisions a four-year high school serving approximately 100–120 students once fully mature, beginning with a smaller founding enrollment and growing one class at a time.
Student Outcomes
Growing in their Catholic faith through prayer, the Sacraments, Mass, Adoration, service to others, and a deeper understanding of the teachings of the Church.
Using logic, reason, evidence, thoughtful discussion, and intellectual curiosity to evaluate ideas and seek truth.
Through strong writing, public speaking, discussion, debate, and respectful engagement with others.
Recognizing the dignity and sanctity of every human life and learning to serve God, family, community, and those in need.
Through literature, history, philosophy, theology, science, mathematics, music, theater, and the visual arts.
Pursuing academic excellence, developing individual gifts, and leaving Sacred Heart prepared for college, career, vocation, leadership, service, and lifelong learning.
We are building community awareness now. If you have a prospective student, want updates, would like to volunteer, or want to discuss a future donation or pledge, we would love to hear from you.
