Preparing You for the Modern World

Steeped in Catholic Intellectual Tradition, our curriculum is designed to prepare you to meet the demands of the modern world. Solid instruction with an emphasis on skill development equips students for life after high school while concurrently guiding them toward their God-given purpose. Critical thinking and reasoning are foundational to success, and, therefore, emphasized across the curriculum. Our outstanding faculty will guide you to discover and develop their gifts and talents while modeling for you what it means to live the Christian life.

At Father Gabriel Richard High School, you will seek truth through intellectual inquiry and discussion. You will think deeply about questions and learn how to apply what you are learning to form thoughtful answers. You will master scientific inquiry that fosters curiosity and a life-long love of learning. You will be inspired to realize your full potential and use your gifts to change the world for good.

FGR offers 12 AP courses in a wide range of subjects. These rigorous courses are designed to provide college-level studies. FGR students regularly outperform their peers on the AP exams.

Students are required to complete a general college-prep program consisting of 26 course credits, including Theology. The requirements for graduation are:

• Literature – 4 credits
  • Composition/Western Literature
  • Composition/American Literary Voices
  • Composition/Modern British Literature
  • Composition/Senior Literature Elective
  • Advanced Placement Literature
• Mathematics – 4 credits
  • Algebra I, Geometry, and Algebra II are required
  • Students can take tests to bypass these classes
  • If students bypass classes, they will take upper-level classes to get to 4 math credits
• Science – 3 credits
  • Biology and either Chemistry or Physics are required
• Social Studies – 3 credits
  • Ancient and Modern Western Civilization
  • Economics
  • American History
  • American Government
• Theology – 4 credits
• World Language – 2 credits
  • Two years of instruction in the same language
  • French
  • Spanish
  • Latin
• Fine Arts – 1 credit
• Physical Education – 1 credit
  • Sports and Recreation
  • Conditioning
  • Health
  • One season of interscholastic sports may count as partial PE requirement
• Electives – 5 credits
• Kairos retreat – 1 attendance
• Christian Service – 48 Hours
  • Students must log 12 hours of service every year.
  • These service hours must be corporal works of mercy (direct contact with the sick, elderly, or disabled.)
  • We partner with several organizations to help our students connect with service opportunities to which they can relate.

Capstone Project Mission: As a culmination of their FGR education, students will create a detailed project in which they synthesize knowledge from multiple subjects; demonstrate critical thought; and achieve a deeper understanding of Truth.

The optional Capstone Project provides seniors an opportunity to synthesize inter-disciplinary learning to study a topic of interest to the individual. This “Beyond AP” experience involves several months of research and culminates in a presentation in the spring of senior year. Each student who undertakes a Capstone is paired with a staff mentor who guides the student through the project.

Topics undertaken by members of the class of 2024 include:

Foster Care and Adoption: Not Mere Statistics

To Move a Soul: The Power of Music to Draw Us into Our Deepest Self 

Creation, The Cosmos, and the Complementarity of Faith and Science 

The Epidemic of Mankind: Overcommitment  

The Nature of True Work 

Tolkien: The Perilous Realm of Faerie  

CRISPER – CAS9: Analysis and Application

Cold Water Immersion and Its Effects on the Body