Tuition & Financial Aid

List of 5 items.

• Teacher Recommendation Form

  In addition to the application, a teacher recommendation form is required to be eligible to review. Scholarship applications and teacher recommendation forms are due by December 1.
  
  Access the teacher recommendation form here. 

• Language Arts

  Click here to access the application form. Within the form, please prepare to respond to the following:
  

   

  Persuasive Essay - Consider a current issue or topic that affects a community on a local, national or global scale. Write a persuasive essay from your perspective citing at least two reliable sources. Follow MLA format for citing your sources.

   

  Creative Writing - Submit an original piece of writing (poetry/short essay/short story). Describe the meaning of this piece in your life. Why did you write this? Why is this important to you? If you qualify for an interview, you may be asked to share more about the actual piece, the meaning of the piece and what you believe it reflects about you as a writer.

• Ministry & Service

  Click here to access the application form. Within the form, please prepare to respond to the following:

  • Active Involvement in Church / Parish Community - Please indicate any activities you are involved in at your church or parish. Also indicate any leadership positions you have taken.
  • Community Service - Please indicate any community service you have completed above what is already required from a parish confirmation program.
  • Character references - Please list contact information of two character references. Relatives should not be included.

   

  Please respond to each of the essay questions below in 500 words or less (per question).  
  
  

  QUESTION 1: Chaminade Julienne is jointly owned and sponsored by the Society of Mary and the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur. There are unique characteristics that guide our mission and community. Based on the Hallmarks of the Sisters of Notre Dame and the Charism of the Marianists, tell us about an experience in your life in which you were guided to build or lead a Christ centered community.
  
  QUESTION 2: St. Julie Billiart was born in Cuvilly, France in 1751. Her life was marked by a great desire to make known the goodness of God. Tell us about how you see the goodness of God in the world and how you make that goodness known to others.
  
  QUESTION 3: Blessed William Joseph Chaminade and co-founders of the Marianists placed their ministry under Mary’s patronage. Their communities, called sodalities, shared a sense of equality, compassion and social justice as well as a concern for individual spiritual growth. Explain a time or experience in your life when you encountered these qualities in a community.
  
  QUESTION 4: Based on your life experiences and the special qualities of our founders, what qualities do you think makes CJ unique as a Catholic school and how would you enrich this community through receiving a scholarship and attending CJ?

   

  You may type all responses on one document; please make sure to include the question number correlating to each response. Attach your answer sheet using the "add file" button.

• Performing Arts

  Click here to access the application form. Within the form, please prepare to respond to the following:

   

  Please respond to each of the essay questions below in 500 words or less (per question).
  
  

  QUESTION 1: Who is your greatest influence artistically?

   

  QUESTION 2: Should you be awarded a performing arts scholarship, how would you make best use of your talents in the Chaminade Julienne community?

   

  You may type all responses on one document; please make sure to include the question number correlated with each response. Attach your answer sheet using the "file upload" button.

• STEMM

  Click here to access the application form. Within the form, please prepare to respond to the following:

   

  Please reference any experience you have had in STEMM related activities or projects such as science fair, NSO, boy scouts or girl scouts, and list areas of accomplishment or recognition in those experiences.
  

   

  Please respond to each of the essay questions below in 500 words or less (per question). 
  
  

  Prompt 1:

  Choose one of the following statements below. State whether you agree or disagree and WHY. Your response should be specific and at least 6 sentences in length.

  • The most important issue facing my generation is climate change.
  • Scientists are working on DNA technology to bring back extinct species. Extinct species should be brought back to life as soon as possible.
  • The only way I will be able to help people with medicine is by becoming a doctor or a nurse. 

   

  Prompt 2:

  Select a science news article written in the past year. State the title and author. Provide a personal reflection on how this scientific news might impact your life in the future. 

   

  You may type all responses on one document; please make sure to include the question number correlated with each response. Attach your answer sheet using the "file upload" button.