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'Meet Marist' This Friday Before The High School Entrance Exam

"Meet Marist" offers eighth-graders and their parents an inside look at the high school Dec. 6 the night before the entrance exam

Prospective families are invited to learn how Marist focuses on hands-on learning in a coed environment during the Meet Marist event on Friday, Dec.  6.
Prospective families are invited to learn how Marist focuses on hands-on learning in a coed environment during the Meet Marist event on Friday, Dec. 6. (Marist HS)

CHICAGO, IL — "Meet Marist" the night before the big high school entrance exam on Friday, Dec. 6. Eighth-grade students and their parents are invited to Marist High School for a presentation and tour of the building starting at 6:30 p.m. The entrance exam for Chicago-area Catholic high schools will take place Saturday, Dec. 7.

The "Meet Marist" event offers an abbreviated look at the school, but still includes all the highlights of the campus. Prospective families can enjoy a personal and informative
evening with faculty, coaches, students, and administrators. Enter at the main office at the west
end of the building.

The entrance exam for current eighth grade students will take place on Saturday, Dec. 7.
Students should arrive at 8 a.m. and enter through the gym doors, located at the east end
of the school. Online registration is available now on the school website, however pre-
registration is not required. There is a $25 test fee due the day of the test; cash and checks or
money orders to Marist High School are accepted. Students should bring two No. 2 pencils, Calculators are not permitted.

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For additional information, contact Alex Brown, director of admissions, at 773-881-5330.

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