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词条 Lacordaire Academy
释义

  1. Activities

     Leadership  Athletics  Literary  Clubs 

  2. Graduation requirements

  3. Notable alumni

  4. References

  5. External links

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| caption = Front Building of the Lacordaire Academy
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| streetaddress = 155 Lorraine Avenue
| city = Upper Montclair
| county = (Essex County)
| state = NJ
| zipcode = 07043
| country = United States
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| type = Private, Co-ed
| religion = Roman Catholic,
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| established = 1920
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| head = Megan Mannato
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| grades = PreK-12
| enrollment = 221 (as of 2015-16, plus 12 in PreK)[1]
| faculty = 34.6 FTEs[1]
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| slogan = Inspiring Young Minds. Educating Tomorrow's Leaders.
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| publication = Zephyr (literary magazine)
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| head of school = William Hambilton
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Lacordaire Academy is a Roman Catholic college preparatory school with a coeducational prekindergarten to eighth grade and an all girls ninth through twelfth grade student body. The Academy was established by the Sisters of St. Dominic of Caldwell, New Jersey. The school is located in the Upper Montclair section of Montclair, New Jersey.

Lacordaire Academy is accredited by the New Jersey Department of Education and the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools.[1] The school is a member of the New Jersey Association of Independent Schools[2] and is located within the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark.[3]

As of the 2015-16 school year, the school had an enrollment of 221 students (plus 12 in PreK) and 34.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 6.4:1. The school's student body was 50.7% White, 23.1% Black, 10.4% Hispanic, 5.0% Asian and 10.9% two or more races.[4]

The school was founded in 1920, and named for Pere Henri Lacordaire, a Dominican priest who lived in post-revolution Paris.

Activities

Lacordaire Academy provides many clubs and organizations that students can join based on their own interests and availability. At Lacordaire, a student can create any club that she desires as long as they find a moderator and people to join.

Leadership

  • Dominican Preachers
  • National Honor Society
  • Student Ambassadors
  • Student Council

Athletics

The Lacordaire Lions compete in interscholastic sports under the supervision of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association[5] competing on an independent basis.[6]

Sports offered include:[5]

  • Tennis
  • Volleyball
  • Soccer
  • Basketball
  • Softball

Literary

  • The Checkerboard (Newspaper)
  • Veritas (Yearbook)
  • Zephyr (Literary Magazine)
  • Laco Ledger (Middle School)

Clubs

  • Black History Club
  • Mission Club
  • Environmental Club
  • Mock Trial
  • Forensics
  • Drama Club
  • Lego Club
  • L.A.C.O Service Club
  • Peer Tutoring
  • Feminist Club
  • Running Club
  • Chorus
  • Hispanic Club
  • Science Mentors
  • Chess Club

Graduation requirements

All Upper School students follow a college preparatory program. All requirements must be fulfilled or substituted with a course of equal value.


Required:

  • 6 full-year electives
  • 4 years Religious Studies
  • 4 years English
  • 4 years Comprehensive Health/Physical Education
  • 3 years Mathematics
  • 3 years Foreign Language
  • 3 years Science
  • 2 years United States History
  • 1 year World History
  • 1 year Fine Arts
  • 1 year Computer Science
  • 1 semester Project Justice Internship

Notable alumni

  • Elizabeth McAlister (born 1939), peace activist and former nun of the Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary.[7]

References

1. ^Lacordaire Academy, Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Secondary Schools. Accessed July 23, 2012.
2. ^List of Member Schools, New Jersey Association of Independent Schools. Accessed May 10, 2017.
3. ^[https://catholicschoolsnj.org/high-school/essex-county-catholic-high-schools/ Essex County Catholic High Schools], Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark. Accessed May 10, 2017.
4. ^[https://nces.ed.gov/surveys/pss/privateschoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&ID=00863533 School data for Lacordaire Academy], National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed October 20, 2017.
5. ^Lacordaire Academy, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed December 8, 2016.
6. ^League Memberships – 2015-2016 {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121109010028/http://www.njsiaa.org/NJSIAA/12leagueaffiliations.pdf# |date=2012-11-09 }}, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed May 10, 2017.
7. ^[https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/136764771/ "Sister Elizabeth"], Democrat and Chronicle, January 18, 1972. Accessed October 25, 2017. "She attended a small girl's high school, Lacordaire in Montclair. The school, across the street from the McAlister home had a senior class of 13 when Maureen graduated.... In June of 1961, Maureen became Sister Elizabeth McAlister, then devoted her full energies to completing the last two years of study at Marymount."

External links

  • School website
  • [https://nces.ed.gov/surveys/pss/privateschoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&SchoolID=00862562&ID=00862562 Data for Lacordaire Academy], National Center for Education Statistics
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