A Year To Remember 2011-2012
ACADEMICS National Merit Scholarship Corporation • 13 National Merit Semifinalists • 14 National Merit Commended Students Class of 2012 • 100% of the Class of 2012 (all 246 young men) will be continuing formal education at 91 colleges and universities in 23 different states and two international universities • accepted into 204 colleges and universities in 34 states and two international universities • 80% earned merit-based and/or athletic scholarships, which totaled over $29.3 million
National Honor Society • 220 members (minimum GPA of 3.50) Advanced Placement Exams • 117 AP Scholars • 15 National AP Scholars • 300 students took 615 AP exams • 90% scored 3 or better (recommended grade for college credit) Top 50 Colleges/Universities • 51% of the Class of 2012 was accepted to one of the Top 50 National Universities and Liberal Arts Colleges as designated by U.S. News and World Report
Athletics National Champions • 200 yard Freestyle Relay Team swam the fastest time in America (1.22.91) and was crowned as National Champions Pennsylvania State Champions • Baseball, Hockey, and Swimming Philadelphia Catholic League Champions • Football, Golf, Lacrosse, Wrestling, Soccer, Swimming, and Tennis PIAA District 12 (City) Champions • Baseball, Football, Lacrosse, Wrestling, Soccer, Swimming, and Tennis, and Track and Field
Flyers Cup Hockey Champions Second in the Pennsylvania State Championship in Lacrosse High School All-Americans • 12 students were named as High School All-Americans • 27 All-American Athletic Certifications achieved in five different sports All-Catholic Recognition • 75 First Team All-Catholics • 52 Second Team All-Catholics • 25 Honorable Mention All-Catholics
Activities Band • Competition Band received superior ratings in all five area jazz competitions • Outstanding Soloist Award was earned by a La Salle musician at each competition Mathletes • Philadelphia Catholic League Champions Engineering Club • conducting a Renewable Energy Study, which studies the feasibility of installing wind and solar generation equipment at La Salle
Service • over 265 students, which represents 40% of the upper classmen, along with 27 faculty members participated in summer service experiences in Philadelphia, Bolivia, St. Lucia, Arizona, Louisiana, Montana, Louisiana, New Mexico, and West Virginia • Thanksgiving Food Drive collected over 10,000 non-perishable cans of food • Operation Santa Claus and Secret Santa raised in excess of $12,000 and collected over 2,500 gifts • through “La Salle Responds” the school community raised over $30,000 to benefit over thirty different charities
Speech and Debate • Philadelphia Catholic Forensic League Debate Champions • PHSSL District 11 Champions • 18 students qualified to the 2012 PHSSL State Finals • 7 students qualified for the 2012 NCFL Nationals • 2 students qualified to the NFL Nationals Mock Trial • reached the District /County Championships of the Pennsylvania Bar Association Mock Trial Competition Technology • 93 students achieved Microsoft Certification (earned an MCTS or MTA)
• only Level One Microsoft IT Academy in Pennsylvania • first organization in the world to deploy Windows Server 2012 in production • Lab Manager Program recognized by Microsoft Corporation as one of the Top Technology Programs in America • Regional Winner of Microsoft Corporation’s Partners In Learning Competition • only high school in America to be invited by Microsoft Corporation to join the Technology Adoption Program (joining the likes of Boeing, Hewlett Packard, Intel, the U.S. Army, and Bank of America)