Enter to Learn
Leave to Serve
Profile 2011
La Salle College High School 8605 Cheltenham Avenue Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania 19038 215 233 2911 phone 215 402 4350 fax www.lschs.org www.lschs.org/college Brother Richard Kestler, FSC President kestler@lschs.org Joseph L. Marchese Principal marchese@lschs.org Mary Kay Mullen Director of College Counseling 215-402-4845 mullen@lschs.org Brother William DiPasquale, FSC Associate Director of College Counseling 215-402-4852 dipasqualeb@lschs.org Gerard M. Brett Associate Director of College Counseling 215-402-4846 brett@lschs.org Kathleen G. O’Connell Administrative Assistant College Counseling 215-402-4849 oconnell@lschs.org CEEB CODE 393370 ENROLLMENT 1068 young men representing 171 elementary schools and 109 zip codes from the City of Philadelphia and four surrounding Counties and New Jersey 246 members in the class of 2012 FINANCIAL AID 2010-2011: $3 million awarded 35 % of students receive financial aid Alumni, faculty and parents contribute to this amount FACULTY Full Time: 94 Adjunct: 15 Advanced Degrees Masters Degrees: 93 Doctorate Degrees: 4 Student-Faculty Ratio: 11:1 Average Class Size: 19
THE SCHOOL Established in 1858, La Salle College High School is a Catholic independent college preparatory school for young men, grades 9-12, of varied backgrounds. La Salle is committed to Christian values, academic excellence, spiritual fulfillment, cultural enrichment, and physical development. In the tradition of the De La Salle Christian Brothers Schools, La Salle empowers students to accept responsibility, achieve their fullest potential and work to build a just society. La Salle is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools and the Pennsylvania Department of Education. La Salle holds memberships in PAIS, ADVIS, CEEB, NACAC, PACAC, and the International Coalition of Boys Schools. THE STUDENTS La Salle students are accepted on the basis of a competitive entrance exam and an admissions portfolio. Students come from more than 171 parochial, private, and public elementary schools from the City of Philadelphia, small towns, suburban communities, and rural areas in the four surrounding counties and the state of New Jersey. Typically 100% of graduates attend college. The Class of 2011 earned over $25.5 million in documented scholarships and grants. ACADEMIC PROGRAM Students must complete 26.5 credits to graduate, including the following requirements: Religion (4), English (4), Mathematics (3), Lab Science (3), Social Studies (3), World Language (3), Physical Education (1), Fine Arts (.5), Computer Education (.5), Health (.5), and Electives (4). By graduation, a significant number of seniors exceed the above requirements. Students carry a minimum of six credits yearly. Students lead multiple independent projects in campus technology as part of La Salle’s Microsoft IT Academy Program. Twenty Advanced Placement courses are offered and honors and advanced courses are available in all major subject areas. Study at local colleges is an option.
La Salle’s strong academic program is enhanced by one of the most sophisticated technological systems available in secondary education today: the first school in the nation to fully implement Microsoft Exchange 2010; completely wireless campus enhanced by Gigabit fiber optic backbone connecting all classrooms and offices; four computer labs with over 150 Nehalen i7 workstations, Windows 7 Desktops, and access to the complete Microsoft Office 2010 Professional Plus Package; TV production and broadcast studio; Multimedia Lab with over eighty workstations; library and media center with capability for thirty-four online reference programs. 70 students have earned an MTA (Microsoft Technology Association) certificate. ACTIVITIES AND ATHLETICS La Salle features twenty eight clubs and student organizations that have earned national, state, regional and local awards, for example, nationally recognized Forensics Team and consistent Superior ratings in Jazz Band regional competitions. Over 50% of the student body actively participates in our extensive sixteen varsity sport program including 39 separate teams. In 2010-2011 La Salle earned four Philadelphia Catholic League Championships, six District 12 Championships, three second place finishes PIAA State Championship as well as Flyers Cup Champions in Hockey. COMMUNITY SERVICE Student participation in community service is voluntary. La Salle sponsors twenty one year-round service projects. 75% of the students participate in extended weekly, seasonal, or summer service programs locally, nationally, and internationally. Fathers of our freshman and sophomore students accompany their sons on a day of service during the school year.
Academic Profile CURRICULUM
NATIONAL MERIT RECOGNITION 2012
Committed to a rigorous college preparatory curriculum, La Salle also supports students in developing individualized programs of study and provides opportunities to explore subjects of interest at advanced and independent levels. The curriculum is comprised of over 135 courses in nine academic areas and includes twenty AP course offerings. Scheduling constraints may affect the number of AP courses that a student can take.
National Merit Semi-Finalists National Merit Commended
GRADING La Salle does not rank students. The grade distribution chart for junior year courses and the cumulative GPA distribution on the next page provide the context for individual student transcripts. GRADING SCALE
13 14
SAT Test Scores – Class of 2011 Reasoning Test Scores Critical Reading
Percentage
Students
800-650 23% 56 640-500 59% 145 490-350 18% 43 Math
Percentage Students
800-650 30% 74 640-500 54% 130 490-310 16% 40
A+ = 98-100 (4.3) A = 93-97 (4.0)
A- = 90-92 (3.7)
Writing
B+ = 88-89 (3.3) B = 85-87 (3.0)
B- = 82-84 ( 2.7)
C+ = 80-81 (2.3) C = 77-79 (2.0)
C- = 74-76 (1.7)
800-650 19% 46 640-500 63% 153 490-370 18% 45
D+ = 72-73 (1.3)
D = 70-71 (1.0)
Percentage Students
F = 00-69 ( 0.0 failing)
ADVANCED PLACEMENT RESULTS 2011
Mean Critical Reading Score 578 493 497 Mean Math Score 593 501 514 Mean Combined Score 1171 994 1011 Mean Writing Score 573 479 489 Mean Total Score 1744 1473 1500
Total candidates 257 Total tests taken 560 Percentage of scores 3 or higher at La Salle: 84% 98 AP Scholars including 8 National Scholars Subject
Students % Scores 3-5
Biology Calculus AB Calculus BC Chemistry Economics (Macro) Economics (Micro) English Language English Literature Environmental Science European History Physics B Physics C: E & M Physics C: M Psychology Spanish Language US Government & Politics US History World History
La Salle
State
National
30 57 24 88 14 93 Mean SAT Reasoning Test Scores for La Salle 9 100 students who took both the Reasoning Test 41 80 and Subject Tests 41 88 Mean Critical Reading Score 690 66 94 Mean Math Score 707 64 88 Mean Combined Score 1397 14 93 Mean Writing Score 684 20 80 Mean Total Score 2081 57 60 8 100 MEAN SCORES for SAT Subject Tests 8 88 Subject Students Mean 32 81 Biology E 2 675 11 100 Biology M 8 641 25 100 Chemistry 12 680 52 96 English Literature 16 635 35 97 French 1 550 Math Level 1 20 659 Math Level 2 18 726 Physics 7 706 Spanish 5 484 US History 19 699 World History 8 678
Junior Year Grade Distribution Class Of 2012
Subject A+ A A- B+ B B- C+ C C- D+ D F Rhetoric & British Lit. 41 33 26 40 12 9 16 4 1 A.P. Eng. Lang. & Comp. 1 20 24 14 7 Creative Writing 1 3 12 2 4 2 1 Creative Writing 2 1 1 Public Speaking 1 9 4 6 4 3 Shakespeare 2 7 Physics 3 4 1 2 4 1 1 Physics (H) 4 6 2 3 2 3 1 1 A.P. Physics B 10 13 6 2 1 1 Chemistry 14 15 10 29 22 6 20 13 3 5 Chemistry 11 (H) 3 2 7 10 6 5 4 1 Anatomy & Phys. (H) 3 6 3 2 1 1 1 A.P. Biology 4 1 1 Environmental Science 5 1 1 A.P. Environmental Sci. 2 United States History 16 34 27 35 30 19 17 9 6 2 A.P. United States History 3 12 15 14 8 Economics 1 11 4 4 3 4 2 2 A.P. Economics 3 1 3 4 4 1 1 2 A.P. Mod. European Hist. 1 Internat. Studies Seminar 2 1 3 A.P. U.S. Gov. & Politics 1 1 1 Western Civilizations 1 Spanish 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 Spanish 3 1 11 12 10 21 18 12 12 6 3 4 Spanish 3 (H) 2 7 14 9 12 2 1 2 1 Spanish 4 2 2 2 1 1 1 Spanish 4 (H) 4 1 1 2 2 French 1 1 French 2 1 French 3 3 4 5 5 2 French 4 (H) 1 1 Italian 1 1 Italian 2 1 Italian 3 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 Italian 3 (H) 6 3 2 Latin 1 6 7 2 1 2 4 1 2 Latin 2 1 3 7 2 1 1 Algebra 2 3 3 1 4 4 3 3 1 Geometry 1 25 31 16 24 24 14 12 12 2 5 Geometry/Precalculus (H) 4 1 6 1 1 1 1 Precalculus 2 19 18 4 6 3 1 1 1 1 Calculus 1 2 2 1 1 A.P. Calculus AB 8 4 1 Christian Morality 12 101 51 25 19 10 10 7 2 3 5 1 CAD 7 14 5 Advanced CAD 1 4 Fund. Web Design 2 10 Windows Server 2008 6 2 Windows 2008 Security 1 2 1 2 1 JAVA Programming 2 2 3 VisualBasic Programming 2 3 Multimedia Production 8 3 1 Adv. Multimedia Prod. 2 2 1 1 A.P. Computer Science 1 Prin. of Athletic Training 4 2 3 Instrumental Instruction 3 32 Small Ensembles 1 5 Honors Advanced Music 13 3 Advanced Music Perf. 1 14 1 Chorus 1 14 Advanced Chorus 1 6 Sculpture 1 2 1 Sculpture 2 1 Drawing 1 1 4 2 4 Drawing 2 4 4 1 Ceramics 1 3 11 2 Ceramics 2 3 1 Painting 1 1 A+ A A- B+ B B- C+ C C- D+ D F
Junior Year Grade Distribution of Academic Core Courses – Class of 2012 A+ A A- B+ B B- C+ C C- D+ D F 3% 19% 18% 12% 17% 11% 6% 7% 5% 1% 1% Junior Year Cumulative GPA Distribution - Class of 2012 A+ A A- B+ B B- C+ C C- D+ D F 5% 11% 17% 22% 15% 12% 11% 4% 2% 1%
Course Of Study ( H) = Honors Course AP = Advanced Placement Course * = Semester Course
ENGLISH DEPARTMENT (4 yrs. required) Introduction to Literature and Composition American Literature and Composition Rhetoric and British Literature World Literature and Expository Writing AP English Language and Composition AP English Literature and Composition Classic Renaissance Literature* Creative Writing 1* Creative Writing 2 * Harlem Renaissance* Public Speaking * Shakespeare*
RELIGION DEPARTMENT (4 yrs. required) Catholic Identity Sacred Scripture Christian Morality Christian Life Styles* Prayer* LaSallian Spirituality/Service* World Religions *
SCIENCE DEPARTMENT (3 yrs. required) Integrated Science Biology 9 (H) Biology 10 and (H) Chemistry 10 (H) Chemistry General Chemistry Chemistry 11 (H) Physics and (H) AP Biology AP Chemistry AP Environmental Science AP Physics B AP Physics C Anatomy and Physiology (H) Environmental Science Astronomy * Health *
PROGRAMMING Visual Basic Programming* JAVA Programming* AP Computer Science
SOCIAL STUDIES DEPARTMENT (3 yrs. required) World Civilizations Western Civilizations United States History AP United States History AP Modern European History AP World History AP U.S. Government and Politics AP Economics AP Psychology Economics* Financial Economics* History of Philadelphia* International Studies Seminar* United States Civil War* Psychology* Vietnam* WORLD LANGUAGE DEPARTMENT (3 yrs. required) Spanish 1, 2 and (H), 3 and (H), 4 and (H), 5 French 1, 2, 3, 4 (H), 5 Italian 1, 2 and (H), 3 and (H), 4 and (H) Latin 1, 2 AP Latin AP Spanish AP French Chinese 1 German Greek MATHEMATICS DEPARTMENT (3 yrs. required, 4 yrs. recommended) Algebra 1 and (H) Algebra 2 and (H) Geometry Geometry/Precalculus (H) Algebra 3/ Trigonometry Precalculus Calculus Trigonometry/Statistics AP Calculus AB AP Calculus BC AP Statistics
COMPUTER AND INFORMATION SCIENCES DEPARTMENT Computer Applications*
DIGITAL DESIGN Fundamentals of Web Design* Computer Aided Design (CAD)* Advanced Computer Aided Design (CAD)* Web Site Management MULTIMEDIA PRODUCTION Digital Multimedia Design* Multimedia Production* Advanced Multimedia Production Multimedia Management MICROSOFT IT TRAINING ACADEMY Network Management Windows - Configuring for a Corporate Network* Windows - Server Active Directory* Windows - Server Administration Fundamentals* Windows - Server Network Infrastructure* Windows - Server Advanced Administration* FINE ARTS DEPARTMENT MUSIC Introductory Music Performance Intermediate Music Performance Advanced Music Performance Small Ensembles Jazz Arranging and Improvising Honors Advanced Music Instrumental Instruction Advanced Music Studies R&B, Funk and Latin Concepts Freshman Chorus Chorus Advanced Chorus Independent Chorus VISUAL ARTS Foundations Art Ceramics 1* , 2* Drawing 1* , 2* Painting 1, 2 Sculpture 1*, 2* Advanced Ceramics Advanced Sculpture Art Portfolio PHYSICAL EDUCATION Principles of Athletic Training* Physical Education / Aquatics 1* Physical Education 2* Physical Fitness*
Profile Colleges and Universities COLLEGE ACCEPTANCES FOR THE CLASSES OF 2007-2011 The regional, national, and international reach of the matriculating seniors from the last five years reflects a community willing to think broadly in its efforts to make effective college choices. Northeast Albright College Allegheny College Alvernia University Amherst College Arcadia University Assumption College Bard College Binghamton University (SUNY) Bloomfield College Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania Boston College Boston University Bowdoin College Brandeis University Brown University Bryant College Bucknell University Bucks County Community College Cabrini College California University of Pennsylvania Canisius College Carnegie Mellon University Centenary College Chestnut Hill College Clark University Clarkson University Colby-Sawyer College Colgate University The College of New Jersey The College of the Holy Cross The Culinary Institute of America Community College of Philadelphia Connecticut College Cornell University Curry College Daniel Webster College Dartmouth College DeSales University Delaware Valley College Dickinson College Dowling College Drew University Drexel University Duquesne University East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania Eastern University Edinboro University of Pennsylvania Elizabethtown College Fairfield University Fairleigh-Dickinson University Fordham University Franklin & Marshall College Gannon University Geneva College Gettysburg College Grove City College Gwynedd- Mercy College Harrisburg University of Science & Technology Harvard University Haverford College Hobart & William Smith Colleges Hofstra University Holy Family University Immaculata University Indiana University of Pennsylvania Iona College Ithaca College John Jay College of Criminal Justice of the CUNY Johnson & Wales University Juniata College Keystone College King’s College The King’s College Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
Lafayette College Lasell College La Salle University Lebanon Valley College Lehigh University Le Moyne College Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania Long Island University, Brooklyn Campus Lycoming College Maine Maritime Academy Manhattan College Manhattan School of Music Manor College Mansfield University of Pennsylvania Marist College Marymount Manhattan College Marywood University Massachusetts Maritime Academy McGill University Canada Mercyhurst College Merrimack College Messiah College Millersville University of Pennsylvania Misericordia University Monmouth University Montgomery County Community College Moravian College Mount Saint Mary College Muhlenberg College Neumann University New Jersey Institute of Technology New York Institute of Technology New York University Niagara University Nichols College Northeastern University Norwich University Paul Smith College Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Pennsylvania College of Technology Pennsylvania State University System & Honors College Philadelphia Biblical University Philadelphia University Plattsburgh State University of New York Plymouth State University Point Park University Polytechnic Institute of Technology of NYU Pratt Institute Princeton University Providence College Quinnipiac University Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Rhode Island School of Design Richard Stockton College of New Jersey Rider University Robert Morris University Roberts Wesleyan College Rochester Institute of Technology Roger Williams University Rosemont College Rowan University Rutgers University Sacred Heart University Saint Anselm College Saint Francis University Saint Joseph’s University Saint Michael’s College Saint Vincent College Salve Regina University Seton Hall University Seton Hill University Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania
Siena College Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania St. Bonaventure University St. John Fisher College St. John’s University St. Lawrence University Stevens Institute of Technology Stonehill College Stony Brook University (SUNY) Suffolk University SUNY College at Oneonta SUNY College at Oswego SUNY Maritime College Susquehanna University Swarthmore College Syracuse University Temple University Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology Thiel College Tufts University Union College United States Merchant Marine Academy United States Military Academy University at Albany (SUNY) University of Connecticut University of Hartford University of Maine, Orono University of Massachusetts, Amherst University of Massachusetts, Boston University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth University of New Hampshire University of New Haven University of Pennsylvania University of Pittsburgh System & Honors College University of Rhode Island University of Rochester University of Scranton University of the Arts University of the Sciences in Philadelphia University of Vermont Ursinus College Villanova University Wagner College Washington and Jefferson College Wentworth Institute of Technology West Chester University of Pennsylvania Western New England College Widener University Wilkes University Worcester Polytechnic Institute Yale University York College of Pennsylvania Southeast American University Appalachian State University Ave Maria University Bethany College Bridgewater College The Catholic University of America The Citadel Clemson University Coastal Carolina University The College of Charleston The College of William and Mary Davidson College Delaware College of Art & Design Delaware State University Duke University East Carolina University Eckerd College Elon College Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Emory University
La Salle College High School, a private Catholic high school conducted by the De La Salle Christian Brothers, does not release any discipline records of a matriculating student. If a student’s actions become part of public record, then it is part of the public domain and can be accessed through the appropriate public source (effective 09/95).
Flagler College Florida Culinary Institute Florida Gulf Coast University Florida Institute of Technology Florida State University Full Sail University Furman University George Mason University The George Washington University Georgetown University Georgia Institute of Technology Goucher College Hampden-Sydney College Hampton University High Point University Hood College Howard University Indian River Community College Jacksonville University James Madison University Johns Hopkins University Loyola University Maryland Loyola University New Orleans Lynchburg College Lynn University Maryland Institute College of Art Marymount University McDaniel College Methodist University Morehouse College Mount Saint Mary’s University Norfolk State University North Carolina State University Northwood University-Florida Campus Old Dominion University Potomac State College of West Virginia Randolph-Macon College Rhodes College Roanoke College Rollins College Saint Leo University Salisbury University Shenandoah University St. Mary’s College of Maryland Stevenson University Towson University Tulane University United States Naval Academy University of Alabama University of Delaware University of Kentucky University of Mary Washington University of Maryland, College Park University of Maryland Baltimore County University of Miami University of North Carolina, Charlotte University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill University of North Carolina, Wilmington University of Richmond University of South Carolina, Columbia University of South Florida University of Tampa University of Tennessee, Knoxville University of Virginia Vanderbilt University Virginia Military Institute Virginia Commonwealth University Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Wake Forest University Washington & Lee University Washington College Wesley College West Virginia University Wheeling Jesuit College
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La Salle College High School 8605 Cheltenham Avenue Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania 19038 215 233 2911 phone 215 402 4350 fax www.lschs.org