Lacordaire Academy

Lacordaire Academy
Front Building of the Lacordaire Academy
Address
155 Lorraine Avenue
Upper Montclair, (Essex County), NJ 07043
United States
Coordinates 40°50′30″N 74°12′5″W / 40.84167°N 74.20139°W / 40.84167; -74.20139Coordinates: 40°50′30″N 74°12′5″W / 40.84167°N 74.20139°W / 40.84167; -74.20139
Information
Type Private, Co-ed
Religious affiliation(s) Roman Catholic,
Sisters of St. Dominic
Established 1920
Head of school William Hambilton
Asst. Head of School Megan Mannato
Faculty 34.6 FTEs[1]
Grades PreK-12
Enrollment 221 (as of 2015-16, plus 12 in PreK)[1]
Student to teacher ratio 6.4:1[1]
Color(s)      Black and
     Red[2]
Slogan Inspiring Young Minds. Educating Tomorrow's Leaders.
Team name Lions[2] Mascot Rory The Lion
Accreditation Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools[3]
Publication Zephyr (literary magazine)
Newspaper Laco Nation
Yearbook Veritas
Admissions Director Saydi Callahan Keefe
Athletic Director Ordel Goldson
Website http://www.lacordaire.net

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.[3] The school is a member of the New Jersey Association of Independent Schools[4] and is located within the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark.[5]

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.[1]

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

Athletics

The Lacordaire Lions compete in interscholastic sports under the supervision of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association[2] competing on an independent basis.[6]

Sports offered include:[2]

  • Tennis
  • Volleyball
  • Soccer
  • Basketball
  • Softball
  • Soccer

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

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 School data for Lacordaire Academy, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed October 20, 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Lacordaire Academy, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed December 8, 2016.
  3. 1 2 Lacordaire Academy, Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Secondary Schools. Accessed July 23, 2012.
  4. ↑ List of Member Schools, New Jersey Association of Independent Schools. Accessed May 10, 2017.
  5. ↑ Essex County Catholic High Schools, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark. Accessed May 10, 2017.
  6. ↑ League Memberships – 2015-2016, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed May 10, 2017.
  7. ↑ "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."
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