College Counseling Brag Sheet 2011

Excellence

Academic EXCELLENCE

• 11% of the Class of 2012 was recognized by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation – 13 National Merit Semifinalists – 14 National Merit Commended Students • Class of 2011 – 99% of the Class of 2011 is attending 84% colleges and universities in 20 states – Collectively earned over $25.5 million in documented Scholarships and Grants – 73% earned Merit-Based and/or Athletic Scholarships • 184 students are members of the National Honor Society • 98 AP scholars, including eight National Scholars • 20 Advanced Placement Courses offered • 257 students took 560 AP exams – 84 % scored 3 or better (recommended grade for college) • Over 135 academic courses

Commitment TO SERVICE

• 21 volunteer community service projects • Service conducted seven days a week • Local, national and international summer service opportunities – a total of over 200 students – 40% of the upper classmen – and 27 faculty members participated in Building Bridges of Solidarity in Bolivia, Navajo Nation Experience in Arizona, Project Appalachia in Kentucky, De La Salle Blackfeet Immersion in Montana, Gulf Coast Immersion in Louisiana, Urban Immersion in Philadelphia, and the Lasallian Youth Assembly in Philadelphia • Innovative Father/Son Branch-Out Day service program for freshmen and sophomores • Thanksgiving Food Drive collected 10,000 non-perishable canned goods • 87 juniors participated in three Junior Urban Challenge overnight service learning projects at the Romero Center in Camden, NJ • Operation Santa Claus and Secret Santa collected over 2,600 gifts and raised in excess of $9,000 – 110 students and ten faculty members delivered gifts on Christmas Eve • Through” La Salle Responds” the school community raised $27,000 to benefit thirty charities

Dedicated FAC U LT Y

• 152 years history of college preparatory education for young men in the Philadelphia area • 331 years history of the educational tradition of Saint John Baptist de La Salle and the Christian Brothers • Seven Christian Brothers actively engaged in school service • 109 Faculty Members – 93 Advanced Degrees – Four Doctorate Degrees – Average Years of Service: 15 – Over fifty faculty members are moderators for student clubs and organizations

Caring

Extraordinary

COMMUNITY

• La Salle College High School graduates accept responsibility for their own education and actions and in the spirit of Christian gentlemen and treat people with respect • World-Wide Lasallian Network of Schools

EXTRACURRICULARS

• Father/Son service project benefitting Saint Vincent’s Soup Kitchen • Mother/Son service project benefitting Saint Francis Inn • Community Tech Serve with Saint Francis School in New Mexico

• 35% of student body receives financial aid – Alumni, Parents and Faculty contribute to this amount – Student Emergency Fund funded by faculty – Men of La Salle Scholarships for current students who have lost a parent

• Art Department‘s Poor Man’s Supper

• 14,000 active alumni – sponsor Career Day and career exploration in New York City

• Student sponsored activities benefitting families battling cancer

• National Honor Society Hand-in-Hand project in cooperation with Saint Joseph’s University • Athletic team service projects

• Speak-Up student sponsored program in coordination with two high schools, faculty and administration with a goal of effective communication between parents and students • Academic support centers, Counselor support, mentor and tutoring programs • Campus Ministry – School-wide student planned liturgies and morning Advent and Lenten prayer services – Four-Year retreat program, culminating in the four-day Kairos retreat during senior year – Three campus ministers, school chaplain

• Athletics – 2010-2011 Philadelphia Catholic League Champions in Football, Swimming, Tennis, and Wrestling – 2010-2011 PIAA District 12 Champions in Football, Golf, Hockey, Swimming, Tennis and Wrestling – 2010-2011 placed second in the State Championship in Football, Hockey and Swimming – 2010-2011 Flyers Cup Champions Hockey – Teacher-Coach Model with twelve of the sixteen teams coached by teachers at La Salle and 41 teachers involved in La Salle’s athletic program – 50% of students involved in athletics – Lacrosse Coach inducted into City All-Star Chapter of Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame • Fine Arts – 25% students are involved in music – Eleven performing bands and three choral groups – Superior ratings in all band competitions including one Best Trombone Section Award, one Best Rhythm Section Award, three Best Saxophone Section Awards – Superior with Honors rating in Cavalcade Championship including one Best Trumpet Section Award – Outstanding Soloist Award in all competitions – Two band concerts, two choral concerts, and two theater productions each year – 26% students participate in art with an Arts Festival in May highlighting student work in painting, drawing, sculpture, and ceramics – exhibited artwork at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Montgomery County Community College, and the Archdiocesan Art Show – small selection seek higher education in the Arts

First Class FACILITIES

• Activities – 28 clubs and organizations many with award winning accomplishments – over 70% of the students are involved in one or more activity or club – Recognized as a Debate School of Excellence by the National Forensics League – Two students PCFL City Champions in Public Forum Debate – State District Champions – PCFL Team Championship for Varsity Debate Events – Ten students qualified for the NCFL National Finals and four students placed in the Top 32 nationally – Mathletes: Champions Western Division Philadelphia Catholic League – Engineering Club: Renewable Energy Study, studying the feasibility of installing wind and solar generation equipment at La Salle – Publications: Wisterian (school newspaper), Blue and Gold (yearbook), and Gazebo (school literary magazine) – Theater: Fall drama, Spring musical

• Technology – Completely wireless campus enhanced by Gigabit fiber optic backbone connecting all classrooms and offices – Thirty-five state-of-the-art Windows 2008 R2 servers, including dedicated space for student accounts and files – First school in the nation to fully implement Microsoft Exchange 2010 – TV production and broadcast studio with editing equipment and operating systems for live programs and taped productions – Four computer labs with over 150 Nehalen i7 workstations, Windows 7 Desktops, and access to the complete Microsoft Office 2010 Professional Plus Package – Multimedia Lab with over eighty workstations for student and faculty teaching and production, including scanners, laser printers, and CD flash DVD Burners – Outstanding library and media center with capability for thirty-four online reference programs – Computer Lab internship for qualified students who amassed fifteen Microsoft certifications – additional 70 students have earned an MTA (Microsoft Technology Associate) certification – All fifty-seven instructional areas are equipped with a SMART Board, HD projection TV, DVD, and high-performance sound system

• Music Facilities – La Salle’s excellent music facilities include an ensemble practice room large enough to house our largest performing groups. Choral rooms, space for instrumental instruction, and a digital music lab round out a facility that can accommodate the almost 300 students involved in La Salle’s highly acclaimed music program.

• Athletic Facilities – La Salle has been blessed with extensive athletic facilities, which include a main gym, auxiliary gym for wrestling and other athletic activities, a fitness center with a full-time Strength and Conditioning Instructor, an erg room for rowing, indoor and outdoor pools, six-lane track, five tennis courts, seven athletic fields, a walking trail, and a boathouse located on Boathouse Row. • Guidance and Counseling Centers – College Counseling, Class Level Counseling, Academic Support Counseling, David Program

La Salle College High School 8605 Cheltenham Avenue Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania 19038 215 233 2911 phone 215 233 1418 fax www.lschs.org