Excellence 2013

Excellence

Academic EXCELLENCE

• Seventeen students in the Class of 2013 were recognized by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation – 10 National Merit Semifinalists – 7 National Merit Commended Students • Class of 2013 – 99% of the Class of 2012 is continuing formal education at 97 colleges and universities in 22 different states – The Class of 2013 was accepted into 204 colleges and universities in 34 states and one international universities – Collectively earned over $32 million in documented Scholarships and Grants – 75% of the Class of 2013 earned Merit-Based and/or Athletic Scholarships • 178 members of the National Honor Society • 32% of the Class of 2013 earned the recognition as an AP Scholar at some level (Scholar, Scholar with Honor, or a Scholar with Distinction) • 142 AP scholars, including nine National Scholars • 19 Advanced Placement Courses offered • 290 students took 661 AP exams in 2013 – 91% scored at least one score of 3 or better (recommended grade for college) – 87% of the tests taken scored 3 or higher • Over 150 academic courses

Commitment TO SERVICE

• 24 voluntary community service projects • Service conducted seven days a week • Local, national and international summer service opportunities – over 272 students, which represents over 40% of the upperclassmen, along with 27 faculty members participated in summer service experiences in Philadelphia, Bolivia, Saint Lucia, Arizona, Louisiana, Montana, Louisiana, New Mexico, New York, West Virginia, and California • Innovative Father/Son Branch-Out Day service program for freshmen along with their fathers • Thanksgiving Food Drive collected over 10,000 non-perishable cans of food • Secret Santa Raised in excess of $16,000 and purchased over 900 gifts for the oncology and hematology patients at Saint Christopher’s Hospital for Children – Over sixty students and ten faculty members delivered gifts on Christmas Eve • Through “La Salle Responds” the school community raised over $30,000 to benefit over thirty different charities

Dedicated FACULTY

• 155 years of college preparatory education for young men in the Philadelphia area • 333 years of the educational tradition of Saint John Baptist de La Salle and the Christian Brothers • Seven Christian Brothers actively engaged in school service • 111 Faculty Members – 97 Advanced Degrees – Four Doctorate Degrees – Average Years of Service: 15 – Student/Faculty Ratio 10:1 – Over sixty 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, treat people with respect • World-Wide Network of Lasallian Schools • 33% 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 • Over 14,000 active alumni – sponsor Career Day and career exploration excursions in New York City • Father/Son service project benefitting Saint Vincent’s Soup Kitchen

EXTRACURRICULARS

• Art Department hosts a Poor Man’s Supper to benefit Face-To-Face • Various athletic team service projects • Student sponsored activities benefitting families who are battling cancer • SpeakUp, a student sponsored program, held in coordination with faculty, staff, and two local all-girl high schools, promotes effective communication between parents and students • Academic support centers, Counselor support, mentor and tutoring programs • Campus Ministry – School-wide student planned liturgies and along with morning Advent and Lenten Prayer Services – Four-Year retreat program, culminating in the four-day Kairos retreat during senior year – Three campus ministers and a school chaplain

• Athletics – 2012-2013 Pennsylvania State Champions in Lacrosse and Swimming – 2012-2013 Philadelphia Catholic League Champions in Baseball, Football, Golf, Indoor Track, Lacrosse, Soccer, Swimming, Tennis, Track and Field, and Wrestling – 2012-2013 PIAA District 12 (City) Champions in Baseball, Football, Lacrosse, Soccer, Swimming, Tennis, Track and Field, and Wrestling – 2012-2013 Flyers Cup Hockey Champions – 2012-2013 placed second in the Pennsylvania State Championship in Hockey – Distance Medley Relay Team won the Penn Relays Championship of America and ran the fastest winning time at Penn Relays since 2005 and the second best time in America.

– 55 athletes were recruited to participate in athletics by a college or university – twelve sports at thirty-five different colleges and universities from Maine to California – twelve students were named as High School All-Americans and captured 25 All-American Athletic Certifications in two different sports – Teacher-Coach Model with thirteen of the eightteen teams coached by teachers at La Salle and over forty teachers involved in La Salle’s athletic program – 60% of students involved in athletics

• Fine Arts – Over 250 students are actively involved the school’s Music Program – Eleven performing bands and three choral groups – Competition Band received superior ratings in all five area jazz competitions in 2012 – Outstanding Soloist Award was earned by a La Salle musician at each competition in 2013 – Overall Champion of the Cavalcade of Band Competition – Received a rating of “Superior With Honors” at all five area jazz competitions in 2013 – Outstanding Soloist Award was earned by a La Salle musician at each competition – Awarded as Best Trumpet Section and Best Sight Reading – Two band concerts and two choral concerts are held each year – 26% students participate in the Art Program – Arts Festival held each May highlights student work in painting, drawing, sculpture, and ceramics – Students exhibited artwork at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Montgomery County Community College, and the Archdiocesan Art Show • Activities – over 60 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 – 2012-2013 Philadelphia Catholic Forensics League Champions – 2012-2013 Pennsylvania High School Speech League District 11 Champions – Named as one of the Top 5 Debate Schools Nationally at the National Catholic Forensic League Championships – Named Top Debate School in Eastern Pennsylvania – Mathletes won the Philadelphia Catholic League Championship – Engineering Club is conducting a Renewable Energy Study, which studies the feasibility of installing wind and solar generation equipment at La Salle – Publications include the Wisterian (school newspaper), Blue and Gold (yearbook), and Gazebo (school literary magazine) – Theater Program produces a drama each fall and a musical in the spring – the 2012-2013 school year featured Barefoot In The Park and the highly-acclamed Swing!

First-Class F A C I L I T I E S

• 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 – A T3 dedicated Internet circuit that offers Students 90MB of in and out bandwidth with Nehalem Xeon Servers – 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/DVD Burners – Outstanding library and media center with capability for thirty-four online reference programs – Computer Lab Internship Program for qualified students who have achieved Microsoft certification(s) – 90 students received certification during 2012-13 at what is the only Level One Microsoft IT Academy in the State of Pennsylvania – All fifty-seven instructional areas ar equipped with a SMART Board, HD projection TV, DVD, and high-performance sound system - Only school in the world to be invited

by Microsoft to participate in a four-year pilot program and one-to-one initiative whereby each student in the Class of 2017 was issued a Microsoft RT Surface.

• Music Facilities – La Salle’s excellent music facilities include an ensemble practice room large enough to house our largest performing groups. A choral room, space for instrumental instruction, multiple practice rooms, and a digital music lab round out a facility that can accommodate the almost three hundred 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, nine athletic fields, a walking trail, and a boathouse located on historic Boathouse Row. • Guidance and Counseling Centers – College Counseling, Class Level Counseling, Academic Support, and the David Program

La Salle College High School 8605 Cheltenham Avenue Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania 19038 215 402 4800 phone 215 233 0284 fax admissions@lschs.org www.lschs.org