Type Private Status open Dean Robert Paul Phone +1 516-742-5555 Average SAT scores 1,278 | Established 1930 President Thomas Cleary Endowment 51.13 million USD Motto Fortes in Unitate | |
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Religious affiliation(s) Roman Catholic Marianist Address 340 Jackson Ave, Mineola, NY 11501, USA Similar Kellenberg Memorial High Sch, Sacred Heart Academy, Holy Trinity Diocesan High Sch, St Anthony's High Sch, Holy Cross High School Profiles FacebookTwitter |
Chaminade High School is a Roman Catholic college preparatory high school for young men. Located in Mineola, New York, United States, the school was founded in 1930 by the Society of Mary (Marianists), an international Roman Catholic teaching order of priests and religious Brothers. The school is named after William Joseph Chaminade, S.M. (1761–1850), who founded the Marianist order in 1817, and who was beatified by Pope John Paul II in 2000. The school continues to be operated by the Marianists and is independent of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockville Centre. The student body numbers over 1,700 and comes from Long Island (Nassau and Suffolk Counties), and neighboring New York City. The administration and faculty consists of both Marianists and lay men and women.
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- Chaminade high school 2016 senior basketball night
- Religious identity
- Athletics
- Finances
- Other
- Notable alumni
- References
Students follow a traditional liberal arts curriculum, including four years each of English, Foreign Language (either French, German, Latin, Mandarin Chinese, or Spanish), Mathematics, Religion, Science (Earth Science or Oceanography, Biology, Chemistry, and Physics), and Social Studies, as well as one year each of Art, Music Appreciation, and Health. In senior year, students take an additional (advanced) year of either Art or Music Appreciation. Chaminade is known for its rigorous academic program, and average SAT scores are consistently well above the national average. Historically, 100% of Chaminade graduates are accepted into college, and each year over 99% of them chose to attend college. In 2014, all 399 graduates were accepted into college; the class of 2014 was awarded 1,390 scholarships, with 284 students being awarded one or more scholarship.
Chaminade has a large and diverse selection of co-curricular and extra-curricular activities, with over 90% of the student body participating in at least one activity. Additionally, more than 50% of the student body participates on at least one interscholastic athletic team. The school's athletic teams are nicknamed the Flyers, in recognition of the fact that at the time of Chaminade's founding, Mineola and the surrounding communities of Long Island were part of what was then a "cradle of aviation", with pioneering aviators such as Charles Lindbergh, Wiley Post, and Amelia Earhart making world-record flights from nearby Roosevelt Field. In line with Chaminade's chosen nickname the school newspaper is, appropriately, called Tarmac, a term for airport pavement.
Chaminade high school 2016 senior basketball night
Religious identity
All students take four years of Religion, beginning with biblical and Salvation history (Freshman and Sophomore years), followed by Christian humanism (Junior year), and Christian existentialism (Senior year). The entire student body gathers for Mass each month; additionally, the Gold Star Mass is celebrated every Fall to honor those Chaminade alumni who gave their lives in protection of the United States as members of the military services. Students have the opportunity for the Sacrament of Reconciliation (Confession) every Tuesday and Thursday, while Eucharistic adoration is offered every Monday to students and faculty. A short prayer service is also offered daily, prior to the start of each lunch period.
Athletics
The following are the varsity sports offered at Chaminade:
Fall
Fall Crew
Varsity /JV / Freshman Cross Country
Varsity /JV / Freshman Football
Varsity /JV / Freshman Soccer
Freshman Swimming
Winter
Winter Track & Field
Varsity/JV Wrestling
Varsity /JV / Freshman Basketball
Varsity Bowling
Varsity/JV Hockey
Varsity Riflery
Varsity Swimming
Spring
Spring Track
Varsity /JV / Freshman Baseball
Spring Crew
Varsity Golf
Varsity /JV / Freshman Lacrosse
Varsity Tennis
Varsity Volleyball
Finances
In 1986, Philip K. Eichner, then president of Chaminade, established a permanent endowment fund for the school, which is known as the Torch Fund. Together with Gary Eck, the Director of Development at the time, Eichner envisioned a time when the school's tuition would be capped, if not eventually lowered. The Torch Fund's principal balance has grown substantially over the years and presently, the interest income earned on the principal balance serves to partially defray the cost of the school's tuition. For the 2016-2017 school year, interest income from the Torch Fund's principal balance pays $1,650 of the total annual tuition cost for each student, resulting in parents having to pay only $10,453 of each student's total tuition cost.