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Chaminade High School
Location
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Mineola, New York

USA
Information
TypePrivate
MottoFortes in Unitate - Strength in Unity
Religious affiliation(s)Roman Catholic
Established1930
Faculty78
Enrollment1625
Average class size32-40 students
Student to teacher ratio21.6:1
CampusMain Building, Residence, Ott Field, Thomas Field, Physical Fitness Center(PFC), future Activity and Athletics Center, Meribah Retreat House, Founder's Hollow Retreat House
Color(s)Crimson and Gold
Athletics31 Interscholastic Teams
MascotFlyers
NewspaperTarmac
Websitechaminade-hs.org

Chaminade High School is a Roman Catholic high school for young men in Mineola, New York. In 1930, Alexander Ott, S.M., a member of the Society of Mary, founded the school and named it after William Joseph Chaminade. It is operated independent of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockville Centre.

The school has a student body of 1,600 with both lay and religious faculty. Students follow a liberal arts curriculum, including four years of Religion, English, Social Studies, Foreign Language (French, German, Latin or Spanish), Mathematics, Science, including Earth Science (orOceanography), Biology, Chemistry, Physics, three years of Fine Arts, and one year of Health.

Qualified students also have the opportunity to enroll in a full year of collegiate study during their senior year. Professors from Long Island University directly teach at the school. Over 99% of Chaminade graduates attend college. [1] In 2006, all 390 graduates were accepted into college, with 265 offered scholarships[2].

A selection of extracurricular activities are available. Most students partake in one or more school activities and more than half participate on interscholastic athletic teams[3].

The school's athletic teams are nicknamed the Flyers, which honors the first non-stop solo transatlantic flight from the U.S. to Europe, departing nearby Roosevelt Field in the United States to Paris, France, in 1927 by Charles Lindbergh. Accordingly, the school newspaper is called Tarmac.

Religious identity

Students attend a student body Mass at least once every month, and take four years of religion classes focusing on biblical history, church history, and contemporary Catholic philosophy. A communion service is offered prior to every lunch period in the school's chapel; confessions are heard and eucharistic adoration is offered on a weekly basis to students and faculty.

Athletics

Over the years Chaminade has established top programs in baseball, bowling, cross country, track and field, rowing, swimming, diving, soccer, riflery, chess, hiking, tennis, volleyball, wrestling, ice hockey, football and lacrosse. Its crew team ranks as one of the top teams in the nation, with their varsity boat winning the Head of the Charles Regatta in two of the last four years.

In the fall 2006 varsity championships, the crew team, which had an undefeated season, was the 1st Place High School team in the Head of the Charles Regatta. The cross country team was the NSCHSAA League and CHSAA Intersectional champions, while the soccer team was the New York State champion.

Until a second place finish to Fordham Prep of the Bronx New York in the 2007 CHSAA swimming finals, the Swim Team remained undefeated in the CHSAA for six consecutive years. Despite finishing second in the 2007 championships, the team finished it's 2006-2007 dual meet season undefeated for the sixth consecutive season. During the 2004-2005 season, the team ranked first in New York state among public and private high schools and eleventh nationally in Dual Meets.[4]

On the gridiron, Stephen Boyd, a former NFL linebacker for the Detroit Lions, is a faculty member of the Physical Education Department and a coach of the football team.

Fall sports

Winter sports

Spring sports

Tarmac newspaper

Tarmac is the monthly student newspaper of the School, the adviser to which is Bro. Stephen V. Balletta. The newspaper has a print run of around 2,300 copies and the paper's editors use spot color (usually crimson) on every page. Amongst it awards was The Msgr. Richard Hanley Award for Outstanding Service to the Student Community awarded by The Long Island Catholic in June 2007 for a series of articles on homelessness.[5]

Finances

In 1986, Father Philip Eichner ('53), then the president of Chaminade, conceived the idea of an annual collection to lower tuition at Chaminade. It was called the Torch Fund. The proceeds from this fund would added to the already existing Development Fund, and the interest would be used to defray the cost of tuition. Together with Brother Gary Eck, director of development at the time, Eichner envisioned a time when the interest might cap the cost of tuition. From humble beginnings, the fund has grown dramatically and exceeds $38 million as of January 2007. As a result, more funding has become available to lower student tuition.

Notes

Chaminade is well known for its academic rigor and its success in forensics. The Robert C. Wright Speech and Debate Team (named after alumnus and Vice Chairman of General Electric Robert Charles Wright) consistently competes with Long Island's Catholic Forensic League and regularly competes on the national debate circuit.

Chaminade is one of the only high schools in America to own and operate a pipe organ similar to the instrument found at Radio City Music Hall in New York City [6].

Chaminade is also known for its out-spoken opposition to American "prom culture." On November 29, 2005, Chaminade decided to dissolve what was formerly its junior prom and senior prom following a similar decision by an affiliated high school, Kellenberg. Chaminade's president, Father James Williams, noted his opposition to the "over-the-topness" of contemporary prom culture adding that a high school social event should not amount to merely a contest to see who has "the biggest limo", the "most elaborate weekend planned" -- the prom is no longer "the focus." The letter addressing the prom situation can be viewed as a Microsoft Word document here -[1].

In the summer of 2006, the female secretary to the President brought a lawsuit against Chaminade High School for gender discrimination , after she was fired for having a relationship with a male faculty member who was still married. The male teacher was not fired.[7] The lawsuit also stated that priests stared at women's breasts and that a camera was set up in the boys locker room. [8] [9] The case was settled outside of court.[citation needed]

Notable alumni

References

  1. ^ http://www.chaminade-hs.org/apps/bbmessages/show_bbm.jsp?REC_ID=1513&rn=2112
  2. ^ http://www.chaminade-hs.org/apps/bbmessages/show_bbm.jsp?REC_ID=2781&rn=9088
  3. ^ http://www.chaminade-hs.org/about_us/index.jsp?rn=1665
  4. ^ "2004-05 NISCA National Dual Meet Team Rankings". National Interscholastic Swimming Coaches Association. August 23,2005. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  5. ^ "TLIC commends the best in high school journalism", The Long Island Catholic, June 13, 2007
  6. ^ http://cinematreasures.org/theater/3919/
  7. ^ Haberman, Zach (August 17, 2006), "Sex Sack Flap at Catholic HS", New York Post{{citation}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  8. ^ 1010wins.com article
  9. ^ news12.com article
  10. ^ http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/station/301796/detail.html
  11. ^ http://www.propellerclubsandiego.org/uploads/newsletters/200401.pdf

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