Lacordaire Academy is a 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, in Essex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.
| Lacordaire Academy | |
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 Front Building of the Lacordaire Academy | |
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155 Lorraine Avenue , , 07043 United States | |
| Coordinates | 40°50′30″N 74°12′5″W / 40.84167°N 74.20139°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Private, Co-ed |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic, Sisters of St. Dominic |
| Established | 1920 |
| NCES School ID | 00863533[1] |
| Head of school | Megan Mannato[5] |
| Faculty | 32.3 FTEs[1] |
| Grades | PreK-12 |
| Enrollment | 265 (plus 15 in PreK, as of 2021–22)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 8.2:1[1] |
| Color(s) | Black and Red[2] |
| Team name | Lions[2] Mascot Rory The Lion |
| Accreditation | Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools[3] |
| Publication | Zephyr (literary magazine)[4] |
| Newspaper | Laco Nation |
| Yearbook | Veritas |
| Tuition | $18,900 (grades 9-12 for 2024-25)[6] |
| Website | www |
Lacordaire Academy has been accredited by the New Jersey Department of Education and by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools since 1951 and is accredited through January 2025.[3] The school is a member of the New Jersey Association of Independent Schools[7] and is located within the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark.[8]
As of the 2021–22 school year, the school had an enrollment of 265 students (plus 15 in PreK) and 32.3 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 8.2:1. The school's student body was 35.1% (93) White, 23.4% (62) Black, 15.8% (42) two or more races, 13.6% (32) Hispanic and 12.1% (32) Asian.[1]
The school was founded in 1920, and named for Pere Henri Lacordaire, a Dominican priest who lived in post-revolution Paris.[9]
Activities
editLacordaire 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
edit- Dominican Preachers
- National Honor Society
- Student Ambassadors
- Student Council
Athletics
editThe Lacordaire Lions compete in interscholastic sports under the supervision of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association[2] competing on an independent basis.[10]
Sports offered include:[2]
- Tennis
- Volleyball
- Soccer
- Basketball
- Softball
A runner from the school was the Non-Public B individual champion in 2002.[11]
Literary
edit- The Checkerboard (Newspaper)
- Veritas (Yearbook)
- Zephyr (Literary Magazine)
- Laco Ledger (Middle School)
Clubs
edit- Culture Club
- Mission Club
- Environmental Club
- Mock Trial
- Forensics
- Lego Club
- Preachers Club
- Peer Tutoring
- Checkerboard Club
- Choir and Instrumental Club
- Science Mentors
- Poetry Out Loud
- Sports Club
- Yearbook Club
- Medical Sciences Club
- Cooking Club
- Book Club
- Laco Voices
Graduation requirements
editAll 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
- 4 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
edit- Elizabeth McAlister (born 1939), peace activist and former nun of the Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary.[12]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e School data for Lacordaire Academy, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 1, 2023.
- ^ a b c d Lacordaire Academy, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed October 20, 2020.
- ^ a b Lacordaire Academy, Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools. Accessed December 26, 2022.
- ^ Zephyr, Lacordaire Academy. Accessed January 20, 1942. "Zephyr is our annually-printed, student-published literary and art magazine."
- ^ Welcome from the Head of School, Lacordaire Academy. Accessed January 20, 2024.
- ^ Tuition and Financial Aid, Lacordaire Academy. Accessed January 20, 2024.
- ^ List of Member Schools, New Jersey Association of Independent Schools. Accessed May 10, 2017.
- ^ Essex County Catholic High Schools Archived July 28, 2017, at the Wayback Machine, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark. Accessed May 10, 2017.
- ^ Mission and History, Lacordaire Academy. Accessed January 20, 2024. "The Dominican sisters decided to call it Lacordaire School, named after père Henri-Dominique Lacordaire, who is credited for re-establishing the Dominican Order in post-Revolutionary France and is thought to be the greatest pulpit orator of the nineteenth century. On September 15, 1920, with Sister Concepta as the principal, Sister Aloysius as the high school teacher, and Sister Andrea as the grade school teacher, Lacordaire School welcomed its first two students."
- ^ League & Conference Officers/Affiliated Schools 2020-2021, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed October 20, 2020.
- ^ NJSIAA Girls Cross Country State Group Champions, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed May 1, 2023.
- ^ "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."