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SCHOOL PROFILE 2020-21 HISTORY QUICK FACTS is a Grades 9-12 classical Catholic high Total Students 153 school founded in 2002 by former 4-yr college acceptance 100%* Assistant Secretary of the Navy Class of 2021 30 and White House Richard Male/Female Ratio 45/55 Greco, Jr., who believed that the Ethnicities 42 best way to orient society and Students of Color 56% culture toward the greater good Financial Aid Recipients 90% was to form souls to be Christ- CEEB Code 332646 centered, minds to be classically SUNY trained, the body to be disciplined in good habits, and FACULTY the whole person to be of good Faculty members 23 character. As the only classical Combined years teaching 272 ADMISSIONS Catholic high school in , Masters Degrees 57% Montfort’s core curriculum REQUIREMENTS features classes in , Greek, 17% Admissions is selective, based on Professional Degrees 22% Astronomy, Rhetoric & , middle school academic record, Civics, Philosophy, , Moral Religious Chaplains 2 application, teacher or pastor Student to Faculty Ratio 7:1 , and the , in recommendations, standardized addition to an honors level high test score (TACHS), student and school program. All classes are family interviews, and school taught in an Oxford style Socratic CURRICULUM visit. For the Class of 2024, the Independent classical Catholic way, with oral examinations and median TACHS score of applicants emphasis on writing. All students high school with core th was the 85 percentile. The complete a Senior Thesis. curriculum of Trivium and mean elementary GPA was 90%. Quadrivium. Latin required. 63% of students scored 4 or 5 on AP exams, but AP courses are ADMINISTRATION being phased out in preference PRESIDENT for in-house honors and The Honorable Richard Greco, Jr. advanced courses. [email protected] Recognized by Cardinal 914-699-7090 Newman Society’s Honor Roll as a School of Excellence for DIRECTOR OF GUIDANCE & fifteen years consecutively. COLLEGE PLACEMENT Lauren Calman, M.Ed. [email protected] *every year since 2006 914-699-7090 The Montfort Academy is the most diverse* private high school in Westchester County and has the lowest student teacher ratio of its peer group.* It is also the only classical curriculum high school in the Archdiocese of New York and the only area school meaningfully using the Socratic method of instruction. As a classical curriculum co-educational Catholic high school Montfort is active in the spiritual formation of its students through required classes such as Chivalry, Christian Womanhood, Civics, and Moral Theology. SELECT COLLEGE ACCEPTANCES & MATRICULATIONS Ave Maria University Baruch College Notre Dame University Baylor University Penn State University Pepperdine University Boston University Providence College Honors Program Brigham Young University Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Case Western Reserve Catholic University of America SUNY Albany Clarkson University SUNY Binghamton College of William and Mary SUNY Buffalo SUNY Maritime College Cornell University SUNY Stony Brook Embry Riddle University The American Music & Dramatic Ac. The Citadel Military College Thomas Aquinas College Tufts University Hillsdale College Holy Cross College Union College John Cabot University in Rome U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Johnson & Wales University University of Dallas Macaulay Honors College University of Michigan College University of Florida Villanova University

DIPLOMA REQUIRED CREDITS GRADUATION DISTINCTIONS Theology 4 • Valedictorian Literature 3 • Salutatorian Trivium & Composition 3 • Philosophy 1 Joel Shin Latin Orator History 4 • Greek Rhapsode Science 3 • Summa cum laude, Maxima Mathematics 4 cum laude, Cum laude Languages 4 • In cursu honorum Latin 1 • Physical Education 2 With distinction in classical Fine Arts 1 languages Health/Other 2 *Niche.com rankings 2020 TOTAL 31 ACADEMIC PROGRAM Trivium Sciences Literature Grammar & Composition Biology Ancient Literature Logic & Composition Chemistry Medieval & Renaissance Literature Debate, Rhetoric, & Composition Physics British Literature Astronomy Modern Literature Philosophy Advanced Biology Honors Chivalry Independent Science Research Modern Languages Christian Womanhood Italian I Philosophy History Italian II/III The Great Conversation: Spanish I Theology History of Western Thought Spanish II/III Old Testament European History New Testament History (AP) AP Exams Taken by Students Church History & Doctrine American Foreign Policy Biology Moral Theology & Apologetics United States Government Calculus AB Literature & Composition Mathematics Classical Languages United States History Algebra Latin I (required) Geometry Latin II H Fine Arts Algebra/Trigonometry Latin III H Art History Pre-Calculus Latin IV H Music History Calculus Greek I Chess & Leadership Real-world Mathematics Greek II H Greek III H Study Abroad Rome: Sacred Heart High School Naples: Marist Guglielmo Marconi School Barcelona: Collegi Pureza de Maria S. Cugat SELECT ACTIVITIES

Sports Clubs Boys Soccer 2020 League Champs Art Club Girls Soccer Astronomy Club Boys Basketball C.S. Lewis Society Henry Olynik Chess Club Girls Basketball 2020 Undefeated Speech & Debate Team Boys Baseball Drama Club: 2 performances per year Girls Softball Robotics and Engineering Club Girls Volleyball Pro-Causa Vitae Pro-Life Club Co-ed Cross Country St. Joseph the Worker Club Co-ed Spring Track Student Government Yearbook Club Service Hours Performed Marine Biology Club More than 3000 annually Open Mic Night Ten hours are required annually, Polyphonic Schola but 90% of students do more Swing Dance GRADING SYSTEM GRADE GPA GPA H/AP A+ 4.33 4.85 A 4.00 4.50 A- 3.67 4.17 B+ 3.33 3.83 B 3.00 3.50 B- 2.67 3.17 C+ 2.33 2.83 C 2.00 2.50 C- 1.67 2.17 D 1.00 1.50 F 0.00 0.00

ACADEMIC CLASSIFICATIONS Highest Honors 4.33 or higher First Honors 4.00 – 4.32 Second Honors 3.33-3.99