2009-2010 School Profile

History In 1852, Archbishop Francis Kenric of asked the members of the to oversee the formation of a school for laymen that would incorporate standards of excellence and build new men, conscious of a religious purpose. The construction of High School began on Calvert Street in early 1852 and on September 15, the doors opened. In 1941, the school relocated to Blakefield in Towson, . Between 1981-1988, a Middle School was gradually introduced and Loyola officially became known as Loyola Blakefield. Loyola typically enrolls 1000 students, with 750 students in grades 9-12.

Type: Catholic, Jesuit, Private School for boys in grades 6-12

Mission: The mission of Loyola Blakefield is to graduate young ‘men for others’, who are open to growth, dedicated to academic excellence, religious, loving, committed to diversity and dedicated to work for a just world. The philosophy of the school is to provide each student with careful and thoughtful teaching, cura personalis—personal care of the individual, and motivation in a spiritual environment.

Location: 500 Chestnut Avenue, Towson, MD, 21204. Towson is a northern suburb of the city of Baltimore.

Accreditation: Association of Independent Maryland Schools

Memberships: Jesuit Secondary Educational Association; Association of Maryland Independent Schools; National Association of College Admissions Counselors, Potomac and Chesapeake Association of College Admissions Counselors, College Board.

Scholarship + Scholarship and Financial Aid are available. Currently, 27% of the student population receives scholarship or financial aid. Financial Aid:

Faculty: Loyola Blakefield has a professional faculty and staff of approximately 100 men and women, two-thirds of whom hold advanced degrees and one-third of whom have taught at the school for more than fifteen years.

Tuition + Fees: $15,345

Average Class Size: 20 Students

Student 81% Catholic Composition: 12% Diversity 58% From Parochial Schools 34% From Public Schools 9% From Private Schools

Geographical Loyola students come from Baltimore City and the six surrounding counties, in addition to the southern counties of composition: .

Administration Rev. Thomas A. Pesci, S.J. Gail P. Kujawa Anthony I. Day President Principal (6-8) Principal (9-12) [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

Kathryn McLean Mathias Michael R. Breschi ’79 Brennan Prodey ’82 Director of College Counseling Director of Admission Director of Guidance [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] 443-841-3246 Fax 410-823-5277 443-841-3684 443-841-3242

P.O. Box 6819  Towson, Maryland 21285-6819  443-841-3680  Fax 443-841-3105  www.loyolablakefield.org Academic Program Testing General: Loyola Blakefield offers a challenging college preparatory curriculum that includes a broad range of major course offerings SAT: Class of 2009 (average) complimented by a selection of enriching electives. A minimum of 24 credits is required for graduation with a minimum of six course Verbal 612 Math 618 units each academic year. These include state mandated units, as well as additional courses required by the school in particular Mean SAT Scores for Students in the Top Quintile of the Class of 2009 disciplines. Loyola is on a two-semester system. The distribution is as follows: Verbal 695 Math 705

Content: 4 course units in English SAT Summary (average) 3 course units in Mathematics through Precalculus Class of 2008 Class of 2007 Class of 2006 3 course units in Biology, Chemistry, and Physics Verbal 603 607 605 3 course units in Social Studies of which one must be American History Math 610 610 629 3 sequential levels of Classical or Modern Foreign Language 4 course units in Religious Studies AP Score Distribution for tests taken in May 2009 1 course unit in Physical Education Score Percent .5 course unit in Media Literacy 5 34% .5 course unit in History of Art .5 course unit in the History of Music 4 31% .5 course unit in Studio Art 3 20% 2 13% LOYOLA BLAKEFIELD’S RELIGION COURSES ARE REQUIRED ACADEMIC COURSES. 1 2% IN ADDITION, SENIORS HAVE A MANDATORY 40-HOUR CHRISTIAN SERVICE COMMITMENT AS A PART OF THEIR GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS. Religious and Guidance Programs Honors / Honors and AP courses are offered as listed below. Enrollment in these courses is determined through placement tests, GPA, and Campus Ministry The Campus Ministry Team at Loyola includes the School Chaplain, an Assistant to the Chaplain, and the Director of Ignatian Mission AP Classes: faculty recommendation. and Identity. This team provides for the spiritual formation and needs of the entire Blakefield Community. Deeply grounded in the Advanced Biology Honors Environmental Science AP Latin III Honors Roman Catholic tradition, all programs offered seek to foster spiritual growth for all constituencies: students, faculty, parents, Trustees Advanced Lit. Criticism Honors European History AP Latin IV History Honors and alumni. Program offerings are listed below: Advanced Pre Calculus Honors French I Honors Latin Vergil AP  Underclassmen Retreat Days  Parent-Son Retreats  Kairos Senior Retreats  Sophomore Conversation Program Algebra I Honors French II Honors Physics AP  Other Ignatian Prayer experiences for students, faculty, staff, parents, trustees and alumni Algebra II Honors French III Honors Physics Honors Christian Service Loyola Blakefield’s Christian Service program provides all students with the opportunity to become more open to growth and committed American Literature Honors French IV Honors PreCalculus Honors to doing justice. Christian Service is an integral part of the Jesuit educational experience and is sewn into the fabric of our curricula. Biology AP French Language AP Religion III Honors Students of all grades participate in year-round service opportunities that include individual, homeroom, class and school wide service Biology I Honors Geometry Honors Spanish I Honors projects as well as senior summer service trips. These activities are in addition to the required service hours for seniors for graduation. British Literature Honors German I Honors Spanish II Honors The class of 2009 performed over 16,000 service hours in 50 agencies. Calculus AB/AP German II Honors Spanish III Honors Guidance The Loyola Blakefield Guidance Department’s purpose is to assist students in successfully achieving the goals incorporated into the Calculus BC/AP German III Honors Spanish IV Honors overall mission of the school, which is to graduate students who are open to growth, dedicated to academic excellence, religious, Chemistry AP German IV Honors Spanish Language AP committed to diversity, loving and committed to doing justice. Program offerings: Chemistry I Honors German Language AP Spanish Literature AP  Individual and Group counseling  Peer Health Education  Freshman Guidance  Group Guidance at Various Class Levels Computer Science AP Government and Politics AP Statistics AP English I Honors Greek I Honors US History AP Co-Curricular Programs English 10 Honors Greek II Honors US History Honors Black Student Union It’s Academic Wii Bowling Cross Country English Language AP Latin I Honors Biotechnology/Forensic J Notes Yearbook Football English Literature AP Latin II Honors Science Review Literary Magazine Young Democrats Club Golf Chess Club Liturgical Band Young Republicans Club Ice Hockey Grade Point All credit courses taken in grades 9-12 are included in the cumulative GPA. LOYOLA BLAKEFIELD DOES NOT RANK. Comedy Improv Club “The Loyolan” Indoor Track Performing Arts: Average: Loyola Blakefield has a 4.00 weighted system with honors and AP courses receiving an extra .5 value.G rade points are assigned to Culinary Club Student Newspaper Blakefield Chorus grades on the following scale: Cultural Awareness Club Mock Trial Club Rugby Blakefield Players Cura International Model United Nations Club Soccer Grade Unweighted Weighted Class of 2010 (194 Students): Loyola Concert Band Environmental Club Mountain Biking Squash A (93-100) 4.0 4.5 Cumulative Grade Distribution Chart Loyola Jazz Combo Fishing Club National Honor Society Swimming A- (91-92) 3.7 4.2 3.34 Median GPA Loyola String Ensemble Forensics Photography Club Tennis B+ (89-90) 3.3 3.8 First Quintile 4.33-3.81 French Club Physics Club Interscholastic Track + Field B (85-88) 3.0 3.5 Second Quintile 3.80-3.51 German Club Sailing Club Athletics: B- (83-84) 2.7 3.2 Third Quintile 3.50-3.21 Hispanic Student Union Spanish Club Baseball Water Polo C+ (81-82) 2.3 2.8 Fourth Quintile 3.20-2.81 Intramural Sports Student Government Wrestling C (77-80) 2.0 2.5 Fifth Quintile 2.80-1.92 C- (74-76) 1.5 2.0 D (70-73) 1.0 1.5 F (0-69) 0 0 Academic Program Testing General: Loyola Blakefield offers a challenging college preparatory curriculum that includes a broad range of major course offerings SAT: Class of 2009 (average) complimented by a selection of enriching electives. A minimum of 24 credits is required for graduation with a minimum of six course Verbal 612 Math 618 units each academic year. These include state mandated units, as well as additional courses required by the school in particular Mean SAT Scores for Students in the Top Quintile of the Class of 2009 disciplines. Loyola is on a two-semester system. The distribution is as follows: Verbal 695 Math 705

Content: 4 course units in English SAT Summary (average) 3 course units in Mathematics through Precalculus Class of 2008 Class of 2007 Class of 2006 3 course units in Biology, Chemistry, and Physics Verbal 603 607 605 3 course units in Social Studies of which one must be American History Math 610 610 629 3 sequential levels of Classical or Modern Foreign Language 4 course units in Religious Studies AP Score Distribution for tests taken in May 2009 1 course unit in Physical Education Score Percent .5 course unit in Media Literacy 5 34% .5 course unit in History of Art .5 course unit in the History of Music 4 31% .5 course unit in Studio Art 3 20% 2 13% LOYOLA BLAKEFIELD’S RELIGION COURSES ARE REQUIRED ACADEMIC COURSES. 1 2% IN ADDITION, SENIORS HAVE A MANDATORY 40-HOUR CHRISTIAN SERVICE COMMITMENT AS A PART OF THEIR GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS. Religious and Guidance Programs Honors / Honors and AP courses are offered as listed below. Enrollment in these courses is determined through placement tests, GPA, and Campus Ministry The Campus Ministry Team at Loyola includes the School Chaplain, an Assistant to the Chaplain, and the Director of Ignatian Mission AP Classes: faculty recommendation. and Identity. This team provides for the spiritual formation and needs of the entire Blakefield Community. Deeply grounded in the Advanced Biology Honors Environmental Science AP Latin III Honors Roman Catholic tradition, all programs offered seek to foster spiritual growth for all constituencies: students, faculty, parents, Trustees Advanced Lit. Criticism Honors European History AP Latin IV History Honors and alumni. Program offerings are listed below: Advanced Pre Calculus Honors French I Honors Latin Vergil AP  Underclassmen Retreat Days  Parent-Son Retreats  Kairos Senior Retreats  Sophomore Conversation Program Algebra I Honors French II Honors Physics AP  Other Ignatian Prayer experiences for students, faculty, staff, parents, trustees and alumni Algebra II Honors French III Honors Physics Honors Christian Service Loyola Blakefield’s Christian Service program provides all students with the opportunity to become more open to growth and committed American Literature Honors French IV Honors PreCalculus Honors to doing justice. Christian Service is an integral part of the Jesuit educational experience and is sewn into the fabric of our curricula. Biology AP French Language AP Religion III Honors Students of all grades participate in year-round service opportunities that include individual, homeroom, class and school wide service Biology I Honors Geometry Honors Spanish I Honors projects as well as senior summer service trips. These activities are in addition to the required service hours for seniors for graduation. British Literature Honors German I Honors Spanish II Honors The class of 2009 performed over 16,000 service hours in 50 agencies. Calculus AB/AP German II Honors Spanish III Honors Guidance The Loyola Blakefield Guidance Department’s purpose is to assist students in successfully achieving the goals incorporated into the Calculus BC/AP German III Honors Spanish IV Honors overall mission of the school, which is to graduate students who are open to growth, dedicated to academic excellence, religious, Chemistry AP German IV Honors Spanish Language AP committed to diversity, loving and committed to doing justice. Program offerings: Chemistry I Honors German Language AP Spanish Literature AP  Individual and Group counseling  Peer Health Education  Freshman Guidance  Group Guidance at Various Class Levels Computer Science AP Government and Politics AP Statistics AP English I Honors Greek I Honors US History AP Co-Curricular Programs English 10 Honors Greek II Honors US History Honors Black Student Union It’s Academic Wii Bowling Cross Country English Language AP Latin I Honors Biotechnology/Forensic J Notes Yearbook Football English Literature AP Latin II Honors Science Review Literary Magazine Young Democrats Club Golf Chess Club Liturgical Band Young Republicans Club Ice Hockey Grade Point All credit courses taken in grades 9-12 are included in the cumulative GPA. LOYOLA BLAKEFIELD DOES NOT RANK. Comedy Improv Club “The Loyolan” Indoor Track Performing Arts: Average: Loyola Blakefield has a 4.00 weighted system with honors and AP courses receiving an extra .5 value.G rade points are assigned to Culinary Club Student Newspaper Lacrosse Blakefield Chorus grades on the following scale: Cultural Awareness Club Mock Trial Club Rugby Blakefield Players Cura International Model United Nations Club Soccer Grade Unweighted Weighted Class of 2010 (194 Students): Loyola Concert Band Environmental Club Mountain Biking Squash A (93-100) 4.0 4.5 Cumulative Grade Distribution Chart Loyola Jazz Combo Fishing Club National Honor Society Swimming A- (91-92) 3.7 4.2 3.34 Median GPA Loyola String Ensemble Forensics Photography Club Tennis B+ (89-90) 3.3 3.8 First Quintile 4.33-3.81 French Club Physics Club Interscholastic Track + Field B (85-88) 3.0 3.5 Second Quintile 3.80-3.51 German Club Sailing Club Athletics: Volleyball B- (83-84) 2.7 3.2 Third Quintile 3.50-3.21 Hispanic Student Union Spanish Club Baseball Water Polo C+ (81-82) 2.3 2.8 Fourth Quintile 3.20-2.81 Intramural Sports Student Government Basketball Wrestling C (77-80) 2.0 2.5 Fifth Quintile 2.80-1.92 C- (74-76) 1.5 2.0 D (70-73) 1.0 1.5 F (0-69) 0 0 College Placement Profile for Class of 2009 100% Attending College 24% Private 7.4% Catholic 17% Jesuit 51% Public .5% International

11 MILLION DOLLARS IN SCHOLARSHIPS AND MERIT GRANTS VALUED OVER FOUR YEARS WERE AWARDED TO THE CLASS OF 2009 NUMBERING 204 STUDENTS

Loyola Blakefield College Acceptances for the Classes of 2008 and 2009 (students are attending colleges in bold)

Albright College Fairleigh Dickinson University, Marymount College Sewanee: The University of the University of Delaware Allegheny College madison Marymount University south University of Kansas American University FAU Harriet L. Wilkes Honors Massachusetts College of Shenandoah University University of Maryland, Ashland University College Pharmacy & Health Sciences Shepherd University Baltimore County Auburn University Ferrum College McDaniel College Slippery Rock University of University of Maryland, Ave Maria University Flagler College McPherson College Pennsylvania college Park Barry University Florida Atlantic University Mercyhurst College Southern Methodist University University of Maryland, Belmont University Florida Gulf Coast University Merrimack College Spring Hill College eastern Shore Bethany College Florida Institute of Technology Methodist University St. John’s University – University of Massachusetts, Bloomsburg University Florida State University Miami University, Oxford Queens Campus Amherst of Pennsylvania Fordham University Millersville University of St. Mary’s College of Maryland University of Miami Boston College Franklin and Marshall College Pennsylvania Stevens Institute of Technology University of New England Boston University Franklin College Switzerland Monmouth University Stevenson University University of New Hampshire Bowdoin College Frostburg State University Morgan State University Stonehill College University of North Carolina at Bowie State University Furman University Mount Saint Mary’s University Susquehanna University Asheville Brevard College George Mason University Muhlenberg College Swarthmore College University of North Carolina at Bridgewater College Georgetown University New College of Florida Syracuse University Charlotte Bryant University Georgia Institute of Technology New York University Temple University University of North Carolina Bucknell University Gettysburg College North Carolina A&T Texas A&M University at Greensboro Cabrini College Goucher College State University The Catholic University University of North Carolina Campbell University Guilford College North Carolina State University of America at Wilmington Capitol College Hampden-Sydney College Northeastern University The Citadel, the Military College University of Notre Dame Carnegie Mellon University Hampton University Northwestern University of South Carolina University of Pennsylvania Case Western Reserve University Hartwick College Old Dominion University The College of Wooster University of Pittsburgh Chestnut Hill College Harvard University Pennsylvania College of The Community College of University of Rhode Island Christopher Newport University Haverford College technology Baltimore County at Catons- University of Richmond Clark Atlanta University Hawaii Pacific University Pennsylvania State University, ville University of San Diego Clarkson University High Point University University Park The George Washington Uni- University of South Carolina Clemson University Hobart and William Smith Polytechnic Institute of NYU versity University of Tennessee, Cleveland State University colleges Providence College The Ohio State University Knoxville Coastal Carolina University Hofstra University Quinnipiac University The University of Alabama University of the Pacific Colgate University Hood College Randolph College The University of Arizona University of the Sciences in College of Charleston Howard Community College Randolph-Macon College The University of North Philadelphia College of the Holy Cross Howard University Regis University carolina at Chapel Hill University of Utah College of William and Mary Jacksonville University Rensselaer Polytechnic The University of Scranton University of Vermont Columbia University James Madison University institute The University of Tampa University of Virginia Cornell University John Carroll University Roanoke College The University of the Arts Ursinus College Craven Community College Johns Hopkins University Robert Morris University TOTALS Villanova University Creighton University Kansas State University Rochester Institute of Technology Virginia Commonwealth University Daemen College King’s College Rollins College Trinity College Dublin Virginia Polytechnic Institute Davidson College La Salle University Rose-Hulman Institute of Tulane University and State University Denison University Le Moyne College Technology Tuskegee University Virginia Wesleyan College DePaul University Lebanon Valley College Royal College of Surgeons United States Air Force Academy Wagner College Dickinson College Lehigh University in Ireland United States Coast Guard Wake Forest University Drew University Lewis & Clark College Rutgers, The State University of Academy Wartburg College Drexel University Limestone College new Jersey at New Brunswick United States Military Academy Washington and Jefferson College Duke University Louisiana State University Sacred Heart University United States Naval Academy Washington and Lee University Duquesne University Loyola College in Maryland Saint Francis University University at Buffalo Washington College East Carolina University Loyola Marymount University Saint Joseph’s University The State University of New York Washington University in St. Louis Eastern Nazarene College Loyola University Chicago Saint Louis University University College Dublin West Virginia University Eastern University Loyola University New Orleans Saint Michael’s College University of Baltimore Wheeling Jesuit University Eckerd College Lycoming College Saint Peter’s College University of Chicago Whittier College Elizabethtown College Lynchburg College Saint Vincent College University of Colorado at Widener University Elon University Manhattan College Salisbury University Boulder Wilkes University Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Marist College Salve Regina University University of Connecticut Wofford College university - FL Marquette University Santa Clara University University of Dallas Xavier University Fairfield University Maryland Institute College Seton Hall University University of Dayton York College of Pennsylvania of Art

P.O. Box 6819  Towson, Maryland 21285-6819  443-841-3680  Fax 443-841-3105  www.loyolablakefield.org