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school profile for colleges 315 hillside avenue • demarest, new jersey 07627 • tel 201.768.7822 ext 208 fax 201.767.2394 [email protected] • www.holyangels.org • CEEB 310390 2015-16Office is staffed with 3 full-time College Counselors and a College SCHOOL HISTORY & COMMUNITY The Academy of the Holy Angels is an independent college Coordinator. Key professional members also include Director of preparatory school for young women. Established by the School Admissions, Campus Ministers, Technology Coordinators, School Sisters of Notre Dame in 1879, Holy Angels is the oldest private Social Worker, School Nurse, Librarian and Registrar. school in Bergen County. The Academy is located on a 24-acre campus in Demarest, NJ. Known originally as Holy Angels STUDENT BODY Collegiate Institute, the Academy attracts students from over Enrollment (9-12) . 606 125 cities and towns in NJ and NY. Demarest is an upper middle Senior Class . 141 class community of about 5,000 people located just ten miles from Staff-Student Ratio . 1:11 New York City. Holy Angels accepts students from many different Faculty-Student Ratio . 1:12 communities, ethnic backgrounds and religious affiliations. Average Class Size . 19 ADMISSIONS HONORS AND AWARDS The Academy is recognized for its outstanding academics as a highly The Academy sponsors 12 National Honor Society Chapters: competitive, college preparatory, four-year high school for young • National Honor Society women. Students are accepted on the basis of the Archdiocesan • Mu Alpha Theta (National Mathematics Honor Society) Cooperative Exam, school records, and teacher recommendations. • Thespian Honor Society (Performing Arts) Out of state and international students may opt to take the SSAT in • National Science Honor Society place of the COOP. • Societa Onoraria Italica (Italian Language) • Societas Latina Honoris (Latin Language) ACCREDITATION & MEMBERSHIP • Societe Honoraire de Francais (French Language) • Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD) • Sociedad Honoraria Hispanica (Spanish Language) • Association of College Counselors in Independent Schools (ACCIS) • Tri-M Honor Society (Music) • College Entrance Examination Board (CEEB) • Rho Kappa (National Social Studies Honor Society) • Middle States Association of Colleges • NBEA (National Business Honor Society) & Secondary Schools (MSACSS) • National Art Honor Society • National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP) • National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA) CLASS OF 2011–2015 • National Honor Society (NHS) National Merit Scholarship Program • New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA) (Commended, Semi-Finalists & Finalists) . 40 National Hispanic Scholars . 15 SCHOOL AWARDS National Achievement Scholars . 2 • National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence Advanced Placement Program (see chart) (US Department of Education) (Scholars, Honors & Distinction) . 273 • National Service-Learning Leader School University Book Awards & Medals . 86 (Corporation for National Service) President’s Award for Educational Excellence . 237 • Service-Learning Leader School, New Jersey (NJ Department of Education) • Green Faith Green Flag School (National Center for Health, Environment and Justice) CLASS OF 2016 FACULTY Class size: 141 The Academy has a faculty of 69 members of which 3 hold Doctoral Degrees, 47 hold Master’s Degrees and 15 hold GPA Average: 92% (6th sem. cum. weighted) Bachelor’s Degrees. Three School Sisters of Notre Dame (SSND) Advanced Placement: 44% Junior Year Enrollment integrally support our faculty membership. The College Counseling sponsored by the school sisters of notre dame Melinda A. Hanlon, MA, President • Jennifer Moran, MA, Principal Jean Mullooly, MA, Dean of Students • Barbara Fallon, CEP, PhD, Director of College Counseling Rita Goff, MS, College Counselor • Jennifer Trubac, MA, College Counselor • Joan Bogner, MS, College Coordinator class OF 2015 - RECENT Graduates MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR Graduation • Class size: 131 Religious Studies . 4 years • GPA Average: 92% (weighted) English . 4 years • 35% Admitted to Most Competitive Colleges & Universities Fine & Performing Arts . 2 years, includes 1 year of Humanities – H/MCP • 72% Admitted to Most or Highly Competitive Math . 3 years Colleges & Universities Physical Education . 4 years • 66% AP tested Science . 3 years, includes Biology, • Awarded over $18 million in Scholarships & Grants Chemistry & Physics Social Studies . 3 years, includes • 29,364 hours of community service completed US History I & II World Language . 3 years of the same language COMPOSITE CRITICAL MATH WRITING Health . 2 semesters READING Technology* . 1 semester of Computer Applications in 9th grade, and SAT 1170/1776 584 586 606 completion of an e-portfolio (88% tested) Electives . Equiv of 5.5 years Community Service . 20 hours ACT 26 n/a n/a n/a (60% tested) *Technology is integral to the curriculum. CURRICULUM academic LEVels: CP / H / HH / AP / MCP • A strong liberal arts college-preparatory curriculum • 80 College-preparatory (CP) courses integrating a wireless tablet • 60 Honors and High Honors courses offered • 10 Academic Departments: Religious Studies, English, Social Studies, –Honors (H): college preparatory courses of a more rigorous nature Math, Science, World Language, Business & Technology, Fine – High Honors (HH) and 16 Advanced Placement (AP): college Arts, Performing Arts, and Physical Education preparatory courses of a most rigorous nature that meet the • 4 Academic Levels: College Prep, Honors and Honors/MCP, following: course content is highly challenging; the workload High Honors, and Advanced Placement, with a limit to the substantially exceeds that of an honors course; the level of number of AP courses a student’s schedule may allow teaching reflects high expectations of students. Enrollment • College-Level Program (MCP) in affiliation with Fairleigh in HH and AP courses is limited per scheduling conflicts Dickinson University and prerequisites. • Student College Haiku Online Portfolio Program • 8 University Level ‘FDU Middle College Program’ (MCP): courses of a 4-year, undergraduate, university caliber • Typical academic load is 8 year-long courses per year, or the equivalent VIRTUAL HIGH SCHOOL (VHS) ONLINE • Seniors: typically take 7 year-long courses per year, As increasing numbers of our graduates pursue college majors or the equivalent and careers in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, Art/Design and Mathematics, Holy Angels has a partnership with MOST RIGOROUS curriculum the Virtual High School to bring Engineering courses to select Students pursuing the most rigorous curriculum are enrolled juniors and seniors committed to this field. Currently, Engineering in a combination of Honors and High Honors courses in Principles and Engineering for Sustainability courses are offered. English, Fine & Performing Arts, Mathematics, Science, Social Students participating in the Virtual High School take their online Sciences, and World Language, including 3-5 AP courses. classes on their own time. HOW WE RANK AMONG NATIONAL, STATE, AND COUNTY SCHOOLS SAT Mean Comparisons – Class of 2014 The Academy ranks above the National and the State of New Jersey SAT means. Within the State of NJ, AHA also ranks above NJ Religiously Affiliated, Independent, and Public Schools means. CR Math WR Composite ACADEMY OF THE HOLY ANGELS 607 594 620 2101 / 1821 Nationwide - National 497 513 487 1010 / 1497 State of New Jersey 501 523 502 1024 / 1526 State of New Jersey (females) 497 509 506 1006 / 1512 New Jersey Religiously Affiliated Schools 525 530 526 1055 / 1581 New Jersey Independent Schools 585 595 586 1180 / 1766 New Jersey Public Schools 496 521 497 1017 / 1514 STATEMENT OF CLASS RANK UNIVERSITY COURSES Due to the selectivity of the admissions process, the challenging Fairleigh Dickinson University Middle College Program nature of the Academy’s curriculum, and the high academic College courses are offered to Juniors and Seniors through the caliber of the student body, the cumulative weighted average Fairleigh Dickinson University ‘Middle College Program’. Eight is regarded as the most significant indicator of student university courses are offered for credit. The courses are: Anatomy & performance. Thus, the Academy does not rank students. Physiology-H/MCP, International Studies/MCP, Calculus-HH/MCP, Classical Humanities-H/MCP, French IV-H/MCP, Italian IV-H/MCP, Organic Chemistry-H/MCP and Environmental Science-H/MCP. GRADING SYSTEM A+ = 95–100 A = 90–94 B+ = 85–89 Achievement is reported by numerical grades. B = 80–84 C = 75–79 D = 70–74 All AHA courses are used to calculate cumulative weighted (Passing Grade is 70) GPAs, except for Phys Ed, Community Service, VHS and Summer School courses. Course Multipliers: Credit awarded as follows: Cumulative weighted averages are computed six times: at the end College Preparatory (CP): 1.00 5.0 for a full year course Honors (H): 1.03 2.5 for a semester course of the 2nd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th (College Mid-Year), and 8th (Final) High Honors (HH): 1.06 1.25 for a quarter course semesters using the appropriate multiplier. Advanced Placement (AP): 1.07 ADVANCED PLACEMENT PROGRAM: School Year 2014-15 Enrollment in Advanced Placement courses is by pre-requisite ADVANCED PLACEMENT PROGRAM standards. All students enrolled in AP courses sit for the exam. YEARS 2011-2015 16 courses are offered: Year Scholars Honors Distinction Art History Italian Language & Culture Biology Latin 2011 37 10