MALDEN CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL: A XAVERIAN BROTHERS SPONSORED SCHOOL

GUIDANCE DEPARTMENT

DirectorMs. Cindy Jacobsjacobsc@maldencatholic.org781-475-5326

CounselorBrother Daniel Cremin, CFXcremind@maldencatholic.org781-475-5299

CounselorMr. Peter Francinifrancinip@maldencatholic.org781-475-5325

CounselorMs. Heather Murphymurphyh@maldencatholic.org781-475-5323

Administrative AssistantMrs. Kathleen Pokornypokornyk@maldencatholic.org781-475-5327

SCHOOL PROFILE2014 – 2015

ADMINISTRATION

HeadmasterMr. Thomas J. Doherty III

PrincipalBrother Thomas Puccio, CFX, Ed.D.

Vice PrincipalMr. Robert Bucchino

Assistant PrincipalMr. Jeffrey Smith

Malden Catholic High School is a private, Catholic school sponsored by the Xaverian Brothers. Its mission is to create

a community of faith that promotes the dignity of all through Gospel values and an environment that fosters the love of

God, of self and of others. Dedicated to the spiritual, intellectual, creative, social, and physical development of its students,

Malden Catholic offers a college preparatory curriculum, sensitive to individual needs in a Catholic, familial atmosphere.

Malden Catholic High School99 Crystal Street

Malden, Massachusetts 02148(781) 322-3098

fax (781) 397-0973C.E.E.B Code 221290MALDEN CATHOLIC MISSION:

EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIESMalden Catholic offers a wide array of activities, clubs and programs which encourages students to explore their physical, creative, social, political and career interests. The following activities are offered at Malden Catholic:

Admissions Ambassadors ClubArt ClubAsian Cultures ClubLancer BuddiesMC Book ClubCampus MinistryChess ClubChoraleComputer ClubCreative Writers ClubCrystal Radio ClubCrystal 99 (Student Newspaper)Lancers Drama Club

Lancers in Action Service ClubLancer Unity ClubHabitat for HumanityIntramural SportsJazz EnsembleMC Rock Project (band)Math TeamMock TrialModel BridgeModel CongressModel UNMulti-cultural ClubMusic Club

National Honor SocietyQuiz BowlRoboticsSports Management ClubStudent CouncilThe Lance (yearbook)Ski and Snowboard ClubSFX ScholarsSpanish ClubSpanish National Honor SocietyStrength/Conditioning TrainingWGBH Quiz Show

CURRICULUM Course Placement

After initial administrative placement based on entrance testing and department placement tests, students enroll in courses according to ability, skill level, record of achievement, and departmental recommendations. Accordingly, students are not limited to a single track and may be enrolled in courses of varying levels of difficulties. Typically a student must receive a grade of 93 or better to move up to a more challenging course level. Course levels are as follows:

ADVANCED PLACEMENT – College-level courses prescribed and audited by The College Board, following College Board-approved curriculum. Placement is based on departmental approval and performance.

HONORS – Students with entrance scores in the 80th percentile or above and who, as upperclassmen, demonstrate superior performance.

ACCELERATED — Students with entrance scores in the 35th-75th percentile. Accelerated courses move at a faster pace and with greater depth than College Prep courses.

COLLEGE PREP – Students with entrance scores below the 35th percentile and for whom development of essential skills and fundamental understandings is required.

SCHOOL HIGHLIGHTS

D The Essential Malden Catholic Campaign has raised nearly $15 million dollars for multiple school needs, including a wireless environment school-wide, Apple technology in every classroom, a fully-modern Learning Commons, a new Art Room and a renovated Science Center complete with new physics, biology, STEM, chemistry labs.

D Lancer Hockey skated off with the elite MIAA Division 1A 2014 Super 8 Hockey Championship, their 4th State Championship in a row.

D Over 70% of Malden Catholic students participate in extracurricular activities and athletics.

We are a regional, four-year college-preparatory school (9-12) for young men from a wide range of academic and socio-economic backgrounds. Located within the metropolitan Boston area, we are approximately five miles north of the city of Boston. The school was founded in 1932 by the Xaverian Brothers and today has a ratio of approximately 84% lay faculty and 16% religious. The current enrollment of nearly 600 students includes young men from more than 40 towns around Boston and 30 international students.

SPORTSMalden Catholic offers seasonal intramural athletics as well as 14 interscholastic sports, most providing opportunities at the freshman, junior varsity and varsity levels:

BaseballBasketballCross Country

FootballGolfHockey

Indoor TrackLacrosseRugby

SoccerSwimmingTennis

Track and FieldWrestling

ABOUT MALDEN CATHOLIC

COURSES OFFERED

THEOLOGYTheology I –ATheology II –ATheology III –ATheology IV –A

ENGLISHEnglish I – H, A, CPLanguage Arts I- CPEnglish II – H, A, CPLanguage Arts II - CPEnglish III – H, A, CPAP English Language and Composition

English IV – H, A, CPAP English Literature and Composition

MATHEMATICSIntroduction to Algebra I – CPAlgebra I – H/A, A, CPGeometry – H, A, CPIntegrated Math 2 - HAlgebra 2/Trigonometry – HPre-Calculus – HAlgebra II - A, CPAP Calculus AB – APAP Calculus BC – APStatistics – AP, HAnalysis - AMath IV/Business Math – CP

SCIENCEEarth Science - CPBiology – AP, H, A, CPChemistry – AP, H, A, CPChem/Phys - CPPhysics – AP, H, A, CPAnatomy and Physiology – HMarine Biology – AEnvironmental Science - CPRobotics – AIntro to Engineering - AEngineering Design Concepts - A

SOCIAL STUDIESGlobal Studies H, A, CPAP European History - APWorld History – H, AUS History – H, AAP US History – AP

Psychology – HAP US Government – APEconomics – AP, AWorld War II – HCold War – HCivil Rights – HBusiness – CPAccounting - ASports Management – A

FOREIGN LANGUAGESChinese I – HChinese II – HChinese III – HChinese IV – HLatin I – HLatin II – HLatin III – HAP Latin – APSpanish I – H, A, CPSpanish II – H, A, CPSpanish III – H, A, CPSpanish IV – HAP Spanish Language – APESL – A

COMPUTERComputer Application – CPJava – HWeb Design – AAP Computer Science - AP

FINE ARTDrawing I – CPDrawing II – CPStudio Art I- CPStudio Art II - CPIntro to Digital Photography – CPDigital Imaging – CPMusic Appreciation – CPMusic Theory - CPChorale - H

PHYSICAL EDUCATIONPhysical Education/Health I – CPPhysical Education/Health II – CP

MATH CURRICULUMThe College Prep and Accelerated math levels follow a traditional math program (Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II, Pre-calculus) as determined by initial math placement assessments. Higher level learners follow the Saxon Integrated Math program. These students will not have Geometry on their transcript but have had a full Geometry course that was integrated through their math courses.

GRADUATION REQUIREMENTSEnglish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 creditsMathematics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 creditsScience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 creditsSocial Studies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.5 creditsForeign Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 creditsFine Arts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 creditComputer Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.5 creditPhysical Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 credit

Christian ServiceFreshman. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 hoursSophomore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 hoursJuniors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 hoursSeniors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 hours

Level Code: AP = Advanced Placement; H = Honors; A = Accelerated; CP = College Prep.

ADVANCED PLACEMENTMalden Catholic offers the following Advanced Placement courses for the 2014-2015 school year: Biology, Calculus AB, Calculus BC, Chemistry, Computer Science, English Language and Composition, English Literature and Composition, US Government and Politics, Latin, Microeconomics, European History, Physics 1, Spanish Language, Statistics and United Stated History. All AP students are required to take AP exams. Eligible sophomores may take one AP course; juniors may elect to take up to three AP courses, and seniors typically take no more than three AP courses. Seniors must have the approval of their parent, Guidance Counselor and the Vice Principal to take more than three AP courses.

CLASS OF 2014 POST GRADUATE PLANSRecent Colleges Offering Graduates Admission (partial list)

American University Amherst CollegeArizona State University Assumption College Babson College Bates College Bentley University Berklee College of Music Binghamton University Boston College Boston University Brandeis University Bryant University Bucknell UniversityClark University Clarkson University Clemson University Coastal Carolina University Colgate UniversityCollege of the Holy Cross College of William & MaryCornell UniversityCurry College Dartmouth CollegeDePaul University Dickinson CollegeDrexel University Elon University Emerson CollegeEndicott College Fairfield University Florida Institute of Technology Fordham University Framingham State University Furman University George Washington University

Gonzaga University Hampshire CollegeHarvard University High Point University Hofstra UniversityHusson University Indiana University, Bloomington Iona CollegeJohnson & Wales University Lasell College Lehigh UniversityLoyola University, Chicago Loyola University, Maryland Macalester College Marist College Marquette UniversityMassachusetts College of

Pharmacy and Health SciencesMassachusetts Maritime Academy Merrimack College Miami University, Oxford Michigan State University New York UniversityNortheastern University Northwestern UniversityNorwich University Occidental UniversityPennsylvania State University Providence College Purdue University Quinnipiac University Regis College Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteRochester Institute of Technology Roger Williams University Sacred Heart University

Saint Anselm College Saint Joseph’s College Saint Michael’s College Salem State University Salve Regina University San Diego State University Siena College Skidmore CollegeSpringfield College St. John’s University Stetson University Stonehill College Suffolk University Syracuse University The Catholic University of America The Ohio State University Trinity CollegeTufts University Tulane University Union CollegeUnited States Naval AcademyUniversity of Arizona University of California, Berkeley/

Davis/Irvine/Los Angeles/Riverside/San Diego/Santa Barbara

University of Cincinnati University of Colorado, Boulder University of Connecticut University of Delaware University of Maine University of Massachusetts,

Amherst/Boston/Dartmouth/Lowell

University of MiamiUniversity of Michigan

University of New Hampshire University of North Carolina, Chapel

Hill/Greensboro/WilmingtonUniversity of PennsylvaniaUniversity of Pittsburgh University of RichmondUniversity of Vermont Vanderbilt UniversityVillanova University Virginia Polytechnic Institute Wagner College Wake Forest University Wentworth Institute of Technology Wesleyan CollegeWheaton College Worcester Polytechnic Institute Xavier University

COLLEGE ADMISSION INFORMATIONCOLLEGE ADMISSION INFORMATIONMalden Catholic High School is fully accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges. Malden Catholic is a member of the College Board, the National Association for College Admissions Counseling, the New England Association for College Admissions Counseling, the National Catholic Educational Association, the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association and the Association of Independent Schools in New England.

CLASS RANKMalden Catholic High School does not rank its students.

TEST SCORESMean SAT Test Scores for the Top 25% of the Class of 2015Critical Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 643Math . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 611Writing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 641

Mean SAT Test Scores for the Complete Class of 2015Critical Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 542Math . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 545Writing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 533

GRADE POINT AVERAGES Malden Catholic reports un-weighted grade point averages. Though each course is assigned a weight according to its level of difficulty (AP, H, A, CP), this cumulative average is only used internally for scholarship awards and other recognitions.

A minimum grade of C- or 70 is required to pass all courses at Malden Catholic.

Below are weighted and un-weighted GPA distributions for the class of 2015 at the end of their junior year.

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