Athletics
Strengths
Chaminade is known for having incredible sports throughout its history. We win every sport every year.
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I feel like we can have a bigger gym. Our gym to work out in is extremely small.
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Well this sport didn’t last long because it was just a fun thing to do during Covid but I enjoyed flag football. It was a fun sport we were allowed to play during a time were sports were not allowed.
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Strengths
Elite athletes go here, we win championships.
Areas of improvements
Bad Coaches that had little experience were sent to higher positions at lower levels stunting younger players development.
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Golf, great chemistry and fun amongst the team
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They had trainers for every sport so if you were injured they could help you.
Areas of improvements
Nothing to be honest because they had a sport for everyone such as the had all the major sports plus sports like bowling so a sport for everyone.
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Track and field because I made so many friends that way and I also got a workout everyday.
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The athletic department's biggest strength is their coaching staff. During all four years of my high school career, I had excellent coaches that helped me excel in my sport and supported me.
Areas of improvements
The athletic department's biggest area for improvement is their practice facilities. Thomas field should have been turfed years ago to allow for multple teams to practice there throughout all 3 seasons.
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Lacrosse was my favorite sport because it is the only one I played at Chaminade. My coach was Coach Jack Moran.
Arts Department
Strengths
I enjoyed Art every time I went to class. It’s a class that’s laid back and you can actually enjoy.
Areas of improvements
The Art department needs to teach more than it actually does. In class we have a small lesson and then do whatever we want after we are done.
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Music was my favorite because we were actually allowed to play music we like. It was about the history of music it was about todays music which I enjoy.
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We did a whole unit in Kanye West as a musician I found that to be interesting because you wouldn’t expect a school to teach that. Nonetheless the lesson was extremely fun and I enjoyed it and I feel a lot of students did.
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Arts Department
Strengths
They have many different types of arts you could have taken, there is so many different music classes you could take so there is a class for everyone.
Areas of improvements
They need an art class for less experienced students, each student had to take an art class and they need a class for students who are not as artistic.
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Music class senior year with Mrs. Zhenter because her presentations with the assignments made the class so much better and easier.
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Beethoven is probably my favorite work because his music is classical and changed music.
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Science Department
Strengths
I thought the various options you can take in science were interesting. I also thought the labs in the science building were cool and fun.
Areas of improvements
The teachers are not the best in the Science department. I don’t think I had a teacher that I enjoyed in my time at chaminade.
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Biology was my favorite class but it was more so because of the labs we did. We had the most fun in lab in Biology like dissection and looking a dead guy through a body scanner.
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Strengths
The science department's biggest strength is their facilities and equipment. They have a lot of utilities for students to perform experiments and labs.
Areas of improvements
The science department's biggest area for improvement is their staff. There was 2 years where I had teachers that were not good.
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My favorite course in the science department was AP Enviromental Science because I found the content very intruiging.
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Science Department
Strengths
The teachers make you do your own designs and models which helps understand the topics more
Areas of improvements
All classes should be in the science building for the technology that they have to make the class so much more interactive.
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Probably Honors biology with Mr. Razzando because the style of teaching with him is very helpful, on tests he would have you draw your own model.
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Science Department
Strengths
Great selection of classes that get you to understand lots of science.
Areas of improvements
Lack of Quality instruction, teachers were highly educated doctors and lawyers but were not great teachers.
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APES- Bro. Ben- he was super nice and really cared for his students and lab.
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Math Department
Strengths
The Math Department's biggest strengths were its teachers. I had great math teachers all four years I was at Chaminade.
Areas of improvements
The Math Department's biggest area for improvment is advancing through the units quicker. i feel like some content was repetitive.
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My favorite course was Algebra II. This is because I liked my teacher, Mrs. Sakowich.
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Math Department
Strengths
The amount of examples with each topic the teachers do helps the students understand the topics and make the class so much easier.
Areas of improvements
I wouldn’t say they need any improvements really everything they did helped each student in one way or another.
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Honors Calculus because the class was very easy and very interesting and Mr. Callinan the teacher was very helpful with his teaching style.
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Math Department
Strengths
The curriculum was very strong for the levels of math being taught.
Areas of improvements
More options for courses to set kids up for careers.
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PreCalc- Berne- it allowed me to understand how calc works very well.
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Math Department
Strengths
The math department has so of the best educators you will ever meet. They all do a great job in teaching the material in their own way.
Areas of improvements
I don’t think they need to improve that much. They do a great job in teaching the material. Maybe less iPad time and more writing on the boards.
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Calculus was my favorite course because we had the best teacher. Mr. Callanan was my favorite teacher he didn’t let us use the iPads in his class because he would make us do fun, active activities in the class. We would do a lot on the boards which really helped the student understand everything they needed to know.
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History Department
Strengths
The amount the prepare you for tests and ap exams helps you so much is the departments biggest strength.
Areas of improvements
Some teachers can just talk to you and are not very interactive with students in class so the information just floats over the head so they needs more activities.
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Ap government because the class teachers us about how the government works and how voting works which is something we need to know as we all can vote one day. Mr. McCormack teaches the topics very well with examples that help us.
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The unit we studied about voting because I learned about the voting system and now I vote so it was a great unit.
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History Department
Strengths
The history departments biggest strength was the slides they provided to students. The informational slides we went through in class were very informative and were very helpful when studying
Areas of improvements
The history department's biggest area for improvement is expanding the curriculum. We should have learned more about different parts of the world.
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My favorite course in the History Department was Global Studies because it gave me a broad perspective of world events and different country's politics. My teacher was Mr. Andrew Garcia
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My favorite unit studied was the Revolutionary War, because it is how this country came to be and I wouldn't be here if that never happened.
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History Department
Strengths
The teachers all knew there curriculum very well and really could answer all questions.
Areas of improvements
More interactive material would benefit them.
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Mr. Hoey- US History- he knew the topic very well and was a great man.
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Gerrymandering it was incredibly interesting to learn about and was taught very well.
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History Department
Strengths
The history department did an excellent job of assigning work that would really make the kids understand history. History might seem like basic knowledge but we were able to see history from different views which made history more interesting.
Areas of improvements
History class itself is very difficult for a student to stay focused or listen too. The lectures are boring and kids tend to just do their own things when the lecture is being taught.
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US History is was my personal favorite. For me, American history is just way more interesting than European history. I was also able to participate more in US history due to having a lot of knowledge on the course.
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My favorite unit would have to be the civil war. The way Abraham Lincoln was able to run the country through this time is beyond insane. This transformed America for the better.
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English Department
Strengths
The teachers are all very passionate about there classes and want students to get good at reading and writing.
Areas of improvements
Better literature selections would aid them greatly.
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Mr. Ciaccio's English 10- he was an incredible teacher. I increased my skills rapidly in his class.
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Into the Wild, that book changed the way i look at society as a whole, it truly transformed the way i thought about others.
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English Department
Strengths
The English department allowed to be human. I feel most English departments just want kids writing but these classes were seminar based which I found extremely helpful for college.
Areas of improvements
The English department really does do a great job but every English department struggles with dealing with AI. Some classes in Chaminade banned AI and others allowed it but to an extent which shows how the English department doesn’t have a clear stance on AI.
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AP Literature and Composition was my English favorite course at Chaminade. I loved it because my teacher, Mr. Vanderberg, allowed us to have seminars/presentations on anything. Of course we still had to go through the course material but he would always find time to do creative work like this.
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My favorite book was The Great Gatsby. It really was a unique and interesting book to me. It drew my attention immediately when I heard the book being placed on Long Island.
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English Department
Strengths
The english department's biggest strengths was their variety of reading material. This allowed for me and my classmates to have a diversified education and read books we may not have read otherwise.
Areas of improvements
The biggest areas areas for improvement in the english department is the teaching curriculum. I feel like the teachers do not teach meaningful topics.
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My favorite course in the english department was AP Literature. This is because I liked my teacher, Mr. Dillon.
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My favorite book I studied was Great Gatsby. This is because it takes place where I'm from and I had always heard how good of a book it was before reading it.
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Strengths
They teach grammar especially in freshman and sophomore year and it helps so much with your writing.
Areas of improvements
They teach old language too much, such as Shakespeare is taught too much I feel like the language is outdated.
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Ap literature because the books we read were all very good books and the class was easy and helpful. Ms. Rindenow taught this class and her teaching style helped us learn our topics very well.
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The Great Gatsby because the storyline of the book is so interesting and it is a good read.
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College Counseling
Strengths
Alot of connections to big schools that help you with admissions.
Areas of improvements
Overstaffed, underperforming because they all leave each other to do each other's work
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The course load at college is less than highschool so it all feels easy.
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All of them, it was not the courses themselves rather the volume and length of the courses
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College Counseling
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The college counseling department's biggest strength is its expansive connections to colleges throughout the nation.
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The college counseling department's biggest area for improvement is their thouroughness and capability of ensuring all transcripts are submitted correctly.
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At Providence College, I feel better prepared for the academics than others due to my time at Chaminade.
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AP Literature.
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College Counseling
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They got everyone into college, all students who go into chaminade go to a 4 year college after or into the military.
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Nothing they do an amazing job and help everyone get into college.
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All the homework that they make you do at chaminade which is a lot prepares you for the amount of work you get in college.
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All of them because all the work we did in each class prepared us for the work load would we get in college.
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College Counseling
Strengths
They didn’t lie to you. They would tell what you needed to do to get to different colleges and they wouldn’t be afraid to say your probably not going to get into here.
Areas of improvements
I think they need to request more meetings with students. I never had a problem reaching out to my counselor if I needed something but most kids are not comfortable in doing that.
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Chaminade is the perfect school to prepare you for college. I believe Chaminade was harder than college is because of their work prepares you for the work you will receive in college.
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The English courses help you a lot because college work is a bunch of essays and papers.
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Administration
Strengths
The Administration did a great job actually doing what their supposed to do in being leaders for all the student at the school.
Areas of improvements
They need to have more events. They would mostly run events after school they wouldn’t do much during school hours where students can see.
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Administration
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They keep everything in order and make sure the school is very safe.
Areas of improvements
They are too strict with some of the rules and they should be less strict with some rules.
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The administration's biggest strength was their control over everyone.
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The administration's biggest area for improvement is spending the money students pay the right way.
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Administration
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Lots of connections and donors that helped keep the school running l
Areas of improvements
Lack of understanding of situations that students were in, never compromised
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Chaminade biggest strength is the community it creates for the students. I still have plenty of friends from Chaminade and they helped me throughout my life in different ways. Chaminade community is for life.
Areas of improvements
Chaminade does need to improve in certain departments on their teachers or their method of teaching.
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Chaminade is a family. Chaminade allows students to become life long friends while receiving an exceptional education system.
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Mr. Callanan was my favorite teacher because he was hilarious and taught us math the best way possible. He was also my coach so we had a great relationship with each other.
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Chaminade’s Bloomberg course is very helpful for the future. That course teaches a lot about the business world which is needed to help you in college.
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Great brotherhood and alumni network that will always be there for each pther
Areas of improvements
Better facilities, the main building simply cant handle the quantity of students
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I think the most important thing for perspective students need to know is how big of a jump it is from middle school. Coursework is far harder and there is alot more volume of it, but this helps you prepare for college.
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Pat Hoey, he was super nice and understanding, also little homework.
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Spanish with senor agosti. Super fun class
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Chaminade's biggest strength is their reputation.
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Chaminade's biggest area for improvement is helping students study different subjects they are interested in.
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The most important thing a prospective student should know about Chaminade, is it's rigorous academic curriculum. You will take at least a couple AP classes which are very challenging and can contribute towards your college credits if you do well enough on the exam. Additionally, all classes that are not AP classes, are still honors classes.
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My favorite teacher at Chaminade was Mr. Hoey. This is because he was a great history teacher and he is a great guy.
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I would recommend Biology with Dr. Viscusi. This is because she really helps students new to biology understand the content.
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The academics and sports because the academics are one of the best in the state and the sports program is very successful and has sports for everyone.
Areas of improvements
The level of strictness they have because they are very strict with dress code and haircuts.
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Chai made helps you get into college, they get you the grades and the best application you can have. All the work you do in this school helps you so much.
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Mrs. Agosti because I was struggling in her Spanish 2 class and she helped me get to what I needed to be at, she brought me to the level I needed to be and she is an amazing teacher.
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I would say every course at chaminade is very good but another course to add would be a class for accounting for like teach about taxes and loans and important things.
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Athletics
Strengths
Strong good athletic teams. Well coached. Good brotherhood.
Areas of improvements
No room for improvement.
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Lacrosse. A true brotherhood with the team. Great coaching
Arts Department
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All students take some form of music and art while they are at the school.
Areas of improvements
More variety in course options would be a plus for the department. Otherwise it is great.
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My favorite course in the Arts Department was Studio Art. The different project selections were spectacular and unique.
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My favorite work we studied was the creation of the Mona Lisa and its history.
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Arts Department
Strengths
Good teachers. Had fun things to do in class.
Areas of improvements
No improvements pretty good.
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Art. Had a great teacher. Course was easy.
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Don’t remember been a while.
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Science Department
Strengths
The Science department also contained a few different options for courses that allowed students to prioritize the courses they enjoyed the most.
Areas of improvements
Variability amongst different teachers made some classes much more difficult than others.
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Freshman year biology with Dr.Kuntz. The class was extremely interactive when combined with the lab portion.
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Strengths
The science department is weak not many strengths. They could work on a lot
Areas of improvements
The teachers are not the best. The material is tough to learn. Lack of information.
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Physics. A good teacher.
And material wasn’t hard to learn.
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Strengths
The math department offers many different levels of progression for students of all levels of mathematics
Areas of improvements
The initial course of Geomoetry varied in difficulty depending on the teacher you had. It was critical to have high grades this year in order to progress to Advanced calculus as a senior.
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Calculus with Mr. Callinan. His ability to involve all the students and teach everyone a level of calculus to a high degree is extremely impressive.
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Strengths
They had amazing teaches that know how to teach. Getting help for math is always easy just stop by the room. The classes are fun.
Areas of improvements
They have no room for improvement. I have no complaints.
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Pre calc with Mr. Beirne. Made it a very fun class. A pretty easy class.
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Strengths
Amazing teachers. Each teacher taught at the same pace. Not a lot of presentations which was nice.
Areas of improvements
Could’ve done more hands on activity’s. Didn’t really work in groups. The test were sometimes really hard.
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AP Gov and Poll. I loved this class mostly cause of the teacher Mr. McCormick. The class focused on United States law and order.
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Calculus . Mostly because of the teacher Mr. Callinan. Was a great teacher and taught well.
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History Department
Strengths
A great deal of advanced courses were offered and all of the worlds history is covered and builds from year to year.
Areas of improvements
The history department failed to offer advanced placement courses until 2018. Once implemented learning increased vastly.
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Advanced U.S history was my favorite course with Mr. Okeefe. Learning about different events that shaped the U.S is critical for any citizen.
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My favorite unit was learning about the Revolutionary War. There are numerous sources we covered that peaked my interest.
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English Department
Strengths
The English departments biggest strength was the knew how to teach and keep us students engaged. Many group projects and presentations.
Areas of improvements
I think they had none. Their test were some time hard but that’s it.
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AP lang with Mr. Caso. Was a very interesting class. Mr. Caso was a great teacher.
Favorite book or work studied
The alchemist. Shows true life lessons learned. Has true meaning.
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English Department
Strengths
All the teachers were versed in classic novels and the ability to teach students to write at a college level. AP scores in English average around a 4.
Areas of improvements
The English department is very strong and not much improvement is needed
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Advanced literature was my favorite course. Novels such as Brave New World and Into the Wild were covered in depth and writing skills were vastly improved on
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Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
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College Counseling
Strengths
They provided us with all the information needed to apply and get into schools all around the country.
Areas of improvements
Some improvements could have been made to offering more sessions with colleges but it was only partially effected because of Covid
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Chaminade was rugged enough that college courses feel easy in terms of workload.
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All English courses provided me with exceptional writing skills.
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College Counseling
Strengths
They know what they are talking about. Helped me get into schools I wanted to get into.
Areas of improvements
No room for improvement.
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Made studying easy. Time management, meeting friends
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Calculus. A college course that was taught extremely well.
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Administration
Strengths
The administration constructed a school culture that cannot be matched by any other school in the state
Areas of improvements
Improvements can always be made to course development and managing the day for each particular student.
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Strengths
Great teachers. Very interactive with students. Made school enjoyable
Areas of improvements
No room for improvement.
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Strengths
Chaminade's biggest strength is the community created from years of brotherhood and giving back to the school.
Areas of improvements
Chaminade made major improvements to the courses offered and the facilities on campus which made the academics that much more elite.
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At Chaminade you will build bonds and relationships that will extend way past your high school years. An elite education is accompanied by great athletics, clubs, facilities and most importantly a great opportunity to grow your catholic faith.
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Mr. Cullinan was a phenomenal teacher and motivator. His teaching skills are honed and he builds great relations with his students.
What courses would you recommend?
Advanced literature and composition is a great course for all to learn how to write at a high level.
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Great alumni. Affordable. Great brotherhood
Areas of improvements
None.
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Chaminade is one of the best schools on Long Island. Known for their excellent teachers and staff.
A true brotherhood.
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Mr. Berne. Fun teacher. A great one too.
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AP gov and poll. Good class very interesting. Fun course.
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Arts Department
Strengths
They had a really good teacher and he loved doing what he does.
Areas of improvements
The room for the art class was in the basement and it seemed like the school didn’t care about it
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Freshman year. We did portfolios which was cool because we had to draw ourselves
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We didn’t study art it self we just drew things
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Arts Department
Strengths
Rounded arts department
Areas of improvements
More choices courses instead of mandatory
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I enjoyed taking senior art it was very interesting
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I enjoyed learning about Georgia Okeefe
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Strengths
The Science building is amazing to learn in and use all of its fantastic equitement
Areas of improvements
The science department was extremely good in my experience
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I enjoyed taking environmental science it was really interesting
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Science Department
Strengths
They had a huge stem building that was beautiful and it kept all of the science classes. We actually used it for classes too
Areas of improvements
Na
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Biology. Dissecting pigs and such was very fun and cool to learn about
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Strengths
Very focused on showing your work and explained different ways to get the same answer
Areas of improvements
I didn’t like doing math on my iPad all your long then taking the big test on paper
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I enjoyed taking finite math it brought everything we learned previously together
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Strengths
They had good teachers that prepped everyone well for the class
Areas of improvements
They didn’t rely enough on calculators and doing courses that we would need for our college careers
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Trig. I like using shapes and stuff to do math
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Strengths
The teachers were the best both as people and teachers
Areas of improvements
Too much work with textbooks
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Global studies. I enjoyed learning about the entire world and where everything is
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Global. I liked learning where everything is
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Strengths
They focused on showing different account of the same event to make it unbiased as possible which is important.
Areas of improvements
More writing could have been used before 11th grade within the department.
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I enjoyed the AP Us History course I think it was important to learn the history of our country before the students could vote
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I enjoyed focusing on the ancient civilizations in freshman year
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Strengths
The English department focused heavy on writing which is extremely important for young high school students going to university following high school.
Areas of improvements
The grammar department greatly improved while I attended
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I took AP English in 11th grade and this challenged my reading writing and grammar skills immensely.
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I enjoyed reading the all of the works by Ernest Hemingway. It was interesting to see his prospective.
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English Department
Strengths
They had very good teachers and good and comfortable work load
Areas of improvements
Lack of technology
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Essay writing. Every class used the same method to write an essay which made it very easy for me to write the same way and get a good grade for every essay.
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Grendel
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College Counseling
Strengths
Very focused on good college placement
Areas of improvements
More counselors for large number of students
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Chaminade prepared me so well for college.
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Rigorous nature of each course prepared the students well for college
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Strengths
They did a great job at placing kids into good colleges and made sure that if you were struggling that you went to see them to come up with a new plan for success
Areas of improvements
NA
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They did a good job making sure that you figured where you wanted to go and what you wanted to do there. They made sure that the major you picked aligned with what your strengths and weaknesses were
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Math and English
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Strengths
They were all really cool and understood the culture of the school. Also almost all of the teachers are former students and know what it’s like to go to Chaminade
Areas of improvements
They all acted like they were better than the kids and sought over power in the classrooms. They kind of had to though being it’s an all boy school
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Strengths
Very generous to students
Areas of improvements
No areas for improvement
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Great faculty and student connection
Areas of improvements
No areas school was fantastic
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It is strongly structured environment that focuses on academics and after school activities. Strong student faculty relationship.
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Peter Carriero was fantastic never have had a teacher like him.
What courses would you recommend?
All courses are very informative with great faculty to help
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Strengths
Sports, clubs, alumni community
Areas of improvements
Discipline. They try so hard to make sure the students look like good true gentlemen and a lot of it doesn’t make ny sense nymors
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Very strong culture. Could be hard if you don’t attend the gateway private school to find a solid group of friends.
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Mr. McCormick. He taught me history for two years in a row and helped me figure how learned things the best. He had the same approach to every different subject he taught and I always did well.
What courses would you recommend?
Chinese - Mr. Walsh
Ap gov - Mr. McCormick
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Strengths
The biggest strength is the STRC it’s amazing, the live labs are a great integration to our science courses.
Areas of improvements
There really is no room for improvement in the science labs because everything was just so informative.
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My favorite course was freshman year biology because the live labs that we did were so beneficial to what we were learning about.
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Strengths
The science building because it provided students opportunities to learn more in depth.
Areas of improvements
The biggest area of improvement would be labs because they often take more time than provided.
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My favorite course was Physics 1 because the course was very fair and the material was easy to study.
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Strengths
The biggest strength is the STRC
Areas of improvements
There really is no room for improvement because the STRC gives us really a leg up against all other schools it’s so helpful.
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My favorite course was chemistry because I liked the live labs which gave us a better understanding of what we learned.
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Strengths
The broad opportunity of classes that you can take.
Areas of improvements
Freshman geometry is very difficult.
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Calculus because I found the problems very enjoyable.
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Math Department
Strengths
The biggest strength was the workload and the structure of labs it wasn’t as bad as it could be in public school because it was more spaced out.
Areas of improvements
The biggest areas for improvement were just to make tests easier my sophomore year was hard but it could just be the teacher.
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My favorite course was junior year Mr. Bernie because we didn’t have too much trouble in the class
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Strengths
The biggest strengths was getting everyone prepared for calculus, whether this be through algebra or pre calculus in sophomore year.
Areas of improvements
The room for improvement was definitely geometry because many things that we learned weren’t as relevant in our later years of highschool mathematics.
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My favorite course personally in the math department was junior year precalculus with Mr. Beirne because the course overall wasn’t that hard and I enjoyed learning about it.
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Strengths
The history department is very organized.
Areas of improvements
Many teachers were very difficult.
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AP Government and Politics. I admire the American law.
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The amendments. I liked learning about the base of American laws.
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Strengths
The biggest strengths were having everyone do for the most part good in the AP courses and also the exam in May.
Areas of improvements
The department really had no area for improvement it was overall very good.
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My favorite course was AP European History with Mrs. Aprile, because I loved learned about the history of Europe playing out in different major wars.
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My favorite unit studied was the Napoleonic Wars since it was such a pivotal time in Europe effecting other countries for generations.
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Strengths
The biggest strength was preparing us for things in the real world like civics.
Areas of improvements
The biggest area for improvement was just to make the classes more engaging they could get boring at times.
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My favorite course was senior year government and politics because I learned about the government and our different branches and how they operated.
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I didn’t really have a favorite unit
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English Department
Strengths
They were very good at improving the course based on students opinions at the end of the year.
Areas of improvements
The readings were often too difficult for the students.
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AP Literature and composition because it the readings were very interesting. My teacher was Ms. Dodson.
Favorite book or work studied
Great Gatsby. I like the major themes and it felt very close to home since the setting is on Long Island.
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English Department
Strengths
The biggest strengths were grammar it helped us along with our reading and writing too by taking quizzes.
Areas of improvements
Biggest room for improvement is just making it more engaging for people who don’t like to read.
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Freshman year English with Mr. Caso because we learned about reading comprehension and grammar by taking pop grammar quizzes.
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Romeo and Juliet I loved how our teacher picked students to popcorn read and I liked watching the moving in class.
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English Department
Strengths
The biggest strengths were the levels that the schools had you reading at along with learning about rhetorical analysis.
Areas of improvements
The biggest areas for improvement was to stop with learning about grammer it was very hard to learn going into chaminade.
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My favorite course was senior year because I had a lots of friends in my class and the teacher was very engaging.
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My favorite book was the odyssey because I love that time period that it took place.
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College Counseling
Strengths
The biggest strength was letting us come down whenever we needed it
Areas of improvements
There really is nothing to improve it’s pretty good maybe just make the offices a little bigger
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They just prepared me to really be on my own
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Definitely English and Social Studies
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College Counseling
Strengths
They pushed us to complete the common app on time.
Areas of improvements
My guidance counselor seemed in experienced and could not provide sufficient advice.
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The work load at Chaminade had provided proper preparation for the work and studying I have to do at Providence college.
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Calculus at Chaminade had properly prepared me for college
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College Counseling
Strengths
The biggest strengths was their experience and connections to different universities and colleges.
Areas of improvements
The biggest area for improvement was just to get connections to different schools that usually don’t take Chaminade students.
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Studying is a lot easier at school because I feel like I’ve seen everything at Chaminade that I’ve seen at school.
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Definitely all of my courses because they just teach me to work hard every day.
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Administration
Strengths
The leadership everyone respects them and what they have to say
Areas of improvements
Biggest room for improvement could be to just relax a little on punishments sometimes they can be very hard.
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The biggest strength is the way that the run the school with tradition.
Areas of improvements
There really is no area for improvement they’ve moved on from a brother to a laymen or in other words someone not from the order to oversee the school as principle. So this will be something different and we will see how it goes.
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Strengths
They administrations biggest strength is how organized they are and have very good communication.
Areas of improvements
They could have been more understanding for students with special circumstances.
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Strengths
The way it prepares you for the next chapters in your life.
Areas of improvements
The biggest room for improvement is nothing it’s the best school out there for anyone with serious aspirations.
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The integration of faith into our education, it provides great opportunities like CROSS which involves you in retreats.
Who was your favorite teacher? Why?
I didn’t really have one all of my teachers were great.
What courses would you recommend?
Maybe some more electives but I’m pretty sure they are instituting that now.
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Strengths
The biggest strength was how hard the education was because we basically could do anything now in college even if it’s hard it won’t be as hard as school.
Areas of improvements
None
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The most important thing a student should know is the business connections and the Bloomberg labs at school.
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Mr. Parente I loved how informative and charismatic he was.
What courses would you recommend?
None they have it all down.
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Strengths
Chaminade provided great discipline to ten students which helped build character.
Areas of improvements
Chaminade made it very difficult for students and parents to park when events took place at school.
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The coursework is very difficult and a lot of studying is required.
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My favorite teacher at Chaminade was Mr. Warner. He was very good at helping the students understand the material and the tests were very fair.
What courses would you recommend?
I would recommend AP Calculus AB II. The teacher for this class is Dr. Summers.
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Athletics
Strengths
A lot of passion and effort from coaches and you form a brotherhood with teammates
Areas of improvements
Better training facilities
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Football because I gained many friends and got into college due to football
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Strengths
Very competitive, the coaches cared about you and everyone was family
Areas of improvements
Nothing, they were amazing
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Tennis or football
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Strengths
Great team bonding, lifetime friendships made, and truly passionate coaches
Areas of improvements
Needs more optimism from coaches and belief in athlete’s ability.
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Track and Field with Coaches Beirne, Rozea, Hayes, and Griffin because I made great friends, truly improved in running, and reached my goals with help from my team
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Strengths
The capabilities, where no team was left unaided.
Areas of improvements
None.
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Swimming, I swam my whole life
Athletics
Strengths
I felt that athletic department was very strong and offered a wide variety of competitive sports.
Areas of improvements
Other schools often received newer equipment.
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Football was my favorite because of intensity and popularity. It was also the sport that I was best at.
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Strengths
I liked learned how to color and stuff and it was a change of pace compared to the rest of the day
Areas of improvements
I just wasn’t the biggest artist so it wasn’t my favorite thing to do but I can see how people enjoyed it
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Art junior year because it was relaxing
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My favorite work was the picture I made of someone fishing on a boat with mountains and stuff in the background
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Arts Department
Strengths
Extremely diversified, offering both music and art course.
Areas of improvements
I was not a fan of the music department’s teachers because of their strict policies.
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Senior music with Ms. Sally Zehnter, who settled down and actually made the course fairly interesting.
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Vincent Van Gogh because I have always learned about him and he’s my personal favorite artist.
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Arts Department
Strengths
Lots of classes focused on painting and drawing.
Areas of improvements
Limited music classes for beginner difficulty.
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Art 11 with Mr. Accordino. Chill class to end the day and relax.
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We didn’t study any art or artists in particular.
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Arts Department
Strengths
We are required to take music and art class and both teach us a basic understanding of certain topics.
Areas of improvements
They need to offer more selection.
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I like art class
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I enjoyed the self portrait
Favorite sport
Arts Department
Strengths
Very engaging and fun activities
Areas of improvements
Work intensive even though everyone had to take it
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Music theory
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The healing properties of music
Favorite sport
Science Department
Strengths
The labs were by far the best aspect of the science department because they were timed with the units we were learning and engaging
Areas of improvements
The science department was also amazing
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AP physics
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Science Department
Strengths
The new science building was filled with in depth technology and a lot of opportunities to do research and experiments.
Areas of improvements
We didn’t use as many of the amenities in the science building as I would’ve anticipated during the lab periods and we only went there once a week.
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My favorite class was chemistry with Mr. Rosin because he was a fun teacher and nice guy, and I learned a lot about the periodic table.
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