Cardinal Spellman High School
One Cardinal Spellman Place
Bronx. New York 10466
Rev Msgr James P Sullivan, Principal
Mr Robert Anderson, Guidance Director.
School Phone 718-881-8000
School Fax 718-515-6615
Guidance Fax 718-547-7945
Counselors: Mr Brian Cervini;
Ms Rori Mackie; Ms Anne-Marie Norberto;
Ms Elizabeth Sheridan, Ms Maria Sutherland.
School Nurse: Ms. Sirianna. D’Ambrosio.
COMMUNITY and SCHOOL
Cardinal Spellman High School is a coeducational school under the direction of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York. It was opened in 1959, is located on a thirteen-acre site near the Bronx-Westchester border, and serves the urban communities of the Bronx, Manhattan, and lower Westchester. It is a college-preparatory school for young men and women in grades 9 through 12. This year the enrollment is 1558 and the Faculty numbers 96.
Accreditation has been received from the NewYork State Board of Regents and from the Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools. The Library has 19,000 volumes and subscribes to 70 periodicals.
GRADUATING CLASS OF 1998
The 322 members of the most recent class attend: 4-year colleges 91%
2-year colleges 6%
Armed Services 1 %
Business World 2 %
These graduates won:
153 College Scholarships
1 National Achievement Scholar
3 Scholarships: Governor's Committee on Scholastic Excellence
1 Robert C. Byrd Honors Scholarship
DIPLOMA REQUIREMENTS
CARDINAL SPELLMAN DIPLOMA
Religion 4 years
English 4 years
Social Studies 4 years
Mathematics 3 years
Science 2 years
Foreign Language 2 years
Art/Music 1 year
Health 1/2 year
Physical Education. 4 years
PLUS: one 3-year sequence in Science,
Foreign Language or Occupational
Education
NYS REGENTS DIPLOMA
English 4 units
Social Studies 4 units
Mathematics 2 units
Science (Lab) 2 units
Foreign Language 3 units
Art/Music 1 unit
Health 1/2 unit
Physical Education. 4 years
PLUS: two 3-year sequences in Mathematics, Science, a second Foreign Language, or Occupational Education;
OR: one 3-unit sequence in one of the above and one 5-unit sequence in English or Social Studies.
STATEMENT of POLICY
The diploma is awarded after the successful completion of all courses.
The recommendation accompanying a transcript is derived from the counselor's knowledge of the student and from reports made by selected l1th- and 12th-grade teachers.
PROGRAM of STUDIES
Cardinal Spellman High School offers a varied program of studies and activities designed to meet the needs of college-bound young men and women. The objective of the instructional program is to create an academic climate within which students will develop their full potential. Each student's program includes both required and elective courses.
Students showing superior abilities may take Honors Courses in certain subjects; these Honors courses have enriched and accelerated syllabi. Additionally, qualified students may take Advanced Placement (AP) Courses for possible college credit or placement. Honors Courses are offered in Religion, English, Social Studies, Mathematics, Science, and Foreign Languages. Advanced Placement Courses are offered in English, European History, United States History, Computer Science, Calculus AB, Biology, and Spanish Literature.
HONORS
Honors are awarded for each semester and for each year: First Honors to students with averages of 90.0 or higher and Second Honors to students with averages between 85.0 and 89.9.
The passing grade at Cardinal Spellman High School is 65.
Prior to the 1997-98 academic year, the passing grade was 70.
WEIGHTING SYSTEM
To recognize the greater achievement of students taking more difficult courses, certain
weighting factors are used in computing the student's average:
for AP courses: actual grade X 1.06
for Honors courses: actual grade X 1.04
for certain specials*: actual grade X 1.02
for regular courses: actual grade X 1.00
*(when one course is more demanding, as in the case of
Regents Chemistry vs General [non-Regents] Chemistry)
NUMERICAL AND LETTER EQUIVALENTS
Numerical and Letter Grades correspond as follows:
A+: 97-100 B+: 87-89 C+: 77-79
A 94-96 B 84-86 C 74-76 D: 65-69 (as of Sept. 1997)
A- 90-93 B- 80-83 C 70-73
COLLEGE ACCEPTANCES
Our most recent graduates were accepted by the following colleges and universities:
ADELPHI UNIVERSITY • HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY • RUTGERS UNIVERSITY•ALFRED UNIVERSITY • HOWARD UNIVERSITY • SACRED HEART UNIVERSITY•ALLEGHENY COLLEGE • INDIANA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA • SAINT JOHN'S UNIVERSITY• BARRY UNIVERSITY• IONA COLLEGE • SAINT JOSEPH'S COLLEGE-PHILADELPHIA• BOSTON COLLEGE • ITHACA COLLEGE• SAINT THOMAS AQUINAS• BOSTON UNIVERSITY• JOHNSON & WALES UNIVERSITY• SCHOOL OF VISUAL ARTS• BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY• JOHNSON C. SMITH UNIVERSITY• SETON HALL UNIVERSITY•BROWN UNIVERSITY• LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY • SIENA COLLEGE • CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA • LOYOLA COLLEGE• SPELMAN COLLEGE• CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK•MANHATTAN COLLEGE• STATE UNIVERSITY OF NY• CLARK ATLANTA UNIVERSITY• MANHATTANVILLE COLLEGE • STEVENS INSTITUTE OF TECH• COLGATE UNIVERSITY• MARIST COLLEGE• SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY• COLLEGE MISERICORDIA• MARYMOUNT COLLEGE• TEMPLE UNIVERSITY• COLLEGE OF MOUNT SAINT VINCENT• MARYM0UNT MANHATTAN COLLEGE • TRINITY COLLEGE• COLLEGE OF NEW ROCHELLE • MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY• TUFTS UNIVERSITY• COLLEGE OF SAINT ROSE• MERCY COLLEGE• TULANE UNIVERSITY• COLLEGE OF WOOSTER• MOUNT SAINT MARY COLLEGE• UNIVERSITY OF BRIDGEPORT• COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY• NEWBURY COLLEGE• UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE• CONCORDIA COLLEGE• NEW YORK INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY• UNIVERSITY OF HARTFORD• CORNELL UNIVERSITY• NEUMAN COLLEGE• UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND• DAEMEN UNIVERSITY • NEW YORK UNIVERSITY• UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA• DANIEL WEBSTER COLLEGE• NIAGARA UNIVERSITY• UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH• DENISON UNIVERSITY• NORTH CAROLINA A&T STATE UNIVERSITY• UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER• DREXEL UNIVERSITY• NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY• UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND• DUKE UNIVERSITY• NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY• UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA• D'YOUVILLE COLLEGE• NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY• UTICA COLLEGE OF SYRACUSE• EAST STROUDSBURG UNIVERSITY• OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY• VASSAR COLLEGE• EMBRY-RIDDLE AERONAUTICAL UNIVERSITY• PACE UNIVERSITY• VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY• FAIRFIELD UNIVERSITY• PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY • VIRGINIA WESLEYAN COLLEGE• FORDHAM UNIVERSITY• POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY• WENTWORTH INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY • FRANKLIN PIERCE COLLEGE • PRINCETON UNIVERSITY• WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY• GETTYSBURG COLLEGE• QUINHIPIAC COLLEGE• WILSON COLLEGE• GOUCHER COLLEGE• RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE • YALE UNIVERSITY• HAMPTON UNIVERSITY• RIDER UNIVERSITY• HARTWICK COLLEGE • ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY•