Saint Dominic Academy

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Saint Dominic Academy
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Address
Saint Dominic Academy
2572 Kennedy Boulevard

Jersey City
,
(Hudson County)
,
New Jersey
07304

United States
Coordinates 40°43′29″N74°4′24″W / 40.72472°N 74.07333°W / 40.72472; -74.07333
Information
Type Private
Religious affiliation(s) Roman Catholic
(Dominican Sisters)
Established1878
NCES School ID00862518 [1]
Head of schoolElizabeth Christou-Woodall [2]
Faculty35.6 FTEs [1]
Grades 7–12
Gender Girls
Enrollment211 (as of 2021–22) [1]
Student to teacher ratio5.9:1 [1]
Color(s)  Royal Blue and
  white [3]
SloganEmpowering Women for Leadership since 1878
Athletics conference Hudson County Interscholastic League
MascotBlue Devil
Nickname SDA; Saint Dom's
Team nameBlue Devils [3]
Accreditation Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools [4]
PublicationElan (literary magazine) [5]
NewspaperThe Trumpet
YearbookDominica [5]
Tuition$12,800 (grades 9-12 for 2021–22) [6]
Dean of Teaching and LearningGioia Degenaars [2]
Website www.stdominicacad.com
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Saint Dominic Academy (SDA) is a private college-preparatory for girls in seventh through twelfth grades, located in Jersey City, in Hudson County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The school, which is situated within the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark, and is administered by the Dominican Sisters of Caldwell, New Jersey, has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools since 1991. [4]

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As of the 2021–22 school year, the school had an enrollment of 211 students and 35.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 5.9:1. The school's student body was 47.4% (100) White, 15.6% (33) Hispanic, 14.7% (31) Asian, 14.2% (30) Black and 8.1% (17) two or more races. [1]

History

The school was founded in 1878 by a community of nuns from New York, with the objective to educate children of immigrants, primarily German. On March 7, 1942, SDA moved to its present location on Kennedy Boulevard. In 1994, a new wing was open with new computer labs, science and language labs. [7] The school celebrated its 135th birthday on October 23, 2013.[ citation needed ] In 2015, Saint Dominic Academy received a generous donation of a building located on Fairmount Avenue in Jersey City. This building was once the Jersey City Women's Club and is now known as Siena Hall, which opened in April 2016 and is used for school-related events. [8]

Saint Dominic Academy is a member of the New Jersey Association of Independent Schools. [9]

Academics

Certain minimum requirements have been established by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools and Saint Dominic Academy for graduation. These are expressed in terms of successful completion of specific courses and credits.

Graduation requirements:

Academic Levels - College Preparatory/Honors/Advanced Placement:

[10]

Physical education

Physical education courses are conducted at Saint Peter's University located just a few blocks away from the high school. Students have use of the university's gym/athletic facilities including fitness center, basketball and tennis courts, jogging track, and a competitive swimming pool.

Athletics

The Saint Dominic Academy Blue Devils [3] compete in the Hudson County Interscholastic League, which is comprised of public and private high schools in Hudson County and operates under the supervision of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. [11] [12] With 340 students in grades 10–12, the school was classified by the NJSIAA for the 2019–20 school year as Non-Public B for most athletic competition purposes, which included schools with an enrollment of 37 to 366 students in that grade range (equivalent to Group II for public schools). [13]

The school's interscholastic sports include: [3]

The track team won the winter / indoor track Non-Public state championship in 2016. [14]

The track team won the indoor relay Non-Public B title in 2018. [15] [16]

Extracurricular activities

SDA hosts a range of after-school clubs. These clubs consist of a moderator and an executive board made up of seniors (normally) and are elected by the fellow members of that club. It is encouraged to join as many clubs as possible by the school. Some of the clubs that are run are:

Notable alumni

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 School data for St Dominic Academy, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 1, 2023.
  2. 1 2 Directory, Saint Dominic Academy. Accessed September 15, 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Saint Dominic Academy, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed October 20, 2020.
  4. 1 2 Saint Dominic Academy, Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools. Accessed June 16, 2022.
  5. 1 2 Student Clubs, Saint Dominic Academy. Accessed June 16, 2022.
  6. ↑ Tuition 2021–2022: Grades 9 through 12, Saint Dominic Academy. Accessed January 16, 2022.
  7. ↑ History, Saint Dominic Academy. Accessed November 20, 2016.
  8. ↑ Siena Hall, Saint Dominic Academy. Accessed November 5, 2017. "In March of 2015, Saint Dominic Academy was so pleased to accept the transfer of the property known as the Jersey City Woman’s Club to the Academy. Founded in 1894, shortly after Saint Dominic Academy opened its doors, the former Women’s Club was housed in a beautiful, old building on Fairmount Avenue, just steps away from the SDA campus."
  9. ↑ Member School Directory, New Jersey Association of Independent Schools. Accessed November 20, 2016.
  10. ↑ School Profile, Saint Dominic Academy. Accessed November 20, 2016.
  11. ↑ League & Conference Officers/Affiliated Schools 2020-2021, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed October 20, 2020.
  12. ↑ Home Page, Hudson County Interscholastic League. Accessed November 20, 2016.
  13. ↑ NJSIAA General Public School Classifications 2019–2020, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed November 20, 2020.
  14. ↑ Girls Winter Track and Field Championship History: 1981-2023, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association, updated November 2023. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  15. ↑ History of the NJSIAA Indoor Relay Championships, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed May 1, 2023.
  16. ↑ Koob, Andrew. "Hail to the Victors: Your 2018 NJSIAA Indoor Relay Champions", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, January 23, 2018, updated May 15, 2019. Accessed February 8, 2021. "Non-Public B Girls: St. Dominic St. Dominic, Hudson Catholic and Pingry kept the team standings close throughout the night with each team recording at least 40 points. Yet it was the Blue Devils who emerged with their first ever indoor state relay title with 48 points."
  17. ↑ Heaphy, Leslie A.; and May, Mel Anthony. Encyclopedia of Women and Baseball, p. 168. McFarland & Company, 2016. ISBN   9781476665948. Accessed November 5, 2017. "Dolores Lee grew up in the Garfield section of New Jersey and was discovered while still attending St. Sominic's Academy."
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