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Awards |
Basketball - Catholic Schools - City championship (2005), School Council - Archdiocesan Spirit Award (2002) |
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Special features |
religious, before- and after- school care |
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Gender composition |
coed |
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Dress code |
Uniforms required |
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School Mission
- We at Saint Mary Magdalen Roman Catholic Elementary School, as educators with a special mission, strive to provide a Christ centered environment for the formation and growth of the whole child – spiritually, physically, mentally, culturally, socially, and emotionally.
| Curriculum |
- Foreign language(s) taught: Spanish.
- Immersion programs in Spanish.
- This school has a particular instructional focus on back-to-basics, traditional instruction.
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Instructional Program Highlights
- St. Mary Magdalen School is sponsored by the thriving parish of St. Mary Magdalen Church - 2800 families.
- Priority is to support families in their desire to give their children a first-class Catholic holistic education.
- In addition music and sports receive great emphasis. For more info contact principal Jose L. Muniz at jmuniz@archdiosa.org.
| Activities and Sports |
- Clubs and extra-curricular activities include: Music Classes - Practice after school; Extensive sports - football, volleyball,
track, golf, baseball, softball and Chess Club.
- This school has the following art(s) programs: chorus.
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Parent and Community Support
- All parents perform service hours for the school at fundraisers and in the maintenance and upkeep of the school.
A current "Partnership" Drive is underway to continue to receive funds for children who need financial assistance to attend a Catholic School. Many businesses and individuals are responding affirmatively based on the quality education students receive.
Other news or notes
- School is conveniently accessible located at 1700 Clower, just off I-10 and West Avenue.
St. Mary Magdalen's School facilities include a first-class "big red" gymnasium that is used by many other Catholic Schools in the area.
| Technology and Facilities |
- 3 students per computer.
- 100% of classrooms are connected to the Internet.
- This school was established between 1940-1949.
- No transportation is provided to this school.
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| Admissions and Enrollment |
- Measures used to evaluate applicants: interview and recommendations.
- To evaluate applicants, this school also uses: Review of previous report cards, & test scores.
- Standardized tests used to evaluate applicants: Stanford Achievement Test - Edition 10.
- Of the students who applied for admission to this school for the current school year, 81-100% were accepted.
- Tuition: $2000-$2999
- 61-80% of students receive financial aid to attend this school.
- Graduates typically go to: Central Catholic High School; Holy Cross Catholic High School and St. Anthony Catholic High School.
- About half of the students at this school come from the neighborhood where the school is located.
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| Safety, Discipline and Support |
- Safety and discipline-related resources include: After school or lunchtime detentions; In-school suspension;
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| Other Features and Highlights |
- Regular classroom hours: 7:45 AM to 3:00 AM.
- Principal has been at this school for 0 years.
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Volunteer requests
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Category: technology
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Description: Computer tech support needed
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- Contact name: Jose L. Muniz
- Contact phone: 210-735-1381
- Contact email: jmuniz@archdiosa.org
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Category: fundraisers/special events
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Description: Parish Oktoberfest - Oct. 2
Work in Booths
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- Contact name: Jose L. Muniz
- Contact phone: 210-735-1381
- Contact email: jmuniz@archdiosa.org
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Donation requests
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Category: fundraisers/special events
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Description: Tuition Assistance - needy students - hurricane refugees
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- Contact name: Jose L. Muniz
- Contact phone: 210-735-1381
- Contact email: jmuniz@archdiosa.org
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Description: Deliver clean, crushed cans and/or paper to school.
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- Contact name: Jose L. Muniz
- Contact phone: 210-735-1381
- Contact email: jmuniz@archdiosa.org
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| Source of Data |
Additional information, including curriculum and special programs, was either submitted to GreatSchools by a school official or comes directly from the school or school district's Web site. This page was last updated on 09/05/2005. We cannot guarantee the accuracy of information submitted by school officials.
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