St. Saviour High School: Celebrating 91 Years of Educating Young Women
June 19, 2008
One Sports Title, Two Coaches of the Year Awards, One League Sportsmanship Award and All Brooklyn Players in Basketball
Always known for an outstanding scholastic program, the athletic department is proud of its announcement this school year that St. Saviour Swim Team moved to the “A” Division and finished a respectful 4th place ahead of Fontbonne Hall and Bishop Kearney. Swim coach, Mary Mohan Trapasso, has been named “Coach of the Year” for the second year consecutive year. On another high, the varsity basketball team, coached by Athletic Director Bob Atanasio, won the championship of the “B” Division for its second consecutive year. Rosemary Burke ‘08 won the League’s Sportsmanship Award for her outstanding play throughout the year and was also named to the First Team All Brooklyn CHSAA Basketball team. Julia Morris ’08 was named to the Second Team All Brooklyn CHSAA Basketball Team and Coach Atanasio was named “Coach of the Year.”
St. Saviour High School was founded in 1917 by the School Sisters of Notre Dame. These women committed themselves to the successful implementation of a college preparatory program for the small percentage of young women who have been fortunate enough to gain admission. The faculty takes pride in the fact that 79 of the 80 ’08 graduates have gone on to college. In 1999 St. Saviour High School achieved national recognition as an “outstanding school” on the list of the top 96 high schools across the United States, in a research program conducted at the University of Chicago.
The curriculum at St. Saviour meets all the latest N.Y.S. Regents requirements. Advanced Placement (A.P.) courses are offered in English Language and Composition, English Literature and Composition, American and European History, Latin, Psychology, Calculus, and Chemistry. College level courses in French, Spanish, and Calculus are offered in conjunction with St. John’s University. The Honors Program is offered to qualified students in English, Math, Social Studies, and Science.
French, Spanish, and Latin are taught at Regents’ level and students have the option of continuing their foreign language study for a fourth year. Each senior must select a Math course from the following options: AP Calculus, College Calculus (College Extension program), Pre-Calculus, and Pre-College Math.
Electives include Physics, Advanced Biology, Forensic Science, Psychology, Mythology, French 5, Senior Art, Advanced Music, Computer, Creative Writing, Linguistics, and Speech and Drama. The Mother Mary Miles Chapter of the National Honor Society inducted 28 senior students, (35 percent of the class). 18 junior students, (25 percent), 18 sophomore students, (25 percent) have been nominated. 100 percent of the Class of 2008 took the SAT.
More than $5.8 million in scholarship/merit offers was amassed by the graduating class of 2008. The sports programs include basketball, boosters, cheerleading, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, and volleyball. The many club activities include Gaelic, French, and Spanish Clubs, Campus Ministry, Drama, Art, and Chess clubs, to name but a few.
The academic excellence initiated by the School Sisters of Notre Dame continues to offer the girls in their care a challenging academic program, steeped in faith, justice, and peace. Embedded in their teachings are the changing roles of women in today’s society and the responsibilities and privileges that accompany those roles.