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Much more than a high school, Loyola School is a family-like community where every new student is welcomed and made to feel at home.

› It’s a rigorous, challenging environment where students routinely surpass their academic goals.

› It’s a college preparatory foundation that equips students for competitive success in college and beyond.

› It’s a network of opportunities to make a positive impact on the greater community.

› It’s a quiet refuge from the clamor of the everyday routine, where students reflect on the values and principles of the Jesuit approach to life.

Grad at GradIn the Jesuit tradition, we foster student growth in five areas we call the Grad at Grad characteristics, qualities that inform every facet of the Loyola School experience in the formation of the Graduate at Graduation.

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WHAT MAKES A GRAD AT GRAD?

A Loyola student is becoming more…

» Academically Excellent

» Open to Growth

» Religious

» Loving

» Committed to Doing Justice

Our curriculum couples individual attention with academic inquiry. We place our students where they will be most challenged. As the four-year

process continues, students pursue their interests on an advanced level. Before they graduate, they’re doing college-level work.

— Matthew Bolton, Ph. D., Dean of Academics/English Teacher

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A CHALLENGING AND STRONG CURRICULUMAt Loyola, students are challenged and engaged by small classes, academic excellence, and a rigorous college-preparatory curriculum. The Jesuit approach fosters inquiry and reflection, providing an inspiring learning environment. The result? Extraordinary achievement.

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TEACHERS WHO CARE At the heart of the Jesuit approach to education is the principle of cura personalis: care for the whole person. At Loyola, this means drawing out a student’s gifts and talents and encouraging classroom collaboration with peers and teachers. The teacher/student relationship at Loyola goes deep, encompassing both the academic and non-academic sides of the Loyola experience.

As a teacher, I always want to reach every single student in the way that’s right for each of them, so Loyola’s small size is a powerful teaching

tool. At the end of the day, there are just two words: cura personalis. This approach means everything, and I apply it every day.

— Jacques Joseph, Science Teacher, Athletics Coach

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There’s a larger mission to Loyola, beyond academic excellence— our students are more aware of the world around them.

Whether we’re teaching in or out of the classroom, we’re developing the whole person, and that’s what I love to do.

— Sunita Meyers, Science Department Chair

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CREATING CONNECTIONSThe Loyola classroom is a vibrant place where students listen to and learn from each other as well as from their teachers. The individual student is always at the center of the process. When students feel connected to the subject matter, their learning and achievement is strong, meaningful, and enduring.

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MAKING THE MOST OF NEW YORK Located on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, Loyola calls the metropolitan region its campus, and the curriculum makes the most of opportunities to incorporate active learning. Loyola is just steps away from Museum Mile, a stone’s throw from Central Park, and but minutes from all that Manhattan has to offer.

From the very beginning, based on the tour, Loyola was our first choice. The students at Loyola were friendly, kind, engaging,

funny, and smart. It was obvious from the start that Loyola would be the right place for our son. As he finishes sophomore year,

we are further convinced that we made the right choice.— Paul Durante, Parent

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HOME AWAY FROM HOMELoyola students are part of a warm, loving community. New freshmen often speak of the friendliness of upperclassmen, daily greetings from faculty and staff, and how easy it is to fit in, right from the beginning. As the only Jesuit, independent, coeducational high school in the region, the school fosters a community that is close-knit, diverse, lively, and accepting.

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FRIENDS WHO CAREStudents at Loyola School are members of an unusually close, welcoming student body. The experience begins on the first day of freshman year, and as students settle into their schoolwork, extracurricular and athletic activities, and service programs, they reach across grades to form lasting friendships. In a safe atmosphere of mutual respect, cooperation, and trust, accepting the individual for him or herself is simply in the words of one alumnus “what you do at Loyola.”

I have learned that becoming more academically excellent is growing in knowledge and understanding of your own cultural heritage. Meeting new

people and being around people from different places made me realize the importance of my own culture, and everything that it has to offer. I see

my own heritage now as something that says who I am, something that defines me, as something that makes me different in a special way.

— Fernando, Junior

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Being at Loyola taught me that it was not in my best interest to be the quiet student in the back of the class. It is our duty as members

of the human race to go beyond just recognizing that there are injustices in the world and to actively work to fight against them.

— Matt, Boston College

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AN ENRICHING ENVIRONMENTLoyola is committed to providing the best possible context for the deeply personal process of student growth, a context that is rich with experience and potential. So many of Loyola’s distinctive features facilitate the individual growth process—the small size and close community; the teachers’ ability to challenge students individually; the powerful connecting of students to a world outside their own sphere through social justice projects; and the Jesuit teachings that are at the heart of everything we do.

GROWTH THROUGH REFLECTIONIn the Jesuit tradition, learning the art of reflection is key to living a life of purpose. Reflection—on experiences both in and outside the classroom—is fully integrated into school life at Loyola. Teachers encourage students to reflect on the significance of people and events they read about and research. Service projects and retreats also include time for reflection and the sharing of thought and experience.

Academic Excellence is not a grade but an attitude; it’s a habit of mind, a way of approaching your studies. Have a good work ethic. Do your homework. Hand assignments in on-time. Ask questions. Be active, not passive.— Robert Meade, Ph. D., English Department Chair

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My freshman year has been one of self-discovery and empowerment. I was challenged to meet my potential in all facets of student life.

Academically, I was encouraged to pursue my interests as well as develop pertinent skills that I will need as I continue my education.

— Hanna, Sophomore

EXTRACURRICULAR EXPERIENCES Loyola offers a full range of extracurricular activities—some familiar and some unique to the school—which bring students to a new level of personal growth. Below is a sampling of extracurriculars, from publications to performance.» Student Government» Travel opportunities» Coffeehouse» Speech Team» Dramatics Club» Chamber Music» Chorus» Dance» Student publications

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I tell our coaches to challenge every student. If you make things too easy, you won’t have a team. We want the really skilled athletes to

become even better, and we want the average students to achieve more. — Frederick Agnostakis, Athletic Director

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EXPERIENCE ATHLETICS Athletics are a valued part of the Loyola experience, and the school boasts a strong reputation for developing competitive championship teams, offering rewarding opportunities for student athletes to grow, excel, and compete. The Loyola Knights compete in 11 varsity and 4 junior varsity sports.» Girls and boys basketball

(varsity and JV)» Girls volleyball (varsity and JV)» Boys varsity soccer» Coed JV soccer» Girls and boys varsity cross country» Boys varsity baseball» Girls varsity softball» Girls and boys varsity track

and field» Coed varsity golf

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EXPERIENCE THE ARTSThe arts are integral to cura personalis (developing the whole person) and therefore they are essential to the Loyola curriculum. Interdisciplinary study—connecting the arts to the humanities and sciences—is encouraged. Whether on campus or off-site, student appreciation of cultural history is enhanced taking full advantage of all that NYC has to offer.» Art History» Art Studio» Photography» Film Study» Music History/Theory» AP Music Theory» Orchestra» Chorus

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Loyola has truly been the best high school experience. I have been challenged in ways that I could have never imagined. One of the great things

about Loyola is that you are not restricted to one talent. I have tried numerous clubs and activities and I was always welcomed with open arms.

— Laura, Georgetown University

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Being “Open to Growth” means establishing my values, expanding on them through experiences, and then venturing into situations

that challenge them. I may never have discovered such a passion and desire in myself for helping others had I not attended Loyola.

— Daniela, The George Washington University

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SO MANY WAYS TO SERVE Linking social justice to faith is central to the Loyola experience. Students are required to engage in service every year at Loyola. Faculty work individually with each student to design his or her own service program, thereby customizing the experience to particular interests. In addition, opportunities for participating in a variety of optional social justice trips and projects abound. Because faculty and administrators join them, these activities transform not just individuals, but the entire Loyola community.

The Brownbaggers was a grass-roots response by students and families to the problem of hunger. It’s a perfect example of how we

want students to act. If they can say, ‘We saw a problem so we devised a solution,’ then I know they’re the real thinkers—

students who are really going to accomplish something.— Joann Kusk, History Teacher, Brownbaggers Director

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CHRISTIAN SERVICEWith the faculty’s assistance, students take ownership of their Christian Service experience, making it both relevant and meaningful to them, as they develop a life-long habit of service as “Men and Women for Others.” Christian Service opportunities for students include:

» Feeding the poor » Nursing home and hospice visits» Tutoring underprivileged students» Overnight visits to assist the

underserved in the metropolitan area» Home-building trips to Appalachia

and Belize, Central America

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Regardless of their faith background, Loyola’s students are guided by the directive of the founder of the Jesuits, St. Ignatius Loyola,

‘to find God in all things.’ Finding God in one another strengthens the Loyola community and the bonds among its members.

— James Lyness, Headmaster

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SEEKING GOD’S PRESENCEComplementing the academic program and its four-year service requirement, the school offers an experiential spiri-tual life program comprising liturgies, prayer services, retreats, and other opportunities to put faith into action. Students are not simply participants, but planners and leaders as well.

A Jesuit education is about helping students develop a lifelong ability to learn, reflect, evaluate, and celebrate the life of the mind, heart, and imagination.

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RETREATS Loyola organizes a four-year sequence of retreats for all students, based on Ignatian prayer, spirituality, and worldview. In addition to required experiences for each class, there are optional opportunities for juniors and seniors. Students work closely with faculty members to plan retreats; most sessions are student-directed to encourage leadership skills.

At Loyola, I learned that I wanted a life of service and leadership. The School challenged me to find the connection among

human beings. My teachers taught me to think—not what to think— and they solidified the values I grew up with at home.

— Kathleen Abels, Haverford College BA

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Loyola is a small school that offers a big experience for all of our students. As Ignatian educators, we look to encourage, and influence,

those who will influence others. Loyola forms student leaders who will indeed influence others in a myriad of wonderful ways.

— Tony Oroszlany, President

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Boston College

Columbia University

Cornell University

Dartmouth College

Davidson College

Duke University

Fordham University

Hamilton College

Harvard University

Haverford College

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

WHERE OUR GRADS GORECENT TOP CHOICES FOR MATRICULATION

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Northwestern University

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Vassar College

Yale University

COLLEGE GUIDANCELoyola’s innovative college guidance program is one of its distinctions. It is a four-year process that stresses instruction, goal setting, and guidance, while de-emphasizing the competitiveness and anxiety that often accompany the quest to find the right college. Highlights of the college guidance process:» PSAT given in freshman, sophomore,

and junior years» Freshman college admissions seminar

» Sophomore college immersion day» Sophomore and junior five-day college

tour in June» Junior bi-weekly college guidance classes» Jesuit college fair» Optional Princeton review course

offered at Loyola» Senior college application seminar» Senior weekly college guidance classes

The College Guidance Program reflects the personal attention and care for the individual that characterize Loyola. Loyola’s Director

of College Guidance personally knows each student and each family as early as freshman year and is available to help throughout

their time at Loyola. We know of no other school that offers a more professional College Guidance Program.

— Kathy Robinson, Parent

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WHERE ARE LOYOLA’S ALUMNI?TANYA BASTIANICH ’89 – Georgetown University, BA; Syracuse University, MA; Oxford University, PhD; Art historian/author, co-owner, Lidia’s Esperienze Italiane

JAMES DWYER ’75 – Fordham University, BS; Columbia University, MS (Journalism); Author/writer, The New York Times, multiple Pulitzer Prize winner

MEAGAN LIZARAZO ’00 – Wellesley College, BA; Assistant director, International Genetically Engineered Machine at Massachusetts Institute of Technology

MARCO MACCIONI ’85 – New York University, BA; Cornell Hotel School, MPS; Restaurateur, Le Cirque and Osteria del Circo

ROBERT MAURO ’70 – Middlebury College, BS; NYU School of Medicine, MD; Pediatrician, University of Colorado Health Services Center

CHRISTOPHER MORALES ’03 – United States Naval Academy, BS; Strike Fighter Squadron 106, United States Navy

MARY MURPHY ’77 – Yale University, BA; Oxford University, MA (Rhodes Scholar); Harvard University, JD; Partner, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP

FRANCIS NEMIA ’73 – Boston College, BA; Fordham University, MBA; Partner, Ernst and Young

MARY SCIUTTO ’77 – Cornell University, BS; University of Louisville, MD; Advisory Dean and Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons

MATTHEW SMITH ’99 – Northeastern University, BS; UC Berkeley, MS; Senior Engineer, Parsons Brinckerhoff

LUCAS TRAMONTOZZI ’96 – Georgetown University, BA; Program Manager, Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals - Office of the Secretary

This school is just so alive. At Loyola, we felt prepared for college, and for life, and we’re still coming back here.

— Gillian Panczyk Van Schaick, Managing Director, JP Morgan Chase

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Loyola School, uniquely Jesuit, independent, and coeducational, is a college preparatory learning community of excellence, with a global focus, that

implements 21st century educational practices and innovations, and develops well-rounded leaders of character in an Ignatian environment.

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Loyola School admits students of any race, color, national or ethnic origin, or religion to the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the School. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, or religion in the administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs.

VISITING LOYOLAWe invite you to come and experience Loyola for yourself. Families can pre-register for one of our Information Nights in the fall.

Visiting the Loyola web site is the next best thing to being here.

At www.loyola-nyc.org, you’ll find a wealth of information about the school, including multimedia content that provides unique insights from students, faculty, and staff.

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