Lacordaire Academy

Lacordaire Academy provides many clubs and organizations that students can join based on their own interests and availability. At Lacordaire, a student can create any club that she desires as long as they find a moderator and people to join. Leadership • Dominican Preachers • National Honor Society • Student Ambassadors • Student Council Athletics The Lacordaire Lions compete in interscholastic sports under the supervision of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association competing on an independent basis. Sports offered include: Literary • The Checkerboard (Newspaper) • Veritas (Yearbook) • Zephyr (Literary Magazine) • Laco Ledger (Middle School) Clubs • Culture Club • Mission Club • Environmental Club • Mock Trial • Forensics • Lego Club • Preachers Club • Peer Tutoring • Checkerboard Club • Choir and Instrumental Club • Science Mentors • Poetry Out Loud • Sports Club • Yearbook Club • Medical Sciences Club • Cooking Club • Book Club • Laco Voices ==Graduation requirements==

All Upper School students follow a college preparatory program. All requirements must be fulfilled or substituted with a course of equal value. Required: • 6 full-year electives • 4 years Religious Studies • 4 years English • 4 years Comprehensive Health/Physical Education • 3 years Mathematics • 3 years Foreign Language • 4 years Science • 2 years United States History • 1 year World History • 1 year Fine Arts • 1 year Computer Science • 1 semester Project Justice Internship ==Notable alumni==

• Elizabeth McAlister (born 1939), peace activist and former nun of the Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary. ==References==