Saint Lawrence Academy
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| School type | Private |
| Religious affiliation | Roman Catholic |
| Founded | 1976 |
| Location | Santa Clara, California |
| Enrollment | 336 |
| Campus surroundings | Suburban |
| Mascot | Celtics |
| School Colors | Green and Gold |
| Website | http://www.saintlawrence.org/academy.html |
Saint Lawrence Academy, in Santa Clara, California, USA, was founded in 1975. It stresses its small size, which translates to close interaction among students, administration, faculty, and counselors. Also cutting edge in technology, Saint Lawrence Academy (SLA) places an HP Compaq 6510b laptop in the hands of every student. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Jose in California.
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[edit] Academics
As a college preparatory school, Saint Lawrence Academy's graduation requirements include coursework in English, mathematics, social studies, science, foreign language, fine arts, religious studies, computers and physical education. SLA also offers Advanced Placement and various honors courses. Students at SLA have taken the AP exam in subjects such as English Literature, English Language, French Language and Culture, Spanish Language and Culture, U.S. History, Calculus AB and BC, Physics, Macro and Micro Economics, and Psychology. Three languages are currently offered for study: Spanish, French, and Sign language.
[edit] Performing Arts
SLA also possesses a very notable performing arts program. For over a decade, the school has had an annual musical; hugely popular with the students and community, the annual musical features at least a third of the student body each year as actors and assisting behind the scenes as Tech Crew. Great numbers of the remainder of the student body also attend, with free tickets sent in recent years to prospective freshmen in order to give them a taste of SLA's talents. The performing arts program, like the athletics program, contains a "no-cut" policy, enabling all interested students to participate. Pictures and mp3 recordings of previous years' plays can be found at http://www.surace.com/lawrence
[edit] Athletics
With approximately 70% of SLA students participating in athletics, success of the teams are varied. The school's "no cut" policy contributes to the breadth of student participation. SLA fields 14 teams in 11 sports. Sports include basketball, baseball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track and field and volleyball. St. Lawrence's cross-country team has made it to the state championships the last seven seasons. St. Lawrence's baseball team has also been invited perennially to the CIF-CCS championships.
