Maria Regina High School

[2]Maria Regina High School, commonly referred to as Maria or MRHS, is an all girls, Catholic, college preparatory high school (grades 9-12) for girls founded by the Sisters of the Resurrection, located in Hartsdale, New York

Maria Regina High School
Address
500 West Hartsdale Avenue

, ,
10530

United States
Coordinates41°1′59″N 73°48′36″W
Information
TypePrivate, all-female
MottoCaritate Et Veritate
(With Charity and Truth)
Religious affiliation(s)Roman Catholic
Established1957
FounderSisters of the Resurrection
CEEB code332287
PresidentAnna Parra
PrincipalMaria Carozza-McCaffrey
Faculty68
Teaching staff41
Grades9-12
Enrollment500 (2020)
Average class size24
Student to teacher ratio16:1
Color(s)Royal Blue and white   
Athletics conferenceCatholic High School Athletic Association
SportsVolleyball, cross country, soccer, tennis, basketball, softball, cheerleading
MascotTiger
Team nameTigers
AccreditationNational Catholic Educational Association (NCEA)
NewspaperQueen's Banner
YearbookReginian
Tuition$11,700 (2019 - 2020)[1]
Websitewww.mariaregina.org

History

In 1957 Maria Regina High School was proposed by Cardinal Spellman and opened, temporarily, in what is now our convent. The Sisters of the Resurrection were tasked with founding the first Archdiocesan girls’ high school in Westchester County, which they did with love and devotion. The building of the new school soon began and, on February 2, 1959, Maria’s first freshmen and sophomores walked across the temporary gravel path to our current school. Maria Regina has, and will continue to be a stronghold of Catholic education. For over sixty years, approximately nine thousand young women have graduated from this school and have gone on to higher education, well prepared for their future endeavors attributable to the instruction and guidance they received from a truly dedicated staff.

Admission

Admission into Maria Regina is determined through the student's results on the TACHS examination. Maria Regina also looks at the students academic record for the 6th, 7th, and 8th grade, and results on standardized examinations for the 6th and 7th grade.

Scholarships

Maria Regina offers several partial scholarships and one full scholarship, all of which are awarded based on the results of the TACHS examination. The highest scorers who put Maria Regina as their first choice receive the scholarships. For this scholarship to be renewed every year, the student must have an overall average greater than 90% at the end of each academic year. Students who are awarded scholarships tend to be placed in Honors classes.

Academics

Maria Regina offers a rigorous college preparatory program. Graduation requires successful completion of the four-year course of study. A total of at least 26 credits is required. The Maria Regina program includes four years of mathematics, english, social studies, and theology; three years of science and a foreign language; and one year of art and music, although many students opt to take four years of science and a foreign language, and more than one year of art. Physical Education and Health are also requirements for graduation. Honors classes are available in all disciplines, except theology, and AP classes are offered in classes such as Biology, Chemistry, English Literature, American History, and European History. There is also a wide variety of electives to choose from for juniors and seniors, such as Introduction to Law, 3D Printing, and Criminal Justice.

Maria Regina also sponsors the College Link Program, in which college courses offered at Iona College and St. Thomas Aquinas College can be taken by MRHS students. Students enrolled in this program have the opportunity to earn college credits that can be transferred to their colleges of choice.

Maria Regina has two wireless computer labs with a total of fifty computer workstations and a high-speed laser jet printer. There are 15 computer workstations in the library and another laser jet printer. There are also 18 SmartBoards in classrooms through the building.

Clubs and organizations

Leadership, service and spiritual:

  • Liturgy Crew
  • Mission Outreach
  • National Art Honor Society
  • National Honor Society
  • National Italian Honor Society
  • National Spanish Honor Society
  • New York State Science Honor Society
  • Tri-M Music Honor Society
  • Peer Ministry
  • People of Prayer
  • Respect Life
  • Student Council

Extracurricular clubs :

  • Art Club
  • Book Club
  • Drama Club
  • ITV News Team
  • P.A.W.S.
  • City Slickers
  • Tiger Coding

Publications

  • Reginian (yearbook)
  • Queen's Banner (newspaper)
  • Tiger Print (online literary magazine)

Language and culture clubs:

  • Women of Color Club
  • Albanian Club
  • Asian American Club
  • Gaelic Society
  • Italian Club
  • Spanish Club

Performance

  • Choral Ensemble
  • Marching Band
  • String Orchestra
  • Guitar Club
  • Gospel Choir
  • Handchimes
  • Ukulele Club

Athletics

Maria Regina High School is an active member in the Catholic High School Athletic Association.[3] Other member high schools include Cardinal Spellman, Mt. St. Ursula, Preston, and Sacred Heart. All Maria Regina teams also compete in non-conference tournaments, games, and matches so that the schedules are highly competitive. Athletes are required to successfully complete and maintain the same courseload as other students. Over one-fourth of the student body participates in interscholastic after-school athletics programs.

  • Volleyball - JV and varsity
  • Soccer - Varsity
  • Tennis - Varsity
  • Cheerleading - JV and Varsity
  • Cross country - Varsity

Winter:

  • Basketball - Freshman, JV, and Varsity
  • Cheerleading - JV and Varsity

Spring:

  • Softball - JV and Varsity
  • Track and Field

References

  1. "Tuition".
  2. "Maria Regina High School". mariaregina.org. Retrieved 2020-09-16.
  3. "Maria Regina". GCHSAA. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
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