Coyle and Cassidy High School

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Coyle and Cassidy High School
Enter to Learn, Leave to Serve
Address
2 Hamilton Street Taunton, Massachusetts, (Bristol County), 02780 United States
Coordinates	41°54′33″N 71°5′42.5″W
Information
Type	Private, Coeducational
Religious affiliation(s)	Roman Catholic
Established	1911 (current building dates to 1967, format to 1971)
Founder	Msgr. James Coyle
Oversight	Diocese of Fall River
CEEB Code	222120
President	Dr. Mary Pat Tranter
Principal	Robert J. Gay
Vice principal	Marie Angeley Kathleen St. Laurent
Chaplain	Fr. Kevin Cook
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	586  (2011)
Grade 9	155
Grade 10	140
Grade 11	144
Grade 12	147
Average class size	24
Student to teacher ratio	13:1
Campus	Urban
Color(s)	Blue and Gold
Slogan	Tradition Lives Here
Fight song	"Charge On You Warriors"
Athletics	MIAA
Athletics conference	Eastern Athletic
Sports	22 varsity teams, 15 sports
Mascot	Warrior
Team name	Warriors
Accreditation(s)	New England Association of Schools and Colleges
Tuition	$8,000 - $10,000
Admissions Director	Shawn Thielker
Athletic Director	Thomas Pileski
Website	www.coylecassidy.com

Coyle and Cassidy High School, often referred to as simply Coyle, is a private, Catholic Diocesan high school located in Taunton, Massachusetts, USA. The school bases its teachings in which the Christian philosophy of life is modeled. Coyle serves students living within and beyond the Greater Taunton Area and, through an emphasis on spirituality, provides its students with the skills needed to make decisions later, and to live a successful and spiritually healthy life.

History

The school's history dates back to 1911, when Monsignor James Coyle, pastor of Saint Mary's Church, established Saint Mary's High School. The high school grew, and by the early 1930s the need for a larger school was apparent. In 1933, shortly after Monsignor Coyle's death, Monsignor Coyle High School opened on Summer Street, staffed by the Brothers of the Holy Cross. The boys' population transferred to Coyle, and the girls' population stayed at Saint Mary's under the guidance of the Holy Union Sisters. In 1963, a new high school for girls was opened on the corner of Hamilton Street and Adams Street, named for Bishop James Edwin Cassidy. However, given the economics of the time, the aging of the old Coyle High School building, as well as a lack of ordained staff for each school, it was decided in 1971 that the two schools would merge into Coyle-Cassidy High School in the Bishop Cassidy site. (The former Monsignor Coyle High School building is now known as the Taunton Catholic Middle School, and still serves the diocese to this day.)

Academics and School Campus

Coyle-Cassidy has been located at 2 Hamilton Street since 1971. In 1989, an athletic wing was added onto the existing academic wing. In 2001, a theater, tech center, new library, and two classroms were added on to the academic wing. In 2006, the third floor of the building was remodeled into a state-of-the-art music and fine arts center.

The school places a heavy emphasis on technology, with much of the schoolwork being done digitally. The school maintains two computer technology centers, under the watch of Ms. Meredith Macomber. Coyle-Cassidy also maintains three science labs: a physics lab run by Mr. Boris Blitsheyn, a chemistry lab run by Ms. Charrel Liberatore, and a biology lab run by Mr. David Schoorens.

The school also has in its possession, three portable laptop carts, enabling entire classes to be connected wirelessly. In addition, students are allowed and encouraged to use their own laptops, iPads, or other tablets for this purpose.

Incoming freshman take a DFREC placement test. This, along with recommendations from middle school teachers determine grade 9 class placement.

English

FRESHMEN

English I Basic - An introductory English course at a slower, more focused pace.

English I CP - This is a standard introductory English class, with a focus on poetic writing and basic grammar

English I Advanced - A more accelerated version of college prep English, with a partial honors credit.

English I Honors - A rigorous, honors level version of the freshman English course.

SOPHOMORES

Sophomores study American Literature, again with CP Basic, College Prep, Advanced, and Honors sections.

JUNIORS

Juniors study British Literature, again with CP Basic, College Prep, Advanced, and Honors sections.

SENIORS

Seniors can take the standard English IV CP or English I Honors classes, or take an English elective, such as Literature in Cinema Honors.

Mathematics

FRESHMEN

A majority of freshmen take an Algebra I class, either a Basic, CP, or Advanced section. For those freshmen who completed Algebra I in 8th grade and fare well on the placement test, an Algebra II Honors class is offered.

SOPHOMORES

All sophomores take Geometry. The sections include College Prep, Advanced, and Honors. CP and Advanced offer a more basic and arithmetical approach to Geometry, while the Honors class focuses more on critical thinking and proofwriting and moves at a much faster pace.

JUNIORS

The majority of juniors take Algebra II CP, while the advanced class takes Trigenometry. The Honors section takes Analysis, a course dealing with trigonometry and the math behind physics, usually taken concurrently with an Applied Physics course.

SENIORS Seniors take a wide variety of elected courses, from AP Calculus to Analysis CP to Accounting.

Religion

All students must take four years of religion, including a community service course in Grade 11 or 12.

Social Studies

FRESHMEN

All freshmen take World History CP. The class studies ancient and early modern history from 450 BC and the Greeks up to AD 1600 and the Renaissance. Those looking for an Honors credit may partake in a year-long, all computerized project about a current event determined by the school.

SOPHOMORES

Sophomores take US History I. The CP section is a basic overview of American history from pre-European times to about 1900. The Advanced and Honors sections are a rigorous examination of the same time period, looking much more in-depth yay the events, people, and places that shaped early American History.

JUNIORS

Juniors take US History II. The CP section is a basic overview of American history from around 1900 to present day times. Once again, Advanced and Honors students delve deeper into the events of the time period.

SENIORS

A social studies course is not mandatory for seniors, but many electives are offered to them, including Phsycology and Street Law courses worth a full credit.

Science

FRESHMEN

Biology I CP - A basic study of human biology, including major body systems, structures, and functions.

Biology Honors - A mixed study of both human biology and organic biology. The course condenses the year-long freshman and sophomore Biology classes into about half of a year each, providing for a more advanced pace.

SOPHOMORES

Biology CP - A basic study of organic Biology and basic Chemistry including study the cell and Darwin’s theory of evolution.

Chemistry Honors - An opportunity for Honors Sophomores to take an Honors level Chemistry course in their second year, Chemistry Honors is an in depth look at the major themes of Chemistry.

JUNIORS

Chemistry CP - A college prep chemistry class examining the major themes of Chemistry at a standard pace.

Chemistry Honors - An in-depth look at the major themes of chemistry.

Applied Physics Honors - A physics course integrated with Analysis Honors providing a solid foundation in the subject of physics.

SENIORS

Most seniors either take Physics CP or Physics Honors, but for those students who have completed physics as a junior or those not wishing to take physics, a number of electives are offered including three AP classes and Forensic Science.

World Language

All students are required to take a language for three years. Choices are Spanish, French, Portuguese, and Mandarin Chinese. College Prep and Honors sections are offered in all languages, and a fourth year is also offered to honors students.

Fine Arts and Technology

Several Study Hall Alternatives are offered including Studio Art, Choir, three different Select Choruses, 3D Modeling, CAD, and other technology and fine arts electives. In addition, all freshmen are required to take a half-year, introductory art course.

Athletics

Coyle's athletic program is sanctioned by the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA) and all of the school's teams compete in the Eastern Athletic Conference (EAC). Coyle's athletic teams play under the nickname "Warriors", and the mascot is similar to the Vandals mascot of the University of Idaho. (Prior to the late 1990s, the mascot was a Wampanoag chief in full headress.) The school has a long, cross-city rivalry with the Taunton High School "Tigers". Depending on the sport, the school is in many different divisions. For example, Coyle is Division II in softball, but Division IV in track and field. This has nothing to do with the school's talent pool, but rather sport-specific rules assigned by the MIAA.

Currently, the school supports varsity teams in 16 different sports: baseball, basketball, cheerleading, cross country, American football, golf, ice hockey, indoor track, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track and field, volleyball, lacrosse and weightlifting. Most sports also consist of freshman and junior varsity teams. There have been recent attempts to add field hockey,and wrestling, to the athletic mix, but those have not yet been successful.

Despite its status as a fairly small school, Coyle has a rich athletic history that is often bolstered by its ability to admit students outside of the city of Taunton. Recently (within the last ten years), Coyle has particularly dominated Taunton High in the sports of golf, ice hockey, men's soccer, and tennis, winning several coveted city championships. Competing in the talent-laden conference EAC has historically been a problem for certain sports (soccer, football, tennis, and track specifically), but the school occasionally manages to bring home conference championships. Among all others, the softball, women's basketball and ice hockey teams have undoubetedly been the most successful teams in recent history at the school, both of which are occasionally ranked among the best in the country. In 2010, The Lady Warriors Basketball team competed in TD Garden for the Division III State Championship. In 2003, Taunton was treated to a rare athletic treat when both Coyle and Taunton High won Massachusetts state championships in softball, albeit in different divisions. Coyle also has an athletic Hall of Fame. An alumnus must be nominated by a member of the Coyle community, and have graduated at least five years prior to the nomination, in order to be elected to the distinguished group. A list of enductees is available online.

See also

• Roman Catholic Diocese of Fall River
• Bristol County, Massachusetts
• Greater Taunton Area
• Taunton High School

References

http://www.coylecassidy.com/athletics.htm

External links

• Coyle and Cassidy High School's Official Home Page
• [http://www.tauntonschools.org/ Taunton Public Schools' Home Page