Programs
The Chaminade course of studies has been devised in conformity with the school's consistent policy of promoting the greatest intellectual competence together with the highest moral character. The scope of the curriculum provides for a liberal education which meets the most stringent of college entrance requirements.
All students take four years of English, social studies, language, mathematics, religion, science, and physical education. All students also study one year of music and art, one year of health, and a second year of art and music. In addition, all students participate in two years of technology education and two years of Bloomberg financial training. Courses in study skills, SAT/ACT prep, reading, math, religion, writing and grammar composition, and 4Cs (collaboration, communication, creativity, and critical thinking) are also available.
English
The English program combines the study of literature with developmental instruction and exercise in vocabulary, speech, composition, and grammar. Classroom discussion of reading assignments covers the major aspects of American and English literature.
Mr. Thomas Dillon ’92
English Department Chair
English III
tdillon@chamiade-hs.org
Mr. Peter Accardi
English III
paccardi@chaminade-hs.org
Mr. Michael Bruno ’90
English IV
mbruno@chaminade-hs.org
Mr. Joseph Caso
English I
jcaso@chaminade-hs.org
Mr. Denis Flood ’89
English II
dflood@chaminade-hs.org
Ms. Heidi Hafner
English I
hhafner@chaminade-hs.org
Mr. Michael Ingrassia ’94
English II
mingrassia@chaminade-hs.org
Mr. Matthew Kaplan ’97
English IV
mkaplan@chaminade-hs.org
Mr. Graham Otton ’05
English IV
gotton@chaminade-hs.org
Mr. Patrick Reichart ’01
English I
preichart@chaminade-hs.org
Mr. Andrew Salecker ’12
English I, II
asalecker@chaminade-hs.org
Mr. Peter Vanderberg
English III
pvanderberg@chaminade-hs.org
Fine Arts
All students follow a three-year sequence in Fine Arts. Freshmen take music -- an appreciation course emphasizing major musical styles and composers along with the development of critical listening skills. Studio art, offered to all juniors, provides students with studio experiences in drawing, painting, and calligraphy in order to learn the principles of design and composition.
Seniors study advanced fine arts, which consists of a half a year of advanced music and a half a year of advanced art. These courses explore significant historical and critical elements of the contribution of the arts to our shared human experience. The courses focus on selected outstanding works of art and music and the many cultural connections that can be drawn from them.
Bro. Karl Hornberger, S.M. ’77
Fine Arts Department Chair
khornberger@chaminade-hs.org
Mr. Justin Accordino
Studio Art I, II
jaccordino@chaminade-hs.org
Mr. Anthony Bovota
Crimson Band Director
abovota@chaminade-hs.org
Mr. Robert Evans
Flyers Band Director
revans@chaminade-hs.org
Mrs. Viktoriya Khokhlova
Music I
Vocal Chamber Ensemble Director
Glee Club Moderator
vkhokhlova@chaminade-hs.org
Bro. Robert Lahey, S.M. ’65
Music I
rlahey@chaminade-hs.org
Mr. Brian Lewis
Gold Band Director
Jazz Band Director
Pit Band Director
blewis@chaminade-hs.org
Mr. Peter Vanderberg
Studio Art
pvanderberg@chaminade-hs.org
Language
Chaminade offers four-year language programs in Chinese, French, Spanish, and Latin. Each student studies his chosen language for four scholastic years. The first two years of language studies focus primarily on structure, vocabulary, and culture. Levels III and IV emphasize complex grammatical and verb formations as well as literature, culture, reading, and writing. Level V, for accelerated students, encompasses in more detail the study of culture, history, and literature.
Mrs. Alanna Kump
Language Department Chair
Spanish IV
akump@chaminade-hs.org
Mrs. Maria Agosti
Spanish II, V
magosti@chaminade-hs.org
Mr. Sebastian Agosti ’09
Spanish I
sagosti@chaminade-hs.org
Mr. Thomas Cassidy ’93
Spanish IV
tcassidy@chaminade-hs.org
Mr. Declan Hart ’11
Spanish I
dhart@chaminade-hs.org
Bro. Richard Hartz, S.M. ’59
German IV, V
rhartz@chaminade-hs.org
Rev. Garrett Long, S.M. ’62
Latin IV
glong@chaminade-hs.org
Mr. Shuchao Luo
Chinese I
sluo@chaminade-hs.org
Ms. Kayley Mavridis
Spanish II, III
kmavridis@chaminade-hs.org
Mr. Terence McCormick ’03
French I, II
tmccormick@chaminade-hs.org
Bro. John McGrory, S.M. ’84
German I, II; Latin V
jmcgrory@chaminade-hs.org
Mr. Gabriel Ramos ’04
Spanish II
gramos@chaminade-hs.org
Mrs. Rita Santiago-Espinal
French III, IV, V; Spanish I
respinal@chaminade-hs.org
Mr. Gregory Saporita ’02
Spanish III
gsaporita@chaminade-hs.org
Mr. Daniel Terzulli
Latin III
dterzulli@chaminade-hs.org
Mr. Gergory Walsh
Chinese II, III, IV
gwalsh@chaminade-hs.org
Mathematics
All students follow a four-year mathematics program. Concepts cover two- and three-dimensional geometry, algebra, trigonometry, advanced functions, and calculus. Conceptual understanding is emphasized and computational skills are developed and reinforced during math practicum periods. Opportunities for Advanced Placement courses are available for students.
Mr. Thomas Giovannetti
Mathematics Department Chair
Geometry
tgiovannetti@chaminade-hs.org
Mr. Kevin Beirne ’00
Geometry
kbeirne@chaminade-hs.org
Mr. John Callinan ’84
Introduction to Calculus
jcallinan@chaminade-hs.org
Mr. Peter Carriero ’96
Math 11
pcarriero@chaminade-hs.org
Mr. Andrew Corcoran ’01
Introduction to Calculus
acorcoran@chaminade-hs.org
Mr. Terence Fitzgibbon ’00
Calculus I, II
tfitzgibbon@chaminade-hs.org
Mr. Gregory Gerner ’10
Geometry
ggerner@chaminade-hs.org
Mr. Daniel Haslbauer ’11
Geometry
dhaslbauer@chaminade-hs.org
Mr. Brian Hayes ’99
Geometry
bhayes@chaminade-hs.org
Mr. Robert Hazelton ’82
Geometry
rhazelton@chaminade-hs.org
Bro. Karl Hornberger, S.M. ’77
Pre-Calculus
khornberger@chaminade-hs.org
Mrs. Carol Leotta
Math 11
cleotta@chaminade-hs.org
Mr. Shuchao Luo
Geomtery
sluo@chaminade-hs.org
Mr. Michael Strandberg ’09
Geometry, Introduction to Calculus
mstrandberg@chaminade-hs.org
Physical Education & Health
All students are required to take four years of physical education. The activities of the program for the four years are: physical fitness testing (twice annually), calisthenics, aerobics and weight training, softball, basketball, team handball, soccer, swimming, volleyball, speedball, mass games, and classes in the Chaminade Physical Fitness Center.
The one-year health course is given to sophomores. Units are taught with the understanding of how health issues in today's society affect students as citizens and as Catholics.
Mr. Daniel Feeney
Physical Education Department Chair
dfeeney@chaminade-hs.org
Mr. Michael Moran
Health Department Chair
Physical Education
mmoran@chaminade-hs.org
Mr. Stephen Boyd
Physical Education
sboyd@chaminade-hs.org
Mr. Kevin Carroll
Physical Education
kcarroll@chaminade-hs.org
Mr. Scott Cole ’95
Physical Education
scole@chaminade-hs.org
Mr. Christopher Lynch ’82
Health
clynch@chaminade-hs.org
Mr. Thomas Paul
Physical Education
tpaul@chaminade-hs.org
Mr. Robert Pomponio
Physical Education
rpomponio@chaminade-hs.org
Mr. Jorge Vargas
Physical Education
jvargas@chaminade-hs.org
Mr. Robert Zehnder
Physical Education
rzehnder@chaminade-hs.org
Religion
The Chaminade Religion Department seeks to demonstrate the vitality of Christ's message to the present age so students might find personal identity in the framework of Christian commitment. The four-year course includes the study of Scripture, the Person of Christ, Church history, the sacraments, the growth and development of the person, self-knowledge, human relationships, the meaning of Christian maturity, faith, belief in God, and Catholic social teaching.
Bro. Patrick Sarsfield, S.M. ’86
Religion Department Chair
History of Salvation II
psarsfield@chaminade-hs.org
Bro. Stephen Balletta, S.M. ’74
Christian Existence
sballetta@chaminade-hs.org
Bro. Joseph Bellizzi, S.M. ’78
History of Salvation I
jbellizzi@chaminade-hs.org
Mr. Matthew Chicavich ’98
Christian Existence
mchicavich@chaminade-hs.org
Bro. Thomas Cleary, S.M. ’81
Christian Existence
tcleary@chaminade-hs.org
Bro. Ryszard Decowski, S.M. ’77
History of Salvation II
rdecowski@chaminade-hs.org
Mr. Michael Dolce ’99
History of Salvation I, Christian Humanism
mdolce@chaminade-hs.org
Mr. Michael Foley ’99
Christian Humanism
mfoley@chaminade-hs.org
Mr. Vincent Jeffrey ’04
History of Salvation I, II
vjeffrey@chaminade-hs.org
Bro. Dermot Meehan, S.M. ’74
Christian Existence
dmeehan@chaminade-hs.org
Mr. Daniel Petruccio
Christian Humanism
dpetruccio@chaminade-hs.org
Mr. Denis Sugure
Christian Humanism
dsugrue@chaminade-hs.org
Mr. Thomas Terrill ’10
History of Salvation I
tterrill@chaminade-hs.org
Mr. Daniel Terzulli
History of Salvation II
dterzulli@chaminade-hs.org
Mr. Benjamin Volpe
History of Salvation I, II
bvolpe@chaminade-hs.org
Mr. Steven Zelubowski
History of Salvation I
szelubowski@chaminade-hs.org
Science
Students at Chaminade complete a four-year program in science. Students begin their freshman year with a rigorous honors-level biology course, followed by chemistry, physics, and Earth and space sciences. During the sophomore, junior, and senior years, students may apply for Advanced Placement (AP)-aligned courses in biology, chemistry, and physics. Students not enrolled in the AP-aligned physics course during senior year may choose from several honors or AP-aligned Earth and space science courses.
The goal of the science program is twofold: to present students with the opportunity to discover the orderliness and wonder of the natural world and to understand the laws governing this order. The science program provides enhanced opportunities to students naturally gifted in mathematics and science while providing all students a thorough background in the natural sciences.
Bro. Benjamin Knapp, S.M. ’93
Science Department Chair
Physics
bknapp@chaminade-hs.org
Mr. Joseph Amorizzo ’07
Chemistry
jamorizzo@chaminade-hs.org
Mr. Joseph Ceriello ’10
Physics
jceriello@chaminade-hs.org
Mr. Andrew Corcoran ’01
Biology 9
acorcoran@chaminade-hs.org
Mr. Peter Dubon ’99
Biology 10, Chemistry
pdubon@chaminade-hs.org
Mr. Salvatore Garofalo ’08
Biology 9
sgarofalo@chaminade-hs.org
Mr. P. Casey Giordano ’93
Chemistry
cgiordano@chaminade-hs.org
Dr. Elias Kotsovolos
Biology 9, 10
ekotsovolos@chaminade-hs.org
Mr. Robert Paul ’92
Chemistry
rpaul@chaminade-hs.org
Mr. Pasquale Razzano
Biology 10
prazzano@chaminade-hs.org
Mr. Ahmed Sarhan
Biology 9
asarhan@chaminade-hs.org
Mr. Peter Warner
Physics
pwarner@chaminade-hs.org
Social Studies
Courses in global studies, European history, and United States history focus on the events and forces which shaped the world. Students also examine current events, studying contemporary trends in the context of political, economic, and social history.
Mr. Brian Anselmo ’89
Social Studies Department Chair
American History I
banselmo@chaminade-hs.org
Mr. Darrin Dawber
Global Studies I
ddawber@chaminade-hs.org
Ms. Colleen Gilroy
European History
cgilroy@chaminade-hs.org
Mr. Patrick Hoey ’01
European History, American History II
phoey@chaminade-hs.org
Mr. Gregory Kay ’98
Global Studies I
gkay@chaminade-hs.org
Mr. Vincent Jeffrey ’04
American History I
vjeffrey@chaminade-hs.org
Mr. Patrick Kemp ’04
American History I
pkemp@chaminade-hs.org
Mr. John Mazzello
European History, Global Studies I
jmazzello@chaminade-hs.org
Mr. Michael McCarthy
European History
mmccarthy@chaminade-hs.org
Mr. Terence McCormick ’03
American History I
tmccormick@chaminade-hs.org
Mr. Martin Munnelly ’87
Global Studies I, American History I
mmunnelly@chaminade-hs.org
Mr. Robert O'Keefe ’04
American History II
rokeefe@chaminade-hs.org
Mr. Kevin Parente ’82
American History II
kparente@chaminade-hs.org
Mr. Christopher Safrath ’04
Global Studies I
csafrath@chaminade-hs.org
Bro. Lawrence Syriac, S.M.
Global Studies I
lsyriac@chaminade-hs.org
Mr. Gregory Walsh
Global Studies I
gwalsh@chaminade-hs.org