The primary purpose of St. Raymond High School is to provide a college preparatory Catholic education for its students. Success depends on a student's consistent commitment to his studies and the support and interest of parents. Besides report cards students receive an interim report each marking period. Parents of students receiving an unsatisfactory interim report are encouraged to make an appointment with the teacher(s) so that steps can be taken to remediate the problem(s). Dates for the Parent-Teacher-Son Conferences (one each semester) are provided in the current calendar and parents are encouraged to attend.
A passing grade is 65%. In order to graduate on time, seniors are required to pass all subjects and must meet all school and State Education Department requirements. A student's final average is the average of his two semester grades. A student passing a Regents examination with a 65% or higher automatically qualifies for course credit. Final averages and rank are determined by the grade received and the weight of the course (the more demanding the course of studies, the greater the weight assigned).
Attendance at St. Raymond Summer School is required to make-up any failure(s) and passing grade(s) sill be necessary in order to re-enter St. Raymond High School for Boys the following September. A student failing two or more subjects will have his status reviewed each semester by the Administration.
Academic requirements (reflecting the academic demands of the Archdiocese of New York, The New York State Department of Education and St. Raymond High School for Boys) are:
In order to graduate from a high school in the State of New York, a student must also fulfill existing Department of Education testing requirements. Currently, students in grades 9-12 must receive at least 55% on the English, Global History and Geography, United States History and Government, Math A, and either Earth Science or Living Environment (biology) Regents to qualify for a local diploma.
In order to graduate with a Regents diploma a student must pass each of the aforementioned regents with at least a 65% as well as the following: Math B, the Comprehensive Examination in a language other than English and for those who did not pass both Earth Science and Living Environment, a second science Regents (Chemistry or Physics). A student who fails to meet the basic State Education Department requirements listed, even if he passes the course for the year, will have to attend a six week summer session to remain eligible for a New York State high school diploma.
Mrs. Adoracion Macalintal has been a stalwart not just in the Mathematics department, but the entire St. Raymond community for 8 years. For her efforts, consistency and immersion in the mission, Mrs. Macalintal has been honored with the most notable award the school can bestow upon a faculty member, the Lasallian Educator of the Year. Each year the faculty and staff are charged with the responsibility of choosing a peer who best embodies the teachings and spirit of St. John Baptist de La Salle.
De La Salle is very explicit as to what that spirit is: "The spirit of this our institutions and teachings," he writes in Chapter 2 of the 1705 Rule, "is first, a spirit of faith... Secondly, the spirit of consists in an ardent zeal for the instruction of children in the institute’s community.” The spirit of the Lasallian educator, therefore, has three components: faith, zeal, and community. These are not three distinct spirits, but really only three aspects of the one spirit of faith, overflowing into zeal, and demonstrated in a concrete way in a faith community. Mrs. Macalintal undoubtedly fosters these values and models the life of a Lasallian.
Part of the excerpt above is credited to Br. Luke Salm, FSC ,at the Christian Brothers Conference, Christian Brothers Retreat House, St. Helena, California February 12-14, 1988
Current faculty members who have received this award are Mr. Michael McCauley (1989), Br. Christopher Foley, F.S.C. (1992), Mr. Ronald Patnosh (1994), Mrs. Phyllis Sobieralski (1998), Mrs. Evelyn Cabuhat (2000), Mrs. Edita Chico (2001), Mrs. Judith Carew (2002), Mr. James Winkle ’82 (2005), Mr. Richard Duncan ’68 (2006), and Mr. Christopher Corvi ’90 (2007).