The Mary Louis Academy (TMLA), Jamaica Estates, is recognized and highly regarded as one of the nation’s preeminent college preparatory high schools for young women.
The school’s reputation for dedicated teachers, academic rigor, outstanding facilities and committed students has been maintained at a level of high esteem for more than 75 years.
TMLA is a Catholic school imbued with the charism of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Brentwood, L.I. The religious curriculum follows the Catholic tradition.
TMLA students are consistently among those recognized by the National Merit Scholarship Program, National Achievement Scholarship Program for Black Americans and the National Hispanic Recognition Program.
All students receive a N.Y.S. Regents Diploma with the majority also receiving advanced designation, the state’s highest standard.
One hundred percent of the school’s graduates go on to college. Many are accepted into the most prestigious colleges and universities in the nation. Each graduating class receives numerous academic-based scholarships and grants.
At TMLA, students enjoy the support and direction of the same guidance counselor for four years. During their junior and senior years, they also have a full-time college counselor who helps chart their paths up to and after graduation.
The school offers Honors and Advanced Placement courses in every academic discipline. TMLA offers more than 17 Advanced Placement courses. The TMLA Honors Program offers great flexibility. A student who is exceptionally gifted academically may be selected for an all-Honors/Advanced Placement course of study, challenging herself at the highest intellectual level.
Another student may have a particular affinity for science or languages and choose advanced study in those areas while continuing in a Regents curriculum in other courses.
TMLA’s VOICE Leadership Program is an initiative aimed at helping each young woman at The Mary Louis Academy to find her voice. It is based on Vision Optimism Inspiration Confidence Empowerment. With the incredible challenges facing girls and young women today, having a confident, educated and empowered voice is the greatest asset a young woman can possess.
Each year, TMLA sponsors trips to Europe. TMLA students are awarded top honors, including scholarships, for their performance on the annual national competitive exams given for French, Italian, Latin and Spanish.
TMLA has a commitment to staying at the forefront of technology. iPads are given to incoming classes. All students are encouraged to bring their own technology to campus. Two state-of-the-art computer labs are available and other computers are accessible to students throughout the school.
All classrooms and resource areas are equipped with SMARTBoard technology. The entire school is networked through high-speed Internet access. TMLA students, teachers, and parents use Edline, a secure, web-based Internet portal to communicate with one another. Families are easily able to retrieve online information about class assignments, grades and exams, clubs, sports schedules and school events.
After school hours are bursting with high-energy exuberance. From clubs that focus on culture to social issues and community service to artistic expression, there is an extracurricular place for everyone.
The competitive athletic program features a wide variety of interscholastic sports, including basketball, bowling, cheerleading, softball, soccer, lacrosse, swimming, tennis, golf, volleyball, dance, badminton and track and field — indoor, outdoor and cross-country. TMLA is a member of the Catholic High School Athletic Association and in addition to individual titles, the school’s teams have won numerous state, city and diocesan championships.
TMLA offers a program in fine arts with a focus on art or music. Under the guidance of the highly skilled arts faculty, students gain in technical proficiency while attaining a high level of artistic achievement. The multi-award-winning art program includes graphic art and design.
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