along with a copy of their current high school transcript and two academic letters of recommendation from current school officials. Faculty and curriculum The St. Thomas Aquinas faculty consists of three religious and 127 laypersons, with 74 teachers holding advanced degrees. The ratio of students to teaching faculty stands at 17 to 1. The faculty averages 20 years of teaching experience and 12 years of experience at the school. The school offers 195 different courses in 9 subjects: English, Mathematics, Physical Education, Science, Social Studies, Foreign Language, Fine Arts, Computer/Graphic Arts, and Theology. Students are grouped by ability with course offerings at Advance Placement, Honors and College-Preparatory levels. Athletics In 2005, St. Thomas Aquinas was recognized by Sports Illustrated as the third best high school athletic program in the nation. The criteria emphasized all-around excellence during the last 10 years and included state championships won and the number of college athletes produced. In 2011, St. Thomas Aquinas was named the nation's top athletic program by Maxpreps. The Raiders have won 115 FHSAA state championships and have graduated such student athletes as Chris Evert, Michael Irvin and Sanya Richards-Ross. The school has been awarded the Broward County all-sports trophy by the Sun-Sentinel for 35 consecutive years. The athletic department has also won the FHSAA Dodge Sunshine Cup every year since the awards inception in 1995. State championships Boys Baseball - 1995, 2003, 2018 Basketball - 2001 Cross Country - 2013, 2015, 2016 Football - 1992, 1997, 1999, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 Lacrosse - 2016, 2017, 2022 Soccer - 1996, 1997, 1998, 2005, 2011 Swimming - 1993, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 Tennis - 1989, 1994, 2009 Track and Field - 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014 Water Polo - 2013 Wrestling - 1985 Girls Basketball - 2021, 2022 Cross Country - 2012, 2013 Golf - 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 2001 Lacrosse - 2021 Soccer - 1990, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2017 Softball - 2002, 2003, 2013, 2014 Swimming - 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004 Tennis - 1972, 1985, 1986, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2022 Track and Field - 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2021 Volleyball - 1995, 2004, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018 Notable alumni Athletics