School & Community Augusta Preparatory Day School was founded in 1960, serving students in grades preschool through 12. The academic year includes 176 days divided into two semesters. Classes meet daily in seven 47-minute academic periods with exams at the end of each semester. Admission is by formal application, interview, recommendation, and standardized testing. Qualified students are admitted without regard to race, creed, color, sex, national or ethnic origin. Augusta Preparatory Day School is located in Martinez, Georgia, a suburb of Augusta, Georgia. The school serves students from the Central Savannah River Area which includes: Columbia, Richmond, Burke, and McDuffie counties in Georgia, as well as Aiken and Edgefield counties in South Carolina. About one-quarter of the Upper School students enter in 9th grade from other local private or public schools. Students of color represent twenty-seven percent (27%) of total enrollment. Class of 2012: 45 Upper School (9th-12th): 201 Middle School (5th -8th): 141 Lower School (PS-4th): 188 Accreditation and Memberships Augusta Preparatory Day School is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. The school maintains membership in the following: National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS), Southern Association of Independent Schools (SAIS), Council for the Advancement & Support of Education (CASE), Georgia Independent School Association (GISA), National Middle School Association (NMSA), Educational Records Bureau (ERB), National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC), AUGUSTA Southern Association for College Admission Counseling (SACAC), The PREPARATORY College Board, National Association of Secondary School Principals DAY SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION: (NASSP), National Honor Society (NHS), and Cum Laude Society. Augusta Preparatory Day School is a Malone Family Foundation Schoolthe only school in the state of Georgia to hold this distinction and one of only 36 schools nationwide. Student Organizations Math Team, Science Team, Honor Education Council, Student Council, Cum Laude Society, National Honor Society, Service Club, Knowledge Masters, Literary Magazine, Science Olympiad, International Thespian Society, French Club, Chess Club, Fellowship of Christian Students, Spanish Club,Green Club, Schools for Schools. Athletics Varsity Baseball, Varsity/JV Basketball (B/G), Varsity Cheerleading, Varsity Cross Country (B/G), Varsity Golf , Varsity Football, Varsity/JV Soccer (B/G), Varsity Swimming (B/G), Varsity Tennis (B/G), Varsity Track & Field (B/G), Varsity/JV Volleyball.
Becky Gilmore Head of School ext. 206 becky.gilmore@augustaprep.org Jan Hicks Head of Upper School ext. 234 jan.hicks@augustaprep.org Melody McRee Head of Middle School ext. 210 melody.mcree@augustaprep.org Maribeth Burns Interim Head of Lower School ext.213 maribeth.burns@augustaprep.org
Rosie Herrmann Director of Admission ext. 201 rosie.herrmann@augustaprep.org Laura Harriss Director of College Counseling ext. 207
laura.harriss@augustaprep.org
Course Offerings: Twenty-two (22) Carnegie units in grades 9-12 are required for graduation. Middle School classes may count as prerequisites. One-half unit is awarded for semester courses, one unit for full-year courses. Departmental requirements are outlined below: English 4.0 units in core classes
Math 4.0 units in core classes, including one course beyond Algebra II
Core Courses: English I English II English II Pre-AP English III AP Language and Composition English IV AP Literature and Composition Algebra I Geometry Honors Geometry Algebra II Algebra II Honors
Electives: Drama Literature Creative Writing Philosophy (in alternating years) Women’s Literature & Issues (in alternating years) AP Statistics Pre-Calculus Pre-Calculus Honors Discrete Math Applied Statistics AP AB Calculus AP BC Calculus
All sciences include a laboratory component Science 4.0 units, including biology, chemistry, and physics or physical science Social Science 3.0 units, including U.S. History and Government/Economics Foreign Language 3.0 units, and achievement of Level III in at least one foreign language
Biology Honors Biology Chemistry Honors Chemistry Physics Honors Physics Advanced Physical Science Government/Economics U.S. History AP U.S. History
French I French II French III French IV Honors AP French Language & Culture
AP Physics Biology II Applied Science AP Biology Honors Anatomy & Physiology World History Psychology Survey of World Religions Civil Rights AP European History AP Human Geography Latin I Spanish I Latin II Spanish II Latin III Spanish III Latin IV Honors Spanish IV Honors AP Latin (Vergil) AP Spanish Language Spanish Conversation & Culture
Fine Arts 1.0 unit
Independent Study and Service Practicum Senior Speech & Project
Music Chorus* Band* Music Theory I Music Theory II
Visual Arts Theatre Introduction to Studio Art Musical Theatre Ceramics Performance Theatre Print Making Technical Theatre Digital Imaging Yearbook AP Studio Art, Drawing AP Studio Art, 2-D *.5 credit per year AP Studio Art, 3-D Independent Studies in various academic areas can be arranged by student-teacher agreement and are contingent upon an approved syllabus. Student may request a service practicum to work as a teacher or office assistant. In addition to course work, seniors deliver an original speech to the Upper School student body and must plan and execute a five-day senior project, culminating in a presentation to their class, administrators, and faculty.
Rank in Class Augusta Preparatory Day School does not rank students due to small class sizes and homogeneous abilities. Grade Point Average (GPA) Only grades earned at Augusta Preparatory Day School are included when determining a student’s official GPA. When calculating weighted grade point averages, five (5) points are added to Advanced Placement course grades, four (4) to honors course grades, and three (3) to college preparatory academic course grades. These numeric grades are then averaged to obtain a yearly grade point average. The cumulative average determines the reported GPA. Standardized Testing All 9th and 10th graders take the PLAN test, 10th and 11th graders take the PSAT, and 11th and 12th graders take the SAT Reasoning Test and/or ACT with optional writing section. Students are encouraged to take SAT Subject Tests after completion of the respective course. Academic and Scholarship Recognition Class of 2011 Class of 2012 54 Total number of students in class 45 Total number of students in class 1 National Achievement Outstanding Participant 1 National Achievement Semifinalist 3 National Merit Semifinalists 1 National Merit Semifinalist 1 National Hispanic Recognition Program Scholar 3 National Merit Commended Scholars 7 National Merit Commended Scholars 8 AP Scholars 5 AP Scholars with Honor 11 AP Scholars with Distinction 1 American Invitational Mathematics Examination Qualifier Advanced Placement Exams for the 2010-2011 School Year APDS Georgia Global Total AP students 80 72,539 1,977,932 Number of exams 187 121,017 3,466,091 AP Students with 3+ 66 39,659 1,190,853 % of total AP students with 3+ 82.5 54.7 60.2 ACT Scores – Class of 2011 – Middle 50% Ranges and Means APDS Middle APDS Mean Georgia All 50% Range (N = 45) CollegeCollegeBound Mean Bound Mean Composite 24-30 26.8 20.6 21.1 SAT Scores – Class of 2011 – Middle 50% Ranges and Means APDS APDS Georgia All Middle 50% Mean CollegeCollegeRange (N=59) Bound Mean Bound Mean Critical Reading 560-680 602 485 497 Math 560-680 602 487 514 Writing 550-670 603 473 489 Total 1710-2000 1807 1445 1500
College Acceptances for the APDS classes of 2009-2011 Colleges in boldface are where students have matriculated.
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College Agnes Scott College Albany State University Appalachian State University Arizona State University Asbury University Auburn University Augusta State University Barry University Baylor University Belmont University Berklee College of Music Berry College Birmingham Southern University Boston College Boston University Bradley University Brandeis University Brigham Young University Bryn Mawr College Carleton College Carnegie Melon University Case Western Reserve University College of Charleston The Citadel, The Military College of the South Clark University Clemson University Coker College Columbia College Concordia College-Moorhead Connecticut College Converse College Cornell University Davidson College DePaul University Dickinson College Drew University Drexel University Duke University Duquesne University Elon University Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University- Florida Emerson College Emory University Florida Atlantic University Florida Institute of Technology Fordham University Francis Marion University Franklin and Marshall College Furman University Gainesville State College The George Washington University Georgetown University
Georgia College and State University Georgia Gwinnett College Georgia Institute of Technology Georgia Southern University Georgia State University Grinnell College Haverford College Hofstra University Ithaca College James Madison University Johns Hopkins University Kennesaw State University Lafayette College LaGrange College Lake Forest College Lehigh University Lewis & Clark College Lipscomb University Louisiana State University Mary Baldwin College University of Massachusetts, Boston McGill University Mercer University Michigan State University Mississippi State University Morehouse College New York University North Carolina State University North Georgia College & State University Northern Arizona University Nova Southeastern University Oglethorpe University Oxford College of Emory University Palm Beach State University Pennsylvania State University, University Park Point Loma Nazarene University Presbyterian College Purdue University Queens University of Charlotte Rhodes College Rice University Roanoke University Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey at Newark Samford University Savannah College of Art & Design Sewanee: The University of the South Shorter University Smith College Southern Methodist University Southern Polytechnic State University Southwestern College
Southwestern University Spelman College St. Olaf College Temple University Texas A&M University Texas Christian University Trinity University Tulane University Tuskegee University United States Air Force Academy United States Military Academy United States Naval Academy University of Alabama University of Chicago University of Florida University of Georgia University of Iowa University of Kentucky University of Miami University of Minnesota, Twin Cities University of Mississippi University of North Carolina at Asheville University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University of North Carolina at Charlotte University of North Texas University of Pennsylvania University of Pittsburgh University of Richmond University of San Diego University of South Carolina, Upstate University of South Carolina, Aiken University of South Carolina, Beaufort University of South Carolina University of St. Andrews (Scotland) University of Texas, San Antonio University of the Arts University of Washington University of West Virginia Valdosta State University Vanderbilt University Villanova University Virginia Commonwealth University Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University Wake Forest University Washington and Lee University Washington University in St. Louis Wellesley College Western Carolina University Wheaton College (IL) Winthrop University Wofford College Yale University