827 North Tacoma Avenue Tacoma, Washington 98403 p: (xxx)-xxx-xxxx F: (xxx)-xxx-xxxx www.aw.org CEEB:481355
THE SCHOOL
179 UPPER SCHOOL GIRLS
Annie Wright Schools serve 500 students in preK through 12th grade. Separate single-gender Upper Schools offer college preparatory day and boarding programs. Founded in 1884 under the auspices of the Episcopal Church, AWS is accredited by the Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges and the Northwest Association of Independent Schools. In 2009 AWS became an International Baccalaureate World School and in 2017 became one of fewer than 25 schools in the United States to offer the IB curriculum in each division, earning the distinction as an International Baccalaureate Continuum School.
RI OUNT ES & 13
FRO
C 12
S
&
TES TA
M
AT A GLANCE
40
cities throughout
WASHINGTON ARE ACTIVE! 60%
of students play at least one sport
6:1
50%
student-tofaculty ratio
are in at least one student-led club
88
21%
are involved in at least one theater production
BOARDING STUDENTS
10 0
cl
as
ses
6% international 9% domestic
I % take
B
42%
have a job on or off campus
12 19
average class size largest class size
71%
commit to an AWS activity that requires 4 hours per week each quarter
IB students are expected to be: Inquirers, Knowledgeable, Thinkers, Communicators, Principled, Open-minded, Caring, Risk-takers, Balanced, and Reflective
CONTACTS
Around a lunch table we communicate in: American Sign Language, Arabic, Bulgarian, Cambodian, Cantonese, English, French, Hebrew, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin, Norwegian, Punjabi, Spanish, Tagalog and Vietnamese.
Schedule: AWS Upper Schools operate on semester system with a modified block schedule. Classes meet three days per week for a total of 225 minutes. Rank /GPA: AWS Upper Schools do not rank students. GPA is calculated on a weighted 4.0 scale. Grades for college-level IB and Honors classes are weighted on a 5.0 scale. All regular grades, A - D, are college recommending. Discipline: AWS Upper Schools report to prospective colleges all serious breaches of community standards or potentially harmful patterns of behavior involving out of school suspension or dismissal and also encourage the student to self-report infractions. Upper School for Boys: Started with 9th grade boys in the 2017-18 school year, the Upper School for Boys will graduate its first class of XX in the 2020-21 school year. The population is slated to grow to X. Academic and activity offerings will mirror the AWS Upper School for Girls.
HEAD OF SCHOOLS
DIRECTOR OF UPPER SCHOOL FOR GIRLS
DIRECTOR OF UPPER SCHOOL FOR BOYS
DIRECTOR OF COLLEGE COUNSELING
ASSOC. DIRECTOR OF COLLEGE COUNSELING
Christian G. Sullivan 253.272.2216
Jake Guadnola 253.284.5422
Susan Bauska 253.284.8606
Scottie Johanna Hill 253.284.4339
Jeff Freshwatwer 253.284.4348
christian_sullivan@aw.org
jake_guadnola@aw.org
susan_bauska@aw.org
scottie_hill@aw.org
jeff_freshwater@aw.org
Full International Baccalaureate Diploma Candidates have elected to study 6 subjects at the college level in junior and senior year of high school, as well as complete an additional 2-year interdisciplinary course (TOK), produce independent research (EE), and commitment to a significant service project (CAS).
Scores on Standardized Tests and IB Exams Total AWS IB Diploma Candidates 15-18 AWS Pass Rate World Average
XXX XX% 78.4%
Students challenge themselves by taking 3-4 subjects at the Higher Level (HL) and ensure breadth with 2-3 subjects at Standard Level (SL). IB Exams are held at the end of the 2 years. Subjects are graded on the international scale of 1-7, for a possible total of 42. Completion of CAS, and points for the EE & TOK can yield another 3. Approximately 80% of candidates are awarded the diploma internationally, and the IB has maintained consistent standards, with no grade inflation.
Average AWS Point Total 2017 World Average 2017
XX 29.87
Average AWS Point Total 2018 World Average (2018)
XX XX
EE / Extended Essay
Subject Area Results
independent, self-directed research, culminating in a 4,000 word essay. Students do in-depth study on a topic of their choice outside of class time, and work closely with a faculty mentor in a relevant discipline over a 12 month period. Recent topics have included: The Panama Papers & Capitalism; Exploring Existentialism with the ‘Calvin & Hobbes’ Comic Strip; The Changing Representation of the Pacific Islander Experience in Media; Wolves in Yellowstone and the Western Imagination (????)
ENGLISH A HL ENGLISH B HL FRENCH B HL SPANISH B HL BIOLOGY HL MATH HL MATH SL FILM HL VISUAL ARTS HL
TOK / Theory of Knowledge
AP vs. IB
synthesizes academic disciplines with discussions of philosophy and ethics, TOK is also the engine of our annual Global Fest. TOK students raise a question and help to put on a 2-day symposium that attempts to answer the question from multiple perspectives. Additionally, students to present on a topic in the junior year and write a thought paper in senior year. Recent student-run presentations for Global Fest have included: Human Migration: XXXXXXXXXXXXXX
AWS
WORLD
4.92 5.35 5.60 5.50 4.32 4.50 5.67 5.00 5.00
4.80 N/A 4.92 5.07 4.32 4.46 4.38 4.32 4.78
1_____________(24pts. required)__________________________45 Total Pts.
AP
1 2
3
IB
1 2
3
(XX AWS Average) (<1% of testers get 45) (Fewer than 1/3 of testers earn 30-45)
4
5 4
5
6
7
CAS / Creativity, Service & Action is a core component of the Full Diploma that we value so highly every student at AWS is required to complete it, CAS is 18-months of activity & reflection that encourages authenticity and balance by honoring artistic pursuits, sports and community service works. Students bring all they have learned in and outside the classroom to bear as they develop their own collaborative, impactful 1-month service project. Recent CAS projects have included: Running a Literacy Summer Camp for the Children of Migrant in China, Introducing Values & Traditions of Kwanzaa into AWS Community, and XXXXXXXXXXX
Class of 2015-18
(including ESL/International students)
SAT AVERAGE
1229
ACT COMPOSITE
27
IB Business Program Building on the 2-year IB Business Course, Annie Wright offers students a chance to develop relationships with mentors and their future professional networks. Students in the program must be able to complete their coursework while also participating in several significant field trips and an internship during their senior year. IB Business Students have been mentored by : XXXXXXX
Academic Exchange Programs
. Casvi School, Madrid Spain (8 weeks, Fall Semester) . Colegio Pestalozzi, Bueno Aires Argentina (4 weeks, Summer)
. Lycée La Mennais, Guerande France (8 weeks, Spring Semester)
. Rangi Ruru Girls’ School, Christchurch New Zealand (4 weeks, Summer)
. Homestays in China + USA between dorm students stay and local American classmates
Recent Educational Trips with History and Language Faculty
. Is Dissent Patriotic?: Boston’s Freedom Trail to the MLK Memorial
. Bases of Ancient Power: Rome vs. Athens . Centers of Medieval Power in Modernity: Capitals of Central Europe
. 75th Anniversary of D-Day: France, England, Belgium (slated 2019)
Writing and Journalism Something here about Inkwell, Hotspot, Annie Writer’s, Yearbook Something here about Inkwell, Hotspot, Annie Writer’s, Yearbook Something here about Inkwell, Hotspot, Annie Writer’s, Yearbook Something here about Inkwell, Hotspot, Annie Writer’s, Yearbook Something here about Inkwell, Hotspot, Annie Writer’s, Yearbook Something here about Inkwell, Hotspot, Annie Writer’s, Yearbook
Passion Projects & The Passion In Action Grant Each Sophomore engages in an extended Passion Project, and presents at Spring Showcase. Recent titles have included: “like” and “lol”: Linguistics and the Internet; Visualizing The African Diaspora; and an Investigation of Biblical References in Sponge Bob Square Pants. Some Passion Projects highlight a specific need in the community and propose a concrete solution. A few Passion in Action Grants of up to $1000 are awarded by faculty jury, and students offered mentorship to see the project to fruition in junior and senior year as a part of the IB Community, Action and Service program.
COURSE OFFERINGS English
4 years required for AWS Diploma (IB Group 1: Studies in Language and Literature 1 2-year SL or HL course required for IB Diploma)
Humanities English 2 (Honors) IB English (HL) (Noted as English 3, 4)
Modern Language
2 years required for AWS Diploma (IB Group 2 - Language Acquisition 1 2-year SL or HL course required for IB Diploma ‘Ab Initio’ is for students new to the language)
French 1, 2 (Honors) IB French (SL) (Noted as French 3, 4 or 5) Spanish 1, 2 (Honors) IB Spanish Ab Initio (SL) (Noted as AB 1,2) IB Spanish (SL) (Noted as Spanish 3, 4 or 5) Chinese 1, 2 (Honors) IB Chinese (SL & HL) (Noted as Chinese 3, 4, 5, 6) IB Japanese (SL) (Noted as Japanese 3, 4) IB Japanese Ab Initio (SL) (Noted as AB 1, 2) ESL 2, 3 (Honors) IB ESL (HL) (Noted as ESL 3, 4 or 5) Self-Taught Literature in Mother Tongue (SL)* (Classified in Group 1 for the IB Diploma. For the AWS Diploma, categorized as a Modern Language.)
Science
Social Studies
(IB Group 4: Sciences. 1 2-year SL or HL course required for IB Diploma)
(IB Group 3: Individuals and Societies 1 2-year SL or HL course required for IB Diploma)
3 years required for AWS Diploma
3 years required for AWS Diploma
Physics (Honors) Chemistry (Honors) Oceanography IB Physics (Hl & SL) (Noted as 1, 2) IB Biology (HL & SL) (Noted as 1, 2) IB Computer Science (HL & SL) (Noted as 1, 2) *IB Environmental Systems & Societies (HL & SL) (Noted as 1, 2)
Humanities US History & Civics (Honors) IB World History (HL) (Noted as 20th Century, America) IB Business & Management (SL) (Noted as 1, 2) IB Global Politics (SL & HL) (Noted as 1, 2) *IB Environmental Systems & Societies (HL & SL) (Noted as 1, 2)
Visual & Performing Arts
3 years required for AWS Diploma
(IB Group 6: The Arts. 1 2-year SL or HL course required for IB Diploma)
Algebra 1 Geometry (Honors) Advanced Pre-Calculus (Honors) IB Math Studies SL (Noted as Algebra 2) IB Math SL (Noted as Pre-Calculus, Calculus) IB Math HL (Noted as Advanced Calculus 1, 2)
1 year required for AWS Diploma
Music Visual Art IB Music (SL & HL) (Noted as 1, 2) IB Visual Art (SL & HL) (Noted as 1, 2) IB Film (SL & HL) (Noted as 1, 2)
*Due to the inherent rigor and interdisciplinary nature, IB Environmental Systems & Societies is deemed by IB to fulfill either the Group 4: Sciences or Group 3: Individuals and Societies requirement. For the AWS Diploma, it is categorized as a Science.
Mathematics
(IB Group 5: Mathematics 1 2-year SL or HL course required for IB Diploma)
Other
Theory of Knowledge required for IB Diploma Physical Education 2 years required for AWS Diploma
LIST OF PLACEMENT COLLEGES COLLEGE American University American University of Paris Arizona State University Babson College Barnard College Baylor University Belmont University Boston College Boston University Bowdoin College Brandeis University Bryn Mawr College California College of the Arts California Lutheran University California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo California State Polytechnic University, Pomona California State University, Chico California State University, Los Angeles California State University, Northridge Carleton College Carnegie Mellon University Carroll College Case Western Reserve University Central Saint Martins College of Art & Design Central Washington University Champlain College Chapman University Clark University Coe College Colby College College of the Holy Cross Columbia College Chicago Concordia University, Irvine Connecticut College Cornell University Cornish College of the Arts Dartmouth College Davenport University DePaul University Dickinson College Drew University Drexel University Durham University Earlham College Eastern Washington University Elon University Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Emerson College Emory University Fairleigh Dickinson University Florida Atlantic University Florida International University Florida State University Fordham University Franklin & Marshall College Furman University George Fox University George Mason University George Washington University Georgetown University Georgia State University
Graduates from 2015-2018 were accepted into the colleges listed below. They chose to attend those institutions listed in gold:
Gettysburg College Gonzaga University Goucher College Green Mountain College Hamilton College, NY Hamline University Hampshire College Haverford College High Point University Illinois Institute of Technology Imperial College London Indiana University at Bloomington Ithaca College Johnson & Wales University Juniata College Kenyon College Lafayette College Lake Forest College Lehigh University Lewis & Clark College Linfield College Loughborough University Loyola Marymount University Loyola University Chicago Loyola University New Orleans Massachusetts College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences McDaniel College McGill University McKendree University Menlo College Mercyhurst University Miami University, Oxford Michigan State University Middlebury College Mills College Montana State University, Bozeman Mount Holyoke College Mount Saint Mary’s University Nagoya University New School, Parsons New York Institute of Technology New York University New York University, Shanghai Northeastern University Northern Arizona University Oberlin College of Arts and Sciences Occidental College Ohio State University Oregon State University Otis College of Art and Design Pace University, New York City Pacific Lutheran University Pacific Northwest College of Art Pacific University Pennsylvania State University Pepperdine University Pitzer College Pomona College Pratt Institute Providence College Purdue University Queen’s University Reed College Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Rhodes College Ringling College of Art and Design Rutgers University Saint Joseph’s University Salve Regina University San Diego State University San Francisco Art Institute San Francisco State University Santa Clara University Sarah Lawrence College Savannah College of Art and Design School of the Art Institute of Chicago School of the Museum of Fine Arts School of Visual Arts Sciences Po - Columbia University Dual BA Program Scripps College Seattle Pacific University Seattle University Simmons College Simon Fraser University Skidmore College Smith College Southern Methodist University Southern Oregon University St. John’s College St. John’s University St. Lawrence University St. Olaf College Stanford University Stony Brook University Suffolk University SUNY Syracuse University Temple University Thomas Aquinas College Trinity College Tsinghua University Tufts University Tulane University Union College, New York University of Alabama University of Alabama University of Alberta University of Arizona University of Bristol University of British Columbia University of California, Berkeley University of California, Davis University of California, Irvine University of California, Los Angeles University of California, Riverside University of California, San Diego University of California, Santa Barbara University of California, Santa Cruz University of Chicago University of Colorado, Boulder University of Colorado, Colorado Springs
University of Colorado, Denver University of Connecticut University of Dallas University of Denver University of Georgia University of Hawaii at Manoa University of Idaho University of Illinois at Chicago University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign University of Iowa University of La Verne University of Miami University of Michigan University of Minnesota, Twin Cities University of Missouri, Columbia University of Montana, Missoula University of Nevada, Las Vegas University of New Hampshire at Durham University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University of Notre Dame University of Oregon University of Pittsburgh University of Portland University of Puget Sound University of Redlands University of Rochester University of San Diego University of San Francisco University of South Florida, Tampa University of Southern California University of Tennessee, Knoxville University of Texas, Austin University of the Pacific University of Toronto University of Utah University of Utah, Asia Campus University of Vermont University of Victoria University of Virginia University of Washington, Bothell University of Washington, Seattle University of Washington, Tacoma University of Wisconsin, Madison Vanderbilt University Vassar College Virginia Tech Wagner College Wake Forest University Washington State University Washington University in St. Louis Wesleyan University Western Washington University Wheaton College, IL Whitman College Whittier College Whitworth University Willamette University Williams College Wittenberg University Wofford College Worcester Polytechnic Institute Yale, NUS College in Singapore York University