S T A T I S T I C S FACULTY 49 members 41 with advanced degrees 4 college counselors student/faculty ratio: 9:1
The Seven Hills School - Class of 2016 SEVEN HILLS HIGHLIGHTS
N E W C O U R S E S 2 01 5 -16
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All students take an advanced college preparatory curriculum
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History - Environmental History
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Students come from 60 ZIP codes
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Science - Biotechnology
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Student body includes 30% students of color
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Chinese - Chinese IV Honors
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Financial Aid awarded to 29% of Upper School students
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Computer Science - Computer
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Flexible Credit – Alternative ways of earning credit through online
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Study Abroad in China, France, Spain, Greece and Italy
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Theater - Technical Theater
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Visual Arts - Sculpture
ACADEMIC RIGOR •
SIZES FALL 2015 – 80 – 92 – 84 – 84
CALENDAR Two 18-week semesters, each divided into two 9-week quarters. Block schedule: 80-minute classes in two-day rotation
Engineering
or college or self-designed and mentored projects
CLASS Grade 9 Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12
G R A D I N G I N F O R M AT I O N
Admission to Honors and AP courses is selective and depends on past performance and departmental approval. Due to the rigor of
MARKING SYSTEM
those courses, students are counseled to limit the number they take. •
All AP students are expected to take the AP exam.
A+
4.333
A
4.000
A-
3.666
•
Post -AP electives – Multivariable Calculus, Modern Political
B+
3.333
B
3.000
B-
2.666
C+
2.333
C
2.000
C-
1.666
D+
1.333
D
1.000
D-
.666
NP
0.000
Theory, French V.
2 016 SAT & ACT SCO RES SAT Subject Tests
AVG
Math 1
681
Math 2
745
Chemistry
750
Molecular Biology
704
Environmental Biology
740
Physics
750
U.S. History
685 770
World History French
612
Spanish Literature
740
Latin
658
Literature
725
2 016 M I D D L E 50% OF SAT SCO R E S :
Reading 620-690 avg. 663 Math 590- 740
avg. 664
Writing 610- 720
200
300
400
500
600
avg. 668
700
800
Combined: 1820 -2150; average 1995
2 016 M I D D L E 50% OF ACT S C O R E S :
1-15
16
18
20
avg. 30
English 26-35 avg. 28
Math 25-31 Reading 27-34
avg. 31
Science 26-33
avg. 29
Composite 26-33
avg. 30
22
24
26
28
30
32
34
36
A C T AV E R A G E S - 2 015 : National Ohio Seven Hills
20.3 21.4
National Ohio Seven Hills
20.9 21.7
Reading
National Ohio Seven Hills
21.3 22.4
Science
National Ohio Seven Hills
20.8 22
Composite
National Ohio Seven Hills
21 21 22
English
Math
1-15
16 -19
29 2016: 30
28 2016: 28
30 2016: 31
S A T AV E R A G E S - 2 015 : Critical Reading
National Ohio Seven Hills
497 555
National Ohio Seven Hills
513
Math
National Ohio Seven Hills
487 535
30 2016: 29 Writing 29 2016: 30 29
20 - 23
24-27
28 - 32
33- 36
200
300
648 2016: 663 562 667 2 016: 664
635 2016: 668
400
500
600
700
800
“Pass” is given no weight but is computed in credits earned.
Weighted Grades – Honors and AP courses (which are comparable in rigor) are weighted an additional .333 on the 4.0 scale. Highest possible GPA is 4.333; no one has ever graduated with a 4.333 ACADEMIC HONORS Honor Roll – GPA of 3.495 or higher Merit Roll – GPA of 3.165 to 3.494 Seven Hills does not rank its students. GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS Academic Curriculum: •
English – 4 credits
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Math – 4 credits
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History – 3 credits
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Science – 3 credits
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World Language – 3 credits
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Fine and Performing Arts – 1.5 credits
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Health and PE – 1.5 credits
Personal Challenge: Self-designed, self-conducted project defended before faculty committee and presented to school community Community Service: Individual volunteer project culminating in written reflection
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F I V E - YE A R M AT R I C U L AT I O N L I S T ( 2 0 11 - 2 0 1 5 )
Allegheny College - 1
Elon University - 6
Pratt Institute - 1
University of Akron - 1
American College of Marbella (Spain) - 1
Emory University - 5
Princeton University - 3
University of Alabama - 2
George Washington University - 8
Rhode Island School of Design - 1
Georgetown University - 3
Rhodes College - 2
University of British Columbia (Canada) - 1
University of South Carolina - 5
American University of Paris (France) - 1
Gettysburg College - 1
Rice University - 3
University of California/Berkeley - 1
University of Southern California - 1
Amherst College - 1
Guilford College - 1
Roanoke College - 1
University of Chicago - 6
University of Toledo - 1
Auburn University - 1
Hamilton College - 3
Rochester Institute of Technology - 2
University of Cincinnati - 12
University of Vermont - 2
Babson College - 1
Harvard University - 2
St. Lawrence University - 1
University of Colorado - 2
University of Wisconsin - 2
Bates College - 2 Boston University - 1
Hobart & William Smith College - 1
Santa Clara University - 1
University of Dayton - 4
Vanderbilt University - 5
University of Delaware - 1
Vassar College - 1
Bowdoin College - 3
Indiana University - 5
Hope College - 2
Bowling Green State University - 1 Brandeis University - 1
Lawrence University - 2
Butler University - 1
Out of state - 78%
Lehigh University - 2
Carleton College - 4
Macalester College - 1
Carnegie Mellon University - 3 Case Western Reserve University - 8 Catholic University of America - 1
22%
In state - 22%
Kenyon College - 5
Bucknell University - 1
University of the South: Sewanee - 4
Johns Hopkins University - 1 Kalamazoo College - 4
Bryn Mawr College - 1
University of St. Andrews (Scotland) - 3
26%
Public - 26% Private - 74% 78%
74%
Midwest - 43% East - 30% South - 20% West - 5% International - 2%
Marietta College - 1 Marquette University - 1
Centre College - 4
Massachusetts Institute of Technology - 1
University of Denver - 1
Villanova University - 1
University of Illinois - 4
Virginia Commonwealth University - 1
University of Kentucky - 1
Wake Forest University - 1
Middlebury College - 2
Savannah College of Art and Design - 1 School of the Art Institute of Chicago - 1
Claremont McKenna College - 1
Miami University - 13
Clemson University - 2 Coastal Carolina University - 1
University of Louisville - 2
Mt. Holyoke College - 1
School of Visual Arts - 1
Colgate University - 2
University of Miami (FL) - 2
Mt. St. Joseph University - 2
College of Charleston - 1
University of Michigan - 11
Muhlenberg College - 1
Skidmore College - 2 Southern Methodist University - 1
Washington University in St. Louis - 12 Wellesley College - 1
New York University - 3
Stanford University - 2
University of Missouri - 1
West Virginia University - 2
College of Wooster - 1
Northeastern University - 2
University of Nebraska - 2
Williams College - 2
Columbia University - 7
Northwestern University - 1
Swarthmore College - 1 Syracuse University - 2
University of Montana - 1
Whitman College - 1
Columbia College - 1
Wilmington College - 1
Cornell University - 8
Oberlin College - 1
University of North Carolina/ Chapel Hill - 1
Davidson College - 1
Ohio University - 3
University of Notre Dame - 2
Wofford College - 1
Denison University - 2
Ohio Northern University - 1
Worcester Polytechnic Institute - 1
DePaul University - 4
Ohio State University - 17
Tulane University - 8
University of Oxford (England) - 1 University of Pennsylvania - 5
DePauw University - 1
Ohio Wesleyan University - 2
Tuskegee University - 1
University of Pittsburgh - 4
Yale University - 1
Duke University - 2
Pitzer College - 2
United States Naval Academy - 1
University of Richmond - 4
Pomona College - 1
University of Adelaide (Australia) - 1
Yeshiva University - 2
Earlham College - 2
University of Rochester - 3
The Citadel - 1 Thomas More College - 2 Tufts University - 3
Wittenberg University - 2
Xavier University - 5
A D VA N C E D P L A C E M E N T T E S T S TEST
% 3 and higher
AVG score
5
4
3
2
1
Total
Biology
100%
4.17
10
22
4
0
0
36
Calculus AB
100%
4.27
8
12
2
0
0
22
Calculus BC
93%
4.47
10
3
1
1
0
15
(AB subscore)
100%
4.8
13
1
1
0
0
15
Chemistry
100%
4.33
8
4
3
0
0
15
100%
4.57
5
1
1
0
0
7
97%
4.29
15
16
3
1
0
35
Comp Sci A English Comp
95%
4.05
16
10
10
2
0
38
European Hist
100%
4.33
12
4
5
0
0
21
French
100%
3.93
3
7
4
0
0
14
Latin
100%
4.33
2
4
0
0
0
6
0
English Lit
A D VA N C E D P L A C E M E N T S C H O L A R S : 18 AP Scholars; average score 3.67 14 AP Scholars with Honors; average score 4.30 31 AP Scholars with Distinction; average score 4.40 4 National AP Scholars; average score 4.65
Physics C (E&M)
78%
3.56
2
3
2
2
9
N AT I O N A L M E R I T R E C O G N I T I O N :
Physics C (Mech)
89%
3.78
3
2
3
1
0
9
Spanish Lang
100%
2
1
0
0
0
Class of 2016 – 29%
4.67
3
Spanish Lit
100%
4.6
4
0
1
0
0
5
Class of 2015 – 27%
US History
96%
3.92
6
13
6
1
0
26
119
103
45
9
0
276
43%
37%
16%
3%
0%
Total # Total %
97%
Class of 2014 – 20% Class of 2013 – 26% Class of 2012 – 40%
2 0 1 5
C U R R I C U L U M
English English 9 English 10; English 10 Honors English 11; English 11 Honors English 12; AP English Literature Speech Journalism Creative Writing Mathematics Algebra I Geometry; Geometry Honors Algebra II; Algebra II Honors Probability and Statistics; Probability and Statistics Honors Pre-Calculus; Pre-Calculus Honors Calculus; AP Calculus AB; AP Calculus BC Multivariable Calculus Honors
Computer Science Programming I Programming II Computer Engineering AP Computer Science History World History I World History II AP European History U.S. History and Government; AP U.S. History Honors Seminar in Modern Political Theory One-semester Electives: Economics Global Issues: Asia Global Issues: The Non-Asian World Postmodern America Since 1968 Environmental History The World at War Science Biology; Biology Honors
Chemistry; Chemistry Honors Physics; Physics Honors Anatomy and Physiology Environmental Science Psychology Engineering A; Engineering B Biotechnology AP Biology AP Chemistry AP Physics C Chinese Chinese Chinese Chinese Chinese
I Honors II Honors III Honors IV Honors
French French I French II; French II Honors French III; French III Honors French IV AP French Language and Culture French V
Latin Latin II Honors Latin III Honors Latin IV Honors AP Latin Spanish Spanish I A & B Spanish I Spanish II; Spanish II Honors Spanish III; Spanish III Honors Spanish IV Spanish V AP Spanish Language and Culture AP Spanish Literature and Culture Choral Music Concert Chorus Chamber Ensemble Instrumental Music Contemporary Ensemble Symphonic Ensemble
S TA F F Susan S. Marrs
513.728.2463 Director of College Counseling
Lara Magdzinski 513.728.2479 College Counselor
Alex Catalan
513.728.2461 College Counselor
Beth Driehaus
513.728.2467 College Counselor
Christopher P. Garten Head of School
Matthew Bolton, Ph.D. Head of Upper School
Nick Francis
513.728.2465 Director of Experiential Learning
5400 Red Bank Road Cincinnati, Ohio 45227 Phone: 513.728.2460 Fax: 513.728.2481
Theater Theater I Theater II Improvisation Technical Theater Advanced Production Visual Arts General Art Drawing Painting Sculpture Graphic Design Materials and Design Digital Imaging Film and Animation Art History Ceramics PE & Health Physical Education Health
Disclosure Policy The Seven Hills College Counseling Office will answer questions posed by colleges regarding major disciplinary action in secondary school reports, midyear reports, and final school reports. Students are expected to disclose such information to the colleges as well.
Accreditation National Association of Independent Schools Independent Schools Association of the Central States Ohio Association of Independent Schools State of Ohio CEEB/ACT 361-005
5400 Red Bank Road Cincinnati, Ohio 45227 Phone: 513.728.2460 Fax: 513.728.2481