The Seven Hills School Class of 2023 SEVEN HILLS HIGHLIGHTS
EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING
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This program helps students develop self-awareness of where their interests lie, facilitates exploration of those interests, and provides students with pertinent real-world experiences through job shadows, internships, community service, college course work, and other relevant activities. Students may elect to earn concentrations in such fields as Community Engagement, Environmental Stewardship, Global Citizenship, Political Engagement, The Arts, Technology and Innovation, Engineering and Design, Integrated Wellness, or Social Justice.
All students take an advanced college preparatory curriculum Flexible Tuition awarded to 31% of Upper School students Students come from 60 ZIP codes Student body includes 38% students of color Flexible Credit – Alternative ways of earning credit through online, college, or self-designed and mentored projects • Study Abroad – Exchange/home-stay experiences in China, France, Spain, Greece, and Italy • Athletics: 85% of students play a team sport • Arts: 75% of the Class of 2022 took arts courses beyond our requirements
MAY TERM INTENSIVES
ACADEMIC RIGOR • Admission to Honors and AP courses is selective and depends on past performance and departmental approval. Due to the rigor of those courses, students are counseled to limit the number they take • All AP students are expected to take the AP exam • Post-AP electives–Multivariable Calculus, French 5 Honors, Spanish 5 Honors, Global Issues Honors, Advanced Topics in Computer Science
School-year 2020-21: Except for the three weeks between Thanksgiving and Winter Break, Seven Hills was in school and in person for the entire school year. Students who were quarantined or had other reasons to learn remotely followed a full-day synchronous schedule and came to school to take timed and graded assessments. School-year 2021-22: We opened the school in August 2021 with robust mask and other PPE protocols and with more than 97% of high school students, faculty, and staff fully vaccinated. Only students with COVID-related medical needs were granted permission to learn remotely. School-year 2022-23: We have a mask-optional protocol this year. Only students with COVID-related medical needs have permission to learn remotely.
ADVANCED PLACEMENT TESTS Of the 170 Seven Hills students who took 353 Advanced Placement exams in 16 subjects in May 2022, 91% qualified for advanced college standing by receiving a score of 3 or better on the 1-5 national scale on at least one exam.
ADVANCED PLACEMENT TESTS - MAY 2022 # Students
3% or higher Seven Hills
3% or higher Ohio
3% or higher Global
Biology
42
100%
76%
68%
Calculus AB
20
80%
63%
56%
Calculus BC
22
82%
81%
77%
Chemistry
14
79%
58%
54%
Chinese
7
86%
73%
87%
Comp Sci A
10
70%
73%
68%
Comp Sci Principles
12
92%
71%
64%
English Language
60
95%
62%
56%
English Literature
42
100%
85%
78%
French
8
88%
64%
72%
Latin
6
100%
70%
57%
Physics C: Mechanics
15
80%
72%
73%
Spanish Language
7
100%
75%
82%
2
100%
77%
64%
US History
48
94%
53%
48%
World History
38
100%
75%
62%
Spanish Literature
CLASS SIZES FALL 2022 Grade 9 – 87 Grade 10 – 105 Grade 11 – 92 Grade 12 – 97 CALENDAR Two 18-week semesters, each divided into two 9-week quarters. Block schedule: 80-minute classes in two-day rotation.
After spring exams, when all regular classes are GRADING INFORMATION finished, our ninth, tenth, and eleventh graders choose a one-week experiential education course WEIGHTED GRADES ON 4.0 SCALE to finish the year. Some examples: furniture design and construction, food production and Introductory College Prep no weight processing, medical careers, architecture and murals, and many more. College Prep with pre-req additional +.25 weight
COVID-RELATED NEWS
TEST
FACULTY 56 members 49 with advanced degrees 4 college counselors 7.5:1 student/faculty ratio
ADVANCED PLACEMENT SCHOLARS (as of July 2022)
21 AP Scholars: average score 3.7 14 AP Scholars with Honor: average score 4.05 44 AP Scholars with Distinction: average score 4.3
Honors Courses
additional +.5 weight
AP and Post-AP Courses
additional +1.0 weight
“Pass” is given no weight nor is it computed in GPs. It is computed in credits earned. Full course list by weight is available at: 7hills.org/weighting
GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS Academic Curriculum: • • • • • •
English – 4 credits Math – 4 credits History – 3 credits Science – 3 credits World Language – 3 credits F ine and Performing Arts – 1.5 credits • Health and PE – 1 credit 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 May Term: A one-week experiential education course; new courses offered every year
FIVE-YEAR MATRICULATION LIST (2018-2022) Allegheny College - 1 American University - 3 Arizona State University - 2 Baldwin Wallace University - 1 Barnard College - 1 Baylor University - 1 Belmont University - 3 Boston College - 5 Boston University - 4 Bowdoin College - 1 Bowling Green State University - 1 Brandeis University - 1 Brown University - 2 Bryn Mawr College - 1 California Polytechnic State University - 1 California Institute of the Arts - 1 Carleton College - 3 Carnegie Mellon University - 2 Case Western Reserve University - 8 Claremont McKenna College - 1 Clark University - 1 Colby College - 4 College for Creative Studies - 1 College of Charleston - 3 College of Wooster - 4 Columbus College of Art and Design - 1 Columbia College Chicago - 1 Columbia University - 2 Cornell University - 2 Davidson College - 1 Denison University - 6 DePaul University - 4 DePauw University - 1 Dickinson College - 4 Drexel University - 4 Duke University - 9 Earlham College - 3
Eindhoven University of Technology - 1 Elon University - 5 Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - 1 Emerson College - 1 Emory University - 5 Florida Gulf Coast University - 1 Florida State University - 1 Franklin & Marshall College - 1 George Washington University - 4 Georgetown College - 1 Georgetown University - 2 Georgia Institute of Technology - 1 Goucher College - 1 Harvard University - 4 High Point University - 1 Hillsdale College - 1 Indiana University - 16 Johns Hopkins University - 2 Kenyon College - 1 Lake Forest College - 1 Loyola University Chicago - 6 Miami University - 16 Michigan State University - 1 Middlebury College - 2 Muskingum University - 2 New York University - 5 North Carolina State University - 1 Northeastern University - 2 Northern Kentucky University - 2 Northwestern University - 4 Oberlin College - 1 Occidental College - 1 Ohio Northern University - 1 Ohio State University - 33 Ohio University - 2 Otterbein University - 1 Pratt Institute - 1
Princeton University - 1 Purdue University - 11 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute - 2 Rhodes College - 1 Rice University - 1 Roanoke College - 1 Rochester Institute of Technology - 5 San Diego State University - 1 Savannah College of Art and Design - 6
In-state26% Out-ofstate - 74%
Math Reading Science Highest Composite
National Seven Hills
21
National Seven Hills
21
1-15
16-19
45% 55%
University of Cambridge (England) - 1 University of Chicago - 6 University of Cincinnati - 28 University of Colorado -3 University of Connecticut - 1 University of Dayton - 7 University of Denver - 2 University of Illinois - 1 University of Kentucky - 8 University of Louisville - 1 University of Maryland - 4 University of Michigan - 13 University of Missouri - 2 University of North Carolina/ Chapel Hill - 4 University of Oregon - 1 University of Pennsylvania - 2 University of Pittsburgh - 3 University of Rhode Island - 1 University of Richmond - 7
University of Washington - 1 University of Wisconsin - 3 Vanderbilt University - 6 Vassar College - 1 Villanova University - 2 Virginia Polytechnic Institute - 2 Wake Forest University - 4 Washington University in St. Louis - 6 Washington & Lee University - 1 Webster University - 1 Wellesley College - 1 Wesleyan University - 1 Wheaton College (MA) - 1 Wittenberg University - 3 Worcester Polytechnic Institute - 1 Xavier University - 5 Yale University - 5 Yeshiva University - 1
STUDENTS WITH NATIONAL MERIT RECOGNITION
SAT AVERAGE SCORES 2018-2022
28
EBR 675
30
29
30
20-23
East - 27% Midwest - 44% South - 20% West - 8% International - 1%
31
National 20 Seven Hills 21
Public - 45% Private - 55%
AVERAGE OF CLASSES OF 2018 - 2022 • • • • • 18%
National 20 Seven Hills
National Seven Hills
University of Rochester - 3 University of South Carolina - 3 University of Southern California - 3 University of Tennessee - 1 University of Texas, Austin - 2 University of Texas, Dallas - 1 University of Toronto - 2 University of Utah - 1 University of Vermont - 1 University of Virginia - 2
74%
Scripps College - 1 Sewanee: The University of the South - 1 Smith College - 1 Southern Methodist University - 1 Syracuse University - 5 Texas Christian University - 2 The New School - 3 Thomas More University - 2 Towson University - 1 Trinity College - 2 Transylvania University - 1 Tufts University - 5 Tulane University - 5 Union College - 1 Universität Heidelberg (Germany) - 1 University of Aberdeen (Scotland) - 1 University of Alabama - 2
ACT AVERAGE SCORES 2018-2022 English
26%
University of Arizona - 2 University of California, Berkeley - 1 University of California, Davis - 1 University of California, Los Angeles - 1 University of California, San Diego - 2 University of California, Santa Barbara - 1 University of California, Santa Cruz - 2
24-27
28 -32
33-36
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MATH 694
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TOTAL 1369
2022-23 CURRICULUM English Introduction to Writing and Genre British Literature; British Literature Honors American Literature AP English Language and Composition Memoir and Social Justice AP English Literature and Composition Creative Writing Seminar Journalism Public Speaking Mathematics Algebra 1 Geometry; Geometry Honors Algebra 2; Algebra 2 Honors Probability and Statistics; Probability and Statistics Honors Pre-Calculus; Pre-Calculus Honors Calculus; AP Calculus AB; AP Calculus BC Multivariable Calculus (Post AP)
STAFF Susan Marrs
513.728.2463 Director of College Counseling
Alex Catalan
513.728.2461 Assistant Director of College Counseling
Julie DiRoma
513.728.2479 Assistant Director of College Counseling
Beth Driehaus
513.728.2467 College Counselor
Christopher Garten Head of School
Matthew Bolton, Ph.D. Head of Upper School
Karen Glum
513.728.2465 Director of Experiential Learning
History World History 1 World History 2 AP European History U.S. History and Government; AP U.S. History Global Issues Since 1945 Honors Environmental Studies One-semester Electives: Economics Postmodern America Since 1968 Nazi Germany and the Holocaust Gender Studies African American History Science Biology; Biology Honors Chemistry; Chemistry Honors Physics; Physics Honors Anatomy and Physiology Environmental Studies AP Biology AP Chemistry
AP Physics C One-semester Electives: Psychology Biotechnology Macro Engineering Micro Engineering Computer Science and Technology Computer Science 1 Computer Science 2 Computer Engineering AP Computer Science A Advanced Topics: Computer Science Chinese Chinese 1 Honors Chinese 2 Honors Chinese 3 Honors Chinese 4 Honors AP Chinese Language and Culture French French 1 French 2; French 2 Honors French 3; French 3 Honors French 4 Honors
French 5 Honors AP French Language and Culture Latin Latin 2 Honors Latin 3 Honors Latin 4 Honors AP Latin Spanish Spanish A Spanish B Spanish C Spanish 1 Spanish 2; Spanish 2 Honors Spanish 3; Spanish 3 Honors Spanish 4 Honors Spanish 5 Honors AP Spanish Language and Culture Vocal Music Concert Chorus Chamber Ensemble Instrumental Music Contemporary Ensemble Symphonic Ensemble
Theater Theater 1 Theater 2 Film: From Stage to Screen Technical Theater Advanced Acting and Directing Visual Arts General Art Drawing Painting Ceramics Graphic Design Sculpture Digital Imaging Film and Animation Art History Interdisciplinary Seminar in Experiential Learning: Entrepreneurship PE & Health Physical Education 9 Physical Education 10 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. © 2022 The Seven Hills School
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