FACULTY
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The Seven Hills School 2024-25
SEVEN HI LLS HIGHLIG HTS
• All students take an advanced college preparatory curriculum
• Financial Aid awarded to 40% of students
• Students come from 67 ZIP codes
• Student body includes 43% students of color
• Study Abroad — Exchange/home-stay experiences in China, France, Spain, Greece, and Italy
• Athletics — 72% of students play a team sport
• Arts — 58% of the Class of 2024 took arts courses beyond our requirements
ACADEMIC RIGOR
• Admission to Honors, AP, and Advanced Topics courses is selective and depends on past performance and departmental approval. Students must also be approved to take more than four honors/AP/Advanced Topics courses in one year.
• No APs are available in ninth grade. Only one AP course is available in 10th grade.
• All AP students are expected to take the AP exam.
• Advanced Topics courses meet or exceed the rigor of AP courses.
EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING
The Experiential Learning program supports students with opportunities and structure for personal self-exploration. Students will choose how they would like to grow, make discoveries about themselves, and further develop their unique strengths. Real-world experiences may include job shadows, internships, college coursework, concentrations within specific disciplines, and other significant activities. All students complete a Challenge Experience, engage in community service, and participate in May Term Intensives.
• Challenge Experience: Self-designed experience defended before a faculty committee and presented to the school community in one of four pathways: Service Learning/Philanthropy, Concentration, Independent Project, or Civic Engagement.
• Community Service: Volunteer service to community paired with reflection.
• May Term Intensives: One-week experiential education courses for ninth, 10th, and 11th grades on topics such as architecture, medicine, animal behavior, design, and law.
ADVANCED PLACEMENT TESTS
Of the 182 Seven Hills students who took 390 Advanced Placement exams in 16 subjects in May 2024, 95% qualified for advanced college standing by receiving a score of 3 or better on at least one exam.
ADVANCED PLACEMENT TESTS - MAY 2024
BC
Chemistry
Chinese
Comp Sci A
Comp Sci Principles
English Language
English Literature
French
Latin
Physics C: Mechanics
Physics: E&M
Spanish Language
US History
World History
50 with advanced degrees 3 college counselors
6.9:1 student/faculty ratio
CLASS SIZES FALL 2024
Grade 9 – 75
Grade 10 – 91
Grade 11 – 90
Grade 12 – 105
CALENDAR
Two 18-week semesters, each divided into two 9-week quarters
Block schedule: 80-minute classes in two-day rotation
GRADING INFORMATION
Introductory College Prep: College Prep with pre-req: Honors Courses:
AP and Advanced Topics:
WEIGHTED GRADES ON 4.0 SCALE no weight additional +.25 weight additional +.5 weight additional +1.0 weight
“Pass” is given no weight nor is it computed in GPAs. It is computed in credits earned. Full course list by weight is available at: 7hills.org/weighting
GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
• English – 4 credits
• Math – 4 credits
• History – 3 credits
• Science – 3 credits
• World Language – 3 credits
• Fine and Performing Arts –1.5 credits
• Health and PE – 1 credit
• Challenge Experience
• Community Service
• May Term Intensives (3)
American University - 2
Arizona State University - 1
Baldwin Wallace University - 1
Barnard College - 2
Baylor University - 2
Belmont University - 1
Boston College - 11
Boston University - 1
Bowling Green State University - 2
Brandeis University - 1
Brown University - 5
Bryn Mawr College - 1
California Poly, San Luis Obispo - 1
Carleton College - 1
Carnegie Mellon University - 2
Case Western Reserve University - 2
Clark University - 1
Clemson University - 1
Colby College - 3
College for Creative Studies - 1
College of Charleston - 1
Colorado College - 1
Columbia College Chicago - 1
Columbia University - 1
Columbus College of Art & Design - 1
Cornell University - 1
CUNY Hunter College - 1
Dartmouth College - 1
Davidson College - 1
Denison University - 4
DePaul University - 1
Dickinson College - 2
Drew University - 1
Drexel University - 5
Duke University - 3
Eckerd College - 1
Eindhoven University of Technology (Netherlands) - 1
Elon University - 3
Emerson College - 1
Emory University - 2
George Washington University - 3
Georgetown University - 1
Georgia Institute of Technology - 3
Goucher College - 2
Hanover College - 1
Harvard University - 2
Heidelberg University (Germany) - 1
Indiana University - 18
Johns Hopkins University - 2
Kenyon College - 1
Louisiana State University - 1
Loyola University Chicago - 5
Miami University - 16
Middlebury College - 1
New York University - 2
Northeastern University - 2
Northwestern University - 5
Oberlin College - 2
Ohio University - 4
Otterbein University - 1
Parsons School of Design - 1
Purdue University - 8
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute - 1
Rhode Island School of Design - 2
Rhodes College - 1
Rice University - 2
Ringling College of Art & Design - 1
Rochester Institute of Technology - 1
Roger Williams University - 1
San Diego State University - 1
Savannah College of Art & Design - 1
Seattle University - 1
Sewanee: The University of the South - 1
Smith College - 2
Santa Barbara - 4
University of California, Santa Cruz - 3
University of Cambridge (England) - 1
University of Chicago - 7
University of Cincinnati - 18
University of Colorado Boulder - 4
University of Connecticut - 1
University of St Andrews (Scotland) - 2
University of Tennessee - 6
University of Toledo - 1
University of Toronto (Canada) - 1
University of Utah - 1
University of Virginia - 3
University of Wisconsin - 3
Vanderbilt University - 3
Southern Methodist University - 1
Swarthmore College - 1
Texas Christian University - 2
The New School - 2
The Ohio State University - 31
Towson University - 1
Trinity College - 2
Tufts University - 1
Tulane University of Louisiana - 5
University of Arizona - 2
University of California, Irvine - 1
University of California, Los Angeles - 1
University of California, San Diego - 1
University of California,
University of Dayton - 2
University of Denver - 2
University of Illinois at UrbanaChampaign - 1
University of Kentucky - 4
University of Louisville - 1
University of Maryland - 3
University of Massachusetts - 1
University of Miami - 2
University of Michigan - 3
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill - 5
University of Notre Dame - 2
University of Pennsylvania - 2
University of Pittsburgh - 1
University of Rhode Island - 1
University of Rochester - 1
University of Southern California - 3
Vassar College - 1
Villanova University - 1
Virginia Commonwealth University - 1
Virginia Tech - 1
Wake Forest University - 9
Washington & Lee University - 1
Washington University in St. Louis - 11
Wesleyan University - 1
West Chester University of Pennsylvania - 1
Wheaton College (MA) - 1
Worcester Polytechnic Institute - 1
Xavier University - 4
Xavier University of Louisiana - 1 Yale University - 2
English
Intro to Writing & Genre
British & Postcolonial
Literature; Honors British & Postcolonial Literature
American Literature
AP English Language & Composition
Memoir and Social Justice
AP English Literature & Composition
Creative Writing*
Journalism and Design*
Public Speaking
Mathematics
Algebra 1
Geometry; Honors Geometry
Algebra 2; Honors Algebra 2
Financial Analysis
Data Analysis
Probability & Statistics; Honors Probability & Statistics
Pre-Calculus; Honors
Pre-Calculus
Calculus;
AP Calculus AB; AP Calculus BC
STAFF
Alex Catalan
513.728.2461
Co-Director of College Counseling
Julie DiRoma
513.728.2479
Co-Director of College Counseling
Cheryl Dixon
513.278.2467
Assistant Director of College Counseling
Matthew Bolton, Ph.D. Head of School
Rick Tate
Head of Upper School
Karen Glum
513.728.2465
Director of Experiential
Learning
Advanced Topics: Multivariable Calculus
History
World Histor y 1
World History 2
AP World History
US History; AP US History
Advanced Topics: Global Issues
Environmental Studies
Economics
America: 1960 to the Present Nazi Germany and the Holocaust
Feminist Theory and Pop Culture
African American Studies
Science
Biology; Honors Biology
Chemistry; Honors Chemistry
Physics; Honors Physics
Anatomy and Physiology
Environmental Studies
AP Biology
AP Chemistry
AP Physics C Psychology
Biotechnology
Disclosure Policy
The Seven Hills College Counseling Office
Macro Engineering
Micro Engineering
Computer Science and Technology
Computer Science 1
Computer Science 2
Computer Engineering
AP Computer Science
Advanced Topics: Computer Science
Chinese
Honors Chinese 1
Honors Chinese 2
Honors Chinese 3
Honors Chinese 4
AP Chinese Language
French
French 1
French 2; Honors French 2
French 3; Honors French 3
Honors French 4
AP French Language
Advanced Topics: French 5
Latin
Honors Latin 2
Honors Latin 3
Honors Latin 4
AP Latin
Spanish
Spanish A
Spanish B
Spanish C
Spanish 1
Spanish 2; Honors Spanish 2
Spanish 3; Honors Spanish 3
Honors Spanish 4
AP Spanish Language
Advanced Topics: Spanish 5
Vocal Music
Chamber Ensemble*; Honors
Chamber Ensemble*
Instrumental Music
Contemporary Ensemble*; Honors Contemporary Ensemble*
Symphonic Ensemble*; Honors Symphonic Ensemble*
Theater
Theater 1
Theater 2
The Art of Movies
Technical Theater*
Master Class in Theater*
Visual Arts
General Art
Drawing*
Painting* Ceramics*
Graphic Design*
Sculpture*
Digital Imaging*
Film and Animation*
Art History
Interdisciplinary Entrepreneurship*
Schools in Focus: The Past, Present, and Future of Education
PE & Health
Physical Education
Health
Alternative credit-earning options: online, college, or independent study (self-designed and mentored projects)
Courses with * may be repeated with more advanced coursework
