White Plains High School 550 North Street White Plains, NY 10605 (914) 422-2182 ♦ Fax: (914) 422-2196 www.whiteplainspublicschools.org
Diana Knight Acting Interim Principal
Mission Lesley Tompkins Statement Director of Guidance and Counseling
(914) 422-2174 [email protected] The mission of the White Plains City School Dis- Counseling Staff trict is to edu- cate and inspire Enrique Cafaro ...... (914) 422-2149 [email protected] al l st ude nt s , while nurturing Maria Csikortos...... (914) 422-2148 [email protected] their dreams, so they learn con- Karen Day ...... (914) 422-2167 [email protected] tinually, think critically, pursue Judy Gewitz (Community School) ...... (914) 422-2424 [email protected] their aspirations and contribute to Janet King ...... (914) 422-2147 a diverse and [email protected] dynamic world. Magda Martas ...... (914) 422-2175 [email protected]
Guy Mathews ...... (914) 422-2168 [email protected]
Alvera Pollard ...... (914) 422-2164 [email protected]
Norman Silverman ...... (914) 422-2150 National [email protected] Denise Velasquez…………………………….(914)422-2163 High School [email protected] of Excellence CEEB Code: 335955 CURRICULUM INFORMATION AND GRADING POLICIES
COURSE OFFERINGS GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
In order to best serve our students’ diverse academic English 4 credits needs, courses are offered at several levels: Social Studies 4 credits
College-level Advanced Placement courses for students Science 3 credits of exceptional scholastic ability in the following 16 subjects: Biology, Calculus AB & BC, Mathematics 3 credits Chemistry, Comparative Government & Politics, English LOTE 1 credit Language & Composition, English Literature & Compo- (Languages Other Than English) sition, Environmental Science, French, Physics, Psychol- ogy, Spanish, Statistics, U.S. Government & Politics, Physical Education 2 credits U.S. History and World History. Art and/or Music 1 credit Honors courses for students of very high scholastic abil- Health Education .5 credit ity in Chemistry, Physics, Earth Science, Living Environ- ment (Biology), Science Research Program, Economics, Sequence Requirements and/or Electives 3.5 credits Global History, English 1 and 2, French, German, Span- Total Credits 22 ish, Native, Spanish, Italian, Latin, NYS Math B, Pre- Calculus, Geometry, and Algebra 2 Trigonometry. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS AND DIPLOMAS
Regents courses meeting NYS Regents requirements and All students at WPHS are required to take and pass, with a culminating in a Regents exam for students who can com- minimum grade of 65 (55-64 passing option for local di- plete the course within the standard structure; offered in ploma under special circumstances), two NYS Regents all NYS Regents subject areas. Examinations in Mathematics, Science, English, Global Studies and American History in order to receive a NYS ACE (Advanced College Experience) through SUNY Regents Diploma. To receive a NYS Advanced Regents Westchester; SUPA courses through Syracuse University Diploma, students must pass an additional Regents Exams to all students to encourage credit while still in high school. in Math and Science, complete three credits in a language other than English, and pass the NYS Regents Exam in the language.
GRADE SCALE CLASS RANK GRADE POINT AVERAGE
A+ 96.5-100% (4.5) C+ 76.5-79.4% (2.5) Class Rank is based on GPA is unweighted, with the ex- an average of final ception of Advanced Placement A 92.5-96.4% (4.0) C 72.5-76.4% (2.0) grades in all courses and Honors level courses, to which A- 89.5-92.4% (3.8) C- 69.5-72.4% (1.8) beginning in ninth grade a multiplier of 1.3 is applied. The with the exception of first ranking is computed at the end B+ 86.5-89.4% (3.5) D+ 66.5-69.4% (1.5) physical education and of grade 11 and is reported on all Pass/Fail courses. senior transcripts. The final rank- B 82.5-86.4% (3.0) D 64.5-66.4% (1.0) ing is computed after the first B- 79.5-82.4% (2.8) F Below 64.4 (Failure) semester of grade 12.
FACULTY/ENROLLMENT STATISTICS
High School Faculty 185 District Enrollment 7,113
Doctoral Degrees 10 High School Enrollment 2,053
Master’s Degrees 173 Student/Faculty Ratio (High School) 12:1
Bachelor’s Degrees 2 Student/Counselor Ratio (High School) 228:1 CLASS OF 2010 PROFILE
NATIONAL MERIT & ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS ADDITONAL AWARDS & HONORS National Merit Scholarship Honor Society Membership Finalists 2 National Art Honor Society Commended Students 13 National German Honor Society National Achievement Scholarship Recipient 3 National Honor Society
President’s Award for Academic Excellence
ADVANCED PLACEMENT RESULTS ACT AVERAGE COMPOSITE SCORES (Grades 10-12) White Plains High School 23.4 Advanced Placement Exams Taken 745 New York State 23.3
AP Papers Receiving a 3 or Better 519 National 21.0
SAT RESULTS
All 2010 Graduates Top 10% of Class Top 20% of Class Mean Critical Reading 504 628 598 Mean Mathematics 514 663 618 Mean Writing 400 631 605
It is an established practice to encourage all students, regardless of program affiliation, to take the SAT. Thus, the population tested was broad-based and non-selective.
FUTURE PLANS
Total Graduating Students 501 Students Pursuing Further Education 84%
SCHOOL HIGHLIGHTS
Academic Eligibility Program for Athletes Fully staged theatrical & musical productions After-School Program Independent Study Opportunities Alternative Programs: Community School, Regional International Studies and Foreign Exchange Programs Alternative High School, School-Based Adolescent Jazz Band, Honors String and Vocal Ensembles Parenting Program Law Career Program Award-winning Literary Magazine, School Newspaper & Learning Strategies Program Yearbook Model U.N. BOCES Occupational Education Programs National Honor Societies - National, Art, German, Latin Career Pathways Program Nationally ranked Academic Challenge Team Chapter of S.A.D.D. NYS Business & Marketing Honor Society Collaborations with Businesses, Colleges, Universities Manhattanville/Centro Hispano Outreach Program College and Career Center Pre-Engineering Career Certificate Program College Credit offered through SUNY Albany (Science Re- SAIL Program (Strategies for Adult Independent Living) search Program) , Syracuse University (Syracuse University Science Research Program Project Advance) , and SUNY WCC (ACE). STARS (Students Targeted Academically and Ready for Community Service Program Success) Culinary Arts Program Virtual Learning Opportunities Emerging Scholars Program White Plains Hospital Nurse Apprentice Program WHITE PLAINS HIGH SCHOOL
White Plains is a thriving suburban city with an economically and racially diverse population of close to 50,000, located about 25 miles northeast of New York City. White Plains High School offers unique educational opportunities, highly qualified staff, and extensive facilities and is located on a beautiful 75-acre campus. The honors and awards achieved by students, faculty, teams, and groups are a tribute to the quality of the school’s academic programs and the caliber of its teaching staff. In fact, the US Depart- ment of Education recognized the high school as a “School of Excellence” and White Plains has been designated as one of the “Top 100 Communities for Music Education” in the United States.
A wide array of learning opportunities - over 300 courses - includes Honors and Advanced Placement courses in all academic sub- jects, noteworthy electives, and excellent business and technology courses. Extracurricular opportunities abound and students can become involved in more than 50 clubs, award-winning literary publications, performing arts groups, and over 50 athletic teams.
In order to best serve approximately 2,000 ninth through twelfth grade students, the high school is divided into a North and South House configuration. Upon admission, a student is assigned to a particular house, a house administrator, and a guidance counselor, who remain constant throughout the student’s matriculation at the high school.
Our facilities include a state-of-the-art media center, science wing and a food court style cafeteria. The high school houses an audi- torium and little theatre, computer classrooms, a fully equipped television studio, a photo lab with darkroom, extensive technology and training centers, two gyms and a fitness center, 12 athletic fields including an artificial turf stadium with an eight-lane track, 11 tennis courts, a Project Adventure ropes course, and an indoor swimming and diving facility.
STUDENTS IN THE CLASS OF 2010 PLANNED TO ATTEND… Adelphi University Hartwick College New York Institute of Syracuse University Alfred State College Herkimer County Community Technology Worldwide Temple University American International College College New York University The George Washington American University High Point University Northwestern University University Barnard College Hobart and William Smith Nyack College Trinity Bates College Colleges Pace University Tufts University Berkeley College of White Hofstra University Pennsylvania State University - University of Bridgeport Plains Howard University University Park University of Connecticut Berklee College of Music Hudson Valley Community Quinnipiac University University of Delaware Boston University College Rensselaer Polytechnic University of Hartford Champlain College Indiana University Institute University of Maryland, College of Staten Island at Bloomington Roger Williams University College Park College of New Rochelle Iona College Roosevelt University University of Maryland, Columbia University Jamestown Community Rutgers, State University Eastern Shore Concordia College College of New Jersey - New University of Massachusetts - Cornell University Johnson & Wales University Brunswick Amherst CUNY– Baruch, Borough of La Salle University Saint John’s University University of Michigan Manhattan, Bronx, City, Laboratory Institute of Saint Joseph’s University University of New Hampshire John Jay, Hostos, Hunter, Merchandising Saint Thomas Aquinas College University of Notre Dame Lehman, Macaulay Honors, Lehigh University Saint Olaf College University of Pennsylvania Medgar Evers, Queens, Lincoln University School of Visual Arts University of Rhode Island Sophie Davis School of Long Island University Siena College University of St. Andrews Biomedical Education, Macalester College Skidmore College Vassar College Technology Manhattanville College Southwestern Christian College Virginia State University Dartmouth College Marist College Stanford University Washington and Lee University Duke University Marymount College Suffolk University Washington University Emory University Massachusetts College SUNY- Albany, Binghamton, in St. Louis Endicott College of Liberal Arts Brockport, Buffalo, Coble- West Chester University of Fairfield University Mercy College skill, Cortland, Delhi, Farm- Pennsylvania Five Towns College Monroe College ingdale, Geneseo, Herkimer, Yale University Florida A&M University Morehouse College Maritime, New Paltz, One- Fordham University Morrisville State College onta, Oswego, Potsdam, Franklin and Marshall College Neumann University Purchase, Stony Brook, Sul- Genesee Community College New York City College of livan County, Westchester Hampton University Technology Swarthmore College