Minnetonka High School MINNETONKA HIGH SCHOOL • 2019-20 PROFILE Class of 2019 College Enrollment and Number Attending 18301 West Highway 7 l Minnetonka, MN l 55345 l (952) 401-5700 Note: The number of students attending is one unless noted in parenthesis. Fax: (952) 401-5814 l www.minnetonkaschools.org/mhs l School Code: 240-780

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(101) Gustavus Adolphus College (14) Pomona College Univ. of Missouri Columbia (6) Princeton Univ. (2) Univ. of Montana, Missoula Univ. of Minnesota, Duluth (14) Purdue Univ. (3) Univ. of Nebraska at Lincoln (20) Purdue Univ. Fort Wayne Univ. of New Hampshire at University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire (14) Ridgewater College - Hutchinson Durham Campus Univ. of North Carolina at MINNETONKA HIGH SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT Rochester Institute of Technology Charlotte Dr. Dennis Peterson Roger Williams Univ. Univ. of North Dakota (5) Alexandria Technical and Grand Canyon Univ. (5) Rose-Hulman Institute of Univ. of Notre Dame Community College Gustavus Adolphus College (14) Recognized Among the PRINCIPAL American Univ. Hamline Univ. (5) Technology Univ. of Oregon (2) Saint John’s Univ. (2) Univ. of Pennsylvania Top High Schools in America by Jeffrey Erickson Arizona State Univ. (8) Harvard College Saint Mary’s Univ. of Minnesota Univ. of Puget Sound Auburn Univ. Hennepin Technical College - (3) Univ. of San Diego U.S. News & World Report Augsburg Univ. (4) Eden Prairie (2) and Niche.com ACCREDITATION Augustana Univ. (South Dakota High Point Univ. Salve Regina Univ. Univ. of Austin Peay State Univ. Highland Community College San Diego Miramar College Sioux Falls North Central Association of Colleges San Diego State Univ. (2) Univ. of South Dakota Enrollment: 3,401 (grades 9-12) and Secondary Schools, Aveda Institute Minneapolis Hope College Santa Barbara City College Univ. of South Florida, Tampa Baylor Univ. IDC Herzliya- Raphael Recanati Santa Fe College Univ. of Southern California (3) Size of Senior Class: 808 Authorized International Baccalaureate Bemidji State Univ. (4) International School School year: Two semesters Bethel Univ.-MN (7) Indian Hills Community College Santa Monica College Univ. of St. Thomas - St. Paul (24) Diploma Programme High School Seattle Univ. (2) Univ. of Texas, Austin School day: Six 56-minute periods Boston College (2) Indiana Univ. at Bloomington (4) Simmons Univ. Univ. of Texas, Dallas Brigham Young Univ. (3) Instituto Tecnologico de Buenos South Dakota State Univ. Univ. of Utah (3) Brown Univ. Aires Southern Connecticut State Univ. Univ. of Vermont SCHOOL AND COLLEGE COUNSELORS Butler Univ. (4) Inver Hills Community College Southern Methodist Univ. (3) Univ. of Victoria Iowa Central Community Brad Burnham (A-Bur) (952) 401-5816 St. Catherine Univ. - St. Paul Univ. of Virginia Minnetonka High School (MHS) is a high-performing school Carthage College College (5) St. Cloud State Univ. (3) Univ. of Washington [email protected] Chapman Univ. Iowa State Univ. (23) St. Olaf College (7) Univ. of Wisconsin, Eau Claire serving students in grades 9 through 12. Located in a Citadel, The Military College of Iowa Western Community Stanford Univ. (14) Jennifer Stout (Bus-Em) (952) 401-5818 South Carolina College suburban, one-high-school community, MHS is the flagship [email protected] Syracuse Univ. Univ. of Wisconsin, La Crosse (4) of the Minnetonka School District, recognized as a district of Colgate Univ. Johns Hopkins Univ. Texas Christian Univ. (3) Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison (35) College of Charleston Lake Region State College excellence by the United States Department of Education. Theresa Exenberger (En-Han) (952) 401-5824 College of Saint Benedict (8) Tulane Univ. Univ. of Wisconsin, Milwaukee [email protected] College of St. Scholastica Lawrence Univ. United States Coast Guard (4) College of the Holy Cross (2) Lewis & Clark College Academy (2) Univ. of Wisconsin, Platteville The Class of 2019 posted incredible academic achievements: Conor Maher (Hao-Ka) (952) 401-5819 Colorado State Univ. (5) Lindenwood Univ. Universal Technical Institute Univ. of Wisconsin, River Falls [email protected] Columbia Univ. Loyola Univ. Chicago (4) Univ. College Twente (3) Concordia College - Moorhead Luther College- Decorah (2) Univ. of Advancing Technology Univ. of Wisconsin, Stevens Point Stephanie McClendon (Kb-Mag) (952) 401-5821 (2) Lynn Univ. Univ. of Alabama Univ. of Wisconsin, Stout (7) [email protected] Concordia Univ. - Montreal (2) Univ. of Arizona (3) Valparaiso Univ. Univ. of British Columbia Vassar College 27.7 59 24 Christina Taylor (Mah-Ol) (952) 401-5813 Concordia Univ. at St. Paul (5) Marquette Univ. named Univ. of California, Berkeley Villanova Univ. (2) Students graduated [email protected] Cornell Univ. (2) Marshalltown Community Univ. of California, Los Angeles Virginia Tech ACT composite National Merit Creighton Univ. (2) College average with IB Diploma Crown College McGill Univ. (2) (2) Washington Univ. in St. Louis finalists Amanda Wavrin (Om-Sam) (952) 401-5817 Curry College Miami Dade College Univ. of Central Florida (2) Weber State Univ. [email protected] Dakota State Univ. Miami Univ., Oxford (4) Univ. of Chicago William Jewell College DePaul Univ. (3) Michigan State Univ. Univ. of Cincinnati Wilmington Univ. Kendra Olson (San-Tam) (952) 401-5823 Des Moines Area Community Michigan Technological Univ. (4) Univ. of Colorado at Boulder (5) Winona State Univ. (6) FACULTY [email protected] College Minneapolis College of Art and Minnetonka is proud to have 37 National Board Certified Dordt Univ. Design (2) David Bierly (TanZ) (952) 401-5820 Drake Univ. (5) Minneapolis Community and Teachers on staff. Among District faculty members, 73% hold [email protected] Dunwoody College of Tech College (2) % % a master’s degree or higher and 47% have 10 or more years of Laura Herbst, Advanced Learning Coord. (952) 401-5897 Technology (5) Minnesota State Univ., Mankato % 76 teaching experience in Minnetonka Public Schools. Elmhurst College (6) 98 10 [email protected] attending four-year of seniors attending Elon Univ. Minnesota State Univ., Moorhead colleges and two-year Phil Trout, College Counselor (952) 401-5746 graduated Our College Counselor, Phil Trout, Emory Univ. Montana State Univ., Bozeman universities colleges Florida Gulf Coast Univ. (8) served as the NACAC President [email protected] Fordham Univ. (2) Moody Bible Institute in 2015-16.

Attending Minnesota colleges & universities: 37% . Attending out-of-state colleges & universities: 49% . Military enlistments: 3 INNOVATE. INSPIRE. EXCEL. *661 graduates out of 776 have reported their post-secondary plans. Updated 11/2019 TESTING PROFILE ACADEMIC PROGRAM SIGNATURE PROGRAMS GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS ACT: MID-50 PERCENTILE SCORES CLASS OF 2019 Our curriculum incudes courses in art, business, computer MHS students must earn 22.5 total credits. science, health, international studies, language arts, math, Number of students tested: 708 music, physical education, science, social studies, technology English 4.0 Health 0.5 ACT Middle 50%-ile Mean and world languages (Spanish, French, German, Chinese and Social Studies 3.5 Physical Education 1.0*** English 22-32 27.6 American Sign Language). With the state’s largest Language Immersion program, Math 3.0* Arts 1.0 Science 3.0** Electives 6.5 Math 23-30 26.7 Minnetonka is uniquely prepared to support the goals of Chinese and Spanish Immersion students. * Students must complete a Higher Algebra credit or its equivalent as part of the 3.0 requirement Reading 23-33 28.6 HONORS COURSES ** One credit must be earned in biology and one credit must be earned in chemistry or physics. www.minnetonkaschools.org/mhs-immersion *** Students with 24 credits or more may utilize a waiver to fulfill the part B .50 credit of Physical Science Reasoning 24-30 27.6 • American Studies • French II, III Education. Composite 23-31 27.7 • Bible as Lit & Philosophy • Geometry • Chemistry • Higher Algebra • Chinese Humanities • Hispanic Humanities TRANSCRIPT NOTATIONS SAT: MID-50 PERCENTILE SCORES CLASS OF 2019 • English 9 • Integrated Physical Science VANTAGE is a year-long,interdisciplinary program for juniors • English 9 Communications • Precalculus Course Notations H: Honors Number of students tested: 93 AP: Advanced Placement IB: International Baccalaureate • English 10 • Spanish II, III, IV and seniors. Students undertake rigorous coursework and professional projects for Twin Cities organizations. Study C: Compass IM: Language Immersion SAT Reasoning Middle 50%-ile Mean • English 12 Literature EL: English as Second Language LC: Learning Center Evidence Based Reading areas include Business Analytics, Design + Marketing, 610-750 674 G: General TO: Tonka Online & Writing Digital Journalism, Global Business, Global Sustainability, Grade Notations Math 630-770 686 Health Sciences and User Experience (UX) Design. ADVANCED PLACEMENT (AP) COURSES (28 TOTAL) A–F: (see scale below) P: Used in Pass/Fail Courses www.minnetonkaschools.org/vantage Total 1250-1510 1360 • Biology • Literature & Composition I: Incomplete T: Tested Out • Calculus - AB and BC • Macroeconomics NG: No Grade NC: No Credit Awarded • Chemistry • Microeconomics TONKAONLINE NATIONAL MERIT RECOGNITION • Chinese Language & Culture • Music Theory • Comparative Government • Physics–1 Tonka Online gives students additional access to coursework WEIGHTED GRADE POINT AVERAGE (GPA) Class of: 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 • Computer Science A • Physics C-Mech & C-E&M to meet their unique academic needs. Courses are taught GPA is based on marks earned in grades 9–12. All courses for Semifinalists 31 26 17 17 9 • Computer Science Principles • Psychology by Minnetonka staff who use familiar technology tools to • Environmental Science • Research which the student receives a grade A-F are included in the deliver curriculum. Tonka Online has full program approval Commended Students 23 27 31 36 18 • History: European • Seminar GPA. Pass grades are not included in the GPA, but do count • History: United States • Spanish V Language & Culture from the NCAA and the Minnesota Dept. of Education. for graduation credit (a maximum of one credit per year may • History: World • Statistics www.minnetonkaschools.org/tonkaonline be taken with the pass/fail grade option). AP RECOGNITION (BASED ON MAY 2019 TESTING) • Human Geography • Studio Art Students who take Advanced Placement (AP), International • Language & Composition • U.S. Govt & Politics Baccalaureate (IB), Scientific Research I and II, multivariable Last year at MHS, 1,475 students took 2,595 exams; • 83% of scores were 3 or higher. calculus and differential equations courses receive additional weighting in GPA calculations. Students are required to INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE (IB) COURSES (34 TOTAL) Class of: 2020* 2019 2018 Minnetonka High School is certified by Project Lead the successfully complete the AP, IB or end-of-course exam to receive an additional 1.0 in GPA calculations (i.e., A = 5.0). AP Scholars 80 69 100 • Biology SL, HL • Math Studies SL Way, a pre-engineering program that exposes students to • Business Mgt SL, HL • Mathematics SL, HL industry-standard technology and real-world applications. GPA is calculated on a 4.0 point scale: AP Scholars with Honor 55 59 47 • Chinese (Mandarin) SL, HL • Music SL Last year, 87% of students passed the end-of-course exam. A = 4.0 A- = 3.7 B+ = 3.3 • Chinese Language and • Physics SL AP Scholars with Distinction 64 85 95 www.minnetonkaschools.org/pltw B = 3.0 B- = 2.7 C+ = 2.3 Literature SL • Psychology SL C = 2.0 C- = 1.7 D+ = 1.3 National AP Scholars 24 45 49 • Computer Science SL, HL • Spanish SL, HL D = 1.0 D- = 0.7 F = 0 • French SL, HL • Spanish Global Politics SL *Chart is through junior year for Class of 2020. • German SL, HL • Spanish Language and GPA DISTRIBUTION • History HL Literature SL, HL Students at MHS do not receive an individual class rank. INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE PROGRAMME • Language & Literature SL • Sports, Exercise & Health Minnetonka Research provides highly motivated • Literature HL Science SL students in grades 10-12 the opportunity to pursue The calculation of cumulative grade point average includes Students enroll in IB courses during grades 11 and 12 or • Theory of Knowledge additional weighting for AP and IB courses. • Literature & Performance SL authentic research driven by their own questions pursue an IB/IB Bilingual Diploma. The IB Diploma Programme • Further Mathematics HL • Visual Art SL, HL requires students to complete rigorous coursework, pass • Math Analysis & Approaches SL and interests. Students are guided by mentors, Class of 2020 Sixth Semester GPA Distribution exams in six areas, complete the Theory of Knowledge course, instructors, and leaders from academia and industry. 808 Students; Median GPA: 3.449 participate in activities outside of class in Creativity, Activity www.minnetonkaschools.org/research 150 and Service (CAS) and write an Extended Essay (or thesis) of COURSE CATALOG up to 4,000 words. For a complete list of course offerings, descriptions and OTHER PROGRAM OPTIONS 122 prerequisites, visit www.minnetonkaschools.org/skipperlog. 120 IB EXAM RESULTS – 2019 PSEO (Post Secondary Enrollment Option), UMTYMP ( Talented Youth Mathematics Program), Compass Last year at MHS, 667 students took 1,372 IB exams; 97 94 86% of scores were 4 or higher out of a possible 7. NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY (Alternative Learning Center), Southwest Metro Technical 92 90 82 Students enrolled in IB Diploma IB Diploma National Honor Society—Students maintaining a Education School Year IB Courses Candidates Graduates 3.5 GPA and providing outstanding leadership and service may be elected to National Honor Society. 64 64 2019-20 695 50 TBD 59 60 2018-19 677 69 59 It is the practice of Minnetonka High 38 2017-18 751 79 65 School not to report a student’s disciplinary 28 30 23 24 2016-17 715 24 23 record to colleges and universities.

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