2008-2009 175 South Mason Road • St. Louis, MO 63141 • 314-434-5141 • Fax 314-434-6193 • www.whitfieldschool.org Mark J. Anderson, President [email protected] Cynthia Crum Alverson, Director of Admission and College Counseling [email protected] Melanie S. Drake, Assistant Director of College Counseling [email protected] Nancy L. Sokolik, Director of Community Relations and College Counselor [email protected] School Code: 260783

Whitfield school: Founded in 1952, Whitfield School is an independent, coeducational college preparatory day school for grades six through twelve. Located on a 25–acre campus in west St. Louis County, Whitfield’s demanding academic program coupled with the support of a dedicated, world-class faculty prepares graduates for both the college experience and life beyond. With an average class size of 12 and a school size of 470, Whitfield is able to develop and maintain a community of families which values mutual respect and personal responsibility. Students are encouraged to take part in activities including visual and performing arts, 22 athletic teams, 20 clubs and organizations and community service.

STUDENT BODY: COLLEGE COUNSELING: Lower School (grades 6–8): 33% of total enrollment Admission officers are welcome to visit Whitfield beginning Upper School (grades 9–12): 67% of total enrollment at 8:15 a.m.; the last visit begins at 2:15 p.m. 17% students of color and international students Appointments should be arranged with College Counseling two weeks in advance. FACULTY: 65 full-time faculty, 31 with advanced degrees COLLEGE ADMISSION PACKET: STUDENT/TEACHER RATIO: 8:1 The College Counseling Office sends a packet to each Average class size: 12 admission office to which a student is applying. The packet includes the following pieces of information: a high SCHOOL CALENDAR: Whitfield’s academic calendar is school transcript, a secondary school report, a counselor’s divided into two semesters and courses are year-long. recommendation and this Whitfield School Profile. CLASS SCHEDULE: Whitfield uses a block scheduling Placement statistics, Class of 2008: system. Academic classes are 90 minutes long and full-credit 100% of the graduates admitted to four-year colleges classes meet three times a week for the whole year. and universities Technology: With a nationally recogized laptop program, 85% of the Class of 2008 enrolled at private colleges employing both Linux and Microsoft operating systems, Whitfield and universities students learn how and when to use technology to take their 88% of the Class of 2008 enrolled in out-of-state colleges learning to a new, more sophisticated level. 66% of the Class of 2008 enrolled in colleges outside Accreditations: the Midwest • Independent Schools Association of the Central States (ISACS) ADVANCED PLACEMENT CURRICULUM: • National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) APs are the most advanced courses available at Whitfield. Enrollment in Advanced Placement courses is by faculty High School ATHLETICS: recommendation. All students enrolled in AP courses take BoyS: Baseball, Basketball, Cross Country, *, *Ice Hockey the appropriate AP exams. (club team), Soccer, *Tennis, Track & Field, Wrestling. This school year, Whitfield is offering: Calculus AB; Chemistry; Girls: Basketball, **Cheerleading, Cross Country, French Language; Spanish Language; Dance/Pom Squad, , Lacrosse, Soccer, and Spanish Literature. Track & Field, . Students may prepare independently for the English Language *Girls have the opportunity to try out for the boys’ teams. and Composition, Physics B, United States History and **Boys have the opportunity to try out for the girls’ team. World History exams. ExtraCurricular Activities: AP classes are unweighted when calculating GPAs. Aeneid (electronic newspaper), Ambassador Program (new student orientation leaders and tour guides), Amnesty International, Athletics, Book Club, Cheerleading, Chess Club, Dance/Pom Squad, ECHO (environmental club), Green Scene (Pep Club), Historically Significant Film Society, Iliad (yearbook), International Thespian Society, Model UN, Odyssey (newspaper), Performing Arts, The Secret Voice (literary magazine), Social Justice Project, Student Council, Honor Council and Student Technology Club Sophomore, JUNIOR AND SENIOR SEMINARS: GRADE 12 Sophomore and Junior Seminars are weekly courses in which • Advanced Seminar in Literature and Composition students meet for college preparation work, including study and • Advanced Modern World History life skills, practice sessions for standardized tests, writing skills • Physics 12 improvement, health and college search planning. • Discrete Math or PreCalculus or Introduction to Calculus or AP Calculus AB or Multivariable Calculus Senior Seminar contains four components. Three segments, • Language College Preparation, Spring Quest and Senior Exhibition, • Senior Seminar are required for graduation; the fourth component, Senior • Senior Quest Independent Study, is an optional portion of the class. Fine Arts elective CURRICULUM AND GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS, Advanced English elective CLASS OF 2009: Advanced science elective Advanced social studies elective Whitfield’s academic goals are set at the highest (honors) Community Service (24 hours/year recommended) standard. Students have the opportunity to prepare for Advanced Placement exams (see previous page). Independent study in LANGUAGES OFFERED: language, mathematics and science is offered for the exceptional French, Latin and Spanish student who completes Whitfield’s curriculum early. GRADING, Transcripts and Test Scores: The current seniors are required to take four years each of In recognition of Whitfield’s philosophy of personalization and English, social studies, mathematics, science and language; small class size, Whitfield students are not ranked. one year each of physical education, fine arts, Sophomore Grades, including those for AP classes, are unweighted. Seminar, Junior Seminar and Senior Seminar. Courses with Whitfield's grading and curriculum reflect the rigor appropriate bullets are required for graduation. The President of the School for the challenge of college preparatory work. has the right to waive or alter any requirements. Sophomores are required to take biology and chemistry concurrently, the The GPA reflects all course work taken at Whitfield for juniors, chemistry and physics. grades 9–12. Whitfield reports GPAs to colleges and universities at the end of the sixth, seventh and eighth GRADE 9 high school semesters. • Changing Perspectives in Literature and Composition • Western Civilization A student’s GPA is based on a four-point system as follows: • Algebra or Geometry or Advanced Algebra A 4.0 C 2.0 • Biology 9 A- 3.67 C- 1.67 • Language B+ 3.33 D+ 1.33 • Fine Arts B 3.0 D 1.0 • Physical Education/Health B- 2.67 D- 0.67 Community Service (24 hours/year recommended) C+ 2.33 F 0.0 GRADE 10 • Issues of Power and Community in Literature and Composition There are 73 seniors in the Class of 2009. The highest • Twentieth Century World History GPA is 4.0; the range of GPAs for the middle 50% of the • Geometry or Advanced Algebra or Precalculus class of 2009 is 3.24-3.75. • Biology 10 Transcripts reflect semester grades. Seventh semester grades • Chemistry 10 are mailed in January, as soon as they are available. • Language • Sophomore Seminar Students arrange with the testing services to have scores sent Fine Arts directly to the colleges and universities. Whitfield does not Community Service (24 hours/year recommended) report any test scores on the transcript. GRADE 11 • American Studies Through Literature and Composition Class of 2009/Junior Grades (Two Semesters) • Topics in American History A A- B+ B B- C+ C C- D+ D D- F • Advanced Algebra or Precalculus or Introduction to Calculus or AP Calculus AB or AP Calculus BC English 25 35 37 23 7 13 3 • Chemistry 11 or Introduction to AP Chemistry • Physics 11 History 11 32 35 31 13 11 9 1 • Language Chemistry 17 41 32 33 10 9 1 • Junior Seminar Fine Arts Physics 39 25 27 37 5 6 2 1 1 Community Service (24 hours/year recommended) Mathematics 33 25 22 26 19 4 8 4 1 1

Language 46 33 22 27 19 7 7 6

These are the first and second semester junior year grades for the seniors graduating in June 2009. COLLEGE ACCEPTANCES, CLASSES OF 2004–2008

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