Academic Profile 2016-2017
School Code: 110169
Office of College Counseling Kevin Bracher, Ph.D, Headmaster Jayme Geeslin, M.Ed. Whitefield Academy Nathan Stevens, M.Ed., Upper School Principal Director of College Counseling One Whitefield Drive Email: [email protected] Mableton, GA 30126 Phone: (678) 305-3038 www.whitefieldacademy.com Fax: (678) 305-3014
History & Location Grade Weighting Grading System Whitefield Academy opened its doors to On the transcript, AP and Honors classes 90 or above=A/4.0 77-79 = C+/2.7 students in grades sixth through twelfth in are weighted. AP course averages include five 87-89 = B+/3.7 73-76 = C/2.3 1997 in suburban Atlanta’s northwest region. bonus points and Honors courses include three 83-86 = B/3.3 70-72 = C-/2.0 Grades kindergarten through fifth were added bonus points. Students are not ranked by GPA. 80-82 = B-/3.0 in 2002 with the addition of PreK-4 in 2005. Advanced Academic Offerings Students are required to receive a grade of 70 or Current enrollment is 810 students. AP eligibility is based on grades, test scores, and higher for each semester to obtain course credit. Accreditations & Affiliations faculty recommendations. Students may take a • SAIS • GHSA maximum of one AP class in their sophomore Class of 2017 • SACS • GISA year, three AP classes in their junior year and Graduation Requirements • AAAIS • NACAC four AP classes in their senior year. English...... 4 Units • ACCIS • SACAC Advanced Placement (AP) Courses include Mathematics...... 4 Units • ACSI • NASSP Sciences...... 4 Units • Biology • Latin • College Board Foreign Language*...... 3 Units • Calculus AB • Physics C: Mechanics History...... 3 Units Community Service • Calculus BC • Spanish Language & Biblical and Christian Studies...... 2.5 Units Culture Upper School requirement: • Chemistry Fine Arts...... 1 Unit • Statistics 15 hours/year • Computer Science A Physical Education and Health...... 1 Unit • Studio Art: 2-D National Honor Society inductees: • English Language & Electives...... 2 Units 30 hours/year Composition Design, 3-D Design, Drawing Middle School requirement: • English Literature & *French, Latin, Spanish • US History 10 hours/year Composition • European History • World History SAT/ACT Range Student Clubs/Organizations • French Language & Class of 2014 - 2016 • Academic Team Culture SAT (1600 scale) —mid 50% 1060 - 1290 • Art Club Honors Courses include: SAT (2400 scale) —mid 50% 1610– 1960 • Band: Marching, Pep, and Jazz • Algebra I • English ACT Composite—mid 50% 22 – 28 • Boy Scouts • Algebra II • French IV • Chess Upper School at Whitefield • Chorus • Biology • Geometry • Calculus I • Latin IV • Whitefield Academy AP students • Community Service Committee scoring 3 or above: 84% • Ecuador Mission Team • Chemistry • Pre-Calculus • Conceptual Physics • Spanish IV Georgia AP scoring 3 or above: 57% • Honor Council Global AP scoring 3 or above: 61% • National Honor Society Academics • More than 20 varsity athletic teams with • Other national honor societies: Art, 100 percent of Whitefield Academy graduates four state championships and numerous French, Spanish, Thespian, Tri-M gain admission to 4-year colleges and regional championships • Orchestra universities. An average of $6.1 million in • Peer Tutoring, Peer Mentoring • Regional and state recognition for fine scholarships and grants has been earned by arts and athletics • Photography Club classes over the last three years. • Robotics • Whitefield students contribute more • Senior/Freshman Mentors Honor Roll than 6,000 hours of community service • SWAT - Athletic Training • Headmaster’s List—students with an each year • Student Council overall semester average of at least 94 • Whitefield WolfPack News • Principal’s List—students with an • Yearbook overall semester average of 90-93 SELECTED COLLEGES OFFERING ADMISSION TO WHITEFIELD ACADEMY GRADUATES
Adelphi University* Georgia College* Philadelphia University* University of Colorado* Agnes Scott College* Georgia Institute of Technology* Polytechnic Institute of New York University of Connecticut Alabama State University* Georgia Southern University* University University of Dallas* American University* Georgia State University* Presbyterian College* University of Dayton* Anderson University* Gettysburg College* Princeton University* University of Denver Andrew College* Goucher College Purdue University* University of Edinburgh Appalachian State University* Hamilton College Radford University* University of Florida* Arizona State University Hampden-Sydney College* Randolph-Macon College University of Georgia* Arkansas State University* Harvard University Reinhardt College* University of Illinois Auburn University* Haverford College* Rhodes College* University of Kansas Baylor University* High Point University* Rice University University of Kentucky Belmont University* Hillsdale College Rochester Institute of Technology University of Maryland* Bentley University* Hiram College (Ohio) Rollins College* University of Miami* Berklee College of Music Hope College* Rutgers University University of Michigan* Berry College* Howard University* Saint Andrew's University University of Mississippi* Biola University* Indiana University* Saint John’s University* University of Nevada-Las Vegas* Birmingham-Southern College* Jacksonville University* Samford University* University of North Carolina at Boston College* James Madison University* Santa Clara University Chapel Hill* Boston University Kennesaw State University* Savannah College of Art & Design* University of North Carolina at Butler University* The Kings College* Seton Hall University Charlotte* California Institute of Technology Lafayette College Shorter University* University of North Carolina at Campbell University* Liberty University* Skidmore College Greensboro* Carnegie Mellon University* Lipscomb University Smith College University of Oregon Case Western Reserve University Louisiana State University* Southern Methodist University* University of Pennsylvania Centre College Loyola Marymount University Southern Polytechnic State University of Puget Sound The Citadel* Loyola University (Maryland)* University* University of Rhode Island* Clemson University* Loyola University (New Orleans)* Spelman College* University of Richmond* Colgate University* Loyola University (Chicago)* Stanford University* University of Rochester* College of Charleston* Lynchburg College* State University of West Georgia* University of San Francisco College of William and Mary Marshall University* Stetson University* University of South Carolina* College of Wooster Marymount Manhattan College* Stevens Institute of Technology University of Southern California* Colorado College Massachusetts Institute of Swarthmore University University of Southern Mississippi* Colorado State University* Technology* Sweet Briar College University of Tennessee* Columbia University* Mercer University* Syracuse University University of Texas at Austin* Columbus State University* Miami of Ohio University* Taylor University* University of The South (Sewanee)* Converse College* Michigan State University* Temple University University of Vermont* Cornell University* Middle Tennessee State University* Tennessee State University* University of Virginia* Covenant College* Millsaps College* Texas A&M University* University of Wisconsin Dartmouth College* Mississippi State University* Texas Christian University* Valdosta State University* Davidson College* Morehouse College* Thiel College* Valparaiso University Dickinson College* New York University* Tulane University Vanderbilt University* Dillard University* North Carolina A&T State Union College (NY) Virginia Polytechnic State Drexel University* University* United States Air Force Academy* University* Duke University* North Carolina School of the Arts* United States Coast Guard Academy Wake Forest University* Eckerd College* North Carolina State University United States Military Academy (West Washington & Lee University* Elon University* North Georgia College & State Point)* Washington University (St. Louis) Emmanuel College* University* United States Naval Academy Western Carolina University* Emory University* North Greenville University* (Annapolis)* Wheaton College* Flagler College Northwestern University* University of Alabama* Whittier College Florida A&M University Occidental University University of Alabama at Wichita State University* Florida Institute of Technology Ohio State University* Birmingham* Wingate University* Florida Southern College* Ohio University University of Alaska Wofford College* Florida State University* Oregon State University University of Arizona Xavier University Fordham University Oxford College of Emory* University of California Berkeley Yale University* Furman University* Pace University (NYC) University of California Los Angeles Young Harris College* George Mason University* Pennsylvania State University University of Central Florida* George Washington University* Pepperdine University* University of Chicago* * Whitefield graduates enrolled MISSION STATEMENT Whitefield Academy, a Christ-centered college preparatory school, exists to bolster Christian families in rearing young people who go on to college and life with a passion for learning, for others ahead of self, and for the living and active Jesus.