Glenbard South School Profile
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Glenbard SOUTH GLENBARD TOWNSHIP HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT 87 DISTRICT AND COMMUNITY GLENBARD SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL Glenbard Township High School District 87 is the third largest high school district in Illinois. Glenbard District 87 encompasses 45 square miles within 23W200 Butterfield Road DuPage County, a suburban area approximately 25 miles west of Chicago. The Glen Ellyn, IL 60137 communities of Glen Ellyn, Carol Stream, Glendale Heights and Lombard lie (630) 469-6500 ph within the district’s boundaries, along with portions of Bloomingdale, Hanover (630) 469-6572 fax Park, Addison, Downers Grove, Wheaton and unincorporated areas. www.glenbardsouthhs.org Glenbard District 87’s four comprehensive high schools serve students in CEEB Code: 142073 grades 9-12. These schools are: Glenbard East in Lombard, Glenbard North in Carol Stream, Glenbard South in Glen Ellyn and Glenbard West in Glen Ellyn. PRINCIPAL Of Glenbard District 87’s 8,029 students, 32% come from low-income families. The demographic makeup is: white 48.3%, Black 7.1%, Hispanic 25%, Asian 16.2%, Jessica Santee (630) 942-6600 American Indian 0.3% and two or more races 3%. Source: 2019-20 Illinois Report Card [email protected] GLENBARD SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL COUNSELORS Of Glenbard South’s 1,149 students, 26% come from low-income families. Gloria Chapa-Resendez - Department Chair Demographic makeup: white 60.7%, Black 8.4%, Hispanic 15%, (630) 942-6641 Asian 12.4%, American Indian 0.1%, Pacific Islander 0.1% [email protected] and two or more races 3.4%. Source: 2019-20 Illinois Report Card Glenbard South is fully accredited by the Jacqueline Cauley 4% (630) 942-6644 Illinois State Board of Education. 12% Multiracial [email protected] Asian Ashley Douglas 15% Hispanic (630) 942-6605 [email protected] 8% Jamie Frodyma 61% Black (630) 942-6693 White [email protected] Jennifer Pacheco (630) 942-6676 [email protected] Where Excellence is Tradition Glenbard SOUTH GLENBARD TOWNSHIP HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT 87 CLASS OF 2021 COLLEGE ATTENDANCE CURRICULUM 2021 ADVANCED Aurora University Glenbard South provides a comprehensive high PLACEMENT school curriculum, with a wide variety of fine arts Ball State University and career / technical education course offerings. 382 Baylor University • 8-period day, with required lunch Total 2020-2021 Candidates Belmont University • Schedule allows for students to take up to 7 academic courses 747 Benedictine University • Physical education is required and included Number of AP exams taken Bowling Green State University in GPA Butler University 56% 2021 AP exam grades of 3 or higher Calvin University AP AND HONORS COURSES Carthage College AP City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College Biology English Language & Music Theory Calculus AB Composition Physics C College of DuPage Calculus BC English Literature & Psychology Composition Chemistry Spanish Language European History Colorado State University-Fort Collins Computer Science Statistics Environmental Science Computer Science & U.S. Government & Politics Concordia University-Wisconsin Human Geography Principles U.S. History DePaul University HONORS AP ENROLLMENT DePauw University Algebra 2 Geometry w/ Trigonometry Multivariable Glenbard South supports Dominican University Biology Calculus an open access policy for Chemistry Physics AP courses. For the Class East Central University English 1 Pre-Calculus of 2021: English 2 Spanish 3 • 198 of the 263 seniors Eastern Florida State College French 3 Spanish 4 in the class of 2021 French 4 World History (75%) took at least 1 Eastern Michigan University AP course during high school. Elmhurst University Florida Southern College TECHNOLOGY CENTER OF DUPAGE (TCD) Grand Canyon University Technology Center of DuPage is a Career Technical Education (CTE) campus for Heartland Community College 24 high schools in DuPage County, IL. TCD offers a roster of intermediate-level elective career programs for juniors and seniors. Students enroll in one program Highland Community College at TCD and spend that year in hands-on occupational skill development, workplace skill development, and academic application. TCD courses are granted 1.5 credits Illinois State University per semester. Approximately 280 students from Glenbard District 87 attend TCD and participate in one of the following programs: Illinois Wesleyan University Auto Body Repair and Fire Science/Emergency Nursing Assistant Refinishing Medical Technician Training Program Indiana State University Automotive Technology Healthcare Foundations Professional Cooking, Baking & Service Indiana University-Bloomington Computer Information Heating, Ventilation, Systems & Game Design AC & Refrigeration Residential Wiring Iowa State University Construction Trades Medical Terminology and Robotics and Automation Cosmetology Healthcare Careers Technology Jacksonville University Criminal Justice Multimedia and Welding Technology Television Production Early Childhood Kent State University Education and Care GLENBARD TOWNSHIP HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT 87 Glenbard SOUTH GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS Knox College COURSE SEMESTERS CREDITS Lake Forest College English 7 semesters 3.5 Lincoln University Loyola University Chicago Math (including Algebra & Geometry) 6 semesters 3.0 Marquette University Science 6 semesters 3.0 Marymount Manhattan College Social Studies (including 1.0 6 semesters 3.0 US History and .5 US Government) Miami University-Oxford Speech 1 semester .5 Michigan State University Cultural Arts 1 semester .5 Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design Applied Arts 1 semester .5 Moody Bible Institute North Central College Consumer Education 1 semester .5 Northern Illinois University Physical Education (including 8 semesters 4.0 .5 Health and .5 Driver Education) Northern Michigan University Additional Electives 9 semesters 4.5 Northwestern University Total number of credits required to graduate = 23.0 Olivet Nazarene University Paul Mitchell the School Purdue University-Main Campus GRADING AND RANKING PROCEDURES Reed College Grades are assigned a different point value LETTER in regular and Honors / Advanced Placement GRADE % Rice University EQUIVALENT courses. Advanced Placement and Honors Saint Ambrose University grades are weighted one grade point in 5 A 90-100 GPA computation. 4 B 80-89 Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Honors and Advanced Placement 3 C 70-79 courses (weighted): 2 D 60-69 Taylor University • A = 6, B = 5, C = 4, D = 2, F = 1 1 F Below 60 The University of Alabama All other courses (unweighted): The University of Arizona *Beginning with the 2021-22 school year, Ds in AP and honors classes will be weighted. • A = 5, B = 4, C = 3, D = 2, F = 1 The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Weighted and unweighted grade point averages are calculated for each student Trinity International University-Illinois every semester. All courses are included in these averages except for pass/fail and audit courses. Tulane University of Louisiana All courses are included in these averages, except for pass/fail and audit courses. For the class of 2022, the highest student GPA after junior year (6th semester) was: United States Military Academy • weighted: 5.7 University of Colorado Colorado Springs • unweighted: 5.0 University of Florida Effective fall 2014, Glenbard Township High School District 87 will no longer report individual class rank. University of Illinois at Chicago Glenbard SOUTH GLENBARD TOWNSHIP HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT 87 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign TEST SCORE INFORMATION University of Iowa SAT READING & WRITING MATH TOTAL % TESTED University of Kentucky 2021 527 531 1,058 99% University of Maryland 2020 536 534 1,070 99% Note: Starting in 2017, the SAT exam became the official standardized test for the state of Illinois. University of Miami ADVANCED PLACEMENT 2021 2020 2019 University of Michigan-Ann Arbor # Candidates 382 364 383 # Examinations 747 649 733 University of Minnesota-Twin Cities % grades 3 or higher 56% 68% 63% University of Missouri-Columbia University of Northern Iowa NATIONAL MERIT 2021 2020 2019 Commended 4 4 2 University of Wisconsin-Madison Semi-finalists 0 1 1 University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Finalists 0 1 1 University of Wisconsin-Whitewater CLASS OF 2021 POST HIGH SCHOOL PLANS SURVEY Valparaiso University 2-YEAR COLLEGE 4-YEAR COLLEGE OTHER RESPONDENTS Washington State University 123 127 9 259 Washington University in St Louis Western Washington University 3% Xavier University 2-YEAR COLLEGE 4-YEAR COLLEGE OTHER* 49.5% 47.5% Source: Naviance graduation survey. Only reflects data from respondents. * Other includes Military, Employment, Career Ed, Year off and Other. EXTRACURRICULAR OPPORTUNITIES Glenbard South High School offers a wide variety of extracurricular activities, including interscholastic athletics, student government, publications, clubs and service organizations. A student must be carrying a normal class schedule and maintain a record of good school citizenship. .