41 Lebanon Street, Hanover, New Hampshire, 03755 PROFILEHanover High School 603 643 3431 • www.hanoverhigh.org

Justin Campbell HANOVER HIGH SCHOOL AT A GLANCE Principal [email protected]

Julie Stevenson A MEMBER OF ASSOCIATION Dean of Students FOR COLLEGE ADMISSION COUNSELING [email protected] FOUNDED IN Andrea Johnstone 1888 Director of School Counseling [email protected]

Stacey Smith Registrar [email protected] NEASCACCREDITED BY THE NEW ENGLAND ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES SCHOOL COUNSELORS

Tom Eberhardt [email protected] Laurie Harrington CLASS OF 2019 ENROLLMENT [email protected] 18% Wendy Kares [email protected] 176 Elizabeth Keene [email protected] Devon Voake SERVES THE BI-STATE 71% [email protected] DRESDEN SCHOOL DISTRICT, WHICH INCLUDES THE TOWNS OF HANOVER, OUR PHILOSOPHY AND GOVERNANCE NEW HAMPSHIRE AND OF THE 92 PROFESSIONAL STAFF NORWICH, . AT HANOVER HIGH SCHOOL, Hanover High School is a democratic school, 71% HOLD A MASTER’S DEGREE, in both philosophy and structure—a laboratory for AND 18% HOLD A MASTER’S teaching democratic values. Students are DEGREE + 60 CREDITS OR A DOCTORATE. expected to use their voices, and their votes, to shape their immediate and global communities. On the school Council, students, teachers, administrators, and community members discuss and debate real policies and practices. Graduates STUDENTS have experienced a strong sense of political empowerment, coupled with the important respon- 750 sibility to care for the needs of others. The school achieves the real heart of the democratic process: respect and trust.

THE HANOVER AREA IS THE HOME OF , DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER, HYPERTHERM AND A NUMBER OF OTHER 96% SMALL HIGH-TECH FIRMS. THERE ARE MANY OPPORTUNITIES FOR CULTURAL AND OF THE CLASS OF 2018 ARE NOW INTELLECTUAL ENRICHMENT. ATTENDING OR ARE SCHEDULED TO ATTEND FOUR-YEAR COLLEGES (7% ATTENDING OUTSIDE OF U.S) 41 Lebanon Street, Hanover, New Hampshire, 03755 PROFILEHanover High School 603 643 3431 • www.hanoverhigh.org

OUR MISSION GRADING

Hanover High School is an active learning community A B C D NC INC P that provides broad 90-100; 4.0 80-89; 3.0 70-79; 2.0 60-69; 1.0 NO CREDIT, INCOMPLETE, 0 PASSING, 0 CALCULATED NOT CALCULATED NOT CALCULATED academic and curricular IN GPA IN GPA IN GPA programs. We engage The Grade Point Average (GPA), which is based on a All academic departments offer courses beyond students’ minds, hearts, 4.0 scale, is calculated using unweighted grades. the traditional secondary school level, which is why we do not offer the College Board’s Advanced and voices so that they *Rank in class—School district policy states that stu- Placement Program. dents are not numerically ranked. become educated, caring,

and responsible adults. GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS

All students are given the The Dresden School District requires 20 units of credit for graduation.

opportunity and encourage- Required Subjects Credits ment to use their: English 4 Mathematics 4 (including or exceeding Algebra I) Physical Sciences 1 • Minds to pursue Biological Sciences 1 excellence, academic Social Studies 3 (including US history) Physical Education 1 challenges, and Health .5 personal success Fine/Practical Arts 1 (.5 must be fine arts) Computer Education .5 Open Electives 4 • Hearts to respect and

care for the emotional and SPECIAL COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

physical well being of Honors Courses: These classes have requirements Extended Learning Opportunities : Students who have significantly beyond the scope of the usual college pre- strong interests may develop academic credit-earning themselves and others, and paratory work. They are designated (H) on transcripts. experiences through independent study, senior challenge, Hanover High School offers Honors classes at every internships, work/study, or volunteer service courses. for the environment grade level in mathematics, science, world languages, and in the junior and senior year of English. Dartmouth College Courses: Exceptional students (20-30 per year) who have successfully completed Career and Technology Courses: Juniors and se- all the advanced coursework in a given field at HHS • Voices to contribute niors may take a wide variety of vocational, technical, may enroll in Dartmouth College courses if scheduling and business courses at the Hartford (VT) Area Career allows. These courses are so designated on student to the democratic process and Technology Center. transcripts.

and the common good. Senior Bridges: Seniors may undertake an March Intensive: Students are required to participate independent, interdisciplinary learning project, which in a four day mini-term of diverse course offerings culminates in a public presentation. taught by staff and community members that provides opportunities for in-depth study without grade pres- sure. Participation is graded as follows: SP= Successful Participation; NP=Non participation (excused); UP=Unsuccessful Participation. 41 Lebanon Street, Hanover, New Hampshire, 03755 PROFILEHanover High School 603 643 3431 • www.hanoverhigh.org

RESULTS HANOVER HIGH SCHOOL AT A GLANCE (MEAN SCORES)

“At Hanover High, I learned how to

responsibly balance my time between

class, homework, sports, friends,

and family. This time-management taught me how to balance my life as a 654 527 645 531 college student with a successful HANOVER HIGH SCHOOL STATE OF N.H. HANOVER HIGH SCHOOL STATE OF N.H.

academic career AND a vibrant 2018 SAT CRITICAL READING 2018 SAT MATH social life.”

ACT (2018) SAT II SCORES (2018)

“Hanover High School’s diverse course HHS State of N.H. Literature English 30.7 24 Students 27 offerings and numerous extracurricular Math 28 24.4 Mean 652 Reading 30.5 25.1 activities allow students to explore Science 27.5 24.1 Math Level II Composite 29.3 24.5 Students 42 their own interests and develop skills Mean 728

in many fields. At Hanover High, I chose NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARSHIPS (2018) Biology-M Students 31 to participate in student government. Commended 15 Mean 697 Semifinalists 18 Through this activity I was able to Finalists 16 Chemistry Merit Scholarship Recipients 5 Students 28 discover my interest in politics. Hanover Mean 643

High encourages expression of opinion, CLASS OF 2019 UNWEIGHTED GPA and in turn listens to those opinions. Giving students a voice is a great way 3.92 TOP 10 PERCENT AND ABOVE to prepare them for a successful 3.83 TOP 20 PERCENT college career. Students who advocate AND ABOVE for themselves are the students 3.75 TOP 30 PERCENT AND ABOVE who get the most of higher education.” 3.67 TOP 40 PERCENT AND ABOVE 3.57 TOP 50 PERCENT AND ABOVE 3.43 TOP 60 PERCENT AND ABOVE 3.22 TOP 70 PERCENT AND ABOVE 41 Lebanon Street, Hanover, New Hampshire, 03755 PROFILEHanover High School 603 643 3431 • www.hanoverhigh.org

Matriculation list, class of 2018

American University 2 Auburn University 1 Barnard College 1 Bates College 3 Bath Spa University 1 Belmont University 1 Berklee College of Music 1 Boston College 1 Boston University 2 2 Bridgton Academy 1 4 California Institute of Technology 1 Canisius College 1 Carleton College 1 2 OF THE CLASS OF 2018 ARE NOW 1 ATTENDING OR ARE SCHEDULED TO Clarks Summit University 1 96% ATTEND FOUR-YEAR COLLEGES Clarkson University 1 Colby College 4 Colgate University 3 College of the Holy Cross 1 Concordia University - Montreal 1 Connecticut College 2 Curry College 1 Dartmouth College 4 Dickinson College 1 4 Trinity College 2 Duke University 1 Montana State University, Bozeman 1 Trinity College Dublin 1 Eckerd College 2 Montserrat College of Art 1 Tufts University 4 Elmira College 1 1 Tulane University 1 Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University — Northeastern University 3 Union College (New York) 5 Daytona Beach 1 Oberlin College of Arts and Sciences 1 United States Naval Academy 1 Emmanuel College 1 Plymouth State University 3 University of California, San Diego 2 Florida Institute of Technology 1 Pomona College 1 University of Colorado at Boulder 1 Fordham University 1 Princeton University 1 University of Denver 1 Goucher College 1 Queen’s University 2 University of New Hampshire at Durham 2 Hamilton College — NY 1 Reed College 1 University of Pennsylvania 1 Hobart and William Smith Colleges 1 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 2 University of Southern California 1 Hunter College of the CUNY 1 Rochester Institute of Technology 1 University of St Andrews 2 Iowa State University 1 Roger Williams University 1 University of the West of England 1 Jacksonville University 1 Seton Hall University 1 University of Toronto Undergraduate Only 1 Jacobs University 1 Simmons University 2 University of Utah 1 John Jay College of Criminal Justice of the CUNY 1 4 9 2 Southern Methodist University 1 Wake Forest University 1 Kenyon College 1 Springfield College 1 Warren Wilson College 2 Lindenwood University 1 St. Catherine University — St. Paul 1 Westminster College 1 Loyola University New Orleans 1 St. Lawrence University 2 Williams College 1 Macalester College 1 Texas A&M University 1 Worcester Polytechnic Institute 1 Marist College 1 The College of Wooster 1 Yale University 1 Massachusetts College of Art and Design 1 The George Washington University 2 McGill University 2 The Juilliard School 1 The New School — All Divisions 1 The University of Alabama 1 The University of Tampa 1 Towson University 1