Interlake High School 2016-2017 480-069
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Interlake High School 2016-2017 480-069 Phone: (425) 456-7200 www.bsd405.org/interlake Fax: (425) 456-7215 Principal: Maria Frieboes-Gee THE SCHOOL Interlake High School is a comprehensive four-year public high school enrolling 1647 students in grades nine through twelve. The school opened in the fall of 1967 and graduated its first senior class in the spring of 1968. Interlake is accredited by the Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges and the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction. THE CURRICULUM Interlake High School’s academic program is organized around a seven period day. A minimum of 23.5 credits is required for graduation in the class of 2016. 0.5 credit=1 semester, 1.0 credit=1 year. 2016-2017 graduation requirements include 4.0 credits English; 3.0 credits mathematics; 2.0 credits lab science; 3.5 credits social studies; 2.0 credits physical education; 0.5 credit health; 1.0 credit career/technical education; 1.0 credit fine arts; 6.5 credits of electives. In addition, a minimum 2.00 cumulative GPA, a passing score on the Smarter Balanced high school ELA exam and the Smarter Balanced high school Math exam, and 40 hours of community service are required for graduation. Advanced Placement (AP) is an open-enrollment program. 2001-2002 was the first year Advanced Placement courses were offered at Interlake High School. In 2015-2016, 830 students sat for 1882 exams. Of the 1882 exams taken, 1472 received scores of 3, 4, or 5. (78% pass rate). Courses offered at Interlake prepare students for 20 different Advanced Placement exams. International Baccalaureate (IB) is an open-enrollment program. Courses offered at Interlake prepare students for 38 different IB assessments at Standard Level (SL) or Higher Level (HL). In the 2015-2016 school year, 204 students completed 691 IB assessments. 121 students completed the Extended Essay and Theory of Knowledge assessments. Of the 691 assessments taken, 657 scored 4, 5, 6, or 7 (95% pass rate). 110 students earned the IB Diploma in May 2016. High School Gifted Program – The Bellevue School District offers a one-of-a-kind Gifted High School Program (GHSP) at Interlake High School for students placing in the 98th percentile in measures of cognitive ability and performance. As a cohort, these students undertake rigorous and skills-appropriate core subjects that challenge them to explore topics deeply in a world context. The students complete the IB Diploma Program in grades 10 and 11, leaving senior year for college level courses taught at IHS and an internship. While rigorous, the program is designed to encourage participation in normal high school electives, sports, clubs and other activities. The goal is to give students a full, age-appropriate experience while helping them to achieve social, physical, and emotional balance and health. Running Start - This Washington State program allows high school juniors and seniors to enroll in college classes that earn both high school and college credit. Interlake High School students most commonly attend Bellevue College. GRADING SYSTEM Interlake High School assigns letter grades using a 4.0 system. No “+” or “-” are included on the official transcript or calculated into the GPA. All credited classes are included in computing grade point average. Interlake does not utilize a class rank. TEST STATISTICS SAT Profile Class of 2015 Critical Reading Math Writing Interlake HS Average 609 622 596 Bellevue School District Average 576 606 566 Washington State Average 501 506 481 National Merit (Class of 2015): Finalists: 31 Semi-Finalists: 6 Commended: 29 COLLEGE ATTENDANCE HISTORY 330 students graduated in the Class of 2016. 307 students (93% of the graduating class) continued their education after high school. 60% of the graduating class matriculated to 4-year in-state institutions, 28% matriculated to 4-year out-of-state institutions, and 5% matriculated to 2-year institutions. College Destinations of 2015-2016 Interlake High School Seniors IN STATE OUT OF STATE Arizona Western College University for Creative Arts Rochester Bellevue College – 63 Babson College University of Augsburg – 2 Central WA University – 10 Berklee College of Music – 2 University of Alaska Southeast Cornish College Brigham Young University – 2 University of British Columbia Digipen Institute of Technology – 2 Brown University – 3 University of Edinburgh Edmonds Community College California Institute of Technology University of Cal Berkeley – 3 Evergreen Beauty College California Polytechnic University – 2 University of Cal Davis – 3 Gonzaga University – 2 California State University Fresno University of Chicago – 3 Highline Community College – 2 California State University Northridge University of Denver Lake Washington Inst Technology – 9 Carnegie Mellon University –3 University of Hawaii at Manoa Northwest University Cornell University – 2 University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Pacific Lutheran University – 2 Duke University University of Michigan Pierce College Emory University University of Oxford Renton Technical College – 2 Fashion Institute of Technology University of Pennsylvania – 2 Seattle Pacific University Fordham University University of Portland Seattle University – 3 George Washington University University of Southern California – 4 University of Washington – 70 Georgia Institute of Technology – 2 University of Virginia University of WA (Bothell) – 18 Grand Canyon University University of Wisconsin Washington State University - 10 Guilford College Utah Valley University Western WA University – 14 Howard University Vanderbilt University – 2 Whitman College – 2 James Madison University Victoria University Linfield College Virginia Technical University Loyola Marymount University Washington University St. Louis – 2 Massachusetts Inst Technology – 5 Wesleyan University – 2 McGill University Westmont College Michigan State University Yale University – 2 Montana State University Northwestern University Pepperdine University Portland State University Purdue University Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Simon Fraser University Southern Methodist University Syracuse University Texas A&M University .