Administration 2018-2019 Upper School Profile Mr. David Held President School Mission Mrs. Mary Pat Dadisman Assistant Head of School Mount de Sales Academy, an independent Catholic School sponsored and inspired by Dean of Students the Sisters of Mercy, is a diverse college-preparatory community of learners—students and teachers alike—who are poised to discover, challenged to innovate, and motivated Dr. Michael Franklin to serve.” Upper School Head Mrs. Kari Alderman Student Population Middle School Head In grades six through twelve, 396 are enrolled in the Upper School. The senior class Mrs. Emily Brown College Counselor consists of 104 students. Historically, 98% of our graduates attend four-year colleges. Notably, the MDS student body is comprised of an ethnically diverse population, with Ms. Amy Starks 41% students of color. Registrar Accreditation Contact Accredited by Southern Association of Colleges & Secondary Schools (SACS) and Southern 851 Orange Street Association of Independent Schools (SAIS), Mount de Sales holds memberships in the Macon, GA 31201 following organizations: Georgia High School Association (GHSA), Mercy Secondary (478) 751-3240 Telephone (478) 751-3241 Fax Education Association (MESA), National Catholic Education Association (NCEA), National www.mountdesales.net Association for Independent Schools (NAIS), Southern Association of Independent Schools College Board Code: 111955 (SAIS), Southern Association for College Admissions Counseling (SACAC). Academic Expectations Grading Scale English 4 credits A+ 97-100 (4.0) C+ 77-79 (2.5) Math 4 credits A 93-96 (4.0) C 73-76 (2.0) A- 90-92 (4.0) C- 70-72 (2.0) Science 4 credits B+ 87-89 (3.5) D 65-69 (1.0) Social Studies 3 credits B 83-86 (3.0) F 0-64 (0.0) Theology 4 credits B- 80-82 (3.0) World Languages 2 credits u uu In an effort to combat grade inflation, our P.E./Health 1 credit rigorous curriculum has resulted in a non- weighted, academic cumulative grade point Fine Arts 1 credit average with a mean of 3.33 on a 4.0 scale.

u Technology .5 credit uu No numerical weight is provided for honors classes. Advanced Placement courses are Electives 1.5 credits weighted with 4 points. If the resulting grade Total 25 Credits is over 100, then 4.5 quality points are used to determine the grade point average. We u treat courses taken at Mercer University as AP uu Community outreach is a cornerstone of the u courses. school’s mission. Mount de Sales requires all uu students to complete 20 hours of community Due to the highly academic nature of our service per year through our Mercy in Action program, Mount de Sales does not establish a program, embodying this mission in the class rank for its students. practice of Servant Leadership.

Curriculum Diploma Endorsement Program: Sophomores may choose to pursue Dual Enrollment Programs: Mount de Sales partners with Georgia Tech a diploma endorsement in one of six concentrations: science, design, and Middle Georgia State University to allow high-achieving seniors joint and technology; global studies; history and humanities; Mercy in Action; enrollment privileges. Many of our seniors take a college-level English business management; and healthcare studies. Faculty members mentor course administered through Middle Georgia and noted on transcripts as students as they design a three-year research or creative project, pursue College English. Some seniors also take college-level math courses that internships, take a concentrated course of study, and prepare a senior are noted on transcripts as College Algebra and College Statistics. capstone presentation.

Courses English Theology Experimental Design Performing & Visual Arts English I: Genre and Composition Theology I: Salvation History/ AP Environmental Science Band/Advanced Band (Marching/ English II: Literature and the Christology Concert) Writing Process Theology II: The Church/Christian Technology Art Structure American Voices in Literature Morality Computer Assisted Design Water Color Exploratory/Water AP English Language and Theology III: Social Justice/Faith AP Computer Science Principles Color II Composition and Reason Introduction to Programming (H) Photography I/Photography II British and Western Literature Holocaust Studies Yearbook Portfolio Development AP English Literature and Prayer and Spirituality App Design Acting/Characterization Composition World Religions Technical Drama College English (H)* Liturgy and Worship World Languages Advanced Technical Drama French I/French II/French III (H)/ Dance/Movement Mathematics Science French IV-V (H)/AP French Speech Algebra I/ Algebra II/Algebra II (H) Physics/Physics (H) AP Physics I/ Spanish I/Spanish II/Spanish III Introduction to Choral Music Advanced Algebra AP Physics II (H)/Spanish IV (H)/AP Spanish Concert Choir Geometry/Geometry (H) Biology/Biology (H)/AP Biology Latin I/Latin II/Latin III (H)/AP Latin Chorale Pre-Calculus (H) Chemistry/Chemistry (H)/AP Drawing and Painting I/ Drawing AP Calculus AB Chemistry Social Studies and Painting II AP Calculus BC Organic Chemistry US History/AP US History Discrete Math/Special Topics in Essentials of Anatomy World History/AP World History Specialty Math Forensic Science US Government/AP Government SAT Prep and Practice AP Statistics Astronomy Economics/AP Macroeconomics Leadership and Career Interest College Algebra (H)* Botany AP Art History Challenge College Statistics (H)* Ecology Modern World History/Current College Readiness Math Sociobiology Events Accounting Principles Genetics AP Psychology *dual enrollment Geology Advanced Placement (AP) Courses Registration for these courses requires departmental approval. Given the intensity of these courses, students are encouraged to take no more than two their tenth grade year, three for their eleventh grade year, and three for their twelfth grade year for a total of eight courses. Taking more AP courses than this requires administrative approval.

Art History Chemistry Spanish Computer Science Principles English Language and Physics I United States History Latin Composition Physics II World History French English Literature and Calculus AB Government and Politics Environmental Science Composition Calculus BC Psychology Biology Statistics Macroeconomics

Top Decile of 2018 Graduates Average Cumulative GPA: 4.05 Average # of AP courses taken: 8 Average Academic GPA: 3.99 AP Exam Scores of 3: 40 Average SAT scores: AP Exam Scores of 4: 28 Evidenced-Based Reading AP Exam Scores of 5: 23 & Writing(EBRW) 695 AP Scholars 45 Math 648 AP Scholars with Honor: 9 SAT Composite 1342 AP Scholars with Distinction: 12 ACT Composite 30 National AP Scholar 2

u uu These students were involved in an average of seven activities each, including athletic teams, honor societies, and clubs. All of these students held a leadership position within their chosen student activities.

u uu Students who take AP classes can get a grade above 100, which translates to a 4.5.

u uu AP Scholars information represents the entire number of students taking AP exams.

u uu AP exams are scored on a scale of 1 to 5: 5 = extremely well qualified; 4 = well qualified; 3 = qualified; 2 = possibly qualified; 1 = no recommendation.

AP Examination Results Number Percent of Tests Year Taken Scored 3-5 2014 392 64% 2015 413 62% 2016 404 64% 2017 429 68% 2018 458 62%

u uu All students enrolled in an AP course are required to take the exam.

National Merit Scholarship Program Results Year Semifinalists/Finalists 2012-2013 3 2013-2014 3 2014-2015 5 2016-2017 1 2017-2018 1 College Acceptances: Classes of 2014-2018

Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College East Carolina University New York University University of California, Santa Barbara Agnes Scott College East Georgia State College Niagara University University of California, Santa Cruz Alabama State University Eastern Kentucky University North Carolina State University University of Central Missouri Albany State University Eckerd College North Central College University of Cincinnati Allegheny College Elon University North Park University University of Connecticut American College of Dublin Emmanuel College Northeastern University University of Dallas American University Emory University Nova Southeastern University University of Dayton Amherst College Fisk University Oglethorpe University University of Denver Andrew College Florida A&M University Ohio State University University of Florida Appalachian State University Florida Institute of Technology Oxford College of Emory University University of Georgia Arizona State University Florida Southern College Pacific Lutheran University University of Illinois at Chicago Armstrong State University Florida State University Palm Beach Atlantic University University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Auburn University Pennsylvania State University University of Iowa Augusta University Fort Valley State University Piedmont College University of Kansas Augustana University Furman University Pratt Institute University of Kentucky Ave Maria University George Mason University Presbyterian College University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Baruch College Georgetown University Princeton University University of Massachusetts, Amherst Georgia College Purdue University University of Memphis Baylor University Georgia Institute of Technology Queens University of Charlotte University of Miami Belmont University Georgia Military College Regis University University of Michigan Benedictine University (IL) Georgia Southern University Rhodes College University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Berklee College of Music Georgia Southwestern State University Roanoke College University of Mississippi Berry College Georgia State University Rochester Institute of Technology University of Montevallo Bethany College Gordon College Rollins College University of New England Birmingham-Southern College Gordon State College Rutgers University-New Brunswick University of North Alabama Boston College Greensboro College Saint Leo University University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Guilford College Saint Mary’s College University of North Carolina at Charlotte Brandeis University Hampton University Saint Michael’s College University of North Carolina at Wilmington Brenau University Samford University University of North Georgia Brewton-Parker College Savannah College of Art and Design University of Oklahoma Brown University Hawaii Pacific University Savannah State University University of Pennsylvania Butler University Hofstra University School of the Art Institute of Chicago University of Carleton College Hong Kong Baptist University School of Visual Arts Case Western Reserve University Howard University Seton Hall University University of San Francisco Central State University Illinois Institute of Technology Sewanee: The University of the South University of South Carolina Centre College Indiana Tech Shorter University University of South Florida, Tampa Chattahoochee Valley State Community Indiana University at Bloomington Simpson College University of Southern California College Jacksonville University South Dakota School of Mines and University of Tampa Claflin University Johns Hopkins University Technology University of Tennessee, Chattanooga Clark Atlanta University Johnson & Wales University (Providence) South Georgia College University of Tennessee, Knoxville Clark University Kennesaw State University Southern Methodist University University of the Incarnate Word Clemson University LaGrange College Southern University and A&M College University of the Sciences in Philadelphia Cleveland Institute of Art Lawrence Technological University Spelman College University of the Virgin Islands-St. Thomas Coastal Carolina University Lee University Spring Hill College University of Utah Colgate University Lees-McRae College St. Andrews University University of Vermont College for Creative Studies Lenoir-Rhyne University St. Bonaventure University College of Charleston Lewis University St. John Fisher College University of Virginia College of Coastal Georgia Lignan University St. John’s University University of Washington College of the Holy Cross Limestone College St. John’s University - Staten Island University of West Florida College of William and Mary Long Island University, Brooklyn Stanford University University of West Georgia Colorado College Louisiana State University Stetson University University of Wisconsin, Madison Colorado School of Mines Loyola University Chicago Stony Brook University Utah Valley University Colorado State University Loyola University Maryland Tennessee State University Valdosta State University Columbia College Chicago Mary Baldwin University Texas A&M University Valparaiso University Columbia College Hollywood Maryland Institute College of Art Texas Christian University Vanderbilt University Columbus State University Maryville College The American University of Paris Villanova University Concordia College - Moorhead Massachusetts College of Pharmacy & The Art Institute of Atlanta Virginia Tech Converse College Health Sciences The Catholic University of America Wake Forest University Massachusetts Institute of Technology Troy University Wartburg College Creighton University Mercer University Tulane University Washington and Lee University Crown College Meredith College Tuskegee University Washington University in St. Louis Davidson College Miami University, Oxford United States Air Force Academy Wesleyan College Denison University Michigan State University Wesleyan University DePaul University Middle Georgia State University University of Alabama at Birmingham Western Kentucky University Dickinson College Mills College University of Arizona Willamette University Drake University Mississippi State University University of Arkansas Wittenberg University Drew University Missouri State University University of California, Davis Xavier University Drexel University Morehouse College University of California, Irvine Xavier University of Louisiana New England School of Art and Design at University of California, Los Angeles Yale University Duquesne University Suffolk University University of California, San Diego Young Harris College Middle School 2018-2019 Middle School Profile Mrs. Kari Alderman Middle School Principal School Mission

Mr. Keith Bartlett “Mount de Sales Academy, an independent Catholic School sponsored and inspired by Guidance Counselor the Sisters of Mercy, is a diverse college-preparatory community of learners—students­ and teachers alike—who are poised to discover, challenged to innovate, and motivated to serve.” Mrs. Susan Jones Administrative Assistant Student Population

In grades six through twelve, 181 are enrolled in the Middle School. Notably, the MDS student body is comprised of an ethnically diverse population, with 33% students of color.

Middle School Essentials

• Create small communities of learning • Teach a core academic program Contact • Ensure success of all students • Empower teachers and parents 851 Orange Street • Staff the school with specially prepared teachers Macon, GA 31201 • Improve academic performance through health and fitness (478) 751-3240 Telephone • Engage families in education (478) 751-3241 Fax • Connect schools with communities www.mountdesales.net Curriculum actors, many students are needed for stage design and building, technical assistance, The MS curriculum is designed around the and general backstage management. This is eight principles for middle school education, in addition to opportunities to participate in as identified by the Carnegie Council of fifteen school-sponsored teams. Adolescent Development. Highlights: A strong advisory House program creates • Small class sizes relationships and addresses individuality • Values and virtues emphasized through smaller, multi-aged groups. throughout all lessons During weekly “House” meetings, groups • Individual counseling: goal setting, career participate in student-directed activities, exploration, peer relationships, school intramurals, and assemblies. environment, communication, healthy lifestyles, sex education Parents are encouraged and expected to be • Creative problem solving, group work and active contributors in their child’s education presentation through the Parents Association, daily use • Inquiry and discovery-based science of Moodle, communication with teachers, practices participation in Parents Association, and • Organization and study skills emphasized participation with school events. • Integrated technology, including a 1:1 iPad program Grade level community outreach programs • 8th grade leadership council, nationally are completed as part of the regular ranked quiz bowl team, LEGO robotics curriculum. Service projects by grade are: team 6th—Heart Health Awareness, 7th—Local • All students participate in Scripps spelling Hunger and Poverty Outreach, 8th— bee, National Geographic geography bee, Literacy Readiness. and MathCounts competitions • Writing across the curriculum in all Any 6th, 7th, or 8th grade student is grades with research skills in 6th, 7th, invited to try out for the annual middle and 8th grade school drama production. In addition to

Grading Scale

A+ 97-100 B+ 87-89 C+ 77-79 D 65-69 A 93-96 B 83-86 C 73-76 F 0-64 A- 90-92 B- 80-82 C- 70-72

Courses GRade 6 core GRADE 7 CORE STEM Challenge grade 8 exploratory Math Applications Pre-Algebra Band Physical Education Language Arts Algebra I Chorus World Language: Spanish, Earth Science Language Arts Keyboarding French, Latin World Geography Life Science Marching Band Religion Foundations of Democracy grade 8 core Concert Band Religion Algebra I Chorus grade 6 exploratory Algebra I (H) Art World Languages Grade 7 exploratory Geometry (H) Leadership Physical Education Physical Education Language Arts Art World Language: Spanish, Physical Science Beginning Band French, Latin American History Chorus Art Religion