2014-2015 School Profile
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2014-2015 SCHOOL PROFILE THE UPPER SCHOOL BY THE NUMBERS Enrollment grades 9-12—189, Enrollment Class of 2015—48, Average Kirk Duncan class size—12, Student/Faculty ratio—8:1, Number of teaching faculty—24, Percent of faculty holding advanced degrees—66, Percent of students with a minimum of 100 community service hours—31. Head of School [email protected] ACADEMIC PROGRAM A minimum of 22.5 credits are required for graduation plus training in Red Cross CPR/First Aid. Required academic credits are distributed by discipline as follows: English (4), Science (3), Social Peggy Daniels Studies (3), Mathematics (3) World Language (3), Arts (1), Speech or Debate (.5), Electives (5). Faculty approval is Upper School Principal required for any student who requests to take three or more AP courses in one academic year. Associate Head of School [email protected] Subject Area Honors Courses AP Courses English English 9, English 10 Language and Composition, Margot Moses Literature and Composition Upper School Dean of Students Social Studies Psychology, European History, US History, [email protected] US Government & Politics, Art History Mathematics Algebra 2, Geometry, Precalculus, Statistics, Calculus AB, Calculus BC Jessica Browning Advanced Modeling, Multivariable Director of College Counseling Calculus [email protected] Science Chemistry Physics, Biology, Chemistry Phyllis Armstrong World Language Spanish 4, Spanish 5, Spanish, French Registrar French 4, French 5 [email protected] Fine Arts Studio Art Additional electives and advanced courses include: MISSION Creative Writing, Debate, Intro to Classical & Molecular Genetics, Human Dimensions of Ecosystem Change, Working in partnership with Inorganic Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Natural History of the Southern Appalachians, Biology of Microorganisms, parents, Carolina Day School Spanish Culture & Conversation, French Culture & Conversation, Theatre, Stage Combat, Instrumental Ensemble, challenges young people to pursue Computer Programming 1 and 2, Robotics 1 and 2 their personal quest for excellence GRADING The average unweighted GPA of the Class of 2015 is 3.46. Students are graded out of 100 on a by engaging them in a rigorous, 10-point scale, grades are then translated to a 4.0 scale as follows: college preparatory program and offering them opportunities to A+ 97-100 4.0 B+ 87-89 3.4-3.6 C+ 77-79 2.4-2.6 D+ 67-69 1.4-1.6 F <60 0.0 educate the mind, the heart, the A 93-96 4.0 B 83-86 3.0-3.3 C 73-76 2.0-2.3 D 63-66 1.0-1.3 body, and the human spirit. A- 90-92 3.7-3.9 B- 80-82 2.7-2.9 C- 70-72 1.7-1.9 D- 60-62 0.7-0.9 Honors weight adds 1.0, Advanced Placement weight adds 2.0. TESTING PROFILE The middle 50% of the Classes of 2011-2014, including our international students, scored THE SCHOOL between 1590 and 2000 on the SAT. Mean scores, calculated using each student’s highest score in each category, ● Pre-kindergarten through grade 12 for the Classes of 2011-2014 are as follows: ● Independent, coeducational, SAT Section CR M W Total non-sectarian, college preparatory ● Formed in 1987 by the merger 163 students tested 593 601 593 1786 of Asheville Country Day School The middle 50% of the Classes of 2011-2014, including our international students, scored between 23 and 31 on the (1936) and St. Genevieve/ ACT. Mean scores, calculated using each student’s highest score in each category, for the Classes of 2011-2014 are Gibbons Hall (1908). The Key as follows: School, a K-8 program serving ACT Section E M R S COMPOSITE students with learning differences, was established in 1998. 109 students tested 27.2 26.3 27.4 25.6 26.5 ● Total 2014-2015 enrollment PK-12: 624 SPECIAL PROGRAMS In addition to school chapters of the National Honor Society, Mu Alpha Theta, and the International Thespian Society, and an Independent Student Project program for juniors and seniors we also offer the ● Dually accredited by Southern following opportunities: Student Government, Honor Council, Math Team, Science Olympiad, SAFER Club, Debate Association of Colleges and Team, Literary Magazine, Teens Embracing Children, Interact Club, Key Club, International Club, Ski and Snowboard Schools and the Southern Club, Yearbook, and other student-inspired clubs and activities. Association of Independent Schools ATHLETICS Interscholastic athletics include varsity teams for girls in field hockey, volleyball, basketball, soccer, ● SCHOOL CODE: 340119 tennis, lacrosse, cross country, and track & field. Varsity teams for boys include soccer, basketball, baseball, tennis, cross country, and track & field. Coed varsity teams are offered in golf and swimming. CONTACT HONOR CODE A hallmark of Carolina Day School is the atmosphere of trust and respect that exists among students, 1345 Hendersonville Road teachers, and administrators. Maintenance of this environment requires that each community member understands and practices values such as honesty, self-discipline, self-respect, and respect for others. The Honor Code has been Asheville, NC 28803 developed by students, teachers, and administrators to guide the community in achieving these goals. The student- 828-274-0757 led Honor Council is responsible for ensuring that the principles of the Honor Code are understood and upheld by the www.carolinaday.org student body. COLLEGE ACCEPTANCES 2010-2014 * Students now attend colleges indicated Members of the Class of 2014 were offered more than $2.9 million in merit scholarships. Alfred University * High Point University Thomas More College Allegheny College Hillsdale College Trinity College American University * Hobart and William Smith Colleges * Trinity University * Amherst College Hofstra University * Tufts University * Appalachian State University Hollins University Tulane University Arizona State University Indiana University at Bloomington Union College * Art Institute of Charleston Ithaca College * University of Alabama * Asheville-Buncombe Technical CC Jacksonville University University of Alabama-Huntsville * Auburn University James Madison University * University of Auckland Bard College Juniata College * University of California-Berkeley Bates College Kennesaw State University University of California-Davis Baylor University * Kenyon College University of California-Irvine * Belmont Abbey College Knox College University of California-Los Angeles Belmont University Laboratory Institute of Merchandising University of California-Santa Barbara Bemidji State University * Lees-McRae College University of California-Santa Cruz Berea College Lehigh University University of Cincinnati * Berry College Lenoir-Rhyne University University of Colorado-Boulder Birmingham Southern College Lewis & Clark College University of Colorado-Denver * Boston College * Liberty University University of Delaware Boston University Limestone College * University of Edinburgh Bowdoin College Louisburg College University of Florida Brevard College Louisiana State University * University of Georgia * Bryn Mawr College Loyola University Maryland University of Hawaii-Manoa Butler University Loyola University New Orleans University of Houston Campbell University Lynchburg College University of Illinois-Chicago Cape Fear Community College Lynn University University of Kansas Carleton College Manhattan College University of Kentucky * Carnegie Mellon University Mars Hill University University of Louisiana * Case Western Reserve University Marquette University University of Louisville * Catawba College Marymount University University of Massachusetts-Boston Centre College Maryville College University of Miami Christopher Newport University * McGill University * University of Michigan Clemson University * Mercer University University of Mississippi Coastal Carolina University Meredith College University of New Orleans * Coker College Methodist University * University of North Carolina-Asheville * Colgate University Miami University * University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill * College of Charleston * Middlebury College * University of North Carolina-Charlotte * College of William and Mary * Montreat College * University of North Carolina-Greensboro * College of Wooster Moravian College University of North Carolina-Pembroke Columbia University * Mount Holyoke College * University of North Carolina-Wilmington * Concord University New College of Florida University of North Florida Converse College * North Carolina School of the Arts * University of Oregon Cornell University * North Carolina State University * University of Pennsylvania * Davidson College Northeastern University University of Pittsburgh * Denison University * Northland Community Technical College University of Puget Sound * Dickinson College * Northwestern University * University of Richmond Drew University Nova Southeastern University University of Rochester Drexel University Oberlin College University of San Francisco * Duke University * Oglethorpe University * University of South Carolina Earlham College * Ohio University * University of Southern California * East Carolina University Ohio Wesleyan University University of St. Andrews * East Tennessee State University Oxford College of Emory University University of Tampa * Eckerd College Presbyterian College University of Tennessee-Knoxville * Elon University * Purdue University * University of Texas-Austin Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Queens University of Charlotte University of the Pacific Emory University Reed College University of Toronto Emory & Henry College Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute * University