Osceola High School

OSCEOLA HIGH SCHOOL

PROFILE The School District of Osceola shall provide students a world class education with a small town feel. Each student will be taught the skills, knowledge and attitudes to enable him/her to become a lifetime learner and to live a productive life in a democratic society.

Address: 1111 Oak Ridge Drive Grades: 9-12 PO Box 128 Enrollment: 536 Osceola, WI 54020 2016 Graduating Class: 128 Telephone: 715-294-2127 Principal: Adam Spiegel Fax: 715-755-2068 Dean of Students: Arvid Maki Website: www.osceola.k12.wi.us CEEB/ACT Code: 501-725 Facebook: Osceola School District Chieftains

SCHOOL COUNSELORS

Counselor (A-K): Nathan Gehring Ext. 475 [email protected] Counselor (L-Z): Sara Henke Ext. 409 [email protected]

School Counseling Website: http://teachersites.schoolworld.com/webpages/OHSCounseling/

GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS

To graduate from Osceola High School a student must earn 25.5 credits for the Classes of 2015 and 2016. Beginning with students in the Class of 2017, students must earn 26.5 credits to graduate and successfully meet the following requirements: English 4 credits Physical Education 1.5 credits Math 3 credits Health .5 credits Science 2 credits (2015/2016) Computer Applications .5 credits 3 credits (2017 +) Financial Planning .5 credits Social Studies 4 credits

Offerings range from Special Education, Regular Education and Accelerated/Advanced Placement in several academic areas. In addition, students have the opportunity to participate in the Youth Options Program (YO) and virtual courses through the Wisconsin Virtual School.

Youth Options: A program offering students high school and college credit through study at area post-secondary institutions.

4.0 GRADING SCALE and CLASS RANK

Osceola High School has an eight period day. Students are required to enroll in a minimum A = 4.00 A- = 3.67 of seven courses during each of 2 eighteen-week semesters. Traditional letter grades are B+ = 3.33 used with a 4.0 value system. Pass/Fail grades are not computed in GPA. B = 3.00 B- = 2.67 Class rank at Osceola High School is designed to evaluate and rank a student’s achievement C+ = 2.33 both in quantity (number) of classes taken and the quality of grades earned. A student’s C = 2.00 cumulative GPA and class rank is determined at the end of each semester. C- = 1.67 D+ = 1.33 D = 1.00 Class Rank = GPA credits earned x cumulative GPA D- = 0.67 F = 0.00 TEST DATA

ACT Scores: Class of 2015 – 114 Students tested English Math Reading Science Composite OHS 20.8 21.0 22.9 22.0 21.8 STATE 21.6 22.0 22.5 22.3 22.2

Note: A relatively small number of students take the SAT 1. They represent a group of students who apply to selective schools outside the Midwest.

ADVANCED PLACEMENT PROGRAM

Advanced placement tests and/or coursework are available for the following subjects: Science Social Studies Mathematics AP Biology AP U.S. History AP Calculus AB AP Chemistry AP Comparative Politics AP Physics

Humanities World Language English AP Psychology AP Spanish AP English Lang. & Comp.

AP Scores: Class of 2015 (A total of 77 AP exams were taken in 2015 with the following results): Score 5 4 3 2 1 Biology 2 1 7 Calculus A/B 2 2 4 1 1 Calculus B/C 3 Chemistry 1 2 Comparative Government & Politics 1 English Language Comp. 1 8 2 4 Physics B 5 7 1 Psychology 2 1 2 U.S. History 1 2 3 7 2 French 1 Computer Science A 1

PROJECT LEAD THE WAY

Four classes are offered including Introduction to Engineering Design (IED), Principles of Engineering (POE), Digital Electronics (DE) and Computer Integrated Manufacturing (CIM). OHS transcripts will reflect Project Lead the Way (PLTW) courses as shown: PLTW-IED or PLTW-POE or PLTW-DE or PLTW-CIM

SENIORS POST SECONDARY PLANS

4 Year College: 61% Military/Workforce: 8% 2 Year College: 18% Undecided: 13%

CAREER ACADEMY PROGRAM TRANSCRIPT DESCRIPTION

The Career Academy Program (CAP) is an individualized project-based learning opportunity for students. The Career Academy Program utilizes community connections and employment opportunities in an internship-type experience.