RAHWAY HIGH SCHOOL 2017-2018 Profile
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RAHWAY HIGH SCHOOL 2017-2018 Profile 1012 Madison Avenue Mr. John Sarcone Rahway, New Jersey 07090 Director of Guidance Phone: (732) 396-1000 Counselors: Fax: (732) 669-1363 Mrs. Colleen Bodek http://www.rahway.net Mrs. Nicole Gleason Mrs. Cindy Goldman Mr. Sean O’Riordan Mrs. Dana Sainte CEEB CODE: 311280 Mr. Robert Zech Dr. Patricia Camp, Superintendent of Schools Mr. John Farinella, Principal Mr. Thomas Lewis, Director of Alternative Education Mrs. JoAnn Mannix, Program Supervisor of Alternative Education Ms. Chey Rivera, Vice-Principal Mrs. Patricia Volino-Reinoso, Vice-Principal Mr. Gregory Provenzano, Program Supervisor of Child Study Team ______________________________________________________________________________ COMMUNITY Rahway is a diverse community of approximately 27,000 residents located 22 miles southwest of New York City. SCHOOL Rahway High School is comprised of two schools, the main High School and the Alternative Center for Education, serving approximately 1,101 students for the 2017- 2018 school year. Of the students enrolled at RHS in 2017-2018, 41% identified as Black, 39% as Hispanic, 13% as White, 3% as Asian, and 3% as multi-racial. 59% of families reported income that met the requirements for receiving free or reduced price lunch. ACCREDITATION Rahway High School is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools and the New Jersey Department of Education. FACULTY The professional staff includes 159 teachers, counselors, librarians/media specialists and support staff. Six full-time counselors assist individuals and groups in academic, career and personal matters. Beginning in ninth grade, students are enrolled in an award- winning Freshman Seminar program which focuses students on achieving academic and career goals. The counseling staff is supported by a director of guidance and the child study team. STUDENTS Rahway students actively participate in school life on a broad academic and co-curricular level: More than 40 co-curricular activities are offered in addition to 15 sports programs. Students produce a newspaper, yearbook and literary magazine. Distinguished students may be accepted to three specialized academies within the high school (STEM, Fine and Performing Arts, and Tomorrow’s Teachers). Students in the academies follow a strict course schedule and engage in scholarship as it relates to their chosen field. Course advising, program application, and enrichment opportunities are provided. Major theatrical productions have received numerous awards in statewide competitions. High quality vocal and instrumental programs allow students to participate in state choirs and orchestras. CLASS PROFILE Plan post-graduation Class of 2015 Class of 2016 Four year college/university 30 23 Two year community college 36 38 COLLEGE BOARD SCORES SAT Average Scores of Rahway students Scores Critical Reading Math Class of 2017 495 478 Class of 2016 416 431 GRADE POINT AVERAGE Quality points are used to compute both the unweighted and weighted GPA. Unweighted GPA is calculated using all courses taken at Rahway High School. Weighted GPA includes only academic subjects that have tiered weights. Weighted GPA and rank are determined at the end of 11th grade and at the end of the first semester of 12th grade. Honors and Advanced Placement subjects receive additional weight. Both grade point averages will appear on a student’s transcript. Class rank is based on a student’s weighted GPA. CURRICULUM Rahway High School offers a comprehensive program of studies with a strong focus on college preparatory courses. More than 100 courses are offered in academic subjects, business, fine arts, music and practical arts during the 10 period day. There are also 187 Advanced Placement courses as well as Honors courses offered in most subjects. Students are also able to attend the Union County Vocational-Technical School in a shared time program. RAHWAY HIGH Students must accumulate a minimum of 120 credits to earn a diploma. These SCHOOL requirements include: GRADUATION Four years of English REQUIREMENTS Three years of Mathematics Three years of social studies (2 years of US History and one year of World History) Three years of science Four years of physical education and health One year of Visual and Performing Arts One year of Practical Art One year of a World Language One half year of Financial Literacy PARTICIPATION NJ SEEDS: The Class of 2018 is the first class in Rahway to participate in this program IN SPECIALIZED that changes the lives of motivated, high-achieving students from low-income families by PROGRAMS transforming their educational opportunities. Five students from the Class of 2017 were selected in the fall of 2016 and have been attending SEEDS on Saturday and during the summer. NJ LEEP: The Class of 2018 has its first student selected to participate in NJ LEEP which is a college access and success program serving students and families in the greater Newark area. This College Bound Program empowers high school students with both the academic and social-emotional skills necessary to succeed in college and beyond and uses law to teach transferable skills. NJ SCHOLARS PROGRAM: In this highly selective program, one member of the Class of 2018 was chosen as a New Jersey Scholar and attended a program for five weeks during the summer where other able and enthusiastic students spend the summer in an intense, interdisciplinary intellectual experience which teaches them to think in a new way. COURSE OFFERINGS Advanced Placement Classes appear in boldface italics type ENGLISH SCIENCE PRACTICAL ART English 1, 2, 3, 4 Environmental Science Accounting 1, 2 English Honors 1, 2, 3, 4 AP Environmental Science Business and Personal Finance English 1 Humanities Biology Introduction to Culinary Arts AP Language and Composition Honors Biology Cooking Techniques/International Foods AP Literature and Composition AP Biology Screen Printing Technology Journalism 1, 2, 3, 4 Chemistry Computer Aided Design 1, 2 Speech & Broadcasting 1, 2, 3, 4 Honors Chemistry Communications Technology English as a Second Language AP Chemistry Exploring Computer Science Transition, Advanced) Conceptual Physics Hospitality and Tourism Language Art Literacy AP Physics 1 & 2 Information Processing/Multimedia Holocaust and Genocide Literature Human Body Systems Integrated STEM Robotics Forensic Science Advanced STEM Robotics Marketing 1, 2 WORLD LANGUAGES SOCIAL STUDIES Sports & Entertainment Marketing Spanish 1, 2 American History 1, 2 Tomorrow’s Teachers 1, 2 Honors Spanish 2, 3, 4 Honors American History 1, 2 AP Spanish AP American History HEALTH/PHYSICAL EDUCATION French 1, 2 World History Physical Education 9, 10, 11, 12 Honors French 2, 3, 4 Honors World History Health 9, 10, 11, 12 AP French AP World History Italian 1, 2 African American History Honors Italian 2, 3, 4 Economics AP Italian AP Microeconomics AP Comparative Government & Politics AP US Government & Politics FRESHMAN SEMINAR (all freshman are enrolled in this full year class) MATHEMATICS VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS Algebra 1, 2 Art 1, 2, 3 Honors Algebra 2 AP Art VOCATIONAL PROGRAMS Geometry Commercial Art Union County Vocational/Technical School Honors Geometry Piano 1, 2 (shared time) Pre-calculus Marching Band Honors Pre-calculus Concert Band Applied Calculus Orchestra ROTC AP Calculus Jazz Ensemble Four years of the ROTC program are offered Probability & Statistics Music Theory AP Statistics Wind Ensemble Public Speaking Introduction to Dance REaCH I & II Dance, 1, 2 Rutgers Early College Humanities Program Introduction to Theatre Advanced Theatre Musical Theatre Madrigals Mixed Chorus AP Music Theory Introduction to Recording, Production and Music Technology Class of 2016 Matriculation List Raritan Valley Community College Rider University ASA College - Brooklyn Campus Rowan University Athens Technical College Rutgers University-New Brunswick Automotive Training Center Rutgers University-Newark Bergen Community College Saint Peter's University Berkeley College - Woodbridge Location Seminole State College Bloomfield College Seton Hall University Bucknell University Springfield College College of Saint Elizabeth Stockton University College of Staten Island - CUNY Temple University Cornell University The Art Institute of Philadelphia County College of Morris The College of New Jersey Delaware State University The New School Drexel University The Salon Professional Academy Everest Institute - South Plainfield Union County College Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus Union County Vocational - Technical School Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus United States Air Force Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising, Los Angeles United States Marine Corps Florida Institute of Technology United States Navy George Mason University Universal Technical Institute Grand Canyon University University of Hartford Hampton University University of Tennessee, Knoxville Hofstra University Virginia Union University Howard University Wagner College Hudson County Community College Widener University Iowa Western Community College Wilkes University Johnson & Wales University (Providence) William Paterson University of New Jersey Kean University Keiser University Lincoln Technical Institute Long Island University, Brooklyn Middlesex County College Monmouth University Monroe College Monroe Community College Montclair State University Morgan State University Muhlenberg College New Jersey City University New Jersey Institute of Technology Pace University, New York City Philadelphia University Pratt Institute .