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Richard Wilson Head of School Kelley Schiess 2019-2020 Upper School Profile CEEB-ACT-SAT Code: 361120 Asst. Head of School for Enrollment Management Mission and Community Our mission and philosophy is rooted in our founding by the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur: to challenge Engagement every student, faculty and staff member; to share fully the gifts that have been given to them by God; to grow in grace and wisdom; to develop spiritually, academically, physically, socially and artistically; and to become leaders of Kelly Cronin character who value and improve the world they inherit. Interim Upper School School Director The Summit Country Day School is a Montessori preschool through grade 12 private, independent, coeducational, Catholic, college-preparatory school located on a 24-acre campus in Hyde Park, a residential area of Cincinnati. The Summit is comprised of four distinct schools: Montessori from 18 months through kindergarten, Lower, Cliff Pope Middle and Upper. The 2019-2020 enrollment is 1,022. The Summit offers financial aid to 49% of students in Upper School grades 9-12. Summit students are enrolled from 35 different Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky school districts. Assistant Director Grading Scale All courses taken at The Summit are College Preparatory except for Honors and Advanced Placement Courses, which have a higher degree of difficulty and a higher degree of student responsibility. Grades earned in those Asst. Head of School for classes are weighted higher than the college preparatory courses. The grading scale is as follows: Academic Affairs A+ 97-100 B+ 87-89 C+ 77-79 D+ 67-69 F 0-59 A 94-96 B 84-86 C 74-76 D 64-66 A- 90-93 B- 80-83 C- 70-73 D- 60-63 College Counseling Director Class Rank By policy, The Summit Country Day School does not employ any ranking system. 513-871-4700 x226 Susan Miller Graduation Requirements To graduate from The Summit, a student should have accumulated 25 credits, 20 as required by the State of Ohio, College Counselor plus 5 additional credits during the four years of attendance. The credits are to be accumulated as follows: [email protected] English: 4 credits 513-871-4700 x364 Financial Literacy: ¼ credit Rachel Carter-Plvan Fine Arts: 1 credit Administrative Assistant Health Education: ½ credit [email protected] Leadership: ½ credit 513-871-4700 x282 Mathematics: 4 credits (grades 9-12 to include Algebra II and Geometry) Physical Education: ½ credit or two seasons of a team sport Religion: 4 credits (1 credit during each year of attendance) Science: 3 credits to include Biology, Chemistry and Physics Social Studies: 3 credits to include World or European History, American History and Government Speech & Communications: ¼ credit World Languages: 3 credits (3 years of one language or 2 years of 2 languages) Electives: Must take the number needed to reach 25 credits Christian Service: 48 hours Senior Search: Time is provided at the end of the senior year so that the student may conclude his or her secondary school education by demonstrating responsible independence during a learning experience of his or her own design. This time is to be spent in activities that will broaden the student’s learning. Member: 2019-2020 Upper School Faculty National Association of There are 46 teachers with 63% holding master’s degrees, equivalent or above. Independent Schools and Ohio Association of The Upper School Student Body The Upper School student body of 398 includes 196 boys and 202 girls. Independent Schools Calendar The school year is comprised of two semesters, each lasting 18 weeks. The school day, beginning at 8:15 a.m. and ending at 3:15 p.m., has five 70-minute periods which meet three times a week. 2161 Grandin Road Policy on the Reporting of Disciplinary Actions Cincinnati, OH 45208 The Summit Country Day School will report any disciplinary probation or suspension if it involves serious infractions or 513-871-4700 harmful patterns, as well as any instance of academic dishonesty that results in probation or suspension. Students are instructed www.summitcds.org to answer honestly any question regarding probations and suspensions. Outstanding Achievements of the Class of 2019 105 graduates attracted nearly $10 million in scholarship offers Distribution of 10 full-tuition scholarships were awarded Grades 92% of the class took college-level classes through College Board’s AP Program Class of 2020 4 National AP Scholars Six Semester GPA Distribution Students logged nearly 8,208 hours of service to the community Attending 52 institutions in 21 states, the District of Columbia, and Canada Above 4.6 4% 4.0-4.59 39% Advanced Placement Courses As part of the AP curriculum, students are required to take the national exam. 3.5-3.99 28% AP Physics 1 11, 12 3.0-3.49 19% AP Art Portfolio 10, 11, 12 AP Environmental Science 11, 12 AP European History 10, 11, 12 AP Physics C: Electricity & Magnetism 12 2.5-2.99 8% AP Biology 11, 12 AP Calculus 12 AP French 11, 12 AP Physics C: Mechanics 12 Below 2.5 2% AP Chemistry 11, 12 AP Human Geography 12 AP Psychology 12 AP Computer Science 11, 12 AP Latin 11, 12 AP Spanish 11, 12 AP Computer Principles 10, 11, 12 AP Macro Economics 11, 12 AP Statistics 10, 11, 12 AP English Language 11 AP Micro Economics 11, 12 AP U.S. Government & Politics 11, 12 College Test AP English Literature 12 AP Music Theory 11, 12 AP U.S. History 11, 12 Results 2017 - 2019 College Acceptances & Matriculations (bolded) 2018—2019 American University Franklin College of Indiana Pratt Institute University of Cincinnati Arizona State University Furman University Providence College University of Colorado at Boulder Asbury University George Mason University Purdue University University of Colorado at Denver SAT Assumption College Georgetown College Regis University University of Dallas Number Tested: 69 Auburn University Georgetown University Rice University University of Dayton Augustana College Georgia Institute of Technology Ringling College of Art and Design University of Delaware Babson College Gettysburg College Rochester Institute of Technology University of Denver Evidence-Based Ball State University Gonzaga University Rollins College University of Evansville Baylor University Grace College Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology University of Florida Reading & Writing Bellarmine University Hanover College Rowan University University of Georgia Summit Mean: 636 Belmont University Heidelberg University Rutgers University-New Brunswick University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Belmont University High Point University Saint Joseph's University University of Kentucky Berea College Hobart and William Smith Colleges Saint Louis University University of Louisville Math Bethel University-IN Howard University Saint Mary's College University of Maryland, College Park Boston College IUPUI Saint Michael's College University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth Summit Mean: 646 Boston University Indiana University at Bloomington Santa Clara University University of Massachusetts, Amherst Bowling Green State University Iowa State University Savannah College of Art and Design University of Miami Bradley University Ithaca College School of the Art Institute of Chicago University of Michigan Brandeis University Jackson State University Seton Hill University University of Michigan ACT Brown University Jacksonville University Shawnee State University University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Bucknell University James Madison University Skidmore College University of Mississippi Number Tested: 102 Bucknell University John Carroll University Southern Methodist University University of Mount Union Butler University Kent State University St. John's University University of New Hampshire at Durham California University of Pennsylvania King's College St. Lawrence University University of North Carolina at Wilmington Composite Scores Calvin University Lafayette College Staffordshire University University of Northern Colorado Summit Mean: 28.6 Canisius College Lawrence University Stanford University University of Notre Dame Capital University Lehigh University Stetson University University of Pennsylvania Capital University Lewis & Clark College SUNY Buffalo State College University of Pittsburgh Carnegie Mellon University Lincoln Memorial University Syracuse University University of Richmond Case Western Reserve University Lindenwood University Temple University University of Rochester Central State University Louisiana State University Texas Christian University University of South Carolina - Columbia Centre College Loyola Marymount University The American University of Paris University of Southern California Christian Brothers University Loyola University Chicago The Catholic University of America University of St Andrews AP Test Results Cincinnati State Tech and Comm Coll Loyola University Maryland The Citadel University of Tennessee, Knoxville 2019 Clark Atlanta University Loyola University New Orleans The College of Wooster University of Toledo Clemson University Malone University The George Washington University University of Vermont The Summit believes all Cleveland State University Marietta College The New School-Parsons School of Design University of Virginia students should have the Coastal Carolina University Marquette University The Ohio State University University of Washington experience of taking an AP College of Charleston Marshall University The Ohio State University at Lima University of Wisconsin, Madison course before graduation; College of the Holy Cross Maryland Institute College