Dublin City Schools Dublin Jerome High School 8300 Hyland Croy Road • Dublin, Ohio 43016 614-873-7377 • 614-873-1937 Fax • http://dublinjerome.net Principal: Dr. Dustin Miller CEEB: 365076

School & District Dublin is a rapidly growing, upper-middle class, suburban, residential community located northwest of Columbus, Ohio. The majority of the residents are professional and business people employed in Columbus. Dublin Jerome High School is a four-year high school, with an enrollment of 1,580 students in grades 9-12. This 2015-16 school year is the twelfth year for DJHS, which anticipates a graduating class of 370 students. Dublin Jerome is fully accredited by both the State of Ohio Department of Education and North Central Association of Secondary Schools and Colleges. Jerome High School has 120 certificated staff. Of these, 90 have a master’s degree.

Counseling Staff & Ratio Mrs. Lisa Bauer 9th-12th A-E Mrs. Jennifer Rodgers 9th-12th F-K Mr. Aaron Bauer 9th-12th L-Rh Mr. Andy Zweizig 9th-12th Ri-Z Mrs. Karen Kendall-Sperry 9th-12th A-Z Enrichment Specialist

Graduation Requirements The curriculum at Dublin Jerome is comprehensive, including Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate, honors, occupational, vocational and adjusted programs. Twenty-one units of credit are required for graduation. Specific requirements include 5 elective courses and the following:

4 units English 4 units Math 1/2 unit Health 1 unit Fine Arts 3 units Social Studies 3 units Science 1/2 unit Phys. Ed.

Honors / Advanced Placement Honors opportunities are available in English I, II, III, College Composition I, College Composition II, Algebra II, Geometry, Precalculus, Spanish IV and V, Latin Poetry or Latin Literature, and Japanese IV. Advanced Placement courses are offered in English Language and Literature, Biology, Chemistry, Physics B and C, Physics 1, Environmental Science, Computer Science A, Statistics, Calculus AB and BC, United States History, European History, World History, and U.S. Government. Transcripts are noted accordingly. In 2015, 627 students at Dublin Jerome High School took 1,168 AP Exams, resulting in the following scores: 5 = 27% 4 = 31% 3 = 25% 2 =14% 1 = 3%

IB Programme Dublin Jerome High School became an authorized International Baccalaureate (IB) World School in February 2008. The IB Programme began at the start of the 2008-09 school year. The following IB courses are offered: Business and Management (1 year course), English HL (2 year course), Spanish B SL and HL (2 year course), French B SL and HL (2 year course), Spanish Ab Initio SL (2 year course), History of the Americas HL (2 year course), Psychology SL (1 year course), Philosophy HL (2 year course), Biology HL (2 year course), Chemistry SL (2 year course), Environmental Systems & Societies SL (2 year course), Physics HL (2 year course) Math HL (2 year course), Math SL (2 year course), Math Studies SL (2 year course), Visual Arts SL and HL (2 year courses), Music SL and HL (2 year courses), Theatre SL and HL (2 year courses.) IB Diploma students must also take Theory of Knowledge and Creativity Action and Service, which are both 2-year courses.

Grading Scale A 93-100 (4.00) B 83-86 (3.00) C 73-76 (2.00) D 63-66 (1.00) A- 90-92 (3.67) B- 80-82 (2.67) C- 70-72 (1.67) D- 60-62 (0.67) B+ 87-89 (3.33) C+ 77-79 (2.33) D+ 67-69 (1.33) F Below 60 (0.00)

Weighted Grades Honors courses receive an additional 0.5 value. Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate courses receive an additional 1.0 value. Grades of D+, or lower, do not receive the added point value. Beginning in 2015-16, College Credit Plus courses taught through Ohio State or Columbus State also receive an additional 1.0 value.

Scholastic Recognition The Class of 2015 had 14 National Merit Finalists, 12 National Merit Commended Scholars, and 2 National Hispanic Recognition Program Scholars. Dublin Jerome High School does not release standardized test scores. Students must use the official reporting services of SAT/ACT.

College Testing SCHOLASTIC APTITUTE TEST (SAT I) (Frequency of Scores) Scores Crit. Reading Math Writing 700-800 21 37 18 600-690 45 37 34 500-590 41 36 46 400-490 13 11 23 200-390 2 1 1

AMERICAN COLLEGE TEST (ACT) Scores English Math Reading Science Composite 28-36 141 132 148 127 137 24-27 72 96 71 95 97 20-23 71 59 67 74 59 16-19 21 26 27 15 21 1-15 11 3 3 5 2

Post High School Four Year University 91% Technical School 1% College in Japan <1% Military <1% Two Year College 2% Employment 3% Undecided/Other 2%

Class Ranking Due to the competitiveness of Dublin Jerome High School, rank is not reported.

Decile Rank Grade Pt. Avg. Decile Rank Grade Point Avg. 1 4.597 – 4.304 6 3.677 – 3.534 2 4.301 – 4.184 7 3.532 – 3.369 3 4.182 – 4.026 8 3.367 – 3.163 4 4.020 – 3.834 9 3.150 – 2.868 5 3.818 – 3.680 10 2.860 – 2.114

College Matriculation Members of Dublin Jerome High School graduating classes have been accepted by (but not limited to) the following colleges: Air Force Academy American University Arizona State University Ashland University Bellarmine University Bowling Green State University Boston University Brown University Butler University Cal Tech Brigham Young University Capital University Carnegie Mellon University Case Western Reserve Clemson University Colorado School of Mines Columbia University Columbus College Art & Design Columbus State Com. College Concordia College Cornell University Dartmouth College Davidson College Denison University DePauw University Duke University Eastern Carolina University Elon College Florida State University Franciscan University Furman University Georgia Tech Harvard College Heidelberg University High Point University Indiana University Jacksonville University John Carroll University Johns Hopkins University Kansas State University Kenyon College Kent State University Loyola University - Chicago Massachusetts Inst. of Tech. McGill University Miami University Michigan State University Montana State University Muskingum College North Carolina State University Northeastern University Northern Arizona University Northwestern University Oberlin College Ohio Northern University Ohio University Ohio State University Ohio Wesleyan University Old Dominion University Otterbein University Princeton University Purdue University Quinnipiac University Rochester Institute of Tech. Rutgers University Saint Joseph’s University Savannah College of Art & Des. Southern Methodist Univ. Stanford University The University of Tampa Texas Christian University Towson University University of Akron University of Alabama University of California-BerkeleyUniversity of Cincinnati University of Colorado University of Central Oklahoma University of Dayton University of Denver University of Edinburgh University of Illinois University of Kansas University of Kentucky University of Louisville University of Miami (Fla) University of Michigan University of Missouri UNC – Chapel Hill University of Notre Dame University of Pennsylvania University of Pittsburgh University of South Carolina University of Southern California University of South Florida University of Texas University of Toledo UCLA US Air Force Academy US Naval Academy Vanderbilt University Washington Univ. - St. Louis Wellesley College Western Kentucky University Wittenberg University Xavier University Yale University Youngstown State University

Admissions Statement Dublin Jerome High School is a member of the National Association for College Admission Counseling, the Ohio Association of College Admission Counselors, and a permanent member of the College Board, and the College Scholarship Service Assembly. Dublin Jerome High School fully endorses the Statement of Principles and Good Practices as adopted by the NACAC and the OACAC. College Rep. Visits Colleges and universities are cordially invited to visit Dublin Jerome High School. A two-week advance notice is appreciated. All inquiries should be directed to the Guidance Office, Dublin Jerome High School, 8300 Hyland- Croy Road, Dublin, Ohio 43016. Phone (614) 718-8275, Fax (614) 873-1937.