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MISSION AND VALUES 2016-2017 ACT RESULTS Edgewood is a Catholic co-educational Year Edgewood National EHS Test Takers STUDENT BODY school founded in 1881 by the The school currently serves 536 2016 26.2 20.5 20.8 100% Congregation of the Dominican Sisters students in grades 9 through 12, 2015 26.3 22.2 21.0 100% of Sinsinawa. Edgewood educates the drawing from more than 40 middle 2014 25.1 22.2 21.0 98% whole student for a lifetime of learning, schools from throughout the Madison 2013 25.7 22.1 20.9 100% service and personal responsibility metropolitan area, communities up to 2012 25.3 22.1 21.1 100% through a rigorous curriculum based in 50 miles distant, and from overseas. the values of truth, compassion, justice, • Students receiving ADVANCED PLACEMENT TESTS Edgewood offers 15 AP courses. § partnership and community. Enrollment financial assistance: 37% # Students taking Exams with is open to students regardless of • Total financial assistance one or more Exams Score of 3 or Higher educational or religious background. provided annually: $670,000 2016 205 68% The curriculum is college preparatory, • American students of color 14.7%* 2015 184 68% with a modified modular system of class • International students of color 5.4% 2014 165 82% scheduling that provides flexibility and 2013 154 71% *Students of color constitute promoting independent learning. 2012 133 82% approximately 21% of the Madison metropolitan area population. CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY AP SCHOLAR AWARDS Edgewood High School lies on the shores 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 of Lake Wingra alongside its sister FACULTY 53 38 32 34 39 elementary school and college. The • Full time: 34 § University of Wisconsin is located Please see note on following page regarding Edgewood’s general • Part time: 22 limitation of students to two AP courses in a year. several blocks away. Madison is • Highest Degree Wisconsin’s capital, with a population of Certificate: 2 NATIONAL MERIT HONORS 250,000 and nearly 550,000 including 2016 Graduates: 6 Finalists, 9 Commended Bachelor’s: 18 the greater metro area. It is surrounded 2015 Graduates: 3 Finalists, 5 Commended Master’s (1 or more): 35 by four lakes and many parks and 2014 Graduates: 6 Finalists, 4 Commended JD: 1 prairies. Madison has much to offer as a 2013 Graduates: 4 Finalists, 5 Commended political, medical, educational and • Faculty Distinctions 2012 Graduates: 5 Finalists, 1 Commended business center. Government employees, Norman Bassett Foundation Outstanding Teacher Awards: 9 professors, health care workers, private ADVANCED SCHOOLING researchers, engineering and Herb Kohl Education Foundation 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 biotechnology specialists, and insurance Teacher Fellowships: 11 Post-Secondary School 97% 97% 97% 97% 94% and financial professionals comprise a Fulbright Teacher Four-Year Colleges 94% 94% 96% 94% 90% majority of the workforce. Awards/Fellowships: 3 UW System 34% 35% 37% 34% 38% National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowships: 3 REPUTATION ACADEMIC STANDING An environment of high academic Wisconsin VFW State Class rank is based upon all subjects taken for a grade, standards, personal responsibility and High School Teacher of the Year 1 and is cumulative over a four-year period. It is the policy community service, where annually over Wisconsin Association of College of the Board of Trustees of Edgewood High School that 97% of the graduates further their Admissions and Counseling class rank is not routinely provided. education and become professional H.S. Counselor of the Year: 1 GRADING SYSTEM leaders and public servants in their Other state/national-level awards: 9 Edgewood High School uses a four-point grading system: communities. A = 4.0 points A - = 3.5 points STAFF TO B = 3.0 points B - = 2.5 points ACCREDITATION STUDENT RATIO • Independent Schools Association • Teacher/student: 1 to 10 C = 2.0 points C - = 1.5 points of the Central States, since 2008. • Average class size: 23 D = 1.0 point D - = 0.5 points • Counselor/student: 1 to 178 F = 0.0 points P/F = Pass/Fail* W = Withdraw ADMINISTRATION President: Michael G. Elliott ’77 CO-CURRICULA Honors, Advanced Placement courses and pre-approved Principal: Robert D. Growney AND ATHLETICS college courses are graded on a five-point system. Edu. Administrator: Anna A. McManus • Students participating: 95% * Given for assistantships and to EHS exchange students for courses Asst. Principal: Shannon M. McDonough • Clubs and activities offered: 30 taken while out of the country • Boys’ and girls’ sports offered: 26 CURRICULUM OFFERINGS, 2016-2017 Weightlifting I, II & III Global Issues ART LANGUAGE Basic Drawing French I, II, III & IV Flexibility Enhancement/ Economic Principles Basic Painting & Mixed Media Latin I, II, III & IV Stability Ball Training Law Architectural Drawing and Design Spanish I, II, III & IV Speed, Agility and Plyometrics Recent American History Ceramics AP French § Sports Psychology and Careers AP European History§ Commercial Art and Design AP Latin § Introduction to Athletic Training AP U.S. History§ Jewelry and Sculpture AP Spanish § Advanced Athletic Training Photography Athletic Training Independent Study YeEarAboRoBk OOK Advanced Drawing LEARNING Advanced Painting RESOURCE CENTER RELIGIOUS STUDIES Learning Resource Center Freshman Religion* * Required courses Advanced Photography Christian Scriptures* Art Independent Study § Because of the demands placed on students MATHEMATICS Hebrew Scriptures* Art Assistantship Algebra I or Algebra I-Accelerated* Morality* who take AP courses, they are encouraged to Geometry or Geometry-Accelerated* Contemporary Justice Issues take only two at a time. However, highly AVIATION Algebra II or Algebra II-Accelerated* motivated and talented students may take Aviation I & II Peer Ministry Algebra III Prayer and Sacrament additional AP courses in a year with the College Algebra for Seniors approval of their counselor, who will consult BUSINESS & COMPUTERS World Religions in America Personal Computer Literacy* Pre-Calculus Honors Church History with the AP course teachers. Introduction to Computer Science AP Calculus AB§ Personal, Moral and Social Psychology Accounting I AP Calculus BC§ Peer Ministry Assistantship Managing Your Financial Life AP Statistics§ Starting Your Own Business SCIENCE Marketing I & II MUSIC Biology* GRADUATION Edgewood Chorus Chemistry, Introductory Chemistry Computer Technology Assistantship Concert Choir REQUIREMENTS AP Computer Science Principles§ or Chemistry Honors * English 4.0 credits Crusader Singers Physics Concert Band Astronomy Mathematics 3.0 credits COMMUNICATION ARTS Public Speaking* Orchestra Earth Science Science 3.0 credits Advanced Public Speaking Jazz Ensemble Environmental Field Education Social Studies 3.0 credits Beginning Piano Acting Genetic Biotechnology Religious Studies 4.0 credits American Musical Theatre Second Year Piano Biophysics Play Production Intermediate Piano Human Anatomy and Physiology Physical Ed./Health 3.0 credits Advanced Piano Advanced Environmental Computer Literacy 0.5 credit ENGLISH History of Popular Music in America Field Education Fine Arts 1.0 credit English I* Music Assistantship Independent Research Public Speaking 0.5 credit English II or British Literature-Honors* AP Biology§ American Literature or AP Chemistry§ Electives † 7 credits PhHysYicSalI CEdAuLca tEioDnU I* CATION American Literature-Honors* AP Environmental Science§ Total 29.0 credits Fitness Foundations American Multicultural Literature AP Physics 1§ Community Service 100 hours Modern Drama Health Education* AP Physics C§ Great Literature Fall Team Sports Science Assistantship Retreats 4 Fall Recreational Activities Advanced Writing and Journalism † All students are encouraged to take 2 AP English§ Spring Team Sports Spring Recreational Activities SUO.SC. HIAistLo rSy*TUDIES credits in a single foreign language, Ballroom Dance I, II & III World History* required by most universities for CLASSICS Classics - Honors Lifeguarding American Political Systems admission. Most students take 4 credits.

2016 COLLEGE MATRICULATION Colleges and universities accepting members of the Edgewood High School Class of 2016 American University Eastern Michigan University Milwaukee School of Engineering The New School/ University of Southern California Arizona State University Edgewood College Minnesota State University, Mankato Parsons School of Design University of St. Thomas Augustana College Florida Gulf Coast University Missouri University of University of Arizona University of Tampa Ball State University Fordham University Science and Technology University of California, Davis University of Texas at San Antonio Franklin and Marshall College New York University University of California, San Diego University of Texas at Dallas Benedictine College Furman University New York University-Steinhardt University of California, Santa Barbara University of the Incarnate Word Boston College Georgia Institute of Technology Northern Michigan University University of California, Santa Cruz University of Tulsa Boston University Gettysburg College Northland College University of Colorado Boulder University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Bradley University Grinnell College Northwestern University University of Colorado Denver University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Butler University Gustavus Adolphus College Occidental College University of Dayton University of Wisconsin-La Crosse California Institute of the Arts High Point University Oklahoma City University University of Denver University of Wisconsin-Madison California Lutheran University Hillsdale College Pennsylvania State University University of Dubuque University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Carnegie Mellon University Indiana University Bloomington Pepperdine University University of Georgia University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Iowa State University Purdue University University of Houston University of Wisconsin-Parkside Ithaca College University of Illinois at Chicago University of Wisconsin-Platteville Ringling College of Art and Design Case Western Reserve University James Madison University University of Illinois at University of Wisconsin-River Falls St. John’s University Clemson University Kent State University Urbana-Champaign University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Cleveland Institute of Art (CIA) Knox College St. Louis College of Pharmacy University of Iowa University of Wisconsin-Stout College of the Holy Cross Lake Forest College Saint Louis University University of Kansas University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Colorado State University St. Norbert College University of Kentucky Valparaiso University Columbia College Chicago Lehigh University St. Olaf College University of Miami Villanova University Cornell University Lewis University St. Thomas University University of Michigan Creighton University Loyola Marymount University San Diego State University University of Minnesota Wagner College Dakota State University Loyola University Chicago San Jose State University University of Minnesota Duluth Wake Forest University Denison University Luther College Savannah College of Art and Design University of North Dakota Wartburg College Denver University Macalester College School of the Art Institute of Chicago University of North Florida Washington University in St. Louis DePaul University Seton Hall University University of Northern Iowa Whitman College Drake University Mesa Community College Southern Methodist University University of Notre Dame Winona State University Duke University Miami University Stetson University University of Oregon Wright State University Earlham College Michigan State University Texas A&M University University of Pittsburgh Xavier University Eastern Illinois University Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design The New School University of Richmond