HERSHEY HIGH SCHOOL 2018 - 2019 Student Profile

Derry Township School District

Class Rank GRADING

Hershey High School does GPA % of Students Students are graded on a percentage grading scale. not calculate a class rank. 90 - 100% 60 % Grade Letter Equivalent The GPA information 80 - 89% 33 90 - 100 A - Excellent provided here is for the class 70 - 79% 6 80 - 89 B - Good of 2018 as of the end of their <70% <1 70 - 79 C - Average junior year. 60 - 69 D - Needs Improvement

0 - 59 F - Failure Grade Point

Average Advanced Placement

Grade Point Average is calculated using only those Testing Results courses completed while enrolled at Hershey High School. All courses are utilized in the calculation of No. of No. of % of Exam grade point average. The grade earned in a course Year Students AP tests taken Scores 3 or better taken for remediation is recorded in addition to the 2018 310 691 77 grade originally earned in that course; however, credit 2017 420 664 79 is granted only once. Summer school grades become 2016 300 690 78 part of the permanent record but will not affect GPA. 2015 270 648 82 AP courses are weighted with a factor of 1.05. 2014 240 476 89

Recent Graduating Classes

Continuing Education Percentages SAT ‘15 ‘16 ‘17 ‘18 2017 2018 Evidence Based Class Size 281 281 279 276 590 598 Community Colleges 4 10 9 9 Reading & Writing Math Mean Score 580 592 State Universities 37 38 38 31

4 Yr. PA Colleges 17 16 16 28 ACT 4 Yr. Colleges (Outside PA) 24 25 25 25 2017 2018 Other Schools 2 1 1 2 Composite Score 26 25 Total Continuing Education 84 90 89 95 Armed Forces 5 3 3 0 Employment 11 7 8 5

National Merit Program – 12 Hershey High School seniors are participants in the 2019 National Merit Program.

The members of the Class of 2018 plan to attend the following colleges: Alleghany College Georgia Institute of Technology Northern College The University of Alabama American Musical & Dramatic Academy Gettysburg College Northwestern University The University of Tampa American University Goldey-Beacom College Oklahoma City University Towson University Arizona State University Goucher College Paris College of Art Tulane University Barnard College Grove City College College of Technology University of Pittsburgh Berklee College of Music Harrisburg Area Community College Pennsylvania State University Universidad Anahuac Queretaro Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania Harrisburg University of Science & Tech. Pepperdine University University of Cincinnati Boston College Indiana University at Bloomington Point Park University University of Florida Boston Fisher College Indiana University of Pennsylvania Pratt Institute University of Hartford Boston University IMG Academy Purdue University University of Maryland Bowdoin College Instituoto Technological de Estudios Sup. Roanoke College University of Massachusetts Brandeis University Ithaca College Rochester Institute of Technology University of Miami Brigham Young University James Madison University University of Pennsylvania Brown University Jefferson ( University & Saint Joseph’s University University of Pittsburgh Bucknell University Thomas Jefferson University) Saint Vincent College University of Southern California Central Penn College Johns Hopkins University Salem Community College University of Virginia Clemson University Kent State University San Diego State University Coastal Carolina University Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Savannah College of Art and Design Utah State College Community College of Beaver County LaSalle University Seton Hill University Vassar College Dartmouth College Lebanon Valley College Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania Dickinson College Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania Susquehanna University Virginia Tech McDaniel College Syracuse University Wake Forest University Duquesne University Messiah College Washington and Jefferson College Edinboro University of Pennsylvania Miami Dade College Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology of Pennsylvania Elizabethtwon College Millersville University of Pennsylvania The George Washington University Emerson College Misericordia University Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology Wilkes University Georgetown University Muhlenberg College The Ohio State University York College of Pennsylvania Derry Township School District, an equal opportunity employer, will not discriminate in employment, educational programs or activities, based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, ancestry, physical handicap, or union membership. ADMINISTRATION : C OUNSELORS: J oseph McFarland, Superintendent Jason Reifsnyder, Asst. to the Supt. Counselors (717) 531-2244 for Personnel and Student Services Ellen Gingrich, ext. 2244 [email protected] Stacy Winslow, Asst. to the Supt. for Curriculum and Instruction Brendan Hensel, ext. 2247 Jeffrey Smith, Principal [email protected] Peter Ebert, Assistant Principal Lisa Schlosser, ext. 2227 [email protected] Laurie Wade, Assistant Principal Allison VanZant, ext. 2241 [email protected] Victoria Smith, School to Cooperative CEEB Code Number: 391765 Education Coordinator, ext. 2251 ACT Code Number: 391765 .

C OMMUNITY The Derry Township School District serves more than 24,000 residents of Derry Township, Dauphin County. Approximately 75 percent of these residents live in the town of Hershey. Due to the presence of The Hershey Company, its associated interests, the Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, and the philanthropy of Milton S. Hershey, the community offers many economic, cultural, recreational, and educational opportunities H IG H SCHOOL The average enrollment during the 2017-2018 school term was approximately 3,401 students; 1,191 of whom were enrolled in grades 9 through 12. Derry Township School District participates with five other districts in the Dauphin County Technical School and is a sponsoring district of the Harrisburg Area Community College.

ACADEMIC PROGRAM During grades 9-12, all students will earn credits as listed below. Requirements are established by the Pennsylvania State Board of Education and the District’s Board of School Directors. Honors level courses are offered in English, Science and

Social Studies and are indicated as such on the student’s transcript. Subject Credits Course Offerings AP and Advanced Level Courses CP English 9, CP English 10, one semester electives in Literature and English Language and English 4.25 Composition, one-semester focus Composition, English Literature studies in CP English 11/12, Academic Literacy Civics, World History, American U.S. History, European History, Social Studies 3 History, seven electives Human Geography, Psychology Calculus AB and BC, Statistics, Algebra I and II, Geometry, Mathematics 3 Computer Science, Adv. Calculus, Trigonometry, Pre-Calculus, Statistics Adv. Computer Science Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Science 3 three electives Environmental Science Health/Phys. Education/ Health 9. Health 11, Phys. Education, 1.33 Highway Safety Highway Safety Arts and Humanities 2 Listed Below Music Theory, Studio Art Technology Applications 0.25 Listed Below Electives 8.5 Listed Below French, Spanish, German

Foreign Language The following are offered in conjunction B L E N D E D L EARNING  Levels of proficiency: six in French & with other area school districts In a Blended Learning course, students Spanish; three in German; two in  Vocational/Technical Education meet with teachers in a traditional class Chinese & Latin  Special Education Programs setting every other day; on alternate days they report to a learning commons area Arts/Humanities/Technology/ Extracurricular Activities where they can work with other students Electives  Music (Choral and Instrumental) to share ideas, create projects, etc. The  Technology applications, technology  National Honor Society scope of the course content is the same education, engineering systems as it would be if the students met with  Nat. Foreign Lang. Honor Societies:  Fine arts, music, culinary arts the teacher daily. Blended Learning Spanish, French & German courses are identified on schedules and  Alternative Programs School Newspaper and Yearbook transcripts as “course name (Blended)."   Work Experience Student Council   Community Service Interscholastic Activities for Boys: S TUDENT R ECORD S Baseball, basketball, cross country,  Classroom/Office Assistant Hershey High School is respectful of football, golf, soccer, swimming, students’ rights to confidentiality. To  College/University Concurrent diving, tennis, track and field, Enrollment avoid the release of any confidential wrestling information to unauthorized persons or  Internship Opportunities  Interscholastic Athletics for Girls: institutions, an Information Release  Hershey Medical Center – Health Basketball, field hockey, softball, Form must be signed by students and Careers Exploration Program swimming, tennis, track, cross parents. Transcripts will not be  Hershey Online Learning Academy country, soccer, golf, and lacrosse forwarded to colleges or prospective  50 Additional Clubs & Organizations employers without a release form on file.

PA KE YS T ON E E XAMS – 2 0 1 8 D ATA

Biology HHS PA Avg. Literature HHS PA Avg. Algebra 1 HHS PA Avg. Advanced 53.6% 27% Advanced 29.4% 10% Advanced 44.6% 23.5% Proficient 32.7% 37.4% Proficient 57% 62.7% Proficient 35.5% 41.7% Basic 9.2% 21.3% Basic 10% 18.9% Basic 17.5% 25.1% Below Basic 4.4% 14.3% Below Basic 3.4% 8.4% Below Basic 2.4% 9.7%