CHATHAM HIGH SCHOOL 255 Lafayette Avenue, Chatham New Jersey 07928 School Counseling Office: (973) 457-2533 Main Office: (973) 457-2505 Fax: (973) 457-2486 CEEB Code: 310224 www.chatham-nj.org

Chatham Community Chatham Borough and Chatham Township are located approximately 25 miles west of Manhattan in Morris County, New Jersey. The com- munities share a post office, library, and unwavering support for an ex- emplary public school district. Both municipalities have been featured in publications such as The New Y ork Times and New Jersey Monthly as highly desirable places to live.

School District of the Chathams The school district enrolls approximately 4,200 students in six school buildings, providing educational programming for students in grades pre-K through 12. Three of its six schools have been recognized as No Child Left Behind Blue Ribbon Schools, and the district’s schools and students consistently garner state and regional recognitions in the academics, the arts, and athletics.

Chatham High School Chatham High School is accredited by the New Jersey Department of Education and is recognized local- ly and nationally as a premier education institution. New Jersey Monthly named Chatham High School the #1 high school in New Jersey in 2016 & 2014. In 2016, Newsweek ranked Chatham High School 40th nationally and #1 in NJ. U.S. News and World Report has awarded Chatham High School a gold medal yearly. In each of the past five years, over 98% of its graduates have gone on to attend institu- tions of higher education, with over 90% of all graduates furthering their education at four-year colleges or universities. Chatham High School offers a diverse curriculum designed to meet the academic and socio-emotional needs of all learners, and includes in its catalogue 30 Advanced Placement courses. The current enrollment at CHS is approximately 1,300 students.

District Administration High School Administration School Counseling Staff Michael LaSusa Darren J. Groh Joseph Barbato Superintendent of Schools Principal Lisa Kool-Behr Alexis Irene Karen Chase Lori B. Gironda Mark Maka Assistant Superintendent Douglas M. Walker Andrea Murphy Assistant Principals Sean Newcombe Vincent D’Elia Elizabeth Tully-Cano Assistant Superintendent School Counselors

Kaitlin Sleight High School Faculty College & Career Counselor Professional Staff Student-Staff Snapshot 113 certificated staff members 12:1 student-faculty ratio Janice Stettler 36% hold a bachelor’s degree 190:1 counselor to student ratio Christine Franz 64% hold a master’s or doctoral degree Administrative Assistants Average teaching experience is 10 years

————————-—————— Chatham High School Profile 2020-2021————–————————— GRADING AND POST-HIGH SCHOOL PLACEMENT Chatham High School does not rank. For the purpose of GPA calculation, a weighting factor of .25 is applied to Honors and AP courses. Only courses taken at Chatham High School are included. Courses not taken at CHS during the time the student is enrolled are listed but not included in GPA calculation. CHS utilizes semester grading with each semester weighted at 50% of the final grade. As a result of Covid-19 remote learning began on March 16, 2020. Our prior experiences with digital instruction allowed instruction to continue as planned. The grades earned were based on performance and appropriate rigor. We have full confidence in the content delivered as well as the grades earned. For the purpose of college competitive categories, the tables below are based on the Barron’s Profile of American Colleges 2019.

Grading System Plans of Graduates Grading Scale Quality Points Post HS 2018 2019 2020 Letter Numeric Range Regular Honors/AP Plans (N=295) (N=300) (N=313) Grade Range Course Course 4-yr college 96% 97% 95% A+ 97-100 4.33 5.41 2-yr college 2% 2% 2% A 93-96 4.00 5.00 Other 2% 1% 3% A- 90-92 3.67 4.59 B+ 87-89 3.33 4.16 College Placement by Type of Institution B 83-86 3.00 3.75 B- 80-82 2.67 3.34 Competitive 2018 2019 2020 C+ 77-79 2.33 2.91 Category (N=283) (N=283) (N=297) C 73-76 2.00 2.50 Most 35% 34% 37% C- 70-72 1.67 2.09 Highly 22% 26% 28% D+ 67-69 1.33 1.66 Very 25% 25% 23% D 63-66 1.00 1.25 Competitive 15% 11% 9% D- 60-62 0.67 0.84 Less/Non/Int'l 2% 3% 2% F 0-59 0.00 0.00 Special/Other 1% 1% 1%

Class of 2020, College Placement by GPA

Competitive Category Most Highly Very Competitive Less/Non Special/Other GPA Range 2.87-4.99 2.72-4.74 2.43-4.36 2.60-4.24 2.74-4.20 3.14-4.10 G.P.A. Distribution for the Class of 2021

GPA 4.5+ 4.00 - 4.49 3.50 - 3.99 3.00 - 3.49 2.50 - 2.99 2.00 -2.49 1.50 - 1.99 1.00 - 1.49 0.00 - 0.99 No. of Students 37 111 125 63 25 1 1 Percent 10% 31% 34% 17% 7% <1% <1%

(GPA based on six semesters) EXTRACURRICULAR PROGRAM Chatham High School offers a rich set of extracurricular offerings to supplement its core academic program. Below are extra- curricular opportunities available to students.

Athletics Arts Other Clubs and Organizations Fall Winter Spring Music Other Academic Service and Other STEM Cheerleading Basketball, Boys Baseball Jazz Ensemble Fall Play Academic Team Literary Mag. Aid for Shelter Politics App Inventor Cross Country, Boys Basketball, Girls Golf, Boys Marching Band Spring Musical Astronomy Math League Pets Prayer Computer Cross Country, Girls Bowling Golf, Girls Pops Orchestra Stage Crew Book Mock Trial Gay-Straight S.A.D.D. Technology Football Cheerleading Lacrosse, Boys Symphonic Band National Art Chinese Model U.N. Alliance Ski Robotics Field Hockey Fencing, Boys Lacrosse, Girls Wind Ensemble Honor Society French Newspaper Gold Spirit E-Sports Soccer, Boys Fencing, Girls Sailing Orchestra Crafts for Kindness F.B.L.A. Philosophy J.T. Babbitt T.A.T.U. Soccer, Girls Ice Hockey Boys Softball Concert Choir Dance German Photography Heart Club Teens Connect Tennis, Girls Ice Hockey Girls Tennis, Boys Chatham Voices Culinary Arts History Spanish Key Club with Teens Sailing Indoor Track, Boys Track, Boys Choir Film Criticism Ink Blot Peer Support Yearbook Volleyball Girls Indoor Track, Girls Track, Girls Accompaniment Anime Debate Pep Yoga Paddle Volleyball Boys Sewing Young Republican Swimming, Boys and Embroidery Young Progressive

————————-—————— Chatham High School Profile 2020-2021————–————————— STANDARDIZED TESTING Chatham High School encourages its students to engage in an individualized and appropriate level of academic rigor. Below are tables showing the performance of CHS students on AP and SAT Subject tests for the 2020 administration, as well as stand- ardized tests associated with the college admissions process for the Class of 2020.

Number of AP Students and Exams Completed AP Courses Offered

2-D Studio Art English Literature Physics I 1400 11491135 3-D Studio Art & Composition Physics II 1200 1050 1041 952 Art History Environmental Physics C: Mech. 1000 Biology Science Physics C: Elec. 800 Calculus AB European History Psychology Total AP 517 524 500 495 520 Calculus BC French Language Seminar 600 Students Chemistry and Culture Research 400 Number Chinese Language German Language Spanish Language 200 of Exams and Culture Government and Spanish Literature 0 Computer Science A Politics, U.S. Statistics 20162017201820192020 English Language Macroeconomics U.S. History & Composition Microeconomics World History

Percentage of Students Scoring 3 or Higher AP Scholar

100 92 89 89 92 95 AP Scholar Honor Distinction National International Diploma 80 72 71 72 69 60 60 61 59 60 CHS # 68 44 98 20 1 40 NJ 20 Global Avg 3.71 3.87 4.32 4.55 3.75 0 Score 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020

ACT and SAT Reasoning Tests

ACT Scores SAT Scores

800 30 27 27.7 27.4 26.1 26.4 750 25 700 650 632 611 Chatham 20 600 NJ 541 550 528 528 523 15 National 500 10 450 Composite English Math Reading Science 400 EBRW Math

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Academic Area College Prep Level Courses and Electives Honors / AP Courses and Electives

English 9, A,B or C Contemporary Fiction Talking the Talk Honors English 9,10,11,12 English10 A, B, or C Literature of the Holocaust Journalism AP English Literature and Composition English 11 A, B, or C Modern Drama Public Speaking AP English Language and Composition English Contemporary Non-Fiction Philosophy of Literature Film Criticism Literature and Law Contemporary Fiction The Short Story Literature of Immigration Creative Writing Argument and Debate Algebra 1 A, B or C Pre Calculus Consumer Math Honors Geometry AP Calculus AB Geometry A, B, or C Calculus Honors Algebra II AP Calculus BC Math Algebra II, A, B, or C Probablity and Statistics Honors Pre-Calculus AP Statistics Algebra III/Trigonometry A Discrete Math Algebra III/Trigonometry B Business Math US History I, A, B, or C Law and Society Middle Eastern Studies Honors US History I AP European History US History II, A, B or C International Relations AP US History AP Psychology Social Studies World History, A, B or C Contemporary Issues AP World History AP US Government Sociology Holocaust and Genocide AP Art History and Politics AP Macro and Micro Economics AP Seminar AP Research Biology A, B, or C Environmental Science A, B or C Intro to Exercise Physiology Honors Biology AP Environ Sci Chemistry, A, or B Physical Science C Marine Sciences Honors Chemistry AP Physics I Science Chemistry A or B Anatomy and Physiology Honors Physical Geography AP Physics II Physics A, or B Astronomy AP Biology AP Physics C AP Chemistry Spanish I,II,III Spanish Language and Culture I,II Adv Studies French Film Honors Spanish IV AP Spanish Lang French I,II,III American Sign Language I, II Adv Studies French Honors French IV AP French World Language German I,II,III Adv Studies Spanish Film Contemp Topics Honors German IV AP German Chinese I,II,III Adv Studies Spanish Contemp Topics Honors Chinese IV AP Chinese AP Spanish Lit Introduction to Studio Art Sculpture Pre-AP Studio Art 2-D Graphic Design Drawing Pre-AP Studio Art 3-D Art Metal and Fiber Arts Painting AP Studio Art 2-D Ceramics AP Studio Art 3-D Financial Literacy Entrepeneurship Invest & Portfolio MGT AP Macro and Micro Economics Business Business Principles Marketing Strategy Essentials Digital Literacy Intro to Design & Innovation Robotics & Controls Video Production AP Computer Science Principles Architectural Design Advanced Robotics TV Production AP Computer Science A Design 3D Engineering Design Animation and Movement Short Films &Technology Design Studio Programming with Java Digital Media Design Game Design with Python

Culinary Arts and Nutrition I Early Childhood Development Family Science Culinary Arts and Nutrition II Fashion Design, Construction & Textiles Symphonic Band Concert Choir Theater Arts I,II Honors Wind Ensemble Wind Ensemble Chatham Voices Theater Arts Studio Honors Chamber Orchestra Performing Arts Orchestra Music Theory/Technology Musical Theater Honors Chatham Voices Select Choir Piano Lab Honors Select Choir Chamber Orchestra Shakespeare's Drama Comprehensive Health Comprehensive Health and Health and PE and PE 9,11,12 Driver's Education 10

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Albright College 1 Gettysburg College 13 Roger Williams University 2 Univ of Cincinnati-Main Campus 1 American University 16 Gonzaga University 1 Rowan University 4 Univ of Colorado Boulder 7 Arcadia University 2 Hamilton College 1 Rutgers University - Camden 2 Univ of Connecticut 8 Arizona State University-Tempe 7 Hampton University 1 Rutgers University-NB 57 University of Dayton 11 Auburn University 1 Hartwick College 1 Rutgers University-Newark 3 University of Delaware 55 Barnard College 1 High Point University 7 Sacred Heart University 10 University of Denver 2 Baylor University 2 Hobart William Smith Colleges 8 Saint Anselm College 1 University of Florida 5 Belmont University 2 Illinois Institute of Technology 1 Saint Edward's University 1 University of Georgia 3 Binghamton University 2 Indiana Univ - Purdue University 1 Saint Joseph's University 9 University of Hartford 3 Bloomsburg University of PA 1 Indiana University-Bloomington 21 Saint Louis University 2 University of Houston 1 Boston College 8 Iona College 2 Saint Peter's University 1 Univ of Illinois at Chicago 1 Boston Conservatory at Berklee 1 Iowa State University 1 Salisbury University 3 Univ of Illinois Urbana- 1 Boston University 12 Ithaca College 16 Salve Regina University 2 University of Kansas 1 Brandeis University 2 James Madison University 20 Santa Clara University 3 University of Kentucky 1 Bryant University 6 Jefferson 1 Savannah Clg of Art & Design 3 University of Louisville 1 Bucknell University 14 Johns Hopkins University 1 School of the Art Inst of Chica- 1 University of Lynchburg 1 Butler University 1 Johnson & Wales University 2 Seton Hall University 11 University of Maine 3 Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo 4 Kean University 4 Skidmore College 1 Univ of Maryland-Baltimore Coun- 1 Caldwell University 2 Kenyon College 1 Smith College 2 Univ of Maryland-College Park 22 Carnegie Mellon University 4 Kettering University 1 Southern Methodist University 6 Univ of Massachusetts Boston 1 Case Western Reserve Univer- 5 King's College London 1 Springfield College 1 Univ of Massachusetts-Amherst 16 Catholic University of America 1 Kutztown University 2 St Lawrence University 2 University of Miami 9 Centenary University 1 Lafayette College 8 St. John's University 2 University of Michigan-Ann Arbor 5 Chapman University 3 Lehigh University 15 St. Joseph's College - Brook- 1 University of Mississippi 4 Chestnut Hill College 1 Long Island University, Brooklyn 1 State Univ of NY at New Paltz 1 University of Nevada-Las Vegas 1 Circle & Square Theater School 1 Louisiana State University 3 Stevens Institute of Technolo- 10 Univ of New Hampshire 7 Clark University 1 Loyola Marymount University 4 Stockton University 2 Univ of North Carolina at Char- 5 Clemson University 19 Loyola University Maryland 23 Stonehill College 2 Univ of North Carolina at Greens- 1 Colby College 2 Manhattan College 1 Stony Brook University 1 University of Northern Colorado 2 Colgate University 2 Marist College 17 Suffolk University 1 University of Notre Dame 1 College of Charleston 25 Marquette University 5 SUNY at Purchase College 1 Univof Oklahoma-Norman Cam- 1 College of the Holy Cross 2 Marymount Manhattan College 1 SUNY College at Cortland 1 University of Oregon 2 Concordia University - Montreal 1 McGill University 2 Susquehanna University 8 Univ of Pittsburgh 27 Connecticut College 4 Miami University-Oxford 17 Syracuse University 20 University of Portland 2 Cornell University 5 Michigan State University 9 Temple University 10 University of Rhode Island 17 County College of Morris 6 Michigan Technological Universi- 1 Texas A&M University 3 University of Richmond 6 Culinary Institute of America 1 Middlebury College 2 Texas Christian University 9 University of Rochester 5 Daemen College 1 Molloy College 1 The College of New Jersey 16 University of San Diego 1 Dartmouth College 2 Monmouth University 4 The College of Saint Rose 1 Univ of South Carolina-Columbia 23 Denison University 1 Montclair State University 17 The New School - All Divisions 3 University of Southern Maine 2 DePaul University 1 Moravian College 2 The Ohio State University 6 University of Utah 1 DeSales University 2 Muhlenberg College 4 The University of Akron 1 University of Vermont 18 Dickinson College 3 New Jersey Institute of Technolo- 17 The University of Alabama 4 University of Virginia-Main Cam- 3 Drexel University 20 New York Institute of Technology 2 The University of Arizona 4 University of Waterloo 1 Duke University 1 New York University 16 The University of Edinburgh 1 University of Wisconsin-Madison 13 Duquesne University 3 NC State University at Raleigh 2 The Univ of NC at Chapel Hill 2 Ursinus College 1 East Carolina University 2 Northeastern University 18 The University of Scranton 13 Vanderbilt University 2 Eckerd College 1 Nottingham Trent University 1 The University of Tampa 4 Villanova University 11 Elizabethtown College 1 Oglethorpe University 1 The Univ of Tennessee- 8 Virginia Tech 29 Elon University 25 Ohio University-Main Campus 1 The Univ of Texas at Austin 1 Wagner College 1 Emerson College 2 Oklahoma State University 1 Towson University 6 Wake Forest University 4 Emory University 1 Pace University-New York 8 Trinity College 1 Walsh University 1 Endicott College 1 Pennsylvania State University 63 Trinity College Dublin 1 Washington and Lee University 2 Fairfield University 18 Point Park University 1 Tufts University 2 Washington College 1 FDU - Florham Campus 4 Pratt Institute 4 Tulane University of Louisiana 9 Wellesley College 2 FDU - Metropolitan Campus 4 Princeton University 1 Union College - Schenectady 2 West Chester Univof Pennsylva- 1 Felician University 1 Providence College 16 University at Albany, SUNY 2 West Virginia University 5 -Fashion Inst of Design & Merch 1 Purdue University-Main Campus 11 University at Buffalo 2 Wheaton College - Massachu- 4 Florida Atlantic University 2 Queen's University 1 University for the Creative Arts 1 William and Mary 1 Florida Southern College 1 Quinnipiac University 15 Univ of Alabama at Birming- 3 William Paterson Univof New 2 Florida State University 2 Ramapo College of New Jersey 3 University of California- 1 Williams College 1 Fordham University 25 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 8 University of California-Davis 1 Worcester Polytechnic Institute 4 Franklin and Marshall College 6 Rhode Island School of Design 1 University of California-Irvine 2 Xavier University 1 Furman University 2 Rhodes College 2 Univ of California-Los Angeles 3 Yonsei University-Underwood 1 George Mason University 8 Rider University 3 University of California- 2 George Washington University 7 Roanoke College 7 Univ of California-Santa Bar- 1 Georgetown University 5 Rochester Institute of Technolo- 9 Univof California, San Diego 3

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