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Edina High School 6754 Valley View Road ¨ Edina ¨ Minnesota ¨ 55439-1761 ¨ (952) 848-3800 ¨ Fax (952) 848-3119 ¨ School Code 240-708 SUPERINTENDENT COUNSELORS Dr. John W. Schultz 2020-2021 Nicole Plafcan (952) 848-3184 A-Br [email protected] PRINCIPAL Four-year public high school, Grades 9-12 William Hicks (952) 848-3127 Andrew Beaton Enrollment: 2,670 Bu-Ec [email protected] Taylor Johnson (952) 848-3142 ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS Size of Senior Class: 655 Ed-Hau [email protected] Jenny Johnson Dylan Hackbarth (952) 848-3125 School year: Two semesters Hav-Lan [email protected] Michael Pretasky Memberships: College Board and Lisa Burnham (952) 848-3126 Jenn Carter Naonal Associaon for Lao-Mor [email protected] Sandy Schmidt (952) 848-3128 ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL/ College Admission Counseling Mos-Rol [email protected] Julie Block (952) 848-3188 CTIVITIES IRECTOR A D Website Rom-Swa [email protected] Troy Stein Robin Dayneko (952) 848-3189 www.edinaschools.org/edinahigh Swb-Z [email protected] DEAN OF STUDENTS Natalie Golberg 9th grade (952) 848-3187 Jeff Marshall Angela Kieffer 9th grade (952) 848-3122 CURRICULUM COMMUNITY A comprehensive curriculum of 140+ courses emphasizes preparation Edina is both a small city, population 49,050 and a suburban, residential for college. Besides extensive offerings in English, mathematics, social community on the southwest edge of Minneapolis. With a high per- studies and sciences, study in four languages is offered: six years of centage of college graduates, most parents are employed in profession- French and Spanish, five in Latin, five years in Chinese and three years al and managerial positions. in American Sign Language (ASL). Please note: We do not offer first and second year classes in French. Sophomores in our 9-12 high FACULTY school will typically take the third year of this language. One notable Of the 170 certified faculty members, 84 percent have earned master’s, exception: approximately 40 French students in ninth grade have been specialist or doctoral degrees. 54 staff are National Board Certified. part of our Immersion program since kindergarten; as sophomores, they will take Diverse Francophone World. As juniors, they’ll take AP GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS French Language & Culture. As seniors, they all have an opportunity The Board of Education requires a minimum of 43 credits in grades 9-12. Re- to take French Culture in the Modern World. quirements for the class of 2021 are: In addition, students have an opportunity to take courses in business education, family and consumer sciences, performing and fine arts and wEnglish-Four years, including one year of literature wHealth-One semester; Physical Education-Two semesters physical education. wMath-Three years, at least through Advanced Algebra with Probability and For complete course descriptions go to: Statistics www.edinaschools.org/ehscounseling_registration wScience-Three years, including Biology and at least two additional credits in Edina students have numerous opportunities for enriched Physics or Chemistry wSocial Studies-One year of U.S. History, one year of Government, one (accelerated) or AP courses. semester of Economics, and one year of either World History or European AP COURSES (25 total) History. The state geography requirement is satisfied through a year of U.S. History and either a year of World History or European History. wBiology wLatin V wCalculus AB wPhysics wCalculus BC wPsychology E XTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES wChemistry wSpanish Language and Culture Besides the formal curriculum, Edina students are engaged in many co- wChinese Language and Culture wStatistics & Trigonometry curricular activities at our school. Surveys show approximately 85% of our wComparative Government wStudio Art 2D high school students take part in these activities. One in three takes one or wComputer Science wStudio Art 3D more leadership roles. Edina offers a wide array of opportunities including wComputer Science Principles wUnited States Government athletics, debate, music, publications, student government, theater, and clubs wEconomics (Micro/Macro) wUnited States History ranging from art to foreign language to math. Our Youth Serving Youth pro- wEnvironmental Science wUnited States Literature and Language gram, focusing on leadership, community service and social awareness has wEuropean History wWorld History over fifteen groups. wFrench Language & Culture wWorld Literature and Language wHuman Geography DECILE RANK ENRICHED (ENR) COURSES (10 total) By Board policy, Edina High School High School will not rank students, but wBiology wPre-AP French Language & Culture will provide a grade distribution chart by deciles. Decile rank is determined wChemistry wFrench IV by deciles, that is, groups of ten percent of the senior class. With a senior wCollege Algebra wPhysics class of 700 students, or example, the first decile includes approximately the wPre-AP English 9 wSociology top 70 student GPA’s. The second decile contains the next ten percent and wPre-AP English 10 wSpanish IV so forth. Honors Courses (1 total starting with class 2022) G RADING SYSTEM Pre-Ap English 10 (semester one only) A = 4 C+ = 2.3 D- = .67 POST SECONDARY ENROLLMENT OPTION A- = 3.67 C = 2 F = 0 *AP Courses are In addition, 11th and 12th grade students may also complete graduation require- B+ = 3.3 C- = 1.67 P = Pass weighted 1.2 ments by taking course work, funded by the state, at Minnesota public and private B = 3 D+ = 1.3 NG = No Grade colleges. Seventy plus students designated as PSEO on their transcript, are enrolled B- = 2.67 D = 1 NC = No Credit in this program on a full or part-time basis for the 2020-21 school year. Recent Test Scores POST-SECONDARY PLANS ***Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, there is limited testing data for CLASS OF 2020 the Class of 2020. The data for ACT/SAT below is for the class of 2019. Four-year Colleges/Universities ····························· 83% ACT - AMERICAN COLLEGE TEST (2018-19) w 63% Public, 37% Private Number of seniors taking the test: 646 w 40% Minnesota, 60% Out-of-State Percent of the class: 95% Community Colleges/Technical Colleges ··················· 9% Science Gap Year ························································ 3% English Math Reading ACT Reasoning Military ·························································· .5% % % % % N/A ···························································· 3.5% Other/Employment ············································ 1% 33-36 20 8 18 10 Graduates will attend 180 different Colleges and Universities in 2020-2021 28-32 23 20 29 23 24-27 20 30 15 25 HONORS AND AWARDS 20-23 20 18 20 26 16-19 7 16 11 12 w U.S. Department of Education National School of Excellence. 13-15 8 7 5 2 w Five Star School (highest rating possible) designated by the Minnesota 0-12 2 1 2 1 Department of Education. w #1 College prep high school in Minnesota (Niche) Mean Scores 26.6 25.2 26.9 25.8 w Top school for student success in Minnesota (USA Today) The average ACT score was 26.3 w #1 in Minnesota for sending students to elite colleges (Polaris list) Note: According to ACT, the percentage of Edina students w Student publications include Images, our literary arts magazine, ready for college level course work was twice as high Zephyrus, our student newspaper, and Whigrean, our yearbook. Each of as the typical Minnesota High School graduate. these publications has won state and national awards from organizations such as Columbia Scholastic Press Association, Journalism Educators of SAT REASONING TEST (2018-19) Minnesota, and National Scholastic Press Association. Students are Number of seniors taking the test:: 87 selected for Whigrean and Zephyrus through a competitive process. Percent of the class: 12% w Comprehensive music program features Concert, Symphonic, Varsity, Marching and Pep Bands; Symphonic, Chamber and Philharmonic SAT Reasoning Mean orchestras; Concert Choir, Varsity, Men's and Bel Canto Choir. Small Evidence Based Reading groups include jazz ensembles, chamber choirs, solo and ensemble 656 & Writing contest participation. The Concert Choir, Concert Band and Orchestra Math 649 have earned superior ratings from the Minnesota State High School League for decades. GRAMMY® Signature school. This award Total Score 1305 recognizes the top public high schools across the United States that have made outstanding commitments to music education. The ADVANCED PLACEMENT PROGRAM Minnesota String and Orchestra Teachers Association (MNSOTA) % of recognized Edina Public Schools’ (EPS) orchestra program with the 2017 School Year Students Tests Scores 3+ Meritorious Orchestra Program Award. 2019-20 1,176 2,216 86.7% w 187 state athletic championships - #1 among 500 members of the Minnesota State High School League. 2018-19 1,268 2,488 86.2% w Over 50 sports, activities and academic teams 2017-18 1,259 2,466 87.7% w Edina’s athletic program is ranked 8th in the nation by Sports Illustrated 2016-17 1,251 2,353 85.8% Magazine. The ranking is done once a decade and recognizes all-around achievement over a 10-year period 2015-16 1,205 2,280 84.7% w The Green Machine, Edina’s robotics team, received the highest award Note: Edina High School administered in May 2020 almost in competition at the national FIRST Robotics Competition in 2019. twice as many AP exams as any other high school in the state. w Award winning Model United Nations and DECA teams ADVANCED PLACEMENT SCHOLARS w Leadership Opportunities: Student Council, Student Senate, 212 Leader ship, Mosaic and Hornet Mentors Number of Scholars: 507 Average Score: 4.16 w Unified Options include Physical Education, sports and theater. # of Average 2020 School Year w Over 50 student led clubs. Examples: Project Earth, Coding Club, Girl Students Score Up AP Scholars 167 3.51 AP Scholars with Honor 86 3.84 COUNSELING OFFICE CONTACTS AP Scholars with Distinction 254 4.28 Assignment of students to counselors is done by team in 9th grade and National AP Scholar 68 4.59 alphabetically in grades 10- 12 as indicated on the top corner of the reverse side.
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