Oakwood High School Academic Expectations

2016 – 2017 SCHOOL PROFILE OAKWOOD HIGH SCHOOL “A National School of Excellence” Extra Curricular Activities: Academic Team National Honor Society GRADE POINT AVERAGE Architectural Team Oakwood Giving BattleBots OMUN Oakwood High School provides students with a solid Book Squad Peer Mentoring academic foundation which prepares them to perform in a Plays / Musicals CyberPatriots Drama Club Project Support demanding college environment. Students have a cumulative Ecology Club Quill & Scroll GPA calculated each semester. Considering Oakwood High Energy Team Rocket Team Femineering Club South Suburban Coalition School’s highly competitive academic environment, the 40 Assets Spanish Club school does not rank students according to GPA. French Club Spanish Honor Society French Honor Society Speech and38 Debate Student Council Average Grade Point Profile for Class of 2016 GSA Ink Blots (lit. magazine) Superintendent/Principal 35 Advisory Council Interact Club International Perspective US International Ladies Breakfast Varsity “O” 30 Muse Machine Yoga Club National Business Honor Society Young Men’s Breakfast Athletic Programs: Boys Basketball Football Swimming & Diving Girls Basketball Golf Girls Tennis Baseball Lacrosse Boys Tennis Cheerleading Boys Soccer Track & Field Cross Country Girls Soccer Girls Volleyball Girls Field Hockey Girls Softball Wrestling GRADING SCALE A = 4.0 (92 - 100) D = 1.0 (65 - 73) B = 3.0 (83 - 91) F = below 64 C = 2.0 (74 - 82) 1.79 1.80 2.00 2.20 2.40 2.60 2.80 3.00 3.20 3.40 3.60 3.80 4.0 Mean GPA 3.27 and through through through through through through through through through through through and below 1.99 2.19 2.39 2.59 2.79 2.99 3.19 3.39 3.59 3.79 3.99 above REPRESENTATIVE LIST OF COLLEGE ACCEPTANCES : CLASS OF 2016 87% pursued an undergraduate degree 10% pursued an associate degree 3% employment, military, gap year experience Alabama A&M University Colorado State University Kenyon College Saint Louis University University of Maryland, College Park American University Columbia University Lafayette College Saint Mary’s College of California University of Michigan American University of Paris Columbus College of Art and Design Lawrence Technological University Samford University University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Amherst College Denison University Lesley University Savannah College of Art and Design University of Mississippi Appalachian State University DePaul University Liberty University School of the Art Institute of Chicago University of Nebraska at Lincoln Arizona State University DePauw University Loyola University Chicago Seton Hall University University of Nebraska at Omaha Auburn University Duquesne University Malone University Shawnee State University University of North Carolina at Asheville Aveda Institute Columbus Eastern Michigan University Manchester University Sinclair Community College University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Baldwin Wallace University Elon University Marietta College Southern Methodist University University of North Carolina at Wilmington Ball State University Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Marquette University St. John’s University, Queens University of Notre Dame Bellarmine University University, Daytona Beach Marywood University Swarthmore College University of Oklahoma Boston College Emory University Miami University, Oxford Temple University University of Pittsburgh Boston University Emory University, Oxford College Michigan State University Tulane University University of Rio Grande Bowling Green State University Fashion Institute of Technology Michigan Technological University University of Akron University of San Francisco Brigham Young University, Idaho Finlandia University Moody Bible Institute University of Alabama at Birmingham University of South Carolina University of Southern California Brown University Florida Atlantic University Mount Vernon Nazarene University University of Alabama University of Tennessee, Chattanooga Butler University Florida Gulf Coast University Muhlenberg College University of Alaska Anchorage University of Tennessee, Knoxville California College of Arts, San Francisco Florida Southern College New York University University of California, Berkeley University of Toledo California Polytechnic State Florida State University Niagara University University of California, Davis University of Virginia University, San Luis Obispo Fordham University Northeastern University University of California, Santa Barbara University of Washington California State University, Long Beach George Washington University Northern Illinois University University of California, Santa Cruz Vassar College California State University, Stanislaus Georgetown University Ohio Northern University University of Central Oklahoma Villanova University Carleton College Georgia Institute of Technology Ohio State University University of Cincinnati Virginia Commonwealth University Case Western Reserve University Goucher College Ohio State University, Lima University of Colorado at Virginia Tech Catholic University of America Hanover College Ohio State University, Newark Colorado Springs Wabash College Champlain College High Point University Ohio University University of Dayton Washington University in St. Louis College of Charleston Hocking College Ohio Wesleyan University University of Denver West Virginia University Chatham University Indiana Institute of Technology Old Dominion University University of Findlay Westminster College Citadel, the Military College of Indiana University at Bloomington Oxford College of Emory University University of Florida College of William and Mary South Carolina Indiana University-Purdue Pennsylvania State University University of Hawaii at Manoa Wilmington College Clemson University University Indianapolis Purchase College State University University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Wittenberg University Cleveland State University Iowa State University of New York University of Kansas College of Wooster College for Creative Studies Johnson & Wales University (Providence) Purdue University University of Kentucky Wright State University Colorado College Kent State University Regent University University of Louisville Xavier University OAKWOOD HIGH SCHOOL DR. KYLE B. RAMEY PAUL J. WALLER KELLY D. OWENS Superintendent Principal Guidance Department Chair [email protected] PAIGE J. G. LUMPKINS ADAM B. WOESSNER BETH JOHNSON Guidance Counselor Guidance Counselor Administrative Assistant/Registrar [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] 1200 Far Hills Avenue • Dayton, OH 45419 • (937) 297-5326 • Fax (937) 297-5348 Website: oakwoodschools.org CEEB: 361-845 COMMUNITY Oakwood High School, with a student population of 733, is located immediately south of and adjacent to the City of Dayton and the University of Dayton. The City of Oakwood encompasses 2.97 square miles and has a population of approximately 9,000 people. Oakwood is a suburban community with 97.9% of the city being residential. Our residents, mostly involved in business and professional careers, enjoy the quiet and safe tree-lined neighborhoods dotted with unique older homes. SCHOOL FACTS Type: Public, four-year comprehensive high school Standardized Test Scores: Statistics are based on the Enrollment: 733 as of October 1, 2016 most recent scores for the Class of 2016: Professional Membership and Recognition: SAT SAT SAT ACT Oakwood High School has consistently ranked at, or near, the top of CR Math Writing Composite all Ohio high schools on the Ohio Graduation Test, the Ohio School Mean 581 589 556 26.4 Report Card, and all other measures of academic achievement. Every year approximately 10 members of the senior class The U.S. Department of Education named OHS a National School receive recognition in the National Merit Scholarship of Excellence in 1991 and a No Child Left Behind—Blue Ribbon Program. School in 2007. OHS is a permanent member of The College Board, the National Association for College Admission Counselors and Faculty: The faculty consists of 56 teachers, 84.9% hold the Ohio Association of College Admission Counselors. OHS is advanced degrees. accredited by the Ohio Department of Education. Advanced Placement: Students taking AP courses earn a .05 “add-on” factor to their GPA for each AP course completed with a grade of C or higher and completion of the AP Exam. Advanced Placement Examination: In May of 2016, 274 students took 497 exams in 23 academic areas. 77% of the AP students received a score of 3 or better on the 2016 AP exams. Honors/High Honors: High Honors (AP Prep) English course offered in the tenth grade with Honors courses offered in mathematics and English at all grade levels. Honors II and III courses are available in French and Spanish. Grades earned in these courses do not receive extra weighting for GPA. Career Education Programs: Through a contractual arrangement with two neighboring school districts, Oakwood High School provides students with a choice of 22 career programs. Engineering is offered at Oakwood High School. All are technical preparation programs which award college credit. College Credit Plus: PSEO and Dual Enrollment have been combined and are now known collectively as College Credit Plus. As with PSEO and Dual Enrollment, students taking College Credit Plus courses will earn both high school and college credit. ACADEMIC EXPECTATIONS Graduation Requirements: College Credit Plus Courses Advanced Placement Courses: English I, II, III and IV 4 Credits offered at OHS: English 11 – Language & Composition Social Studies 4 Credits Anatomy & Physiology I English 12 – Literature & Composition Mathematics 4 Credits + lab French V Science 3 Credits Anatomy & Physiology II Spanish V Physical Education .5 Credit + lab Calculus AB Health Education .5 Credit Great Books Literature Calculus BC Fine Arts 1 Credit Statistics Additional electives 5 Credits International Politics Biology Western Civ to 1500 Chemistry West and World since 1500 American Government & Politics All courses are college preparatory Business Calculus Comparative Government & Politics Physics C American History European History Music Theory Studio Art.

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