CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL 700 Delaware Avenue Delmar, New York 12054 BETHLEHEM www.bethlehemschools.org CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT 2018-19 Phone: 518-439-4921

Ms. Jody Monroe FAX Number: 518-439-2837 Superintendent PROFILE CEEB Code: 331-595 Mr. David Hurst Assistant Superintendent for Educational Programs ABOUT BETHLEHEM CENTRAL Mrs. Judith Kehoe Located just three miles through 8, and a Bethlehem’s schools Chief Business and from Albany, Bethlehem is comprehensive 9-12 have been ranked #1 Financial Officer a suburban community of high school which has an among Albany area school Ms. Kathleen Johnston over 35,000 residents. enrollment of 1,558 and districts six out of the last Director, Special Education The school district an instructional staff of eight years by the Albany and Student Support Services serves over 4,400 students 154 professionals. Business Review and are Mr. David Doemel in kindergarten through Well known throughout consistently among the Principal, Bethlehem grade 12 in Bethlehem and the region for exemplary top performing schools in Central High School parts of two neighboring and innovative the state. Mrs. Heather Culnan communities. The average educational programs, BC BC enjoys the support of Assistant High class size in the district is is dedicated to preparing active, involved residents School Principal 21 students. students to meet success who recognize their Ms. Nicole Conway Bethlehem Central in the classroom today schools as the heart of Mr. James Smith includes five elementary and in the opportunities their community. High School Hall Principals schools, a middle school they will find tomorrow.

BETHLEHEM that serves grades 6 CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL COUNSELING CENTER

518-439-4921, x.22950 BETHLEHEM CENTRAL: AT-A-GLANCE Fax 518-478-0783 Ms. Kristen Connor K-12 Enrollment 2018-19 Budget Faculty and staff K-12 School s s s Counseling Supervisor 4,451 $98,790,000 845 Ms. Katherine Burkart Mr. Scott Carlton Dr. Lisa C. Carr Ms. Elizabeth Colloton KNOWLEDGE, CHARACTER & VALUE Mr. Darnell Douglas The district’s three enduring goals – and its pledge to students and Ms. Kara Kowalski community – are knowledge, character and value. Mr. Ryan St. John ■ ■ ■ Ms. Deborah Zeh Knowledge Character Value School Counselors Empowering all students Building school culture Delivering high to learn to the best of that promotes integrity, quality programs and Ms. Mary Dugas their ability. respect, and social services that merit the Registrar responsibility. community’s investment. NYS GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS FOR Bethlehem Central High School CLASS OF 2019 Bethlehem Central High School is a An innovative “Lab School” is Regents Diploma Advanced Regents Diploma comprehensive 9-12 high school that available for students in grades 9-12 English 4 credits English 4 credits enjoys local and national recognition seeking a rigorous interdisciplin- for excellence. In addition to aca- ary program in a “small school” Social Studies 4 credits Social Studies 4 credits demic success, the school emphasizes environment. Lab School gradu- Mathematics 3 credits Mathematics 3 credits community building and social, physi- ates complete four years of selected Science 3 credits Science 3 credits cal and emotional growth. Twenty units that emphasize math, science, World Lang. 1 credit World Lang. 3 credits hours of community service are re- history, english and a world lan- Art/Music 1 credit Art/Music 1 credit quired of every senior for graduation. guage. The 79 Lab School students Health 1/2 credit Health 1/2 credit Bethlehem Central High School fea- complete the mandates for New tures a wide array of extracurricular York State Regents exams. The Physical Ed. 2 credits Physical Ed. 2 credits activities and organizations, including curriculum demands independent Electives 3 1/2 credits Electives 1 1/2 credits music and drama programs that are research, a rigorous examination REQUIRED EXAMS (Passing score of 65 and above) renowned in the community and a full process employing outside evalua- Regents Diploma Advanced Regents Diploma breadth of interscholastic sports. tors, and a senior year project and The 1,558 students self-select from internship. English Language Arts English Language Arts a wide range of curricular offerings An option for 9th and 10th grade Common Core Algebra 1 Common Core Algebra 1, Common Core Geometry & Global History & including AP and honors courses. students who would benefit from Common Core Algebra 2 The entire curriculum handbook with smaller classes and further skill Geography Global History & Geography complete course descriptions is avail- development is the EXCEL pro- U.S. History & able on our website. The school day gram. It offers interdisciplinary Government U.S. History & Government consists of eight 43-minute instruc- team taught instruction in the four One Science Exam Two Science Exams tional periods. major subject areas. Language Checkpoint A Language Checkpoint B Advanced Placement and Honors Courses Students who demonstrate strong ability and motivation may be ADVANCED PLACEMENT EXAMS: Student Performance recommended for honors, AP, or college level courses. Students In 2018, 491 students took 944 exams; 90% scored 3 or above. may also “self-select” for these courses. While the AP exam is SCORE required of all those enrolled in an AP course, each year some Academic area 5 4 3 2 1 Written students elect to take an AP exam without having taken the Studio Art: 2D-Design 1 1 5 0 0 7 formal corresponding course. Portfolio Biology 19 24 13 3 0 59 2018-19 COURSES Calculus AB 11 13 13 4 1 42 Calculus BC 18 12 15 9 1 55 AP COURSES HONORS COURSES Chemistry 7 2 2 0 0 11 ART ENGLISH AP Studio Art 2D/3D Design British Literature Honors Computer Science A 8 4 4 1 0 17 English 9 Honors English Literature & 18 24 22 10 0 74 ENGLISH English 10 Honors AP English (Literature) Lab School Humanities Honors Composition MATH MATH Environmental Science 13 15 4 4 2 38 AP Calculus AB Honors Algebra II BC European History 4 5 0 1 0 10 AP Calculus BC Honors Geometry BC AP Computer Science Honors Pre-Calculus BC French Language 2 6 10 5 0 23 AP Statistics SCIENCE Macroeconomics 24 8 6 1 0 39 MUSIC Honors Earth Science Microeconomics 26 29 16 4 0 75 AP Music Theory Honors Biology Physics 1 5 19 20 15 8 67 SCIENCE Honors Chemistry AP Biology Lab School Research 10 Honors Physics 2 3 1 3 0 0 7 Lab School Research 11 Honors AP Chemistry Physics C: Mechanics 1 0 1 0 0 2 AP Physics Lab School Research 12 Honors AP Environmental Science Lab School STEM Honors Psychology 25 20 7 0 0 52 SOCIAL STUDIES SOCIAL STUDIES Global History 9 Honors Spanish Language 4 12 14 1 2 33 AP American History Statistics 29 28 16 3 3 79 AP Art History WORLD LANGUAGES AP European Intermediate French Honors US Government & 1 0 0 0 0 1 AP Macro/Micro Economics Intermediate Spanish Honors Politics AP Psychology Advanced French Honors AP World History Advanced Spanish Honors United States History 42 51 21 9 3 126 WORLD LANGUAGES World History 30 58 30 9 0 127 AP French AP Spanish 2018-19 Profile SAT and ACT Score Information

CLASS OF 2018 SAT Score Report CLASS OF 2018 ACT Score Quartile Values SAT Scores Percentage of QUARTILE ENGLISH MATH READING SCIENCE COMPOSITE Students 75th Percentile = 31 30 32 30 30 1400 – 1600 19% 50th Percentile = 25 27 26 25 26 1200 – 1390 42% 25th Percentile = 22 23 22 23 23 1000 – 1190 31% 800 – 990 8% Number Taking ACT = 200 600 – 790 0% 400 – 590 0% BETHLEHEM CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL Overall Mean Scores Class of 2018 Post Graduation Plans Mean Scores 1238 Four-year college or university. . . . .74% Mean Reading & 614 Writing Scores Two-year college...... 19% Mean Math Scores 624 Military, Employment and Other. . . . .7% Number Taking SAT = 345 Class of 2019 Academic Averages Class of 2019 — 3-year Unweighted Academic Averages 150 140 138 130 120 110 Median is 89% 103 100 N= 389 90 80 70 Grading Scale 60 54 A = 90-98 50 50 B = 80-89 40 30 30 C = 70-79 20 D = 65-69

NUMBER OF STUDENTS (389 TOTAL) 10 9 5 F = 64 & BELOW 0 0 64 65-69 70-74 75-79 80-84 85-89 90-94 95-98 & below BCHS students distinguish themselves on stage and in the visual arts; in BCHS Student Achievement the classroom and in extracurricular settings; and through various acts of community service and involvement. Below is a sampling of BCHS students’ accomplishments in recent years. ■ In the Class of 2019, 7 students ■ Masterminds Academic ■ 2018 Capital Region & FMCC are National Merit Scholarship Competition: 2018 won local High School Regional Art 1st Place Semifinalists and 13 students league; New York State Champions Winners; 2018 Delmar Progress have received Letters of (5 out of the last 6 years). Club Art Competition Winners Commendation. & State Championship Winners; ■ National Language Exams: French, 2018 Capital Region Media Arts ■ 2018 AP Scholars: 16 National gold, silver and bronze medalists; Scholars, 80 Scholars with Latin, cum laude, magna cum Festival Award Film & Photography Distinction, 32 Scholars with laude, gold and silver and bronze Winners; 2018 NYSATA Art Show Honors, 76 Scholars. medalists, ‘Perfect Paper’ award; selections for The Legislative Spanish, gold, silver, bronze Art Show & The NYSSBA Art ■ Science Olympiad: 2018 NYS medalists, National Spanish Exam Show; 2018 Congressional Art Qualifiers, State Competition, 16th Competition Awards. place overall, nine state medals. Scholarship Award Winner. ■ 2018 Poetry Out Loud Regional ■ First place InvestWrite Competition ■ Science Bowl: 2018 Regional Competition: Two students Winner, Competed at Nationals in ■ 2018 New York Econ Challenge: qualified, one finalist. Washington DC for the fourth straight 3rd place New York State. year. ■ 11 NYSSMA 2018 Conference All-State Musicians.

Colleges and Universities accepting Bethlehem Central High School Graduates The 2016-2018 graduates were accepted to over 350 colleges including: Albany College of Pharmacy Emory University Mt. Holyoke College Stetson University Alfred University Endicott College The New England Conservatory of Music Stonehill College American University Fairfield University University of New Hampshire Suffolk University Arizona State University University of Florida New York University SUNY Albany Bard College Fordham University University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Binghamton Bates College Franklin and Marshall College North Carolina State University Brockport Bentley University George Mason University Northeastern University Buffalo Berklee College of Music George Washington University Northwestern University Buffalo State Boston College Georgetown University University of Notre Dame ESF Boston University Georgia Institute of Technology Oberlin College Fashion Institute of Technology Bowdoin College Gettysburg College Old Dominion University Fredonia Brandeis University Hamilton College University of Pennsylvania Geneseo Bringham Young University Hartwick College Pennsylvania State University New Paltz Brown University Harvard University University of Pittsburgh Oneonta Bryn Mawr College Harvey Mudd College Pratt Institute Oswego Bucknell University Haverford College Princeton University Plattsburgh UC Berkeley Hawaii Pacific University Providence College Polytechnic Institute UC Davis High Point University Purdue University Potsdam UCLA Hobart and William Smith Colleges Quinnipiac University Purchase UC Santa Barbara Hofstra University Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Stony Brook California Institute of Technology College of the Holy Cross University of Rhode Island Swarthmore College Carleton University Hudson Valley Community College Rhode Island School of Design Syracuse University Carnegie Mellon University Ithaca College Rice University University of Tampa Case Western Reserve University James Madison University University of Richmond Temple University Catholic University Johns Hopkins University University of Rochester Trinity College Champlain College Lafayette College Roger Williams University Tufts University University of Chicago Lehigh University Rutgers University Tulane University Clark University Le Moyne College Sacred Heart University Union College Clarkson University Loyola Univeristy-Maryland Sage Colleges United States Air Force Academy Clemson University University of Maine Salve Regina University Vanderbilt University Colby College Manhattan College Savannah College of Art & Design Vassar College Colgate University Manhattan School of Music Schenectady Community College University of Vermont University of Colorado Maria College School of Visual Arts Villanova University University of Connecticut Marist College University of Scranton University of Virginia Connecticut College University of Maryland, College Park Siena College Wake Forest University Cornell University University of Massachusetts, Amherst Skidmore College Washington University in St. Louis Culinary Institute of America Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts Smith College Wellesley College Dartmouth College Massachusetts College of Pharmacy University of South Carolina Wentworth Institute of Technology University of Delaware Massachusetts Institute of Technology University of Southern California Wesleyan University Dickinson College McDaniel College Springfield College Western New England University Duke University McGill University St. Bonaventure University Williams College Eastman School of Music University of Miami St. John Fisher College University of Wisconsin, Madison Eckerd College University of Michigan St. John’s University College of William & Mary Elon University Michigan State University St. Lawrence University Worcester Polytechnic Institute Emerson College Middlebury College The College of Saint Rose Yale University