2017-18 PROFILE OF DISTRICT 219

SUPERINTENDENT Recognized as the #1 Fine and Performing Arts Education Program in the Dr. Steven T. Isoye Nation in 2007 by the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts PRINCIPAL Dr. Jason Ness 5701 West Oakton Street, Skokie, IL 60077 ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL FOR Phone 847.626.2500 • Fax 847.626.3700 STUDENT SERVICES High School Code 143926 • www.niles219.org/west Dr. Antwan Babakhani...847.626.2930 COLLEGE/CAREER COUNSELOR Daniel Gin...... 847.626.2682 SCHOOL -Asst. Britlee Smith...... 847.626.2594 Niles West is a public, four-year comprehensive high school with an enroll- ment of 2,507 students. The Class of 2018 contains 628 students. There is DEAN, COLLEGE COUNSELING great cultural diversity at Niles West High School. In the district’s Fall Housing Jerry Pope...... 847.626.3947 Report, over 60% of the student body reports that they speak another lan- COUNSELORS guage. 31% qualify for the Free or Reduced Lunch program. Over 90 languag- Ann Alegnani...... 847.626.2690 es are spoken, with the most common being Urdu, Spanish, and Assyrian. Happi Bills...... 847.626.2684 Fifty-three percent of the student population is non-white. Benjamin Grais...... 847.626.2691 Carla Green...... 847.626.2687 ETHNICITY Andrew Johnson...... 847.626.2685 White: 47% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0% Stephanie Lau...... 847.626.2689 Black: 5.6% American Indian: 0.2% Venesa Ocasio...... 847.626.2688 Hispanic: 14.6% Two or more races: 0.1% Heidi Splinter...... 847.626.2686 Asian: 32% Mitch Stern...... 847.626.2683 COMMUNITY Joyce Van Alstin...... 847.626.2692 Niles West High School is located approximately 8 miles north of the heart of in Cook County. The school, along with , REGISTRAR comprises Niles Township High School District 219. District 219 serves the Loretta Hastings...... 847.626.2932 communities of Lincolnwood, Morton Grove, Skokie and Niles. The commu- email: [email protected] nity strongly supports the school system which has an annual expenditure BOARD OF EDUCATION per pupil of $23,353. David Ko, President Joseph Nowik, Vice President SCHOOL CALENDAR Richard Evonitz, Secretary The school year consists of 185 school days: two 18-week semesters. The Linda Lampert, Secretary Pro Tem school day is divided into nine, 42-minute periods. Laboratory classes meet Naema Abraham, Member twice a week for an additional 42 minutes. The school day starts at 8:10 a.m. Brian Novak, Member and concludes at 3:23 p.m. The first semester ends on December 22, 2017 Mark Sproat, Member and the second semester ends on May 23, 2018.

ACCREDITATION FACULTY State Board of Education There are 211 full-time teachers, of which 85% hold a master’s degree or beyond. The average number of teaching years is 15. The ratio of students to Nationally Recognized ASCA Model teachers is 16:1. Program STUDENT SERVICES MEMBER Students receive comprehensive guidance services through 10 counselors College Board, Illinois and National and one college/career counselor. The school counselors assist students Associations for College Admission with personal, social, and academic concerns, college selection, and career/ Counseling and complies with the vocational plans. In addition, there are several social workers and school NACAC Statement of Principles of psychologists. Good Practice

RECOGNIZED BY THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION FOR EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS FOR Since 2014, weighted and unweighted VERIFICATION OF STUDENT INFOR- THE CLASS OF 2018 GPAs are based off of a 4.0 scale, with MATION honors and Advanced Placement To graduate, a student must earn thir- courses receiving bonus points as By Board of Education policy, the Dis- ty-six academic credits*, plus 1 credit demonstrated below: trict will only release information from of PE for each semester enrolled at a student’s permanent record if writ- Niles West High School. Ninety-nine Regular Honors Advanced ten permission is given by the student percent of graduates earn more than GPA GPA Placement and/or parents. 44 total credits. GPA • 8 credits in English STANDARDIZED TEST SCORES • 6 credits in Mathematics A = 4.0 A = 4.5 A = 5.0 • 6 credits in Lab Science B = 3.0 B = 3.5 B = 4.0 College admission test scores (ACT • 6 credits in Social Studies C = 2.0 C = 2.5 C = 3.0 and SAT) are not included on the • 1 credit in Consumer Education D = 1.0 D = 1.5 D = 2.0 student’s transcript. It is the student’s • 8 semesters in Physical Education F = 0.0 F = 0.0 F = 0.0 responsibility to send test scores. • 1 credit in Health Education AP COURSE ENROLLMENT • 2 credits in Fine Arts/Practical Arts After six semesters, the Highest GPA • 1 credit in Public Speaking for the class of 2018: Weighted GPA is • 7 elective credits The Board of Education strongly 4.60. Unweighted GPA is 4.0 encourages that each student enrolls * one credit equals one semester in at least one AP course during their Please note that before the Fall of tenure at District 219. 2013 the school district had a unique ABILITY LEVELS weighted GPA based on a 8.0 scale. COLLEGE REPRESENTATIVES With the transition to a more tradi- Ability levels : A student may enroll in tional weighted GPA on a 4.0 scale All college representatives are invited courses of varying levels depending on some course titles may have changed. departmental requirements, student to visit Niles West High School during Please contact the college counselor if the hours of 8:10 a.m. - 3:23 p.m. Call interest, and/or course availability. you have any questions. Transcripts indicate the level of each the College/Career Resource Center course taken by a student. at 847.626.2594 to set up an appoint- GRADING SCALE ment to visit with students or the College/Career Counselor. G - general and/or college prep 90 -100 = A 80 - 89 = B H - honors and/or advanced 70 - 79 = C DISCIPLINARY RECORDS POLICY 60 - 69 = D A - AP weight or equivalent 59 and = F District 219 does not share student below disciplinary records with post-second- GRADES, GRADE POINT ary institutions. AVERAGE COURSES WHICH DETERMINE THE Students of Niles Township High WEIGHTED GPA Schools are graded on a scale of A, B, C, D and F. Both weighted and This GPA is cumulative. All courses are unweighted grade point averages included in these averages except for are calculated as explained below. Drivers Education, correspondence Starting with the Class of 2014, class courses, pass/fail courses, audit and rank will no longer be computed for independent study courses, and students from Niles West High School courses taken as part of an exchange and District 219. program.

GRADE POINT AVERAGE UNWEIGHTED GRADE POINT AVERAGE The GPA is cumulative based on all courses which a student has taken, This GPA is cumulative, based on all excluding Driver Education (behind courses which a student has taken, the wheel) and Pass-Fail classes. The excluding Driver Education (behind GPA is calculated as the total of grades the wheel) and Pass-Fail classes. This divided by the sum of the attempted GPA is calculated as the total of grade credits. Weighted and unweighted points divided by the sum of the at- GPA is computed three times a year: tempted credits, using a standard 4.0 at the end of each semester and at scale in which A=4.0, B=3.0, C=2.0 and the end of the summer term. D=1.0. CLASS OF 2017 COLLEGE ACCEPTANCE 624 GRADUATES Niles West students have been accepted to these universities, among MEAN ACT SCORES others:

English 22.2 University of Alabama at Birmingham, University of Alabama, Alverno Mathematics 21.8 College,Alverno College, Arizona State University, University of Arizona, Augustana College, Aurora University, Ball State University, Baylor University, Beloit College, Reading 22.2 Berklee College of Music, Boston University, Bradley University, Brandeis University, Science 22.1 University of British Columbia, Buena Vista University, Butler University, California Composite 22.2 State University, Long Beach, California State University, Los Angeles, California State University, Northridge, University of California, Berkeley, University of Cali- Score Interval Percentage fornia, Davis, University of California, Irvine, University of California, Los Angeles, 33-36 3.5% University of California, San Diego, University of California, Santa Barbara, Carleton 28-32 11.7% College, Carnegie Mellon University, Carroll University (Wisconsin), Case Western Reserve University, Central Michigan University, Chapman University, University 24-27 22.6% of Chicago, University of Cincinnati, Coe College, University of Colorado at Boul- 20-23 30.6% der, Colorado State University, Columbia College Chicago, Concordia University 16-19 22.2% Chicago, Cornell College, Creighton University, University of Dayton, DePaul Uni- 1-15 9.3% versity, DePauw University, Dominican University, Drake University, University of Dubuque, Eastern Illinois University, Elmhurst College, Emory University, University Note: District 219 requires all 11th of Evansville, George Washington University, Goucher College, Grand Valley State University, Grinnell College, Hanover College, University of Hawaii at Manoa, grade students to take an ACT test Hope College, University of Illinois at Chicago, University of Illinois at Springfield, as part of the state testing. New for University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Illinois Institute of Technology, Illinois the Class of 2018, all students will State University, Illinois Wesleyan University, Indiana State University, Indiana take the SAT exam. University at Bloomington, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, Iowa State University, University of Iowa, Johns Hopkins University, University of Kansas, University of Kentucky, Knox College, Lake Forest College, Lawrence University, Lewis University, Lincoln College (Lincoln), Loras College, Loyola University Chicago, Loyola University New Orleans, Luther College, Marquette University, University of Maryland, College Park, Miami University, Oxford, University of Miami, Michigan DISTRIBUTION OF State University, Michigan Technological University, University of Michigan, Millikin CLASS OF 2017 University, Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design, Milwaukee School of Engineer- POST-HIGH SCHOOL PLANS ing, Minneapolis College of Art and Design, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, Missouri University of Science and Technology, University of Missouri Columbia, Morehead State University, Muhlenberg College, University of Nebraska at Lin- coln, New York University, North Carolina State University, North Central College, North Park University, Northeastern Illinois University, Northern Illinois University, Northern Michigan University, Northwestern University, University of Notre Dame, 2 year Nova Southeastern University, . Ohio State University, University of Oklahoma, Olivet Nazarene University, Otis College of Art and Design, 4 year college University of the Pacific, Pennsylvania State University, University of Pennsylvania, college 29.9% University of Pittsburgh, Pratt Institute, Purdue University, Reed College, Rhode 66.9% Island School of Design, Rice University, University of Rochester, Roosevelt Uni- versity, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, Saint Louis University, Saint Mary’s Other 3.2% University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, Saint Xavier University, University of San Diego, San Francisco Art Institute, University of San Francisco, Savannah College of Art and Design, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Seattle Pacific University, University of South Carolina, University of Southern California, Southern Illinois University, • Attending Public school: 65 % Carbondale, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, St. John’s University, St. • Attending Private school: 34 % Norbert College, St. Olaf College, Syracuse University, University of Tampa, Temple • Attending In-State school: 80 % University, University of Tennessee, University of Toronto, Transylvania University, Tulane University, Valparaiso University, Wabash College, Washington University, • Attending Out-of-State school: 20% in St. Louis, University of Washington, Western Illinois University, Wheaton Col- lege IL, William Woods University, University of Wisconsin, La Crosse, University of Source: NAVIANCE. This report is from Wisconsin, Madison, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, University of Wisconsin, 565 surveyed based upon a class of Oshkosh, University of Wisconsin, Parkside, University of Wisconsin, Platteville, 605. University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point, University of Wisconsin, Whitewater, The College of Wooster, University of Wyoming

EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES NWHS offers an extensive extra-curricular program that helps students expand their academic and social skills, meet new friends, and engage in positive experiences. There are 28 different sports and 90 clubs and activities to choose from. Here are highlights from the 2016-17 school year: • Three Debate team members named to All-State Debate Team • A Cappella teams sweep awards at International Championship of High School Awards • Twenty-six athletes committed to play collegiate sports • Student received fourth place, grand winner at the Intel ISEF science competition NILES WEST COURSE OFFERINGS FOR INTERPRETATION OF COURSE ABBREVIATIONS L=Lab INDEPENDENT STUDY COURSES AVAILABLE IN ALL SUBJECTS ELL=English Language Learner

ENGINEERING, COMP SCI & BUSINESS FINE & APPLIED ARTS PHYSICAL WELFARE Engineering: Art: Adventure Education 1-2 Advanced App Development Advanced 2-D Design Aerobics Civil Engineering & Architecture (PLTW) Advanced Studio Art Dance 1-2 Computer Integrated Manufact. (PLTW) AP 2-D Design Driver Education Digital Electronics (PLTW) AP 3-D Design Freshman Foundations Physical Education Engineering, Design & Development (PLTW) AP Studio Art Individual & Team Sports for Lifelong Fitness Introduction to Engineering Design (PLTW) Art Foundations Integrated Physical Education Principles of Engineering (PLTW) Ceramics 1 & 2 Junior/Senior Aerobics Computer Science: Digital Photography 1 Leaders 2, 3 AP Computer Science A Digital Photography 2 Sophomore Health and Fitness AP Computer Science Principles Drawing/Painting Strength and Conditioning Introduction to Computer Science Graphic Design 1 Varsity Physical Education Business: Drama: Auto Fundamentals Acting READING Auto System, Service and Diagnostics Advanced Theatre Studio Reading 1-2 Automotive Collision and Repair Directing Reading 3-4 Business Strategies Play Production Reading 5-6 College Accounting - Financial Theatre Workshop SCIENCE College Accounting - Managerial Family & Consumer Sciences: Anatomy & Physiology (2 levels)(L) Consumer Education Early Childhood Education - ECE Level 1 AP Biology (L) Investing and Finance Early Childhood Education - ECE Level 2 AP Chemistry (L) Marketing, Business and Technology Chefs’ Course AP Environmental Science (L) Work Study Gourmet and International Foods AP Physics 1 (L) Commercial Foods Workshop AP Physics C (L) ENGLISH Fashion Design Construction & Biology (2 levels) (L) American Literature and Composition Merchandising 1-2 Chemistry (3 levels) (L) American Studies (ALCUSH) Fashion Workshop Exploratory Chemistry & Physics (L) AP English (Literature) Music: Health Careers AP Great American Writers (AP Eng.Lang.) Band Physics (L) Bible & Mythology Jazz Band Science Research Topics (L) College Preparatory English (2 levels) Percussion Techniques Science Topics (L) Composition and Rhetoric Symphonic Wind Ensemble (Audition only) STEM Inquiry and Research (L) Creative Writing Concert Band Astronomy and Modern Physics (L) Reading/Freshman English Symphonic Band Freshman English Chorus SOCIAL STUDIES Images of Literature Choral Tenor & Bass American Government & Politics Literature of Moral Conflict Choral Soprano & Alto American Studies (ALCUSH) Literature of Peace & Non-Violence Chamber Choir AP European History Literature of Sports & American Culture Concert Choir, Soprano & Alto AP Government Senior English Concert Choir, Tenor & Bass AP Macroeconomics Sophomore English (2 levels) Advanced Choir AP Microeconomics World Literature (2 levels) Orchestra AP Psychology Journalism Beginning Orchestra AP World History Newspaper Production Concert Orchestra AP History Public Speaking Philharmonic Orchestra Civics Yearbook Production Symphonic Orchestra Global Problems Non-Performing History of Latin America and Modern Africa ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNER AP Music Theory Law ELL 1, 2, 3 Arts Appreciation Modern World History ELL Algebra Digital Piano 1-2 Psychology ELL Algebra Fundamentals Electronic Music Sociology ELL American Literature & Comp Guitar 1 United States History ELL Biology Guitar 2 World War II ELL Business & Technology Guitar Ensemble Advanced Debate ELL Civics Music Theory Broadcast Production 1-2 ELL Engineering Debate ELL Geometry MATHEMATICS Intro to Debate ELL Grammar 1, 2, 3 Algebra I ELL Intro to Global Studies Algebra II (3 levels) WORLD LANGUAGES ELL Literature 1, 2, 3 Algebra Essentials ELL Physical Science Chinese (4 years, 2 levels) plus AP AP Calculus AB French (4 years, 2 levels) plus AP ELL Reading 1, 2 AP Calculus BC ELL United States History German (4 years, 2 levels) plus AP AP Statistics Hebrew (4 years, 2 levels) Intro to Social Studies Calculus ELL Bilingual Courses: Advanced Hebrew Topics Geometry (3 levels) AP Spanish Literature and Cultures Assyrian Bilingual Algebra Geometry with Engineering Assyrian Bilingual Algebra Fundamentals Spanish Introduction 1-2 Intermediate Algebra Spanish (5 years, 2 levels) plus AP Assyrian Bilingual Biology Mathematical Modeling Spanish Conversation (1 level) Assyrian Bilingual Geometry Post Calculus Topics Assyrian Bilingual Modern World History Precalculus (3 levels) Spanish Heritage 1, Honors Assyrian Bilingual Physical Science Topics in Precalculus