COLUMBIA HIGH SCHOOL PROFILE 2019 – 2020 962 Luther Road, East Greenbush, New York 12061 • Phone: (518) 207-2000 • Fax: (518) 207-2019

Superintendent of Schools: OUR COMMUNITY: Jeffrey P. Simons The East Greenbush Central School District is a largely suburban community five miles from Albany, the Capital of Assistant Superintendent for New York State. It encompasses all or parts of six towns in Curriculum and Instruction: James McHugh Rensselaer and Columbia Counties: East Greenbush, Nassau, North Greenbush, Sand Lake, Schodack, and Chatham. Assistant Superintendent for 4,089 students are enrolled in grades K-12. They attend School Business Finance: seven schools: five elementary schools, a middle school for Lawrence Edson, Jr. students in grades 6-8, and Columbia High School serving students in grades 9-12. Character education is also a part Director of Human Resources: of our students’ curriculum, realizing that valued-based Marissa Cannon education is critical in their formation as quality citizens. Director of Pupil Personnel Services: DISTRICT AT A GLANCE: Molly McGrath K-12 FACULTY 2019-20 ENROLLMENT: AND STAFF: BUDGET: Principal, Columbia High School: 4,089 750 $95,925,684 Harkin

Assistant Principals: COLUMBIA HIGH SCHOOL: Tim Malloy Columbia High School serves 1,311 students in grades 9-12. Ed Kilmartin On average, 90% of students move on from Columbia to pursue Patricia Farnan higher education. Our students consistently meet and surpass New York State Standards as they grow in mind and body. Department Chair: Allison Milazzo Students have the opportunity to engage in diverse course offerings, including art, music, theater, athletics and new School Counselors: STEM courses. John Evertsen • 96% graduation rate Allison Milazzo • Ranked 11th best high school among 84 Capital Region Sophia Reynolds school districts by Albany Business Review Ashley Rickson Kimberly Sabella • College credits offered for 26 different courses • Four-year Honors program Columbia High School • Advanced Placement classes Guidance Department Phone: (518) 207-2020 • Merit Scholarships Fax: (518) 207-2029 • Vocational programs offered through Questar III • Regents and Advanced Designation Regents diplomas POST-SECONDARY PLACEMENT SAT SCORES Four-Year Colleges...... 144 Critical Reading Mean Score. . 585 Two-Year Colleges ...... 112 Math Mean Score...... 597 Other Post-Secondary School. . .14 Total Students Taking Test. . . 193 Employment...... 31 Military...... 9 ACT SCORES Adult Services...... 2 Mean Composite Score. . . . 26.7 Other ...... 5 Total Students Taking Test. . . . 69

HONORS COURSES ADVANCED PLACEMENT COURSES English 9 English 10 English 11 (Language & Composition) English 11 English 12 (Literature & Language) English 12 Introduction to Calculus I College Prep English 12 Introduction to Calculus II French IV French V Calculus I German IV Calculus II German V Biology Spanish IV Environmental Science Spanish V Geometry Chemistry Algebra 2 Physics Pre-Calculus Algebra Physics I Pre-Calculus Geometry World History Computer Programming United States History Living Environment Chemistry Microeconomics Independent Science Research European History

COLLEGE IN THE HIGH SCHOOL College Credit-Earning Courses Advanced Studio Art French IV H Calculus H/AP Business Communication German IV H Intro to Computer Science Entrepreneurship German V H Science Research I H Marketing Essentials Spanish IV H Science Research II H Organization Management Spanish V H Science Research III H Personal Finance Statistics Intro to Psychology IT Essentials Pre-Calculus H Music Theory Microsoft Office Suite

GRADING SCALE: A: 90-100 B: 80-89 C: 70-79 D: 65-69 F: 64 and below 2019 College Acceptances

Adelphi University University of Delaware King’s College The University of Alabama DeSales University Le Moyne College Albany College of Pharmacy Duquesne University Long Island University, Post and Health Sciences Eckerd College Loyola University Chicago Alfred University Elmira College Loyola University Maryland Allegheny College Emerson College Lynn University Anna Maria College Emmanuel College Maine College of Art Assumption College Endicott College University of Maine Barnard College The University of Findlay Manhattan College Bentley University Flagler College Maria College Binghamton University Florida Gulf Coast University Marist College Boston College Florida Southern College University of Maryland Boston University Fordham University Marymount Manhattan Brigham Young University Franklin Pierce University College Bryant University The George Washington Massachusetts College Case Western University of Liberal Arts Reserve University Green Mountain College Massachusetts College Castleton University of Pharmacy & Health University of Hartford Sciences Cazenovia College Hartwick College University of Massachusetts Central Connecticut Hawaii Pacific University State University Miami University Herkimer County University of Miami College of Charleston Community College Michigan State University Christopher Newport High Point University University University of Michigan Hofstra University Clarkson University Mildred Elley Howard University Coastal Carolina University Minneapolis College of Art and Hudson Valley Design Colby-Sawyer College Community College Modern Welding School The College of Rose Husson University Monmouth University College of Southern Maryland Indiana University University of Colorado at Bloomington Mount Holyoke College at Boulder Ithaca College Mount Saint Mary College Columbia College Chicago Johnson & University Nazareth College University of Connecticut Juniata College University of New Cornell University Kenyon College University of New Hampshire at Durham Curry College Keuka College Dean College University of New Haven 2019 College Acceptances (Continued)

Niagara University Schenectady County Syracuse University The University of North Community College The University of Tampa Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Visual Arts Temple University University of North Carolina Siena College Texas A&M University at Wilmington Smith College The Culinary Institute of North Carolina State University of South Carolina America- NY University Southern New Hampshire The Ohio State University Northeastern University University The Sage Colleges University of Notre Dame Springfield College Tulane University Onondaga Community St. University College Union College St. University Pace University, New York University at Albany (SUNY) City St. John Fisher College University at Buffalo (SUNY) Paul Mitchell the School – St. John’s University Utica College Schenectady St. Lawrence University University of Vermont Paul Smith’s College Stetson University Villanova University State University Stevens Institute of Virginia Tech Pepperdine University Technology Wayne State University University of Stonehill College Wells College Pratt Institute Stony Brook University Wentworth Institute of Providence College SUNY Buffalo State College Technology Purdue University SUNY College at Brockport Western New England Queen’s University SUNY College at Cortland University Quinnipiac University SUNY College of Western University Environmental Worcester Polytechnic Rensselaer Polytechnic Science and Forestry Institute Institute SUNY College at Geneseo University of Rhode Island SUNY College at Oneonta Rochester Institute of Technology SUNY College at Potsdam University of Rochester SUNY Delhi Roger Williams University SUNY Maritime College Rowan University SUNY New Paltz Rutgers University SUNY Oswego Sacred Heart University SUNY Plattsburgh Saint ’s University SUNY Polytechnic Institute University of San Francisco SUNY Purchase College