2020-2021 Boston College High School Profile

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BOSTON COLLEGE PRESIDENT HIGH SCHOOL Mrs. Grace Cotter Regan Academic Year 2020 - 2021 617-474-5000 MISSION STATEMENT [email protected] Boston College High School is a Jesuit, Catholic, all male, college preparatory school. We challenge our students to become young men of integrity, educated in faith and for justice, committed to academic excellence and service to others. We strive to reflect the diversity of our church and community. Our mission since 1863 has been to form PRINCIPAL leaders of competence, conscience, and compassion who seek to do all things “ad majorem Dei gloriam,” for the greater glory of God. Mr. Adam Lewis 617-474-5115 THE SCHOOL [email protected] The 40 acre campus is located on Dorchester Bay. Students are drawn from approximately seventy cities and towns with 30% coming from urban areas. Sports Illustrated ranked BC High’s athletic program #9 in the country and #1 in New England, reflecting the highly competitive nature of making a sports team. BC High’s Hyde Center for DIRECTOR Global Education allows for academic, cultural and service opportunities in countries such as Argentina, Belize, OF GUIDANCE China, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, England, France, Guatemala, India, Ireland, Italy, Rwanda, Scotland and Tanzania. Mr. Shawn Ahern 617-474-5125 COVID-19 STATEMENT (Abbreviated version - please see Common App for full statement) [email protected] BC High transitioned to virtual learning on March 16, 2020, immediately following the mandatory state shutdown of schools in Massachusetts. Students attended all of their classes using Zoom and met daily in seven class periods. From 3/16/20 to 6/04/20, a grading scale of A-E was utilized, and GPA was computed using the following: COUNSELORS Q1: 20 points (26.66% of final grade); Q2: 20 points (26.66% of final grade); Exam: 10 points (13.33% of final Ms. Judith Fargo grade); Sem 2: 25 points (33.33% of final grade). Final grades were calculated out of 75 points. 617-474-5121 [email protected] COMMUNITY SERVICE By the time they graduate, students complete 95 hours of supervised community service work. In line with Jesuit educational philosophy, students reflect on their experience through group discussion and personal essays. Mr. Michael Gardner 617-474-5137 THE GRADING SYSTEM [email protected] The average is a weighted average reflecting the number of classes per week. A premium of .5 is added for those in Honors courses and 1.0 for A.P. and College Level courses. The equivalency grades are: A 4.00 B 3.00 C 2.00 D 1.00 Ms. Heidi Hayes A- 3.67 B- 2.67 C- 1.67 E 0.00 617-474-5120 B+ 3.33 C+ 2.33 D+ 1.33 [email protected] CLASS RANK In light of Boston College High School’s selective admission policy and rigorous curriculum, the school does not rank its students. Ms. Madeleine Turner 617-474-5127 CLASS OF 2021 [email protected] There are 304 students in this year’s senior class. The total enrollment of our 7th and 8th grade Arrupe Division is 265. The total enrollment for our high school is 1132.

Mr. Edward Simmons THE ACADEMIC PROGRAM 617-474-5123 Successful completion of 25 credits is required for graduation. They must include: [email protected] English (4) Math (3) Science (3) Fine Arts (1) Foreign Language (3) Religious Education (4) Social Studies (3)

Ms. Kyle Swords COLLEGE LEVEL COURSES (CL) 617-474-5124 There is a college level course offered in Greek, French and Mathematics. French CL, Latin V CL and Multi-Variable [email protected] Calculus CL are Post-AP courses. Homeric Academy CL is for advanced study since there is no AP course offered in Greek. ADVANCED PLACEMENT COURSES (AP) Mr. Matthew Weeman Admission to AP courses is by recommendation and highly competitive. 617-474-5122 Biology European History Physics C Mechanics [email protected] Calculus AB French Language & Culture Spanish Language & Culture Calculus BC Human Geography Spanish Literature & Culture Chemistry Latin Statistics Ms. Suzanne Wilzbach Chinese Language & Culture Macroeconomics Studio Art: Drawing Computer Science A Microeconomics Studio Art: 2D Design 617-474-5126 English Language & Comp Physics 1 United States History [email protected] English Literature & Comp Physics 2 US Government & Politics Environmental Science Physics C Electricity/Magnetism World History ADJUSTMENT COUNSELORS HONORS LEVEL COURSES (H) Admission is by recommendation and is very selective. Honors courses are offered in most subjects except for Ms. Maribeth Pender Religion. Freshman students are only offered honors courses in mathematics and foreign language. English Honors 617-474-5136 is not offered to seniors. [email protected] RELIGIOUS STUDIES COURSES Students are required to take a religion course each year. Greek III-H can be taken to fulfill the fourth year require - ment. The curriculum for the religion classes is as demanding as other courses offered. Therefore, we encourage all Ms. Elizabeth Green colleges to include the student's religion grade when factoring a grade point average. 617-474-5138 [email protected] STANDARDIZED TESTS Mean ACT scores for BC High seniors: GUIDANCE ASSISTANT YEAR COMPOSITE 2019-2020 27 Ms. Sara Feloney Mean SAT I scores for BC High seniors: 617-474-5119 YEAR READING & WRITING MATH COMBINED [email protected] 2019-2020 629 631 1259 ADVANCED PLACEMENT EXAMINATIONS In 2020, 570 students took 1218 exams in 28 subjects; 77% of the scores were 3 or higher; 49% of the scores were 4 or higher. Students enrolled in AP classes are required to take the exam.

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