Hartford High School 2013- 2014 School Profile

37 Highland Avenue ♦ White River Junction, Vermont 05001 Phone: (802) 295-8610 ♦ Fax: (802) 295-8611 School Counseling Office: (802) 295-8610 ext. 2103 CEEB Code Number 460495 www.hhsvt.com

Principal: Joseph Collea, Jr. Assistant Principals: Nelson Fogg Guidance Director: Scott Farnsworth School Counselors: Cynthia Edson Beth Garfield Audra Bucklin Tom Eberhardt (Grade 9) Registrar: Rena Burnett Guidance Secretary: Susan Stanford

Community The Town of Hartford is located on the border of Vermont and New Hampshire at the intersection of Interstates 89 and 91 as well as US Routes 4 and 5. Hartford is a crossroad, the Gateway to Vermont for recreation and commerce alike. With excellent highway, rail, and air services, the Hartford area has long served as a hub for transportation and travel throughout New England, the Northeast, and Canada. Hartford is in the heart of the beautiful and prosperous “Upper Valley”, a region that is home to several renowned educational and medical facilities including the US Veterans Administration Hospital, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, and Dartmouth College and Medical School. The Upper Valley is comprised of numerous small towns and villages whose residents hold to community-centered, family values, enjoy freedom from crime and violence, and have ready access to excellent schools. They benefit from living in a clean environment with a multitude of outdoor recreational opportunities including boating, fishing, hunting, and hiking, with some of the best skiing in New England only a short drive away. In keeping with Vermont tradition, Hartford is composed of five distinct, historic villages, with a combined population totaling 10,200. Each village has its own history and unique character.

School System Hartford School District is comprised of three elementary schools (k-5), a middle school (grades 6-8) and a high school (9-12): the total of which is nearly 1800 students. Attached to our high school is the Hartford Area Career and Technical Center which enrolls nearly 400 juniors and seniors from seven districts and surrounding communities’ members. Our district also hosts 3 unique programs in our region: the Regional Resource Center, educating nearly forty students with severe learning difficulties, the Wilder School, a regional alternative program (RAP), consisting of nearly twenty students, and HARP, an autistic program of two students. Each regional collaborative program accepts students from public and private schools around our region.

Accreditation Hartford High School is accredited by the New England Association of Secondary Schools and Colleges and by the Vermont Department of Education.

Enrollment : 577 students grades 9-12 (This number includes other programs, such as RRC and RAP, whose students may access our mainstream programs.)

Calendar: Two semesters each comprised of two quarters. Our school is based on a 4x4 block schedule (beginning 1995-1996) consisting of four 75 minute classes per day. In few instances, some courses are 45 minutes for the year and are designated as yearlong.

HACTC : The Hartford Area Career and Technical Center enrolls nearly 40% of our juniors and seniors in one of its sixteen programs. These students are enrolled for 1 block per day for two credits for the year (2b) or one and one half blocks per day for three credits for the year (3b). Courses at the HACTC are indicated on the transcript with either a “2b” or “3b” following the course title, or, in some cases, a “pre” in the title indicating a 1 semester, 1 credit elective in that respective area. Students enrolled for two years in the same 2b or 3b course earn an embedded credit toward meeting a Hartford High School core graduation requirement.

The Honors Program

The purpose of the Honors Program is to provide a self-directed four year, enriching, college preparatory program. It is tailored to meet the needs of talented and highly motivated students who seek to challenge themselves academically with an emphasis on responsibility for independent learning and discovery. We anticipate 14 students will complete their 4 years in the program in June of 2013 and earn an Honors Diploma. Core components: • Elect a minimum of fifteen Advanced, AP or Dartmouth Courses (include at least 2 AP courses) • Take 2 Advanced Placement Exams or 3 SAT II exams or 2 Dartmouth Courses • Maintain a 3.25 grade point average with no final grade below a C- • Elect three credits of foreign language which may include a credit earned in the 8 th grade • Complete 100 hours of pre-approved community service over four years • Participate in a school sanctioned sport or major school activity each year • Attend two lectures at Dartmouth College and submit summaries each year • Write and defend a thesis or project during the Junior year. • Follow all timelines for meeting the requirements of the Honors Program • Document and maintain a portfolio on all Honors Program requirements • Attend two seminars yearly • Meet regularly with Honors Program Director and attend monthly meetings • Attend a two day retreat during the Sophomore year

Grading System * Grade Percentage Grade Points AP (weighted only) A+ 98-100 4.33 5.33 A 93-97 4.00 5.00 A- 90-92 3.67 4.67 B+ 87-89 3.33 4.33 B 83-86 3.00 4.00 B- 80-82 2.67 3.67 C+ 77-79 2.33 3.33 C 73-76 2.00 3.00 C- 70-72 1.67 2.67 D+ 67-69 1.33 2.33 D 63-66 1.00 2.00 D- 60-62 0.67 1.67

* Our Advanced (A) may be considered Honors at other schools. * Advanced Placement courses are weighted as indicated above. If a student took an AP course in grades 9-11, his/her reported cumulative GPA would be weighted as such. * Students dually enrolled in Dartmouth courses do not receive grades or credits from our school. These courses are recognized as meeting requirements for full-time status in school and meeting co-curricular eligibility requirements.

Class of 2014 Graduation Requirements

English 4 credits Social Science 3 credits (One = US History) Mathematics 3 credits Science 3 credits (One = Physical Science, One = Biology) Physical Education 1.5 credits Health .5 credit Fine Arts 1 credit Electives 10 credits

Hartford Diploma: 26 credits Community Service: 20 hours

SAT Reasoning Test Results

Critical Reading Math Writing # of test takers HHS State National HHS State National HHS State National Class of 2007 132 517 516 502 513 518 515 511 508 494 Class of 2008 123 514 519 502 512 523 515 491 507 494 Class of 2009 94 496 518 501 497 518 515 484 506 493 Class of 2010 100 504 519 501 508 521 516 498 506 492 Class of 2011 86 498 515 497 505 518 514 482 505 489 Class of 2012 106 501 519 496 512 523 514 481 505 488 Class of 2013 98 496 516 496 502 519 514 471 505 488

ACT Test Results

Class of Class of Class of Class of Class of Class of Class of 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 # of test takers 19 34 26 27 31 HHS 20.6 20.9 21.1 22.2 21.6 (Composite Score Average) State 22.8 22.7 23.1 23.2 22.7 (Composite Score Average) National 21.2 21.1 21.1 21 21.1 (Composite Score Average)

National Merit Scholarship Program

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Commended Students 2 1 1 1 1 Semi-finalist 1 1 1 Finalist 1

AP Exam

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Total Students taking Exam 56 54 43 74 69 84 44 Total number of Exams 67 65 48 87 75 103 60 % tests scoring 3 or above 70% 78% 71% 50% 47% 56% 75% % tests scoring 4 or above 43% 46% 31% 25% 15% 26% 33% AP Scholar 3 4 2 3 1 7 5 AP Scholar with Honor 1 1 1 2 AP Scholar with Distinction 1

Future Plans 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 4 year College or University 55% 62% 55% 50% 55% 49% 57% 57% 2 year and Technical school 13% 14% 10% 9% 15% 22% 19% 16% Employment/undecided/travel 29% 22% 33% 34% 28% 21% 18% 25% Military Service 3% 2% 2% 4% 2% 5% 3% 1% Other (NOLS, PG, Americorps) 3% 3% 3% 1%

Hartford High School College Acceptances for the Class of 2013 (a sample)

Art Institute of Boston at Lesley Univ. Fordham University Nichols College Stony Brook University Asbury University George Mason University Northern Arizona University Suffolk University Assumption College Greensboro College Norwich University Syracuse University Babson College Hampton University Pace University, New York City Tarrant County Junior College Becker College Hartwick College Plymouth State University Union College Bentley University Houghton College Providence College Universal Technical Institute Boston University Howard University Purchase College SUNY University of Alabama at Birmingham Brigham Young University Ithaca College Quinnipiac University University of Alabama in Huntsville Brigham Young University, Idaho Johnson & Wales University Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute University of California at San Diego Bryant University Johnson College Ringling College of Art and Design University of California at Santa Cruz Castleton State College Johnson State College River Valley Community College University of Colorado at Boulder Cazenovia College Keene State College Rochester Institute of Technology University of Connecticut Central Maine Community College Lasell College Roger Williams University University of Hartford Champlain College Lebanon College Sacred Heart University University of Illinois at Chicago Clark University Liberty University Sage College of Albany University of Maine Clarkson University Lyndon State College Saint Josephs University University of Maine at Farmington Clemson University Lynn University Saint Michael’s College University of Massachusetts, Amherst Coastal Carolina University Maine College of Art Salve Regina University University of Miami Colby-Sawyer College Maine Maritime Academy Santa Monica College University of Minnesota, Twin Cities College of Charleston Marquette University Savannah College of Art and Design University of New England Community College of Vermont Marshall University Simmons College University of New Hampshire Curry College Massachusetts College of Art & Design Southern Maine Community College University of North Carolina Charlotte Dean College MA College Pharmacy/Health Sciences Southern New Hampshire University University of NC at Greensboro Drexel University Mercyhurst University Southern Utah University University of Pittsburgh East Carolina University Merrimack College Southern Virginia University University of Rhode Island Eastern Mennonite University Michigan State University Springfield College University of San Francisco Eckerd College Montana State University, Bozeman St. Joseph’s College, Suffolk Campus University of South Carolina Elmira College Mount Holyoke College St. Thomas University University of Vermont Emmanuel College New England College State University of New York at Albany Vermont Technical College Endicott College New England Culinary Institute Stetson University Wentworth Institute of Technology Florida Institute of Technology New England School of Hair Design Stonehill College Program of Studies 2010 - 2014

(Basic) = remedial in nature (A) = Advanced (AP) = Advanced Placement

ART COURSES Advanced Art (A) Cartoon Graphic Short Story Metals / Ceramics Painting 1 & 2 2-D and 3-D Design Drawing 1 Metals / Ceramics (A) Sculpture

BUSINESS COURSES

Business & Personal Law Technology Enrichment Intro to Business Intro to Marketing Essentials

ENGLISH English Workshop (Basic) 1-4 English 10, 12 World Literature (A) Banned Books & 1 st Amendment English Fundamentals English 10, 12 (A) Eng. Lit & Composition (A) Debate 1, 2, 3 (A) Freshmen Seminar American Literature Eng. 12 AP (yearlong)(2 credits) Poetry Freshmen Seminar (A) American Literature (A) Eng. to Speakers of Other Lang. 1-3 Whole Production-Page to Stage

FOREIGN LANGUAGE COURSES * see below French 1 French 4 (A) Spanish 1 Spanish 4 (A) Intermediate French French 5 (AP) Intermediate Spanish Spanish 5 (A) French 2, 3 German 1, 2, 3 Spanish 2, 3

MATHEMATICS Math 1 (Basic Math) Geometry (A) Intro to Calculus Math Topics (A) Integ. Math Workshop 1 & 2 Intro to Algebra 2 Calculus Business Math Intro to Algebra 1 Algebra 2 Calculus 1 (AP) Consumer Math Algebra 1 Algebra 2 (A) Calculus 2 (AP) Intro to Geometry Precalculus Computer Programming 1 Geometry Precalculus (A) Statistics

MUSIC COURSES Band (yearlong) Concert Choir (yearlong) Guitar 1, 2 & 3 Music Theory (Advanced) Jazz Band (yearlong) Music Enrichment (yearlong) Music Technology 1 & 2 Choir / Band (yearlong) American Popular Music

PHYSICAL EDUCATION / HEALTH Fitness / Wellness Physical Education Physical Education 10 Personal Fitness & Weight Mgmt

SCIENCE Integrated Phys Science Workshop Biology: Exploring Life Science Chemistry 1 Forensic Science Integrated Life Science Workshop Human Bio (alternating years) Chemistry 2 (A) Space/Earth Science (A) Physical Science (Basic) Biology 1 (A) Chemistry 1 & 2 (AP) (yearlong) Physical Science Biology 2 (A) Physics 1 (A) Biology (Basic) AP Biology 1 (AP) Physics 2 (A) Biology AP Biology 2 (AP) Astronomy and Geology

SOCIAL SCIENCE Cultural Geography (Basic) US History 2 (A) Cultural Anthropology (A) Humanities (A) Cultural Geography 1960’s & 1970’s Development of Western Civ. (A) Modern American History Cultural Geography (A) 60’s Experience (A) Digital History Modern American History (A) American Heritage Behavioral Sciences Digital History 1 Modern European History (A) American Heritage (A) Cont. Social Problems/Justice Digital History 2 Psychology (A) US History (Basic) Creating a History of Hartford Economics Survival Skills Social Sci. (Basic) US History Creating 3D Digital History Genocidal Studies Topics in Soc Sciences (Foundation) US History 1 (A) Cultural Anthropology Hitler/ Holocaust Western Civilizations

Foreign Language curriculum: Intermediate Foreign Language courses are taken between level 1 and level 2 courses.
Second Semester junior and all seniors are eligible to take courses at Dartmouth College if they have exhausted the curriculum at Hartford High School.
VTVLC = Vermont Virtual Learning Cooperative, offering online courses since Fall 2010.
Quest = alternative curriculum, typically recovery credit for a repeated course and/or the integration of PLATO, a self- paced standards web-based curriculum.

For further inquiries on our courses and other electives offered, please refer to our complete Program of Studies from the Course Catalog on our website.