RESEARCH TRIANGLE HIGH SCHOOL P.O. BOX 13453 , NC 919-998-6757 RESEARCHTRIANGLEHIGHSCHOOL.ORG

ERIC GRUNDEN, CHIEF SCHOOL OFFICER SARAH OVERMAN, DIRECTOR OF COLLEGE ADVISING JENNI JOHNSON, ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF COLLEGE ADVISING

Research Triangle High School (RTHS) is an 2020-21 ENROLLMENT independent public charter STEM high 587 school. We provide the tools and develop a capacity for students to intentionally SENIOR CLASS determine their futures. Our mission is to increase access to globally competitive STEM 96 education for students and teachers across by incubating, proving and STUDENT RACE & scaling innovative models of teaching and ETHNICITY learning. WHITE 46.3% We do school differently. As a Personalized BLACK 17.9% Learning school, we blend content learning, ASIAN 16.5% projects and mentoring- and bring cutting- HISPANIC/LATINO 11.2% edge research and STEM resources from RTP MULTIRACIAL 7.8% companies into our curriculum. We are the first fully-flipped school in North Carolina and our flipped classrooms mix teacher- created lessons with curated content from around the world. In-class time is spent developing student ownership and knowledge. We ask a lot of our students. All students are moved through a rigorous, hands-on, college preparatory curriculum and given the support they need to reach their highest potential. As a result, our graduates are independent learners and critical thinkers, primed for college completion and careers in places like RTP. GRADING SYSTEM Cumulative grade point average is computed beginning with the ninth grade. We do not rank. Grade point average is based on a 4.0 scale with A=4, B=3, C=2, D=1, and F=0. AP courses are awarded one additional quality point and honors courses are awarded one-half additional quality point.

GRADING SCALE 90-100 A 17 AP Courses Offered 80-89 B 70-79 C AP Language and Composition 60-69 D AP Literature and Composition 59-0 F AP World History AP United States History GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS AP European History 4 Math Credits AP Environmental Science 4 English Credits AP Physics 1 4 Social Studies Credits AP Physics C; Mechanics 4 Science Credits, including Physics AP Biology 1 Healthful Living Credit AP Chemistry 2 Foreign Language Credits AP Calculus AB 2 Elective Credits AP Calculus BC AP Statistics AP and Culture AP Computer Science AP Psychology AP Studio Art

2020-21 Course Catalog The 130 members of the RTHS Class of 2020 received offers of admission from 136 four-year colleges and universities in 33 1270 states and Washington, DC. They Average SAT chose to attend 41 different Score schools in 15 states and Washington, DC. 2nd highest score among CLASS OF 2020 MOST ATTENDED charter schools COLLEGES in NC; 7th APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY highest in the EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY state. NEW YORK UNIVERSITY NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY UNC- ASHEVILLE UNC- CHAPEL HILL UNC-CHARLOTTE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA

Post Graduate Plans for the Class of 2020 Enrollment in 4-year college 83% Enrollment in 2-year college 10% Other Plans including work, military, travel 7%