Rye Country Day School Cedar Street, Rye, New York 10580

Profile for the Class of 2014

Headmaster The Community Scott A. Nelson Located 25 miles northeast of New York City and three miles from the Connecticut state line, Rye Country Day draws its diverse student population from over 40 school districts in Westchester, Fairfield, and Putnam Upper School Principal Counties, New York City and New Jersey. Our location allows us significant diversity: 28% of our overall Paul Wieman student body are students of color.

Director of College Counseling The School Rosita Fernandez-Rojo Founded in 1869, the school now includes six buildings located on 26 acres. Rye Country Day's rigorous email: [email protected] academic program is supported by outstanding facilities, including seven science laboratories, 700 networked computers and significant library and online resources. Our strong commitment to the fine and performing Senior Associate Director of arts allows students access to superb studio and performance spaces, including a 400-seat theater and a 120- College Counseling seat performance/lecture hall. Because New York City is 40 minutes away, students are able to attend the Jeff Bates theater, concerts, and art exhibitions, and take advantage of the resources of the greater metropolitan area. email: [email protected] Rye Country Day has a longstanding tradition of athletic excellence; over 75% of our students participate on one or more interscholastic teams. The school's endowment funds exceed $37,500,000. Assoc. Director of College Counseling Jenni Pfeiffer email: [email protected] The Faculty Of the diverse and talented 69-member Upper School faculty, over 83% hold advanced academic degrees and Assistant to College Counselors a substantial number have served the School for many years. Many have experience teaching at the college Brittany Baker-Brousseau and university level. Recognizing that Rye Country Day's strength depends on its superior faculty, both the email: [email protected] school and the RCDS Auxiliary offer significant grants to teachers to help further individual professional development. Telephone: 914-925-4637 Website: http://www.ryecountryday.org The Students The Upper School consists of 399 students in grades 9-12, (the senior class has 97 students); 30% are students of color; nearly 20% of Upper School students receive financial aid. In an area of fine public and CEEB: 334965 private schools, Rye Country Day students have chosen the school for its demanding academic program, small and caring community, and outstanding classroom teaching. For 2013-2014, our acceptance rate was 22%; our yield was 78%. Rye Country Day grants over $4,100,000 annually in financial aid. Accreditation: New York Association of Independent Schools; Middle States Academic Philosophy Association of Schools and Colleges. Rye Country Day is a demanding college preparatory school; academic rigor is a given. Faculty advisors and students design an individual academic program which typically exceeds well beyond graduation requirements. For even moderate success, significant outside preparation is necessary both on a daily basis and throughout the academic year.

Mission Statement We do not encourage students to compete against each other for grades or recognition. The school has Rye Country Day School is a coeducational, thoughtfully chosen not to have an honor roll, a dean's list, or academic societies. We do not college preparatory school dedicated to calculate a grade point average, nor do we rank our students. providing students from Pre-Kindergarten through Grade 12 with an excellent education using both traditional and The Curriculum innovative approaches. In a nurturing and All entering ninth graders begin the English program with English 9; other departments admit students at supportive environment, we offer a various levels. From these starting points, students progress individually, making choices which meet their challenging program that stimulates current interests and their future needs. (Students at Rye Country Day must meet specific academic individuals to achieve their maximum criteria to enroll in Advanced, Honors, or AP courses.) Students are encouraged to take risks and to potential through academic, athletic, reinforce skills and understanding. They may accelerate beyond the boundaries of our own curriculum via creative and social endeavors. We are independent studies and through nearby college programs. actively committed to diversity. We expect and promote moral responsibility, and Disciplinary Reporting strive to develop strength of character When requested by colleges or schools, Rye Country Day will answer questions about suspension-level and within a respectful school community. Our higher disciplinary actions taken by the school. (At RCDS, suspension always involves a follow-up period of goal is to foster a lifelong passion for probation.) We also report to colleges and schools when a senior has dropped a year-long course or has been learning, understanding and service in an removed from a major leadership role, such as Peer Counseling, Student Government, or Team Captaincy ever-changing world. after they have made application to a school or college. When asked, we expect our students to answer honestly any questions about suspension-level and higher offenses during their high school years.

Minimum Subject Requirements Arts 1 unit (¼ Art Survey and ¼ Music Survey; Humanities 2 units (World Civilizations; U.S. History) ½ additional unit art, music, drama, or dance) Mathematics 3 units (through Algebra 2/Trigonometry) English 4 units (plus 2 writing labs in grade 9/10) Natural Sciences 2 units (laboratory-based: 1 physical, 1 biological) Foreign Language 3 units of one language Physical Ed. 4 years Health, Life Skills ¼ unit each Senior Term Seniors must complete service learning project

Advanced, Honors, and AP Course Offerings ART AP U. S. History* AP Art History *Strong students in U.S. History may be selected Mandarin Chinese 4, 5 Honors Drawing & Painting to prepare for the AP exam. AP Chinese Language and Culture Honors Filmmaking The Global Economy Special Topics in Art/Photo/Ceramics Government MUSIC AP Studio Art (2D/3D/Photography) MATHEMATICS AP Music Theory Post-AP: Advanced Honors Photography Select ensembles (by audition only): Honors Geometry Honors Jazz Band

CLASSICS Advanced Algebra 2/Trigonometry Honors Concert Choir: Madrigals; Bel Canto st nd Honors Intensive Latin (1 and 2 yr combined) Honors Algebra 2/Trigonometry (Students in Honors Choir must also participate Honors Latin 2, 3 Advanced Precalculus in Concert Choir) AP Latin Honors Precalculus NATURAL SCIENCES Post-AP: Honors Latin 5: Roman History in Lit Calculus Honors Biology Ancient Greek: Guided Study AP Calculus AB AP Biology AP Calculus BC Honors Chemistry COMPUTER SCIENCE AP Statistics AP Chemistry AP Computer Science A Multivariable Calculus/Topics in Honors Math Advanced Physics Post-AP: Advanced Topics in Computer Science (taken concurrently with or Post-AP Calculus) Honors Physics (students may opt to take the Post-AP: Linear Algebra DRAMA and DANCE AP Physics B exam) Advanced Dance (by audition only) MODERN LANGUAGE AP Physics C - Mechanics Advanced Acting Workshop Honors Intensive French (1st and 2nd yr combined) AP Physics C - Mechanics/Electricity/Magnetism Advanced Topics in Theatre Honors French 2, 3, 4 AP Environmental Science Play Production: From Page to Stage Language and the French-Speaking World (4th yr) Science Research* Advanced Topics in French (5th yr) * In this course, selected students

ENGLISH AP French Language and Culture produce a research project for possible entry in Honors English 10 Honors Intensive Spanish (1st and 2nd yr combined) the Siemens, Intel, or similar competition. AP English Language and Composition (11) Honors Spanish 2, 3, 4 INDEPENDENT STUDY AP English Literature and Composition (12) Language and the Spanish-Speaking World (4th yr) Available to juniors and seniors whose proposals Advanced Topics in Spanish (5th yr) HUMANITIES are approved by a faculty committee, these allow a Honors Spanish Lit. and Lang./AP Sp. Language student to advance beyond the limits of our AP European History AP Spanish Language and Culture departmental offerings, or to pursue a subject not Intro to Psychology AP Spanish Literature and Culture covered in the traditional high school curriculum. AP Psychology

The Class of 2014 97 students

SAT Results (through June 2013) ACT (through June 2013) Mean Composite: 30.5 (n = 35) Critical Reading Math Writing Mean 677 685 695 (n =81) National Merit Semifinalists 16 Middle 50% CR: 730 - 620 National Achievement Semifinalists 2 Middle 50% MA: 750 - 630 National Hispanic Scholars 2 Scholars Middle 50% WR: 770 - 640 Advanced Placement Results In 2013, 177 students took 472 AP exams. 173, or 98%, earned scores of 3 or higher. National AP Scholars: 10 Scholars with Distinction: 43 Scholars with Honor: 24 AP Scholars: 38

85 (of 97) students in the Class of 2014 have taken 231 exams to date. (Students in AP classes are required to take the corresponding exam.) 75% of all seniors’ scores were 4’s or 5’s. 94% were 3 or above.

Junior AP scores 5 4 3 total exams 5 4 3 total exams Art History 1 1 Latin 3 3 3 9 Biology 6 9 4 19 Music Theory 1 1 2 Calculus AB 6 6 Physics B 2 4 1 7 Calculus BC 11 11 Physics C Mechanics 1 1 2 Chemistry 10 10 Psychology 1 1 Chinese Lang/Cult. 1 1 2 Spanish Language 5 7 8 23 Computer Sci. A 2 3 5 Statistics 4 1 3 8 English Lang/Comp 33 16 7 56 Studio Art 2D 3 4 2 9 Environmental Sci. 1 6 1 10 Studio Art 3D 1 1 German Language 1 1 US Govt. & Politics 1 1 US History 32 15 1 48

Class of 2013 Matriculations (one unless otherwise noted)

Barnard College (2)* Harvard College (6) University of Denver Bentley University Indiana University University of Edinburgh Boston College (2) Lafayette College (2) University of Florida Bowdoin College Middlebury College (2) University of Maryland Brown University New York University (4) University of Michigan (3) Bucknell University (4) Northwestern University University of North Carolina Canterbury School (Post-Grad yr) Oberlin College at Charlotte Colby College Oberlin Conservatory of Music University of Notre Dame Colgate University (2) Ohio Wesleyan University University of Pennsylvania (5) Columbia University (3) Southern Methodist University University of Rochester Cornell University* Swarthmore College (2) Univ. of Southern California (3) Dartmouth College (2) Syracuse University (2) University of Virginia Duke University Trinity College (2) Vanderbilt University Emory University Trinity College Dublin Villanova University (3) Fordham University Tufts University Wellesley College Franklin W. Olin College of Tulane University Wesleyan University (2) Engineering University of Chicago Williams College Georgetown University (3) University of Colorado Georgia Institute of Technology

* One member of the Class of 2012 enrolled in Fall 2013 after a gap year

Colleges enrolling more than one RCDS student 2009-2013

University of Pennsylvania 18 University of Richmond 8 Hobart/Wm Smith Colleges 3 Harvard University 16 Williams College 8 Princeton University 3 Brown University 14 Barnard College 7 University of Chicago 3 Cornell University 14 Johns Hopkins University 7 University of Colorado 3 New York University 14 Washington University 7 University of Florida 3 Vanderbilt University 13 Miami University 6 University of Maryland 3 Columbia University 12 Skidmore College 6 Wake Forest University 3 Dartmouth College 12 Syracuse University 6 Washington and Lee University 3 Northwestern University 12 Trinity College 6 Bentley University 2 Boston College 11 Univ. of Southern California 6 Davidson College 2 Colgate University 11 Bowdoin College 5 Hamilton College 2 University of Michigan 11 Middlebury College 5 Occidental College 2 Yale University 11 Stanford University 5 Pomona College 2 Boston University 10 University of Texas 5 Smith College 2 George Washington University 10 Villanova University 5 Southern Methodist University 2 Georgetown University 10 Wesleyan University 5 Tulane University 2 Tufts University 10 Amherst College 4 University of Edinburgh 2 Bucknell University 9 Emory University 4 University of Miami 2 Lehigh University 9 Lafayette College 4 University of Rochester 2 University of Wisconsin 9 Swarthmore College 4 Wellesley College 2 Duke University 8 Colby College 3 University of Notre Dame 8 College of William and Mary 3