UPPER SCHOOL FACULTY / DEANS

2020-2021 Richard B. Commons Sara Brookshire - [email protected] President and Head of School Celso Cárdenas - [email protected] Jennifer Cardillo - [email protected] Laura Ross Associate Head of School Jamie Chan - [email protected] Sharon Cuseo - [email protected] Beth Slattery Adam Howard - [email protected] Head of Upper School Chris Jones - [email protected] Nia Kilgore - [email protected] Jonathan Wimbish Head of Middle School Teneice Stegall - [email protected] Coordinators of the Deans’ Office: Camille da Santos [email protected] • Lynn Miller - [email protected]

UPPER SCHOOL GRADING SYSTEM AND RANKING POLICY 3700 Coldwater Canyon Avenue, Studio City, California 91604 For the class of 2021, Honors and AP course grades are given an extra point when calculating a grade point average. (818) 487-6525 • Fax (818) 487-6590 • CEEB Code 052159 Beginning with the class of 2022, Honors and AP course grades will no longer be DESCRIPTION OF SCHOOL given an extra point when calculating a grade point average and the grade point average that we report will be unweighted. An independent college preparatory day school for grades seven through twelve, Harvard-Westlake School is the result Harvard-Westlake School does not rank its students. of a merger between the Harvard School (for boys) founded in 1900 and the Westlake School for Girls established in 1904. REMOTE LEARNING GRADING POLICY Harvard-Westlake School draws its student body from the When Harvard-Westlake moved to remote learning in March 2020, in response diverse communities of Los Angeles County and is located on to the COVID crisis, we determined that, because students had completed three two campuses: the Middle School, serving grades seven through of four academic quarters and because our year-long grades are cumulative, nine, is located in Los Angeles; the Upper School, with grades teachers would be able to issue year-end letter grades that reflected their ten through twelve, is located in Studio City. The school is students’ accomplishments. accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges. ADVANCED PLACEMENT PROGRAM ENROLLMENT: Harvard-Westlake offers22 Honors and 25 Advanced Placement courses. Advanced, Honors and AP designations denote high-rigor courses that require departmental approval. Some departments offer post-AP courses that are considered honors courses. Beginning with the Class of 2022, there will be AP maximums designed to encourage students toward a healthy workload balance 876UPPER SCHOOL 748MIDDLE SCHOOL and toward our wide variety of elective course options. (Senior Class: 285) SPECIAL PROGRAMS Senior Independent Study allows seniors and faculty mentors an opportunity 1624 TOTAL to work together in an area of common interest. Independent study projects are designed by students; the projects are evaluated by the faculty mentors and a COUNSELING PHILOSOPHY faculty/administrative committee. The system of counseling at Harvard-Westlake reflects Harvard-Westlake students may study in France, Spain, China, and Italy with the , in at Mountain School, in at the school’s commitment to holistic counseling. At the School Year Abroad Program beginning of the sophomore year, each student is assigned the Maine Coast Semester, in Washington DC at the School for Ethics and Global to one of nine Upper School Deans who, over the next three Leadership, or in at High Mountain Institute. years, advises the student in academic matters and counsels the student in the college application process. INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES AND INDEPENDENT RESEARCH Since the 2012-2013 school year, several new courses have been offered through our Kutler Center for Interdisciplinary Studies and Independent Research. FULL-TIME These courses offer students opportunities for research, in-depth study, and TEACHING FACULTY immersion across disciplines and beyond those available in traditional offerings. of whom 144 hold masters degrees and 30 hold 220 doctoral degrees. DISCIPLINARY REPORTING POLICY Harvard-Westlake reports major disciplinary measures taken against a student to any college, university, scholarship program or educational program that SCHOOL SCHEDULE requests such information. Harvard-Westlake will report this information at the time of application. Major disciplinary measures include, but are not limited to, The Harvard-Westlake school year includes two semesters of suspensions and expulsions occurring while the student is enrolled in grades approximately eighteen weeks each. 2020-2021 is the first year nine through twelve. When such measures have been taken against a student of a new daily schedule within which most classes meet for 75 after an initial application has been sent, Harvard-Westlake will send updated minutes every other day within a six-day cycle. information reflecting this change in the student’s status. 01 SOCIAL STUDIES - 3 years required Mass Entertainment in America World History Honors Assimilation and Difference AP Gov and Politics: Comparative CLASS OF 2021 Art History Honors AP Gov and Politics: US History and Art of Modern Europe AP Human Geo. and the World and Urban Studies AP Human Geo. and Curriculum United States History International Relations The World and Europe I AP US History and Graduation The World and Europe II International Relations THE ARTS - 1 Year Required REQUIREMENTS VISUAL ARTS 3-D Art Photography I, II, III The Harvard-Westlake curriculum is designed to be college preparatory. Ceramics I, II Sculpture I, II The course of study covers six years (7th-12th). Students are required Cinema Studies Video Art I, II, III to carry no fewer than five academic subjects during each semester. All Drawing and Painting I, II, III Glass students are required to participate in the physical education program Drawing and Painting I: The AP Studio Art: 2-D Design and to complete an arts and health/human development requirement. History and Art of Europe and World AP Studio Art: Drawing In addition, through Harvard-Westlake’s Community Service Program, students perform service in the school and the community each year. PERFORMING ARTS The Actor and the Stage I, II Jazz Band Adv. Acting and Directing Jazz Ensemble ENGLISH - 4 Years Required Adv. Dance I: Choreography Jazz Rhythm Section English I Creative Writing Adv. Dance II: Performance Music Tutorial and Production English II Shakespeare Adv. Dance Seminar Sight Singing (Tutorial) English III: Living America AP English Language Adv. Performance Studies Studio Jazz Band English III Honors: American Studies AP English Literature The Art of Dance I, II Symphony English IV Senior Advanced Seminar Ballet Technical Theater I, II WORLD LANGUAGE - 3 Levels Required Bel Canto Theatrical Costume I, II, III Chamber Singers Voice Class (Tutorial) Chinese I, II, III, IV, V Spanish III Honors Camerata Strings Wind Ensemble Chinese III Honors AP Chinese Language and Culture HW Jazz Singers Wolverine Chorus French I, II, III, IV, V AP French Language and Culture Beginning Music Theory AP Music Theory French II Honors AP Latin Costume Design & Construction French III Honors AP Spanish Language and Culture INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES AND INDEPENDENT RESEARCH French Literature & Arts Honors AP Spanish Literature and Culture Abnormal Psychology Middle East Studies Latin I, II, III, IV, V Post-AP Chinese Lit & Culture Honors Business: A Metacognitive Approach Myth and Its Meaning Latin III Honors Post-AP Spanish Seminar Classical Athenian Society Philosophy in Art and Science Latin Literature Honors Directed Study: Greek Criminal Law and Advocacy Playwrights from Margin to Center Spanish I, II, III, IV, V Directed Study: Int/Adv Italian Cross-Cultural Engagement Psychology Spanish II Honors Directed Study: Latin through Filmmaking Ethics in Theory and Practice Race, Identity and Law MATHEMATICS - 3 years required (4 recommended) Human Conflict: From Intolerance Algebra I, II Introduction to Calculus Honors to Genocide Robotics Algebra II with Analysis Adv. Seminar in Math Honors Latin American Studies Social Psychology Algebra II Honors Calculus and Statistics Los Angeles in Fact and Fiction Sports Science: Care & Performance Geometry 9 Multivariable Calculus Gender Studies Unconventional Leadership Geometry, Geometry Honors AP Calculus AB Directed Study: Aesthetics World Religions of Resistance Mathematical Analysis Honors AP Calculus BC 9, BC 11, BC 12 Directed Study: Analysis of Directed Study: Nature & Artifice Precalculus: Trig and Functions AP Micro/Macro Economics Interactive Media Precalculus AP Statistics Directed Study: The Election Directed Study: Venture-Catalyzing Precalculus Honors Directed Study: Number Theory Change

SCIENCE - 3 years required COMPUTER SCIENCE Astronomy AP Chemistry Adv. Topics in Computer Science Honors AP Computer Science A Biology, Biology Honors AP Environmental Science Design & Data Structures Honors AP Computer Science Principles Chemistry, Chemistry Honors AP Physics 1 Introduction to Programming I, II Principles of Engineering AP Physics C COMMUNICATIONS Genetics and Biotechnology Physics , Honors Physics 1 Broadcast Journalism I, II, III Geology, Geology Honors Sound and Acoustics Modern Journalism I, II, III Oceanography and Marine Biology Honors Topics in Molecular Advanced Newspaper Journalism Honors Topics in Evolution and Ecology and Cellular Biology Advanced Newspaper Journalism: Editors Studies in Scientific Research Directed Study: Intro to Yearbook Journalism, Intermediate Yearbook Journalism Yearbook Journalism I, II, III AP Biology Molecular Gastronomy Adv. Yearbook Journalism, Adv. Yearbook Journalism: Editors Live Sports Broadcasting 02 CLASS OF 2021 SCHOOLWIDE AP EXAMINATION RESULTS – May 2020

SUBJECT AREA # OF STUDENTS AP EXAM SCORE TESTED 5 4 3 2 1

STATISTICS Art History 1 1 - - - - Distribution of all Grades in Academic Sections that Enrolled Juniors Biology 99 32 41 22 4 - COURSE A B C D Calculus AB 99 27 35 25 12 - Abnormal Psychology 22 1 - - Calculus BC 76 48 22 6 - - Advanced Seminar in Mathematics Honors 21 - - - Chemistry 27 18 8 1 - - AP Biology 58 36 1 - Chinese Language and Culture 33 23 5 5 - - AP Calculus AB 9 7 2 - Comparative Government and Politics 7 2 2 1 2 - AP Calculus BC 11 14 2 - - Computer Science A 61 31 20 9 - 1 AP Calculus BC 12 8 7 - - Computer Science Principles AP Chemistry 23 1 - - 85 9 32 34 9 1 English Language and Composition AP Chinese Language and Culture 24 5 - - 81 29 22 19 6 5 AP Computer Science A 39 15 - - English Literature and Composition 120 32 31 42 13 2 AP Computer Science Principles 62 6 2 - Environmental Science 67 16 32 10 8 1 AP Environmental Science 63 27 4 - European History 32 13 13 4 2 - AP French Language and Culture 18 1 - - French Language and Culture 18 10 8 - - - AP Human Geography & International Relations 35 4 - - Human Geography 23 5 10 6 1 1 AP Human Geography & Urban Studies 33 13 - - Italian Language and Culture 1 1 - - - - AP Latin 16 4 - - Latin 20 14 3 3 - - AP Literature: Good Grief 5 4 - - Macroeconomics AP Music Theory 15 75 31 29 11 1 3 Microeconomics AP Physics 1 91 51 - - 75 25 29 11 7 3 AP Physics C 12 5 - - Music Theory 13 2 5 5 1 - AP Spanish Language and Culture 81 30 2 - Physics 1 108 22 33 32 17 4 AP Spanish Literature and Culture 6 1 - - Physics 2 11 - 3 8 - - AP Statistics 48 17 2 - Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism 26 12 11 2 1 - AP United States History 103 31 1 - Physics C: Mechanics 26 15 6 4 1 - Astronomy 9 0 - - Psychology 9 3 2 3 1 - Calculus and Statistics 5 6 - - Spanish Language and Culture 106 40 40 25 1 - Chemistry 73 56 7 - Spanish Literature and Culture Chinese III 2 7 - - 7 2 4 1 - - Statistics Chinese III Honors 9 2 - - 63 22 16 16 7 2 Chinese IV 2 4 - - Studio Art: 2-D Design Portfolio 28 5 11 11 1 - Classical Athenian Society & its Modern Influence 10 1 1 - Studio Art: Drawing Portfolio 5 - 3 1 1 - Creative Writing 25 - - - United States Government and Politics 37 16 9 7 3 2 Criminal Law and Advocacy 24 1 - - United States History 137 78 26 25 8 - Design and Data Structures Honors 58 5 - - World History 10 4 3 2 1 - Directed Study: Analysis of Interactive Media 6 - - - Directed Study: Beginning Italian Language and Culture 18 - - - Directed Study: Number Theory 10 - - - Distribution of End of Junior Year, Cumulative, Weighted English III Honors: American Studies 105 62 - - Harvard-Westlake Grade Point Averages for the Class of 2021 English III: Living America 42 71 3 - French II 6 4 - - 80 French II Honors 15 3 - - 70 French III 7 4 1 - 72 French III Honors 20 8 - - 60 French IV 6 11 - - 50 French V: Contemporary Culture and Communication 18 1 - - 40 49 French Literature and Arts Honors 5 - - - 43 44 Genetics and Biotechnology 24 6 - - 30 33 Human Conflict: From Intolerance to Genocide 8 1 - - 20 Introduction to Calculus Honors 71 14 - -

Number of Students Number of 19 Latin III 4 6 - - 10 12 13 Latin III Honors 10 6 1 - 0 Latin IV 5 5 - - 3.09 3.10 - 3.30 3.50 - 3.70 - 3.9 - 4.10 - 4.30 - Latin Literature Honors 18 3 - - and below 3.29 3.49 3.69 3.89 4.09 4.29 and above Mass Entertainment in America 7 3 - - Grade Point Average Middle East Studies 60 2 - - Myth and Its Meaning 14 3 - - Oceanography and Marine Biology 21 26 2 - STANDARDIZED TESTING RESULTS Philosophy in Art and Science 20 - - - CLASSES OF 2017-2021 Physics 15 28 8 - Post-AP Chinese Literature and Culture Honors 22 - - - Precalculus 66 31 1 - Precalculus: Trigonometry and Functions 71 11 2 - Principles of Engineering 21 4 - - Psychology 65 8 - - 5717 YEAR AVERAGE 5737 YEAR AVERAGE 5 YEAR33 AVERAGE Race, Identity, and Law in American Society 5 - - - OF HIGHEST SAT: CR OF HIGHEST SAT: MATH OF HIGHEST ACT Shakespeare 11 - - - COMPOSITE Social Psychology 18 - 2 - Spanish III 30 6 - - NATIONAL MERIT RECOGNITION Spanish III Honors 52 16 - - Spanish IV 22 1 - - Unconventional Leadership 14 - - - United States History 97 45 6 - Venture: Entrepreneurship in Action 17 3 - - The World and Europe II 20 16 1 - SEMI-FINALISTS40 03 The first column indicates the number of students who matriculated from the Class of 2020, and the STATISTICS second column indicates the number of students who matriculated over the past five years.

COLLEGE CLASS 5 YR. COLLEGE CLASS 5 YR. COLLEGE CLASS 5 YR. OF ’20 TOTAL OF ’20 TOTAL OF ’20 TOTAL American University 0 1 Gonzaga University 0 2 Temple University 0 1 American University of Paris 0 4 Grinnell College 0 3 The New School 0 1 Amherst College 4 20 Hamilton College 1 1 Trinity College - Connecticut 1 3 Babson College 1 1 Harvard University 5 45 Tsuji Culinary Institute in Osaka 1 1 Bard College 1 4 Harvey Mudd College 0 2 Tufts University 5 17 Barnard College of Haverford College 1 1 Tulane University 5 26 3 16 Columbia University Howard University 0 1 Union College 0 2 Bates College 2 6 IDC Herzliya 0 1 United States Military Academy 0 2 Bennington College 2 Indiana University 0 9 United States Military Academy 0 0 1 Berklee College of Music 0 1 Johns Hopkins University 1 18 Preparatory School Boston College 2 14 Kenyon College 4 22 United States Naval Academy 1 3 Boston University 5 14 King’s College London 0 1 University of Arizona 0 3 Bowdoin College 0 4 Lewis & Clark College 1 4 University of British Columbia 0 2 Brandeis University 1 1 Los Angeles Trade-Technical College 1 1 University of California Berkeley 2 39 Brigham Young University 0 1 Loyola Marymount University 0 6 University of California Davis 1 3 Brown University 8 32 Macalester College 0 1 University of California Irvine 1 2 Bucknell University 0 1 Marist College 0 1 University of California Los Angeles 5 17 California College of the Arts 1 1 Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1 9 University of California San Diego 0 5 California Institute of Technology 0 4 McGill University 1 2 University of California Santa Barbara 1 9 California Institute of the Arts 0 1 Miami University Oxford Campus 0 1 University of California Santa Cruz 1 3 California Lutheran University 0 1 0 5 University of Chicago 13 53 California Polytechnic State Univ Muhlenberg College 1 1 University of Cincinnati 0 1 0 1 Pomona New York University 25 92 University of Colorado at Boulder 4 10 California Polytechnic State Univ Northeastern University University of Edinburgh 0 4 1 1 0 3 San Luis Obispo Northwestern University 3 26 University of Georgia 0 2 California State University Oberlin College 1 4 University of Illinois at 1 1 1 1 Long Beach Occidental College 0 5 Urbana-Champaign Carleton College 0 5 Ohio Wesleyan University 0 2 University of Kentucky 0 1 Carnegie Mellon University 1 12 Oxford College of Emory University 0 7 University of Miami 1 7 Case Western Reserve University 0 4 Oxford University 0 2 University of Michigan 13 52 Central Saint Martins College of Pepperdine University 2 5 University of Missouri at Columbia 1 2 1 1 Art and Design Pitzer College 1 4 University of Nevada at Las Vegas 0 1 Chapman University 0 4 Pomona College 2 9 University of Notre Dame 0 6 Claremont McKenna College 4 8 Pratt Institute 1 2 University of Oregon 3 4 Colby College 0 4 Princeton University 5 19 University of Pennsylvania 6 39 Colgate University 6 31 Principia College 0 1 University of Portland 0 1 0 3 Purdue University 1 1 University of Richmond 3 5 Columbia University 6 29 Reed College 1 3 University of Rochester 0 1 Columbia University and Tel Aviv Rhode Island School of Design 0 1 University of San Francisco 0 1 1 1 Univ Dual Degree Program Rice University 0 5 University of Southern California 10 71 Columbia University-Trinity College Richmond Intl. American University University of St Andrews 2 8 1 1 0 2 Dublin Dual Degree in London University of Texas at Austin 2 11 Columbia-Sciences Po Dual BA 0 2 Rochester Institute of Technology 0 1 University of Texas Dallas 0 1 Connecticut College 0 2 Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama 0 1 University of the Arts 0 1 Cornell University 9 40 San Francisco State University University of the District of 0 1 1 1 Dartmouth College 5 20 Santa Barbara City College 0 1 Columbia, UDC DePaul University 0 3 Santa Clara University 0 4 University of Virginia 1 8 Duke University 3 21 Santa Monica College 0 4 University of Washington 1 5 Durham University 0 1 Sarah Lawrence College 0 1 University of Wisconsin at Madison 6 18 Elon University 0 2 School of the Art Institute of Chicago 0 1 Vanderbilt University 2 16 Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Scripps College Vassar College 0 3 0 1 2 7 University - Daytona Beach Skidmore College 0 2 Villanova University 0 3 Emerson College 0 3 Smith College 1 1 Wake Forest University 1 3 Emory University 5 22 Southern Methodist University 4 14 Washington University - St. Louis 13 60 Fordham University 0 1 Southwestern University 0 1 Wellesley College 1 5 Franklin W. Olin College St. Mary’s College - Moraga Wesleyan University 5 13 1 1 0 1 of Engineering Stanford University 7 35 William & Mary, College of 0 1 George Washington University 1 7 Stevens Institute of Technology 0 1 Williams College 2 13 Georgetown University 7 29 Swarthmore College 0 4 Yale University 7 23 Georgia Institute of Technology 0 1 Syracuse University 3 6

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