Avon Lake High School Guidance Department

Avon Lake High School 175 Avon Belden Road, Avon Lake, Ohio 44012 Guidance Department: (Phone) 440-933-8135 (Fax) 440-930-2798 2016-2017 School Profile Newsweek Magazine Nationally Ranked High School (2009 – 2016) U.S. News and World Report Nationally Ranked High School (2007 – 2016) Mission Statement The mission of the Avon Lake City Schools, a district committed to personalized educational excellence, is to challenge all students and develop their individual goals through community partnerships, resources, and technologies which will produce responsible and compassionate citizens. MEMBER: ACT: 215 Tested in 2015-2016, reported means: Southwestern Conference of Ohio Athletic Association English 24.4 Mathematics 25.0 COMMUNITY Reading 25.4 Suburban Residential city with a population of Science 24.9 23,204 located 18 Miles West of Cleveland by Composite Average: 25.0 Lake Erie Shore Line SAT: 72 Tested in 2015-2016, reported means: SCHOOL Critical Reading 568 Avon Lake High School (Grades 9-12) Math 601 Total Pupil Enrollment 1,243 Writing 550 Served by Lorain County Joint Vocational School, COLLEGE ATTENDANCE: in Oberlin, OH (33 Students) Class of 2016 – Graduates: 264 To 4-Year Colleges: 70% H.S. ADMINISTRATION AND FACULTY: To 2-Year Colleges/Tech. School : 19% 69 Members Military: 3% Average Years in Education 13.06 92% Master’s Degrees or Above 84.06% Pupil-Professional Staff Ratio 17.00 to 1 Grading Scale* PRESENT PUPIL ENROLLMENT: PSEO on Class of 2017: 290 ALHS Class of 2018: 304 Campus Class of 2019: 298 CC+ prior to Class of 2020: 351 Class Off/On 2015- Grade Average Regular Honors/AP® Campus 2016 CEEB CODE: 360-285 A 93-100 4.00 5.00 5.00 4.67 A- 90-92 3.67 4.67 *Pursuant to Ohio law, effective 2015-16, all CC+ B+ 87-89 3.33 4.33 courses reflected on the high school transcript B 83-86 3.00 4.00 4.00 3.67 should be considered on the conversion of 3 or B- 80-82 2.67 3.67 more hours of college coursework = 1 high school C+ 77-79 2.33 3.33 credit. ALHS includes weighted CC+ course C 73-76 2.00 3.00 3.00 2.67 credit in calculating high school GPA and class ranking. C- 70-72 1.67 2.67 D+ 67-69 1.33 1.33 D 63-66 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 D- 60-62 0.67 0.67 F Below 60 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 CURRICULUM Requirements for Graduation: 21 total credits, including: 4 credits English 4 credits Mathematics 3 credits Science 3.5 credits Social Studies (including Government, Economics, US History, and World History) 1 credit Business/Technology or Foreign Language or Fine Arts ½ credit Health ½ credit Physical Education 4.5 credits Electives Required Courses for College Preparatory Students: 21 total credits, including: 4 credits English 4 credits Mathematics 3 credits Science 3 credits Social Studies (including Government, Economics, US History, and World History) 2 credits Foreign Language (same language) 1 credit Fine or Performing Arts ½ credit Health ½ credit Physical Education 3 credits Electives Subject Area Honors Level Courses (24) Advanced Placement® Courses (17) Mathematics: Geometry Honors AP Calculus AB Algebra II Honors AP Calculus BC Pre-Calculus Honors AP Statistics Science: Biology Honors 9 AP Biology Chemistry Honors AP Chemistry AP Environmental Science AP Physics I and II AP Physics C English: English 9 Honors AP English Literature/Composition English 10 Honors AP English Language/Composition Social Studies: World History Honors AP U.S. History Abnormal Psychology AP Government and Politics AP Psychology Foreign Language: French II, III and IV Honors AP French Mandarin Chinese IV and V AP Spanish Spanish II, III, IV Honors Fine Arts: Chamber Orchestra Honors AP Music Theory Chorale Honors AP Studio Art Concert Band Honors DaCantari Honors String Orchestra Honors Symphonic Band Honors Elective Computer Programming Honors Intro to Engineering Honors Administrative Staff Guidance Department Staff Mr. Robert D. Scott, Superintendent of Schools Allen Skierski, All Students A-G Dr. Brad J. Cocco, High School Principal Erin Grieger, All Students H-O Melissa K. Isaly-Johns, High School Assistant Principal Mike Kaminski, All Students P-Z Jeffrey H. Vasil, High School Assistant Principal M. Nori Okuma, Athletic Director/HS Assistant Principal .

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