EAST LONGMEADOW HIGH SCHOOL 180 Maple Street, East Longmeadow, Massachusetts 01028 – Telephone 413-525-5460 – Fax 413-525-5496 CEEB Code # 220 727 Amanda De Nardo, Guidance Director [email protected] Janet Sullivan, Guidance Director Gina Flanagan, Principal [email protected] Frank Paige, Asst. Principal Lucrezia Illingsworth, School Counselor RJ Marchewka, Asst. Principal Profile - 2016 [email protected] Kevin Magee, Interim Athletic Director Daniel Kelleher, Adjustment Counselor [email protected] 20110 Carmen Velazquez, Guidance Registrar John Martin, School Counselor Marc Maccarini, Career Center Director [email protected] Shelby Smith, School Counselor [email protected] LOCATION - East Longmeadow, a 122-year old residential community just south of Springfield on the Connecticut border, is a dynamic town with a population of approximately 16,000. Parked between Longmeadow and Wilbraham (two of the highest income towns in the western part of the state), our community is a vibrant one with pizza parlors and tiny lunch stops situated between factories and small businesses. According to the 2013 census, the median income for a household was $77,084. The Department of Revenue reports that East Longmeadow has an 8.1% unemployment rate. The racial makeup of the town is 93.0% White, 1.3% African American, 0.06% Native American, 2.4% Asian, 0.1% from other races, and 0.9% from two or more races. Town athletic fields are constantly occupied with a myriad of activities and plenty of spectators. There is enthusiastic interest in the schools and all aspects of the development of young people. TYPE – ELHS is a four-year comprehensive high school, built in 1960, with an enrollment of approximately 870. It is of contiguous unit construction with the facilities and equipment to offer a variety of academic disciplines and co-curricular activities. In 2014, East Longmeadow High School was granted continuing accreditation by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges. CURRICULA OFFERED – ELHS offers college preparatory and career-oriented programs with complete flexibility and overlapping selection. Approximately ninety percent of the graduates plan to continue their education. EXPLANATION OF PROGRAM AND SPECIAL OFFERINGS - 112 credits are required for graduation: 16 in English, 12 in Science, 12 in Social Studies, 16 in Mathematics, 8 in Foreign Language, 12 in Physical Education, 4 in Health, 4 in Business, 4 in Fine Arts, and 4 in Practical Arts. 40 hours of Community Service is also a co-curricular requirement. All students pursue 32 credits on a hybrid block schedule. Foreign language availability is in French, Latin, and Spanish Drama Club, Literary Magazine, Spartanum, Newspaper, Concerts and Yearbook provide opportunities in the Arts. Interscholastic athletics consists of forty-eight teams in twenty-seven sports Internships, work-study, and a career exploratory program are sponsored by the Career Center. Advanced Placement courses offered during the 2016– 2017 school year are AP Biology, AP Calculus, AP Computer Science, AP English Literature, AP Psychology, AP US History, AP Physics 1, AP Physics 2, AP Physics C, AP Spanish, AP US Government Participation in the Lower Pioneer Valley Educational Collaborative provides afternoon vocational opportunities. RANK IN CLASS – For all students, final grades in academic courses are used to determine a cumulative grade point average and class rank. All academic courses are weighted and considered to be college preparatory in content. Please see separate class rank explanation. STATISTICAL SUMMARY PRELIMINARY SCHOLASTIC APTITUDE TEST (PSAT) - October 2015 146 Grade 11 Students (Means: Reading/Writing 529, Math 512) 129 Grade 10 Students (Means: Reading/Writing 512, Math 493) NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARSHIP QUALIFYING TEST (NMSQT) 1 Finalist – October 2012 1 Finalist – October 2013 SAT: REASONING TEST - seven separate test dates Means: Critical Reading – 526 Math – 540 Writing – 509 SAT: SUBJECT TESTS Mean scores are reported in subject areas with 4 or more test takers Mathematics II (N=9) Mean-652 Spanish (N=6) Mean- 585 Biology-E (N=6) Mean-723 ACT: Means: English 24.5, Math 24.8, Reading 25.4, Science 23.8, Composite 24.7 ADVANCED PLACEMENT EXAMINATIONS (AP) - May 2016 th th th 191 Total Students; 10 , 11 , & 12 grade students sat for 277 examinations in: Biology 39= (92) English Comp/Lit 11= (90) Spanish Language 17= (100) Calculus AB 35= (100) Psychology 67= (91) U.S. Government 29= (65) Computer Sci A 13= (69) Chemistry 11= (81) U.S. History 28= (64) AP Physics 1 12= (58) AP Physics 2 6= (33) Parentheses show the percentage receiving “passing” scores 3, 4, or 5 and are reported in subject areas with 5 or more test takers. CLASS of 2016 PLACEMENT STATISTICS Four-year colleges 146 students 68% of class Public 79 students Private 67 students Two-year colleges 43 students 20% of class Public 39 students Private 4 students Other Post-Secondary 3 students 1.4% of class Gap Year 3 students 1.4% of class Employment 16 students 7. 4 % of class Military 4 students 1.8% of class 2013-2016 COLLEGE PLACEMENT Albany College of Pharmacy Hofstra University Smith College American International College Holyoke Community College Southern Connecticut State University Amherst College Indiana University at Bloomington Springfield College Asnuntuck Community College Ithaca College Springfield Technical Community College Assumption College John Carrol University St. John's College Bates College Johnson & Wales University Stonehill College Bay Path College Keene State College Suffolk University Becker College Kent State University SUNY @ Albany Bentley University Kenyon College Syracuse University Boston College Lasell College Temple University Boston University Liberty University The College of Saint Rose Bowdoin College Marist College The George Washington University Bridgewater State University Massachusetts Maritime Academy Trinity College Bridgton Academy Michigan State University Union College Bryant University Montserrat College of Art United States Air Force Academy Case Western Reserve University New York University University of Central Florida Central Connecticut State University Nichols College University of Connecticut Champlain College Northeastern University University of Dayton Colgate University North Carolina State University University of Georgia College of the Holy Cross Notre Dame University of Hartford Connecticut College Pace University University of Massachusetts, Amherst Curry Collee Paul Smith’s College University of Massachusetts, Boston Dean College Plymouth State University University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth East Carolina Point Park University University of Massachusetts, Lowell Elmira College Princeton University University of Maryland Elms College Providence College University of New England Emerson College Quinnipiac University University of New Haven Emmanuel College Regis College University of Oklahoma Endicott College Rensselar Polytechnic Institute University of Pennsylvania Fairfield University Rhode Island College University of Rhode Island Fitchburg State University Rochester Institute of Technology University of Vermont Florida Atlantic University Roger Williams University Wentworth Institute of Technology Florida Gulf Coast University Roxbury Community College Wesleyan University Framingham State University Sacred Heart University West Virginia University Georgia Institute of Technology Saint Anselm College Western New England University Gordon College Saint Michael's College Westfield State University Hamilton College Salem State University Wheelock College Hartwick College Salve Regina University Worcester Polytechnic Institute Harvard University San Diego State University Worcester State University High Point University Siena College .