UPPER SCHOOL PROFILE OUR STUDENT EXPERIENCE Randolph’s Upper School is an engaging, challenging environ- We have 26 varsity teams playing 16 sports. 80% ment for students in 9th through 12th grade. We are proud of of our Upper School students participate in at our rigorous academic program, wide-ranging extracurricular least one sport, 30% play more than one sport. activities, nurturing environment, and culture of trust. Our college counseling office consists of the Director, Jessica The Upper School presents two major theater Forinash, and a Registrar/College Counseling Assistant, productions a year, as well as band and choir Jenna Pirani. Combined, they have more than 21 years of concerts. The band and choir both earned experience. Starting in 9th grade through graduation, the superior ratings in performance for All-State college counseling team strives to give every student the competition. We offer a multitude of visual arts preparation and individual guidance they need to find the courses. 56% of recent graduating classes have right fit for their university experience. taken four years of visual or performing arts. Virtually all Randolph graduates attend four-year colleges. All Randolph students adhere to a student-gov- Here are some statistics from the most recent graduating class erned Honor System. Our program connects (2020): them to meaningful service partnerships with • 51% of students earned a composite score of 30 or higher organizations throughout North Alabama. on the ACT or the equivalent SAT score. • 100% of students who sought merit-based financial aid received it. Interim Week gives every student the opportuni- • 54% have completed courses in Biology, Chemistry, and ty to take a wide array of trips, shadow various Physics and 53% have completed Calculus. careers, and pursue service opportunities both • 27% have taken four years of foreign language at the locally and globally. Upper School level. Randolph School holds dual accreditation from SAIS/Cognia and Summer Internships allow students to gain real is a member of the National, Southern and Alabama Associations world experience working in a professional of Independent Schools; the National and Southern Association setting in local businesses, research institutions, for College Admission Counseling; The College Board; the and governmental agencies. Participation National Honor Society; and the Cum Laude Society. is competitive. 4915 Garth Road Adam Dubé, Head of School 256-799-6100, [email protected] Huntsville, AL 35802 David Peden, Interim Head of Upper School, 256-799-6124, [email protected] Phone: 256-799-6100 Fax: 256-799-6181 Jessica Forinash, Director of College Counseling, 256-799-6185, [email protected] www.randolphschool.net Jenna Pirani, Registrar/ College Counseling Assistant 256-799-6121, [email protected] CEEB Code 011475 CLASS OF 2021 Unweighted Grade Distribution for Class of 2021 End of Junior Year ACT (59)* SAT (19)* Grade GPA Grade Mid 50% Mid 50% A >4.0 12 ENG 23-32 EBRW 540 - 670 A- 3.67-3.99 25 MATH 22-30 MATH 580 - 720 B+ 3.33-3.66 24 READ 23-33 EBRW+MATH 1120 - 1360 B 3.00-3.32 7 SCIENCE 23-31 B- 2.67-2.99 5 COM 23-30 Below B- <2.66 2 Graduation Requirements Mid-50% Test Scores of Senior Year The academic year is divided into two semesters. National Students need 23.5 Carnegie Units to graduate SAT ACT Merit from the Upper School. They are encouraged to # Total Comp F/C go beyond the minimum requirements of: 2017 83 1175 - 1390 24 - 32 3/3 English 4 Units Mathematics 3 Units 2018 94 1235 - 1460 25 - 32 6/2 History 3 Units 2019 92 1190 - 1410 26 - 32 6/2 Science 3 Units World Language 2 Units 2020 82 1180 - 1500 26 - 32 11/0 Fine Arts 1 Unit Health & Human Performance ½ Unit AP GUIDANCE Randolph limits the number of Advanced Placement courses that each student may take. may take up to four courses. Students may petition to 9th and 10th graders rarely take AP courses. 11th take one additional Advanced Placement course graders may take up to three courses; 12th graders beyond this limit. Results of May 2020 AP Placement Examinations (AP EXAMINATION IS REQUIRED OF ALL ENROLLED STUDENTS) 5 5 4 p 4 m y p r h o uage c o M C S om 3 st 3 & i U ng C E B nomics C y a / ng/ - - Me r A ol L y a B co o P Lit g C s an H C 1 h 2 E 2 str y st n s s s t & Design t & Design s ic e h i r r & t c c c g s o i i i s r Hi m wi o A A s s s op . l culus culus c ti v’t e l l a y y r a a r o h .S a a io u nglish L ngli 1 t 1 B Phy Spani S Ph Ph 2D 3D D C C C E G M E E U French Language Computer Sci. 11 16 13 17 29 34 4 37 29 36 4 20 9 9 7 19 3 1 9 (Number of Students in each class) Global Average Randolph Average *These test scores for the Class of 2021 reflect the results prior to March 2020, when testing was cancelled due to COVID-19. COURSE OFFERINGS ENGLISH WORLD LANGUAGES SCIENCE ARTS ENGLISH 9 SPANISH I, II, III, IV, V HONORS BIOLOGY CONCERT BAND ENGLISH 10 HONORS SPANISH II, III, IV BIOLOGY CONCERT CHOIR ENGLISH 11 AP SPANISH LANGUAGE CHEMISTRY ADVANCED ART AP ENGLISH LANGUAGE FRENCH I, II, III, IV, V HONORS CHEMISTRY MUSIC FUNDAMENTALS ENGLISH 12 AP FRENCH LANGUAGE AP CHEMISTRY ART SEMINAR AP ENGLISH LITERATURE LATIN I, II, III, IV HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY THEATER AP LATIN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE STAGECRAFT MATH PHYSICS GRAPHIC DESIGN ALGEBRA I, II SOCIAL STUDIES HONORS PHYSICS MIXED MEDIA HONORS ALGEBRA I, II WORLD HISTORY I COMPARATIVE ANATOMY DRAWING GEOMETRY WORLD HISTORY II MICROBIOLOGY PAINTING HONORS GEOMETRY US HISTORY AP BIOLOGY CERAMICS PRECALCULUS AP MACRO ECONOMICS AP PHYSICS C PHOTOGRAPHY HONORS PRECALCULUS AP US HISTORY AP STUDIO ART MATH MODELING AP GOVERNMENT ELECTIVES AP MUSIC THEORY CALCULUS AP ART HISTORY YEARBOOK AP CALCULUS AB COMPUTER PROGRAMMING PHYSICAL AP CALCULUS BC PRINCIPLES OF COMPUTER EDUCATION TRIGONOMETRY SCIENCE HEALTH AND HUMAN AP STATISTICS PERFORMANCE STATISTICS GRADE DISTRIBUTION FOR JUNIOR COURSES (CLASS OF 2021) Junior Courses A B C D/F Junior Courses A B C D/F English 11 38 5 2 0 Human Physiology 47 15 2 1 AP English Language 28 2 0 0 Physics 20 9 0 2 Algebra II 5 17 9 0 H Physics 12 7 0 0 Precalculus 16 24 3 3 Principles of CompSci 19 0 0 0 H Precalculus 10 8 2 1 Comp Programming I 4 3 0 0 Trigonometry 12 4 2 1 Comp Programming II 4 2 0 0 Statistics 2 10 2 0 French II 5 7 3 0 Math Models I 6 10 3 0 French IV 6 0 0 0 AP Calculus BC 10 3 0 0 Latin I 6 4 2 1 AP Statistics 10 10 2 0 Latin II 3 4 1 0 US History 22 10 4 0 Latin III 1 2 1 0 AP US History 25 13 0 1 Spanish I 8 7 1 0 AP Government 16 11 4 0 Spanish III 32 9 0 0 World History II 47 26 5 1 H Spanish III 14 0 1 0 Chemistry 20 18 2 0 Spanish IV 21 5 0 0 AP Chemistry 15 3 0 0 H Spanish IV 10 0 0 0 Environ mental Science 8 9 1 0 AP Spanish Language 6 0 0 0 4915 Garth Road Huntsville, AL 35802 Phone: 256-799-6100 Fax: 256-799-6181 www.randolphschool.net CEEB Code 011475 COLLEGE BOUND Colleges offering admission to graduates in 2017, 2018, 2019, & 2020 (matriculations in bold) Agnes Scott College Harvard University Rhodes College University of Miami American University High Point University Rice University University of Michigan Andrews University Hillsdale College Ringling College of Art and Design University of Minnesota Appalachian State University Hofstra University Roanoke College University of Mississippi Arizona State University Hollins University Rochester Institute of Technology University of Montevallo Asbury University Hong Kong University of Science and Rollins College University of Nevada-Las Vegas Auburn University Technology Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology University of New Mexico Austin Peay State University Howard University Rutgers University University of North Alabama Baylor University Idaho State University Saint Louis University University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Belmont University Indiana State University Samford University University of North Carolina at Charlotte Beloit College Indiana University Sarah Lawrence College University of North Florida Bennington College Ithaca College Savannah College of Art and Design University of Northern Iowa Bentley University Jacksonville State University Seattle Pacific University University of Oklahoma Berry College Johns Hopkins University Sewanee: The University of the South University of Pennsylvania Birmingham-Southern College Kenyon College Smith College University of Pittsburgh Boston College King's College London Southern Adventist University University of Richmond Boston University Lehigh University Southern Methodist University University of San Diego Brandeis University Liberty University Spelman College University of San Francisco Bryn Mawr College Lipscomb University St. John's University University of South Alabama Butler University Louisiana State University Stetson University University of South Carolina Carnegie Mellon University Loyola Marymount University Suffolk University University of Southern California Case Western Reserve University Loyola University Chicago Temple University University of Southern Mississippi Centre College Loyola University New Orleans Tennessee Technological University University of St. Andrews Chapman University Manhattanville College Texas A&M University University of Tampa Christopher Newport University Marquette University Texas Christian University University of Tennessee-Chattanooga Clemson University Maryville College Transylvania University University of Tennessee-Knoxville Coastal Carolina University Massachusetts Institute of Technology Trinity University University of Tennessee-Martin College of Charleston