GREENWICH HIGH SCHOOLGreenwich, Connecticut

CLASS OF 2009

BELLA HOUSEHousemaster

Lorraine TerminiCounselors

Kelly DwyerPaul MeyfohrtDanielle Nash

CLARK HOUSEHousemaster

David WalkoCounselors

Shannon KahnMary Meli

Cristina Banks

FOLSOM HOUSEHousemaster

Martha ZornowCounselors

Brenda FriedlerBarbara Gong

Alison Lochridge

SHELDON HOUSEHousemaster

Joseph RussoCounselors

Mara AdelsbergEvan Dubin

Jennifer Lynch

Recipient of the Secondary School Recognition Program For Educational Excellence AwardPresented by the United States Department Of Education

Director of GuidanceLinda Woods

GREENWICH HIGH SCHOOL10 Hillside Road

Greenwich, Connecticut 06830(203) 625-8000 FAX (203) 863-8888

On-the-Web: http://greenwichschools.org/ghs

Alan Capasso, Headmaster

CANTOR HOUSEHousemasterDavid RossCounselors

Leslie AlmeidaArianne Haley-Banez

Suzanne Patti

SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY

Greenwich, Connecticut, "Gateway to New England", is asuburban community of 61,101 residents, located less than anhour from the heart of New York City. A large percentage ofresidents are college graduates in professional and businesscareers. The community enjoys a long history of support for itspublic schools.

Greenwich High School is a four-year comprehensive highschool serving 2700 students of ethnic and cultural diversity.Students are randomly assigned to one of five houses. These fivehouses adjoin a one-acre enclosed area, the Student Center, whichserves as cafeteria, meeting hall and place to spend free time. Alarge Media Center supports all learning programs of the schooland helps students become lifelong learners by providing a widevariety of information, resources and technology. The school'sphilosophy of freedom with responsibility encourages studentsto make decisions affecting both their study and leisure time.

Recent national surveys identify Greenwich as one of the tophigh schools in the United States, offering over 305 differentcourses and a wide variety of co-curricular activities. The schoolfields thirty-six varsity teams which have won numerous county,state and regional championships. Students and teachers consis-tently earn recognition and high honors not only for academicachievement, but also for artistic, dramatic, and musical accom-plishments.

Net current per pupil expenditure - $16,887.

FACULTY

At present, approximately ninety-one percent of the 268 facultymembers have earned Master's Degrees or higher.

ACCREDITATION

Greenwich High School is accredited by the New England Asso-ciation of Schools and Colleges.

INFORMATION ON THE CLASS OF 2008

Four Year College 77%Two Year College 11%Employment 7.5%Military .1%Other 4.4%

GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS

To graduate from Greenwich High School, students must accu-mulate 22 credits based on course work completed in grades 9-12.This requirement includes successful completion of four years ofEnglish, four years of Physical Education and Health, three yearsof Social Studies, including one year of American History andcourses in Contemporary America and Civics, three years ofMathematics, three years of Science, one biological and onephysical, and a total of 1.5 credits in the Applied/Fine Arts.Students are also required to meet the performance standard inreading, writing and mathematics as set by the state of Connecti-cut CAPT test.

GRADING SYSTEM

Letter Grades: A+,A,A- = Excellent; B+,B,B- = Very Good;C+,C,C- = Satisfactory; D+,D,D- = Poor; F = Failing;W = Withdrawn; M = Medical; P = Pass; I = Incomplete, N = Audit

ADMISSIONS TESTING PROGRAM Ninety percent of the Class of 2008 took the Scholastic Assess-ment Test (SAT) of the College Board. SAT results for the Classof 2008 are: Score Range SAT I Verbal SAT I Math SAT I Writing 600-800 42.7% 46.7% 44.0% 400-599 50.3% 45.0% 49.0% 200-399 7.6% 8.3% 7.0% Mean 562 578 571 The Class of 2008 average scores on the SAT II/Subject Testsof the College Board are:

Mathematics 1-C 621Mathematics 2-C 718

ADVANCED PLACEMENT TESTING Six hundred & ninety two Advanced Placement Examinationswere administered to 275 seniors in May 2008 and were scored asfollows:

38.9% - grade of 572.2% - grade of 4 or better92.2% - grade of 3 or better

NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM2007 - 8 Semi-Finalists, 48 Commended Scholars2008 - 23 Semi-Finalists, 47 Commended Scholars2009 - 15 Semi-Finalists, 54 Commended Scholars

SENIOR CLASS SIZE - 689 Greenwich High School does not rank students but providesgrade point average (GPA) information. GPA is determined on ascale of A=4, B=3, C=2, D=1, F=0 for all subjects except PhysicalEducation. AP and Honors Courses are weighted on a scale ofA=5, B=4, C=3, D=2, F=0. GPA is reported on a cumulative pointaverage of final grades of subjects completed in grades 9, 10 and11.

SPECIAL PROGRAMS All freshmen and sophomores participate in a Seminar Programwhich is an interdisciplinary English/Guidance/Social Studiesprogram providing group guidance, small group tutorials, instruc-tional support, skills instruction and enrichment activities. The ESL (English as a Second Language) Program providesclasses in English, Mathematics, Social Studies, Biology andChemistry for students with limited English proficiency. For students who are in need of an alternative educationalexperience, Greenwich High School provides the full-time Commu-nity Learning Program located off campus. Special Education Programs provide services ranging from Re-source Room support for mainstream classes to a ComprehensiveSupport Program and an off-site Arch Program. Qualified students enrolled in AP Biology, AP English, APPhysics, AP European History and Honors Astronomy may applyfor college credit through the University of Connecticut Coopera-tive Program. All students participate in a sequential 9-12 Technology Cur-riculum which provides them with a strong base of skills incomputer use and resources. Under the guidance and supervision of faculty members, theIndependent Study Program awards credit to students who pur-sue projects above and beyond the curriculum. All projects areapproved and evaluated by an Independent Study Committee. Full-time Senior Internships in the Greenwich community areavailable during the last five weeks of the school year. Fivehundred seniors participated in our program in 2008.

A.P. COURSES PROGRAM

AP English (Literature and Composition)

AP FrenchAP GermanAP Spanish LanguageAP Spanish Literature FOREIGN

LANGUAGE

AP Calculus - ABAP Calculus - BCAP Computer ScienceAP StatisticsAdvanced Calculus

AP BiologyAP ChemistryAP Environmental ScienceAP Physics - B levelAP Physics - C level

AP U.S. History, AP European HistoryAP PsychologyAP U. S. Government & PoliticsAP Comparative Government & Politics

SOCIAL STUDIES

VISUAL ARTS

BUSINESS EDUCATION

THEATER ARTS

TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION

AP Music Theory

PHYSICAL EDUCATION

English - Grade 9 - 112, 113English - Grade 10 - 211, 212English - Grade 11/12 - 300, 400Creative Writing, Essay Writing, Film asLiterature, Journalism, Public SpeakingESL: ESL 1, 2, 3 English, ESL 4 Literature, ESLAmerican History, ESL Biology, ESL Chemistry,ESL Mathematics, ESL Practical Biology, ESL 1,2 Social Studies, ESL World Themes,ESL 2 Literature

Algebra 1, Algebra 2A, Algebra 2B, Bridge toAlgebra, Geometry A, Geometry B, Calculus,Introto Computer Programming, Discrete Mathemat-ics 1, 2, Extended Algebra, Pre-Calculus 1, 2,Statistics 1, 2

Animal Behavior, Astronomy,Behavioral Ecology & Sociobiology,Biology, Ecological Field Studies, EnvironmentalExperiences, Human Biology, Forensic Science,Forensic Science II, Global Information Systems,Practical Biology, Chemistry, Practical Chemis-try, Horticulture, Marine Biology, Marine Sci-ence, Geology and Meteorology, Science ResearchSeminar, Physics, Practical Physics, Collabora-tive Science and TechnologyAmerican History 211, 212, Civics 300, 400,Contemporary America 300, 400, ContemporaryGlobal Issues, Introduction to Economics, ChinaToday, Law in America, Modern European His-tory, Psychology, Sociology and its Applications,World Themes 112, 113Art Appreciation, Art Experience,Art in Nature, Computer Arts, Adv. ComputerArts, Intermediate Computer Arts, Clay, Adv.Clay, Design, Drawing & Painting, AdvancedDrawing, Advanced Painting, History of Art,Introduction to Drawing, Lettering & Layout,Printmaking, Photography, Intermediate Pho-tography, Advanced Photography/Digital Dark-room, SculptureTV Production, Advanced TV ProductionVideo 1, Video 2, Advanced Video ProductionAccounting 1, Advanced Marketing, Business Law,Career Planning, Computer Applications in Busi-ness, Entrepreneurship, Keyboarding with WordProcessing, Advanced Word Processing, Market-ing, Investments, Personal Finance, Power Point,Work Experience

Acting 1, 2, Advanced Theatre Seminar, AdvancedImprovisation & Performance, Comedy & Im-provisation, Stagecraft & Design, Theater Work-shop, On StageAdvanced Foods, Culinary Skills, Fashion, Ad-vanced Fashion, Human Development,Independent Living, Interior Design,RelationshipsArchitecture Design with CAD,Collaborative Science and Technology, Construc-tion & Bio-Related Technology, Engineering Tech-nology, Design & Build, Intro. to Design Build A/B, Intro. to Graphics Communication, Power andEnergy Tech., Production & Design, Transporta-tion Tech., Graphics Communication,Special Topics, World of Technology,3D Computer Graphics & Virtual RealityBand: Beginning, Concert, Symphony, Marching,Percussion, Jazz Ensemble, Jazz Lab,Wind EnsembleChorus: Chamber Singers, Chorale, Concert Choir,Madrigals, WitchmenOrchestra: String Ensemble,Symphony Orchestra, String QuartetIntro. to Electronic Music, Electronic Music 1,2, 3, History of Music, Guitar, Musicianship,Intro to Music Theory

Phys. Ed. 9, 10, 11, 12, Wellness, Body Image &Media, Musical Theatre Dance, Orienteering,Personal Training, Self Defense, Sports Medicine,Lifeguard Training

COURSES

PROGRAM OFFERINGS

French 1, 1A, 2, French 3A, 3B, 4, 5, 6German 1, 2, 3, 4, Mandarin Chinese 1, 2, 3Italian 1, 2, 3, 4, Latin 1, 2, 3, Spanish 1, 1A, 2,Spanish 3A, 3B, 4, 5, 6, Studies in Spanish Lan-guage & Literacy, Language & Literature of LatinAmerica, American Sign Language 1, 2

MUSIC

MATHEMATICS

ENGLISH

HONORS COURSES

Honors English 213; Honors English 500: Ameri-can Literature, British Literature, Ancient WorldLiterature, Masterpieces of the Renaissance,Medieval European Literature, Short Fiction;Honors Shapers of the World

Honors French 4, 5, 6Honors Spanish 4, 5, 6Honors Latin Seminar

Honors Algebra 2Honors GeometryHonors Pre-Calculus

Honors AstronomyHonors BiologyHonors ChemistryHonors Marine BiologyHonors Marine Bio TechnologyHonors PhysicsHonors Science Research

Honors American History 213Honors Civics 500Honors Contemporary America 500

Honors ArtHistory of Art (Shapers)History of Music (Shapers)

Honors Financial Accounting

Honors Theater WorkshopHonors Advanced Theater SeminarHonors Onstage

Honors Culinary SkillsHonors Individual and Family Development

Honors Engineering Technology

FAMILY ANDCONSUMER

SCIENCES

Honors Band, Honors Wind Ensemble,Honors Jazz Ensemble,Honors Percussion EnsembleHonors Electronic MusicHonors OrchestraHonors Chamber SingersHonors MadrigalsHonors Witchmen

MEDIA

SCIENCE

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