COLLEGEACCEPTANCESCLASSES 2012-2015 *Indicates Matriculation

• AgnesScottCollege• UniversityofAlabama*• AlfredUniversity• AppalachianStateUniversity*• AuburnUniversity*• BardCollege• BatesCollege*• BaylorUniversity• BelmontUniversity• BenedictineUniversity*• BerryCollege*• BinghamtonUniversity• BirminghamSouthernCollege*• BostonCollege*• BostonUniversity• ButlerUniversity• CentreCollege• UniversityofCalifornia-Berkeley*• UniversityofCalifornia-Davis• UniversityofCalifornia-LosAngeles• UniversityofCalifornia-SanDiego*• UniversityofCalifornia-SantaBarbara• UniversityofCalifornia-SantaCruz• ClemsonUniversity*• ColbyCollege*• CollegeofCharleston*• CollegeofWilliamandMary• CollegeoftheHolyCross• UniversityofColorado-Boulder• ColumbiaCollege• ConnecticutCollege• CornellUniversity*• DavidsonCollege*• DePaulUniversity*• DrexelUniversity• EckerdCollege*• UniversityofEdinburgh• ElonUniversity*• Embry-RiddleAeronauticalUniversity• Emory&HenryCollege*• EmoryUniversity*• FlaglerCollege*• UniversityofFlorida• FloridaStateUniversity*• FullSailUniversity*• FurmanUniversity*• TheGeorgeWashingtonUniversity• GeorgiaCollege*• UniversityofGeorgia*• GeorgiaInstituteofTechnology*• GeorgiaSouthernUniversity*• GeorgiaStateUniversity*• GreensboroCollege• HaverfordCollege• UniversityofIllinoisatUrbana-

Champaign*• IndianaUniversity• JacksonvilleUniversity*• KennesawStateUniversity*• KenyonCollege*• LaGrangeCollege*• LehighUniversity*• LibertyUniversity• LouisianaStateUniversity*

SCHOOL PROFILE2015-2016 school year

Educational PhilosophyFoundedin1986,MountPisgahChristianSchool’smissionistoprovideanoutstandingcollege-preparatoryeducationgroundedinChristianfaithandvalues.LocatedinthegreaterAtlantaarea,Pisgahisanindependent,coeducationaldayschoolservingstudentsfromagesixweeksthrough12thgrade.Theschooloffersalearningenvironmentthatchallenges,nurturesandstrengthensstudentsintellectually,spirituallyandphysically.Ourstudentsareencouragedtoparticipateinextracurricularactivitiesinordertodevelopthewholepersonasacontributortoathrivingschoolcommunity.

Pisgah’sUpperSchoolwasestablishedin2001.Academic,artisticandathleticexcellence,alongwiththespiritualandinterpersonalgrowthofyoungpeople,arecentraltoourmission.Anactiveadvisoryprogram,honorcodeandservicelearningprograminstillvaluesofrespect,honestyandgoodcharacter.

Contact Information CEEB: 110062John D. MarshallHeadofSchool

Mary Ann MorrisUpperSchoolHead

Trey ArnetteDirectorofAdmission

Susan R. ReillyDirectorofCollegeCounselingsreilly@mountpisgahschool.org

9820NesbitFerryRoad|JohnsCreek,GA30022|678-336-3402|experiencepisgah.org

Academic InformationStudentsarerequiredtocomplete23academiccreditsintheUpperSchooltograduate.Basedontherigorofourcurriculum,PisgahtypicallylimitsthenumberofAPcourses/examstooneinGrade10,threeinGrade11andthreeinGrade12.

Course OfferingsEnglish - 4 creditsEnglishI,EnglishIHonorsEnglishII,EnglishIIHonorsEnglishIII,EnglishIIIHonors-

AmericanLiteratureSurveyEnglishIV,EnglishIVHonors-

BritishLiteratureSurveyAPLanguageand

CompositionAPLiteratureand

Composition

Mathematics - 4 creditsGeometry,GeometryHonorsAlgebraII,AlgebraIIHonorsAdvancedAlgebraand

TrigonometryStatistics,StatisticsHonorsPre-CalculusHonorsAPStatisticsAPCalculusAB

Science - 4 creditsBiology,BiologyHonors,Chemistry,ChemistryHonors,IntegratedScienceHumanAnatomyand

PhysiologyEnvironmentalSciencePhysicsAPPhysicsAPBiologyAPChemistry

Social Studies - 3 creditsGovernmentWorldHistory,WorldHistory

HonorsUSHistory,USHonorsEconomics,Economics

Honors

APWorldHistoryAPUSHistory

Foreign Language - 3 creditsSpanishISpanishII,SpanishIIHonorsSpanishIII,SpanishIIIHonorsSpanishIVHonorsAPSpanish

Christian Education - 2 creditsOldTestamentSurveyNewTestamentSurveyPracticalTheologyWorldReligions

PE/Health - 1 creditWeightTrainingStrengthandConditioningPhysicalEducationHealth

Fine Arts - 1 creditDesignFundamentalsArtHistoryAdvancedStudioPainting1and2DigitalPhotographyDrawing1and2APArtAPMusicTheoryBandChoirIntroductiontoDramaAdvancedActingStageCraftOrchestra

Electives - 1 creditPsychologyTopicsinHistorySAT/ACTPrepShakespeareCreativeWritingSpeechandDebateMediaProductionCulture&ChristianitySeniorLeadershipIntegratedComputer

ApplicationsMicrosoftOfficeWebDesignIWebDesignIIAnimationDataStructuresand

AlgorithmsRoboticsAPPsychologyAPComputerScienceAAPEuropeanHistory

Community Service80hours(20hoursperyear)Allserviceactivitiesareperformedoutsideofschoolhours,areselectedbythestudentsandapprovedbyStudentLifeOffice.

Enrollment (K-Grade 12): 673Students of color: 18%Enrollment (Grades 9-12): 281Class of 2016: 65

• MaritimeCollege(SUNY)*• MarymountManhattanCollege• MaryvilleCollege*• UniversityofMassachusetts-Amherst*• MassachusettsCollegeofPharmacy&

HealthSciences*• MethodistUniversity*• UniversityofMiami• MiamiUniversity*• UniversityofMichigan*• UniversityofMississippi*• NewCollegeofFlorida• NewberryCollege*• UniversityofNCSchooloftheArts• NorthCarolinaStateUniversity• NorthCarolinaWesleyanUniversity• UniversityofNorthGeorgia*• NortheasternUniversity• NorwichUniversity• OglethorpeUniversity*• OhioUniversity*• UniversityofPennsylvania*• PepperdineUniversity• UniversityofPittsburgh• PrattInstitute• PresbyterianCollege• PrincetonUniversity*• RhodesCollege*• SaintLouisUniversity*• SamfordUniversity*• SavannahCollegeofArt&Design*• SchooloftheArtInstituteofChicago*• SchoolofVisualArts*• SetonHallUniversity• Sewanee:TheUniversityoftheSouth*• UniversityofSouthCarolina*• UniversityofSouthernCalifornia• SouthernMethodistUniversity• StetsonUniversity• StonyBrookUniversity*• SyracuseUniversity*• UniversityofTennessee• TexasChristianUniversity• TrinityCollege• TulaneUniversity• UnitedStatesAirForceAcademy*• UnitedStatesNavalAcademy*• VanderbiltUniversity*• VirginiaMilitaryInstitute*• UniversityofVirginia• VirginiaPolytechnicInstituteandState

University*• WakeForestUniversity*• Washington&LeeUniversity*• WesternCarolinaUniversity*• WoffordCollege*• YonseiUniversity*

Other Notable College Acceptances From Previous Years:

• ColoradoCollege• DartmouthCollege• JohnsHopkinsUniversity*• NewYorkUniversity*• NorthwesternUniversity• StanfordUniversity*• TuftsUniversity*• UnitedStatesCoastGuardAcademy*• UnitedStatesMilitaryAcademy*• UniversityofWashington*• UniversityofWisconsin

Duetotheacademicqualityofeachgraduatingclass,Pisgahdoesnotrankitsseniors.

Class of 2014-2016 ACT/SAT ResultsThemiddle50%rangeisreportedforstudentswhotooktheSATandACTthroughJune2015.

Reporting Policy For Academic Or Behavioral MisconductWhenaskedbyacollege,seriousmisconductingrades9-12thatresultsinout-of-schoolsuspensionorexpulsionisreported.

Accreditation and MembershipAccreditation:SouthernAssociationofCollegesandSchools(SACS),SouthernAssociationofIndependentSchools(SAIS).

Membership:NationalAssociationofIndependentSchools(NAIS),GeorgiaIndependentSchoolAssociation(GISA),NationalAssociationofCollegeAdmissionCounseling(NACAC),CouncilforEducationalStandardsandAccountability(CESA),NationalBusinessOfficersAssociation(NBOA),Mid-SouthIndependentSchoolBusinessOfficersAssociation(MISBO),SouthernAssociationofCollegeAdmissionCounseling(SACAC),AtlantaChristianSchoolAssociation(ACSA)andCollegeBoard.

Class of 2016 GPA Distribution*

Quartile GPAMaximum 99.68

Q3(75th) 92.85

Median 90.96

Q1(25th) 86.93

*Classof2016GPAdistributioniscumulativeforgrades9-11forMountPisgahcourseworkonly.

Class of 2014-2016 SAT Results

CriticalReading 490-640

Math 520-650

Writing 490-620

Class of 2014-2016 ACT Results

Composite 22-28

2015 Advanced Placement Scores

In2014-2015,Pisgahoffered13year-longAPcourses.Ofthe280studentsenrolledintheUpperSchoolatthetime,101studentscompleted190exams.57%scored3orabove.AllstudentswhoareenrolledinanAPclassarerequiredtotaketheAPexam.

Grading SystemA 90-100

B 80-89

C 70-79

F Below70

AcumulativeGPAiscalculatedannuallyonthebasisofgradesearnedinclassescompletedatPisgahduringastudent’sUpperSchoolcareer.APcoursesaregivena6pointweight.Honorscoursesaregivena3pointweight.

The Class of 2015 Achievements100%oftheClassof2015(54students)wasacceptedintoafouryearcollegeoruniversity.MembersoftheClassof2015receivedacademic,athleticandspecialachievementscholarshipsinexcessof$3.5million

2 U.S.MilitaryAcademyAppointments

8 NCAAAthletes

5 VisualandPerformingArtsMajors

6 APScholars

5 APScholarswithHonor

1 APScholarwithDistinction

1 CommendedScholar

1 GeorgiaYouthLeadershipEntrepreneur

1 GoldenKeyScholasticAwardWinner(Art)