2015-2016 SCHOOL PROFILE

COURSE OF STUDIES CLASS OF 2015-2016 Courses listed may not be offered each year. AP courses are enrollment driven. Algebra I Advanced Algebra II 9 Advanced Algebra II 10 (2015-2016) Geometry Advanced Geometry 9 (2015-2016) Advanced Geometry 10 Math Theory Algebra II Algebra III PreCalculus Advanced PreCalculus Advanced Calculus with Statistics AP Calculus AB AP Calculus BC (2015-2016) Speech I, II Journalism (Yearbook) I, II, III, IV Journalism (Newspaper) I, II, III, IV Creative Writing I, II English 9 English 10 Advanced English 10 English 11 English 12 AP Literature/Composition

TESTING & PLACEMENT

German I, II, III AP German French I, II, III AP French

Spanish I, II, III, IV Advanced Spanish II, III AP Spanish

Athletic Training M, F Driver’s Education Athletic Participation

Global Issues U.S. History through Film World History I, II AP European History U.S. History AP U.S. History Modern Southern History World Religions Psychology Government/Economics AP Comparative Government AP U.S. Government AP Macroeconomics

Exploring Computer Science Intro Digital Art Computer Applications Computer Graphics Web Design AP Computer Science A

Biology Nutritional Science AP Environmental Science Chemistry Advanced Chemistry AP Chemistry*(2014-2015) Advanced Chemistry II**(2015-2016) Anatomy/Physiology Marine Biology AP Biology Physics Advanced Physics

(Online 2015-2016)

Drama I, II Studio Drama I, II Musical Theater I, II Technical Theater I, II Drawing and Composition I, II Ceramics I, II Mixed Media, 2D, 3D Painting I, II Drawing I, II Photography AP Art 2D, 3D AP Art AP Art Drawing Leadership Studies (OSNU) Bold indicates Advanced (Honors)/AP * Last Offered ** College-level class that replaces AP Chemistry and carries the weight of an AP course in the weighted GPA

CLASS OF 2013 CLASS OF 2014 CLASS OF 2015 4-Year Public 71.4% 60.9% 71.9% 4-Year Private 21.4% 39.1% 28.1% 2-Year Public 5.4% 0 0 2-Year Private 0 0 0 Foreign Country 1.8% 0 0 Military 0 0 0 Other 0 0 0 2014-2015 ADVANCED PLACEMENT



AP Grade Total Grades Reported % of Total 5 8 3 4 28 11 3 66 27 2 65 26 1 80 32

Class of 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Total Grades Reported:

ACT (Mid 50%)

25-30 23-28 23-29 24-30 23-30

247

Bayside Academy sets limits on the number of AP courses a student may take and requires the AP exam. Scores reported are for all AP-enrolled students. Bayside has a generous AP enrollment policy that subscribes to the belief that AP course work is beneficial to the students. BAYSIDE ACADEMY 2015-2016 PROFILE

GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS Students are required to accumulate a minimum of 23 units of credit in grades 9-12 in order to graduate. Requirements by discipline and minimum units for graduating are shown below. Algebra and/or Geometry may be taken in grades 7 and 8 but classes do not earn high school credit. Upper School students must complete four years in advanced mathematics. All courses are college preparatory. Courses marked as advanced are honors in nature. AP courses are available and are enrollment driven. It is strongly recommended that a student take no more than three AP courses in one year. A student taking any AP course is required to take the AP exam. A special program exists throughout the school for students who have diagnosed learning disabilities/attention deficit disorders, etc. The Learning Place serves the needs of LD/ADD students. Individual exemptions to graduation requirements may be made for students with documented special needs. Any exception to the required program must be approved by the administration. UNITS REQUIRED FOR GRADUATION

English...................................................................4 Mathematics...........................................................4 Social Sciences...............................................................4 Natural Sciences.............................................................4 (Including Biology and Chemistry) Foreign Language...........................................................2 Fine Arts........................................................................1 Physical Education.........................................................1 Computer................................................................0.5 Electives................................................................2.5

GRADING Bayside uses the scale listed. Grades earned prior to entry in the ninth grade are not calculated in the GPA. The grading scale appears on the transcripts. O, S, N and U grades are not calculated in the GPA. The numerical grades that are reported are unweighted. Both weighted and unweighted GPAs are calculated and recorded on the transcript. All grades are used in calculating the GPA. In determining the weighted GPA, As, Bs and Cs in AP as well as Advanced Chemistry II (a college-level class that has replaced AP Chemistry in the curriculum) are weighted by a 1.0 factor. All other advanced courses are weighted by a .5 factor. In the GPA calculation for transfer students, no additional weight is given for students who were enrolled in traditional college prep classes; no accommodation is made for grades labeled +/-, and Bayside’s weighting system is applied to the Bayside cumulative GPA. Bayside Academy reports grades on a semester basis. Students are not ranked. Bell ringers are the two sophomores with the highest GPAs; marshals are the four

juniors with the highest GPAs. On request, the students who occupy positions 1 and 2 in a senior class may be identified. Upon graduation, 100% of graduates attend college (see Testing & Placement Section of profile).

GRADING SCALE A............90-100 B............80-89 C............70-79

D...........65-69 F............Below 65

HONOR COUNCIL Class members elect their grade-level representatives from a slate of faculty nominations. Participation is on a graduated basis with seniors having the largest representation.

JUNIOR YEAR GRADES CLASS OF 2016 Course Highest Mean Lowest Grade Grade Grade Speech 95 90 83 Creative Writing 98 94 91 English 11 95 89 74 AP English 97 90 81 Algebra II 98 85 66 Math Theory 97 93 85 Advanced PreCalculus 99 89 80 Spanish III 93 88 70 Advanced Spanish III 99 92 76 World History II 98 84 70 Modern Southern History 98 91 91 U.S. History through Film 93 89 86 Psychology 98 90 80 U.S. History 97 90 75 AP U.S. History 93 87 82 Nutritional Science 95 81 45 Marine Biology 97 88 70 Chemistry 92 82 80 AP Environmental 100 94 81 AP Biology 98 93 74 Advanced Physics 97 91 83 Web Design 96 90 85 Computer Applications 96 91 85 Digital Art 98 94 85



Fewer than 5 students enrolled in the junior year: World History I, AP Euro, Global Issues, Geometry, PreCalculus, AP Calculus AB, Anatomy, Advanced Chemistry, AP Chemistry, Journalism, AP Art, French I-II, Spanish I, Spanish II

Bold indicates Advanced (Honors)/AP

BAYSIDE ACADEMY 2015-2016 PROFILE

ADMISSIONS BY CLASS CLASS OF 2013 (56)

Aachen University (Germany) Auburn University Belmont University Birmingham-Southern College Boston University Clemson University Columbia University Lipscomb University Drexel University Faulkner State Community College Furman University Gordon College Hampden-Sydney College Harvard University Hendrix College Jacksonville State University Massachusetts Institute of Technology Mississippi State University North Carolina State University Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Rhodes College Ringling College of Art and Design Rollins College Samford University The Savannah College of Art and Design Sewanee: The University of the South Southern Methodist University Southern Union State Community College Spring Hill College Temple University Troy University The University of Alabama The University of Alabama at Birmingham The University of Mississippi University of Rochester University of South Alabama University of South Carolina The University of Southern Mississippi The University of Tampa Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Westminster College, Utah

CLASS OF 2014 (64)

American University Auburn University Bard College Belhaven University Belmont University Beloit College Birmingham-Southern College Boston College Clemson University College of Charleston Davidson College Emory University Flagler College Florida State University Furman University Georgia Institute of Technology Georgetown University Hampden-Sydney College Hendrix College Huntingdon College Lewis Clark College Louisiana State University Loyola University New Orleans Lynn University Maryville College Millsaps College Mississippi College Oxford College of Emory University Piedmont College Rhodes College Samford University Sewanee: The University of the South Southern Methodist University Spring Hill College Swarthmore College Texas Christian University Troy University Tulane University The University of Alabama The University of Mississippi University of Montevallo University of North Alabama University of Puget Sound University of Richmond University of South Alabama The University of Southern Mississippi Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Washington University in St. Louis Washington and Lee University Wesleyan University, CT

Average number of applications per senior by December deadline: December 2013: >333