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S E V E N H I L L S H I G H L I G H T S All students take an advanced college preparatory curriculum Students come from 68 ZIP codes Student body includes 32% students of color Financial Aid awarded to 31% of Upper School students Flexible Credit – Alternative ways of earning credit through
online or college or self-designed and mentored projects Study Abroad – Exchange/home-stay experiences
in China, France, Spain, Greece and Italy Athletics: 85% of students play a team sport Arts: 60% of the Class of 2016 took arts courses beyond
our requirements
A C A D E M I C R I G O R Admission to Honors and AP courses is selective and depends on
past performance and departmental approval. Due to the rigor of those courses, students are counseled to limit the number they take. All AP students are expected to take the AP exam. Post-AP electives – Multivariable Calculus, Modern Political Theory. The Class of 2016 took an average of 4 Honors courses and
2 AP courses over 4 years.
The Seven Hills School - Class of 2017
F A C U L T Y 49 members41 with advanced degrees4 college counselorsstudent/faculty ratio: 9:1
C L A S S S I Z E S F A L L 2 0 1 6 Grade 9 – 88Grade 10 – 83Grade 11 – 92Grade 12 – 81
C A L E N D A RTwo 18-week semesters, each divided into two 9-week quarters. Block schedule: 80-minute classes in two-day rotation
G R A D I N G I N F O R M AT I O N
“Pass” is given no weight but is computed in credits earned.
G R A D U A T I O N R E Q U I R E M E N T S Academic Curriculum:
English – 4 credits
Math – 4 credits
History – 3 credits
Science – 3 credits
World Language – 3 credits
Fine and Performing Arts – 1.5 credits
Health and PE – 1.5 credits
Personal Challenge: Self-designed, self-conducted project defended before faculty committee and presented to school community
Community Service: Individual volunteer project culminating in written reflection
N A T I O N A L M E R I T R E C O G N I T I O N
Class of 2017 – 25%
Class of 2016 – 29%
Class of 2015 – 27%
Class of 2014 – 20%
Class of 2013 – 26%
E X P E R I E N T I A L L E A R N I N G This program, initiated in 2015, helps students develop self-awareness of where their interests lie, facilitates exploration of those interests, and provides students with pertinent real world experiences through job shadows, internships, community service, college course work and other relevant activities. Students may elect to earn concentrations in such fields as Community Engagement, Environmental Stewardship, Global Citizenship, Political Engagement, The Arts, Technology and Innovation, Engineering and Design, Integrated Wellness, or Written Expression.
CC
2 0 1 7 S A T & A C T S C O R E S
699
731
784
672
670
686
711
730
640
630
713
670 1-15 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36
26-35 English
Math
Reading
Science
26-32
27-33
25-35
26-33
avg. 30
avg. 29
avg. 30
avg. 30
avg. 30
2 017 M I D D L E 50% OF AC T S C O R E S :
AC T AV E RAG E S - 2 016-17 :
Math
Science
Composite
1-15 16 -19 20 -23 24-27 28 -32 33- 36
2017: 28
2017: 30
2017: 30
2122
29
NationalOhio
NationalOhio
English2017: 30
NationalOhioSeven Hills
NationalOhioSeven Hills
2122
29
2021
312122
28
Reading2017: 30
NationalOhio
2123
31
2221
30
SAT Subject Tests AVG
Math 1
Math 2
Chemistry
Molecular Biology
Environmental Biology
Physics
U.S. History
World History
French
Latin
German
Literature
Composite
200 300 400 500 600 700 800
2 017 M I D D L E 5 0% OF SA T S C O R E S :
Combined:1200-1440; average 1306
Verbal
Math
620-710 avg. 656
580-730 avg. 650
Seven Hills
Seven Hills
Seven Hills
200 300 400 500 600 700 800
S A T AV E R A G E S - 2 016-17 :
Verbal
Math
494
513
664
663 2017: 656
2017: 650
National
Seven Hills (2016)
National
Seven Hills (2016)
Introductory College Prep:
College Prep with pre-req:
Honors Courses:
AP and Post-AP Courses:
Full course list by weight is available at: 7hills.org/weighting
W E I G H T E D G R A D E S O N 4 .0 S C A L E
no weight
additional +.25 weight
additional +.5 weight
additional +1.0 weight
5400 Red Bank RoadCincinnati, Ohio 45227
Phone: 513.728.2460Fax: 513.728.2481
American College of Marbella (Spain) -1American University of Paris (France) -1Amherst College -1Auburn University -1Babson College -1Barnard College -1Bates College -2Belmont University -2Bentley University -1Boston University -2Bowdoin College -1 Bowling Green State University -1Brandeis University -1Bryn Mawr College -1Bucknell University -1Butler University -2Carleton College -2Carnegie Mellon University -5Case Western Reserve University - 8Catholic University of America -1Centre College -2 Claremont McKenna College -1Clemson University -2Colgate University -2College of Charleston -1College of Wooster -2Colorado College -1Colorado State University -1Columbia College -2Columbia University -6Cornell University -11Dartmouth College -1Davidson College -1Denison University -2DePaul University -5
DePauw University -1Duke University -2Earlham College -2Eckerd College -1Elon University -5Emory University -5Franciscan University -1George Washington University -7Georgetown University -2Gettysburg College -1Guilford College -1Hamilton College -3Hampshire College -1Harvard University -2Hobart & William Smith College -1Hope College -2Indiana University -5Johns Hopkins University -1Kalamazoo College -2Kenyon College - 4Lafayette College -1Lehigh University -2Loyola Marymount University -1Loyola University/Chicago -1Marquette University -2Massachusetts Institute of Technology - 2Miami University - 12Middlebury College - 2Mt. Holyoke College -1Mt. St. Joseph University - 2Muhlenberg College -1Muskingum University -1New York University - 4Northeastern University -2Northwestern University -1
Oberlin College -1Ohio Northern University -1Ohio State University -14Ohio University - 4Ohio Wesleyan University -2Otterbein University -1Parsons The New School for Design -1Pitzer College -2 Pomona College -1
Pratt Institute -2Princeton University -2Rhode Island School of Design -1Rhodes College -1Rice University -3Roanoke College -1Rochester Institute of Technology -2St. Lawrence University -1St. Louis University -1Sarah Lawrence College -1Savannah College of Art and Design -1 School of Visual Arts -1Skidmore College -1Southern Methodist University -2Spelman College -1Stanford University - 2Swarthmore College -1
Syracuse University -2The Citadel -1Thomas More College -2Tufts University -3Tulane University - 6Tuskegee University -2University of Adelaide (Australia) -1University of Akron -1University of Arizona -2
University of British Columbia (Canada) -2University of California/Berkeley -1University of Chicago -5University of Cincinnati - 22University of Colorado -3University of Dayton -1University of Delaware -1University of Denver -1University of Illinois -4University of Kentucky -3University of Louisville -2University of Miami (FL) -3University of Michigan -10University of Missouri -2University of Montana -1University of Nebraska -1University of Notre Dame -2
University of Pennsylvania -6University of Pittsburgh -5University of Richmond -3University of Rochester -3University of St. Andrews (Scotland) -3University of South Carolina -7University of the South: Sewanee -4University of Southern California -2University of Toledo -1
University of Vermont -1University of Wisconsin -2Vanderbilt University -5Vassar College -1Virginia Commonwealth University -1Wake Forest University -1Washington University in St. Louis -13Wellesley College -1West Virginia University -1Williams College -2Wilmington College -1Wittenberg University -2Wofford College -1Worcester Polytechnic Institute -1Xavier University - 4Yeshiva University -2
In state-23%
Out of state - 77%
Public - 34%Private - 66%
Midwest - 40%East - 34%South - 18%West - 6%International - 2%
F I V E - Y E A R M A T R I C U L A T I O N L I S T ( 2 0 1 2 - 2 0 1 6 )
Biology Calculus AB
Calculus BC
(AB subscore)
Chemistry
Comp Sci A
English Lang
English Lit
European Hist
French
Latin
Physics C (E&M)
Physics C (Mech)
Spanish Lang
US History
Total #
Total %
97%
94%
88%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
84%
100%
100%
86%
93%
100%
96%
95%
9
10
9
9
11
2
14
24
6
1
2
4
5
4
17
127
44%
33
18
17
17
16
9
36
46
19
10
2
14
14
9
28
11
4
2
5
4
2
14
15
8
7
0
3
3
3
10
91
32%
12
3
4
3
1
5
8
6
2
2
0
5
5
2
0
58
20%
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
5
2%
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
1
0
1
7
2%
3.848
4.222
4
4.353
4.625
3.667
4.171
4.326
3.895
3.9
5
3.5
3.857
4.222
4.536
A D VA N C E D P L A C E M E N T T E S T S ( a s o f J une 2016 )129 students took a total of 277 AP tests; 96% scored 3 or higher; 76% scored 4’s and 5’s
T E S T % 3 and higher AVG score 5 4 3 2 1 Total A D VA N C E D P L A C E M E N T S C H O L A R S : 26 AP Scholars; average score 3.96 12 AP Scholars with Honors; average score 381 33 AP Scholars with Distinction; average score 4.45 6 National AP Scholars; average score 4.88
S T A F F
Susan Marrs 513.728.2463Director of College Counseling
Lara Magdzinski 513.728.2479College Counselor
Alex Catalan 513.728.2461College Counselor
Beth Driehaus 513.728.2467College Counselor
Christopher GartenHead of School
Matthew Bolton, Ph.D.Head of Upper School
Nick Francis 513.728.2465Director of Experiential Learning
EnglishEnglish 9English 10; English 10 HonorsEnglish 11; English 11 HonorsEnglish 12; AP English LiteratureSpeechJournalismCreative Writing
MathematicsAlgebra IGeometry; Geometry HonorsAlgebra II; Algebra II HonorsProbability and Statistics; Probability and Statistics HonorsPre-Calculus; Pre-Calculus HonorsCalculus; AP Calculus AB; AP Calculus BCMultivariable Calculus (Post AP)
Computer ScienceProgramming IProgramming II Computer EngineeringAP Computer Science
HistoryWorld History IWorld History IIAP European HistoryU.S. History and Government; AP U.S. History Modern Political Theory (Post AP) One-semester Electives:Intro to ArchaeologyEconomicsGlobal Issues: AsiaGlobal Issues: The Non-Asian WorldPostmodern America Since 1968Environmental History War & Peace
ScienceBiology; Biology HonorsChemistry; Chemistry HonorsPhysics; Physics HonorsAnatomy and PhysiologyEnvironmental SciencePsychologyEngineering A; Engineering B BiotechnologyAP BiologyAP ChemistryAP Physics C
ChineseChinese I HonorsChinese II HonorsChinese III Honors Chinese IV Honors
FrenchFrench IFrench II; French II HonorsFrench III; French III HonorsFrench IVAP French Lang and Culture French V Honors
LatinLatin II HonorsLatin III HonorsLatin IV HonorsAP Latin
SpanishSpanish I A & BSpanish ISpanish II; Spanish II HonorsSpanish III; Spanish III HonorsSpanish IVSpanish V Honors AP Spanish Language and Culture AP Spanish Literature and Culture
Choral MusicConcert ChorusChamber Ensemble
Instrumental MusicContemporary EnsembleSymphonic Ensemble
TheaterTheater ITheater IIImprovisation Technical TheaterAdvanced Production
Visual ArtsGeneral ArtDrawingPainting SculptureGraphic DesignMaterials and DesignDigital ImagingFilm and AnimationArt HistoryCeramics
PE & HealthPhysical EducationHealth
Interdisciplinary Experiential Learning Seminar in Entrepreneurship
2 0 1 6 C U R R I C U L U M
23%
66% 77%
34%
M E A N A D VA N C E D P L A C E M E N T S C O R E S
0 1 2 3 4 5
2.85
4.10
3.05
National
Ohio
Seven Hills
AccreditationNational Association of Independent SchoolsIndependent Schools Association of the Central StatesOhio Association of Independent SchoolsState of Ohio
CEEB/ACT 361-005
5400 Red Bank RoadCincinnati, Ohio 45227
Phone: 513.728.2460Fax: 513.728.2481
Disclosure PolicyThe Seven Hills College Counseling Office will answer questions posed by colleges regarding major disciplinary action in secondary school reports, midyear reports, and final school reports. Students are expected to disclose such information to the colleges as well.
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