YARMOUTH HIGH SCHOOL 286 WEST ELM STREET YARMOUTH, ME 04096-7964 Guidance Telephone: 207-846-3731 Fax: 207-846-2326 CEEB # 201143 E-mail address: first name_last [email protected] Administrators

Guidance Counselors

Guidance Administrative Asst.

Eric Klein - Principal Robert Strong - Interim Asst. Principal

Beth M. Doane Brenda H. Michaelsen

Kristina M. O’Brien

2015-2016 SCHOOL PROFILE COMMUNITY

Yarmouth, population 8,360, is a small community on the coast of Maine, 15 miles north of Portland. The community of Yarmouth is racially and ethnically homogeneous, but the population includes a broad crosssection of socio-economic levels, ranging from CEO’s of major industries to blue collar workers. The educational background of Yarmouth parents is relatively extensive, and this has translated into strong community support of Yarmouth’s schools.

SCHOOL

Yarmouth High School is a public school, grades 9-12, and is accredited by the New England Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools and the Maine Department of Education. Yarmouth High School is an Apple Distinguished School and was named one of America’s best high schools by Newsweek, US News, and Washington Post. Of the teaching staff, 75% hold masters’ degrees or higher.

STUDENTS

Enrollment grades 9-12: 543. Senior Class: 133. National Merit Commended Students: 2. National Merit Semi Finalists: 2.

GRADUATION 20 Credits: English-4, Math-3, Social Studies-3, Science-3, Fine Arts-1, Health Science-1.5 and REQUIREMENTS Electives-4.5. In addition, students must complete 60 hours of Community Service and 2 Career Exploration Programs. Students receive distinction for 120 hours or more of Community Service.

CURRICULUM

All academic courses offered are college preparatory. Courses are designated AP & Honors-Most Demanding and CP-College Preparatory. If an AP course is offered in a subject, then there is no Honors level (i.e. AP United States History and CP United States History). Yarmouth High School students have the opportunity to access a variety of courses through Virtual High School (VHS). Advanced Placement (AP) Courses are offered in English Literature and Composition, English Language and Composition, Statistics, Calculus AB & BC, Chemistry, Physics, Environmental Science, Biology, United States and European History, French, Spanish, Studio Art, and Music Theory. Math I, II, III is an integrated program covering Algebra I, II, Geometry, Trigonometry and Statistics. Students take the equivalent of French I and Spanish I at the Middle School. Schedule-Students are in a block schedule, offering three 90-minute classes every other day and one 70minute class four days a week, all year.

SAT AVERAGE 2015

National Crit Reading-495 Math-511 Writing-484

Maine Crit Reading-468 Math-473 Writing-451

Yarmouth Crit Reading-547 Math-555 Writing-535

2014

Crit Reading-497 Math-513 Writing-487

Crit Reading-467 Math-471 Writing-449

Crit Reading-572 Math-576 Writing-566

GRADUATES Enrollment Four Year Colleges Two Year Colleges Post-graduates Military Gap Year, Work or Travel

2015 115 90% 4% 1% 1% 4%

2014 112 85% 6% 2% 0% 7%

2013 122 83% 8% 0% 2% 7%

GRADE POINT AVERAGE AP and Honors courses are weighted. They receive an additional 1-point on the final average which only appears in the calculation of the weighted GPA. The GPA reflected in the graph below is a Weighted GPA. A+ A A-

98 and up 95-97 93-94

B+ B B-

GRADING AND DISTRIBUTION 90-92 C+ 83-84 87-89 C 80-82 85-86 C78-79

D+ 76-77 D 72-75 D70-71 F Below 70 Beginning with the Class of 1999, Yarmouth High School will not report Rank in Class. Yarmouth designates Summa Cum Laude (98 -100), Magna Cum Laude (95-97), and Cum Laude (93-94) and rounds to the nearest whole number. Class of 2016 22%

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A- B+ B B- C+ C C- D+ D Weighted Grade Point Average

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