PENSACOLA HIGH SCHOOL INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE PROGRAM

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1 PENSACOLA HIGH SCHOOL INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE PROGRAM School Principal David Williams IB Coordinator Laura Brewer IB Counselor Alyssa Simmons 500 West Maxwell Street Pensacola, Florida (850) ext. 292 Fax (850) School Site: phsibsupport.org IBO Site: PHS IB A standard of excellence for 29 years helping students reach their full academic potential! The mission of the International Baccalaureate Program at Pensacola High School is to develop inquiring, knowledgeable and caring young people who help to create a better and more peaceful world through intercultural understanding and respect. FREE college preparatory program Students can receive up to 45 college credits pending on where they attend university. The program is consistently ranked in the top 100 schools in the nation by the Washington Post. In the past five years, PHS IB has ranked in the top ten in Florida for highest SAT scores 83% of the Class of 2015 IB Students received AP Scholar recognition, indicating students passed 3 or more AP exams The IB Class of 2015 was awarded over 15 million dollars for 96 students The IB is implemented in the Junior and Senior year. Students are encouraged to think critically and to consider both their local and international environment. Listed below are just some of the few universities and colleges IB graduates have been accepted to in the last three years! Through the Diploma Program, students have the opportunity to: have excellent breadth and depth of knowledge flourish physically, intellectually, emotionally and ethically study at least two languages excel in traditional academic subjects explore the nature of knowledge through the theory of knowledge course. Harvard Princeton Yale Columbia Dartmouth Rice Penn Vanderbilt MIT Emory UF Georgia Tech Notre Dame Johns Hopkins Brandeis Tulane Duke Texas Boston College Drexel UNC University of Miami Rollins SCAD Washington & Lee FSU Wake Forrest US Naval Academy Stetson FIT US Merchant Marines Oxford

2 Pensacola High School International Baccalaureate Program: Pensacola High School is the first and only school in Escambia County to offer the International Baccalaureate (IB) full Diploma Program. Students are allowed to apply from outside counties such as Santa Rosa County. The FL pre-ib program was first implemented in 1986, with the first IB class graduating in IB students are in the classroom with a full IB and AP schedule while also participating in sports, clubs, and activities. Students take a mixer of IB and AP classes to provide the most rigorous educational opportunities to prepare for University. Today there are 480 students enrolled in the program. Students are inducted into the IB Diploma Program in 11th grade after successful completion of the FL Pre-IB program (grades 9 and 10). Students take written examinations at the end of the program, which are marked by external IB examiners. Applying for the IB program Acceptance is dependent upon: Grades on current report card Standardized test scores Teacher recommendations -Must submit four current teacher recommendations in the following areas: -Math, Science, English, Social Studies Students take IB courses in six categories: Group 1: English Group 2: French or Spanish Group 3: History or Geography Group 4: Biology, Chemistry, or Physics Group 5: Math Studies, Math SL, Math HL Group 6: The Arts or another Group 2-4 -Please visit for more information about the application process. Prospective students are welcome to come shadow for a day to see what it is like to be an IB student. The best days to shadow are on a Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday. Students need to be at PHS by 8:15 am and check in with the IB secretary. Students should bring a packed lunch. Please call ext 244 to schedule your visit. -At least 3 subject groups must be taken at the Higher Level and 3 are to be taken at the Standard Level. Some students take 4 HL and 2 SL. HL Options: 2 year course -English -Visual Arts -History -Theatre -Biology, Chemistry, Physics -Math HL (Algebra II required in 9 th grade) SL Options: 1-2 year course -Geography 2-(1 year only) -Theatre -Spanish/French -Math Studies -Math SL (Calculus) -Visual Arts -Second Science -Music

3 CAS Students Service Project The CAS projects meet the following outcomes: plan and initiate activities, work collaboratively with others, develop new skills, engage in issues of global importance, show commitment and perseverance in their project, develop skills, and pursue new challenges to service the community. Students present their project in class to ensure all requirements are met. Minimum of 50 hours of service between the Freshman and Sophomore year to help the community. Minimum of 100 hour service project over the course of 18 months (Junior and Senior Year) Students begin and lead various projects that focus on the local, national, and international communities. Theory of Knowledge Course (TOK) - Junior and Senior Year As a thoughtful and purposeful inquiry into different ways of knowing, and into different kinds of knowledge, TOK is composed almost entirely of questions. The most central of these is "How do we know?". Students are taught how to be critical thinkers. Through discussions of these and other questions, students gain greater awareness of their personal and ideological assumptions, as well as developing an appreciation of the diversity and richness of cultural perspectives. Extended Essay Independent Student Research Paper The extended essay is an independent, self-directed 4,000 word research paper that prepares for undergraduate research. Students complete 60 plus hours of research in a subject area of their choice that relates to one of the six diploma subjects. Participation in this process develops the capacity to analyze, synthesize, and evaluate knowledge. Students analyze credible sources, develop a research question/ thesis statement, form conclusions, and properly cite sources.

4 The goal of the IB program is to develop internationally minded students who recognize their common humanity and guardianship of the planet to help create a better and more peaceful world. Through the program students strive to become: Inquirers Knowledgeable Thinkers Communicators Principled Open-minded Caring Risk-takers Balanced Reflective THE IB PROGRAM INSTILLS THESE ESSENTIAL CHARACTERISTICS WITHIN STUDENTS TO PREPARE THEM TO BE COLLEGE READY AND MORE RESPONSIBLE MEMBERS OF LOCAL, NATIONAL, AND GLOBAL COMMUNITIES. Sports: Clubs and Activities: Basketball (boys and girls) Baseball Band HOSA Jazz Band Yearbook Cross Country (boys and girls) Cheerleading Debate Team Academic Team Football Lacrosse (boys and girls) Golf (boys and girls) Soccer (boys and girls) Mu Alpha Theta (Math Club) Gay Straight Alliance Club National Honors Society Key Club Environmental Club Science Olympiad Swimming & Diving (boys and girls) Softball French National Honors Society Drama Club Tennis (boys and girls) Weightlifting (boys and girls) Track (boys and girls) Volleyball (girls) Spanish National Honors Society Science National Honors Society Student Government Association (SGA) Pretty in Pink Literacy Magazine FBLA First Priority Christian Club Interact Club

5 Course Offerings Higher Level (HL) - Requires two full years of instruction starting in the IB junior year. Students must have a minimum of 240 hours of course content. Standard Level (SL) - Requires one to two years of instructions starting in the IB junior year. Students must have 150 hours of course content. All of our IB students must take a minimum of 3 HL courses and 3 SL courses for the IB Diploma. Students are allowed to take 4 HL and 2 SL. English HL Sequence: FL Pre-IB English 1 AP English Language & Composition AP English Literature & Composition (1st year of HL ) IB English 4 (HL exam) History HL Sequence: AP Human Geography AP European History AP United States History (1st year of HL ) IB Contemporary History 2 (HL exam ) IB Contemporary History 1 (SL exam) Math Studies Sequence: Algebra 1 Honors (8th grade ) Geometry Honors Algebra 2 IB Math Studies (1st year of SL) IB Statistics (Math Studies SL exam) Math SL Sequence: Algebra 1 Honors (8th grade) Geometry Honors Algebra 2 Honors IB Precalculus (1st year of SL) IB Calculus or AP Calculus BC (SL exam) Math HL Sequence: Geometry Honors (8th or double math in 9th grade) Algebra 2 Honors IB Precalculus AP Calculus BC (1st year of HL) IB Advanced Calculus (HL exam) *This option is only taken by 9% of the IB Class Spanish Sequence (SL): FL Pre-IB Spanish 1, 2, FL Pre-IB Spanish 3 / IB Spanish 4: same course with different name due to freshman who come in with Spanish 1 credit. IB Spanish 5 (SL exam) IB Spanish 6 (HL option) -IB Spanish Ab initio 1 and 2 courses are taken when students had little or no Spanish courses before entering 11th grade. French Sequence (SL): FL Pre-IB French 1, 2, IB French 4 (1st year of SL) IB French 5 (SL exam) IB French 6 (HL exam) -IB French Ab Initio 1, 2: same as description listed above for Spanish Pre-IB Science Track: FL Pre-IB Biology 1 FL Pre-IB Chemistry 1 Biology Sequence: IB Biology 1 (1st year of HL) IB Biology 2 (SL exam) IB Biology 3 (HL exam) Chemistry Sequence: IB Chemistry 1 (1st year of HL) IB Chemistry 2 (Standard Level) IB Chemistry 3 (HL exam) Physics Sequence: Physics Honors IB Physics 1 (1st year of HL) IB Physics 2 (SL exam) IB Physics 3 / AP Physics C (Physics HL exam) Required IB Class: Theory of Knowledge 1, 2 IB Electives: IB Geography 2 (Standard Level) IB Art 1 (1st year of SL or HL) IB Art 2 (Standard Level) IB Art 3 (Higher Level) IB Theater 1 (1st year of SL or HL) IB Theater 2 (Standard Level) IB Theater 3 (Higher Level) IB Music 1,2 (First year offered: 2015) -Students may also take an additional science or world language for their IB elective. Other Electives: AP Psychology AP Environmental Science AP US Government & Politics -1 semester AP Macroeconomics -1 semester Debate 1, 2, 3, 4 Marine Science 2 Honors Research 1, 2, 3 (Student Government / Council) Guided Work 1, 2 (Lab Assistant) Journalism 1, 2, 3 (school newspaper and yearbook) Legal Office Tech (Law classes) 1,2,3 Web Design 1,2,3 (designing websites & programming) Digital Design 1,2 (designing electronic print media) Global Logistics (field of logistics, transportation & trade) Medical Skills 1, 2 (Health academy classes) Aerospace Science 1,2 3,4 (Air Force ROTC) Weightlifting (Sports related class) Fine Arts Electives: 2D Studio Art 2, 3 Sculpture 1, 2, 3 Creative Photography 1, 2, 3 Theater 1, 2, 3 Tech Theater (Costume Design) Band 1, 2, 3, 4, Guitar 1, 2, 3, 4 Jazz Ensemble 1, 2, 3 Orchestra 1, 2, 3, 4