Hopewell Valley Central High School 259 Pennington-Titusville Road Pennington, New Jersey 08534 (609) 737-4003 Fax: (609) 737-6546 CEEB code 311-165 Email: christineabrahams@hvrsd.org HOPEWELL VALLEY CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL 2015-2016 PROFILE Dr. Thomas Smith, Superintendent Ms. Christine Laquidara, Assistant Superintendent Mr. Anthony Suozzo, Director of Human Resources Dr. Deborah Batchelor, Interim Director of Pupil Services Mr. Michael Daher, Principal Mr. Richard Lang, Interim Vice Principal Mr. Scott Brettell, Vice Principal COMMUNITY Hopewell Valley Regional School District is located in the northwestern part of Mercer County and is approximately eight miles north of Trenton and ten miles west of Princeton. It includes three municipalities: Hopewell Township, Hopewell Borough, and Pennington Borough. The land area comprises approximately sixty square miles. The boroughs of Hopewell and Pennington are almost entirely residential communities, and Hopewell Township is residential with some remaining farms. District residents are primarily business, professional, and educational services people holding managerial, professional and executive positions in Trenton, Princeton, New York, Philadelphia and surrounding areas. SCHOOL Hopewell Valley Central High School is a public high school, grades 9-12, with a current enrollment of 1260 students. The strong commitment of community, students and school staff toward providing excellence in education has consistently placed HVCHS among the top-rated high schools in New Jersey and the nation. As a truly comprehensive public high school, HVCHS is very proud of program offerings and choices. Despite the relatively small size of the high school, every effort is made to create an environment that supports individual interests and skills through an extremely wide variety of curricular offerings. This rich curriculum includes 19 Advanced Placement courses approved by the College Board, Honors opportunities in all academic Dr. Christine Abrahams, Counseling Services Supervisor Ms. Mariangela Buono, School Counselor Ms. Rachel Curran, School Counselor Mr. Joseph Feola, School Counselor Ms. Nicole Getman, School Counselor Ms. Una Hong, School Counselor subject areas, a work-study program with field experiences and shared time opportunities at county vocational-technical schools. In addition, we offer a dual credit program through Syracuse University as part of their regular program. To broaden our course offerings and provide students with experience in on-line learning, we offer classes through a number of on-line providers. Through our Concentrated Studies Program, students are encouraged to pursue subject areas that appeal to their individual passion. Central High School also offers students the opportunity for in-depth study in four world languages, and provides an award winning visual and performing arts program, where our high school music program has been one of the top 100 programs in the nation for the past five years. The extracurricular program at Hopewell Valley Central High is broad and diverse. Over 60% of all students participate in at least one athletic program; our fall and spring drama and winter musical productions are of high quality, and our Model United Nations program, Distributive Education Club of America and Future Business Leaders of America win awards annually at regional and state conferences. The French, Spanish, and German exchange programs continue to broaden student global perspectives. Student government and a variety of service organizations, such as Peer Leaders, idream, Student Movement Against Cancer, and Model World Health Organization are just a few of the many popular organizations in which student commitment toward the development of a clear social conscience is apparent.
FACULTY Central High School has a full-time professional staff of 127. Approximately 64% of the professional staff has 10 or more years of experience in education. Fifty-nine percent hold masters degrees and above. The student/faculty ratio is approximately 10:1. COUNSELING SERVICES DEPARTMENT The counseling services department, comprised of a supervisor and five full-time counselors, provides a comprehensive program for each grade, which includes individual and group counseling. With over 90% of each graduating class continuing their education, the college selection and admissions process comprises a major responsibility for each counselor. GRADE POINT AVERAGE The grade point average, computed at the end of the sixth and seventh semesters, includes all subjects in which a student receives a numerical grade. This cumulative GPA is weighted with five additional points added to each honors level course final grade and eight points added to each Advanced Placement course final grade where the final grade is higher than 70. Placement in these courses is highly selective rather than elective. Note: Only the cumulative semester GPA incorporates these weightings. Final course grades posted on the academic transcript are actual grades earned in the course. Students are not assigned a rank in class. GRADING SYSTEM A 96-100 A- 90-95 B+ 87-89 B 83-86 B- 80-82 C+ 77-79 C 73-76 C- 70-72 D 65-69 D- 60-64 F 0-59 P Pass I Incomplete WP Withdrew Passing WF Withdrew Failing WA Withdrew for Attendance/Cuts GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS As required by the New Jersey Dept. of Education and Hopewell Valley Board of Education policy, candidates for a high school diploma must earn a minimum of 120 credits (distributed as indicated below), meet the requirements as outlined in the district attendance policy, and meet the proficiency levels in language arts literacy and mathematics as measured by the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARRC). Subject Yrs. Credits English 4 20 US History 2 10 World History 1 5 Mathematics 3 15 Life Science 1 5 Physical Science 2 10 Wellness 4 20 World Language 2 10 Business/Fine/Practical Art 2 10 Financial Literacy.5 2.5 Other Electives 2.5 12.5 TOTAL 120 HONORS & ADVANCED PLACEMENT COURSES English 1 AP US History English 2 AP European History English 3 AP US Government 19 th C. American Lit Biology Backgrounds for Lit Chemistry AP English Language Physics AP English Literature AP Physics C French 4 AP Environmental Science French 5 AP Biology AP French AP Chemistry Spanish 4 AP Studio Art Spanish 5 Advanced Algebra AP Spanish Functions, Statistics & Trig German 4 Precalculus German 5 Precalculus&Discrete Math AP German AP Statistics Latin 3 AP Calculus AB AP Latin Vergil AP Calculus BC World History AP Music Theory US History 1 Global AP Physics 1 US History 2 Global Calculus 3
CEEB TESTING 2014-2015 SAT I Mean Scores 2014-2015 # of Students Tested = 253 Cr Rdg Math Writing HV Central HS 572 583 567 State of New Jersey 500 521 499 Nation 495 511 489 SAT II Subject Area Tests 2014-2015 Subject Mean Score Biology - E 619 Chemistry 704 French 608 Literature 660 Math Level 1 681 Math Level 2 682 Physics 651 Spanish 625 US History 681 Advanced Placement Exam Scores May 2015 Subject % scoring # 3 or higher Art: 2D Design 3 100 Art: Drawing 5 100 Biology 41 91 Calculus AB 62 100 Calculus BC 21 100 Chemistry 61 98 English Language 41 100 English Lit. & Comp. 49 92 Environmental Science 21 88 European History 19 91 French Language 10 86 German Language 8 80 Gov t & Pol US 64 93 Physics C: Mechanics 24 97 Physics C: Elec. & Mag. 24 82 Spanish Language 13 100 Statistics 92 98 U.S. History 42 98 TOTALS 600 95% Class of 2015 National Merit Scholarship Qualifiers 16 Commended Scholars POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION Class of 2015 Class of 2014 Class of 2013 Class of 2012 Four-year College/University 83% 76% 80% 74% Two-year College 10% 14% 14% 15% Nursing/Business/Technical School 1% 1% 1% 2% TOTAL 94% 91% 95% 91%
COLLEGE ADMISSIONS 2012-2015 Listed below are all colleges and universities at which Hopewell Valley graduates have matriculated over the past four years. The University of Alabama Albright College Alfred University Allegheny College American University Arcadia University Arizona State University The University of Arizona Auburn University Automotive Training Center Belmont University Bemidji State University Bentley University Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania Boston College Boston University Bowling Green State University Brandeis University Bridgewater College Broome Community College Brown University Bucknell University Bucks County Community College Burlington County College California State University, Northridge University of California, San Diego University of California, Santa Barbara Cape Fear Community College Carnegie Mellon University Case Western Reserve University Castleton University Centenary College University of Central Florida College of Charleston Christopher Newport University Clemson University Coastal Carolina University Cochise College Colby College Colgate University University of Colorado at Boulder University of Connecticut Cornell University The Culinary Institute of America Curry College Dartmouth College Davis & Elkins College University of Dayton Delaware Valley University University of Delaware Denison University University of Denver Dickinson College Drew University Drexel University Duke University Duquesne University East Carolina University East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania Eckerd College University of Edinburgh Elizabethtown College Elon University Emory University Fairfield University Fairleigh Dickinson Univ - Metro Campus Fashion Institute of Technology Finger Lakes Community College Fisher College Florida State University University of Florida Fordham University Franklin and Marshall College Franklin Pierce University Full Sail University Gannon University The George Washington University Georgetown University Georgia Institute of Technology Gettysburg College Gordon College Goucher College Green Mountain College Guilford College Hampshire College Hartwick College Harvard University Haverford College High Point University Hobart and William Smith Colleges Hofstra University College of the Holy Cross Horry-Georgetown Technical College Howard University Indiana University at Bloomington Indiana University of Pennsylvania Iona College Ithaca College Ivy Tech Community College Jacksonville University James Madison University Johns Hopkins University Johnson & Wales University (Providence) Johnson College Kansas State University Kean University Keene State College Kent State University Kenyon College Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Lafayette College Landmark College Lasell College Lehigh University Liberty University Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania Loyola Marymount University Loyola University Maryland Lynchburg College Lynn University University of Maine Marist College Maryland Institute College of Art University of Maryland, College Park Marywood University Massachusetts Institute of Technology University of Massachusetts, Amherst University of Massachusetts, Lowell McDaniel College McGill University Mercer County Community College Meredith College Miami University, Oxford University of Miami Michigan State University University of Michigan University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Monmouth University The University of Montana, Missoula Montclair State University University of Montevallo Moore College of Art and Design Moravian College Muhlenberg College Murray State University Muskingum University University of New Haven New Jersey Institute of Technology The College of New Jersey New York University The University of NC at Chapel Hill University of NC at Charlotte University of NC at Wilmington
University of NC School of the Arts University of North Florida Northeastern University Northwestern University Norwich University University of Notre Dame Oberlin College Pace University, New York City Pasadena City College Passaic County Community College Paul Smith's College Pennsylvania College of Technology Pennsylvania State University, Abington Pennsylvania State University, Univ Park University of Pennsylvania Pepperdine University Pittsburgh Technical Institute University of Pittsburgh Point Loma Nazarene University Polytechnic Institute of NYU Pomona College Potomac State College of WV Univ Princeton University Providence College University of Puget Sound Purchase College State Univ of NY Purdue University Queen's University Queens University of Charlotte Quinnipiac University Radford University Ramapo College of New Jersey Randolph College Raritan Valley Community College Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute University of Rhode Island Rhodes College Rice University University of Richmond Rider University Ringling College of Art and Design Rochester Institute of Technology Roger Williams University Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Rosemont College Rowan University Rutgers University-New Brunswick Rutgers, The State Univ of NJ at Camden Rutgers, The State Univ of NJ at Newark Saint Joseph's University Saint Louis University Salisbury University University of San Diego Santa Barbara City College Sarah Lawrence College Savannah College of Art and Design The University of Scranton Scripps College Shippensburg University of Penn Siena College University of South Carolina University of South Florida, Tampa Southeastern Illinois College University of Southern California Southern New Hampshire University University of St. Andrews St. John's University - Queens Campus Stanford University State University of New York at Albany Stevens Institute of Technology Stevenson University Stockton University Stonehill College Susquehanna University Swarthmore College Syracuse University The University of Tampa Temple University University of Tennessee, Knoxville Texas A&M University Texas Christian University University of Toronto Undergraduate Only Towson University Trinity College Tulane University Union College Universal Technical Institute The University of Northwestern Ohio The University of the Arts University of Valley Forge Ursinus College University of Utah Utica College Vassar College University of Vermont Villanova University Virginia Tech Virginia Wesleyan College University of Virginia Warren Wilson College Washington College Washington University in St. Louis Waynesburg University Wentworth Institute of Technology West Chester University of Pennsylvania West Virginia University Western New England University Wheaton College MA Widener University Wilkes University College of William and Mary William Paterson University of New Jersey Williams College University of Windsor University of Wisconsin, Madison Wittenberg University Worcester Polytechnic Institute University of Wyoming York College of Pennsylvania