Class of 2020 National Merit - Bishop Guertin High School

Mrs. Brenda Poznanski, Director of School Counseling and Admission

Mr. Ronald Noel, School Counselor

Mrs. Deborah Bedard, Administrative Assistant

Mrs. Lisa Futrell, School Counselor

Mr. Dylan Mullin, School Counselor

2020-2021 School Profile

194 Lund Road, Nashua, NH 03060

Phone: (603) 889-4107, Fax: (603) 889-0701

CEEB #300418

Founded in 1963, Bishop Guertin High School is a private, independent, Roman Catholic college-preparatory high school for young men and women of all faiths that

draws students from twenty-one towns in southern New Hampshire and seventeen towns in Massachusetts. Admission to the school is based on the results of

admission testing and competitive academics. Present enrollment is about 800 students in Grades 9-12. Bishop Guertin is accredited by the New England Association

of Secondary Schools and Colleges, and is approved by the New Hampshire Department of Education.

Class of 2021

Class of 2020

195 Students in Class

Highest GPA:

4.59

Median GPA:

3.49

Percentage of Students by GPA Range

4.0 - 4.5

3.5 - 4.0

3.0 - 3.5

2.5 - 3.0

2.0 - 2.5

1.5 - 2.0

0

10

20

30

40

50

207 Students Graduated

College Acceptance Rate:

4 Year College:

2 Year / Prep:

Employment:

Junior Hockey:

100%

93%

5%

1%

1%

Average SAT:

Average ACT:

1180

26

Highest GPA:

Median GPA:

4.54

3.44

National Merit

Class

2020

2019

2018

2017

2016

2015

Semifinalist

4

3

4

1

3

1

Commended

7

7

6

4

8

4

AP Results

2019-2020:

GPA is based on Bishop Guertin grades only.

Students are not ranked.

25 AP Scholars

7 AP Scholars with Honors

15 AP Scholars with Distinction

2 National AP Scholars

The AP pass rate (3 or better) was 78%, with 320

exams administered to 189 students in 2019-2020.

Academic Program

Students must be recommended in order to take Honors or any of our AP Courses; they are not self-selected. Students are

typically limited to (3) Advanced Placement courses. AP science courses meet for lecture and lab daily, limiting space in the

students¡¯ schedules. Students must take Physics Honors during junior year to be eligible for AP Physics.

Highest Course Levels

English

Math

Science

World Language

Social Studies

Fine Arts

Computer Science

Theology

Seminar

Health/Fitness

AP English Language, AP English Literature

AP Calculus AB, AP Calculus BC, AP Statistics

AP Physics C, AP Biology, AP Chemistry, AP Environmental Science

AP French, AP Spanish, AP Latin

AP US History, AP US Government, AP Comparative Government

AP Studio Art, Honors Band and Chorus

AP Computer Science A, AP Computer Science Principles

Biomedical Ethics H

AP Research, AP Seminar

College Preparatory courses only

Graduation Requirements

A minimum of 24 credits is required. The majority of our students graduate

with 28 credits.

English

Religious Studies

Mathematics

Science

Social Studies

World Language

Health and Fitness

Fine Arts

Computer Science

4.0

4.0

3.0*

3.0*

3.5

2.0

1.5

1.0

1.0

* The majority of Bishop Guertin Students take 4 years of math and science.

Grading System

GPA¡¯s are weighted by level, and based on an average of four quarters (80%)

and a midterm and final exam (20%).

A+

A

AB+

B

BC+

C

CD+

D

SCORE

97-100

93-96

90-92

87-89

83-86

80-82

77-79

73-76

70-72

68-69

65-67

AP

5.00

4.66

4.33

4.00

3.66

3.33

3.00

2.66

2.33

2.00

1.66

HONORS

4.66

4.33

4.00

3.66

3.33

3.00

2.66

2.33

2.00

1.66

1.33

COLLEGE

4.33

4.00

3.66

3.33

3.00

2.66

2.33

2.00

1.66

1.33

1.00

COVID ¨C 19 Statement

Bishop Guertin High School maintained live instruction throughout the spring and fall of 2020. During the spring,

students participated virtually in their scheduled live classes. Classroom assessment and assignments continued and the

school¡¯s grading scale was maintained. This fall, Bishop Guertin implemented a flexible plan and has offered mostly inperson instruction, with hybrid and remote options available depending on local conditions. At all times, the academic

development and whole-person formation of our school program has been continued.

Bishop Guertin College Acceptances

Members of the Class of 2020 were accepted to the following collegiate institutions:

Adelphi University

The University of Alabama

American University

Anna Maria College

Arizona State University

The University of Arizona

Assumption College

Auburn University

Babson College

Baylor University

Bentley University

Binghamton University

Boston College

Boston University

Brandeis University

Bridgewater State University

Brigham Young University

Bryant University

University of California-Davis

University of California, San Diego

Case Western Reserve University

Castleton University

Catholic University of America

Champlain College

Christopher Newport University

City College of New York CUNY

Clark University

Clarkson University

Coastal Carolina University

Colby-Sawyer College

Colgate University

Colorado State University

Connecticut College

University of Connecticut

Cornell University

Curry College

Dean College

Delaware Valley University

University of Delaware

DePaul University

Dickinson College

Drexel University

East Carolina University

Eastern Nazarene College

Eckerd College

Elon University

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

Emerson College

Emmanuel College

Endicott College

Fairfield University

Fitchburg State University

Florida Institute of Technology

University of Florida

Fordham University

Framingham State University

Franklin Pierce University

Franklin University Switzerland

Gallaudet University

George Mason University

George Washington University

Georgetown University

University of Georgia

Gettysburg College

Gordon College

Hamilton College

University of Hartford

High Point University

Hofstra University

College of the Holy Cross

Husson University

University of Illinois at UrbanaChampaign

Indiana University

University of Iowa

Ithaca College

James Madison University

Johnson & Wales University

Keene State College

University of Kentucky

Langara College

Lee University

Lehigh University

Lesley University

Lipscomb University

Louisiana State University

Loyola University Chicago

Loyola University Maryland

Lynn University

University of Maine

Manhattan College

Manhattanville College

Marist College

Marquette University

University of Maryland-College Park

Massachusetts College of Art and

Design

Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts

Massachusetts College of Pharmacy

and Health Sciences

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Massachusetts Maritime Academy

University of Massachusetts-Amherst

University of Massachusetts Boston

University of MassachusettsDartmouth

University of Massachusetts-Lowell

McGill University

Merrimack College

Michigan State University

Montana State University

Mount Holyoke College

Muhlenberg College

Nashua Community College

New England College

New England College institute of Art and

Design

New England Institute of Technology

University of New England

University of New Hampshire

University of New Haven

New York University

Nichols College

University of North Carolina

North Carolina State University

Northeastern University

Norwich University

Ohio University

Pace University-New York

Pennsylvania State University

University of Pittsburgh

Plymouth State University

Pratt Institute

Princeton University

Providence College

Purdue University

Quinnipiac University

Randolph-Macon College

Regis College

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Rhode Island College

University of Rhode Island

Rhodes College

University of Richmond

Rivier University

Roanoke College

Rochester Institute of Technology

University of Rochester

Roger Williams University

Rollins College

Rutgers University

Sacred Heart University

Saint Anselm College

Saint Joseph¡¯s College of Maine

Saint Michael¡¯s College

Salem State University

Salve Regina University

University of San Diego

University of San Francisco

Sarah Lawrence College

Savannah College of Art and Design

Seton Hall University

Siena College

Simmons University

Skidmore College

Smith College

University of South Carolina

University of Southern California

Southern Connecticut State University

Southern New Hampshire University

Springfield College

St Bonaventure University

St. John¡¯s University

St. Louis College of Pharmacy

Stevens Institute of Technology

Stonehill College

Stony Brook University

Suffolk University

University at Albany

Susquehanna University

Syracuse University

The University of Tampa

Temple University

The University of Tennessee

Culinary Institute of America

The Ohio State University

University of Toronto

Trinity College

Tufts University

Union College

United States Naval Academy

University at Buffalo

University of Utah

University of Vermont

Villanova University

Virginia Tech

Wagner College

Washington University in St Louis

University of Washington

Wentworth Institute of Technology

Western New England University

Wheaton College

Widener University

Wilkes University

Wilson College

Wingate University

University of Wisconsin

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Worcester State University

University of Wyoming

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