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GLENBARD TOWNSHIP HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT 87

DISTRICT AND COMMUNITY

Glenbard Township High School District 87 is the third largest high school district in Illinois. Glenbard District 87 encompasses 45 square miles within DuPage County, a suburban area approximately 25 miles west of Chicago. The communities of Glen Ellyn, Carol Stream, Glendale Heights and Lombard lie within the district's boundaries, along with portions of Bloomingdale, Hanover Park, Addison, Downers Grove, Wheaton and unincorporated areas.

Glenbard District 87's four comprehensive high schools serve students in grades 9-12. These schools are: Glenbard East in Lombard, Glenbard North in Carol Stream, Glenbard South in Glen Ellyn and Glenbard West in Glen Ellyn.

Of Glenbard District 87's 8,173 students, 29% come from low-income families. The demographic makeup is: white 52%, black 8%, Hispanic 22%, Asian 15%, American Indian 1%, and two or more races 3%. Source: 2015-16 Illinois Report Card

GLENBARD EAST HIGH SCHOOL

Glenbard East High School, which opened in 1959, is one of Glenbard Township High School District 87's four comprehensive high schools. Glenbard East serves the Chicago suburban communities of Addison, Bloomingdale, Glendale Heights and Lombard.

Glenbard East was named to the 2017 Washington Post list of America's Most Challenging High Schools and has been named a GRAMMY Signature School semi-finalist.

Of Glenbard East's 2,352 students, 39% come from low-income families. We run a school-wide Title I program at Glenbard East. Demographic makeup: white 44%, black 11%, Hispanic 30%, Asian 11%, two or more races 3%, and American Indian and Pacific Islander 1%.

Source: 2015-16 Illinois Report Card

11% Asian

3% Other

1% American Indian/ Pacific Islander

30% Hispanic

44% White

11% Black

Where Excellence is Tradition

GLENBARD EAST HIGH SCHOOL

1014 S Main Street Lombard, IL 60148 (630) 627-9250 ph (630) 627-9264 fax

CEEB Code: 142662

PRINCIPAL Shahe Bagdasarian (630) 424-6600 shahe_bagdasarian@

COUNSELORS Jim Greener (630) 424-7146 jim_greener@

Selina Lepsi - Department Chair (630) 424-6745 selina_lepsi@

Scott Lilly (630) 424-7141 scott_lilly@

Michelle Mandley (630) 424-7151 michelle_ mandley@

Evelyn Schneider (630) 424-6711 evelyn_ schneider@

Norma Vega-Rodriguez (630) 424-7144 norma_vega-rodriguez@

Mara Ortiz (630) 424-7179 damara_ortiz@

Bryan Witte (630) 424-6743 bryan_witte@

Karen Zima (630) 424-6461 karen_zima@

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GLENBARD TOWNSHIP HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT 87

CLASS OF 2017 COLLEGE ATTENDANCE

Alaska Pacific University Arcadia University Augustana College Aurora University Ball State University Belmont University Bowling Green State University Bradley University Brandeis University Butler University Carthage College Chamberlain College of Nursing College of DuPage College of Lake County Colorado State University Columbia College Chicago Cornell College Delta State University DePaul University Dominican University Eastern Illinois University Elmhurst College Emporia State University Ferris State University Hope College Illinois Institute of Technology Illinois State University Indiana University at Bloomington Indiana UniversityPurdue University Indianapolis Indiana Wesleyan University Iowa State University Ivy Tech State College Jackson State University Joliet Junior College Knox College

CURRICULUM Glenbard East provides a comprehensive high school curriculum, with a wide variety of fine arts and career / technical education course offerings. ? 8-period day, with required lunch

? Schedule allows for students to take up to 7 academic courses

? Physical education is required and included in GPA

AP AND HONORS COURSES

AP

Biology Calculus AB Calculus BC Chemistry Computer Science English Language & Composition English Literature & Composition Environmental Science

European History French Language & Culture German Language & Culture Human Geography Macroeconomics Music Theory Physics C Psychology Research

Seminar Spanish Language & Culture Spanish Literature & Culture Statistics Studio Art 2D Design Studio Art 3D Design Studio Art: Drawing U.S. Government & Politics U.S. History

HONORS

Algebra 2 w/ Trigonometry Biology Chemistry English 1 English 2 French 3 French 4 Geometry German 3 Humanities

Physics Pre Calculus Multivariable Calculus Spanish 3 Spanish 4

AP ENROLLMENT

Glenbard East supports an open access policy for AP courses. For the Class of 2017:

? 329 of the 604 seniors in the class of 2017 (54%) took at least 1 AP course during high school.

TECHNOLOGY CENTER OF DUPAGE (TCD)

Technology Center of DuPage is a Career Technical Education (CTE) campus for 24 high schools in DuPage County, IL. TCD offers a roster of intermediate-level elective career programs for juniors and seniors. Students enroll in one program at TCD and spend that year in hands-on occupational skill development, workplace skill development, and academic application. TCD courses are granted 1.5 credits per semester. Each year more than 300 students from Glenbard District 87 attend TCD and participate in one of the following programs:

Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources

Architecture & Construction

Arts, A-V Technology & Communications

Business & Administration

Education & Training

Health Science Hospitality & Tourism Human Services Information Technology Law, Public Safety, Corrections & Security Manufacturing

Science, Technology, Engineering, & Mathematics

(STEM)

Transportation & Logistics

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GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS COURSE

English

SEMESTERS 7 semesters

Math (including Algebra & Geometry)

6 semesters

Science

Social Studies (including 1.0 US History and .5 US Government)

Speech

6 semesters 6 semesters 1 semester

Cultural Arts

1 semester

Applied Arts

1 semester

Consumer Education

1 semester

Physical Education (including .5 Health and .5 Driver Education)

8 semesters

Additional Electives

9 semesters

Total number of credits required to graduate =

CREDITS 3.5 3.0 3.0 3.0 .5 .5 .5 .5 4.0 4.5 23.0

GRADING AND RANKING PROCEDURES

Grades are assigned a different point value in regular and Honors / Advanced Placement courses. Advanced Placement and Honors grades are weighted one grade point in GPA computation.

? Honors and Advanced Placement courses (weighted):

? A = 6, B = 5, C = 4, D = 2, F = 1

GRADE

5 4 3 2 1

LETTER EQUIVALENT

A B C D F

%

90-100 80-89 70-79 60-69 Below 60

? All other courses (unweighted):

? A = 5, B = 4, C = 3, D = 2, F = 1

All courses are included in these averages, except for pass/fail and audit courses. For the class of 2018, the highest student GPA after junior year (6th semester) was:

? weighted: 5.80

? unweighted: 5.00

Effective fall 2014, Glenbard Township High School District 87 will no longer report individual class rank.

Glenbard EAST

Lewis University Lincoln Technical Institute-Chicago Louisiana State University Loyola University Chicago Marquette University Millikin University Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design Montana State University, Bozeman Nicholls State University North Central College Northern Illinois University Prairie State College Purdue University Quincy University Robert Morris University Illinois Roosevelt University Saint Louis University School of the Art Institute of Chicago Spelman College St. Ambrose University Syracuse University The Ohio State University The University of Iowa Triton College Universal Technical Institute University of Chicago University of Dayton University of Dubuque University of Illinois at Chicago University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign University of Kansas University of Louisville University of Nebraska at Lincoln University of Rochester University of St. Francis University of West Florida

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University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh University of Wisconsin, Platteville University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point University of Wisconsin, Whitewater Valparaiso University Washington State University Webster University West Texas A&M University West Virginia University Western Illinois University Western Kentucky University Western Michigan University Wheaton College IL William Rainey Harper College

GLENBARD TOWNSHIP HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT 87

TEST SCORE INFORMATION

SAT READING & WRITING

2017

509

MATH 514

TOTAL 1,023

% TESTED 99%

ACT 2016 2015 2014

ENGLISH 19.9 19.2 19.0

MATH 20.7 20.6 20.2

READING 20.2 20.4 20.5

SCIENCE 20.8 20.4 20.3

COMPOSITE % TESTED

20.6

99%

20.3

99%

20.1

99%

ADVANCED PLACEMENT

2017

2016

2015

# Candidates

582

503

508

# Examinations

1,028

959

1,021

% grades 3 or higher

60%

64%

64%

NATIONAL MERIT

2017

2016

2015

Commended

2

4

1

Semi-finalists

0

2

1

Finalists

0

0

1

CLASS OF 2017 POST-HIGH SCHOOL PLANS SURVEY

2-YEAR COLLEGE 264

4-YEAR COLLEGE 196

OTHER 57

RESPONDENTS 517

11%

51% 38%

4-YEAR COLLEGE 2-YEAR COLLEGE OTHER*

Source: Naviance graduation survey. Only reflects data from respondents. * Other includes Military, Employment, Career Ed, Year off and Other.

EXTRACURRICULAR OPPORTUNITIES

Glenbard East High School offers a wide variety of extracurricular activities, including interscholastic athletics, student government, publications, clubs and service organizations. A student must be carrying a normal class schedule and maintain a record of good school citizenship.

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