NEW Profile 2018-2019 School Year.pub - Revised

Re d Ho o k Ce n t r a l Hi gh S c h o o l
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Re d Ho o k, N e w Yo r k 12 5 7 1
Te le p h o n e : (8 4 5 ) 7 5 8 - 2 2 4 1 e x t . 16 0 0 0

S TUDENT S ERVICES 2 0 1 8 - 2 0 1 9
THE RED HOOK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT ENCOMPASSES ALL OF THE TOWN OF RED
HOOK, POPULATION 10,000, AND SMALL PARTS OF THREE OTHER TOWNS. LOCATED 50
MILES SOUTH OF ALBANY, THIS RURAL COMMUNITY IS COMPRISED OF SMALL BUSINESS
OWNERS, WHITE AND BLUE COLLAR PROFESSIONALS AND FARMERS.

Grades

Counseling Staff

A numerical system is used
with a range from 0 to 100.
The minimum passing grade
is 65%.

Tanya French
School Counselor
ext. 16100 (A-G)

Nicole Schmidt
School Counselor/Coordinator
ext. 16120
(H-N)

Mary Mahony
School Counselor

ext. 16110
(O-Z)

Peggy D’Onofrio
College & Career Advisor
ext. 16140


Red Hook Central High School,
accredited by the New York State
Board of Regents, has
approximately 174 students per
class in grades 9 through 12, and
employs 67 teachers.

Statistics
Class of

2017

2018

4-year colleges
2-year colleges
Employment
Services
Other

59%
26%

7%
1%
7%

68%
17%
9%
1%
5%

Scholastic Aptitude Test Scores
(Mean)
Class of

2017 2018

Critical Reading
Math
Writing

574
565
n/a

588
574
n/a

90-100 =A
80-89 =B

70-79 =C
65-69 =D
Below 65 =F

Cumulative averages are
weighted in favor of International Baccalaureate, Advanced Placement, and Honors Courses. However, grades
on the transcript are the
grades earned in academic
courses and do not reflect
weighting. Physical Education is factored into the GPA.
Rank In Class

Advanced Placement Results
In May 2018, students took
185 exams in 13 different subjects. Sixty-Four percent of
exams scored received a score
of 3 or better. All students
who take AP courses are required to take an exam.
International Baccalaureate
Over 50% of our juniors and
seniors are enrolled in at least
one IB or AP Course. In May
2018, 122 students took 269
exams in 15 different subjects.
Ninety-Nine percent of our
full diploma candidates have
successfully completed the
diploma, compared to 69% in
NYS and 79% world wide.

Students are grouped into
Regents and honors level classes in English, Social Studies,
Math, and Science. Some
students are accelerated, earning their first units of credit in
eighth grade.

Student percentage scoring 4
or better on IB exams:

Students are ranked, at the
end of each semester, from
June of their junior year
through February of their
senior year. Cumulative grade
point averages are weighted
using the following formula:
Honors courses 1.04, AP/IBSL courses 1.06, and IB-HL
courses 1.08. All grades are in
percentages.

Extra Curricular Activities

Red Hook

90+%

New York State

76%

United States

78%

Red Hook High School offers
a full range of athletic and extra-curricular activities, including interscholastic teams in
field hockey, football, soccer,
cross-country, volleyball, basketball, golf, wrestling, baseball, softball, and track. Students have the opportunity to
participate in student government, debate team, mock trial,

school newspaper, yearbook,
as well as numerous other
non-athletic activities. Red
Hook has an International
Club, Robotics Club, Interact
Club, Drama Club, and several other common interest organizations.
NYS Regents Diploma Requirements
All students will acquire at
least 22 units of credit.
English

4 Units

Social Studies

4 Units

Mathematics

3 Units

Science

3 Units

Foreign Lang.

1 Unit

Art or Music

1 Unit

Health

1/2 Unit

Physical Ed.

2 Years

Students must also pass a Regents exam in English, Global
History, US History, Algebra
I and Science.
NY State Advanced Regents Diploma Requirements
Advanced Designation on
Regents Diplomas requires all
of the above plus 3 Units of
Foreign Language, a 2nd Regents exam in Science, Geometry and Algebra II.

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RECENT COLLEGE MATRICULATIONS
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and Forestry
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COURSE LEVELS
IB HIGHER LEVEL (HL)
IB English
IB World Topics
IB Biology
IB Chemistry

IB Art

2018-2019
Profile

IB STANDARD LEVEL ( SL)
IB Mathematics
IB Math Studies
IB Psychology
IB Physics
IB Spanish
IB French
IB German
IB Art
IB Film
IB Music
IB Sports, Exercise and Health
Science

ADVANCED PLACEMENT
AP English Language*
AP English Literature
AP U.S. History
AP European History*
AP Calculus
AP Chemistry
AP Music Theory*
*10th graders are permitted
to take only these AP courses.
COLLEGE CREDIT BEARING COURSES

Pre-Calculus
Statistics
Social Problems

HONORS
English 9H
English 10H
English 11H
Global Studies 9H
Global Studies 10 H
U.S. History 11H
Earth Science Honors
Chemistry Honors
Physics Honors
Foreign Language II, III, IV, V